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Shopping List to build a 68% Keyboard with a Sandwich Case

Without the keycaps all items to build the keyboard sum up to around 105 EUR / 125 USD. The aluminium plates for the Sandwich Case and of course the Cherry MX switches are the most expensive components.

  • Circuit Board, 5 USD with EasyEDA
  • Arduino Pro micro, 5 USD on eBay
  • USB to Micro-USB cable, 2 USD on eBay
  • USB to Mini-USB cable, 2 USD on eBay
  • 4-pin Push Button, 1 USD at eBay
  • Mini-USB port, 0.51 EUR at reichelt
  • 68x Cherry MX Switches, 36.4 EUR at reichelt
  • 68x 1N4148 diodes, 0.99 USD at eBay
  • Cherry MX Dampeners, 0.79 USD at eBay
  • Cherry Stabilizers, 5.75 USD on eBay
  • Aluminium cover plate, 20.67 EUR at LTO
  • Aluminium bottom plate, 16.26 EUR at LTO
  • Cherry MX top removal kit 6.99 USD at Mechanical Keyboards Inc
  • 10x M3 screws 6mm, 3.19 USD at eBay
  • 10x M3 screws 8mm, 3.19 USD at eBay
  • 10x M3 female spacers 12mm, 1.79 USD at eBay
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