[IC] A true GH/DT custom keyboard kit - What do you want to see?

[CPTBadAss]

That's really cool you found a local shop. Hopefully they're willing to work with you. Lately I've been on this kick where I'm trying to source stuff for my projects locally and it's definitely not easy. Looking forward to seeing how that turns out

[bocahgundul]

hey Photek, do you happen to know whether GMK has a bigass enter mold?

and why do you want to use a bigass enter on cherry? I though that photekq is going to use a bigass enter for helping people that wants to use alps and can't find an ANSI caps

[MOZ]

hey Photek, do you happen to know whether GMK has a bigass enter mold?

and why do you want to use a bigass enter on cherry? I though that photekq is going to use a bigass enter for helping people that wants to use alps and can't find an ANSI caps

Because, he can.

[romevi]

hey Photek, do you happen to know whether GMK has a bigass enter mold?

and why do you want to use a bigass enter on cherry? I though that photekq is going to use a bigass enter for helping people that wants to use alps and can't find an ANSI caps

Bigass Enter 4lyfe.

[Photekq]

Cherry bigass is not something I'm interested in encouraging.. )

Besides, it's not as if 2100HDUs are readily available..

[MOZ]

You have the Cherry board model numbers along with the USPs of each memorised, don't you )

[alienman82]

removed.

[livingspeedbump]

Cherry bigass is not something I'm interested in encouraging.. )

Besides, it's not as if 2100HDUs are readily available..

yeah supporting bigass enter would just be.... 

[Photekq]

Awesome that you found a local place. 

Turns out I didn't quite realise just how big their shop is. Just got off the phone with them and they have a MOQ of around 1000, even for large and complex CNC parts..

[evangs]

Awesome that you found a local place. 

Turns out I didn't quite realise just how big their shop is. Just got off the phone with them and they have a MOQ of around 1000, even for large and complex CNC parts..

What kinda of pricing came with that moq?!?!

[Photekq]

What kinda of pricing came with that moq?!?!

I didn't ask. They were not very friendly after discovering that I was enquiring about an order of around 100 units each consisting of 3 CNC parts.

It doesn't matter anyway. It would have been great to have been able to work with a local firm, but it's not necessary.

[evangs]

What kinda of pricing came with that moq?!?!

I didn't ask. They were not very friendly after discovering that I was enquiring about an order of around 100 units each consisting of 3 CNC parts.

Got ya.  Yeah some shops get kinda snippy like that, like you wasted so much of their time.  Well on to the next shop with hopefully better news.  Keep up the good work!

[Melvang]

What kinda of pricing came with that moq?!?!

I didn't ask. They were not very friendly after discovering that I was enquiring about an order of around 100 units each consisting of 3 CNC parts.

It doesn't matter anyway. It would have been great to have been able to work with a local firm, but it's not necessary.

Look for smaller shops,  they seem more inclined to smaller runs from my experience.

[vivalarevolución]

What kinda of pricing came with that moq?!?!

I didn't ask. They were not very friendly after discovering that I was enquiring about an order of around 100 units each consisting of 3 CNC parts.

It doesn't matter anyway. It would have been great to have been able to work with a local firm, but it's not necessary.

Look for smaller shops,  they seem more inclined to smaller runs from my experience.

Yea, I think one of the keys is working with shops that are willing to work with smaller run custom projects, rather than the preference for larger industrial/commercial customers.  It helps if some of the some the shop staff are hobbyists themselves.

Just remember the Pareto Principle in business, that 80% of business might come from 20% of customers.  Unfortunately, we usually are part of the other 80% of customers for these machine shops and metal fabricators.

[derzemel]

Just remember the Pareto Principle in business, that 80% of business might come from 20% of customers.  Unfortunately, we usually are part of the other 80% of customers for these machine shops and metal fabricators.

God dammit... I had nightmares in university with the Pareto Distribution, Pareto Principle, Pareto charts and Pareto Analysis... you had to remind me 

[ChQuNg]

There are many tkl, I would be in for a format like the kmac mini.

[StormyMonday]

There are many tkl, I would be in for a format like the kmac mini.

Perhaps, but there are precious few TKLs that are fully programmable and have Alps support.

Based on Matt3o's last 65% project, it appears that his new effort may share some similarities with the kmac mini:
https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/prototyping-the-next-thing-t13016.html

[ChQuNg]

https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/prototyping-the-next-thing-t13016.html

Neat, but I like the full aluminum case design of this project. I understand the need for the alps support and the programmable part of a tkl. Was hoping for something that's harder to get. 

