🔧│keyboard_modding

[pastel vigil]

But quickly outgrew them, sold them and went back to a gym lmao

In unrelated news, I got a new/huge desk and I am excited to setup my new keyboard on it now that I have a good amount of room to work.

Cable management is pristine atm

[harsh dove]

Yeah I’m trying to upgrade from my 63” desk to a 72-78”

[stray tiger]

After that you'll want 84" then 96" then a corner desk.

[harsh dove]

Nah I had a corner desk setup before, didn’t really like it

[latent fern]

gmk is overrated

good thing i didn’t pay any money for it haha

packaging is booty cheeks haha

[pastel vigil]

I went from 48" to 78" and I am already thinking about how I can get a shelf or something in there for more room lmao

If I found a bigger desk I'd have bought it, this was the biggest I could find

[polar girder]

Idgaf about my desk honestly lol

It works. I’m happy lol

Perfect height and just enough room for what I need

[pastel vigil]

That's how we all start but then you start to outgrow it depending on how you use it.

[polar girder]

Fair enough

[harsh dove]

New GMK packaging isn’t great but it’s more eco friendly

[latent fern]

i have a Wuque Studios keycap set and it came in really nice keycap trays

so i was surprised that a cheaper set had better packaging

[cedar gate]

Lol a 75 set runs 200

[polar girder]

I like WS

[pastel vigil]

You mean a pair of 75s? Because I am talking about pairs of 5, 7.5, 10, etc

I'm also not in the states

[harsh dove]

Their packaging isn’t as eco friendly lol but yeah it’s better

They have lots of plastic in their packaging

Most people would rather have better packing for something they open once (and possibly throw away) vs having more eco friendly packaging lol

[median spade]

Only deniers say that

Used every keycaps brand you can think of and material nothing comes close

CRP is the closest but even then

[median spade]

I went opposite and had 72 then 60 then 58 and now 50

[pastel vigil]

Depends on what I am getting. For GMKs price, I expect PBTfans reusable sotrage trays.

If am getting clones off ali epxress, throw em in a box with some wrapping paper am good lol

[harsh dove]

Yeah I mean fair enough, price does reflect packaging

[pastel vigil]

I also don't really recycle the packaging, I keep it to store the stuff in it and then to make it easy to ship if I sell or trade

[latent fern]

overally its not a big deal since the packaging is just sitting in a drawer haha

[pastel vigil]

But am sure some people throw away their packacing once they get their keyboard set up.

[sour blade]

happy gmk haver here
i wonder if theres a difference in experience just buying a wob set
vs
buying a gmk set that fits your theme

i think part of why im very very happy is because it just conincidentally fits my theme and they pull it off well

i probably wont buy gmk for myself ever again because i cant see them come out with a theme i like again

but ill definitely get it as a gift for friends

[stray tiger]

This is going to be interesting as there have already been some changes since pre-order and now delivery. Pre-order said .1-4.0mm, now it says .5-3.8mm

[latent fern]

i feel like GMK is worth it for the colorways and themed keycap sets

[sour blade]

^

if its just a wob set i think theres better value elsewhere ngl

[latent fern]

but if youre just getting a WoB or BoW you can defintely get a better set

[sour blade]

cause you dont need the crazy colors

[pastel vigil]

Agreed. Not worth it for plain WoB or BoW, but the more colorful it is, the more it becomes worth it.

[harsh dove]

This would boggle my brain lol

[pastel vigil]

Delayed and changed like that? damn.

It's also wireless? I wonder if the cut corner is latency or battery size. How much is it?

[latent fern]

GMK is double shot but its not like a complete double shot like my pbt keycaps

so my wooting lights bleed thru slightly

[pastel vigil]

I like PBTs a lot, but GMKs colors and legends are just unbeat. My GMK pharaoh set is unreal.

[latent fern]

which is weird cuz i thought GMK was like the thickest

[pastel vigil]

I've seen clones, and they were not even in the same realm.

