deskthority

I was looking forward to this review, as I wanted to see what you'd think of the typing feel of a gasket-mounted keyboard. Then again, I suppose this wasn't the best board to make those differences apparent, as the gaskets come very compressed already, the way the keyboard is put together, and the a...

One thing I would really love to see, is a revival of Pawnerd's inductive switch project. https://alltrons.com/analog-keyboard-technology/ Being able to turn any existing keyboard switch analog, and therefore adjust the actuation point in itself is amazing, but I think the real potential lies with M...

Could these also be programmed to convert XT to USB?

Will this work with any XT board? I've got a Space Invaders board that could use something like this, if you're still making them.

No, it won't damage them. Use a sealed container, so the peroxide doesn't evaporate. Keep away from light, since exposure to light will slowly decompose the hydrogen peroxide into water. Same goes for excessive heat. Keep it in the dark, but you can use a clear container if you want to check in on i...

Doubleshot Omnikey caps, right? You should be fine. Don't go crazy with the concentration, I used 3% and it got rid of all the yellowing, so don't feel like you have to get a really high concentration.

You don't need to heat them up, or use uv light or sunlight.
All you need is hydrogen peroxide and time.
leaving the caps in peroxide for a week in a dark spot at room temperature is the safest and most effective way to retrobrite.

You were right, it was XT instead of AT.

Hello! I recently bought a 2nd-gen NMB AT keyboard, and after plugging it into my AT to PS/2 adapter and my active PS/2 to USB adapter, it doesn't work. Neither of the adapters are the problem, since I tested them with another AT keyboard and a Logitech PS/2 keyboard. The lock lights work, and toggl...

There seems to be a switch that already has this kind of force curve:

wiki/Burroughs_Opto-Electric

Novelkeys Creams with UHMWPE stems are probably your best bet. Smoothest materials, great sound.

I would like to nominate Delirious for work in creating a modern Omron B3G-S board, the Omron75.
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If anyone has any ideas for merch designs, this starving artist would be happy to use their graphic design knowledge to flesh out any ideas!

I'd love to see a group buy for these, even if they're not complicated. Maybe combining the best parts of these switches and Matias switches could create a pretty good result. (a Matias slider and linear bottom housing combined with the Datacomp top housing and leaves sounds like it could have poten...

Get some new caps, maybe replace all the switches with NK Creams.

Looks like it's just yellowed. You can soak it in hydrogen peroxide for a week and it should be back to a normalish color.

Does anyone know if you would be able to use the IPA suspension method with the tungsten disulfide powder, like how it was done with the PTFE powder?

let's goooo!

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MICRO SWITCH BAYBEEE
FLAG OF THE YEAR

https://i.imgur.com/DYzMEQC.png

Here's the flag for Hi-Tek, as requested! https://i.imgur.com/XVpJguX.png The icon comes from Space Invader switch housings! The next flag will be for Micro Switch. After that, I will be making one last flag. I don't know which switch manufacturer to do though, so look through this list: https://des...

I would have no objections to that!

Here's the updated version!
https://imgur.com/a/BPnWmR1

As you can see, no more words!

Since Topre doesn't have an icon, I chose the electronic symbol for a capacitor, since Topre is a capacitive switch. (Also the bottom half looks like a T)

I'm making a new version, with mountains for Alps and the bee for IBM.

Still no symbol for Topre though...

Well there aren't really any symbols that can represent each brand, except for Cherry.
Maybe a mountain for Alps, but I can't think of anything that would work for IBM or Topre.

I figured that if I couldn't find symbols for all of them, just having the logos would be more consistent.

I made a flag for the keyboard community! If this was a flag for a group, I think the League of Actuations would be a pretty good name!

I cannot stress how much I wish there were a keyboard like this.