Peripherals Mechanical Keyboards

Split boards are all well and good if you touch type "properly" but I had the same problem I with the Ergodox; I used my right finger for b, which you can't do if the b key is on the a totally separate part of the keyboard.

I used it as a way of improving my touch typing discipline though, it took about a month to train myself to use the proper finger, I still sometimes reach down and left with my right index finger and hit nothing though .

 

No fair. I want my Dolch!

Mine is going to Jinq-sea, so hopefully ours turns up soon too

 

Margon-Man, did you get my PM?

 

Shameless crosspost:
Picked up my set today. Some (alright I lied, ALOT!) of pics
(As always, click them for the original resolution)


Dolch Base set


Color pack


Set on the Orion


Red backlight


Backlit in the dark


With the color pack


Maximum CYAN!


!!! (Look at it with this song in the back. )


Money shot


What's this?



Cherry Esc parade



SkiData, Color pack + GID relegendables


Comparison of modifier legends on keys. Arrow is the most readable and just the text is hard to read sometimes.
This might be due to the colors or perhaps because one of the molds is more worn.
I believe the molds for text + legend are the most readable and look best in the end.

 

Very nice, what board is that?

I've got a set on the way but I'm still not 100% sure if I'm going to keep it yet...I have plenty of nice vintage Cherry sets (and another one in the post) and could do with making a dent in the old credit card bill before Crimbo...I'll wait and see what it looks like in person I guess.

 

It's a Duck Orion TKL. Assembly courtesy of our local solderswashbuckler Margo.

I'm not sure what I will do with the Dolch either as it was never my favourite colour scheme. But I just wanted in on this opportunity, especially with the color pack. At the very least it's a very classy set so maybe I will put it on a work board in the future.

 

Hi guys, looking a bit of help here pls. I has aVengance K60which I'm happy enough using.

Having eventually read through these posts I thought I'd ask for some advice on maybe changing my l
layout if it's at all possible.What I'd like to do if at all possible is to end up with something like this;

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/900x511q90/745/5h9POF.jpg

This is from LennyRhys post back on page 1083.I realise that the keyset he has used may not be suitable for my keyboard but am hoping that someone can point me in the right direction.If it's not possible to do on my keyboard just tell me to go away & I will return to the shadows from whence i came from

thx in advance wecrookie

 

The K60 is difficult because the bottom row of keys is a funny mix of sizes. The spacebar is very difficult to replace. The easiest route, if you're interested in starting down the road of custom keycap sets, is to replace the board with something from ducky/filco/one of the CM board with a standard layout

 

So your telling me to go away & hide
It's a pity that it's all odd sizes on the bottom row.It's not like I don't enjoy using my keyboard, I was hoping i could bling it up a wee bit
I'm not sure if I could afford to go down the road of multiple keyboards.I've seen what it's done to some peeples here

Any suggestions on keyboards just to keep me dreaming?Oh and be kind to my pocket if you can pls.

thx in advance wecrookie

 

Definitely don't go away and hide, come join the community

You could buy replacement alphas - just the 37 letters - and keep the rest of the keys as you have them. The keycaps you have now are "OEM" profile, so they're quite tall. You can find OEM profile alphas in a number of places, if you're interested in going down that route. Trouble is, the fonts probably wouldn't match, and neither the keys you have now or most OEM replacements will be particularly special in terms of quality.

If you can find a buyer for your K60 and find a used board to replace it with that's in good condition that might be a relatively cheap way to go.

There are a few Coolermaster Quickfire Rapid boards that appear on ebay from time to time, usually sell for less than 50 quid. Ducky and filco are the usual suspects otherwise, unless you want a smaller form factor board such as a V60 mini or a poker II.

 

That's the trouble it's not just the letters i want to change.

Not sure if i'd go smaller i like my keys I like the look of some of those Ducky boards.May be time to start saving pennies....

yours wecrookie

 

wecrookie, now there's a blast from the Dennis forums past

 

I've been loitering

yours wecrookie

 

For those interested there's a clack drawing happening here https://www.elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=special&filter=clackfactory

You have until 2nd November to enter

 

Yeah I noticed this as I woke up.
There is the classic Candy Corn, Drunken Skull and Gumrot caps, as well as:

Night Owl MKII



Bluetrabe



Red Splat



Ragerot

 

yeah I saw the clack sale this morning before I went to work. Loads of unobtainium there

 

Still not a fan of novelty keycaps Definitely some craftsmanship there though, impressive detail.

 

You know sometimes when you say something... and everyone goes quiet?

:/