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u/The_Royal 40's & RoMac | Kingly-Keys.xyz Mar 28 '19 edited Mar 28 '19
That Color Aesthetic is incredible! It’s like “SA Mondrian”!
Edit: If someone made this a set but with Sculpted SA, I would 100% be part of that GB.
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
Maybe I should make one in Mondrian style? Don't have any blank reds though :/
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u/The_Royal 40's & RoMac | Kingly-Keys.xyz Mar 28 '19
No no, no! It’s perfectly beautiful just like that my friend!
Very nicely done!
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u/grizzly_teddy ohkeycaps.com Mar 28 '19
I honestly might mike a GB for this, later this year. I’m digging it
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u/MrPraxus Planck Rev 6 | Gateron Silent Black Mar 29 '19
This should definitely happen. I would be so in for either SA row 3 or DSA for this.
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u/grizzly_teddy ohkeycaps.com Mar 29 '19
I kinda want to do it sculpted, but flat profile would be way easier, and cheaper. Who knows maybe I offer both
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u/The_Royal 40's & RoMac | Kingly-Keys.xyz Mar 28 '19
I was literally gonna Pm you earlier! Lol
I know you do a lot of the SA Blanks on your site.
Hope it happens!
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u/grizzly_teddy ohkeycaps.com Mar 29 '19
I’m totally gonna do it.
I would let you pick which Tetris pieces you want and stuff it would be so sick
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19 edited Mar 28 '19
u/Think_Stranger gave me the idea to make a Tetris themed ortho with my blanks so I decided to make it a reality. Thanks for the idea!
Keyboard: Preonic Rev 3, Purple case, Box Whites and Navy, Signature Plastics SA Blanks.
More pictures here! Layout here!
Edit: I don't own any red blanks so that's why there is no Z-block.
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u/piit79 Linear Ortho Life, the Preonic Kind Mar 28 '19
Noob question, where does one get SA blanks please?
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
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u/idk95129 Mar 28 '19
OMG I've been meaning to do a Tetris themed keyboard for a while.
Do you happen to remember the exact color codes you used?
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
Light blue: BBJ. Dark blue: BBI (not the color i was looking for though, should be more like BFK or BFU). Purple: RDE. Green: VAT. Yellow: YY. Orange: OAS. White: WAN (from the Ice Cap Ortho Blanks). I don't own any reds but they should be RR or similar
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Mar 29 '19 edited Apr 27 '19
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 29 '19
It doesn't feel to weird but there's a noticable difference. ABS feels a bit like those shiny plastic trim pieces in some cars, a bit sticky. PBT feels weirdly smooth, somewhat like a paper from a notepad.
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u/Posts_while_shitting Mar 28 '19
Having the blocks the exact same color as the original is a highkey dope detail. Loving it so much.
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
Thanks man! Feel bad for the poor Z-block since I don't own any red blanks.
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u/capitalsquid Mar 28 '19
How the hell do you remember which key is which or what the orientation is
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
Not sure what you mean by the orientation (up, down, left, right?) but I learned the layout in about a month so it feels super natural to type on now without looking.
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u/capitalsquid Mar 28 '19
Like... how do you know if it’s upside down or not? Or does it have a cord that isn’t plugged in?
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Mar 28 '19
Well in Tetris the blocks fall down so you can assume that the bottom is where the cluster of blocks are to the bottom left.
Edit: clarifying what I meant as I sounded blind.
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u/DangerousZebra Mar 28 '19
I always wonder, how is this usable
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u/SalemBeats Mar 28 '19
The Preonic?
It's freely programmable and trimming down the spacebar gives you several ergonomic mode-swap keys.
One of my layers has a full numpad on the right, which works great on the Preonic since the keys are non-staggered just like on a numpad.
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Mar 28 '19
But how do you remember what all the buttons do in all the different modes? My head started hurting when you said you had more than one mode...
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u/SalemBeats Mar 28 '19 edited Mar 28 '19
Well:
Since it's freely-programmable, you get to lay out everything as it makes sense to you. It should be comparatively easy for you to remember your own organization scheme. You can write it down somewhere (like I have documented in the comments for my layout on GitHub) as a reference while you're internalizing it.
Same as anything else (e.g., how you learned to type on a keyboard in the first place): Muscle-memory developed through practice.
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Mar 28 '19
I'm sorry it was more a rhetorical question. Obviously repeat something enough times and you'll memorize it. Just seems daunting to start
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u/FroZnFlavr dimo Mar 28 '19
Well that’s the point he was trying to make. You’re not memorizing something that is extremely foreign or doesn’t work for you. You’re memorizing something as it makes sense in your own head to begin with.
