Hey folks! I’m looking for suggestions for a next keyboard project. I was hoping to leverage your collective expertise so I can make some good choices.

I currently daily drive a compatyl v5 and I’m working on bulding a Scylla. Both hand-wired and 3d-printed at home.

I’d like to 3D print and hand-wire a smaller board. I’d like

  • Compact build (around 40% size. Something like a Corne or a Planck)
  • Thumb-clusters
  • Split
  • At least column-staggered but possibly curved like a Dactyl-style board
  • Possibility of a full wireless build
  • Bonus for easy tenting support

The best I’ve found so far is the Skeletyl but I’d love to review my options

  • rafaelromao@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    +1 for the Rommana. It is my daily driver when working from home. You can find my handwired build log in the referenced page.

    • apfel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      This is so cool! I’ve seen the solderless stuff before, but i still can’t quite believe that it’s so stable :D Have you had any problems with loose contacts?

      • rafaelromao@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Indeed it is cool. I did it as an experiment and it really works, but I had a lot of problems with loose contacts. It is somewhat stable now, but if I move the board too much the problems come back. I have a tweezer in range all the time for quick fixes, and also had to replace the BOX jades and use 5 pin switches.