A new, eager student

[The Mick-a-nator]

Greetings, all!

I'm relatively new to the world of mechanical keyboards (I think the first one I ever used was the one I bought with my first pc build ~1 year ago!) and since I recently refreshed my soldering techniques replacing my laptop's power port, I now feel like an electronics god! I'm also a stickler for ergonomics (standing desk, check. anti-fatigue mat, check. dvorak, check. stretch routine, check) so I've decided to make an ErgoDOX. I also want to make a couple of modifications to the design; just customisations, nothing major.
You guys & gals have all the knowledge, so once I get the ball rolling I'll probably start a thread to track my progress and harvest your advice!
See ya around, folks!

[dgneo]

Welcome! Any thoughts on what switch type you're going to use in the Ergodox? Perhaps some Ergo Clears?

[The Mick-a-nator]

Welcome! Any thoughts on what switch type you're going to use in the Ergodox? Perhaps some Ergo Clears?

I just picked up a bunch of Gateron browns for now. They seem like a nice middle-of-the-road switch for my needs (I'm a gamer and a programmer. I'd like both to be comfortable with the one keyboard.)
Switch mods are probably a bit beyond me at this point too, and I'm not sure the benefits would be worth the time and effort for me. Perhaps for version 2 though!

[dgneo]

Welcome! Any thoughts on what switch type you're going to use in the Ergodox? Perhaps some Ergo Clears?

I just picked up a bunch of Gateron browns for now. They seem like a nice middle-of-the-road switch for my needs (I'm a gamer and a programmer. I'd like both to be comfortable with the one keyboard.)
Switch mods are probably a bit beyond me at this point too, and I'm not sure the benefits would be worth the time and effort for me. Perhaps for version 2 though!

Makes sense, at least you know what you're after, so it seems like you're off to a solid start!

The switch mods seem intimidating, but it's not as bad as you'd think (and if/when you do decide to do it, skip the stickering portion, as it's just a huge time sink for minimal to no gain).

[xtrafrood]

Greetings, all!

I'm relatively new to the world of mechanical keyboards (I think the first one I ever used was the one I bought with my first pc build ~1 year ago!) and since I recently refreshed my soldering techniques replacing my laptop's power port, I now feel like an electronics god! I'm also a stickler for ergonomics (standing desk, check. anti-fatigue mat, check. dvorak, check. stretch routine, check) so I've decided to make an ErgoDOX. I also want to make a couple of modifications to the design; just customisations, nothing major.
You guys & gals have all the knowledge, so once I get the ball rolling I'll probably start a thread to track my progress and harvest your advice!
See ya around, folks!

Do you have one of those standing desk treadmills? I watched a Linus Torvalds office tour video recently, and he has one of those. Anyway, welcome to GH, I look forward to seeing that ErgoDox if you decide to post pictures 

[The Mick-a-nator]

Do you have one of those standing desk treadmills? I watched a Linus Torvalds office tour video recently, and he has one of those. Anyway, welcome to GH, I look forward to seeing that ErgoDox if you decide to post pictures 

No way, my desk is way too ghetto for that! I built it on a budget from some bookcases and furniture board. Part of me really wants one, but another part of me thinks that a stool might be better as I tend to pace and move a lot anyway.

[theoriginal123123]

Welcome! Any thoughts on what switch type you're going to use in the Ergodox? Perhaps some Ergo Clears?

I just picked up a bunch of Gateron browns for now. They seem like a nice middle-of-the-road switch for my needs (I'm a gamer and a programmer. I'd like both to be comfortable with the one keyboard.)
Switch mods are probably a bit beyond me at this point too, and I'm not sure the benefits would be worth the time and effort for me. Perhaps for version 2 though!

Sounds like a hell of a fun project dude! Make sure to keep us updated! 

[rowdy]

Welcome to Geekhack!

There's a whole ergonomics section, where you might be able to share some of your knowledge and experience of ergonomics.

The best place to create a build log thread is in making stuff together.

Out of curiosity where are you getting your Ergo Dox kit from?  Massdrop?

[The Mick-a-nator]

Welcome to Geekhack!

There's a whole ergonomics section, where you might be able to share some of your knowledge and experience of ergonomics.

The best place to create a build log thread is in making stuff together.

Out of curiosity where are you getting your Ergo Dox kit from?  Massdrop?

Thanks! I've had a browse of the ergonomics section and I might share some of my findings from my dvorak experience.
As for the ergodox, I'm actually trying to source all the parts myself.

[rowdy]

Welcome to Geekhack!

There's a whole ergonomics section, where you might be able to share some of your knowledge and experience of ergonomics.

The best place to create a build log thread is in making stuff together.

Out of curiosity where are you getting your Ergo Dox kit from?  Massdrop?

Thanks! I've had a browse of the ergonomics section and I might share some of my findings from my dvorak experience.
As for the ergodox, I'm actually trying to source all the parts myself.

That would be great if you could   Questions about alternative layouts do come up from time to time.

Sourcing parts yourself is possible, but probably a bit more expensive than buying a kit, the reason being that you're only buying enough for one keyboard and thus won't get much, if any, discount on the parts.  Compared to someone buying enough parts for 1000 keyboards and selling them on.