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I'm on year 5 or 6 with a self built ErgoDox. it's really tough to imagine going back to anything else full time. I ended up building another to keep at home.
by jdc0589 7y ago
I'm on year 5 or 6 with a self built ErgoDox. it's really tough to imagine going back to anything else full time. I ended up building another to keep at home.
Not sure how much it's changed, but I was able to build both of mine <= $200 each.
- bluehatbrit 7y agoDo you have any links to the boards or instructions you used for this? If I'm going to try building a keyboard (which I want to do) it may as well be more ergonomic than my curent one.
- StavrosK 7y agoHow do you build one? I'm handy with a soldering iron (and even designing my own PCBs), but I'd still want to not spend more time on it than I have to (e.g. if there is firmware I can just use).
- rhinoceraptor 7y agoThe QMK firmware is pretty simple to get up and running. The wiring is pretty simple too, you have your rows and columns, and then connect each to an input on the microcontroller, and then configure your row/column/key layout in QMK.
- StavrosK 7y agoThat sounds pretty simple, thanks!
- jdc0589 7y agoPCBs used to only be $20 or $30 with the tiny surface mount stuff soldered on already. totally worth it if you an get them.
- StavrosK 7y agoIt's pretty perplexing, I'm seeing just the PCB go for $50, when you can get that PCB fabbed for $10 from the design. It appears like everyone just marks stuff up at every step, an ergodox-ez costs $300 but around $100 if you assemble it yourself. I guess it's a niche item.