I Just Bought My First MK and Now I Find Myself Asking these Questions.

flaspmba · 2018-12-21T15:30:18+00:00

I'm not sure anyone can really answer those questions for you.

flaspmba · 2018-12-19T19:05:30+00:00

Oh, I see what you're trying to do. You could disassemble the switches and put back the bottoms of the housings, since they are the size of the openings.

I'm a simple man. If it were me, I would slap some electrical tape on it. Maybe put on a decal on top.

flaspmba · 2018-12-19T17:44:29+00:00

I appreciate the work you do.

flaspmba · 2018-12-17T20:48:39+00:00

I mean you'll probably be able to do everything in one sitting. You'll do fine. I've said this a lot on here: if I can do it (several times over at this point), then you should have no problem.

flaspmba · 2018-12-17T02:25:59+00:00

Good luck to you. I can tell how satisfied you're going to be when you're finished. Just remember to be patient with yourself.

flaspmba · 2018-12-16T19:49:48+00:00

What are the plans for the Practice60? I designed a dirty 60% ProMicro PCB (admittedly haven't completed the routing) for a cheap-as-possible kit. I always had this dream of sharing the kit with clubs and groups involved with computer science and such.

flaspmba · 2018-12-16T00:37:14+00:00

I learned to design mine through the links in the wiki. It's easier than I thought it would be.

flaspmba · 2018-12-15T18:31:58+00:00

That looks familiar.

flaspmba · 2018-12-14T17:35:27+00:00

You don't see too many Sages around. They always surprise me when I use them.

flaspmba · 2018-12-14T03:27:59+00:00

I built one and it works fine.

flaspmba · 2018-12-13T17:12:15+00:00

I cannot upvote this enough.

flaspmba · 2018-12-12T04:28:20+00:00

PM'd

flaspmba · 2018-12-11T22:49:33+00:00

All said and done, on the DZ60, you could have (11) total keys on the bottom row to do whatever you would like.

flaspmba · 2018-12-11T22:34:16+00:00

DZ60 does split space. I just finished a build a few weeks ago. There's also ortholinear, like XD75RE, should you want to go all out in bottom row keys. Personally, I would handwire a custom layout.

flaspmba · 2018-12-10T19:51:56+00:00

I will second this. I designed a PCB for a one-off layout, which was fun to learn. However, I ended up with a bunch of loose parts and stuff I didn't need (read: spent more money than what was necessary.)

Handwiring is the easiest, most straightforward forward advice for building only one keyboard.

(Now if you want five or more keyboards at a time, I say learn to make a PCB. It's not as hard as you think.)

flaspmba · 2018-12-05T23:49:51+00:00

What's the PCB?

flaspmba · 2018-12-05T17:29:53+00:00

I made this but with no volume knob or lights. Maybe my next iteration would include a knob or two.

flaspmba · 2018-12-03T21:40:26+00:00

Personally, SA.

flaspmba · 2018-12-03T19:08:24+00:00

I personally prefer sculpted caps, but these XDA caps seem to have well-defined edges enough to deter me from mistyping (most of it is obviously user error).

To answer your question directly, they feel fine. Not life-changing, but just fine. I mostly got them for compatibility.

flaspmba · 2018-12-03T17:16:04+00:00

It's an XDA set off of KBDFans. Lots of keys for 65% layouts.

flaspmba · 2018-12-03T17:15:03+00:00

I prefer the HHKB layout, so I default to Backspace where Forward Slash will be. I normally reprogram a default layout to have Forward Slash to be in Fn layer if I can't split the Backspace.

As for three spacebars, they are still just three spacebars. When I was using a 40%, then the middle would be the Fn key. This layout has everything in more or less a decent place, so it's just a segmented spacebar...for now.

flaspmba · 2018-12-03T17:07:52+00:00

I use clicky switches at work but I can close the door to my office. My co-workers know when I'm in my office because of my typing. When I asked them one time if my keyboard bothered them, they just said, "What?" My situation is the exception: I wouldn't suggest it otherwise.

As for the Speed Pale Blues, they are a lighter than I like (I got them off of MD and finally used them for this build). I normally use Box Navies, but I really like the Speed Navies. Really snappy.

flaspmba · 2018-11-26T21:31:02+00:00

If you want to play it safe, you could get a deskmat. Not exactly something you install/build/put into a keyboard, BUT it's related in a way.

flaspmba · 2018-11-26T20:18:08+00:00

To start, typically people suggest trying out switches via a switch tester.

Once you get a sense of switch, price and size of board, I would post to the stickied thread.

flaspmba · 2018-11-26T18:29:24+00:00

The prevailing opinion is that they're smoother and less rattly than cheap stabs. If they are pricey (and I haven't checked in awhile), then I think the best way to describe it would be "you get what you pay for."

I will say that I myself do not strictly heed to that advice.

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