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Patrick
| Keyboard | Patrick |
|---|---|
| Developer | u/ak66666 |
| Separate | no |
| Stagger | columnar |
| Wireless | no |
| Keys | 44 |
| Availability | open-source |
| Published | 2021-10-07 |
| Features | A 44 key unsplit keyboard by u/ak66666, combining the Crocodox halves into one. |
| More info | https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/q303da/44_key_unsplit_keyboard/ |
| Resources | https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4983745 |
Tags: monoblock handwired open source columnar wired thumb cluster 2-key thumb cluster 3D low profile
Description
STL files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4983745Fusion 360 project: https://a360.co/3oC33S1
This is a remix of the author's split Crocodox keyboard.
I use it for quite a while and seem to find the perfect angle between the halves. I wanted a slimmer version of them, so I combined the halves into one simple board. The result is not as slim as I hoped though. The next stop is a custom PCB then – u/ak66666.
The main idea was to have a top plate thick enough to fit the switches bottom part. That plate should be more rigid than the original board.
Also I wanted to use the Cherry-MX keycap-compatible Kailh switches for which I do have a nice set of key caps, but I completely forgot about difference in their size, so I used the "regular" Kailh Choc ones. So this is just another interim design on the eternal journey to an ideal.