Getting into custom keyboards?

It starts with a simple question: why do people care so much about keyboards?

Then you discover layouts, layers, switches, ergonomics.

Suddenly typing isn’t just typing — it’s a system you can optimize.

Welcome to the rabbit hole.

#MechanicalKeyboard #CustomKeyboard #Ergonomics #KeyboardEnthusiast #TypingExperience ⌨️

ilo nena (Toki Pona Keyboard, English CC)

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GRIN Type-R / PBTfans 1984 / FEKER Like Holy Panda

#mechanicalkeyboard #photography

Keychron K3 Version 2, 84 Keys Ultra-Slim Wireless Bluetooth/USB Wired Mechanical Keyboard with White LED Backlit, Low-Profile Keychron Mechanical Brown Switch Compatible with Mac Windows

Currently $58.64 at Amazon, normally $84.99.

I don't have any low-profile keyboards (besides my laptops). Strongly considering getting this just because. Actually I do have a shitty SIIG one from years ago, but this is a Keek. And I'm a Keek Geek! #mechanicalkeyboard #mechanicalkeyboards #mechkeys

Good news: Even though my new #ErgoMechKeyboard design uses 16mm vertical spacing, both my Choc v1 Chicago Stenographer #keycaps and my (preferred) Choc v1 KLP Lamé saddle (#3DPrinted at JLCPLC in resin) work just fine. I was worried I'd not be able to use this new #MechanicalKeyboard without ordering some even more niche minimal-y spaced keycaps. l'll get some matching 1.5u wide caps done at some point...

Bad news: Broke the stem of yet another doing the swap - these things are fragile! Push from below, don't pull!

I Ditched Razer for a 4-Year-Old Keyboard (And You Should Too)

https://gnulinux.tube/w/8kPRzVDSzjGKJ7VZXcTLkG

I Ditched Razer for a 4-Year-Old Keyboard (And You Should Too)

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It was a ton of work--mostly printing keycaps--but I got those Crisco keyboards for sorting used vinyl records by condition done for a customer. There's a lot to be said for a client who actually cares about the project (unlike some of the translation projects I've done).

#mechanicalkeyboard

zFrontier got hold of Rama Kate/Caps!

https://en.zfrontier.com/products/in-stock-rama-caps-keycap-sets

(and they even have a link to claim a discount if you have proof-of-purchase)

#mechanicalkeyboard

[In Stock] RAMA CAPS Keycap Sets

I made another #ErgoMechKeyboard, taking the ribbon cable idea for my Bivouac34, and the 32-key layout and a 5-way navigation button from my Bivvy16D #SplitKeyboard. This is my Goldilocks32 #MechanicalKeyboard - another diode-free design with a #GraphTheory based sparse scanning matrix https://astrobeano.blogspot.com/2026/03/goldilocks-30-to-32-key-keyboard.html