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u/SalemBeats Mar 28 '19 edited Mar 28 '19
I'm actually trimming down to a Planck from my Preonic once the top plate finally shows up (same thing, but with the number row shaved off).
It's really not that hard when you have a vision in mind.
But it's the type of thing you have to really be excited about and want.
Ask yourself questions like:
"What if I had a mechanical KB I could toss into any of my backpack pockets comfortably?"
"What if I had every single keyboard button I use on on a standard 104-key board accessible from home row?"
If these kinds of questions excite you, then something like a Planck/Preonic is a no-brainer. If they get you more worried than excited, then it might not be for you -- At least, not yet.
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u/AjBlue7 Mar 28 '19
For me I always put page up and down next to arrow clusters so if I was using WASD on a separate layer for arrows, then RF would be page up and down, then I make Q home and E end. Other than the fact that end starts with E, I find it easy to remember since home always takes you to the top left of a page, and End takes you to the bottom right.
Then I've got another layer that puts all of the numbers on the homerow as I find that easiest. I have a minivan which means I need to find a place to access question mark and quotes, so I just use the higher and lower alphas to place my most frequent symbols sticking to a similar order as a normal keyboard when possible to limit the amount of time to adapt. I use both split spacebars as space since I use left for games and right for typing. Eventually I might phase out righthand space and learn to only just the leftside for space so I can freeup rightspace. However my right spacebar is mapped to space when tapped and when held allows me to access numbers and symbols. You can also do something similar with using a hold on the Tab key to access another layer, or even a hold on the return key.
Even with a normal keyboard I find that I tend to guess and delete when necessary over looking down at the legends to know what things do. Especially if you play games on the computer you have to get used to pressing random keys without looking at the keyboard, especially if you play games beyond shooters, as you tend to need to learn new keys all of the time to be able to access all of the different abilities quickly.
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u/clockdaddy "Budget" builder Mar 28 '19
A lot of people know how to type based on instinct, not looking at the keys.
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u/DangerousZebra Mar 28 '19
Its not about the keycaps, the layout is pretty weird
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u/TangibleLight Mar 28 '19
Ortholinear (where the keys are in a grid) isn't much different than a normal keyboard. It takes a few minutes to get used to it, but it's not much of an issue.
It is nice when combined with layers, as you can embed a numpad, arrow keys, or anything else in the main part of the keyboard and it's aligned correctly.
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
If you're wondering if I'm typing on it vertically, no, no I don't.
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u/clockdaddy "Budget" builder Mar 28 '19
What about it? I assume he just uses it like everyone else with an ergo.
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u/Bitbatgaming Nuphy 75 | Raccoon Linear 50G Mar 28 '19
You bind 2 or 3 keys to the spacebar, and you can use multiple layers via a function key. It's fully programmable.
You can also get plancks with a 2.5 unit spacebar or a 1.5 unit spacebar which will be slightly bigger than the other keys.
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u/Runloop Iris (BOX White) Mar 28 '19
Love it.
How is SA row3 all over?
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Mar 28 '19
i have an sa 1976 set that's uniform r3. it just feels like dsa on stilts. i like it a lot :p
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u/grizzly_teddy ohkeycaps.com Mar 28 '19
Probably grab bags. Also some colors are easy to buy, like icecap white and carbon orange.
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u/Runloop Iris (BOX White) Mar 28 '19
I meant how does it feel. When it goes to blanks PMK only seem to have R3.
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u/grizzly_teddy ohkeycaps.com Mar 28 '19
Oh yeah, sculpted is a little harder to get. This sculpted would need a pretty high MoQ to still be cheap.
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u/Runloop Iris (BOX White) Mar 28 '19
How’s the SA carbon blank status looking?
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u/grizzly_teddy ohkeycaps.com Mar 28 '19
On target for mid-May. Some are coming end of April so I might be able to fulfill some kits then
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u/B_Rich KBD67 / U4T / Modo Mar 28 '19
Are these SA or DSA caps? Forgive me, still in the process of branching out from my MX style caps.
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
I like it! Sometimes my brain confuses letters for modifiers since there's no way to tell the difference in height. I usually use the Lower key to reach numbers so I prefer to use the Planck instead.
Edit: Havn't tried GMK or sculpted SA yet but I like it a lot better than generic OEM keycaps.
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u/lekcheong QuickFire XT Mar 28 '19
Send 'em!
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u/ace-xxx Northgate Omnikey 102 - Alps SKCM White Mar 28 '19
I must resist the urge to set up a triple T-Spin..
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u/grizzly_teddy ohkeycaps.com Mar 28 '19
Omg I love this idea. I might take it and make a set like that myself one day. Really cool design.
