Keebio (Not-So) Weekly Roundup for August 8, 2028

It's me again, bringing you some more updates on what we're up to at Keebio! There's been quite a bit of progress on a few custom mechanical designs, opening up room for more work on other boards.

Spotted in the Wild - Community Builds

Here’s a look at some incredible split keyboard setups we’ve seen lately:

Tenting Stands for Split Keyboards

My coworkers are appalled

Cepstrum Low-Profile Keyboard

Keebio Cepstrum - Row staggered split, low profile, mechanical magic keyboard best alternative i’ve found yet

Updates

Demod LM - Low-profile Number Pad

The initial design of the PCB and aluminum case for the Demod LM numpad has been completed. It's been a lot easier to work on case design for PCBs with more recent versions of KiCAD and its improved STEP exports of PCB design. It's been helpful for iterating back and forth between the PCB and case designs, as sometimes, the PCB design needs a bit of tweaking based on how it fits into the case.

The case has been made as slim as possible, with a height of 9.5mm prior to the Shroomie feet being installed. The design style is similar to that of the Iris CE and Iris LM, with added plate support foam, o-rings, and silicone tray liner.

For stabilizers, while the Demod LM uses Choc V2 switches, it'll use Gateron Low-Profile stabilizers, which will be included with the kit.

Prototypes of the PCB and aluminum case have been ordered, so some actual pictures of it should be coming out in a couple weeks.

We'll work on a corresponding set of keycaps to go along with it as well.

Quefrency LM

The right-half PCB of the Quefrency LM has now been completed, completing the full PCB kit, along with the design of the case. The height of the case matches that of the Demod LM, as well as the depth, so it'll match up well with each other. (No, you won't be able to plug the Demod LM into the Quefrency LM.)

Another thing that's been added to the Quefrency LM case is a recessed area for a MagSafe sticker to be applied, allowing it to work with our tenting stand kit.

Aluminum Plates

The aluminum plates for the Sinc, Quefrency, FoldKB, and Nyquist are getting a bit of an upgrade.

The bottom plates now have additional holes for Shroomie feet to be inserted through, replacing the need for SKUF feet. The feet will be pre-installed for all kits, so the feet do not need to be purchased.

The underside of switch plates also have an exposed square pad on them to allow for an ESD foam piece to connect to it, allowing for better ESD protection when matched with a revised PCB with a corresponding exposed pad.