Spherical Buckling Spring Thread
- Techno Trousers
- 100,000,000 actuations
- Location: California
- Main keyboard: IBM Model F-122
- Main mouse: Mionix Naos
- Favorite switch: Capacitive Buckling Spring (Model F)
- DT Pro Member: 0159
Since the last update was promising, I thought it might be worth a bump here in case there is new movement on the project...
- Techno Trousers
- 100,000,000 actuations
- Location: California
- Main keyboard: IBM Model F-122
- Main mouse: Mionix Naos
- Favorite switch: Capacitive Buckling Spring (Model F)
- DT Pro Member: 0159
Yessss!
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- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: Repro F77 with custom Layout
- Main mouse: Logitech MX518 (2005 Version)
- Favorite switch: Capacitive Buckling Spring
Ellipse made an IC last year for doubleshot SA-like caps but it seems there wasn't enough interest. I certainly would have bought multiple sets (given ISO-DE compatibility).
Sadly nothing else.
Sadly nothing else.
- Pete
- Location: Australia
- Main keyboard: Model M Space Saver
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring
Oh, I didn’t see that I would have bought multiple sets too.
So it looks like DIY is the only option but I have no idea how you’d create the thin stems robust enough to not break.
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- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: Repro F77 with custom Layout
- Main mouse: Logitech MX518 (2005 Version)
- Favorite switch: Capacitive Buckling Spring
- Pete
- Location: Australia
- Main keyboard: Model M Space Saver
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring
I’ve never made keycaps so I don’t know unfortunately, but if they were made to fit over existing key stems then it sounds like it would be easier.
How about getting some existing spherical keycaps and machining out the inside so they would slot over a stem?
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- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: Repro F77 with custom Layout
- Main mouse: Logitech MX518 (2005 Version)
- Favorite switch: Capacitive Buckling Spring
They'd not really slot though since in many cases the dimensions would be all wrong.
There have been some efforts of making a BS to Cherry MX adapter, basically a BS stem with a cherry mount on top.
I don't know if they ever got anywhere, I can't find the post at the moment. If I remember right it also had the disadvantage that the resulting keys were a couple millimeters taller than regular BS caps.
Edit: Here and here