Been using this for a while now, had a kinesis advantage 2 but wanted more customisation without paying a premium for the new advantage 360.

There’s no led lighting so the battery lasts forever. Haven’t timed it but reckon I get at least a month out of it coding 8 hours a day

Build details:

3d file: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2666676

switches: lubed Gazzew Boba gum pink silent Linear Bobagum - 5pin 62g spring

controllers: nice!nano powered by some 820mAh batteries

Keycaps: mix of YMDK DSA Profile PBT Blank Keycap Set for Ergo Ergodox and Glorious ABS-Doubleshot

Mouse: Razer Basilisk X Hyperspeed that have had their dodgy switches swapped out for Kailh Red Switch

Bonus pic of my messy wiring:

  • Synapse@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    11 months ago

    Very cool build ! How hard was it to get the tolerance right for the switches to fit snugly ?

    • annoyed-onion@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      11 months ago

      Was a friend that did the 3d printing, and I know next to nothing about it, but we got lucky on the first print. Switches sit in very firm, would probably damage the case if I had to pop any out!

    • Skree@lemmy.world
      1·
      11 months ago

      It can be a pain. That and tuning supports so they don’t fail, or slice you up trying to get them out.

  • U de Recife@literature.cafe
    4·
    11 months ago

    Seeing this gets me all hyped. I wish I had a keyboard like that. I type all day and a more ergonomic keyboard would boost my typing.

    Thanks for sharing, and for making me #envy you!

    • annoyed-onion@lemmy.worldOP
      4·
      11 months ago

      Wouldn’t say that it particularly boosts speed. I had a fairly big speed drop while learning to adapt.

      Everyone’s different but it took a month of using it all day as well as doing typing exercises to get up to 70wpm.

      I did the switch to an ergo keyboard because I was having shoulder and wrist pain and it seems to have helped rather than cured.

    • annoyed-onion@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      11 months ago

      Thanks! Was fun, for the most part…

      Learned a lot but had some wiring issues that were a pain to track down and sort out.

    • annoyed-onion@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      11 months ago

      Is quite portable, more so than the Kinesis advantage I was using.

      I’ve got a laptop rucksack and its fine to dump it in there. Haven’t had any issues with it.

      One day I’ll get round to modding in an on/off switch to disconnect the battery but today is not that day.

      For a size guide, this is how it stacks up against a corne which was my travel board (mouse for scale):

      • richard_wagner@lemmy.world
        2·
        11 months ago

        Thanks so much for the picture.

        I was thinking of getting a wireless Corne or a Ferris sweep as a travel board. How do you like the dactyl in comparison?

    • annoyed-onion@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      11 months ago

      Thought I’d miss the wrist rests but I don’t. The concavity and thumb clusters feel very similar.

      The main benefit for me is having more flexible key mapping and also having layers. Also it’s a lot more portable when going into the office.