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Prototypes 3d printed midlayer and acrylic bottom Picture of the Current Prototype Nude PCB Plate Kit

Last gen prototype using tg3 as a base. tg3 mod

Summary:

Basically an open-source, cheap 45% keyboard. You can use parts from a tg3 keyboard for maximum cheap, or use standard ansi keycaps.

KLE layout

Features:

*Staggered 45%, meaning an extra column over standard 40%.

*Multiple supported layouts, including split spacebar.

*QMK compatible.

*Driven by pro micro, easily programmable and cheap.

*Uses standard sized keycaps that you could find in any set.

*RGB underglow, used for layer indication and caps lock.

*Design for pcb plates.

*Optional 6° angle.

The base (TG3):

You can either use a tg3 as the base for this, or use your own parts. The advantages of using the tg3 are price and sturdy-ness. With a tg3, you can get Cherry blacks, uniform dcs keycaps, a steel mounting plate, and an aluminum back plate, all for $15-25. If you were to buy the absolute cheapest keycap set ($6-8), the cheapest switches ($5 for 50), an fr4 or aluminum plate (~$10-15), and use a scrap of something for the back plate, it'd cost a bit more, and you'd be dealing with low quality parts. Granted, it takes some work to desolder and mod the tg3.

Ebay listing where I've bought several Picture of the PCB