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"This is my keyboard.

It is built from a Ducky Shine III (Cherry MX Brown) with magenta keyswitch LEDs.

All of the keycaps are double-shot PBT, but were sourced from two full 108 sets (white and black) and are also dampened with thick transparent O-rings.
Each and every individual keyswitch is hand lubricated with a White Lithium / Petrol Jelly mixture for a much smoother typing experience.
The frame is padded with iron adhesive weights with adhesive foam to dampen and absorb micro-vibrations caused by typing.
This gives the feeling of typing on switches embedded in solid metal than on sheet plastic.

I designed the frame, door, wrist-rest, and controller box in Blender then 3D printed with PLA.
Just about all of the pieces are fastened with typical computer fan screws, 150+.
The LED lightbars use Adafruit NeoPixel LED strips.

The dev board that controls the lighting and door mechanism is the Adafruit Metro (an Arduino Uno clone).
The Round dial normally functions as a clock, but the RTC (real time clock) died and its replacement hasn't arrived yet.

The round knob on the front tweaks the color of the lightbars.

The whole exterior frame uses a 60 watt power brick to keep the LEDs and motor properly powered.
The actual keyboard itself is still USB-powered and functions normally even if the frame has no power.

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