deskthority

Posted: **07 Dec 2012, 19:49**

Think its my normal can't make a fucking USB pinout to save my life... will pick it up tomorrow. Read litsters post that you can't just plug into the teensy. You need it plumbed into the board.

Posted: **07 Dec 2012, 20:32**

dirge wrote:

So, I guess you have two left hands? or is the right hand busy doing something "else"?

Posted: **07 Dec 2012, 20:59**

Lol, was just to hold / count switches

Posted: **07 Dec 2012, 23:50**

Aha!
Still looking for a set of boards thou, getting impatient :p

Posted: **08 Dec 2012, 01:45**

Dudes, time to take some chill-pills.
This thread is derailing and is on a steep, slippery slope into a deep dark place,
so stop it and please get back on track.

Posted: **08 Dec 2012, 06:30**

I so want to throw money at this.

Now!!

P.S. I mean it. I'm just not enough of a gentleman and read through the thread to figure out if I even can do that right now.

Posted: **08 Dec 2012, 08:40**

You can't throw money at it yet, although wheels seem to be in motion.

Posted: **08 Dec 2012, 08:45**

SleepingInMyCode wrote:I so want to throw money at this.

Now!!

P.S. I mean it. I'm just not enough of a gentleman and read through the thread to figure out if I even can do that right now.

Same with me.

I had a fetish on Split, Ergo, Maltron/kinesis layout Keyboard.
Please take my money!

Posted: **08 Dec 2012, 10:52**

I fail at USB... So ripped it out and took VCC and Ground from the Teensy itself...

So it's working now, I'll get some build instructions up when I can.

Posted: **08 Dec 2012, 11:26**

We bad news, the product I was going to use to join the layers of acrylic sheet is crap http://plastex.net/ Just isn't working for me so I need to find another adhesive and hope it looks okay.

Anyone recommend a product?

Posted: **08 Dec 2012, 11:46**

dirge wrote:We bad news, the product I was going to use to join the layers of acrylic sheet is crap http://plastex.net/ Just isn't working for me so I need to find another adhesive and hope it looks okay.

Anyone recommend a product?

Hot glue?

EDIT: No more nails tape, I use that stuff for everything.

Posted: **08 Dec 2012, 12:17**

dirge wrote:We bad news, the product I was going to use to join the layers of acrylic sheet is crap http://plastex.net/ Just isn't working for me so I need to find another adhesive and hope it looks okay.

Anyone recommend a product?

acetone

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKHbKlq7aPg[/youtube]

Only works, if it is really acrylic. And it will start to dissolve the styringe depending on what styringe you use. So be careful.

Posted: **08 Dec 2012, 13:31**

Acetone has a tendency to make the joining layer opaque, just fyi.

Posted: **08 Dec 2012, 13:37**

I remember using chloroform at school...

Posted: **08 Dec 2012, 13:38**

hoggy, this is not the dating thread.

Posted: **08 Dec 2012, 14:29**

It seems to have bonded a bit over time, I think some G clamps and practice, regardless it's not going to look very good. Would suggest sticking with litsters methods

Posted: **08 Dec 2012, 21:59**

Ohhh, that looks so nice dirge, have you had anymore luck sticking the layers together?

Posted: **09 Dec 2012, 12:09**

Jim66 wrote:Ohhh, that looks so nice dirge, have you had anymore luck sticking the layers together?

lol not much, just had a look at it...

an aquired taste I think... looks worse in person lol

Posted: **09 Dec 2012, 18:39**

If you glue instead of using screws, opaque acrylic would work better. Did you glue all layers together?

Posted: **09 Dec 2012, 19:39**

The ErgoDox is looking...gorgeous. It's going to be an absolutely lovely keyboard. I...got a little impatient waiting for the final build and group buy, so I decided to see how far I could get building something like one myself using the published .stl files.

I got further than I would have expected

http://blog.fsck.com/2012/12/building-a ... art-1.html
http://blog.fsck.com/2012/12/building-a ... art-2.html

Posted: **09 Dec 2012, 19:39**

Yeah the glue stinks too

For a DIY case it works, got a little better with the other half. Will photo tomorrow. The supplier didn't have the best finish on the cuts either. I'll get more photos up

Posted: **09 Dec 2012, 19:40**

@jesse
Great work!

Posted: **09 Dec 2012, 19:46**

webwit wrote:@jesse
Great work!

Thanks! As a first soldering project, I'm pretty damn happy with it.

Posted: **09 Dec 2012, 22:45**

Been a bit off from this thread. Did the group buy started?

Posted: **09 Dec 2012, 22:48**

maxrunner wrote:Been a bit off from this thread. Did the group buy started?

Nope

Posted: **10 Dec 2012, 03:39**

PCBs? Who needs those? Nice job on the keybo and on getting front page of HN to boot!

Posted: **11 Dec 2012, 10:24**

Great work jesse!

Posted: **11 Dec 2012, 21:30**

jesse, your traffic must have peaked incredibly as both or your articles were linked on hackernews... looks great btw

I like the grey homerow!

Posted: **13 Dec 2012, 01:26**

nodnerb wrote:I plan to use sugru to raise my ergodox instead of wine corks or screws. Sugru FTW!

Sugru is awesome! You can make your own too, equal parts silicone and corn starch.

Posted: **13 Dec 2012, 11:31**

You can always color it although I've never bothered.

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