Dominik Schumann
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Mechanical Keyboard V3

This is the latest board in my series of 3d printed mechanical keyboards. The idea came to be when I realized that I was able to use the 3d printers at WIT, including a Markforged Onyx One, which is what everything but the top plate was printed on. That was printed on a Markforged X7. This is the first one out of the three 3d printed keyboards that I have built that I'm truly happy with. This series of builds had always been for me to show what I had learned between them. This one is no different. Notable upgrades over the other two include actually using a PCB now, instead of being handwired. The PCB is an extra from Owlab Voice65. Like the V2, this one also contains a USB-C daughterboard, which is connected to the main board with a 4 pin jst connector. The original board does not label what wire goes to what pin, so I had to do some research, but ended up learning that they used red for ground instead of either black or green. I wired it normally, so red is VCC and black is ground. The Voice65 PCB has another jst for an encoder/led add-on, but neither of the printers had a print bed big enough to include the encoder that I had on the original CAD model.
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This is the original CAD model. As you can see, there is an encoder on this one. The PCB plate was also changed before the final version to the actual Voice65 plate instead of a custom one.
PCB: Owlab Voice65 (with USB-C daughterboard)

Switches: Tecsee Purple Pandas

Keycaps: HK Gaming Stealth Dolch

Filament: Markforged Onyx

Software: QMk, though it's flashed with the VIA keymap for ease of use.
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