[bocahgundul]

is this still goin to be a reality?

[limitz]

There are many tkl, I would be in for a format like the kmac mini.

AMJ Mini is one of these. I'm actually thinking of selling mine. It's a full alu custom that's in the kmac mini format.

[trenzafeeds]

There are many tkl, I would be in for a format like the kmac mini.

AMJ Mini is one of these. I'm actually thinking of selling mine. It's a full alu custom that's in the kmac mini format.

****ing sweet little board tbh

[Photekq]

is this still goin to be a reality?

Yeah, after my exams are over (15th June) I'll start concentrating on it again.

[Auxo]

GL on your exams, I would be in for a TKL kit

[apaskal]

65% HHKB pleaseeee

edit: for reference:

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Nice layout! Will be perfect with short spacebar option :)

[apaskal]

Like this one

[pixelpusher]

LET THIS THREAD RISE FROM THE DEAD AND RE-AWAKEN THE IMAGINATIONS OF ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR WAY LAST SUMMER

[xondat]

LET THIS THREAD RISE FROM THE DEAD AND RE-AWAKEN THE IMAGINATIONS OF ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR WAY LAST SUMMER

He has exams

[pixelpusher]

LET THIS THREAD RISE FROM THE DEAD AND RE-AWAKEN THE IMAGINATIONS OF ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR WAY LAST SUMMER

He has exams

Damn, those are some rough exams.  My longest ever in grad school was 3 hours.  I can't imagine how rough those 7 month exams are.  Hopefully they get a bathroom break.

[Tom_Kazansky]

split-spacebar is a must, nuff said!

my upcoming build.

PCB is JC65 (from jchan)

EDIT: I have graduated from "dedicated arrow keys"

EDIT 2: I'm finding a way to put a simple mouse maneuver in there, don't know if it is even possible. 

LET THIS THREAD RISE FROM THE DEAD AND RE-AWAKEN THE IMAGINATIONS OF ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR WAY LAST SUMMER

He has exams

Damn, those are some rough exams.  My longest ever in grad school was 3 hours.  I can't imagine how rough those 7 month exams are.  Hopefully they get a bathroom break.

 )
(there is no "harder" laugh smileys)

[Prelim]

bump,

one year has passed, will this going to happen?

[Puddsy]

TKL plz

[get_weird]

I too am curious about whether this is happening or not

[CommonCurt]

Wow. I forgot all about this.

Hope it's still going to happen one day.

[poolside]

This board has now likely raised to stardom, with its numerous keyset render featurings.

[Photekq]

I never forgot about this... I just had to go for a while.

I didn't show the internals of this, but it was top mount with rubber on the top/bottom of the plate rim. I was always curious to see how rubber/other damping materials would affect typing feel in a custom and I seem to remember me and riot bouncing ideas off one another before anything similar had been done (his ideas were a lot more sensible than mine iirc).

Slowly coming back to activity over the past month or so, being met with the insane number of new customs and the rise of different variations of the "gasket" mount made me realise that this simple mount probably needed a refresh. I've tried to not look too deeply into these "gasket" mounts since I'd like to maintain the blank slate that my hiatus gave me.

Something I always found while trying new keyboards and different MX switches is that different mounting methods suit different switches. Of course, this is nothing new. Everyone knows that boards like the 356L and 356N were designed with specific switches in mind. However, more importantly, I recognise this is going to vary between each person; it's entirely subjective. I've been wondering why there's no custom that offers multiple options for mounting beyond changing plate material/design. The only exceptions that jump to mind would the Koala and the KMAC series, but I don't consider standard plate mount + PCB standoff mount to be enough variation.


Alright, enough bull****. I'm working on a HHKB layout board with extensive mounting options (coming close to double digits so far I think? and that's not including different plate materials) varying from my own versions of old/existing mounting methods to completely new mounting methods. I hope that this will give people the opportunity to truly tailor their typing experience for themselves from the ground up without having to buy a new keyboard for each new mount. After all, isn't that what a custom keyboard should allow you to do, rather than restrict you? And no, putting multiple mounts within one keyboard doesn't compromise any of them. I've made sure of that.

Internals are coming close. Aesthetics TBD. Name/logo TBD. I want a TKL one too. I'm busy for the next few weeks so there won't be much progress, but expect to see more soon. I finish university in a few months; prototyping will start after that.

[Sifo]

lol, i was thinking this looked familiar. oops it's been a while.

[Photekq]

lol, i was thinking this looked familiar. oops it's been a while.

2long

[ideus]

Show Image

or something along these lines  :-*

Dedicated arrows are rarely used when you have access to them on the home row.

