Yeah it's an amalgamation of a layout, raised with a big ass enter keyboard, later switched to a standard ansi and always hated that backslash and pipe had a large key? Always bothered me. After a while I got my hands on a wyse 50 keyboard and did a soarer's mod on to make it usb and was happy for awhile until they key combos resulting in other keys finally pushed me to moving on. I don't remember many but ctrl+w+e would send tab, not great when I'm crouch walking and go to open a door.
Would still love to have a space larger than 7, that 9.75 space bar was something else.. Also got me to love control below tab. Though now I don't even want a caps lock key, if I for some reason really want to use it I have key combos, both shifts works fine for me should I need it.
As someone who used to be enamored with huge keyboards I don't get it myself, I tried it because I thought it was neat and next thing I know I'm just stuck here.
By pressing function+2, though in using TD instead of MO I do have to wait 200ms.. I like having F13-F24 on a third layer though.
I want to want new keyboards but I can't move on from this one
Unless something very different comes along I don't think I'll be moving on from this keyboard.
Ryeworks M0110 hotswap keyboard with solenoid, PCB and FR4 plate both with flex cuts, Kailh box pro deep sea whale tactile(what a mouth full), staebies stabilizers and cherry profile double shot pbt keycaps.
The amount of flex, the tactiles with the solenoid, the layout, everything is exactly as I would want. I keep looking and browsing different keyboards, switches, stabilizers and keycaps but I'm just not seeing anything I feel like buying and trying.
I was using one with high profile, dark colored abs keycaps but just wasn't satisfied, tried a light color one with higher contrast caps and it was a huge improvement. I then went to a split left shift and having a function key on that side made it perfect for me.
I guess I solved my desire, which should be a good thing right?
A good couple passes each way and I like to taper from the ear to my forehead and over my neck too.
I started doing it with the pandemic and now I can't bring myself to pay a barber again.
Standard MX and hair?
My circle of friends that use mechanical keyboards isn't that large, though I don't seem to know anyone else with as many issues as I've had with standard style MX.
My introduction to mechanical was some razer board with blues I got from a returns store, don't remember how many times I opened faulty switches to remove one of my hairs from between the contacts. My next board I kept for years and years was a converted wy50 with black switches, same deal. Partial to a 9.75u space bar I used the wy50 caps to handwire my own keyboard and decided to use some tecsee switches so if I mess them up I wouldn't feel like I wasted much and they were the worst yet for hoovering up hair.
No one else that I know seems to ever have had a problem with it and it only got worse after getting a cat.
Early 2022 I tried kailh box switches and haven't had an issue since.
Nope, this kit is just mx style and I haven't seen an alps kit, though, to be fair I couldn't find anything on it being available in black either except for one seller just happened to have it so.. going with a weak maybe into no.
I don't know much about 60%s to say if the board uses standard mounting points or not, if it could support an alps pcb.
Interesting, I don't like how much I like them..
I think I can control myself for now, I just won't check if there are tall caps in that style. 🫠
RyeWorks M0110 black
Got my stuff in the mail today, RyeWorks M0110 black with knock off apes keycaps and kailh box deep sea pro linears.
Now begins the process of adjusting from a 75%, super happy with how it turned out and going from a block of aluminum to a plastic case is a lovely change of pace.
Daily driver post
Been my daily since April of 22, GMMK Pro with kbdfans PGA WOB and Kailh deep sea silent linear switches. Used some 3m mount tape to stick some am4 cooler brackets on the back since they were what I had that would set the board at 15° where I like it.
Got what will hopefully be my new daily in the mail, if I can adjust to hhkb. Some days I still miss having a numpad lol.
It's been long enough ago at this point.. I don't remember. At the time I couldn't change the wheel away from being volume with qmk which might be a complete deal breaker for you. I'm not sure if that's still the case or not though, or if I just misunderstood.
I don't have any tips for lubing other than don't go crazy, lots of good videos out there showing how little you need. I liked C3s because they came with their tuning kit which is foam pad stickers and some teflon iirc. I like my sound muted so the foam was nice, especially like the small pad to put inside the stem.
TheKeyCompany has a nice video that shows the whole kit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPZ1FC4VLeU
I can second that their software is bad. I tried it when I got a gmmk pro in.. 2021? and immediately got rid of it and just did a qmk firmware. Doing qmk was a little intimidating at first but most of the guides on it do a pretty good job and getting firmware from their configurator was easy. I just wish the finish on mine didn't feel like an emery board, though I have gotten used to using it to scrub dead skin off.
On the note of stabilizers, yeah, I didn't like them at all and bought some C3s.
My fluffball
Kouhai came from a litter we found on our street, she was the runt then and she's still only about 2/3 the size of the others.
Politely vocal, pokes at me when I sleep in and loves to flop all over me as I put my shoes on in the mornings.