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- 21 Oct 2022, 18:43
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: New Keyboard Came In The Mail Today - Matias Mini Quiet Click for PC
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20869
Re: New Keyboard Came In The Mail Today - Matias Mini Quiet Click for PC
While chattering was an issue on the KBParadise V80 I bought some five years ago, that was five years ago and that is plenty of time for them to have sorted whatever caused the problem The KBParadise ALPS keyboards come with perfectly nice thin ABS double-shots which I think can be purchased on thei...
- 12 Nov 2021, 18:07
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Bought a KBParadise V80 with Matias Click Switches
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4905
Re: Bought a KBParadise V80 with Matias Click Switches
I have one of these and love how the keys feel -- I don't know how it compares to vintage ALPS or whatever but I find it much nicer to type on than MX tactile switches. But alas! I broke it trying to replace one of the switches, which was chattering.
- 29 Feb 2020, 16:25
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Keyboards banned from work
- Replies: 29
- Views: 10307
Re: Keyboards banned from work
I had a very nice KBParadise V80 with Matias Quiet Click switches as my office keyboard and that was pretty quiet and nice to use but it had a chattering equals key which I could not fix so I fell back on my £27 clicky blue board which to be honest sounds kind of obnoxious. I have just this week bui...
- 23 Jan 2020, 16:32
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Reproducing Alps Keycaps (IC)
- Replies: 54
- Views: 15386
Re: Reproducing Alps Keycaps (IC)
For an old-timey-looking spherical high-profile set I quite like the idea of MT3 profile. Matt3o prototypes this via 3D printing and might have some ideas of how this might be adapted to ALPS mount That said, I don't know to what extent the designs are his to share, and the fact that (Mass)Drop prob...
- 01 Jun 2018, 15:13
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Alps64 Mini
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4503
- 10 Apr 2018, 10:39
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: HuB Custom Keycap Profile
- Replies: 29
- Views: 8595
- 27 Feb 2018, 16:55
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Need help to identify the space-cadet keyboard front-printed symbols
- Replies: 38
- Views: 12130
- 06 Feb 2018, 21:00
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Hi-Profile PBT Dye-sub (the time has come)
- Replies: 1283
- Views: 292941
- 17 Nov 2017, 13:51
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: [IC] SKBXX solid bent alu case made in Germany (60%+75%)
- Replies: 167
- Views: 80190
- 15 Nov 2017, 18:17
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Devlin K-Series Aurora Planck Keyset
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3315
- 21 May 2017, 20:48
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Building a Q-Series 60% with a twist
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4569
IMG_1501.JPG After procrastinating for a while I have soldered wires on to my Teensy LC board which I plan to solder to the rest of the keyboard next. The combination of controller and wires is not as flat as I would like and so far it does not look like it will fit in the height of the case I had ...
- 28 Apr 2017, 23:48
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Building a Q-Series 60% with a twist
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4569
- 23 Apr 2017, 09:57
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Building a Q-Series 60% with a twist
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4569
After several sessions in the Hackspace tronics room I have soldered on the diodes, row and column rails. P1030232.jpg There is still the small matter of wiring these to the micro controller and programming it. Also the case needs some sides and a bottom—for which I need to work out how to have the ...
- 03 Apr 2017, 13:45
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Hi-Profile PBT Dye-sub (the time has come)
- Replies: 1283
- Views: 292941
- 01 Apr 2017, 23:52
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Building a Q-Series 60% with a twist
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4569
Looks much more real with the top 2 layers bolted together and the switches inserted! IMG_1341.jpg Started soldering the diodes to the switches—first time with a soldering iron since I was a child—but the ease with which I am popping switches out makes me think I need to consider gluing them in afte...
- 31 Mar 2017, 19:51
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Building a Q-Series 60% with a twist
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4569
The group buy was cancelled but I'm still planning on buying the SKIDATA set once it is on sale. I reckon an experimental first keyboard is best made with an experimental first keyset. :-) After measuring he test piece every way I could think of and adjusting the kerf parameters accordingly I have c...
- 28 Mar 2017, 10:41
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Hi-Profile PBT Dye-sub (the time has come)
- Replies: 1283
- Views: 292941
- 17 Mar 2017, 22:21
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Building a Q-Series 60% with a twist
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4569
Here is an approach to thick acrylic backplates that turned up on Reddit using the laser cutter to engrave the shapes rather than a router to rout them.
- 12 Mar 2017, 11:18
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Building a Q-Series 60% with a twist
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4569
Today’s lesson is about tolerance. Specifically, that the tolerances on sheet acrylic are less stringent than the tolerances on Cherry MX switch and Co-Star stabiliser clips. I have cut a test piece with the assist of Jared at Oxford Hackspace: IMG_1310.jpg The idea here was to make lots of differen...
- 09 Mar 2017, 16:52
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: [MechSupply] UKKeycaps Q-Series Skidata Keyset (Produced by Devlin)
- Replies: 112
- Views: 33167
- 09 Mar 2017, 11:05
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Hi-Profile PBT Dye-sub (the time has come)
- Replies: 1283
- Views: 292941
Pity, because I was going to make the same suggestion. It is definitely a design calling out for a high-profile spherical style. Maybe as the 2nd use of this new profile it would make more sense …matt3o wrote: ↑that would be a little too extreme
- 08 Mar 2017, 18:00
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: HERMES Rocketeer (SA) keyset proposal
- Replies: 116
- Views: 29607
- 04 Mar 2017, 17:21
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Building a Q-Series 60% with a twist
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4569
- 01 Mar 2017, 17:46
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Building a Q-Series 60% with a twist
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4569
This week I have mostly been drawing holes. Here's the SVG version of the top plate: http://static.alleged.org.uk/pdc/2017/x1-20170226-plate.svg Apologies for not leaving gaps for opening the switches; for this build at least is is simpler to use standard square holes. I have intentionally bought Co...
- 27 Feb 2017, 18:37
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Hi-Profile PBT Dye-sub (the time has come)
- Replies: 1283
- Views: 292941
I would suggest using the Granite legends since Matt3o has already put the effort in to refine them in some detail, and they have centred legends which seems very appropriate for a spherical profile. For colour scheme I like the idea black or very dark legends on ivory or pale cream base colour. Lik...
- 23 Feb 2017, 14:29
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: [MechSupply] UKKeycaps Q-Series Skidata Keyset (Produced by Devlin)
- Replies: 112
- Views: 33167
I hope their photo is exaggerating the colour change because it looks quite different. I was going to ask whether if there were another gb in future whether Pantone colour codes can be used to reduce the risk of surprises, then I looked up how much Pantone charge for plastic colour chips and boggled...
- 22 Feb 2017, 16:14
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: The Clic-64, custom build
- Replies: 33
- Views: 8522
+1 for asymmetrical layout and having the space-bar row being shorter. I've tried to do the same & like you found that standard caps being designed for symmetrical layouts makes it tricky! :-) For more old-timey asymmetry you could replace Caps lock with Ctrl and make the backslash key the proper wi...
- 16 Feb 2017, 15:57
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Keyboardco experiences?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2391
- 16 Feb 2017, 13:37
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: [help] Getting a lasercut plate for a 60% board.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3561
- 13 Feb 2017, 13:42
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Can we design the teensy alternative for keyboards?
- Replies: 808
- Views: 160070