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[jjones2]

Hey,

So I recently got interested in circuitry and Mechanical keyboards, and had a friend (MrBishop) help me create a custom Ergodox keyboard. He also told me about this site and I thought I would join and check it out. I am interested in doing another PCB build but not really sure what size I want to go with yet.

So now I am looking to get a set of keys for the keyboard and had some questions about the key sizes for the Ergodox modifiers. As this keyboard is not backlight I don't need any crazy keycaps but I would like a matching set without breaking the bank. 

I know there are 1, 1.25, 1.5 1.75 and 2+ keys but I cannot really tell the difference looking at them blank spacing or pictures of Ergodox builds on the internet. I wanted to ask if anyone knew the exact sizes for all of the modifiers so I can create a custom set. Also if anyone has an old set of keycaps just collecting dust I wouldn't be opposed to buying second hand keys.

I will try and keep up with this post, but I and pretty bad at keeping up with forums.

Thanks in advanced.

- JJones2

[rowdy]

Welcome to Geekhack!

This Reddit post (sorry) seems to cover that: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/2gnx9o/help_what_keycap_sizes_needed_for_ergodox/

And there's a thread that lists ErgoDox-compatible keycap sets.

[xtrafrood]

Here is the Original & Infinity ErgoDox keycap layout by key size. I hope this helps!

[jjones2]

Thanks a ton csmertx, this is exactly what i was looking for.

[xtrafrood]

 

[rowdy]

Here is the Original & Infinity ErgoDox keycap layout by key size. I hope this helps!

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Great pic :)