[marsh saffron]

If I wanted a high quality BoW set where should I go

[stray tiger]

I ordered it months ago through kickstarter. Someone opened thiers yesterday and is having wireles problems so who knows

[latent fern]

this is what i mean

GMK vs ali clone

[stray tiger]

Any of the Novelkeys, CanonKeys, PBTFans, Wuque Studio sets are all solid

[pastel vigil]

I think wooting keycaps are hard to beat for the price point, but PBTfans BoW is pretty good.

[stray tiger]

GMK's new PBT stuff is exceptional. The color matching is near spot on to their ABS stuff

[marsh saffron]

I have wootings white ones but would like some non shine through eventually

Probably go with pbtfans bow they look like a decent price

[latent fern]

i vote wuque studios but thats PBT and not ABS

[pastel vigil]

Wait they are actually doing this now? What set/s?

[stray tiger]

All of the MTNU stuff is PBT and looks/feels great

[harsh dove]

Yeah the new MTNU stuff

[old swallow]

I have those, theyre pretty good, got clean legends. the only thing is the light kinda shines trough the spacebar, since its only white, not black underneath it like the other keys

[pastel vigil]

Ah I haven't tried it out yet, do want to try that profile at smoe point.

[marsh saffron]

Id be foam modding mine so that might not be a big deal

[old swallow]

yeah, i did the same thing

[polar girder]

wtf is that lol

Cray

[latent fern]

i was trying to show the double shot of GMK vs a cheap aliexpress clone

the Left is GMK

the right is the cheap clone

[frigid lodge]

I kind of wanted to grab WS Cthulhu

[polar girder]

Wait the left is GMK

Oh god

Why left look so scuffed

I know nothing

[frigid lodge]

If I was less restrained, I would be the type of person who would change keycaps every week

[polar girder]

Yeah I’m more Wooting obsessed than custom keyboard obsessed

[latent fern]

yupp the left is GMK ($125 keycaps) vs a $50 set

[elfin garnet]

I tried my pbt bow set on my wooting after using GMK for months and I couldn't deal with the texture. It felt like my keyboard was dirty or something

[latent fern]

ofc the legends on the gmk set are a lot better tho

[polar girder]

Plus there still hasn’t really been a set that speaks to me except the metalkeyboards aluminum set

[frigid lodge]

I had the opposite issue when I went from a novelkeys pbt set to a DCX set

I couldn't deal with the smoothness at first lol'

[polar girder]

Yeah the whole double shot thing on the left looks scuffed. But maybe that’s the nature of having the stem also be the cap which makes sense

[harsh dove]

https://tenor.com/view/welcome-michael-scott-dunder-mifflin-the-office-welcome-aboard-gif-27005393

[elfin garnet]

yeah its strange cause I really liked the texture before, but now I can't take it

[latent fern]

was it too rough?

[harsh dove]

IMO the one on the right looks way worse lol

Looks like it came from Ali like you said

[frigid lodge]

I feel like ABS vs PBT is like the whole rubberized vs chalky coating thing on mice

[elfin garnet]

yeah idk it felt sticky in a way, even tho I know it wasnt

[latent fern]

yeah its from aliexpress

the aliexpress set's double shot looks more complete to me

less gaps

which is what i expected from GMK

[polar girder]

Right

Yeah I’m confused how quality keycaps are determined now lol

[elfin garnet]

my only gripe with gmk sets is that they shine over time. To me shine makes it look cheap

[polar girder]

I appreciate the stem on gmk is the white exterior part. But why isn’t rest full black?

[polar girder]

Cheap maybe but also inconsistent. My biggest gripe.

[latent fern]

here’s a wuque studios double shot pbt cap for more comparison ($100 set)

[elfin garnet]

that too. I wouldnt mind the shine if it was across the whole keycap and on each one

[frigid lodge]

Does GMK still have spacebar warp?

