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doctorclark t1_j99bicm wrote

Reply to comment by adammilikin in 2023 Keyboard Building Guide. by JimmyTheDoor

For me, most of the rewarding part of my 40% has been the ultimate control over what every key does. I agree that 6.9/10 is about the difficulty level of making it my daily, but it is supremely easy to change my keymap in QMK to whatever I need. I have the exact same two keys to do () [] {} <> and / on different layers/Combos, one button that does mid-sentence punctuation , ; : - and one that does end-sentence punctuation .? !

And, yes, the original reason was so I spent less on switches and keycaps LOL

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GibberMusic t1_j99bh0t wrote

Reply to comment by JimmyTheDoor in 2023 Keyboard Building Guide. by JimmyTheDoor

The sound differences between abs and pbt caps are mostly related to the density/mass of the materials. Pbt is a denser material than abs, so in general pbt keycaps are heavier than abs and therefore sound more muted/lower pitched.

Abs is technically a "softer" material than pbt, but the difference is negligible, especially when compared to the impact mass and density have on acoustics. This is probably what causes many of the misconceptions.

Not sure if it would be too heavy for a beginner's guide, but adding a little blurb about keycap thickness couldn't hurt. With many of the budget keycaps beginners tend to buy, thickness tends to matter the most. Cheap abs keycaps tend to be pretty thin (less mass, higher pitched), and cheap pbt caps are sometimes even blends of both pbt and abs

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Wemmsie OP t1_j994x82 wrote

Reply to comment by Chicken_McNublets in Keebio Iris rev7 build! Now to relearn how to type... by Wemmsie

So far a few lessons on Keybr have done wonders. I still stumble with V, X, and Z and of course all the new modifiers and symbols. My typing speed was originally 110 wpm on a good day and I'm at around 90 already. It's surprisingly intuitive and wildly more comfortable on the wrists and hands! I feel like Alices are similar to this, I'd say go for it.

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Wemmsie OP t1_j994aau wrote

Reply to Keebio Iris rev7 build! Now to relearn how to type... by Wemmsie

Layer 2 reminds me of the location of all my brackets and symbols for web dev, arrow keys, and num pad. Not color coded are media controls and F keys. I also set up color-indicated caps lock with tap dance on my shift key. Took a couple days to learn C basics and stumble through QMK docs, but I'm thrilled with the result!! I couldn't have done it without the community. (Edited keeb deets x2)

Git repo for keymap and config edits - I am no pro, use at your own risk

Keycaps: Amazon LTC Lava Caps PBT Pudding - they don't sound great, too clacky, but I can't find any other shine-throughs that I want to stare at all day

Blank keycaps for thumb keys: Amazon YMDK Keys - these actually sound and feel amazing?!

Switches: Gateron Black Inks 2.0 lubed, filmed, modded with 45g springs - I get the occasional accidental key presses, but I'm a light touch typer. These are way better than the stock 70g for me!

Rubber cone feet for minimal tent: Amazon rubber bumpers

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