Saw someone post their iris a while back. Just finished mine!
Posted Apr 16, 2019, 1:32 AM UTC
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About to build myself but ordered qwerty keys, just switched to Coleman after the order.
So what keycap are those, look amazing!
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They are just DSA sublimated ones from: https://pimpmykeyboard.com/dsa-sublimated-keysets/
It's the ortholinear base set in white (WAN)
Plus some blank ones in various colors: https://pimpmykeyboard.com/dsa-1-space-pack-of-10/
I plan on using the left overs for when I build another one for work :)
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Cool, but you seem to have proper homing deep dish? Did you purchase those as extra? Perhaps I am blind but didn't see a set with them on the linked?
So you like it enough to have at work, man I'm so excited to get to building mine :)
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Oh you're right, I'd forgotten about that, sorry.
I also added 2 extra keys (the existing legend/new size option - but I wonder if I could have got away with the cheaper one) from the dsa sublimated drop-down, and mentioned in the order comments that I'd like N and T deep dish homing keys for colemak in white WAN.
The ortho set came with both regular and deepdish F and J keys, so I was able to use the regular ones and swap in my homing ones.
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What are the thumb keys programmed as?
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It's a complicated setup of layers, keys, and modifiers that I'm still tweaking via qmk.
From left to right, it's something like:
Numpad layer, Coding layer (space on tap), Shift (del on tap), Debugging layer (enter on tap)
Delete, Enter, Arrow layer (space on tap), Mouse layer
It's easier to use than it sounds once you have a bit of practice. My thumbs do a bunch of work so that my fingers don't leave the home row that much.
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Honest question doesn't this make switching to a laptop difficult. I use a JIS keyboard because I can switch back an forth from a laptop easily.
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I can imagine it might make it annoying to switch, because it'd make the laptop feel cramped and uncomfortable. Though you could always just plug it in as an external keyboard, assuming you are using the laptop at a desk somewhere.
For me personally though, I spend most of my time on a desktop so I'm optimizing for that.
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Colemak DHm!
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So sick. How's it feel?
Great now that I'm used to it. I decided a while back to switch all in one go from a normal qwerty keyboard to a colemak split ortho (similar to this one).
That was a hard transition while my typing speed was next to zero.
But now it feels pretty smooth and I no longer have any wrist pains from typing long periods (which was my main goal).
I decided to build a custom board because I saw all the cool looking ones over on r/mechanicalkeyboards
Nice. I hear you on the transition pains. I thought I would be back up to my QWERTY speeds pretty quickly, but it's been a few months and I'm still not quite there.
Have fun with your board.
What was the total cost of the project
It's something like this:
Iris PCB - 17.99 https://keeb.io/collections/frontpage/products/iris-keyboard-split-ergonomic-keyboard?variant=7431310573598
Pro micro * 2 - 15.98 https://keeb.io/products/pro-micro-5v-16mhz-arduino-compatible-atmega32u4
Plates - 27.99 https://keeb.io/products/iris-keyboard-case-plates?variant=7472218210334
Underglow LEDs - 5.88 https://keeb.io/products/rgb-led-strips-sk6812-ws2812b-compatible
DIY usb cable - 11.00 https://zapcables.com/diy-usb-cable-kit/
DIY trrs cable - 9.50 https://zapcables.com/diy-trrs-cable-kit/
Switches - 18 https://novelkeys.xyz/collections/switches/products/novelkeys-x-kailh-speed-heavy-switches?variant=3747975168040
Keycaps - 80 https://pimpmykeyboard.com/dsa-sublimated-keysets/ https://pimpmykeyboard.com/dsa-1-space-pack-of-10/
Extra standoffs for tenting - 8.99 https://smile.amazon.com/300pcs-Standoff-Column-Spacer-Assortment/dp/B07B9X1KY6/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=m2+standoff&qid=1559360180&s=gateway&sprefix=m2+stand&sr=8-5
Heat shrink for standoffs - 6.99 https://smile.amazon.com/Ginsco-580-pcs-Assorted-Sleeving/dp/B01MFA3OFA/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=heat+shrink&qid=1559360279&s=gateway&sr=8-3
So Total: approx 202 + tax + shipping
I already had the soldering equipment, and I'm left over with a bunch of extra things I can use for my next project.
There are certainly cheaper options for most of the items I used, so this isn't the cheapest build you can do by far. Keycaps and the cables were the biggest indulgences.
Oh well, no one ever said mechanical keyboards was a inexpensive hobby! gulp