ErgoMechKeyboards

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Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards

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Keep it ergo

Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)

i.e. no regular non-split¹ row-stagger and no non-split¹ ortholinear²

¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid

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No excessive posting/"shilling" for commercial purposes. Vendors are permitted to promote their products/services but keep it to a minimum and use the [vendor] flair. Posts that appear to be marketing without being transparent about it will be removed.

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This subreddit is not a marketplace, please post on r/mechmarket or other relevant marketplace.

Some useful links

EMK wiki
Split keyboard compare tool
Compare keycap profiles Looking for another set of keycaps - check this site to compare the different keycap profiles https://www.keycaps.info/
Keymap database A database with all kinds of keymap layouts - some of them fits ergo keyboards - get inspired https://keymapdb.com/

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Can i use the black tape (electrical tape) to prevent the short of circuit board? (self.ergomechkeyboards)

submitted 11 months ago by dactylmanuform to c/ergomechkeyboards

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I have read about some guides and in the progress doing the dactyl manuform, and I have seen that many people used some tape called "kapton tape" or used some shells pulled out from the wire to seperate the columns and rows of the matrix.

I want to know that is it safe to use the electrical tape for this purpose because I have read some comments said that the electrical tape will melt and cause everything around it sticky.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If toy have some old silicone around, e.g. used for grouting tiles then don't use it!

I learned the hard way that it has an expiration date and doesn't harden after...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@humanplayer2 @dactylmanuform "Doesn't harden" undersells it. IT STICKS TO EVERYTHING AND WILL CONTAMINATE YOUR LIFE!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Haha, so true! Cleaning it off my cardboard prototype, where I'd also used it for cable management... wasn't fun.