capibara, 3 months ago

@AAMfP hey Marco keep me posted, I am willing to have my set built so I am eager for information!

AAMfP, 3 months ago

@capibara
Till now, the best solution seems to be FKCaps.
No other website gives the samr possibilities, including uploading your own fonts.
I've read nice reviews, also.
Few things:

• you need to build a set of at least $40 (40 keycaps)
• the homing are concave only, without homing bump
• French person managing the company, but his associate is in Malaysia for managing builds, so shipping from there. Might require custom fees.

Now I only have to find $68+ for my ErgoDash set.

capibara, 3 months ago

@AAMfP luckily, my keyboards have a few enough keys to be built with stock sets, plus maybe a 40s or novelty kit. Since I want to try choc the problem may rise, it really depends on whether I’ll stick to a smaller layout such as the corne or move to something bigger like a lily or a sofle

If you pull the trigger on these caps, I’ll wait for your review

Right now, I am running a secondhand GMK set

AAMfP, 3 months ago

@capibara
There's an alternative!
Not exactly the same, but pretty close.
https://spkeyboards.com/
Here you can grab your sets or partial sets, even in different colours, ABS or PBT and blah blah.
You can't write your legends, but you can pick single keycaps as well.
https://spkeyboards.com/collections/dsa-standard-keycap-sets?page=3

capibara, 3 months ago

@AAMfP I know signature plastics! They make the SA profile caps! They are way too tall for my taste (and wrists, that are Harder to float ok such high profile) but their colour scheme and legend style is very nice

Also, KAT profile caps offer partial sets to be assembled. Here they have a bunch of Kat and sa in stock

https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/category/keycaps/kat_110/

this vendor is close to failure, you might find some discounted pieces. Kat mizu has the ergodox/ergodash dedicated mods …

AAMfP, 3 months ago

@capibara
Lovely, thanks!
Still SP also have nicer DSA profiles and more.
I'm now checking if Yushakobo shop can do that: I'll be there this summer, so if they can do it "offline" (I might need to paste a screenshot from FKCaps), I can check.
They have UV-print... searching for information. Stay tuned!

AAMfP, 3 months ago

@capibara
They do laser marking, not UV!
https://shop.yushakobo.jp/en/products/keycap-laser-marking

Oh, by the way, this is my current layout plan (excluding the shift to Colemak-DH).

capibara, 3 months ago

@AAMfP but since I change very frequently the hidden symbols I use novelty caps

image/jpeg

AAMfP, 3 months ago

@capibara
Nice lady!

capibara, 3 months ago

@AAMfP this is very cool, how was this image generated? unfortunately mine is very un-aethetical since it exists only in qmk and therefore as ascii art. i haev a temporary version of it but it still somehow wip

i'll post something as soon as i build a choc version of this keeb, to compare ergonomics and portability

i am not missing the number row so i think i'll stick to a 42, therefore comparison across switch type is kinda easier, it reduces the changed variables :)

the layout of a mechanical gkeyboard having 42 keys navigation layer, still missing the volume and media control that i stored on the left half
the layout of a mechanical gkeyboard having 42 keys this is the second symbol layer
the layout of a mechanical keyboard having 42 keys. this is the alpha layer

AAMfP, 3 months ago

@capibara
Mine is the screenshot of the layout/keycaps custom I'm preparing with fkcaps.com/custom ... I told you it's cool! 🤣