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My daily driver - hand wired dactyl (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by annoyed_onion to c/ergomechkeyboards
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Been using this for a while now, had a kinesis advantage 2 but wanted more customisation without paying a premium for the new advantage 360.

There's no led lighting so the battery lasts forever. Haven't timed it but reckon I get at least a month out of it coding 8 hours a day

Build details:

3d file: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2666676

switches: lubed Gazzew Boba gum pink silent Linear Bobagum - 5pin 62g spring

controllers: nice!nano powered by some 820mAh batteries

Keycaps: mix of YMDK DSA Profile PBT Blank Keycap Set for Ergo Ergodox and Glorious ABS-Doubleshot

Mouse: Razer Basilisk X Hyperspeed that have had their dodgy switches swapped out for Kailh Red Switch

Bonus pic of my messy wiring:

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[–] synapse1278 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Very cool build ! How hard was it to get the tolerance right for the switches to fit snugly ?

[–] annoyed_onion 2 points 11 months ago

Was a friend that did the 3d printing, and I know next to nothing about it, but we got lucky on the first print. Switches sit in very firm, would probably damage the case if I had to pop any out!

[–] Skree 1 points 10 months ago

It can be a pain. That and tuning supports so they don't fail, or slice you up trying to get them out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Seeing this gets me all hyped. I wish I had a keyboard like that. I type all day and a more ergonomic keyboard would boost my typing.

Thanks for sharing, and for making me #envy you!

[–] annoyed_onion 4 points 11 months ago

Wouldn't say that it particularly boosts speed. I had a fairly big speed drop while learning to adapt.

Everyone's different but it took a month of using it all day as well as doing typing exercises to get up to 70wpm.

I did the switch to an ergo keyboard because I was having shoulder and wrist pain and it seems to have helped rather than cured.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's beautiful

[–] annoyed_onion 3 points 11 months ago

Cheers, was my first hand wired build. Nothing like diving into the deep end!

[–] MickiusMousius 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is awesome.

That shot of the insides really sells it, looks like you really had some fun making it 😊

[–] annoyed_onion 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks! Was fun, for the most part...

Learned a lot but had some wiring issues that were a pain to track down and sort out.

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

Looks great. I’m sure it’s super comfy. Do you ever travel with it or is that not super feasible?

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

Is quite portable, more so than the Kinesis advantage I was using.

I've got a laptop rucksack and its fine to dump it in there. Haven't had any issues with it.

One day I'll get round to modding in an on/off switch to disconnect the battery but today is not that day.

For a size guide, this is how it stacks up against a corne which was my travel board (mouse for scale):

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

Thanks so much for the picture.

I was thinking of getting a wireless Corne or a Ferris sweep as a travel board. How do you like the dactyl in comparison?

[–] annoyed_onion 1 points 11 months ago

They're both good but I've gotta say, I'll not go back to a flat keyboard anytime soon.

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

How do you like the dactyl compared to the Kinesis?

[–] annoyed_onion 2 points 11 months ago

Thought I'd miss the wrist rests but I don't. The concavity and thumb clusters feel very similar.

The main benefit for me is having more flexible key mapping and also having layers. Also it's a lot more portable when going into the office.