I wanted to experiment with a better pinky column, as for me using the bottom row with the pinky felt awkward and sometimes painful. Thus I created an alt version of my arkenswoop (swoop based), and named it the altenswoop because my brain thinks it is very original and funny. It will take some getting used to, and I’ll need to get batteries for this prototype too!

Is there a proper name for this kind of pinky formation? I’ve seen this elsewhere too, and I’m calling it pinky cluster in reference to the thumb cluster but it doesn’t feel right

Edit: I forgot to add a link to the PCB files: https://github.com/SuperFola/arkenswoop (under pcbs/3x5_nw_pinky_cluster)

  • apfel
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    21 year ago

    awesome look! how are you liking the convex thumb caps?

    • SuperFolaOP
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      31 year ago

      The convex caps are awesome ; I felt uneasy with concave ones before, now my thumbs are lying on plastic cushions. They are not textured and allow your thumbs to glide on them.