Ergodox G20 Keycaps for Steno

clickclack123

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Aug 15, 2016, 8:26:31 PM8/15/16

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Just thought I'd post to the group about possibly good keycaps that I came across for steno on the Ergodox.

http://pimpmykeyboard.com/g20-blank-keycap-sets/

They're flat, low profile, and have a larger keytop than DSA keycaps, so probably pretty good for steno. Also one of the only sets available as an Ergodox set.

Someone get them and write a review so I don't have to buy them please!

Ted Morin

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Aug 15, 2016, 8:44:13 PM8/15/16

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Charley and I both use/d them. Benoit Pierre, too, I think. They are actually slightly tilted. I can take some glamor shots tomorrow as my coworker has borrowed my 'Dox.

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clickclack123

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Aug 15, 2016, 8:51:00 PM8/15/16

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Nice, I'd love to see some good pics of them on an Ergodox.

Are you happy with them for steno? What about normal typing?

If they're tilted, maybe you could flip one row to make them line up better for needing to press two keys above each other at once for steno? That's what I've done before, and it's worked quite well.

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Charles Shattuck

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Aug 15, 2016, 8:55:13 PM8/15/16

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This is the stenomod prototype I sent to Mirabai to try out. It has the G20 keycaps.

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Charles Shattuck

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Aug 15, 2016, 8:56:43 PM8/15/16

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Yes, they're a little slanted, but they feel really good!

Charles Shattuck

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Aug 15, 2016, 8:59:00 PM8/15/16

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Oh yeah, I did flip the top row, to get them closer to the bottom row. And the thumb keys are sideways and facing each other.

clickclack123

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Aug 15, 2016, 9:06:27 PM8/15/16

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Wow! Cool board too. I've never seen that one. What are your plans for the stenomod?

People are coming up with cool custom boards nowadays...

Charles Shattuck

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Aug 15, 2016, 9:17:51 PM8/15/16

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I'm planning to offer them for sale in the near future. I'm working on getting parts together to assemble an inventory and figure out things like shipping and collecting money. I'm hoping the board run I'm waiting on right now will be the final one.

Gabriel Holmes

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Aug 16, 2016, 9:56:49 PM8/16/16

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I really wish we could make customized Ergodox and Planck keytops our top priority.

Ted Morin

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Aug 17, 2016, 8:43:12 AM8/17/16

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You can make it your top priority. I don't think anyone in the community is in the business of keycap manufacturing, and it's quite tricky for those Cherry stems to DIY.

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Krakob .

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Aug 17, 2016, 9:33:20 AM8/17/16

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You could look into printing them. /r/mechanicalkeyboards' wiki has a bit of resources on the subject: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/wiki/3dprinting#wiki_keys

Ted Morin

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Aug 17, 2016, 10:01:05 AM8/17/16

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That's a great resource, there are many starting points for key caps. And if you want a perfect square and don't know how to design it, you could commission the work on Fiverr as it's probably trivially easy for someone to do if they know how.

Ted Morin

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Aug 22, 2016, 5:14:07 PM8/22/16

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I made an album of my ErgoDox with my chosen layout for steno http://imgur.com/a/mSuPl I also have the top row facing down to keep the keys closer together.

Gabriel, my girlfriend seems to be really interested in making custom key caps with resin and molds, if she gets to it I will definitely try making cherry compatible key caps. No guarantees though!

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Gabriel Holmes

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Aug 23, 2016, 4:46:27 AM8/23/16

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I think she's a keeper!

On Monday, August 22, 2016 at 5:14:07 PM UTC-4, Ted Morin wrote:

I made an album of my ErgoDox with my chosen layout for steno http://imgur.com/a/mSuPl I also have the top row facing down to keep the keys closer together.

Gabriel, my girlfriend seems to be really interested in making custom key caps with resin and molds, if she gets to it I will definitely try making cherry compatible key caps. No guarantees though!

On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 10:01:05 AM UTC-4, Ted Morin wrote:

That's a great resource, there are many starting points for key caps. And if you want a perfect square and don't know how to design it, you could commission the work on Fiverr as it's probably trivially easy for someone to do if they know how.

On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 9:33 AM, Krakob . <kra...@gmail.com> wrote:

You could look into printing them. /r/mechanicalkeyboards' wiki has a bit of resources on the subject: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/wiki/3dprinting#wiki_keys

On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 2:43 PM, Ted Morin <mori...@gmail.com> wrote:

You can make it your top priority. I don't think anyone in the community is in the business of keycap manufacturing, and it's quite tricky for those Cherry stems to DIY.

On Aug 16, 2016 9:56 PM, "Gabriel Holmes" <holm...@gmail.com> wrote:

I really wish we could make customized Ergodox and Planck keytops our top priority.

On Monday, August 15, 2016 at 8:26:31 PM UTC-4, clickclack123 wrote:
Just thought I'd post to the group about possibly good keycaps that I came across for steno on the Ergodox.

http://pimpmykeyboard.com/g20-blank-keycap-sets/

They're flat, low profile, and have a larger keytop than DSA keycaps, so probably pretty good for steno. Also one of the only sets available as an Ergodox set.

Someone get them and write a review so I don't have to buy them please!

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