I’ve been experiencing discomfort in the second joint of my left pointer seemingly due to reaching for the R, T, and G qwerty keys (which I’ve remapped to D, K, and M respectively for my MTGAP like layout). I have just discovered that I naturally rest my left hand significantly less pronated than m…

This might be super obvious, but have you tried splitting the keyboard? If you really do want one hand to have more or less pronation, that sounds like something the octopus stands might be able to handle. I sometimes like to use the two halves of the keyboard flat with an angled gap between them, a…

[image] Negative tilt keyboard heaven My Setup While I love the design of the included octopus stands, I found that they didn’t meet my standing desk needs for a few reasons: Not extreme enough tilt Hard to get aligned Raised the keyboard so high off my desk that I could…

Also, it occurs to me that some of your discomfort might be the result of a switch away from a traditional staggered keyboard? The keys that you mention for the left pointer are moved closer on a traditional staggered board. So maybe your left pointer is just having to reach farther for the first ti…

Thanks for all the feedback! -I’ve tried splitting and all sorts of different configurations, nothing seems significantly better except a 90 degree angle between the boards with the inner edges touching (see photo). Still exploring this but would like something a little more portable so I’m not ti…

Well that is some extreme tenting! I like the way it looks like you are cushioning the edges with foam as you experiment. If I’m understanding your dilemma, you want more supination of the left vs. right hand? With some camera mounts, you might be able get each side just right but if you are set on …

I’m going for even supination but found that i have my left turned in less than my right naturally. It seems partially a matter of retraining my left so that it’s in the proper position while typing. I’ll pass on the mounts right now but thank you for the offer.

I also had some discomfort in my joints from learning the keyboard. They’ve definitely improved over a few weeks, but not vanished entirely. I think the things that helped me are: Getting stronger (previously I was typing on a mac laptop keyboard which required approximately no force to depress a …

Thanks Evan. These two factors seem to be some of the biggest after a week. Floating my hands is definitely beneficial. I’ve also gone back to the tenting bar with no tilt - then using this on a flat keyboard tray or my lap. I haven’t noticed any of the finger pain since then (Thursday). But th…

Learning the keyboard and new finger pains

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JDH August 13, 2019, 4:53am 3

This post of my layout shows the funny-shaped wooden stand I made to get maximum negative tilt. I still haven’t improved upon its simplicity.

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