Keyboards and Open-Source

Re:Keyboards and Open-Source by foxfluff on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:42AM (#30073026)

I wish it were easy to get custom keycaps. I couldn't find anything that fits my keyboard so I bought a few different sets and mutilated the best candidate with a mini drill. Not very economical, nor does the result look that clean. And, well, effort.

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Re:Keyboards and Open-Source by rgoulter on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @11:16AM (#30073583)

What kindof keyboard do you have such that it doesn't fit keycaps?

Even the niche datcyl manuforms will support cheap keycaps (even if they might not be compatible with high-profile keycaps).

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Re:Keyboards and Open-Source by foxfluff on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @11:20AM (#30073637)

I made my own with 16.5 mm key spacing. And it uses low profile switches and needs very low profile caps due to the way I mounted the top plate. I didn't feel like the usual way of mounting a plate would be rigid enough with my tight spacing; there'd be very little material between the switches. So my plate is on top of the switch body, with circular holes for the stems.

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