:eek:Very nice! Where'd you get that bottom case?Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/NiIJ6oB.jpg)
Build log and glamor shots: http://imgur.com/a/rwyNn
The only thing I've added since those photos is some rubber feet.
:eek:Very nice! Where'd you get that bottom case?Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/NiIJ6oB.jpg)
Build log and glamor shots: http://imgur.com/a/rwyNn
The only thing I've added since those photos is some rubber feet.
Jealous 😬 Wish Jack was still making Atomic parts.:eek:Very nice! Where'd you get that bottom case?Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/NiIJ6oB.jpg)
Build log and glamor shots: http://imgur.com/a/rwyNn
The only thing I've added since those photos is some rubber feet.
It's the original Atomic steel case from Jack/OLKB. I polished it.
Would love to see more Atomic keyboard built! :cool: :thumb:Well a perfectly symmetrical layout is certainly possible on the Atomic, the question is whether not you think that you can lay out your keys in such a way that it will break your bad right-handed symbol typing habits. Certainly it can be done if it can be done on the Planck because the atomic is essentially the same but bigger.
I'm planning to build one but I'm really torn between Planck and Atomic.
Basically the Planck attracted me to consider also the Atomic.
Originally I thought that the Atomic is quite ugly compared to the Planck because of the Planck is totally symmetrical and tiny like an adorable object.
After learning the user experience of majority of Planck triers, I think it is relatively difficult to have the Planck as a practical daily driver of sort (especially as I need to do some programming). And I started to consider Atomic.
However, it is almost impossible to make the Atomic symmetrical because of some intrinsic keyboard factors -- the right-hand heavy modern keyboard layout designs (e.g. QWERTY) have trained us to type symbols mostly with our right hand. The Planck, with a 10x4 design limitation, forces us to break this habit although the result is a bit of inconvenience - adding layers.
I hope the coming new 2nd gen. Atomic keyboard design will allow us more freedom. Or should I go with the Planck?
Please show some of Atomic!
Would love to see more Atomic keyboard built! :cool: :thumb:
I'm planning to build one but I'm really torn between Planck and Atomic.
Basically the Planck attracted me to consider also the Atomic.
Originally I thought that the Atomic is quite ugly compared to the Planck because of the Planck is totally symmetrical and tiny like an adorable object.
After learning the user experience of majority of Planck triers, I think it is relatively difficult to have the Planck as a practical daily driver of sort (especially as I need to do some programming). And I started to consider Atomic.
However, it is almost impossible to make the Atomic symmetrical because of some intrinsic keyboard factors -- the right-hand heavy modern keyboard layout designs (e.g. QWERTY) have trained us to type symbols mostly with our right hand. The Planck, with a 10x4 design limitation, forces us to break this habit although the result is a bit of inconvenience - adding layers.
I hope the coming new 2nd gen. Atomic keyboard design will allow us more freedom. Or should I go with the Planck?
Please show some of Atomic!
The biggest "bad right-hand habits" that I had before were backspace, delete, return, -/_, and =/+ (I'm also a SW engineer so I use those last 2 lot). I moved all of these under my thumbs when I got an ErgoDox and I VERY much enjoyed not having to lift my hand to stretch my pinky up to hit some of those keys. So that was a big priority for me on this build, to keep all of those keys under my thumbs.
The biggest "bad right-hand habits" that I had before were backspace, delete, return, -/_, and =/+ (I'm also a SW engineer so I use those last 2 lot). I moved all of these under my thumbs when I got an ErgoDox and I VERY much enjoyed not having to lift my hand to stretch my pinky up to hit some of those keys. So that was a big priority for me on this build, to keep all of those keys under my thumbs.
MoreWell a perfectly symmetrical layout is certainly possible on the Atomic, the question is whether not you think that you can lay out your keys in such a way that it will break your bad right-handed symbol typing habits. Certainly it can be done if it can be done on the Planck because the atomic is essentially the same but bigger.Would love to see more Atomic keyboard built! :cool: :thumb:
I'm planning to build one but I'm really torn between Planck and Atomic.
Basically the Planck attracted me to consider also the Atomic.
Originally I thought that the Atomic is quite ugly compared to the Planck because of the Planck is totally symmetrical and tiny like an adorable object.
After learning the user experience of majority of Planck triers, I think it is relatively difficult to have the Planck as a practical daily driver of sort (especially as I need to do some programming). And I started to consider Atomic.
However, it is almost impossible to make the Atomic symmetrical because of some intrinsic keyboard factors -- the right-hand heavy modern keyboard layout designs (e.g. QWERTY) have trained us to type symbols mostly with our right hand. The Planck, with a 10x4 design limitation, forces us to break this habit although the result is a bit of inconvenience - adding layers.
I hope the coming new 2nd gen. Atomic keyboard design will allow us more freedom. Or should I go with the Planck?
Please show some of Atomic!
That said, after I started ordering parts I finalized my layout and then realized that I don't need this many keys, I actually had trouble filling about five 1u slots. Incidentally this seems to be the exact design that the upcoming Subatomic will use, same as the atomic minus one column, too bad I'm so impatient 😬
That Atomic from Reddit was the inspiration to my build! Such an awesome setup.
No Atomic at hand, so have to post other's. An alternative layout:This is a pretty neat idea actually-- moving some of the mods and/or symbols the center. Since I'm coming from an ErgoDox (full split) it will be a strange adjustment going back to my hands being so close together (finger collisions?!). If this ends up being the case I might toy with a split layout on the Atomic.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/kyXFYq0.jpg)
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4z0hg2/photos_my_mechanical_keyboard_journey/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4z0hg2/photos_my_mechanical_keyboard_journey/)
MoreThis is a pretty neat idea actually-- moving some of the mods and/or symbols the center. Since I'm coming from an ErgoDox (full split) it will be a strange adjustment going back to my hands being so close together (finger collisions?!). If this ends up being the case I might toy with a split layout on the Atomic.No Atomic at hand, so have to post other's. An alternative layout:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/kyXFYq0.jpg)
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4z0hg2/photos_my_mechanical_keyboard_journey/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4z0hg2/photos_my_mechanical_keyboard_journey/)