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Title: Full Size DIY Kit
Post by: K3nvyus on Wed, 08 July 2020, 04:48:35

Are there any readily available full size diy kits?
 Im fairly new the scene and want DIY it but need full size for work needs.

Title: Re: Full Size DIY Kit
Post by: Maledicted on Wed, 08 July 2020, 11:31:29

You'll have a hard time finding many of them, if any at all. I have seen them ... rarely, not that I look at kit boards often anyway though. Some people like to have a smaller board and pair it with a number pad. I could see this being especially nice if the main board has a USB hub, and has the benefit of changing positioning and/or removing the number pad entirely if/when space becomes more important than crunching numbers.

Title: Re: Full Size DIY Kit
Post by: K3nvyus on Wed, 08 July 2020, 16:25:42

never thought of that. thanks for the suggestion!

Title: Re: Full Size DIY Kit
Post by: Topweasel on Mon, 13 July 2020, 18:14:25

Along those same lines. Look at the KBD8X MII and the MII keypad. You can get an identical numpad to your 8X case. So when together it looks like one board. It's what I am doing.

Also maybe keep an eye out for 1800 based designs pretty much full size but you can actually get some (but not many)options.

Title: Re: Full Size DIY Kit
Post by: Pylon on Mon, 13 July 2020, 20:15:19

Your best bet right now is 96% and 1800-style kits. The YMDK 96/melody96 is readily available, and there's often group buys for other ones.