Building My Thinnest Handwired Mechanical Keyboard Yet…

[@fdoglio]

Love the build and the pacing of the videos, right to the point! Congrats, keep'em coming!

[@joe_scotto]

Just a reminder that the files are available for free on the website and I now have a Patreon if you want to support me and get early access to new projects: patreon.com/joe_scotto

[@streetdogarg]

Love where Joe make their recordings, seems to be a terraform module in another planet, love the vibes. And great Keeb scotogod

[@joe_scotto]

Haha glad you enjoy!

[@whynotbuildit]

Highly considering this build. would make a sweet video

[@adjgamer]

Saw the post on reddit yesterday, was waiting for the video! This thing is pretty cool.

[@nacs]

Great original content and so well presented too Scotto. Keep it up!

[@michaeltaylor4817]

Why is there grass in the thumbnail? Who takes their keyboard for a walk.😅 just kidding love the video.

[@joe_scotto]

How do you keep your keyboards in shape if you don’t take them for a walk!

[@SanderMakes]

​@@joe_scottoAh, that's how you managed to lose so many keys!

[@andre.ramos.1234]

I just love this keyboard. Something you could have done was to drill a small hole on top so later you can use a small wire to trigger tghe reset button 😋😋 I I do one of this I will use the black instead of purple and red for key caps. I love the red-black combination with white or yellow. 😊😊 Thanks for sharing. Keep the good work Joe 👌

[@AviatorXD]

Honestly with the plastics you used, you could probably fit some addressable LEDs and make the whole board glow. I think it would look really nice.

[@joe_scotto]

The controller I used has an RGB LED on it. It looks okay but the way it’s printed doesn’t glow the best.

[@AviatorXD]

@@joe_scotto understandable

[@MonkeyNeuronActivation]

Great soldering skills man! Recently I tried assmbling a ZMK board with bluetooth, and I completely fked up the battery cuz' I think I cooked the power curcuit when soldering the power switches (yeah I don't know how), somehow shorted the battery. Fortunately only got my left fingers burnt. Now I just hook the kb up to a phone and connect to PC via bluetooth 🤦‍♂

[@semputs]

This is super awesome! So happy to see an RP2040 zero on your board lol

[@CrashTestZombie-mx3nj]

AND THE KID DOES IT AGAIN!!!! amazing build, Scotto; looks like im buying an electric screwdriver. Also loved your explanation of all the screws serving as structural support to decrease flexion. I'm wondering, if one were to opt for a PCB instead of handwired, if that could result in less screws. Amazing work, though! I'm seriously considering giving this one a go depending on how / when my ScottoFrog attempt comes to a conclusion.

[@joe_scotto]

Thanks! I could have used less screws on the handwired version but figured it would look cool just as it served a purpose, a PCB would barely flex. Definitely share some photos with me if you build this one, I think it's actually one of my easier builds. The plate mounted controller makes it easy to wire up super clean!

[@Draganel87]

Bro, so clean work. congrats

[@mariofeared]

Damnit, Joe. I thought I was done building your keyboards! I love my ScottoFly and Ergo but after building the Scotto 34, I kept thinking I would love to have a low profile version of the Fly. I guess it's time to fire up the 3d printer and start building as I've got some burnt orange switches and a nano 2040 lying around. Unless you're planning on releasing a PCB version of this anytime soon? I'd gladly buy it to support you.

[@erichanson5628]

Beautiful! Well done!

[@joe_scotto]

Glad you like it :)

[@LouisPFloyd]

Great video, man...

[@sharkyboi6018]

Very much love this channel. ❤❤❤

[@Frank_wow]

JOEE WHAT WIRES DO YOU USE FOR CONNECTING ROWS AND COLLUMNS TO THE MICROCONTROLLER

[@Frank_wow]

I'm not sure bro

[@Glitch_860]

How would you think this would be with a nice!nano?

