Ferris Sweep Review - Tiny Open Source Split Mechanical Keyboard

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Ferris Sweep Review - Tiny Open Source Split Mechanical Keyboard

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This video is my experience with the open source 34 key split ortholinear keyboard the Ferris Sweep.
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@illusry7631 Жыл бұрын

Yeah as someone who started w the Ergodox, thats a big leap to take for your first split. The ortho and split itself takes like a month to get used to, but to also have to be thinking of multiple layers is a lot. After like 6 months I am now building a 48 key low profile split. Since having the Ergodox, I have slowly adjusted to making my layout and layers more minimal and more like a low key split experience bc through trial and error of layer ideas, I kept going towards having minimal distance from the home row. And now I dont even use my num row, inner columns, and the far thumb buttons of the Ergodox bc of the easy layer switching, I love it. But I am excited to try the more minimal kb with even less effort, reaching, and size!

@SethusBuilds Жыл бұрын

Yeah I definitely jumped the gun on such a small split. I recently made a keymap for the sweep which I made a video about that is a lot more optimized than the ones I made previously. I feel like I would have found all those optimizations naturally without compromising my workflow if I had a larger board to experiment with. The ergonomic gains are huge though. I am loving that. Thinking of making a larger board like the lily

@mariofeared Жыл бұрын

It's funny because I am going down the same rabbit hole of building my first split keyboard. I initially ordered a Ferris sweep but after some thought, I decided to order a Sofle Choc as well since I figured it might be easier to transition to a 58 key layout first before diving into the sweep. Your comment basically confirmed my thoughts that adapting to a minimal layout with multiple layers would take longer than I initially thought. Plus, it gave me an excuse to build another keyboard as well. So I can't really complain.

@GmailNexus Жыл бұрын

Nice Video! Coming here from a mention of your channel at the Ben Vallack comment section. Tipps for Improvement: Bg music bit annoying, Mic sometimes clips due to overdrive.

@SethusBuilds Жыл бұрын

Oh thats awesome which Ben Vallack video is the comment in?

@maximood-tired Жыл бұрын

after 4 months, do you still recommend going bigger, or do you now think 34-36 keys are enough? I cant decide between corne or Iris

@SethusBuilds Жыл бұрын

I think that if you are just starting out going bigger is the move because you can always make a keymap to reduce the number of keys but you can't go the other way. I think that 34-36 keys is enough but I still find myself missing the number row sometimes when doing super repetitive tasks that involve the number row. I could fix this by adding another layer thats more optimized for this workflow but usually that is just for an assignment and it is more work than its worth. Thats why if I were to do this again I would go with a larger keyboard and try to stick with 34 keys for the most part but still map the other keys just in case they are useful for a edge case. Hope this helps!

@JamesSmith-ix5jd Жыл бұрын

I have many custom keyboards it takes awhile to get used to a new layout, but after it drilled to my muscle memory I can switch between them instantly without that much discomfort. Actually all keyboards are about the same in comfort for me, apart of traditional ANSI, and the only way traditional ANSI is worse is that arrow keys are not under fingers, but if you use vim to edit it doesn't even matter. I even tried a custom 24 key split build, (12 keys per side), but it was too much for my brain to handle, too many layers and functions where I had to type 2 or 3 keys at the same time for different functions, my brain was confused why sometime I press 1 key and other times 2 at the same time, I had micro stutters in typing, maybe it is doable in 2+ weeks but I abounded the idea.

@SethusBuilds Жыл бұрын

Interesting. Yeah the first few weeks with the sweep really messed with my ASNI speed but after another week both became equally as comfortable and I could switch between them instantly. I guess its good to know that the same applies for having even more keyboards because this is a rabbit hole I definitely am not at the bottom of yet so its great that I can have different keyboards for different purposes. Wow 24 is tiny I could not imagine using modifiers for alpha keys.

@JamesSmith-ix5jd Жыл бұрын

@@SethusBuilds Not modifiers, combos, for example enter is D and F pressed at the same time (or same thing but on the right side) tab is D and V pressed at the same time. (the layout was ortholinear). Qwerty layout fits in 24 keys just fine. As I said my brain was confused with these double keys, it wanted to just type single letters quickly, like it usually does. But theoretically it is doable, I counted around 2 dozen 'comfortable' combinations, of course for symbols and numbers I use separate OSL and NUM pad layers. I experimented with such small keyboard for basically ability to code on the phone in any place, it would still be more comfortable than on screen keyboard. I will come back to it later and maybe will make it work, I hope.

@zoenagy9458 Жыл бұрын

4 bottom keys are essential on Windows, alt, ctrl, shift,esc, tab, space, layers with dual functions

@Ataraxia_Atom Жыл бұрын

How do you like the silver switches? I have browns on my normal keyboard and I'd like something heavier

@SethusBuilds Жыл бұрын

Yeah not sure if silvers were the right choice for me. I got pretty used to the light weight fast which is nice because I think that will prevent rsi but I wish the switches were more tactile. The choc sunsets were just released which look very promising. If I end getting them I will make a video about them.

@Ataraxia_Atom Жыл бұрын

@@SethusBuilds yeah i was looking at those or the burnt orange. I kinda like heavier switches. Thanks for the response

@SethusBuilds Жыл бұрын

@@Ataraxia_Atom Oh yeah burnt oranges also look great. I wanted to try light switches which is why I didn't go with them but I was debating between those and silvers. Wish there was more info online about chocs.

@Ataraxia_Atom Жыл бұрын

@@SethusBuilds yeah it's tough, like soldering the switches directly is a large commitment lol maybe the next one I'll do like the bling so you can do hot swap switches. I just ordered my micro processor today

@SethusBuilds Жыл бұрын

@@Ataraxia_Atom Yeah hot swap would have been nice. Thinking about doing a larger build like the lily. Could also use full size switches which have a much broader selection

@tulipa123 Жыл бұрын

Is zmk easy to configure? I ordered a swept corne pcb and im thinking about my layout.

@SethusBuilds Жыл бұрын

ZMK is pretty easy to configure since the documentation is super solid. I will be releasing a video pretty soon about configuring zmk which I hope will help. Looks like the swept corne github also has a base zmk firmware to start from (github.com/AYM1607/corne-zmk-config ). You can work off that repo which will make configuring pretty simple

@SethusBuilds Жыл бұрын

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@kyp0717 Жыл бұрын

How much did the whole build cost you?

@SethusBuilds Жыл бұрын

Around $20 for the pcbs with shipping (jlc sign up discount), $120 for the switches, nice nanos, switches, key caps, and everything else. Majority of the price was the nice nanos though. If you don't want wireless then it will be a lot cheaper. For a budget build it may be cheaper to go with corne or the sweep that accepts cherry style switches. Those switches are much cheaper.