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ElderEpidemic t1_j1xiq7m wrote

Hey just curious how you liking the keyboard was debating on ordering just worried about the 1u shift key and the face it is completely flat no angle

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JomeyQ OP t1_j1xm6ly wrote

Oh yeah, being flat is a problem, especially with the flat profile XDA keycaps on there. I would never have built it that way for myself, but it's for a 3 year old who's a long way from touch typing.

That's one reason I built mine with actual Legos and used a thicker plate piece on the bottom, so that I could add little feet in the back to prop it up if I want. I'd recommend doing the same. Unfortunately if you buy the bricks from KBDCraft, they use the thin plates for the bottom that you can't add more Legos to.

As for the 1u shift, it hasn't been a problem at all for me. It feels really natural, and I'm looking into doing something similar going forward on my own keyboards. I can't say whether that's the case for everyone, but for me it's where I naturally seem to reach for the shift key. I've had other keyboards with bad changes (the worst being my skyloong gk68x which moved the whole backspace key 1u to the right. What a nightmare), but this one I actually like.

Overall it's a great PCB, especially for the $40 price. Every time I get on that computer to type on it, I'm pleasantly surprised.

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ElderEpidemic t1_j1xqc41 wrote

Awesome thanks for the detail may I ask what bottom plate you used

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JomeyQ OP t1_j1xz3k9 wrote

Just standard lego plates, 2 16x16 stud plates (part 91405) and 1 8x16 stud plate (part 92438). The difference between "plate" and "baseplate" pieces (like the ones in the adam kit) are that "baseplates" are thinner and you can't attach anything to the bottom of them.

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