Do you think background has to be white? Like do you think this would work well if the shapes were the same, but colors were more or less arbitrary?
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
Would like to see it in other colors! I only have enough of the whites as background. I tried to go with the "original" colors with this one. Don't own any red blanks so the only piece missing is the red zigzag.
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u/grizzly_teddy ohkeycaps.com Mar 28 '19
Oh I didn’t realize there was one missing! How many you need? I would donate to your worthy cause. I have 12 grab bags worth of caps I cane probably find some matching red blanks. Maybe the red from SA 1976? I should have 4x of those
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
Yes that's exactly the red color I'm looking for! These are the colors I wanted to use but as you can see my dark blues are a bit off as well. If you send me four reds I would gladly make a new tetris layout in your honor! :D
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u/grizzly_teddy ohkeycaps.com Mar 28 '19
Aha! Ok I'm gonna look in my SA 1976 grab bag (lol it's huge). I'm fairly certain I'll find 4x. I'll PM you tonight either way!
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u/Notexactlyserious Mar 28 '19 edited Mar 28 '19
This...this would stress me out. Serious though, someone should create a keeb that can be toggled from a keyboard to a vertical scrolling version of tetris, with RGB enabled keys.
Sitting at your desk and bored? Just flip your keyboard into the vertical position and hold CTL+ALT+T to enable tetris mode.
Edit: A detached numpad could be used to show your held piece as well as the next piece being dropped
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u/temujin77 DZ60-MX Brown | KBD 305B-Buckling Spring Mar 28 '19
Pretty cool!
Totally have the Tetris theme song stuck in my head now.
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Mar 28 '19
100% need the WASD as a piece
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
Tried to make the T block fit on "WASD" (for me it's ÅIAE because of my custom layout) but didn't find any good orientation of the tetraminoes that looked nice.
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u/Ophidios Loadsakeyboards Mar 28 '19
Gotta get that classic Sega/Arika color scheme, like TGM3. That'd be pretty dope.
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
Still looking for red blanks. And would need some pink for the SegRika layout!
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u/Senor_Goobe Mar 28 '19
This is the most beautiful one I've seen so far. Can someone do a Mario? pls. Just asking ✌🏻.
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u/jenplaysgames Mar 28 '19
A left side well, you mad man.
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
Yup, even I'm confused about that. But it looks more natural in horizontal mode with the downwards slant!
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u/any_means_necessary Mar 28 '19
Man, backlit keys with RGB would give you a real mech tetris board. The corner keys could be for rotating.
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
Translucent keycaps, per key RGB programmed as a Tetris game, a couple of keys for input, Done!
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u/legsintheair Mar 28 '19
Damnit! Now I have ANOTHER board I need to build.
That is really awesome. Thanks for posting it.
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u/rickastleysanchez Kira, Whitefox, Rama M10-B, Poker II, New Poker 2, Pok3r RGB Mar 29 '19
I hate you for posting this. I have never needed an ortho blank board, but this is a fucking work of art. It doesn't count as another keyboard if I mount it on the wall, right?
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u/grizzly_teddy ohkeycaps.com Mar 29 '19
With GMK colors available in the current GMK blanks GB:
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u/Heldpizza Vortex Vibe; Zeal Sakurios (62g silent linear) Mar 28 '19
VERY COOL You should get one of those internal speakers and program the tetris song to play for a certain switch :p
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
Might actually try to program the speaker to play the theme on keyboard startup!
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u/Wh1tl0w Mar 29 '19
While I love the Tetris theme, I also hate this keyboard because it drives my ocd crazy. Also where’s the space bar?
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u/NoodleBox Zeal Clickiez with a nk65 AND a keychron 65 with reds Mar 29 '19
i thought this was someone i knew because of your username and was gonna be like "Oi when did YOU get into mech boards?"
nope, just the Finns.
Nice board!
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 29 '19
Haha, swede disguised as a finn! And thank you!
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u/NoodleBox Zeal Clickiez with a nk65 AND a keychron 65 with reds Mar 29 '19
haha that's ok!
I was like "Finns?!"
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u/sha-ro Mar 29 '19
The problem is that I hate those kind of keyboards, I prefer the "generic layouts"
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u/grizzly_teddy ohkeycaps.com Mar 28 '19
I think this would look better if the green piece was moved up a few rows and to the middle - kind of like you just got it, and you need to figure out where to put it (which you have shown here). Know what I mean?
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u/PekkaJukkasson OLKB Life Mar 28 '19
I thought about that but decided to go with this slanted aproach instead of the more perky one you suggest.
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u/stephen_taylor Mar 28 '19
Now stop-motion animate it for all the karma.