Submitted by cransly t3_118b57t in MechanicalKeyboards
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It took over 2 years for my first groupbuy to be delivered (GMK Stealth), but my they look great in my office on my NeoKeys Palette Carbon G67 with Alpaca Silent Linears to appease my office mate. Flight Data Recorder included for scale!
I guess technically I am an engineering professor, but I do have a separate numpad in the office. I built this as a 65% to make it more portable so I can take it to my lectures.
I tried using a tkl for the longest time... I just kept coming back to wanting a full numpad/ thinking how much it was slowing me down not having one. I hope you are able to stick with the 65 and dont experience the same regret I did!
... Sorry if my previous post came across poorly
It didnt come across poorly at all, no worries. I was trying to make fun of myself, but intent doesnt always transmit in written text. I totally get the need for a numpad, as I have a stand alone numpad that I use, but I actually prefer it placed on the left so that I can have my mouse closer to my body and actually use my mouse (right hand) and numpad (left hand) simultanously. It took some time to train myself to be competent using a numpad left handed, but once I did, it was a game-changer. I am actually thinking my next project might be a southpaw full size keyboard to have this workflow in a single keyboard.
May I recommend the wind X (my first pick at the time but couldn't find one) or the monokei Hidari (what I ended up with instead)
>wind X
I have had my eye on the wind X and may yet decide to pull the trigger on ordering one.
I use a split Helix with the number pad as a hold layer button on my left side. It took some getting used to, and to be fair I still make errors. But I do like the compact size, and ergonomics of the split format.
Although, I would certainly not be opposed to using a separate number pad. Mainly for the fun of building it though.
Brother, go for a separate numpad and put it on the left. Being able to quickly input data AND move your mouse simultaneously is a game changer.
Put a Numpad layer under QWE/ASD/ZXC--problem solved!
I have it set up this way: R/F for minus/plus, V for Numpad ENTER, LALT for Zero, 1/2/3 for NumLk/divide/multiply.
This way you can just bring the keyboard and never be without a Numpad.
Jesus I've been waiting 26 months for this set...Project Keyboard says it is still "In Production" LMAO.
Hopefully yours will come soon!
Doesn't look over-engineered enough.
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As a fellow AE, I love it! At first glance, the gray made me think of something like an F-35, nice build!
Silent alpaca linears are so nice. My only complaint is the stems are kinda small? And keycaps will randomly fall off while gaming 🤷♂️
You should look up Keybored on YouTube. He’s an aerospace engineer that modifies keyboards for specific sound profiles without compromising typing performance
Nice! Will check it out.
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Aero gang 🤙
Btw, ID on the deskmat? Been looking for something subtle for the office
It's actually one of the deskmats from the GMK Stealth group buy. The HUD version.
ballistic1350 t1_j9g200w wrote
Engineer... with no numpad? Sounds fishy lol... Looks good though!