This is my second mechanical keyboard build. Read up on the previous one here. Why and what's the difference?

Why is easy: I was fed up carrying my beloved keyboard to work all day. The difference between the two keyboards are subtle, but still:

• 2.25u left shift: this is a bit more standard and makes it easier to find keycaps
• More standard 2.75 right shift: I did not get used to the 1u right shift
• No split space bar: I never really got much use out of split spacebars. I'll lose a second layer key though
• Brass plate and low-profile aluminium case: a bit of luxury
• Switches: Gateron browns, the Cherry MX clears are nice to type, but too tiring for all-day use (possibly also in combination with SA profile keycaps)
• Leftover PBT keycaps

As the building itself was almost identical to my previous article, I only list the BOM here. Be sure to check out the older article for in-detail information about any topic required to build your own mechanical keyboard.

Bill of materials

Part	Count	Shop	Note
DZ60 Type-C rev. 3.0 PCB w/ Cherry stabilizers	1	KBDfans	KBDfans is also on AliExpress
Plate	1	KBDfans	brass plate w/ layout B (2.25u left shift
Gateron brown switches	68	KBDfans	Plate mounted
Low-profile aluminium case	1	KBDfans	Houses the DZ60 without modifications

Custom layout

I again made a custom layout: github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware.

Final photo