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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Noxygen on Wed, 09 January 2019, 19:43:52

Title: Ortho Linear Keyboard
Post by: Noxygen on Wed, 09 January 2019, 19:43:52

Hello, I'm pretty new to these forums but I was wondering if anyone here builds and sells these keyboards? Ortho Linear that is :P I don't own a soldering iron and such and I was wanting to get one sometime :D maybe something like a planck.

Thanks :)

Title: Re: Ortho Linear Keyboard
Post by: no, the other guy on Wed, 09 January 2019, 19:47:35

Why though?

Title: Re: Ortho Linear Keyboard
Post by: Noxygen on Wed, 09 January 2019, 19:50:52

Idk Ortho Linear looks fun :P Would love to own one.

Title: Re: Ortho Linear Keyboard
Post by: Lanrefni on Thu, 10 January 2019, 09:07:14

KBD4X from Kbdfans is a hot swappable board so you don't need a soldering iron to put it together- https://kbdfans.cn/collections/diy-kit/products/kbd4x-custom-mechanical-keyboard-hot-swap-diy-kit
You will need to buy switches and keycaps for it though.

Title: Re: Ortho Linear Keyboard
Post by: Noxygen on Thu, 10 January 2019, 11:36:43

Thanks!

Title: Re: Ortho Linear Keyboard
Post by: eas on Thu, 10 January 2019, 12:51:34

You'll find some interesting stuff in here if you want to considering order PCBs and whatnot. If you want to do a bit less but still build your own there's always keeb.io

https://github.com/BenRoe/awesome-mechanical-keyboard

I'm working on a 5x12 this week.

Title: Re: Ortho Linear Keyboard
Post by: Lanrefni on Thu, 10 January 2019, 16:39:34

Quote from: eas on Thu, 10 January 2019, 12:51:34

You'll find some interesting stuff in here if you want to considering order PCBs and whatnot. If you want to do a bit less but still build your own there's always keeb.io

https://github.com/BenRoe/awesome-mechanical-keyboard

I'm working on a 5x12 this week.

Yup,Keeb.io has some very nice kits to work with,this is my BFO-9000  :D

(https://i.imgur.com/sKm21PC.jpg?1)

Title: Re: Ortho Linear Keyboard
Post by: eas on Thu, 10 January 2019, 17:33:39

Sorry I totally forgot to mention I don't have a soldering iron either. I went to a retired person's house and he showed me enough I could solder diodes and socket an Elite-C without hurting myself or the parts. Built two keyboards this week with zero previous experience.

I believe some keeb.io kits have pressfit controllers or built-on controllers.

And yes the BFO is damn sexy.