That was a very inspiring project, and read. Always impressive with people doing "all trades": from pure ergnomimcal to mechanical design, to keyboard driver firmware, to PCB design. Awesome!
I was happy to see the author settle for KiCad, having made a micro version of the same journey I've settled for KiCad too, it's pretty nice once you start getting going.
I was surprised to not see any mention of OSH Park when it came to board manufacturing, I thought they were the default for small-scale prototyping, and they're certainly competetive when it comes to price ($5 per square inch, for threee boards). Being in Europe the shipping delay is intensely frustrating, but otherwise OSH Park is like a dream come true.
Thanks!
OSH Park isn't a great deal for keyboard production. my keyboards are on the order of 60 square inches. Ordering from Seeed, I get 10 copies of my board for $200 in about a week.
I was happy to see the author settle for KiCad, having made a micro version of the same journey I've settled for KiCad too, it's pretty nice once you start getting going.
I was surprised to not see any mention of OSH Park when it came to board manufacturing, I thought they were the default for small-scale prototyping, and they're certainly competetive when it comes to price ($5 per square inch, for threee boards). Being in Europe the shipping delay is intensely frustrating, but otherwise OSH Park is like a dream come true.
Keep up the good work!