You selling tuhao keyboard bro...

I'm not ready for a Cherry like that.

For that price you can play kastam already... Look for our boss kai

That was sad

Actually now I very itchy wanna try LZ MX mini... but very unlikely unless I start hating my Lightsaver from the moment I see it

Here's the deal. If you buy all the parts, and send it to me, I'll fix it up for you at the price of

Offer limited to forum members only.

This. A million times this.

Playing around with soarer's firmware is fun and easy.

This post has been edited by dadudeneverabides: Jul 9 2014, 11:46 AM

Easily done.

My ergodox have 5 layers if you include the numlock layer (which is actually a lockable remap layer). One of the layers is dedicated to calling up macros, even.

The left-sided unit is constantly being used for gaming. I love it so much that my Topre is feeling neglected

Oh please... You haven't seen my frankendox in real life... until you do, hold all judgement.

Just heard from SP, if your granite set isn't alright, just email them with pics and they will send you another set.

They had a problem with the jig.

Massdrop has a groupbuy for TEX Yoda. Great 60%er with a trackpoint.

The ultimate travel keyboard has arrived. Shame I don't use 60%s

Depends. IBM's trackpoints are awesome to use, but I use mouse 99% of the time anyway. I might be switching to trackball soon once I finalize the ergodox.

p/s: yes, the ergo isn't done yet...

as justnit says below
that or you can melt it a bit with a glue-gun/solder. ABS is easy. Haven't tried with thick PBTs.

Yup. Looks really awesome, but the fact that I need the mouse scroller and I hate 60% stopped me. Ergodox might be pseudo-60%ish layout but I actually have dedicated navigation keys and a lot more fn layers that trigger with just one button.

#shotsfired

Me no rike the profile though.

I like everything except OEM...

Google yourself. TEX Yoda on massdrop.

Feels weird compared to DCS/cherry-like, but not tall enough to feel as cool as SA caps.

So it's like neither here nor there.

My opinion is simple... I got no sampler so I dunno what is this keyboard.

Collecting payment for the SP groupbuy. All orders still open.

IKEA can find m3 screws? Sure boh?

I've been ordering from element14 lately. Just prefer to handle it myself if possible

It's an illusion. A lie you tell yourself because you're broke.

Some updates on the Lyn Peh keyboard. Finally figured out how to easily view .dxf files in the office (hint, use google drive) where I do most of my stuff anyway.

In other news, we access to the phantom plates.

Still getting quotes from various suppliers to cut the first version of the plate.

Currently, the design of the keyboard will be a barebones model, with a very cyberpunk feel to the case. We'll have a bottom layer, a spacer layer (could be done with just PCB standoffs I discovered in element14), and the backplate.

The big issue right now is whether to make a funky layout or to recycle one that is already in current production. With the limited demand for full-sized keyboards (get a ghpad pls), we will be sticking with the maximum size of TKL/TK.

Would really appreciate your thoughts one the layout, because we'll need to get this one right before prototyping.

Some layout mockups:





You might notice that I am pushing some weirder layouts, but that's because since we're gonna go custom... might as well go all the way.

This post has been edited by dadudeneverabides: Jul 16 2014, 12:55 PM

No PCB yet.

We are currently going through initial prototyping stages whereby:

1. Determine layout.
2. Test layout using quick prototyping method (5mm acrylic plate only, manual wiring switches).
3. Design PCB (personally, more like learn how to design PCB).
4. Design case.
5. Final production.

Currently, we are stuck at step one, because even if we use a super flexible PCB, not everyone would like a TKL/TK-ish design of phantom board.

Another thing I want to add is that I would definitely like to make a board with LED options, or even open up to ergo/ergo-ish boards if the design allows.

As for no. 2, I have the following:



so the case is definitely within the range of, say, RM100 or so? I mean, I'm drawing inference from the pricing of an ergodox for the rest, but it seems highly doable. I already have the teensy2.0 required, and I know where we can order other parts for REAL cheap (thx element14). The case would most likely be [bottom]-[spacers]-[plate]-[spacer]-[top] making it superbly flexible for anyone's layout preference. We can also use acrylic layer (kek lapis style) if you're worried about dust. An example of how I want to make the keyboard is here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dork_vader/se...57644268864709/

He built an ergodox, though, but I'm more talking about using spacers instead of acrylic layers to cut down on costs (spacers are really cheap, trust me), although it will "expose" the PCB. As you can see from above, the price of an acrylic layer cake might be slightly more expensive, but we can make various plate designs later on to accomodate.

As for numbers 3 and 4, well, that's where I will need further input, because I haven't really started learning KICAD yet, but there's a lot of resources in geekhack that I can lean upon to get me started once I have the time.

So please, come and critique my plans

p/s: I hope you realize this is a hobby to me, and I'm actually doing it for fun.

KBT usually no warping issue. But I agree that the font is ugly and... OEM...

I use blanks. No legend because I'm cool like that.

Any legend is ugly at this point.

You go see brobot level of detail... and clacks level of detail... then you think can compete? If can, then PM me. I will partially fund you.