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First handwired design/build

I designed this little desk-mounted macropad last week and finally got around to wiring it up yesterday. It was a fun little project but I’m not great at soldering so the wiring was a bit challenging. Really happy with how it turned out, though!

Specs:

  • Raspberry Pi Pico MCU
  • Gateron Oil Kings
  • Drop Dasher
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[–] nullPointer@programming.dev 31 points 11 months ago (1 children)

your little friend could use a shave.

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You're looking at a nude egg.

[–] misterdoctor@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

It’s got a bush what the hell?

[–] xfc@lemdro.id 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I didn't know those were available for purchase, incredible

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

A guy who runs a local print shop gave it to me when I was picking up some other stuff. I'm not sure if he ever ended up selling them but he does have some other ITYSL merch.

[–] TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What will you be using just 4-9 for if you dont mind my asking? Just a fun project?

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Right now 7, 8, and 9 are mute, volume down, volume up. 4 and 5 toggle my mic and webcam in Zoom, 6 needs to be mapped to something still, and Return definitely does not toggle a mouse jiggler.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ah. So the keycaps aren't literal.

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Nope, they just weren't being used and were the right rows to go with the ISO.

[–] Wav_function@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Severance macropad

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago
[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

nice, is the frame 3d printed?

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

nice job with the finish. i have a trained eye and it threw me off a little bit.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago
[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Almost any modern printer can print that clean now. Bambu upped the game, but everyone caught up.

[–] Pandemanium@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How does that not hurt your wrist??

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Nah, I only use it for occasional things like toggling my mic and webcam in Zoom and adjusting volume. And then I have a macro that turns off my computer.