I'd love to see a D-79 plate, but personally I'm going to probably run a plate + case GB anyway.
The slippery slope.... Everyone wants something until it comes time to pay and then wait, yes, no, maybe, oh did I miss it, can I still get one....
... I would love to see this succeed in some form ... MOQ on a spec, order and pay, and plate arrives within 8 weeks. A basic 10Key, TKL, 60%, 45%, 40% iso/ans , splits, linear, 10key with an order form and a count.
Massdrop does the commit to buy approach where your transaction is pending in paypal until the buy either runs out of time or succeeds. Not sure if you can rig something along those lines but it might make it easier for people to commit and for you not to get stuck or spend silly amounts of time chasing people.
The challenge as I see it is that when you confirm that people on the order whether you still have the MOQ is whether they have changed their minds and moved on to the next cool idea... Keyboard love is fickle and generally short lived.
My open source idea....
A fully colemak capable 40+%'ish plate. Poker ish without the Fkey Row.
No possibility of finding a case that fits so definitely a diy. I think walnut with brass hardware :)
I'd be into it. I don't have any experience though, and I doubt many people coming to you will have, so I can imagine you'd be helping out in the design a lot as well.
I've been playing around with a layout I'd really like to see materialize, but I really haven't gotten further than a keyboard-layout-editor link. Again, I think many people would find themselves in these very shoes.
I had a .dxf for a 60% using alps switches. ANSI-150 so not real popular, but I'm seeing some some movements that might imply an increase in interest.
Unfortunately I can't seem to find the .dxf right now. Maybe JDcarpe, if he's reading this, has the file handy ...
I think this is a great idea.
It's AEK II layout...were you thinking standard ANSI or something?
How many designs will you be able to run at a time?I could run 3, but I don't see a reason to run more at a time. Better to focus on one and get the sales going :)
My submission:Will make a proper form and stuff.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/wCUtsCF.png)
My submission:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/wCUtsCF.png)
Some people like different sizes.My submission:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/wCUtsCF.png)
Done. You don't really need more than a universal everything plate.
hey this is awesomeCool. I will take a look at it later. I have got a lot of requests lately!
this is my main idea for thisShow Image(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ADQ6rkKN80c/VVrBs21CffI/AAAAAAAAAIU/wmBqViSJL2A/w899-h323-no/latest-screenshot.png)
or evenShow Image(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kRsxlYlyyyk/VVrEVgpbmQI/AAAAAAAAAI4/wysSS881c6g/w996-h412-no/latest-screenshot.png)
not sure about the spacebar(s) 3/3 vs 2/4. I know that signature plastics have a 4x1 spacebar somewhere in their models and the 3x1 exist as well. Also would need to find a fitting case, but those are just my preliminary ideas
Different sizes, you say?Hehe, you have everything ? :)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/3GIbOoM.jpg)
If we're posting our ideas, here's my lovechild:Awesome!
http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/a6422d985de3ee522124a4304c143eb6Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/m0cd7kw.png)
From right to left: numpad plus 4 keys up top, vertically placed F-keys, 66%.
Basically a linear 66% layout, plus the other 34% on the left, because I do love me some ergonomics, and the slim depth of a ~60%.
Yes, the caps lock and left shift are 1.5u, but damn it all if it doesn't look better this way, worst case scenario you'd have to use the wrong legends.
Oh, and other than the left shift and caps lock, a standard keyset works just fine with this, which isn't too common with linear layouts.
If we're posting our ideas, here's my lovechild:
http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/a6422d985de3ee522124a4304c143eb6Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/m0cd7kw.png)
From right to left: numpad plus 4 keys up top, vertically placed F-keys, 66%.
Basically a linear 66% layout, plus the other 34% on the left, because I do love me some ergonomics, and the slim depth of a ~60%.
Yes, the caps lock and left shift are 1.5u, but damn it all if it doesn't look better this way, worst case scenario you'd have to use the wrong legends.
Oh, and other than the left shift and caps lock, a standard keyset works just fine with this, which isn't too common with linear layouts.
Hehe, you have everything ? :)
Hehe, you have everything ? :)
Designing plates is how I got into making custom keyboard designs. ;)
This is an AT-style layout, but with the numpad on the left, and the F-keys on the right:Cool!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/XRlxx4Z.png)
I might as well throw my hat into the ring.This is my favourite! Thanks for posting here
Here's my 60% layout.
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Here's the key layout for reference:
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I added a 6mm bezel to the design because the function key is .5u lower than the bottom row. Complications to this design include the 1.5u vertical function key (would need Signature Plastics DSA or SP row 3), the 1.75 right shift key, the 1.75 left control key, and the 2u backspace and space keys on the bottom row may not be the same profile (could always invert some backspace keys) as the rest of the row (unless DSA profile is used).
Okay I finally found it.Cool! How do you do the stabilisers with Alps boards?
This is sized for Alps / matias switches, and is otherwise the same as the ANSI-150 plate intended for such PCBs as the GH60.
