Sad to see that the NovelKeys DSA Galactic Empire Keycap set will not be restocked. The one Star Wars Keycap set that was popular and actually sold is to be limited to just one run. Looks like I will have to look into Etsy sellers that do custom keyboards to get my Aurebesh setup. #MechanicalKeyboards#StarWars
Group-buy closes on May 12, 2024. Each design is a one-time Group-buy and won’t be sold again. Buy 6+ keycaps for free shipping, or get the full set of 8 for free shipping plus a 10% discount....
I am looking for a TKL pcb with hot swapable capabilities and a nice low profile case to go along with it and a nice keycap set for lowprofile switch What do you guys recommend #mechanicalkeyboards
Preferably the PCB should connect with USB-C or have wireless connection
@looopTools
Woops, sorry.
Then YMDKey should be fine as well: they have nice keyboards.
Or you can go to a classic Keychron or take a look at the world: https://kbd.news/vendors
Had this aluminum plate laser cut a few months back and hand-wired it with Box Navies and a RPi Pico, and oiled oak for the sides. I missed my numpad, though, so I used my own laser cutter and made an external one from Masonite and textured spraypaint.
I’m not sure where it will live long term, but “southpaw” numpads are definitely a thing. They allow for mousing while doing data entry, and they mitigate one of the reasons some people do without numpads by allowing the shoulders to stay more neutral when the mouse is close to the right edge of the keyboard.
I did it ... 😊 I could not leave it be...
I ordered custom printed #keycaps from WASD for my customized #chrumm#keyboard showing the full #NeoQWERTZ layout. 😅 Plus the keyboards first FN-layer.
They arrived .. today 😀 and they are beautiful. Came out much nicer and less chaotic than I feared. Even though #chaos, chaosknot and fairydust-rocket are part of the design 😁
On top of that, I added o-rings for a softer key-press bottom-out.
so out of curiosity because i feel like the answer here is "still eye-bleedingly expensive", o #mechanicalkeyboard tag, but
is there any place out there making mechanical keyboard, uh, boards? like the base you customize with keys you like etc etc?, for split keyboards? fully split down the middle, in two pieces, not just ergonomically slanted but two actual pieces of the keyboard that can be a few feet apart or more if you get a longer cable?
because not going to lie, even as i find it immensely useful and an incredibly necessary thing for me to even use a computer... i kinda want an upgrade for the split keyboard i have. with a longer cord. but it's already as long as the kinesis freestyle 2 gets lol. i am mildly dreaming of a split keyboard where the two parts are attached by like. a stupidly long cord, but done up in curlicues like wired telephones connecting base to handset so it's relatively out of the way but then can stretch across the room if you're walking and talking and also it is 1993.
i would also, not gonna lie, enjoy using prettier keys sometimes. and i feel like i am ALMOST to a point where, technically, and through the grace of my dad's really excellent "used to write articles for electronics magazines reviewing ICs" workshop up there, and health-wise, but let's be real it's mostly coasting off my dad's shit, i think i could have the ability to put together Babby's First Customized Mechanical Keyboard?? fisher-price level beginner mind you where you're basically plugging stuff into stuff into other stuff with only a little soldering or whatever. but i'm like. JUST ABOUT THERE.
i have no fucking clue if such a thing is even goddamn made, mind you. but if someone who knows about mechanical keyboards could maybe give me a heads up if this thing even exists or is doable, i would dearly love that. thank you for your wisdom, keyboard clackers
I had been wanting to try a mechanical keyboard, but I was daunted by the dizzying array of choices of components and styles.
Then I was gifted a KBDcraft Adam. I like it a lot, but the keys are SO SENSITIVE! If I THINK about the "D" key, I have typed a whole line of Ds before I can stop it.
So, now that I have "established a baseline" of the Adam and its "S² Engine" switches, what switches or other mods should I consider to add a bit of travel or effort?
@petejohanson One more question. Where do you buy them? I have done a couple searches, and looked on r/MechanicalKeyboards, and I'm thinking of going with mechanicalkeyboards.com.
I see they're on DigiKey as well, but their prices don't look good, unless it's more than one switch per "bag".
@inaction_figure
Ymdkey.com
Many choices and, at least for Europe, no surprises since custom fees are included in shipping expenses.
Bought some times from them, always satisfied. @petejohanson
Are there any actual testimonies that using a mechanical keyboard helped with RSI? I can find plenty of blog posts which suggest it helps, but no one who can vouch that it actually did. #mechanicalkeyboards#rsi
@postmodern I've never heard this argument and I've been using Mechs for 20 years.
It's not about the switch, it's about the layout. RSI is all about the position of the hands and wrists, which afaik isn't affected at all by the switch.
Habe es tatsächlich geschafft meine geliebte Ducky zu schrotten und muss nun gerade auf einer low-profile Tastatur arbeiten. Fühlt sich einfach nur komisch an, obwohl ich vor ein paar Jahren noch täglich so gearbeitet habe. Immerhin ist der Ersatz unterwegs. #mechanicalkeyboards
@danielzenzes Lustig, früher hatten wir nur mechanical Keyboards und als der Trend zu low-profile kam fand ich das mehr als seltsam, aber heute habe ich mich so sehr daran gewöhnt das ich mir den Schritt zurück nicht mehr vorstellen kann
I use a split mechanical keyboard and miss the conveniences of layers and homerow mods on my laptop. Kanata has been an excellent option for me.
I wrote an article on using Kanata to remap any keyboard¹, with a focus on not just how but why we're running each command and what the pieces of configuration mean/do. My hope is to simplify the first steps for someone without a programming/IT background to get started. Feedback welcome!
@rulix
I'm with you: I don't like blank keycaps as well.
I'm even using https://fkcaps.com/custom/ to design my DSA caps labels.
Limited options, but lovely solution.
Filco makes keyboards? I thought they just made really nice and soft wrist rests (don't worry, I learned good typing posture and only use it when I don't need to type much, or when I'm not typing and need to put my elbow on something).