[harsh dove]

Because the legends are injected separately

[latent fern]

i think it can but its less likely to happen

[harsh dove]

Hence why GMK has the best legends

This is a old Reddit post about GMK

[frigid lodge]

And then there's if you prefer the sound of doubleshot abs vs dyesub pbt

(I like both)

[harsh dove]

Which is exactly what that post says lol

[frigid lodge]

I can totally read

yeah

[latent fern]

GMK vs WS legends for anyone interested

[polar girder]

Totally

[harsh dove]

I totally disagree

[frigid lodge]

I would say the DCX legends are about on par

[polar girder]

Unique amongst others I’ve seen

See most notable thing here is white is the keycap and the stem

[frigid lodge]

I don't have a good camera on hand though

[latent fern]

i havent seen Drop DCX in person but from the photos i agree

i feel like a lot of companies have crisp, sharp legends now

[frigid lodge]

Also drop wob is still on sale right now

[latent fern]

which probably wasnt the case a couple years ago

[frigid lodge]

Waiting for them to do another BOGO lol

I have a problem

[polar girder]

https://drop.com/buy/drop-mt3-white-on-black-keycap-set?

[latent fern]

if you want a nice WoB set, check out the Mode Obsura keycap set, its interesting cuz its made with a PBT/ABS blend and its $80

[polar girder]

Those legends suck

Garbage font

[stray tiger]

Delete everything in that URL after the ?

[polar girder]

lol why does it matter

[harsh dove]

Nothing matters

Life goes on

[frigid lodge]

I don't know anything about mt3 tbh

[stray tiger]

We dont want to click your tracking information

[latent fern]

its just a different shape of keycap

[polar girder]

Ok fine

[elfin garnet]

I wish I could buy this right now

[frigid lodge]

I just remember there being a generic controversey around the profile or something

[stray tiger]

@harsh dove the green color is really nice

[harsh dove]

Cosmic

GMK

Coming soon

[median spade]

You can with enough money and patience

[harsh dove]

Yeah I like that a lot , looks how I imagine too when we were talking about it last week

[median spade]

You have Botanical or Olive?

[harsh dove]

F Botan

W Olive

For that case anyway

[median spade]

I liked botanical when I had it

[harsh dove]

Yeah I like it too

But not on that green

[stray tiger]

I dont have either but that would look amazing. I need to see what I have with green in it. Let me look

[median spade]

But I had to be scumbag at time as it was very desired and I didn’t line it that much

Once I got it

[median spade]

Or play it safe like everyone else and use 9009 or honeybeige if you have those too

[stray tiger]

Hm, I dont have a lot of green options. I have this https://www.ashkeebs.com/product/infinikey-vanir-keycaps/

[median spade]

That could work

Or any beige set if you have one tbh

[elfin garnet]

how soon? I would pay a lot i dont even care i just want it lol

[median spade]

Isn’t that gmk dark?

[stray tiger]

My first green board so not surprised I dont have a lot of green sets. Maybe I get lucky and Olive goes on sale this week from Omnitype or NK

[elfin garnet]

what I posted is gmk cosmos

[harsh dove]

It’s still on IC on Geekhack if you wanna go sign up for it

[elfin garnet]

I've signed up twice I think

lol

[harsh dove]

Haha nice

Yeah I always sign up to things twice too

Incase I missed it or whatever

Shit happens

[elfin garnet]

yup

[pastel vigil]

Am excited for that one

I hope it enters GB soon

[elfin garnet]

yeah I hope so too. Looks great

[stray tiger]

I dont have either. The only green sets I have are GMK Zooted, GMK Lime and IFK Vanir, I literally just sold PBTFans Resonance v1 just 2 days ago and that might have worked well.

