deskthority

Really love this layout, but would miss having the arrows on the 'front' layer. It should have an option so that if you tap an arrow key it's an arrow (on upstroke) and if your chord it with another key its a mod. OK you lose the 'contextMenu' key but I don't care about that key.

Also very keen to ...

Topresque

Conflagration

Mine arrived this week too. I've only tried them on Matias switches so far, but they don't seem ridiculously tight. I don't think shaving the stems will be necessary. One thing I'll say is that it much more obvious with DSA profile how bad a job I did of bending my stab wires, compared to DCS. Some ...

How about something like this?
messy_plate_even_smaller.png

Please disregard the extra stabilizer holes, and one extra screw mount hole in the middle of the plate - there's a bug with the custom polygons feature of the builder, I can clean it up later.

So does this kind of setup have any ...

If you really want bluetooth/ble it would add quite a bit of time to your keyboard build if someone has not done the work for for the micro you use. using a well developed firmware and going straight usb would be the quickest road to success and support when things don't make sense.
However if you ...

OK, here's my plate:
fixed-plate-smaller.png

SVG: switch_-doubleAlps-cd18b2a59e1bbe0b1f50f4e5e2c3e491d22d0a4e.zip

The stabilizer arrangement is based on this concept - credit to Edgar Matias .
The idea is that it will let me use normal Alps caps, or those made by Signature Plastics, which have ...

The nice thing about this is that it's forcing me to stop being lazy and get on with finishing the design for my custom - otherwise the cash sunk into keycaps would be wasted.
Thanks matt3o!

Still in stock after almost a day!
Well I got my order in. Who else?

I'd still prefer Tai Hao's caps that dont break due to improper engineering. And if you're keen on DSA (eww), surely Alps compatible china clones with proper stems can't be that far off.

Yeah, I was quite surprised to find out I liked DSA, at a meetup. I guess the cheap(ish) china DSA Alps ...

Well, SP would either have to redo all their ALPS molds or pay laborers to cut the corners off every single keycap. Frankly, I don't see them spending the $$$ to do either.
In that case, I honestly don't see why they would sell a product that is obviously inferior to something like Tai-Hao (no ...

Wingklip wrote: TBH Looks like you can still make it a few centimeters smaller lol

I left a decent size margin for error with the dremeling out the single piece of wood for the top case. If it goes well I might shave down the sizes a bit.

Just realized it looks a lot like Ye Olde ZX Spectrum. LOL.

You would have to get your hands dirty whatever method you choose. There is no easy way.
There seems to be a bit of info about it on Adafruit's web site. I would start there.

Well there's "dirty" and then there's " dirty ". Configuring keymaps and whatnot doesn't sound scary at all, but writing ...

I can't find the comment you are referring to, but I suspect that the problem is that under Arduino , some pins would be devoted to special purposes instead of being GPIO pins.


The place where he says it only has 15 free pins is about 2/3 or the way down the linked article (on medium.com). Based ...

Question: can I use the Adafruit Feather 32u4 Bluefruit LE for this layout? I need 14 + 6 = 20 (or at least 9 + 9 = 18) pins for my matrix. The board looks like it has enough pins, and the product description says it has 20 GPIO pins, but this guy says it only has 15.

That is if it will fit on your desk with the addition of a laptop or books and stuff (Assuming that you are in uni or studying or doing some kind of work at home)
I have plenty of vertical space on my desks at home and office. A design goal with this is to minimize use of horizontal space, for ...

Try contacting Varmilo directly, details here https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=84796.0
...to see if they have the high profile Alu cases in stock, or if not, when.

Tinkercad of my top case design.

http://i.imgur.com/w4G09mo.png

Any obvious problems so far?

I'm thinking I'll use a flat clear acrylic sheet for the base, mount the plate onto that with standoffs, then slide the top case down over that, and screw it to the base at the four screw holes shown ...

Thanks for this. Just posting so I can find the thread more easily when I have some spare time

Chyros wrote: Bezel bezel.

You've torn your flex.

Hi,
Please help me design my first ever custom keyboard.
There are things known, and things unknown.

Things Known:
* SKCM White. I have the switches already. Keycaps also are a solved problem.

* Layout is "Nano75" The same as the eponymous Plum and Noppoo boards. http://i.imgur.com/KCtE4iO.png ...

I prefer whites. I tried Chyros' KB101 at a meetup and was quite disappointed. It's rather boring and lacking in personality, and a bit too light. It was very loud in there tho, so I didn't get to compare the sound properly.
Supposedly blues and whites are the same weight but the whites somehow ...

I prefer whites. I tried Chyros' KB101 at a meetup and was quite disappointed. It's rather boring and lacking in personality, and a bit too light. It was very loud in there tho, so I didn't get to compare the sound properly.
Supposedly blues and whites are the same weight but the whites somehow feel ...

I never noticed any sluggishness on any Matias switches, either stock or modded. Are you sure you're not talking about some dusty old OG Alpses?

The sprit springs do ping a bit more than stock, but I think that's just because they're new.

I tried it just because my FC660M has a dipswitch for it.
I fairly often find myself needing to do a sequence lick Ctrl-C, Ctrl-Shift-V, or similar. With Ctrl up next to A, I needed to release Ctrl before I could hit Ctrl+Shift together. That's a whole extra keystroke. That I'm never getting back ...

macintosh bottom row
1x1 windows / meta / os keys ( bottom row)
split backspace keys( ~`and |\ num row keys )
1.5 backspace ( or whatever size |\ on ANSI is )
Split right shift and its respective keys
BIG ASS ENTER!!!!
101 sized control and alt keys
control replacement for caps lock

Good point ...

Apologies for replying to a thread-necro, but this is relevant to my interests.

tkim are you saying you liked the half-damped feel? (clack on the downstroke, damped on the upstroke)
I tried this with Matias Click switches and just could not get used to it. I even kept it that way for several months ...

What sort of stabilizers will these key caps have?

Signature Plastics key caps with Alps stems tend to have Cherry MX stems on the outsides of the stabilized keys, for Cherry or Costar stabilizers. They tend *not* to have the hollow rectangular insert that classic Alps style stabilizers use.

This ...

vivalarevolución wrote:

Zombimuncha wrote: Amazing.
My suggestions for special keys: Alps "mountain" logo, and "glider" symbol, that were also used in the DCS Infinity set.

Hey, that's my kitchen counter!

Thanks for the photo, V.

Amazing.
My suggestions for special keys: Alps "mountain" logo, and "glider" symbol, that were also used in the DCS Infinity set.