[-] jhelvy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

So glad to see this coming along - the idea of modularizing things will make it so much easier for folks to tinker with existing boards and truly customize them to their own needs.

[-] jhelvy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

This looks awesome

[-] jhelvy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thumb cluster. I'm using a 3x5 corne right now but the thumb is just too high up, the Gergoplex looks like a much nicer fit for me. Microdox is another good option.

[-] jhelvy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

As I just wrote, I didn't intend this to be a trade. I wasn't sure whether Gergoplex was still in production or not, so I was trying to find vendors that might still have PCBs. Haven't found anything which makes sense since it appears it's not on production.

[-] jhelvy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

This was a poor post on my part. I was looking for a vendor that might still be selling these (not for a private trade like mechmarket). Was also curious about alternatives to the Gergoplex since it's not longer in production AFAIK. The thumb cluster on it is really unique, so while I know there are similar sizes boards out there I was really looking specifically for this board.

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I'd love to have one of these but they're not made anymore. Anyone still making / selling them?

[-] jhelvy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the note, that's why I cut off the label in the photo.

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[-] jhelvy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is beautiful. Exactly the layout that I've been wanting too - 23332 for the fingers and 2 thumbs. I think this is the ideal balance between too few and too many keys while remaining super comfy.

[-] jhelvy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I've had similar experiences and have had much more luck with combo mods. This article describes the idea and it works well. I use a slight variation in that all of my combos are one shot so you're not having to make weird finger contortions to reach things, just hit the combo and then the letter. https://jasoncarloscox.com/blog/combo-mods/

[-] jhelvy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That's not a bad idea! I'll see if I can try that.

[-] jhelvy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Good idea on the single key pcbs. Got a link? And man, sorry about the explosion. Totally didn't think about how it'd affect sales. So far I still don't think it was a good move. I keep running into more buggy stuff with lemmy, and every time I search for something on google I get a reddit link. No new posts on here are gonna get picked up by Google so that's the end of searchability.

[-] jhelvy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The issue is if I try to use any kind of glue to mount it, the glue will also prevent the encoder from rotating because the bottom is open. It's not like an EC11 where the bottom is metal. You can see what I mean here: https://shop.beekeeb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2433-scaled.jpg

[-] jhelvy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

solder them to what? I don't see anything that would work on a typical switch mount in a pcb. Not trying to make something hotswap.

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I usually mount encoders by just gluing them in place. JB weld works great. But I got this low profile one from beekeeb and if you put glue on the bottom it will stop it from rotating. I'm trying to think of other strategies. Right now I'm working on a way to somehow mount it to the bottom half of a choc switch and then glue the switch to the pcb, but still don't have a good way to do it.

Edit: To be clear, I'm not trying to mount this in a pcb designed for an encoder. I'm putting it in place of a typical switch on a pcb. In the past I've just used JB weld on the bottom of an EC11 to hold it in place and it worked great. The issue with this one is that the bottom is open, so if I use any kind of glue to mount it the glue will also prevent the encoder from rotating. You can see what I mean here: https://shop.beekeeb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_2433-scaled.jpg

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I really love what Ben Vallack has done with the piano (featured in this video if you haven't seen it). But I'm terrified of trying to learn such a small layout.

I think my ideal would be similarly just 2 thumbs on each side, and instead of 1222 like the piano, I'd want 23332. Anything like this out there?

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