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Padaf3t OP t1_jbhl06g wrote

Just finish my first keyboard, first solder job and all. Didn't expect the soldering to be somewhat easy. I got some hiccup along the road, but finally everything working just fine. Finishing this was an awesome feeling.

I put some Boba U4 in there, and just love the typing feeling on those

Hope you all likes my purrfect baby like I do

Edit: Its a wired CKBRD (corne) and hotswapable, I just didn't want to show the ugly cable

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taiya21 t1_jbien0u wrote

I have that mug! And another mug that changes with the heat! And the manga! 🤣

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Padaf3t OP t1_jbiy1uj wrote

I got mine as a birthday gift and just love that mug. That is my official tea mug now 😸

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elutfall t1_jbk0rs5 wrote

Welcome to the club! I went from full size to a Corne (and converted to colmak) in a single step. I love it. Look at the miryoku layout if you haven’t settled on one yet. It makes the transition easier.

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Padaf3t OP t1_jbk3le7 wrote

Thanks :)

I'm still looking for a typing layout. I hesitate between dorvak or colemak, both seems good and don't know which one to try first.

For the other layer my keymap are pretty much done. Will only need to do some adjusting when I'm gonna use it.

I will use this baby mostly for programming :D

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Edit: finally go for the colemak one I will try it now :D

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ActuallyALemon t1_jbimj5x wrote

This is awesome! I never had a split keyboard but this is making me curious about them. What keyboard is this?

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Dissentient t1_jbiob93 wrote

>What keyboard is this?

Looks like Corne to me.

Though if you consider getting your first split keyboard, I'd recommend something bigger, like Lily58. It's similar to Corne, but has one more row and one more thumb key on each side.

Coming from normal keyboards, it's hard enough to adjust to lack of row stagger, I don't think it's a good idea to also learn to use 40% at the same time.

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Padaf3t OP t1_jbiye7f wrote

I'm just a masochist and decide to do both and learning how to use a Spit keyboard at the same time 🤣 my other keyboard is a 75% I will need time to adjust myself but I'm ready for this challenge

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Dissentient t1_jbj35tu wrote

It took me around 10 days to get 80 of my 100 WPM back after transitioning from 75% to Lily58, and the first few days were not fun.

That being said, Lily58 was somewhat of a compromise on my part. Ideally I'd get something with more physical keys, but stuff like Moonlander would be over €500 after taxes.

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Padaf3t OP t1_jbj48yd wrote

I see where you come from, for me that was the portability of the corne, the somewhat cheap option (moneywhise) and the availability that was the selling point.

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ep_23 t1_jbm64en wrote

is there anywhere i can get a lily58 prebuilt for me?

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Dissentient t1_jbme7ij wrote

I got mine soldered by kriscables.com. It was not fully built, the build service only includes soldering, so I had to assemble parts, but that was a relatively low-skill endeavor.

There are other vendors that offer similar services, and a bunch of etsy listings that offer pre-soldered lily58's. That being said, this will be relatively expensive, a barebones board (PCB + components + case + microcontrollers + labor) without switches, keycaps and cables will cost you like $200 at the very least.

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Padaf3t OP t1_jbiw2nb wrote

Its a corne, and thanks! I just decide to go for that one cause it was relatively cheap, Available almost at every shop that I look. I knew I want a hotswap one with mx switch. And for my first solder job, that form factor was perfect

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StyledDeveloper3 t1_jbiuzeg wrote

Could you tell more about how did you build it? Really crave to build one myself, and your’s really stands out!

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Padaf3t OP t1_jbixbey wrote

After lurking on the ergo keyboard subreddit for a little while, I decide to look into a split keyboard. The hic was that I never have solder before and my hands are a little shakky. So I watch some youtube video, Search the documentations for split keyboard.

At first I look into lily58 and other bigger keyboard. But finally hop for the corne in 6x3 that was available almost everywhere and has a lot of documentation. I decide to go with hotswap socket for the switch and the microcontroller.

After getting all the piece, I wait 4-5 month before tackling that baby. (That was 2 week ago). I began soldering and didnt know what to expect. At first that seems a considerable challenge, but was in the end not so much difficult to do. (I just mess the microcontroller one, because I didn't know at the time the millmax pins needed to be FORCE into the socket)

After all the soldering I test everything and redo some place until everything working correcty.

For the aesthetics, that was when I saw the purrfect XDA kitty that I know it was the one

Hope that help !!

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elutfall t1_jbk15id wrote

https://preview.redd.it/ysqdfpth8sma1.jpeg?width=3532&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6196796c949540ac33f2613766f2e12689405ec2

This is the one I designed and built after the Corne. Same layout, but custom to my hands.

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elutfall t1_jbk1ayp wrote

And i don’t use the extra pinky row. Got rid of it.

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Padaf3t OP t1_jbk2ncc wrote

Oh, its a nice little one you got there :)

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V-ktr t1_jblyocz wrote

Beautiful board. Where did you source the pieces of the board? Boba U4 silents with a corne sounds perfect and exactly what I'm going to build next, might drop the outer column tho. I currently use a Ferris Sweep and you'd be surprised how annoying hitting those outer keys become once you've found a way to get around it

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Padaf3t OP t1_jbm50d7 wrote

Thanks ☺️

I buy all the piece for the board at littlekeyboards.com.

The boba U4 are just perfect for this build, cause I want it to be somewhat silent and feel great (which I was pleasantly surprise when I (didn't) hear them)

I'm coming from a 75%, its a big step and the 6x3 is just perfect for that. Maybe someday I'll made one with only a 5 column, who knows 😄

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V-ktr t1_jbm8ij5 wrote

Wow that is a big step. best of luck! It's well worth it. You can always try remapping and not use the outer column but no rush on that end. Enjoy the board.

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Padaf3t OP t1_jbm8unv wrote

Thanks a lot 😸

And on top of that, I decide to go colemak DH 😅

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cgkades t1_jbmmj5k wrote

I love the corne boards. I put lubed Milky Yellows in mine and it's soooo smooth. And I just bought a second one that allows me to snap off the last column to make it more like a 30%.

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Dexwasd t1_jc4kn3p wrote

i know, the mug is beautiful

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