prints (and switches!) just arrived today

they look solid but no idea if they’ll fit until the PCBs arrive

the case fits, really stoked with how it’s turning out so far

waiting for batteries to arrive and then we start the build

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love the updates. how did u land on this design?

I use a Corne-ish Zen as my daily driver right now, which is a similar layout

For this new build, I wanted to try something with MX switches and a more staggered pinky column. This was the main open source design that I could find that would fit and supported wireless

It didn’t have a nice case option so I decided to try 3d modeling that bit myself and it seems like it’s gonna work!

You can try a layout with less keys on your current board and see if you like it! There’s a learning curve for sure but it’s not bad. I use Miryoku layout

Re: pinky keys, I don’t know yet, that’s a big reason I wanted to build this haha. Will let you know!

interesting. honestly, i'm pretty noob w my only tried split (current) keyboard being ergodox ez. scared to switch and lose all productivity.. biggest pain point prob being having to learn new layers/layout

do u find that details like the staggered pinky col increase ur typing/comfort a meaningful amount? or more a hobbyist thing