[tex_live_utility]

I never forgot about this... I just had to go for a while.

I didn't show the internals of this, but it was top mount with rubber on the top/bottom of the plate rim. I was always curious to see how rubber/other damping materials would affect typing feel in a custom and I seem to remember me and riot bouncing ideas off one another before anything similar had been done (his ideas were a lot more sensible than mine iirc).

Slowly coming back to activity over the past month or so, being met with the insane number of new customs and the rise of different variations of the "gasket" mount made me realise that this simple mount probably needed a refresh. I've tried to not look too deeply into these "gasket" mounts since I'd like to maintain the blank slate that my hiatus gave me.

Something I always found while trying new keyboards and different MX switches is that different mounting methods suit different switches. Of course, this is nothing new. Everyone knows that boards like the 356L and 356N were designed with specific switches in mind. However, more importantly, I recognise this is going to vary between each person; it's entirely subjective. I've been wondering why there's no custom that offers multiple options for mounting beyond changing plate material/design. The only exceptions that jump to mind would the Koala and the KMAC series, but I don't consider standard plate mount + PCB standoff mount to be enough variation.


Alright, enough bull****. I'm working on a HHKB layout board with extensive mounting options (coming close to double digits so far I think? and that's not including different plate materials) varying from my own versions of old/existing mounting methods to completely new mounting methods. I hope that this will give people the opportunity to truly tailor their typing experience for themselves from the ground up without having to buy a new keyboard for each new mount. After all, isn't that what a custom keyboard should allow you to do, rather than restrict you? And no, putting multiple mounts within one keyboard doesn't compromise any of them. I've made sure of that.

Internals are coming close. Aesthetics TBD. Name/logo TBD. I want a TKL one too. I'm busy for the next few weeks so there won't be much progress, but expect to see more soon. I finish university in a few months; prototyping will start after that.

Exciting! I wasn't around at the time, so looking forward to seeing what you come up with now.

[Puddsy]

Show Image

or something along these lines  :-*

Dedicated arrows are rarely used when you have access to them on the home row.

that post is from 2016

[Photekq]

Dedicated arrows are rarely used when you have access to them on the home row.

that post is from 2016

that post is from ideus


Nothing really changed around here, did it?

[Puddsy]

Dedicated arrows are rarely used when you have access to them on the home row.

that post is from 2016

that post is from ideus


Nothing really changed around here, did it?

only the volume of my ****posting

[CommonCurt]

I never forgot about this... I just had to go for a while.

I didn't show the internals of this, but it was top mount with rubber on the top/bottom of the plate rim. I was always curious to see how rubber/other damping materials would affect typing feel in a custom and I seem to remember me and riot bouncing ideas off one another before anything similar had been done (his ideas were a lot more sensible than mine iirc).

Slowly coming back to activity over the past month or so, being met with the insane number of new customs and the rise of different variations of the "gasket" mount made me realise that this simple mount probably needed a refresh. I've tried to not look too deeply into these "gasket" mounts since I'd like to maintain the blank slate that my hiatus gave me.

Something I always found while trying new keyboards and different MX switches is that different mounting methods suit different switches. Of course, this is nothing new. Everyone knows that boards like the 356L and 356N were designed with specific switches in mind. However, more importantly, I recognise this is going to vary between each person; it's entirely subjective. I've been wondering why there's no custom that offers multiple options for mounting beyond changing plate material/design. The only exceptions that jump to mind would the Koala and the KMAC series, but I don't consider standard plate mount + PCB standoff mount to be enough variation.


Alright, enough bull****. I'm working on a HHKB layout board with extensive mounting options (coming close to double digits so far I think? and that's not including different plate materials) varying from my own versions of old/existing mounting methods to completely new mounting methods. I hope that this will give people the opportunity to truly tailor their typing experience for themselves from the ground up without having to buy a new keyboard for each new mount. After all, isn't that what a custom keyboard should allow you to do, rather than restrict you? And no, putting multiple mounts within one keyboard doesn't compromise any of them. I've made sure of that.

Internals are coming close. Aesthetics TBD. Name/logo TBD. I want a TKL one too. I'm busy for the next few weeks so there won't be much progress, but expect to see more soon. I finish university in a few months; prototyping will start after that.

Good to hear.  Will you be doing a regular 60% design along side the hhkb one?   I'd  be down for a regular 60%.
Will probably only be interested in the TKL if the 60% is going to be hhkb layout only.

[JuiceTin255]

A 65% HHKB layout with a split spacebar is my dream board!