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Title: 60% wrist rest
Post by: roaming pear on Wed, 23 April 2014, 20:11:11: Are there many options for this sized wrist rest?
I liked the filco wooden one by appearance. Are there any other wooden ones? Is the wooden one any good?

Is there any advantage of using a bigger wrist rest on a 60 percent keyboard.. For example, maybe the wrist rest can help for the mouse use too.... ? I dunno.... Just asking..

Thanks everyone
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: Pacifist on Wed, 23 April 2014, 20:13:06: I use a fatass grifiti pad. Its 17 by 6 inches, and I have room for my numpad and 75% board on there. I put the mouse on top of the pad when browsing and sometimes casual gaming
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: codyeatworld on Wed, 23 April 2014, 20:15:30: ctrlalt.io will have a few for sale very soon. ;)

(http://i.imgur.com/pjawkiH.jpg)
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: roaming pear on Wed, 23 April 2014, 20:17:47: That looks nice. Is that leather?
And..... I'm new... I'm not sure how to use that site (once they have their wrist rests up)
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: codyeatworld on Wed, 23 April 2014, 20:18:49: A store section is in the works and a new link/tab will become present, and I believe so.
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: nubbinator on Wed, 23 April 2014, 20:51:20: Just make your own:

(http://i.imgur.com/key5emA.jpg)

I've made a few for myself and others and they're nice to use. If you make your own, you can also get exactly the look you want.
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: Noko on Wed, 23 April 2014, 20:51:41: If we're talking leather wrist rests... I do handmade ones as well.

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=51762.msg1140583

(http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/133521801/max_h-1000+max_w-1000/blackside.jpg)
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: roaming pear on Wed, 23 April 2014, 21:06:05: @nubbinator: that wooden one looks amazing.... I think I have become inspired... not sure how far I'll go with that, but maybe I can make one too...
dang that looks goood .... How much did it cost you to make that?

@jolonnar: As amazing as the leather ones look, I'd rather not use a leather one if I can find other options... But they do look really good... hmmm...
Do you make any non leather ones? Anything white that isn't leather? Or are wrist rests typically made of leather?
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: nubbinator on Wed, 23 April 2014, 21:36:24: Quote from: roaming pear on Wed, 23 April 2014, 21:06:05
@nubbinator: that wooden one looks amazing.... I think I have become inspired... not sure how far I'll go with that, but maybe I can make one too...
dang that looks goood .... How much did it cost you to make that?

Depends on how you define cost. If you're talking just the materials, under $15. If you're counting the finish as a single purchase, about $30. Then you also have to factor in the hardware. So if you have to buy the wood, sandpaper, finish, glue, and saw parts and so on, it can get very expensive. If you only need to buy the wood, it's fairly cheap and not too bad in time cost.
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: roaming pear on Wed, 23 April 2014, 21:46:05: I'm pretty sure I have the tools. Maybe not the finish...

So did you have to buy a bigger sized wood block or did the wood come pretty close to the size of the final product?

Thanks
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: nubbinator on Wed, 23 April 2014, 21:49:13: Always buy more than you need and cut to size.
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: sockit2me on Fri, 25 April 2014, 03:46:18: Quote from: codyeatworld on Wed, 23 April 2014, 20:15:30
ctrlalt.io will have a few for sale very soon. ;)

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/pjawkiH.jpg)

OOOOO i like this =D
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: Hypersphere on Fri, 25 April 2014, 11:42:07: Wrist rests can look nice, but they are anti-ergonomic. It is better not to use one. Instead, keep your wrists elevated and in a straight line with your hands, as if you were playing the piano.
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: Oobly on Sat, 26 April 2014, 03:09:48: Quote from: rjrich on Fri, 25 April 2014, 11:42:07
Wrist rests can look nice, but they are anti-ergonomic. It is better not to use one. Instead, keep your wrists elevated and in a straight line with your hands, as if you were playing the piano.

It's actually healthy to have a place to rest your palms when NOT actively typing that's at a good height to keep your wrists at a good angle. For most mechanical boards the desk is too low, so a rest is a good thing. Please note that I said palms, not wrists. The heel of the palm should be the part that makes contact.

I agree that when typing you should raise your wrists and type without wrist contact.
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: Jaky on Mon, 28 April 2014, 06:03:31: I think massdrop has a 60% grafiti wrist rest for around 15 usd
Title: Re: 60% wrist rest
Post by: osi on Mon, 28 April 2014, 08:22:19: I just went through this search recently. There were not a lot of options in this arena. You could always proxy something from Japan and as you have found, there are custom palm wrests available through the forums. Check the classifieds here as well.

That gh rest looks pretty sweet actually. I decided to go with the option from EK. It has a little slide to it but nothing unbearable. So far so good!

Normally, I wouldn't have used a rest in the past but working long hours makes keeping good posture difficult at times.

Good luck!