Finally tore down my 12x5 ortho keyboard and figured out why the 'a' key was not cooperating. For some reason, there seemed to be some debris around that key's solder joints. As counterintuitive as this sounds for a circuit board, I wiggled it ever so slightly, cleaned out whatever dust was there, and now it's back making contact - yay!

Now I get to re-train my muscle memory *back* to this keyboard from my 12x4 layout, which is missing a whole number row. Even the arrow keys have a different layout, so that's gonna be fun.

#mechanicalkeyboards #ortholinear

Ok, I ended up going with the Glove80 ergonomic keyboard. I've not spent this much on a keyboard before, so my hopes are high on this purchase.

I did some research before I pulled the trigger. Originally, I was leaning towards the Kinesis Advantage 2 or 360, but after reading some reviews and YouTube videos, I went with the Glove80.

#keyboards #ortholinear #glove80 #ergonomic

#mechanicalkeyboard / #splitkeyboard / #ergonomickeyboard people to the rescue!

I wanted to finish the long overdue split KB for the office but can't find caps for it -_-

I'm looking for simple blank DSA keycaps without unpleasantly sharp edges for my Iris Rev.7 but simple dark or wooden themed #ortholinear keycaps seem to be hard to get these days and sold out everywhere I checked.

I'm very much not in the market for pastel colors. Help/boosts greatly appreciated

I'm just itching to do something about my #Olkb #planck v3 #ortholinear #mechkeyboard not being used. Really tempted to try the #cherrymx2a Blossom with featherlight linear touch at 35cN only, or the tactile + silent MX2A Honey.

I'll need to de-solder the old switches (no hot swap) which is a deterrent...

Repost:
Cherry unveils next-generation keyboard switches with inductive sensing technology — claims no mechanical wear and 50% power reduction | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/mechanical-keyboards/cherry-unveils-next-generation-keyboard-switches-with-inductive-sensing-technology-claims-no-mechanical-wear-and-50-percent-power-reduction

Finally calling this done! Say hello to the HellSplit a hand-wired, asymmetric 40% split #ortholinear keyboard with vertical column stagger and two rotary encoders. Powered by a pair of Raspberry Pi Pico's #RP2040 and #KMK firmware

#mechanicalkeyboards #splitkeyboard #ergo #otho #mechkb #splitkb #pipico #raspberypipico #40percent #handwired #circuitpython @circuitpython @RaspberryPi @rpimag

Oh my gosh, I love it!  

#keyboard #iPad #ortholinear #MechanicalKeyboard  https://mastodon.social/@keyboards/114661314013434640

Finished my new keyboard! it’s an evolution of my old keyboard with some function keys and media keys moved to the top right so I stop pressing mute instead of ctrl! It is a little taller than I like but the design I layered so I think I can shave off at least 5mm without too much hassle (probably more!)

#3dprinted #3dprinting #olkb #handwired #handwiredkeyboard #ortholinear #ortholinearkeyboard #joescotto #circuitpython #kmk #mechanicalkeyboard #mechanicalkeyboards #polymaker #prusament

Woof! That was a hell of a session! Just need to trim off a little bit of rod in the middle columns and then I can start soldering up the microcontroller. Unfortunately it’s a little too late to turn on the Dremel! Absolutely in love with using copper rods instead of wire though, it’s sooo pretty!

#keyboard #mechanicalkeyboard #keyboards #mkb #mechkb #mechkeyboard #electronics #diy #maker #ortho #ortholinear #olkb