A very interesting read, and really cool looking! I’d really like to try the keycaps in v. 0.3!

I’m curious about this point:

With square keys, each key has eight neighbours, but the diagonal neighbours are about 1.4 times further away than orthogonal ones and therefore harder to reach for the same finger.

Say I arrange square keys in columns with a 0.5u offset. Then each key also only has six neighbors. I wonder how that compares distance-wide to hexagonal keys.

Edit: the Klacker BS does this, but offsets the rows instead.

Aha, interesting! This opens up an entirely new category of things to look for in thrift stores, for me. It hadn’t occurred to me that electrical typewriters would be of relevance! Thanks for the learning!

What, and they just fit?!

Edit: It looks great!

Good question!

You say there is no serious alternative: did you check out keyd?

I soldered on things yesterday doing this, but not tinning the pins first. I fluxed them instead. Then I just picked up solder on the iron tip, used that.

I don’t have much experience, so maybe this is too slobby, but for now, things are in place and connected.

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Thank you for the news!

You might also like the Steel Tormentor. There are some really nice write ups about the process, too.

The Gazzew U4T have been recommended quite some. I like using it. It’s a quite remarked bump over e.g. Cherry browns.

I got a single Akko Lavender Purple which I also like the feel of. Also quite crisp bump. But I only have the one, so I don’t know how they are to type in.

I don’t know the board, but from the diagram, I think you should be able to use them all at the same time. The switch and plate foam seem cut to play different roles, with the switch foam being under, not only around, the switches.

But of course you don’t want sticky keys. I’d try to isolate which foam causes that, and then maybe see if you can tell if there is any interference that you can tape down or cut away.

I like this type, and it exists in orange:

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