Mechanical Keyboards

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Happy 40s Day! (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by wjrii@lemmy.world to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

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Not observant myself, but best wishes to those of the faith. My first ever hand-wired keyboard was a Planck with an extra column.

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[–] oceane@jlai.lu 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've bought the elvish keycaps myself and I find your Planck so damn elegant. Where did you buy it?

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks! My keycaps there are just Matcha clones from Ali Express, and I made the board myself from my 3D printer and a board of maple hard-wood that I had around.

I wired the switches to the Rasperry Pi Pico by hand. It is a little bit tall for a Planck, maybe 35mm with full-height keycaps, and to be honest I found I just prefer more keys and a regular column stagger, but I am fairly pleased at how the extra three keys make the layout easier for an "ortho noob".