[median spade]

Vanir would work best in this case

[stray tiger]

Damn I just noticed that PBTfans resonance v2 is way different than v1

[stray tiger]

I agree

[robust fiber]

Anyone have recommendations for XDA keycaps

[median spade]

whatever you find on alixpress or amazon

xda never took off well enough to get "quality" ones or from well known manus

drop has some decent ones too

[robust fiber]

I wish it did. It’s my favourite profile

I ordered some for £30

[median spade]

it just didn't win over the DSA ground which is who it was aimed at

and then KAM came along too which was also "better" than it

[robust fiber]

isn’t dsa way shorter

I ordered xda v2

[median spade]

not by much

also people care alot about sound in the hobby, I mean it's the reason I joined, and xda/dsa don't really sound that good in comparison

so that didn't help it either

[cedar gate]

Magic kb is its own damn category lol

Tbh anything under 9 mm sucks

For me cherry is ideal

And SA does give thock but to me it's not really good for fatigue

[robust fiber]

I know

I got xda for the aesthetics

It sounds close enough

I got xda v2

Idk how much taller it is compared to v1

[cedar gate]

Yeah it's hard to deny xda looks good

[robust fiber]

with tofu black

[cedar gate]

Oh yeah BOG your tempting me

[stray tiger]

https://www.twitch.tv/thethockfather - Keycon Prep - Building a Frog Mini HE! (and maybe we will open up the new Keychron Q1 HE)

[fluid ravine]

I WANNA WATCHHH BUT IM NOT HOMEEE

[stray tiger]

Itll be a long stream

[harsh dove]

Where do profile names even originate

Now that I think about it

[pastel vigil]

And why are they all random letters. Cherry is the only one easy to remember

[median spade]

that I have no idea

all i know is cherry came from well cherry lol

And SA was made by Signature Plastics

SA means spherical all

that's all i got tho

[harsh dove]

Cherry is cause “ Cherry on Top”

Everything else idk

[harsh dove]

Right cause GMK also calls it CYL now

Which is just cylindrical

[median spade]

yeah and the weird mtnu theyh have now

[pastel vigil]

I hope they make Cherry PBTs

GMK I mean

[harsh dove]

I was gonna say they do

But lol

They make MTNU PBT

[fiery reef]

Anyone make Hall effect frankenswitches ?

[median spade]

As I understand the molds are only for double shot abs

GMK did not buy the cherry dye sub molds from them like they did the double shot abs back in the day

[fluid ravine]

Like Raptors and Lekker stem? Yeah

[spiral anvil]

Oh yea, any new colors for that?

[median spade]

Hopefully never

The profile needs to die already

[harsh dove]

Haha yeah I don't really care for any of the MTNU sets

[spiral anvil]

You just hate scuplted huh

[harsh dove]

My main gripe is centered legends

[spiral anvil]

Ah

[median spade]

Center legends mostly

[harsh dove]

This is the only one I'd consider

SUSU

and even then

F Centered Legends

[median spade]

The only good KAT set

[harsh dove]

lol and its WoB

[median spade]

Ummm akschulky cam it’s BoW you noob

[harsh dove]

Keycaps look like downtown New York

[harsh dove]

Same difference

BoG is the only thing that matters anyway

[median spade]

But yeah much better with left aligned legends

[harsh dove]

https://tenor.com/view/skyscraper-gif-20926027

[median spade]

I still own a set of kat and sa

[harsh dove]

All I see when I see those is skyscrapers

[median spade]

Feel good to type on they just make everything sound the exact same

[harsh dove]

Fair

I tried typing on those Kitty Kat keycaps from Tirade

My fingers wanted to chop themselves off

[median spade]

Yeah it requires changing typing too if you don’t float wrists already

[cedar gate]

That's BOW not WOB lol

[spiral anvil]

[median spade]

BOW WOW WOB BOW

[harsh dove]

I hybrid float but I couldn't but again it's all muscle memory and I only tested for like 30 seconds

[harsh dove]

Bro, only BoG matters

Nothing else

[cedar gate]

Fair point

[harsh dove]

❤️

[median spade]

But yeah sculpted is cool@

Just sounds, and looks bad

[spiral anvil]

I'm going crazy

[cedar gate]

You mean custom scuplted

[median spade]

Haha

[spiral anvil]

I'm trying to find this one song

And no dice

[harsh dove]

Sculpt my keyboard not my keycaps, thanks

[spiral anvil]

KAT my beloved

Just waiting on my purple wrist rest

[harsh dove]

https://tenor.com/view/nope-frank-dwayne-johnson-the-rock-seven-bucks-gif-23719829

[median spade]

Too busy imo

Little Dragon that is

They were like “how much you want to fit on a keycap?”

