That DIY PCB is pretty sweet... Nice job!

looks like a ton of work and knowledge to make something like that. Pretty amazing you can make it on your own.

@SnowWolf75

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Personally, I was jealous of the cool tools shown in the video - laser etcher, 3d printer (both FDM and SLA), shop tools, soldering, etc.

@falias4

Жыл бұрын

@james gates Yes and no ;-) This is a beautiful and highly customized version of a macro pad. But it shouldn't be intimidating for beginners. Nowadays it's super easy to get an Arduino, connect some push-buttons and let them send keystrokes ;-) Same thing with designing & printing an enclosure.

@pithybuilds5772

Жыл бұрын

@@falias4 Totally agree. Anyone can do this if you approach it by one step at a time. Each part is not difficult, just requires time to look up how to do it.

@mvsk9956

Жыл бұрын

Very Easy... Once I install Google or Yahoo on my brain...

@mohammaddh8655

Жыл бұрын

@@SnowWolf75 i was shocked when i saw a graphic tablet

Hey! Stumbled upon this video due to KZread algorithm. I want to let you know that you kick ass. This is a very definition of a full-stack developement. Great job on the keyboard and the music.

I've always believed that software developers, digital electronics engineers, and people who work with metal make art and they are great artists. Thanks for the video, it has a lot of art.

I love how much care you put into this. Every single detail was thought out and it shows. Well done - a great build from start to finish.

The LP switches and custom keycaps really completes the look! Beautiful.

Amazing skills Steve. That’s some serious gear you’ve got there.

I don't think I've ever seen someone clip the leads before soldering. I like it! It's a bit more work but it gives smooth solder bumps instead of sharp cut edges. Cool idea!

@FroidNet

Жыл бұрын

This can cause reliability issues since the pcb used in the design is single sided and the holes are not plated. when the holes are plated, more solder holds the component. in this case cutting the leads reduce the bonding area and there is more chance for fatigue to develop in the solder joints leading to braking of the joint. best approach would be bending the leads before solder.

@kingofcastlechaos

Жыл бұрын

Me either- have been doing this over 40 yrs and that trick garnered him a new subscriber. Really solid maker skills.

As a recent Computer Eng. grad I got tired just watching this lol. hats off to ya!

Really impressed. I always wanted myself in a position where you are now-solid understanding of everything and real courage to make it happen.Although from different background, I have a strong fascination on Electronics and projects.Thanks again.

I’ve never seen such an engaging video with just music, without a voiceover, great work!

By far the cleanest and most well thought out macropad build I've seen on YT. Even the diodes are sexy! 🤯

Great work, having knowledge on so many things and bringing it together to build something like this is really wonderful...

very nice job. amazing to think how accessible self-manufacturing has become.

@allenjoshua7692

Жыл бұрын

not really... he spent thousands of dollars for those equipments... and probably he didnt buy it for himself but for his work..

@knoopx

Жыл бұрын

​@@allenjoshua7692 thousands of dollars is nothing, do you have an idea of how much industrial equipment costs? I also have a thousand dollars workshop just as a hobbyist and I can certainly say there's way more expensive hobbies out there (how much is a decent mountain-bike nowadays?)

@jiridvorak9381

Жыл бұрын

@@knoopx tools he is using are much more then thousands... Only the CO2 laser starts at 10K at this size, this one might be even more expensive

@knoopx

Жыл бұрын

@@jiridvorak9381 true but you don't really need a co2 laser for pcb etching, a laser diode will do just fine

@lucasc5622

Жыл бұрын

​@@knoopx you can get pcbs made professionally for 10 quid lol

Soldering on point. Love the snappy pace and edit of the vid and build. Well done.

Also major fan of how you made this exactly to your workflow needs. Very neat.

Not only did this project show you have a great all-round set of skills on electronics, but it appears you are even an artist on top of all that! Truly impressive. It's almost unfair how much knowledge and skills you've managed to learn. I wish I had even a 1/100th of your skills.

@pithybuilds5772

Жыл бұрын

The most difficult skill for me is programming, I’m really bad at it! But I keep trying even though I don’t think my brain is wired for it. A basic understanding of programming opens up so many new possibilities in projects like this, that is why I keep trying! I’m so envious of programmer’s skill!

The cleanest DIY pcb I ever seen in my life

amazing build... loved watching the entire process

this guy put a lot of work into that macro pad. should gave him more appreciation. good job dude

I'm an artist and I've been building my own little rotery knob and keys, this looks fantastic.

@ttmmaacc

9 ай бұрын

I'm a wizard which is also concocting up something special

You got a fan here, loves the work and the process, wish to see more!

Looks super cool and practical too, congrats and thanks for video!

wtf bro can draw, 3D model and code C... literally incredible

It looks great man, well done!

This vid earned you a new sub! Amazing build and I love some of your techniques.

Great build & the music is GREAT, too!

I saw a lot of possible future videos in this video, Nice work!💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

Beautiful Work! Form and Function(s)!

