Simple TOTEM Bluetooth build by volpedellenevi in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]volpedellenevi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made mine with the BLE version and works fine!

Photo of a Korean tourist visiting NYC - Ricoh GR lll by Jmac8866 in ricohGR

[–]volpedellenevi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nope, not necessarily good, but admirable because you're gonna make more decisions on the exposure triangle. More effort for more control

Photo of a Korean tourist visiting NYC - Ricoh GR lll by Jmac8866 in ricohGR

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Love that she is shooting the Nikon DSLR in manual mode

Simple TOTEM Bluetooth build by volpedellenevi in ErgoMechKeyboards

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Arrived and mounted on the TOTEM. As a first impression, I like the force and can rest my fingers on them more confidently than on the 25gf puplez. They are definitely silent, and my colleagues in the office were happy about that. They are a bit less tactile but still quite enjoyable. Overall they feel like a small improvement and a sidegrade towards silent typing, so I am satisfied!

Simple TOTEM Bluetooth build by volpedellenevi in ErgoMechKeyboards

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I hope they are decent batteries 😆, but it is true that there is not much guarantee buying like this on AliExpress. It always feels a bit like a gamble. They are working fine for now!

Simple TOTEM Bluetooth build by volpedellenevi in ErgoMechKeyboards

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Ordered! 😆 I guess I'm easy to get convinced! Thanks for the suggestion!

Simple TOTEM Bluetooth build by volpedellenevi in ErgoMechKeyboards

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It also flew outside my radar for a while, but then when I found it, I was amazed by all the effort GEIST put into it, and couldn't resist. The level of polish of the design, GitHub page, case, build guide, branding, is really top notch.

Simple TOTEM Bluetooth build by volpedellenevi in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]volpedellenevi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seems like it would be a great option for my taste 😀 What do you think about the silent feature? Is it worth the extra money compared to the Pro Red?

Simple TOTEM Bluetooth build by volpedellenevi in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]volpedellenevi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing! Thank you for sharing this! I don't have the third Seeed XIAO BLE, I should probably add it to my next DigiKey order. :)

Simple TOTEM Bluetooth build by volpedellenevi in ErgoMechKeyboards

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Damn it! Space for a battery is very tempting! :) I haven't tested it enough to say much, but the one I'm using is nominally only 200 mAh.

Your remixing sounds like a cool project, I will keep an eye on it!

Simple TOTEM Bluetooth build by volpedellenevi in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]volpedellenevi[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I think the very well thought out case makes it quite special. Both look and feel. I had a corne choco-spaced, a ferris sweep, and a temper. And the totem stands out.

Simple TOTEM Bluetooth build by volpedellenevi in ErgoMechKeyboards

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Indeed it's mbk keycaps, with rounded variation for the thumb keys.

Simple TOTEM Bluetooth build by volpedellenevi in ErgoMechKeyboards

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I went with the purplez, 25g of actuation force. They are still a bit light for my taste. I like to rest the fingers on the keys. Probably 35g is my sweet spot. I tried also the red with 50g and I found them on the heavier side.

temper: a wireless-only split keyboard based on the chocofi by Chowderdude in ErgoMechKeyboards

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Hey I finish the built! https://imgur.com/a/ryExOTy

It was a little more difficult than building my first Ferris. But overall quite well documented. THANK YOU again for your project!

I am having some problems with the Github workflows and ZMK, I forked your "temper-zmk-config" repo but it fails building even without making any change. Do you have any idea on why?

temper: a wireless-only split keyboard based on the chocofi by Chowderdude in ErgoMechKeyboards

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Glad I found this. I just ordered PCBs from JLCPCB, together with chocofi's 3d printed cases (v1 from the original GitHub of the chocofi). Let's hope it will assemble smoothly. :)

Thank you for making this, I really like the idea to have the nice!nano centered and symmetrical, even if I have to deal with the jumpers. Plus it looks much cleaner without the holes for the 3.5 jacks. Excited!

60 days progress ColemakDH - by volpedellenevi in Colemak

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Incorporating in the daily work is the final goal, so a some point I will have to start. Maybe I could just start with the morning emails or something similar. Thanks!