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Hrm, that looks pretty neat, but as someone completely new to mechanical keyboards, I wonder if it would be a good starter.
Probably not, since it requires a bit more work than just a keyboard you can buy. I would say something like the CODE Keyboard, WASD Keyboard, or Ducky Shines are good and reliable keyboards.
My First Keyboard Build
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Re: My First Keyboard Build
#82If you're interested in soldering together a keyboard, but not having to design everything from scratch, it's worth checking out the Ergodox: http://ergodox.org/ . I built one a month ago, and I'm enjoying it a lot. It's a two-piece keyboard with straight key columns, and six buttons for each thumb. You can order the parts on massdrop, when they start another order: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/ergodox?s=ergodox It's…
I’m hoping we can get this up for manufacturing as an Ergodox alternative/replacement sometime in the next few months: http://i.imgur.com/puH1Ge4.jpg It’s the middle version here (background outlines show comparison with the standard Ergodox): http://i.imgur.com/l0REgJh.png In practice, the increased stagger on the finger columns means that the most comfortable hand orientation is slightly straighter compared to the…