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geekhack Community => Ergonomics => Topic started by: dotemacs on Fri, 16 March 2012, 11:50:22

Title: Kinesis hand rest replacements
Post by: dotemacs on Fri, 16 March 2012, 11:50:22

Looking for Kinesis hand rest replacements.

My hand rests (those sponge pads, that you attach to the top of the keyboard where your palms rest) are getting a bit worn. I've swapped them, by turning them around: just a 180 degree turn and stuck them back on. That will do for a few months. But what are the options to replace them?

Reading EmacsWiki: http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/KinesisKeyboard (http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/KinesisKeyboard) some user recommended: "Scholl Druckstellenpflaster", which seems to be rubber padding that you put in your shoes to make them fit better.

What do you use?

Thanks

Title: Kinesis hand rest replacements
Post by: Input Nirvana on Sat, 17 March 2012, 03:07:11

Click my sig linking to Kinesis wiki, there is a supplier link for various neoprene, memory foam, etc.

The supplier I reference is McMaster-Carr....the link should go to a page of suitable materials.

Title: Kinesis hand rest replacements
Post by: sordna on Sun, 18 March 2012, 22:52:06

Try you keyboard without them for a few days! When mine wore out after a few years, I ditched them entirely and actually like it better. Not to mention they get in the way if you want to add palm keys (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:26579#Part+5:+Adding+palm+keys) to your keyboard.