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I decided to check out my local charity shop, haven't been there in months so due to COVID and I kinda missed it. I checked around a bit and then something caught my eye, a typewriter. It wasn't just any typewriter, it was a Smith-Corona leafspring typewriter. Pretty similar to the one in Chyrosran'...

Tritian wrote: ↑

05 May 2021, 18:48

I don't think you're allowed to post porn here.

Just wait till this Christmas when your father in law reveals his collection of NOS Beamers that he kept in the basement.

That looks marvellous!

hellothere wrote: ↑

16 Dec 2020, 23:49

Kneeboard wrote: ↑

16 Dec 2020, 13:22

Polecat wrote: ↑

16 Dec 2020, 03:28

I previously described the Futaba MAs here as "clunky", so we must be onto something.

Clunky
Clonky
It's starting to make sense now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0JAfKnTJjI

c l o n k

I think this comment from one of chyrosran22's videos best describes it "Hmm... "clicky" just doesn't seem to be quite the right word for these switches in this board... maybe... clonky" I previously described the Futaba MAs here as "clunky", so we must be onto something. Clunky Clonky It's startin...

I like the sound of those old univac keyboards Kinda sounds like a Typewriter turning into a Keyboard Yeah I like keys with a fat sound. Beam spring and alps also sound nice but they were already mentioned so I didn't want to be redundant. Beam springs and most alps switches are the first things th...

headphone_jack wrote: ↑

15 Dec 2020, 23:00

I really liked the sound of my ITW magnetic valve low profile switches, they had a really nice thoccy sound to them.

That's the deepest thocc I've ever heard. Where was this all my life?

Out of curiosity I want to see what you think the best sounding keyboard is. I've heard a lot of talk about Blue alps, Holy pandas, IBM beamspring keyboards (I love that sound though) but are their any ones even better than that. "Keyboard"? Well then. Chicony Kb-5161a with blue alps switches. Blue...

Weezer wrote: ↑

05 Dec 2020, 08:04

I like the sound of those old univac keyboards

Kinda sounds like a Typewriter turning into a Keyboard

Polecat wrote: ↑

15 Dec 2020, 04:41

Futaba MA, but what do I know, I haven;t heard some of the others.

I think this comment from one of chyrosran22's videos best describes it
"Hmm... "clicky" just doesn't seem to be quite the right word for these switches in this board... maybe... clonky"

First, I'd just list all the switches in the keyboards I own that feel great, so that won't necessarily get you anywhere: Alps pine white, salmon, and orange. Buckling springs on the Model M. Ones that I've heard and are in keyboards I'd like to possess are clicky Fujitsu Leaf Springs and Alps Plat...

kbdfr wrote: ↑

07 Dec 2020, 17:42

Sushi Theme keycaps:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164555774083

I honestly don't hate this. Its just a little too colourful imo.

mindgame wrote: ↑

05 Dec 2020, 18:16

Shitsumi Miniature, really impossible to use, little offcenter - and u have no chance to actuate it. So horrible binding, scratchiness and tactility. Good reference design))

I've heard that they can be quite good but they have to be in pure pristine condition

This may be personal bias, but I love the sound (and feel) of old IBM Thinkpad's keyboards. I don't know what type/brand of scissor-switch it is, but combined with the taller keycaps of the older Thinkpads and the direct transmission to your desk, they can sound quite satisfying I've actually heard...

Weezer wrote: ↑

05 Dec 2020, 08:04

I like the sound of those old univac keyboards

A hybrid between click and thock.

I like the clicky Fujitsu Leaf Springs, but it has a lot to do with the thickness of the keycaps and the chassis, and so on. Capacitive buckling spring (maybe with floss mod) also sound so nice to me, the thock of the Model F's spacebar is something else :) I love the linear Leaf springs as well. T...

Out of curiosity I want to see what you think the best sounding keyboard is. I've heard a lot of talk about Blue alps, Holy pandas, IBM beamspring keyboards (I love that sound though) but are their any ones even better than that.

Findecanor wrote: ↑

05 Dec 2020, 03:41

cakeanalytics wrote: ↑

04 Dec 2020, 18:38

hellothere wrote: ↑

04 Dec 2020, 17:10

I don't know exactly how it happened, but an acquaintance of mine had a mouse that would randomly shock her. With electricity, to be specific.

Sounds like either exposed ground wire or static electricity.

Mousepad covered in polyester or something?

The mousepad is an electric fence

pass it through the entire office The bad thing about this design is, you won't feel how bad they are after a while since I suppose you will not feel anything in your fingertips after the fifth or sixth keystroke Depending on how fast you type you wouldn't really have much to type with after a coup...

TNT wrote: ↑

04 Dec 2020, 21:17

Kneeboard wrote: ↑

04 Dec 2020, 21:12

TNT wrote: ↑

04 Dec 2020, 15:07

Easy task:

Taking "tactile bump" to the extreme

Disinfect after use and don't lend to anyone else

pass it through the entire office

TNT wrote: ↑

04 Dec 2020, 15:07

Easy task:

Taking "tactile bump" to the extreme

I'm not sure what it was, but I think it could have been a variation of Siemens STB that had a weird sensation when pressing. It was scratchy on the way down in a way that resembled getting shocked with electricity, as when touching an electric appliance that isn't plugged into an earthed socket. D...

When I aquire a 3D printer, I want to toy with making some MX style switches. One design I was thinking of would have a metal strip that would slide at an angle against another metal strip to complete the circuit. This would cause the edge of the first strip to make a nasty noise, I'm hoping for so...

cakeanalytics wrote: ↑

04 Dec 2020, 04:25

zzxx53 wrote: ↑

04 Dec 2020, 03:52

Here's a model f with a bell, for lols
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkvyDPKOk34
Credit: orihalcon

I see your Model F with bell, and raise you a full typewriter orchestra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3osdw_kxjo

Offices back then sure were weird

zzxx53 wrote: ↑

04 Dec 2020, 03:52

Here's a model f with a bell, for lols
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkvyDPKOk34
Credit: orihalcon

First I thought the bell was just really quiet so I was thinking "its sorta loud but not that bad"

Then the bell came on.

0_0

hellothere wrote: ↑

04 Dec 2020, 01:24

WHAT?

I T S W H I S P E R Q U I E T
I T S W H I S P E R Q U I E T
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IMO, MX blue and clones aren't "loud," they're higher pitched. There are several keyboards with speakers. If you can put a powered amp in one, I'm pretty sure that it could be way more loud than a solenoid ... unless it's a really big solenoid. Or lots of solenoids. We heard you like solenoids so w...

IMO, MX blue and clones aren't "loud," they're higher pitched. There are several keyboards with speakers. If you can put a powered amp in one, I'm pretty sure that it could be way more loud than a solenoid ... unless it's a really big solenoid. Or lots of solenoids. We heard you like solenoids so w...

webwit wrote: ↑

03 Dec 2020, 22:09

cakeanalytics wrote: ↑

03 Dec 2020, 18:51

Also don't forget mechanical calculators, like this Friden:
https://youtu.be/-MLQ0yI1BrQ?t=340

This isn't accurate!. For starters its far to quiet.