Hello again everyone! I've recently acquired a used Realforce 87u 45g(uniform) for work. The bottom two rows on Topre profile are really angled and it is causing pain in my right thumb. I'm used to OEM(Filco/CM/etc) profile and on my NovaTouch with stock keycaps I don't experience this.
I did a forum search and it seems some people flipped their spacebar around. This seemed to help people who rest their wrists on the table the most. I tried flipping the spacebar but it doesn't work for me because I hit the spacebar with the side of thumb, parallel to the table and not at angle. When I type, my wrists are 1 inch off the table.
Right now I'm resorting to typing with my wrists 2 inches off the table so that my thumb is angled like the spacebar.
Is the Topre profile exposing my bad typing form, or do I just need time for my thumb to get used to the sharp edge?
It's too sharp. Like knives. Throw the Topre in the trash. It's garbage. Knife garbage. How can they charge so much for knives to cut your thumbs? Ridiculous.
It's worse, Ray. A lot worse. SP caps are just plastic. They hurt, sure. But Topre is knives. They cut you. Flipping them is like playing with fire. They could still cut you. The trash is where they belong. But in a metal container. Because they will cut your plastic trashbags.
I don't get the reversed spacebar thing. With proper typing technique it should be fine.
You should use proper form and raise wrists.
You should use proper form and raise wrists.
^this
if your posture is that bad that you want to flip the spacebar, a wrist rest could help!
But please, for christ sake... don't flip the spacebar!
Or do it like me and be stronger than the spacebar!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/JHLDXNs.jpg)
I believe that the profile is fine as it is, I usually raise my hands when I type longer messages.
When I play games I tend to rest the wrist on my table, then I notice the edge clearly but with a wrist rest it's a lot better.
Can you explain me how I said that he is the problem?
I offered 2 legit solutions to his problem and strongly recommendet to not flip the spacebar because it looks utterly stupid.
I'd try flip the spacebar + take out the spring under. Personally I like Topre spacebar without the spring.
I just use the side of my right thumb (almost exclusively right thumb) next to the nail, pressing about 3/4 to the right of the space bar.I am currently using this method as well after one week. It sort of happened naturally. Previously I was using the side of the thumb near the knuckle, with my thumb straightened. Now my thumb is bent a little to match the curve of the spacebar.
Space bar not inverted, that is just too weird. I did try, it's just too weird.
Raise your wrists and type properly. You'll be thankful in the long term when you don't develop wrist problems from the tendons grinding through bent wrists.I don't want wrist problems!
I was actually just thinking this with my new HHKB. I alway tend to be hitting the edge of the spacebar with my left thumb (I only press space with my left thumb). Is there a wrist rest that fits the HHKB? I'm not too keen on flipping the spacebar.Raise your wrists and type properly. You'll be thankful in the long term when you don't develop wrist problems from the tendons grinding through bent wrists.I don't want wrist problems!
Raise your wrists and type properly. You'll be thankful in the long term when you don't develop wrist problems from the tendons grinding through bent wrists.
Or switch to MX and get SA profile caps. The spacebar doesn't have sharp angles, feels awesome.
Only about a week, I've been pressing the spacebar on the edge. Just tried to type without touching the edge...this is going to be difficult :PI was actually just thinking this with my new HHKB. I alway tend to be hitting the edge of the spacebar with my left thumb (I only press space with my left thumb). Is there a wrist rest that fits the HHKB? I'm not too keen on flipping the spacebar.Raise your wrists and type properly. You'll be thankful in the long term when you don't develop wrist problems from the tendons grinding through bent wrists.I don't want wrist problems!
How long have you been using the HHKB? At the beginning (first 1-2 days) I had to actively focus on pressing the spacebar and not it's edge, but after a week it became 2nd nature.