Mechanical Keyboards

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Monokei Neko (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by smutsmutsmut to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm spoiled by column staggered splits, so it'd probably be a meh typing experience for me, but lordy does it look awesome.

What can you tell us about the switches and caps?

[–] smutsmutsmut 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Yea staggered splits are awesome, I'm currently designing my own PCB for a split staggered with less keys than the typical sofle et all. Similar to what Ben Vallack has built.

Nothing fancy:

copper plate
akko jelly black (lubed)
akko stabs (lubed)
WoB SAL profile

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

SAL is new to me - SA-ish, but not as high? (That's the impression I get from your picture).

And yes, still not 100% done with the layout of my Lily (are you ever), but certainly very glad I built it. Not sure I'm I'm ever ready for Vallack levels of key reduction, though...

[–] smutsmutsmut 1 points 1 year ago

Yea and r1-r4 are same angle/height as well (That's why the bs and esc are different profiles as they are r5. I really want something similar to MT3 WoBs but there isn't a set rn for double space bars, short enter and 1u backspace.

Yea Vallack is quite extreme. But I do like the concept, I'll see where I'll end up.