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building 60% keyboard with vintage switches

Posted: 10 Aug 2020, 19:49
by morbid42
hellow guys,I'm morbid42 from china and I'm a fan of all kinda of vintage keyboards.
I started to build keyboard for vintage switch by desighing pcbs,plate and cases last year.
here's some of my works that I wanna share with you guys :D

Hi tek 725 60% keyboards
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alps skcm blue and omron B3G 60% keyboards with xw60 pcbs
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mitsumi mechanical switches and smk gen2 switches
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and the last,guess you guys must know what it is,it would finished soon :D
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Re: building 60% keyboard with vintage switches

Posted: 10 Aug 2020, 20:12
by kralcifer
I want to do what you are doing someday. Working towards it. Loved seeing all of the great work and pics!

Re: building 60% keyboard with vintage switches

Posted: 10 Aug 2020, 21:18
by kelvinhall05
Very nice. I would be interested in some of the switch footprints if you're ok with releasing them :) (and also assuming you use kicad)

Re: building 60% keyboard with vintage switches

Posted: 10 Aug 2020, 22:46
by Invisius
These look fantastic, it's cool to see unique switches being used in custom builds. Would love to see a typing demo of the Fujitsu and Omron boards if you have them all assembled.

Re: building 60% keyboard with vintage switches

Posted: 11 Aug 2020, 02:55
by morbid42
ntv242 wrote: 10 Aug 2020, 21:14 Holy sh*** you make FLS custom 60%? Dude please share that project, if you don't mind.
after I finish all the testing,I'll upload all the files on github to share this project,for sure. :D
I designed a 3d print case for this project,it's not completed yet

Re: building 60% keyboard with vintage switches

Posted: 11 Aug 2020, 02:57
by morbid42
kelvinhall05 wrote: 10 Aug 2020, 21:18 Very nice. I would be interested in some of the switch footprints if you're ok with releasing them :) (and also assuming you use kicad)
I just started to leraning how to use github,I'll try to share my projects later ;) and of course I use Kicad

Re: building 60% keyboard with vintage switches

Posted: 11 Aug 2020, 03:04
by morbid42
Invisius wrote: 10 Aug 2020, 22:46 These look fantastic, it's cool to see unique switches being used in custom builds. Would love to see a typing demo of the Fujitsu and Omron boards if you have them all assembled.
I have posted the omron b3g white and alps skcm blue switches typing demo on this site,I'm not sure if you guys can visit this site
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1kV411z7UH/
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1eA411Y7ZQ/

Re: building 60% keyboard with vintage switches

Posted: 11 Aug 2020, 03:10
by ddrfraser1
Nice. The second one sounds great.

Re: building 60% keyboard with vintage switches

Posted: 11 Aug 2020, 07:24
by TheInverseKey
Nice space invaders one, welcome to the SI 60% gang!

Re: building 60% keyboard with vintage switches

Posted: 20 Aug 2020, 16:12
by kshopper2084
Very nice!