What an amazing work of art! 🎨 majestically magnificent 👌

Bloody well done mate.

thats insanely good :00 gj!

Coolest and absolutely best video i have seen in a while. This really inspired me

this is sick! ive been looking into macro pads to improve my productivity and this seems like a very neat design also love the drawings on ur workbench

what a fascinating video. I don't want to build a macro keyboard, but the video and the music kept me watching.

Awesome work. Really liked the part when you installed Atmega, it showed me that they are still in use, not only arm's. It also looks really nice there, on top. Anyhow, really inspiring video.

i saw you desighn the board and i was like no way this guy makes the boards himself, unbelievable tallent you have

That's pretty cool and a lot of work! Nowadays anyone can buy these numpad macros with knobs. The only problem with those is once the keyboard is mapped for a software, its useless for other softwares unless remap it. The remapping software is not intuitive. The solution could be lua coding language. I recently posted a video guideline about it to turn any keyboard or numpad into a macro keyboard which can be used with any software and customise software shortcuts as needed.

This is DIY on a whole different level. Nice work!

This was an amazing watch! Instant subscribe!

Impressive skills and technique!

incredible job, even making your own pcb at home, impressive

Great content, quality and editing on the video. I hope you make more videos like these in the future.

I understood nothing and yet I know I just witnessed something incredible!

Project is awesome but your workshop/lab is on another level....dream setup ☺️

oh the leds are for the layers. rly nice video. i like the music. your skillset is admirable

Great build!!!!! I'd love to see more videos like this! Already subscribed! Keep it up!

Nice project. Very good working place, you make, bro!

These videos always remind me how convenient it is to have a laser cutter/engraver

Very impressive. Don't know how long this took you but it's truly amazing work.

*Sometimes KZread show us amazing design and work like this, new subscriber here!*

This is a piece of art!!

Literally, the definition of engineer

This makes me long for the days when there were originally 10 function keys on the left side of the keyboard, allowing for one-handed typing of multi-key combinations in apps like debuggers.

Outstanding work...

Wow! That's quite a machine setup you've got there. I wish I could create my own PCBs as well!

wow you have a complete assembly line at home. great stuff.

amazing, waiting for more videos like this 👍

wow agree w many, great build n great music

Who else thought it was just slapping some keys and wollah ...LOL...clearly requires a lot of knowledge.

Just admirable!

"tools are not everything, it's who is using it " me with tear in my eye: have you seen Steve's tools.

fantastic job! i've gone to the dark side of PCB fabbing but the hand ferric etching and fabrication was amazing to watch.

This dude is my hero. No Joke.

JESUS! Well done man!

I just saw your channel and I love it

This is amazing more videos please!

stop working like a god plz !!! hoooooo so beautiful

nice job sir, even i dont understand the PCB layout and programing u use, this still amazing

Great work!

Great project

dude got every skill he need....

@silentkillaa2673

Жыл бұрын

and every skill I want but don't have...

This was really inspiring. I've been thinking of doing something similar but have been making excuses. i have access to all the equipment you used. i just need to get off my butt and do it. thank you! very cool!

Omg he actually makes his own circuitboard

nice project dude 👍

thats really cool!!

I'd like one of those low profile encoder knob models, seems quite useful.

와....... 이런건 처음보네요 엄청 흥미롭네요

Pure talent

awesome project!!!

I wish you had posted something on the bike channel about this channel!

amazing, hope you get a lot of subscribers

i wish i could like this more than just one time

Impressive work, thanks for this video is super satisfying to watch! Hope you are planning to do more videos :)

@rafaeldelboni

Жыл бұрын

As a suggestion, you could rewrite your build log (currently in GDrive) into an markdown and put it together in the GitHub repo with the firmware. WDYT? And btw I just checked the GitHub and is empty :)

@pithybuilds5772

Жыл бұрын

Oh no! Thanks for checking. I’ll take a look today.

You got any guys dream workspace like seriously I would kill to have all the cool machinery that you have but its superrrrr expencive just the pcb machine is like 5k minimum.

You achieved your objective of scaring DIY enthusiasts like me!

@pithybuilds5772

Жыл бұрын

😆

SUPER Awesome work, wish I had the tools on hand to make things like this.. But I ended up just buying a Xencelabs quick keys. Does all the same functions.

wow. amazing

Love it!

I seriousy need a setup tour, janky and cool af

GOOOOOOD JOB！！！

love it!

awesome

Awsome !!!

OMG, I've been thinking about getting a 60-90W CO2 laser for a while, this might be the reason I need one. That is one heck of a beautiful PCB! any chance you might make a video on how you set up your laser and power to create these?

@TylerHallHiveTech

Жыл бұрын

same. some more details on that would be much appreciated. awesome work.

i like this video i get to you channel but didnt saw that much so i subscribed to support you and see more videos like this i like how you use 3 or 4 skill with each other to get what you want

love it

I have working on the over 3 years. 😍

1:21 it's beautiful!

great!