Chosfox x sporewoh | minipeg48 & kowgary16
Custom PCB with QMK
Compact PCB designed by Sporewoh, with full support for QMK.
Rotary Encoder Compitable
kowgary16 PCB was designed to support rotary encoder.
Encoder and knob are included for each kowgary16 kit.
(requires soldering)
Fully Hotswappable
Both minipeg48 and kowgary16 are fully hotswappable and supports Kailh Choc v1.
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Minipeg48 is the next ortholinear keyboard after our 1st collaboration - bancouver40 with Sporewoh. It comes with a bigger layout at 4x12 compared to 4x10. It also comes with a numpad/marcopad to boost your productivity.
Important:
Kit consists of a case and PCB ONLY, switches/keycaps are not included.
kowgary16 also comes with an optional rotary encoder
which requires soldering if you wish to use a knob.
It can only be installed in the top right corner.
ONLY works with Kailh Choc v1 and Chosfox CFX Keycaps.
QMK Firmware: https://github.com/ChrisChrisLoLo/bancouver40/tree/main/firmware
If you want to use VIAL, you can do so by using the firmware above as well.
minipeg48 |
kowgary16 |
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| Layout | 4x12 Orthlinear | 4x4 |
| Dimension | 210*74*12.5mm | 74*74*12.5mm |
| PCB | Hotswap Sockets for Choc v1 (PG1350 series) |
| Connection | USB-C Only |
| QMK Compatibility | YES, QMK compatible |
| Spacing | CFX Spacing, ONLY compatible with CFX keycaps |
Customer Reviews
Bought this because I wanted a small low-profile keyboard to use in the office which also fit vertically in my laptop bag.
What's good: great finish, zero blemishes on both case and keycaps, sufficiently tight tolerances on PCB/case and switches/keycaps, spacious USB-C port, came with surprise travel pouch.
I bought silvers for switches, which were fine both for sound and feel, except that I found them a little loud for an open office setup so I found silent Choc switches elsewhere to replace them. Could be a useful addition to the storefront.
I will echo the QMK woes (deprecated/conflicting macros, missing header files, ...).
Also, I found that the corner keys had a noticeably louder switch release sound. I guess this is due to the outside PCB mounts not using screws? I added a 2mm foam underneath the PCB to alleviate this issue (1mm foam would be better, I'm guessing, assembly requires a little too much force now).
Chosfox x sporewoh | minipeg48 & kowgary16
Chosfox x sporewoh | minipeg48 & kowgary16
I got the minipeg48; it's a really pretty board and well made. I didn't buy the carry-case but it came in a nice little velvety pouch.
The reduced spacing makes it a bit harder to type on compared with an MX spaced 4x12 keyboard, but it's much more portable and definitely wins on looks. It fits in my pocket!
It's worth noting that the firmware hasn't been merged into upstream QMK yet, so if you've already got a fork then you'll have to do some fiddling to import the files from Sporewoh's github.
