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Re: Show HN: Laptop mount for your mechanical keyboard

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Post by nooron » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 5:32 PM UTC

Markoff wrote: post #4

I don't see much benefit in this, since it's still missing regular layout even if we ignored NumLock. It would be easier, healthier and more comfortable just use normal external keyboard with/without laptop stand.

Because of my RSI it feels a lot easier and healthier than using the built-in keyboard but I recognize that's not the case for everyone

Re: Show HN: Laptop mount for your mechanical keyboard

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Post by ranqet » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 6:53 PM UTC

Bought one of these a few years back to use with my old butterfly keyboard MacBook Pro: https://shop.bird-electron.co.jp/?pid=128928848

Nice to see something easier to obtain and 3D printable at that.

Re: Show HN: Laptop mount for your mechanical keyboard

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Post by nooron » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 7:12 PM UTC

ranqet wrote: post #12

Bought one of these a few years back to use with my old butterfly keyboard MacBook Pro: https://shop.bird-electron.co.jp/?pid=128928848 Nice to see something easier to obtain and 3D printable at that.

That's really cool. I looked for one I could just buy for a couple years and never found anything like it. How did you find this?

Re: Show HN: Laptop mount for your mechanical keyboard

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Post by h-w » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 8:46 PM UTC

My split keyboard solution below. much healthier/comfier hand width/orientation, and ability to walk around the office relatively easily. all off the shelf parts. As many have said, better is having a screen at eye level and keyboard not attached, but this is great when writing in the garden.

https://ibb.co/kGFbkKc https://ibb.co/dWj5pJS https://ibb.co/5995y45 https://ibb.co/0KnpPgS https://ibb.co/HnCQn0v https://ibb.co/3NPfjjt https://ibb.co/MfTKWGD

Re: Show HN: Laptop mount for your mechanical keyboard

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Post by h-w » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 8:48 PM UTC

KolenCh wrote: post #5

I have similar problem that if I use the MacBook Pro keyboard for a while, as short as half an hour, my carpal tunnel will have some tingling feeling. Your setup looks great, but I wonder how would it help? In my case I have to use split keyboard. Any keyboard like yours that don’t split at least at an angle would not work to me. My current solution for travel is to put the Microsoft sculpt keyboard on top of the Mac…

See my solution posted outside the thread

Re: Show HN: Laptop mount for your mechanical keyboard

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Post by KolenCh » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 8:53 PM UTC

h-w wrote: post #14

My split keyboard solution below. much healthier/comfier hand width/orientation, and ability to walk around the office relatively easily. all off the shelf parts. As many have said, better is having a screen at eye level and keyboard not attached, but this is great when writing in the garden. https://ibb.co/kGFbkKc https://ibb.co/dWj5pJS https://ibb.co/5995y45 https://ibb.co/0KnpPgS https://ibb.co/HnCQn0v https://ibb…

Interesting. Is the keyboard custom made, and any link to instructions? Also, how do you create the clamp and be sure it is of the right strength but not too much?

Re: Show HN: Laptop mount for your mechanical keyboard

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Post by h-w » Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 10:40 PM UTC

KolenCh wrote: post #16

h-w wrote: post #14

My split keyboard solution below. much healthier/comfier hand width/orientation, and ability to walk around the office relatively easily. all off the shelf parts. As many have said, better is having a screen at eye level and keyboard not attached, but this is great when writing in the garden. https://ibb.co/kGFbkKc https://ibb.co/dWj5pJS https://ibb.co/5995y45 https://ibb.co/0KnpPgS https://ibb.co/HnCQn0v https://ibb…

Interesting. Is the keyboard custom made, and any link to instructions? Also, how do you create the clamp and be sure it is of the right strength but not too much?

The keyboard is an open source one called the hillside [1]. It has a niche little thing called a puck on the bottom of it that allows standard 1/4” thread mounting to many tripods/camera accessories [2]. The clamp is off of Amazon and has rubber so that it won’t damage a computer, it is very strong and not easy to alter. [3]

[1] https://github.com/mmccoyd/hillside [2] https://splitkb.com/products/tenting-puck [3] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QV1HYVZ/ref=sspa_mw_detail_2?ps...