deskthority

Any update on this project please, I have sent an email to OP, but not got reply yet. Just saw your email and came back to check. There is much more activity with this project over on Reddit (r/mechanicalkeyboards). Several people have finished building the keyboard (it is a handwiring only board a...

I do quite like this layout. But I am not yet convinced on the viability of 40% boards. They're definitely a unique niche. I'm so used to the full-sized ANSI board that transitioning to any other layout has been a challenge just in remembering where things are. But therein lies the nice thing about...

Metal top plates for the Quark are now available at Ortholinearkeyboards.com . Taking inspiration from the Planck (40% grid keyboard), I wanted to make a small keyboard that was also staggered. My first attempt was a 35% layout, which I originally posted to /r/mechanicalkeyboards. and then also her...

Very interesting! How are you going to incorporate the separate numpad? Separate microcontroller or will it connect to the main board?

seebart wrote: ↑How long have you worked on this?

Thanks, I'm sure I spent at least four hours putting everything together (two different days). Since this was the first keyboard I built, I'm sure it took longer than if I were to build another.

Okay, this is my first post and I am pretty new to mechanical keyboards, but after using one a work for a few months I knew that I wanted to design and build one myself. Taking inspiration from the Planck (40% grid keyboard), I wanted to make a small keyboard that was also staggered. With only 37 ke...