[@joe_scotto]

I don't think it would be too hard to do other than the firmware which isn't hard, just tedious. A small 110mah battery should definitely fit somewhere in the case.

[@thaisativa1]

What gage copper wire do you use scotto?

[@Kg0fHedgehogs]

What's the final thickness of the keyboard? From the bottom of the case to the top of a keycap

[@joe_scotto]

About 18-20mm

[@wereoctopus]

​@@joe_scottogiven a choc switch is 11 mm high (unless you bent the metal pins over and cliped off the plastic pins) that's pretty impressive for a handwired build.

[@giannisls782]

Very cool video.Can you make a keyboard that folds?

[@joe_scotto]

In theory it should absolutely be possible. I’ll add it to the idea list :)

[@wereoctopus]

Do you have a preferred tool/method for bending copper wire to fit the columnar stagger, e.g. something like your diode-coiling jig? I have pliers and a ruler/calipers of course, but nothing to help keep all the bends in the same plane. Though I guess Lego might work.

[@joe_scotto]

I do but more often than not end up still using pliers. There is a tool here you can print and try out: github.com/joe-scotto/scottokeebs/blob/main/Extras/ScottoBender

[@wereoctopus]

@@joe_scotto thanks -- I'll see how pliers & lego a go

[@alexmelillo1247]

Any chance you’ll release this as a PCB board?

[@joe_scotto]

Possibly, I really like the design.

[@dgvigil]

I love your work, but I really wish there was one with you connecting the wires to the promicro. You've taught me a lot about rows, columns, and diodes, but not about how to connect the wires to the controller.

[@joe_scotto]

I mean that’s basically the simplest part, you just find which pins are marked as “GPIO” on a Pinout for the controller you’re using. Then you take not of which you connect to which row and column.

[@dgvigil]

@@joe_scotto I thought the same thing but I always run into issues. Do you put a bit of wire through the hole and solder that or do you just place the wire so it just touches the side the the hole and solder down? I just built my son a ScottoGame and that was my biggest issue.

[@joe_scotto]

@dgvigil ah, you mean the actual connecting part. What I do is put some solder on the pins I’ll be using on the controller first, this is called “tinning”. Then I also put solder on the wire that will connect there. Then you can simply solder the two together and they’ll connect. Don’t put the wire through the holes as that can be tedious. Just tinning the wire and controller is the best method.

[@slabua]

I think the reset button is connected with the Run pin

[@ThePaulus2010]

Nice one!.. I am 2 keyboards deep right now.. But i am thinking of making one wireless keyboard.. Just for macro's 5x10 but what controller would you suggest for this?

[@joe_scotto]

For wireless, the nice!nano is pretty good.

[@hoolaput]

What keymap are you using?

[@joe_scotto]

My own, the same from all my other boards: github.com/joe-scotto/scottokeebs/tree/main/ScottoWing/QMK/keymaps/scotto

[@aleks_dev]

Recently built my own custom split keyboard with the same microcontrollers, firmware is kmk. But it often doesn’t boot successfully and i need to restart it. Don’t know how to solve this issue. I like kmk but i’m already thinking about migration to qmk.

[@michaeltaylor4817]

Good point. 😂

[@j_t_eklund]

Need a mmo gamer style of this! 🤪 🌱 👀

[@joe_scotto]

What do you mean?

[@j_t_eklund]

@@joe_scotto more keys, like 75% layout. With some extra keys maybe (macro keys). Note I have not actually checked how many are on yours. Just an idea I have after watching your video. My personal play style require a lot of keys. Anyhow great video. Love these custom designs.

[@j_t_eklund]

@@joe_scotto the 🌱 is referring to 'planting the idea/ seed' 😉

[@joe_scotto]

@@j_t_eklund You’ll likely enjoy my next build then. It’s going to be a wired/wireless 60/65%

[@MuskW-e9x]

Laughs in PG1232

[@need4eat]

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