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There are damped tactile switches out there, perhaps you might want to look for those...

This is the last case scenario, though. Try everything above and below first!

I think I might've gone three digits now, counting "partial boards" saved up for projects, but not counting the donor boards. For me, the limit's at how much I can store comfortably in my room... My shelf is already at its brim, and I'll be getting a few more keyboards in a few days. Gotta have to b...

It's the end of an era. I wish you Godspeed in passing the server down to the "right" person.

Dear all, After a two year break, I dusted off this keyboard, which I purchased back in September 2017. I never really got on with it - the keys feel loose - there is a noticeable rattle. Of course the actual keycaps are a delight, though I need to practice, as my daily for six months has been a HH...

Dear all, After a two year break, I dusted off this keyboard, which I purchased back in September 2017. I never really got on with it - the keys feel loose - there is a noticeable rattle. Of course the actual keycaps are a delight, though I need to practice, as my daily for six months has been a HH...

ollir wrote: ↑

13 Feb 2021, 06:52

Haha, I somehow knew this was an user error

Sorry for spamming the same thing, but I had to fix it:

Looks good! How does the board feel? SMK 2nd Gen. x SA is quite a combo.

The images aren't loading properly, by the way. GLWS, though you might also want to state what the shipping would be to some countries as a baseline. Shipping to/from Russia is always whacky from my experience.

Wow, you are nuts... nice build!

Do you have any typing tests of the keyboard? I'd love to listen to it.

Polecat wrote: ↑

05 Feb 2021, 18:05

Some (but definitely not all) Focus and Datacomp keyboards had Alps switches and MX mount stabilizers. Possibly Monterey also.

Oh yeah, I think some of those also have them. I am absolutely not sure which, though... or if even the whole set has MX stab holes.

Acer have cool keycaps, but I want to try combining cherry stabilisers with alps like on the yuri set, I think it's possible. So what you're looking for is Alps keycaps with MX stabilizers? If that is what you are looking for, your choices are all on modern Alps keycaps, aside from maybe the Taihao...

That is a beaut... I would love to try these switches some day. Seems like it'd be something of my taste.

Now the hard part is finding one of these... with a reasonable shipping price... and then space in my room to store it in... that might be hard.

Hi, are there any acer 6311/6010 owners amongst you, I'd like to ask what the keycaps are on the shifter, spacebar and so on. Also does anyone know of ansi keyboards with alps + mx keycaps. I think we all are going to need some context based on what you're asking... do you mean the Acer keyboards, ...

Lalaland124 wrote: ↑

04 Feb 2021, 12:48

Can you even reuse such switches in modern-day keyboards or is it just a collectors thing?

There's a whole niche section of custom mechanical keyboards that support Alps switches, some even supports only Alps switches. I think that answers your question.

Wew... impaled... that's quite a design. I haven't seen them personally, but that's interesting.

I never tried or saw alps before and after watching loads of Chyrosran's videos of alps keyboards I want to try one :D I have no idea which one I should try and hunt down. I know those are expensive, I don't want o spend a fortune for a board, but I'm prepared to spend more than some mx crap. Let m...

Wow... I have no words to say. This is quite a unicorn. Nice!

What an insane project... incredible.

And yes, separate keycaps would be beautiful.

John Doe wrote: ↑

13 Jan 2021, 16:18

Done my 2021 goal.

Spoiler:

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Congrats!

Can I do anything about the upstroke click of white alps? It's louder on the upstroke than the downstroke. And it can be quite annoying too. Disassemble the switch and look at the click leaf. See the two side tabs? The ones near the bottom tab? Bend those outward so that they're making a slightly o...

No words can express how awed I am with this collection...

Most people can only merely dream to have the collection you've shown today, muss less even getting one of these keyboards.

Just amazing. Cheers for a better next year!

I might have to revamp my room just to store more keyboards... my wall is full. Post your wall :lol: :lol: https://i.imgur.com/gxrIUeB.jpg https://i.imgur.com/nuHLfLC.jpg It's not much but this is the only storage space I have, hahaha. I probably will have to make some storage space under my bed. G...

Can I do anything about the upstroke click of white alps? It's louder on the upstroke than the downstroke. And it can be quite annoying too. Disassemble the switch and look at the click leaf. See the two side tabs? The ones near the bottom tab? Bend those outward so that they're making a slightly o...

I have several hauls that are projecting to arrive in Q1 2021, of which I'll need to clean and sort everything. Some of which I'll maybe do a restoration post on it. :) If the world gets better, I can finally ship a computer system from Japan that I have over there. That'd be quite exciting. I might...

Can I do anything about the upstroke click of white alps? It's louder on the upstroke than the downstroke. And it can be quite annoying too. Disassemble the switch and look at the click leaf. See the two side tabs? The ones near the bottom tab? Bend those outward so that they're making a slightly o...

Got the "French" set, turns out it's Flemish, by the way. I'm still pleased with it, don't worry!

It's a keyboard!

Lynx_Carpathica wrote: ↑

19 Dec 2020, 13:20

I have actually found some black stuff on the sliders. I might be able to find one that still has that. It was presumably lube. Skcm whites, still.

That's probably gunk or plastic dust; I don't think that's lube.

Ooooohh... how many do you have?

I certainly want one, but I'm not in a financial situation capable of purchasing one right now.

Really want to give one for a spin. I currently have a beamspring of my own, but its in non working condition, with not even a single switch working properly. I realize it's a huge risk to ship a stranger a keyboard worth this much, but if anyone is willing to take the plunge then I can assure the ...

Wait, so you only used blue sliders, leaves, and springs on the Focus? Not the housings?