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The nice thing about capacitive sensing is the few electrical parts required for NKRO.

Cool, hope the NerD happens. I really could use another 60 PCB. Bit curious about the final colour as well, even though it will be hidden in the end.

Membrane refers to the sensing mechanism. Topre keyboards aren't membrane keyboards, but rather use a capacitive sensing PCB. Membranes are the foil sheets you find in most cheap boards or Model Ms, which have problems separating keystrokes and mostly (always?) only offer 2KRO. /edit Oh and Leopold ...

My first mech was the Filco Majestouch-2 with MX-Browns. Kind of a safe bet back then. I was already used to fullsize and the Browns seemed reasonably quiet and nice. I don't know if that's what truly got me into the hobby... I would credit the PokerX with that. I had never before seen a usable keyb...

GMK/Uniqey for their dedication to high quality cases and caps in a ready package.
The new prototype seems to be a bit late for the awards, unfortunately.

Can we somehow create a full rainbow if I nominate SKCM Orange?

If I'm nominating an Artisan, am I the maker? A singular cap? You seriously misunderstood something. The maker is whoever designed/produced it. And the only new keycaps on the market worth a damn are GMK. Thanks mike for the the great nomination In that spirit I would nominate GMK Originative WoB, ...

I'd be careful with heavy switches. My 45g stock HHKB is the heaviest Topre I own actually. The silenced one with stock sliders is a bit lighter, as are the variable weighted keys on my RF.

But I tend to go for light switches in general, I cannot use MX Black for a long time.

So the most important piece of the puzzle that's still missing are the keycaps?

Vintage Blacks are still a bit smoother than this new run of Cherry switches, but they have noticeably improved.

Wow, these are some of the best pictures that exist of my boards. Much appreciated :)

The Cherry boards that made it were really cool though

9009, the multi function 2000, the ancient terminal board...
A WeyTec as well.

Haha, yep. Lots of people and even more room and desk space :)

HHKB Pro2 400W 45g Topre PBT Spacebar HHKB Pro2 400BN 45g Topre + Hypersphere Silencing PBT Spacebar, HKP Blanks IBM SSK Model M Buckling Spring IBM 5291 "Bigfoot" Model F Buckling Spring Alps64 SKCM Orange (PTFE lubed) Apple Extended Keyboard Hammer Case+Plate GH60 MX Silent Red (52g, lubed, stick...

@wodan:
I'll go over my boards later tonight.
I could pack the Bigfoot F... before you have to rent a sprinter to move your stuff...

Well, it will be difficult to live up to i$'s amazing collection he brought last year... :P

Well, they seem to be a bit cheaper and got the APC gimmick to choose from switch activation points further up or further down the keystroke.

Design wise I lean more on the classic side myself.

Yeah, I could bring a regular Pro2 with HS rings and the stock Pro2. It would be nice to have them next to each other to see the difference in tactility between generations and sliders/silencing. In terms of Alps I have a SKCM Orange Alps64 I want to compare to other Alps boards. I'd be curious to s...

One of the issues with TMK on the NerD60 2.10 is resetting the board without ISP or having a magic key combination in firmware. Given the current fuse settings efuse=0xC3 the HWBE bit is already enabled. So shorting the HWB and GND pins directly at the chip during reset does the trick and the board ...

SSKs always look classy :P

So I don't think I've posted this TXCP here before, but now it's actually how I wanted it to be.
Changed the old wob for a new set and icon mods :)
52g vintage black and brass plate.

Wodan has done a comparison in the same case, silent MX vs qmx clip MX. Should be somewhere. I figured these wouldn't work with 2x3x4 LEDs earlier - well , turns out they're an exact fit. Again, just PCB mount, but this time tactile MX in the form of Ergo Clears. You know the setup by now: SEVJYmt5j...

Cherry MX blues have a nub on the base on the slider that reduces key travel even more when used with silencing clips. Don't they feel weird? And do they work properly? Oh, right, that's another problem actually. I didn't connect it for this test, it's a terrible idea anyway. It's even difficult on...

tl;dr: Don't try to use these with clicky MX Only had a clicky pcb mount G80-1000HFD on hand. Same result, but of course a completely different sound in that resonant case on a hard table. WfOqcsV4TEM Turns out there's a really ugly rattle to those Blues when silenced like this. It's hard to tell i...

I have one of GMKs new plate-mount silencing clips on hand as well as the ZealPC ones. So I decided do do a short comparison. Just from picking them up for the first time you will notice that the dampening inlay on the QMX top is much softer. Also they decided to cut the corners a little to make it ...

Only Gateron, or anything with a transparent shell? I noticed that the switches with clear tops are much harder to get apart as the plastic is that much stiffer. I assume your observations relate in part to the different material(s) needed to get clear shells. In Cherry's case, though, it bends rat...

Well one thing this video gets right is document how Gateron housings sound like the brittle piece of shit they are.

Typing on my TXCP for a couple of days now. Still in love with it :D Went for a brass plate and very light spring vintage black switches. txcp_v1.jpg The wob set on there right now will be replaced by a new one and icon mods. Very nice kekky! TX + brass + vintage blacks + WoB = the stuff (keyboard)...

It's my first real case mount custom, so I have to believe in the hype surrounding brass plates.
The sound is pleasant and it doesn't seem to have a harsh bottom out. I can't judge how much of that is down to the construction and would be equally great using alu or sts plates.

Typing on my TXCP for a couple of days now. Still in love with it :D
Went for a brass plate and very light spring vintage black switches.
The wob set on there right now will be replaced by a new one and icon mods.