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the_one_true_big_boi t1_iu3c8sp wrote

Reply to comment by purple_rw in Any 122% fans out there? 🤣 by VioletAxle

Ah man I was hoping you had a different one, I was gonna get the BFO9000 but for some reason shipping to me from Keeb.io is stupid expensive, the keyboard came to ~$600 NZD altogether, which is more than I was willing to spend. I've settled for a Runner 3680, which is smaller but still bigger than my lumberjack, which is the main thing

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purple_rw t1_iu3e61m wrote

PCB+switch plate+bottom plate is only US$42 total, which is about $72 NZD. Shipping+tax etc costs $500?! That’s a lot!! You may want to search for some open source 6-row ortho keyboard and order the PCB/plates yourself. Could be cheaper, esp if you can sell the extras. I found one: https://github.com/Kyrremann/index-tab 2x6x13 = 156 keys!

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the_one_true_big_boi t1_iu3eemn wrote

Oh oops, I meant including switches and caps. The keycaps were probably the most expensive part, it is not easy to find compatible keycaps sets for an ortho board that big

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purple_rw t1_iu3fe8l wrote

There is virtually no sculpted keycap set for 6-row ortho. Usually you’d need to get at least both the base kit for 100% and the ortho kit. For me, I need to get the Colevrak kit too. Even for a 5x15, I want PgUp, PgDn, etc, and many times they only come with the base/full kit. 😓

One option is to go for Signature Plastic’s DSA set. Kitting is more flexible, but it’s a uniform profile.

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