Bought my first Cherry keyboard in years. How should I bling it out?

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vivalarevolución
formerly prdlm2009

15 May 2018, 17:22

I am back at it and I am going in hard and fast. Got a Tex Yoda II kit and I plan to make this baby as obnoxious as possible. I'm thinking some flashy backlit keycaps, custom spacebar, custom trackpoint (?), some artisans, case stickers. I probably will just stick with the stock white LEDs, though, and let the keycaps do the talking. Any other ideas

And what Cherry switch or Cherry clone should I get?

Some keycap ideas to start.
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vivalarevolución
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15 May 2018, 17:25

And I most certainly will need this carrying case:
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Blaise170
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15 May 2018, 17:55

Hahaha! I have a set of those gold keycaps. Matter of fact, take a look at this thread: :lol:

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zool

15 May 2018, 18:00


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vivalarevolución
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15 May 2018, 18:34

Blaise170 wrote: Hahaha! I have a set of those gold keycaps. Matter of fact, take a look at this thread: :lol:

keyboards-f2/enter-the-ugliest-mechanic ... 18535.html
That is some tough competion. I think that I will lower my expectations. Maybe stick with something classically American obnoxious.
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zool wrote: new switches... kailh box https://novelkeys.xyz/collections/switches.
Wow, interesting. Looks like I totally missed that trend. So which type is closest to Cherry Brown, but with a larger tactile bump?
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Menuhin

15 May 2018, 18:58

Those golden keycaps can be utilized better, perhaps in a mirror-polished all brass high-pro case?
These things below together.

Image

zool

15 May 2018, 19:07

vivalarevolución wrote: Wow, interesting. Looks like I totally missed that trend. So which type is closest to Cherry Brown, but with a larger tactile bump?
royals are the new shiny for some

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vivalarevolución
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15 May 2018, 19:48

zool wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote: Wow, interesting. Looks like I totally missed that trend. So which type is closest to Cherry Brown, but with a larger tactile bump?
royals are the new shiny for some
The listed 75g of tactility seems like too much to me, but I know things are different in person.

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seebart
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15 May 2018, 19:56

vivalarevolución wrote:
zool wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote: Wow, interesting. Looks like I totally missed that trend. So which type is closest to Cherry Brown, but with a larger tactile bump?
royals are the new shiny for some
The listed 75g of tactility seems like too much to me, but I know things are different in person.
WAY too much! :o

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vivalarevolución
formerly prdlm2009

15 May 2018, 22:44

seebart wrote:
WAY too much! :o
Is than an opinion from experience or just a hunch? Personally, I try to go with the lightest tactile switch I can find, but still had a solid tactile feeling.

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mike52787
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16 May 2018, 00:05

but why

just get a nice og cherry or gmk set, some vintage blacks and be happy.

samuelcable

16 May 2018, 00:55

zool wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote: Wow, interesting. Looks like I totally missed that trend. So which type is closest to Cherry Brown, but with a larger tactile bump?
royals are the new shiny for some
and in about 3 weeks they will lose hype when people realize they arent that great.

who remembered aliaz switches

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vivalarevolución
formerly prdlm2009

16 May 2018, 01:13

mike52787 wrote: but why

just get a nice og cherry or gmk set, some vintage blacks and be happy.
But backlighting.

samuelcable

16 May 2018, 01:48

vivalarevolución wrote:
mike52787 wrote: but why

just get a nice og cherry or gmk set, some vintage blacks and be happy.
But backlighting.
IMO faint underglow between the keycaps looks a lot cooler than shine-through legends, plus you get the benifits of good thickness, profile, ect of og cherry

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vivalarevolución
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16 May 2018, 04:05

samuelcable wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote:
mike52787 wrote: but why

just get a nice og cherry or gmk set, some vintage blacks and be happy.
But backlighting.
IMO faint underglow between the keycaps looks a lot cooler than shine-through legends, plus you get the benifits of good thickness, profile, ect of og cherry
But flashy and obnoxious.

codemonkeymike

16 May 2018, 04:07

Box Navy's will give you obnoxious. Make sure to put your keyboard on a hard resonant surface.

zool

16 May 2018, 04:48

caps: despite of the contenders it hard to go past: Image

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vivalarevolución
formerly prdlm2009

16 May 2018, 05:01

zool wrote: caps: despite of the contenders it hard to go past: Image
Hmm, that will be tough to beat, but I am leaning towards rainbow alpha-numerics and metallic modifiers.

