Inspiration to build my mechanical keyboard came from an article from « beastie.lesfurets.com ».

I like the visible micro-controller (a Teensy 2.0) but I’m thinking to use a more traditional layout (without numerical pad).

Components

I ordered almost all parts, including :

• 100 Cherry MX blue switches (face plate mount),
• 100 diode 1N4148,
• I also ordered stabilizers parts from wasdkeyboard for large keys (like space, tab, shift and backspace) :
  • Cherry MX Stabilizer Spring for Spacebar,
  • Cherry MX Stabilizer Spring for 2x+ Keycaps,
  • Cherry MX Plate Mounted Stabilizer Clips,
  • Cherry MX Keycap Stabilizer Insert,
    
• and, of course, keycaps from pimpmykeyboard composed of
  • a DSA blank base set - Gray (GTA),
  • a DSA blank modifier set - Red (RBD),
  • + a DSA Rainbow blank set (to change my DAS keyboard keycaps),

DSA key means they can be placed anywhere ; other families (DCS or SA) means keycaps are different according the row, see http://pimpmykeyboard.com/key-cap-family-specs/ for further details.

For the micro-controller, II will reuse a Teensy I already bought.