I've been considering building my own ErgoDox for quite a while. I enjoy the idea of being in control of switch selection, firmware, and general appearance. Not to mention the satisfaction of having assembled something which I use so much daily.
At the moment I'm using a generic 105 key Cherry MX Blue keyboard. Does anyone have experience with the ErgoDox, or have tips for someone looking at building their own?
I’m just amazed people make their own keyboards. This hasn’t sunk in yet. I’ll have to look into this. There’s an old electronic typewriter I have somewhere that could be adapted. Maybe some sort of USB thing?
Or just recreate a click keyboard with something like the cherry keys. Possibilities abound.
I've been using an ErgoDox for 4 or 5 years & absolutely love it.
I went with a mix of switchs (the keys my pinky hit take less force than the other keys) and it's really nice.
It took me a day or 2 to get to typing most things without errors, took a couple weeks to get back up to speed (I type much faster now, though I imaging switching to any unlabeled keyboard would have done that).
It does take patience to build, or you can get pre-made ones like the ergodox-ez or from falbatech. I went from almost 0 experience soldering to making the ergodox, the guide on massdrop was very thorough, also watched a few youtube examples.
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Or just recreate a click keyboard with something like the cherry keys. Possibilities abound.
I went with a mix of switchs (the keys my pinky hit take less force than the other keys) and it's really nice.
It took me a day or 2 to get to typing most things without errors, took a couple weeks to get back up to speed (I type much faster now, though I imaging switching to any unlabeled keyboard would have done that).
It does take patience to build, or you can get pre-made ones like the ergodox-ez or from falbatech. I went from almost 0 experience soldering to making the ergodox, the guide on massdrop was very thorough, also watched a few youtube examples.