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kokokoy

16 May 2018, 05:52

Maybe some artisans on GHB

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vivalarevolución
formerly prdlm2009

16 May 2018, 14:07

kokokoy wrote: Maybe some artisans on GHB
Do you mean the keys around the trackpoint?

Speaking of, because this is a Tex Yoda, some artisans on the mouse keys are a must.

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kokokoy

16 May 2018, 16:05

Yup. Saw someone make a set on reddit (not sure if he started a sale though). Guess his intention is to use any keyset and leave those 3 there.

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vivalarevolución
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16 May 2018, 16:23

kokokoy wrote: Yup. Saw someone make a set on reddit (not sure if he started a sale though). Guess his intention is to use any keyset and leave those 3 there.
I had some OG Cherry sets that actually had cutouts for a trackpoint. I should have kept those. Oh well.

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mike52787
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16 May 2018, 19:12

vivalarevolución wrote:
kokokoy wrote: Yup. Saw someone make a set on reddit (not sure if he started a sale though). Guess his intention is to use any keyset and leave those 3 there.
I had some OG Cherry sets that actually had cutouts for a trackpoint. I should have kept those. Oh well.
if you need them I can give you some. they are useless to me currently.

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vivalarevolución
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16 May 2018, 21:07

mike52787 wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote:
kokokoy wrote: Yup. Saw someone make a set on reddit (not sure if he started a sale though). Guess his intention is to use any keyset and leave those 3 there.
I had some OG Cherry sets that actually had cutouts for a trackpoint. I should have kept those. Oh well.
if you need them I can give you some. they are useless to me currently.
Are they the ones that Ascii was selling a while back? That's what I had. Sold them when I got rid of all my Cherry boards.

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mike52787
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17 May 2018, 00:12

vivalarevolución wrote: Are they the ones that Ascii was selling a while back? That's what I had. Sold them when I got rid of all my Cherry boards.
Yeah, I would be happy to give you the GHB keys if you need em. I salvaged GHB keys from german sets and have been using those sets for awhile now.

montydrei

17 May 2018, 00:28

vivalarevolución wrote:
seebart wrote:
WAY too much! :o
Is than an opinion from experience or just a hunch? Personally, I try to go with the lightest tactile switch I can find, but still had a solid tactile feeling.
In that case, I would say Kailh BOX Brown would work pretty okay. Similar weight to Cherry MX Brown but with a more pronounced bump. The bump also starts very close to the top of the keypress.

If that's too light, then BOX Burnt Orange should do you fine :)

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vivalarevolución
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17 May 2018, 00:53

mike52787 wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote: Are they the ones that Ascii was selling a while back? That's what I had. Sold them when I got rid of all my Cherry boards.
Yeah, I would be happy to give you the GHB keys if you need em. I salvaged GHB keys from german sets and have been using those sets for awhile now.
Awesome, I'll let you know. I am leaning towards backlit keys at this point, but I could change my mind. Keyboard should arrive tomorrow.

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vivalarevolución
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17 May 2018, 00:56

montydrei wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote:
seebart wrote:
WAY too much! :o
Is than an opinion from experience or just a hunch? Personally, I try to go with the lightest tactile switch I can find, but still had a solid tactile feeling.
In that case, I would say Kailh BOX Brown would work pretty okay. Similar weight to Cherry MX Brown but with a more pronounced bump. The bump also starts very close to the top of the keypress.

If that's too light, then BOX Burnt Orange should do you fine :)
Sounds like those are what I'm looking for. Are Zealios out of fashion now or something? I seem to remember those being all the rage.

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mike52787
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17 May 2018, 00:57

vivalarevolución wrote:
mike52787 wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote: Are they the ones that Ascii was selling a while back? That's what I had. Sold them when I got rid of all my Cherry boards.
Yeah, I would be happy to give you the GHB keys if you need em. I salvaged GHB keys from german sets and have been using those sets for awhile now.
Awesome, I'll let you know. I am leaning towards backlit keys at this point, but I could change my mind. Keyboard should arrive tomorrow.
Unsure why you WANT to make your board ugly, but sure. anyway no actual good quality shinethrough caps exist as far as I know.

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vivalarevolución
formerly prdlm2009

17 May 2018, 01:08

mike52787 wrote: Unsure why you WANT to make your board ugly, but sure. anyway no actual good quality shinethrough caps exist as far as I know.
I actually like a subtle white backlighting, which is what this one has. I can always just turn off the lights if I don't like them. I think.

These ones aren't bad, I had a set of them in the non-backlit variety and they are nice and thick. Only think I don't like is they are a high profile, and I prefer Cherry profile. https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/in ... ail&p=1003

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