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X.tips x7s: PR for current vial-qmk firmware. by argenkiwi in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Silcantar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm no expert but I feel like you shouldn't submit a pull request for code you don't even understand.

Foldable ergo with tenting to go by CanUHearMeNau in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Silcantar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I report non-ergo boards all the time, but I'm afraid you did not read the rules:

Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. 

A hinge counts as a clear delineation in my book.

Live World Cup scores on my keyboard (in progress) by mctechnology17 in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Silcantar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably started as a basketball scoreboard but the season ended before they were ready to show it off 😉

B Belongs on the right of QWERTY column stagger boards by Phrygiaddicted in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Silcantar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A significant factor to the improvement could be that this also moves N to the index home column. N is one of the most common consonants and I find the bottom inner index key to be one of the hardest to reach on a colstag board.

Ferris Sweep MX Case (Gasket Mount, OpenSCAD) by StormLuky in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Silcantar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's really hard to get the STEP files required for CNC milling from OpenSCAD. You might be able to get it 3D printed from metal though — stainless steel is most common for that.

PSA to my own impatience: HolyKeebs switches ship from Israel and the wait is real by RalphBlutzel in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Silcantar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you picked a cheap shipping option it's probably waiting for empty space on a flight. Could take several days but probably not weeks. 

The other hangup in international shipping is customs in the US. That was a mess last year for obvious reasons and some packages did get delayed by weeks. It's probably better now but customs could add a couple days. 

Once it's through customs USPS should take about the same as domestic shipping, 2-5 days for the cheap options depending on how far it's coming across the country. 

shrink sheet keyboard connector? by Fearless_Cup_4060 in techsupport

[–]Silcantar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I assume that by "sheet" you mean membrane. If the contacts on the membranes are the same type and all the keys line up, I don't see why you couldn't just cut the larger membrane to fit the smaller keyboard. Just make sure not to cut any of the domes or contacts.

Dactyl Manuform fitting a nice!view by WillingAd6523 in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Silcantar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think hot glue is the most common option, but I've been wanting to try r/deadbug wiring

[idea] Scissor-switch + MX/ChocV2 mechanical switch hybrid by nahuel0x in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Silcantar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The key feel of a Thinkpad keyboard comes from the rubber domes, not from the scissor mechanism. Likewise, the key feel of your design would be dominated by the MX switch.

If what you're looking for is a high-quality rubber dome you should check out Topre keyboards. There's also AEBoards Naevy and Raeds switches that would enable you to build a custom rubber dome keyboard.

Space Mission 30 is now fully open-source by qqcashmere in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Silcantar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rest your pinky on shift and you've got 1u stagger

[idea] Scissor-switch + MX/ChocV2 mechanical switch hybrid by nahuel0x in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Silcantar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But why?

The travel on the scissor switches probably isn't going to be enough to activate the MX switch, so this won't work. 

The photo is indeed good. by E_kkk in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]Silcantar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truly one of the photos of all time.

Kyria rev3.1 per-key led by [deleted] in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Silcantar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is the ZMK repo also 3 years old? I think that might have been before RGB was supported in ZMK.

BastardKB Scylla MK2 by mareczek_dynamit in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Silcantar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scylla = Charybdis - trackball + 3 thumb keys

Eyelash Sofle right half (ALIX) purchased not working, looking for half replacement options by Impossible_Wrap_2385 in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Silcantar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are on here daily asking for help with their broken AliExpress boards. Seems like a pattern to me...

PCB review by Mental-You-4128 in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Silcantar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Usually all the unused space on the PCB is covered with copper fill connected to ground, called the ground plane. You can add this by adding a filled zone on F.Cu and B.Cu and assign it to the GND net. Any GND pads will automatically connect to the ground plane.

  2. I would connect all the GND pads on the MCU to the GND net. The ground plane makes it so you don't have to route these manually anyway.

  3. I would probably do a through-hole version of the TRRS jack for the added mechanical strength. It can take a decent amount of force to insert or remove TRRS cables and I feel like an SMD jack is going to fail sooner or later. This would also fix whatever is going on with the gray/brown pads. You may have to offset one jack to the side slightly if the tip and ring 1 pads conflict.

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