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Mechanical Keyboards

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I started designing the Qazimodo in February and just got the first aluminum case from the manufacturer a couple days ago. Very happy with how it turned out.

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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 35 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Terrible idea. Great name and execution.

(And I mean that in the kindest possible way.)

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I told my wife you liked the name she came up with and she said “Are you going to give me the credit?”

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I think I did and then she flipped me off. But I might be remembering it wrong.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I literally dont understand keyboard hobbyists, like at this point youre just being different for the sake of being different.

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 41 points 6 months ago (1 children)

When you hit Q, A, and Z at the same time it spits this out

You guys always kill me because it's like you come up with a funny idea for a keyboard meme product and then someone spends actual effort mocking it up or making a CAD model and then someone decides to actually make it and you spend real money on it because nobody had the sense to just say "this is actually stupid" somewhere along the way.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago

that's really useful!

[–] businessfish@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 6 months ago

i need an adult

[–] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How does having those 3 keys on the right help?

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago (2 children)

People kept asking me how I use a keyboard without QAZ so I threw them on there to appease everyone.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So is this a keyboard meant for people who don't believe in numbers?

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago
[–] sillyhatsonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This looks sick you did an amazing job!

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago
[–] The_one_and_only@feddit.nl 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I get that a small keyboard is nice, and that a numpad is not necessary for everyone, but no numbers at all seems quite drastic, and also no Ctrl or alt just looks very unpractical to work on.

[–] Rexios@lemm.ee 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The keys don’t have to be explicitly visible to exist

Wow way to flex that you can type without looking at the keyboard. What next? Show off how you can type with more than your index fingers? Show off.

[–] The_one_and_only@feddit.nl 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How do you do the numbers then? And also copy/paste (CRTL+C CRTL-V)

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)
  • don’t know OP’s keymapping, but on the default QAZ layout:
    • D and K are mod-tap Ctrl (ie. tap for D or K, hold for Ctrl)
    • right space is layer-tap 1 (ie. tap for space, hold for Layer 1)
      • Layer 1 is the numbers and symbols layer (ex. hold right-space, tap Esc for 1, hold right-space, tap G for %)
  • EDIT: and that just covers the hold-taps, if OP adds in full tap-dance or combos or one-shot-mods or custom QMK code, then things can get really funky
[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It takes some getting used to but I’ve been using a 35% for work for almost a year now and I don’t think I can go back.

[–] JustBrian7872@feddit.de 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This looks like you asked AI to make a keyboard 😂

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What if we’re all just AI

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

That would be very Weird.

Incidentally, Jerboa continues to use a sans-serif font.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Ah, the perfect keyboard for a quiz on queztals and caziques.

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I got like 90wpm with this layout one time.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Akko WOB Building Blocks

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Not my bag, (where muh numpad!!!) but looks neat.

[–] gianni@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 months ago
[–] MrGeekman@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is it named after the hunchback?

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

It is. My wife came up with the name and she’s very proud of it.

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Haha so I posted my layout from KLE on a Discord server that Noah is on and he sent me a DM asking if he could use the layout in his video. It worked out perfectly because he posted that video as I was starting to design my PCB and I used his template.

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

his videos have been helpful as hell, I’ve got a PCB at JLC right now because of him

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They’re so good! Basically everything I know about PCB design is because of Noah.

Is yours for a personal project?

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

yep, personal project – half learning how to get away from just using Pro Micros, half just a random challenge – fit a 42 key split ergo into a Minivan case – thus, the tuk-tuk, a 12.75u × 4u size, 42 keys, katana stagger

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Nice! Hope to see some pics when it’s done!

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah... I mean I want to try it out but... is it a joke or is it supposed to be an improvement?

[–] cloffwrangler@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

It started as a joke but then I posted the layout from KLE on the 40% Discord and things got out of hand and the next thing I knew I was reaching out to manufacturers on Alibaba.