What is SpaceFN and why you should give it a try
The SpaceFN concept - setting up your space key as a layer switch when held - is probably one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby. Let me explain how it works. My SpaceFN article on kbd.news made some rounds recently - quite surprisingly given the age of this concept. This piece you're reading is a condensed version of the full post. If you're left with unanswered questions, you'll most likely find the info you're looking for in the original write-up. On my imaginary top list of the most useful keyboard features, tweaks and hacks, SpaceFN would deserve a podium finish for sure. But what makes it so special? In short: SpaceFN is easy to implement, easy to learn, costs nothing, can be used with any keyboard, and can improve your productivity instantly. I will list its benefits below, but can state right at this point that the SpaceFN concept, setting up your space key as a layer switch when held, is clearly one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby....
Apr 30, 2024
First, the right stabilizer on the spacebar will not stay in place. It sits loose in it's spot and pulls up and out during normal use, which eventually results in the spacebar jamming and takes manual intervention to fix.
Second, the backspace has a ton of resistance, it doesn't like to move at all, to the point of being difficult to use sometimes. If I take the keycap off the switch actuates normally, my best guess is that the stabilizers are misaligned, causing it to bind.
I would really appreciate any help in dealing with this issue. I'll send it back to Massdrop if I have to, but I'd love to be able to avoid that.
Edit: Twisting hardish on my backspace makes it a little better, but after hitting it a few times it goes back to binding. It seems like it's probably a stabilizer alignment problem.