I already have it in 6061 aluminum, so I'm not sure if I'd be in for another (but if Hasu's PCB both would work with it, and he has another run, my interest goes way up).
But for your consideration, a file written up by JDcarpe
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Cool! How do you do the stabilisers with Alps boards?
Awesome. That sounds great.Cool! How do you do the stabilisers with Alps boards?
No idea; I haven't built it yet. But I'd heard the ALPS keys from signature plastics used cherry style stab-stems. And I vastly prefer cherry plate stabs to costar, and alps stabs are really close to being costar stabs.
In short, wing it. Alternately, and for hand-wired or dual-support boards this would make the most sense, is to change the stabilized keyholes to expect cherry switches. <</shrug>>
Different sizes, you say?Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/3GIbOoM.jpg)
Different sizes, you say?Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/3GIbOoM.jpg)
do you happen to have one that is more universal? (supports 86 or 84 with 7u spacebar)
Costar stab can't fit?Different sizes, you say?Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/3GIbOoM.jpg)
do you happen to have one that is more universal? (supports 86 or 84 with 7u spacebar)
I could do that easily, but then people using that plate for their Filco, DS3, KUL, or even Phantom will lose the ability to have plate mounted stabilizers. Kinda defeats the purpose.
Costar stab can't fit?Different sizes, you say?Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/3GIbOoM.jpg)
do you happen to have one that is more universal? (supports 86 or 84 with 7u spacebar)
I could do that easily, but then people using that plate for their Filco, DS3, KUL, or even Phantom will lose the ability to have plate mounted stabilizers. Kinda defeats the purpose.
I've been searching for universal tkl plates for filco and QFR's in ISO layout. That would be an epic plate. Anyone else interested in that?me +1
My submission:This, anodizing it in different colors (For instance gold, red, blue) would be awesome. Since it's universal, is it easier hitting MOQ and getting better prices than if we had an ISO and ANSI layout?Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/wCUtsCF.png)
If anodizing the plates need to be aluminium and not steel :)Yeah, for steel you powder coat
That's correct.If anodizing the plates need to be aluminium and not steel :)Yeah, for steel you powder coat
I hope I'm not too late for the party! Here are my thoughts:
I'd like to have a mostly standard 60% layout, but with thumb buttons.
For example one of these:
(both compatible with standard bottom row and ISO if possible)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/qGCplOY.png)
http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/layouts/635fb954a2e7752eb8fc822e7ea214ee
(I don't know how to generate plates compatible with different layouts in the plate builder)
Additionally to the standard keycaps the first layout would need one 1.75u and two 1.25u caps (+ two 1u, but you can use the arrow keys for that)
and the second one would need one 1.75u and two 1.5u (+ four 1u)
These caps shoud be easy to source, even with sculptured profiles, because there is almost always a child deal for nonstandard mods.
...I'd be ok with one big slot, but i think this solution it's a bit too "dirty" to make everyone happy. I'd rather let the community decide which segmentation of the spacebar is the most popular (if LeandreN chooses to go this route).
This is just an idea for a universal 40% plate.Awesome! The only problem is that we need a PCB, and I cannot design that :-/
R4 should give the possibility to put switches in different positions. It has to be used along with a PCB otherwise the switches might end being unstable.
It might actually be unusable since the stabilizers cutouts would be a little off on the Y axis unless one uses a switch in place of a stabilizer.
ISO Enter is not supported.
Any idea is welcome.
Keyboard-Layout-Editor link (http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/##@@=Tab&=Q&=W&=E&=R&=T&=Y&=U&=I&=O&=P&_a:7%3B&=BKSP%3B&@_a:4&w:1.25%3B&=Caps%20Lock&=A&=S&=D&=F&=G&=H&=J&=K&=L&_w:1.75%3B&=Enter%3B&@_w:1.75%3B&=Shift&=Z&=X&=C&=V&=B&=N&=M&=%3C%0A,&_w:2.25%3B&=Shift%3B&@_a:7&w:12%3B&=R4)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/ZVrDEN0.jpg)
The only problem is that we need a PCB, and I cannot design that :-/I'm not concerned about the PCB because someone in this large community might eventually design one. The main issue at the moment is with the stabilizers.
Just stick to 1.75u or smaller for the bottom row - no need for stabilizers then.The only problem is that we need a PCB, and I cannot design that :-/I'm not concerned about the PCB because someone in this large community might eventually design one. The main issue at the moment is with the stabilizers.
Just stick to 1.75u or smaller for the bottom row - no need for stabilizers then.True, but bottom row is usually home to the spacebar, everyone would seek at least 2u.
There must be some way to mount stabilizers on a slot like this, though.Custom stabilizer is the only thing that comes to my mind at the moment, aside the use of a switch as stabilizer.
How could I miss this thread?
How could I miss this thread?
The last reply before you necro'd it was around a month before you registered your account, that is probably the reason.
lol I just read ...06-15 and thought it was weeks ago. sorry guys :DHow could I miss this thread?
The last reply before you necro'd it was around a month before you registered your account, that is probably the reason.
Try a year and 1 month :p