As someone who converted to ortho bc of their deep dislike for stabilizers, I approve this message.
Cool build, looking forward to its finish!
My first two DIY builds were orthos, but it sort of didn't take. I did realize that while I don't type properly or even all that well, I still don't particularly need a full size spacebar as I almost always land in the same spot with my right thumb or (forgive me) index finger. I use KMK for my boards, and the debounce is good enough that if I happen to double tap the two spacebars, it won't register two taps. The rest of the longer keys don't REALLY need to be that long, and everybody hates lubing and tuning stabs (or they damn well should) anyway.
All my buttons are space.
Ergonomics are great, very gentle. Feedback and performance slightly lacking. 🤣
I mean, I think your enter key might need them, unless everything is single-key sized?
Enter is going to be the biggest keycap at 1.75u. You get a little wobble (box/dustproof switches can help some), but nothing structurally problematic. Most boards only start with stabs at 2u.
I'm currently using this one's FRL ancestor, and the only real issue I have is that it uses a 1U LShift with another 1u between it and the 'Z' key (kinda ISO-ish), and I just can't quite get 100% used to it, hence the "tombstone" layout on the new build.
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