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Title: ISO Wanted
Post by: tobsn on Mon, 22 August 2016, 04:49:58

Hi!

I used to be nuts about mechanical keyboards and somehow they just disappeared and were ignored a long time ago... I kinda gave up finding the right one after owning around 40 different keyboards.
7 years ago i just settled for the apple full size keyboard to keep me from buying more mechanical ones.

I just discovered all this movement for mechanical keyboards, it seems i missed when it started... :/

Anyway... I am hard wired to use the extra key of the split left shift on an iso layout and currently looking if there are any great 40/60/65% iso kits (or PCBs with fitting front plate) or assembled keyboards (pok3r 3 iso for example) available that feature the split left shift extra key.


Thanks!


... and that thanks for starting such a great community :)

Title: Re: ISO Wanted
Post by: Bumbibear on Mon, 22 August 2016, 05:48:00

Hi and welcome!!

for ISO love you really should keep your eyes on everything LeandreN does! He's had 4 Group buys and is planning his fifth here. (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=83956.0)

Title: Re: ISO Wanted
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 24 August 2016, 06:03:27

Welcome to Geekhack!

I don't tend to follow ISO keyboards much, living in an ANSI world :p

If the LeandreN doesn't float your boat, maybe try asking in the simple questions (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40501.0) thread.

There kind of was an explosion of mechanical keyboards about 3 years ago.  Just before that there were maybe half a dozen good modern mechanical keyboards around.  Then suddenly everyone started making them.  Now we're spoiled for choice.  Unless you're looking for a particular ISO layout, although support for different ISO layouts in keyacp sets is gradually improving!

Title: Re: ISO Wanted
Post by: tobsn on Wed, 24 August 2016, 11:23:52

Not much spoiling here though... I would, right now, buy a planck, jd45, and a whitefox... I'd drop that money right now on all 3 just to mess around with them.

But I can't, it's very frustrating. I wouldn't mind even just getting the PCB and solder it together myself but even that seems impossible... :/

Make me wonder why there isn't one company that just keeps all of them in stock, you know, to make money from it :)

Title: Re: ISO Wanted
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 30 August 2016, 05:56:23

The JD45 and probable WhiteFox are designed by enthusiasts in the mechanical keyboard community.  As such they tend to be made available in limited batches.

I guess the creators of each one could sell a batch to a commercial vendor to keep in stock, but many commercial vendors would be hesitant because that are not brand name keyboards.

Title: Re: ISO Wanted
Post by: tobsn on Fri, 02 September 2016, 08:11:09

Trying to build my own because I don't like any I found available...
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=84301.msg2250651

Maybe you know someone who can give me advice on the sandwich setup with the Case & Plate builder?

http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/ff3374e064770867929c23c6e186fdb2

I have it currently set up like this for lasergist:

(http://i.imgur.com/1TTXJeK.png)

I'm going with M2 screws but I'm not sure if the padding (8mm) and edge spacing (7mm) is good...