I already have all the plate designs worked out after this post, so here's what is happening:
All plates with 1.5x modifier spacing will have additional cutouts for a 10x (also 8x and 9x) spacebar. Meaning it's compatible with both 7x - 10x spacebars. There is also a "universal" plate that supports every layout except ones with inner 1.25x modifiers. It's basically the same exact one as this post but with cuttouts for 7x spacebar, which is almost identical to the one jdcarpe just posted. This will probably be special made one since I don't imagine will get high quantity orders. I tried to integrate this with the current universal plate, but the overlaps make this impossible.
The replica HHKB layout with 6x offset spacebar can just use the current univeral plate design, it's perfectly compatible.
I'll post a pic this new plate and updated plates when I get home. I already sent the universal plate design for prototype.
Maybe it is just me, but I don't think all of the spacebars listed will work. I agree that they will all fit
on the plate, but I think there will be odd gaps with most of them. I hope I am wrong, but I think only the following spacebars will work:
6.25x (1.25 - 1.25 - 1.25 - 6.25 - 1.25 - 1.25 - 1.25 - 1.25)
7x (1.5x - 1x - 1.5x - 7x - 1.5x - 1x - 1.5x)
10x (1.5x - 1x - 10x - 1x - 1.5x)
Here is the best representation of the available key size combinations on the GH60 I could derive from available information in all of the threads:
GH60 Spacebar/mod position availability in Rev. BThe black shows the standard ANSI 7 * 1.25 mods with a 6.25 spacebar. The green shows the Cherry standard 7.00 spacebar with 1.50 modifiers and 1.00 modifiers or filler plates. They both work normally.
By adding the additional stabilizer mounts outside of those for the 7x spacebar, a long list of spacebars will fit on the plate, but only the 10x, shown in dark red, fits without a gap to a 1.00 / 1.50 pair on each end.
However, the 8x shown in pink and the 9x shown in blue leave gaps between the keycaps. The 9x could work if a pair of 1.50 keycaps could be mounted on each end, but I believe the second-to-right position can only be 1.00 or 1.25.
So, as is, the GH60 supports 6.25, 7x and 10x spacebars. If a pair of 1.50 keycaps can be mounted on each end, then additionally a 9x spacebar could work.
(1.5x - 1.5x - 9x - 1.5x - 1.5x)
This matters because SP does not have 10x molds in all profiles, but they do have 8x and 9x molds, at least one of which we hope to include with Retro Green and Retro Blue.
Please jdcarpe et al, tell me that I am wrong, and that 8x and/or 9x can be used in some configuration.
Thanks gentlemen!
- Ron | samwisekoi
