HHKB JP x 9009 x Bigger spacebar
Posted Jan 5, 2019, 2:55 AM UTC
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The question is why? I have three of these keyboards, one at home, one at work and one backup. With a custom controller you can use the extra keys as thumb keys for swapping layers and such. The small space bar has never bothered me. And to be honest now when I type on any board that has a full size space bar I just think to myself what a wast of space.
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Hands are big and the small spacebar is awkward for me
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Are those angled key caps? I've been off reddit for a while and have never seen those before
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they are flipped
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Wow of course, I'm an idiot, it's 7 am and I haven't slept yet, excuse me.
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You're not an idiot, just a tired redditor. :) get some sleep lol
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Such an interesting layout! How did you mount a larger spacebar on the JP version?
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Swapped to mx stems and bought a 4.5u spacebar
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I wonder if any mx stems can be used?
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Do you have a guide for this? u/engagedynamo expressed interest in this mod earlier today.
thank you
there's one on youtube, try searching "hhkb jp spacebar mod"
u/engagedynamo
that ones only for nissho spacebars, I know how to get all the stuff and do it, I just wasn't sure about the spacing with the removed keys and the two stabilizers on the side of the 4.5u spacebar
It's 3 screws for the case, and then about 20 screws for the motherboard to the frame.
After that, you just pop out the stems and replace with MX ones that are readily available anywhere. Much simpler than you think :)
I think he was talking about the larger spacebar
Oh... But I just stem swapped and bought a 4.5u spacebar...