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  • beautiful build as always šŸ˜

  • Oh interesting, didn't know that. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on it ā˜ŗļø.

  • I also hope the engraving lasts for a considerable amount of time šŸ˜…. Don't think they offer filled engraving but that would've been very interesting to experiment with!

  • ErgoMechKeyboards @lemmy.world
    Bubbleology @lemmy.world

    Review of FK custom – customized MBK keycaps

    Disclaimer

    This is a review of the services offered by FK custom. I was not gifted a set nor paid to say anything positive. I paid for a custom set with my own money. I’m writing this review mainly due the lack of reviews on it and the lack of pictures that weren’t taken with a potato camera (no offense).

    Background

    I love the simplicity of blank keycaps especially for choc boards. But ever since I saw pictures of the MBK Legend Keycaps with Hiragana legends I’ve felt the urge to get me a set with non-latin legends just for the cool look. Unfortunately, the MBK Legend Keycaps were sold as a group buy which I missed out on.

    Ever since then I was on the lookout for extras but haven’t had any luck so I decided to give FK custom a shot and get myself some MBK keycaps with customized legends.

    Ordering

    The ordering process is fairly straight forward. You choose your preferred material option and base color, then add the number of keycaps you’d l

  • Ha, fixed the URL - thank you for pointing it out 🄰. It's a unibody split meaning it's essentially a split keyboard in a unibody. Even though I like to type on a split keyboard while having them shoulders width apart the unibody format allows for easier transportation and typing on the lap while traveling.

    As for the main features it ...:

    • supports hotswap sockets
    • is choc v1 spaced
    • has the MCU mounted face down
    • can be used wireless
    • has a subtle angle of the halves (which I prefer more)
    • has a bigger gap between the halves

    The case is 3D printed with PLA and currently no open sourced. The keycaps used are custom MBKs with Chicago Steno Homing from Pseudoku. If you have any other questions just let me know 😊.

  • ErgoMechKeyboards @lemmy.world
    Bubbleology @lemmy.world

    CB34S - A 34 Keys Columnar Staggered Board ft. Nice!View

    CB34S is a 34 key column-staggered choc unibody keyboard that has wireless capabilities with the Nice!Nano and supports a Nice!View display. It's my second attempt at a PCB design and I couldn't have done it without the wonderful community.

    The PCB is of course open sourced and can be found here: https://github.com/bubbleology/CB34S

  • Hehe, yeah you can map it to different things. I like to use it for ctrl+left and ctrl+right to quickly jump back and forth between words and also ctrl+pg up and ctrl+pg dn to quickly navigate between browser tabs.

  • Yep, that's correct! That's just one half of it so it's indeed a 36 key keyboard - sorry for any confusions :)

  • Thank you! I used Fillamentum - PLA Crystal Clear Amethyst Purple for the case :)

  • Thanks for your questions:

    1. The encoder is indeed placed in a way that allows my finger to not move away from the home row and use my thumbs to navigate the knob.
    2. I got the custom carrying sleeve from Mechfashion from a small private group buy we did. But not sure if the owner still offers customized keyboard sleeves. The domain and business was moved to deskpads. The sleeve provides enough cushion and protection to give me some peace of mind when throwing it in my bag.
  • Oh, thats just one half of it. But using keymap layout such as Ardux or Taipo allows you to just use one side of the keyboard and still be able to type any characters you want. I'm hovering between 100-120 WPM in the split configuration and qwerty layout.

  • The transition for me personally was fortunately pretty smooth due to having touch typed properly on a normal row staggered board. My first columnar staggered keyboard was the 3W6. It of course felt different and your muscle memories have to slightly adapt but it was worthwhile with the added comfort a columnar staggered board in a split layout provides. So if you are already touch typing properly I think you get used to it just fine. The harder part at the beginning will probably be finding the right keymap since having fewer keys using mod tap, combos and layers will be mandatory :D.

  • ErgoMechKeyboards @lemmy.world
    Bubbleology @lemmy.world

    KLOR - My Travel Buddy with a fitting Sleeve

    KLOR is 34 keys split columnar staggered keyboard made by GEIST. I built it with Nice!Nano and without an OLED screen. Been regularly taking it with me to the office.

  • Very great and cute and awesome looking board! Can't wait to start typing on mine.