I got my kit Wednesday, though I wasn't able to get started until yesterday because of GDC, but I built my ErgoDox in a marathon session last night. Amazingly it worked when I first plugged it in. No shorts or cold solder joints despite not having soldered on a PCB in 15 years. Using it at work today and it's working beautifully.
Here is my layout, mainly based on my TrulyErgonomic setup:
https://www.massdrop.com/ext/ergodox/?referer=EAZJPJ&hash=e0e7112679ee8f1e96e61c55778404dfIf the F17 and F18 keys seem strange, it's a remnant of my Keyremap4Macbook scripts for the TE. They are for sticky key (3-state toggle) modifiers for my layer 1 and layer 2 mappings. I would like to replicate this functionality in the firmware of the ErgoDox, though I might see if there is some way to still get the growl notifications in OS X for visualizing the modifier state on screen similar to how sticky keys for the standard modifiers are visualized.
My Keyremap4macbook private.xml for Ergodox:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47685570/private.xmlI did have a couple issues with my MassDrop order. They forgot to put case screws and an I/O expander in my order. I actually had a full compliment of ErgoDox parts lying around already that I had bought shortly after the parts list went up, so I was okay for the I/O expander and I'm just using some extra wire to hold the case together until I can get some screws. MassDrop got back to me pretty quick about the screws so I might have some next week. Probably will try to just pick some up over the weekend if they sell them at a hardware store. I had also happened to have ordered my kit with no electronics for $40 less, but I was charged and sent eletronics anyway. Not too upset over it though. I have been planning to make my own version with a few modifications after I have lived with this one for a while.
Also need to get some rubber feet for the case. It has been sliding around on my desk a bit.
Edit: Forgot to mention that I used through-hole diodes coming up through the board, soldered on the top, snipped close to the board. Worked fine for me. Just pop a few switches in the plate layer and make sure the pins of each switch go through and the feet on the switches can seat on the PCB before you go and solder all the switches in. I put 5 or 6 switches around the edges, checked that they all fit well, and soldered them as anchors before I started putting the rest in.
Good luck with yours everybody!