“Yes”

[spiral anvil]

Welcome to Mandarin and Hanzi

[harsh dove]

If it was Mandarin only legends, I'd like it

[spiral anvil]

The other option was centered legends so

It is what it is

[harsh dove]

Centered Mandarin?

Or

[spiral anvil]

Centered latin

[harsh dove]

Ah

No

[median spade]

Wait what is the name of that set

Idk why I thought it was little dragon

[spiral anvil]

https://cannonkeys.com/cdn/shop/products/Alphas.png?v=1651528540

KAT lucky jade

[median spade]

@polar girder op1 8k getting relegated viper v3 pro too stronk

Ahhh that’s what it was

[harsh dove]

Viper V3 Pro is Winning

[median spade]

It’s actually so good

[harsh dove]

Yep

Just told my friend to get one

[median spade]

I had to swap some stuff at Best Buy, picked up, and damn

[harsh dove]

Cause he was asking me about new mouses

[median spade]

The hype is real

[harsh dove]

He's more budget oriented but I told em it'd be worth it

[median spade]

It’s like a perfected gpx shape wise

Imo

[harsh dove]

Yeah I might grab one tbh

[median spade]

Also feels light af

[harsh dove]

58g right?

[median spade]

And I have some light mice

[harsh dove]

Or is it lighter?

[median spade]

54 for black 55.5 for white

[harsh dove]

ah

White Tax

[median spade]

UV coating tax indeed

[harsh dove]

Essentially

[median spade]

Yeah that’s what razer said

[harsh dove]

Makes perfect sense

[spiral anvil]

Honestly maybe its time to give up on KAT

[harsh dove]

[spiral anvil]

Color options are not there

[harsh dove]

What makes you say that

Yeah

I mean you'll always find more options with the more popular choice aka Cherry

[spiral anvil]

Yep

It is what it is

[harsh dove]

At the end of the day, make your keyboard your own, it's your board

Also

At the end of the day, its the end of the day

[spiral anvil]

Yep

I don't know if I want to go purple and green or full commit purple

Since my ratio of purple and green is like 80% purple now

[median spade]

okay i got you

you need to get frost witch

full commit

[fluid ravine]

Proof that the moon is made out of cheese

[pastel vigil]

🐭

[spiral anvil]

Any PBT sets?

[median spade]

[spiral anvil]

I'm sorry but I don't want that gamer shine

[spiral anvil]

Same but it is what it is

Honestly I don't think I've actually tried Cherry keycaps in so long

I forgot what they feel like

OMEGALUL

[pastel vigil]

See I just got cherry because I like all the options and I decided ill have to like cherry no matter what.

Ironically I love the appl low profile keys lmao

[fluid ravine]

Took a bite

[spiral anvil]

Finally found that one purple plastic case

But I already bought a tofu redux so uh

Wheelp

kekw

It is what it is

[median spade]

Tofu looks better anyways

That looks like dollar store Keyboard

[spiral anvil]

Yep

https://novelkeys.com/collections/keycaps/products/cherry-taro

This works

Actually are there any purple and green keycaps?

Ah screw it I'm ball with KAT

If it ain't broke don't fix it

[harsh dove]

Save Money, Live Better

[fluid ravine]

Real..
Save money, sacrifice time, live better

[harsh dove]

Switch Tape Mod W

[fiery reef]

The buger60? It’s out of stock on so many places 😦

[stray tiger]

@harsh dove which tadpoles did you use on your Frog?

[harsh dove]

Orange (60A)

Apparently some people do 80A in the corners and 60A in the middle

Haven't tried it yet myself

[stray tiger]

Ive got 80's and 70's that came with the green one

[harsh dove]

Try the 70s

[spiral anvil]

Its on Zfrontier if that's what you're looking for

[stray tiger]

Looks like a bbox 60

[polar girder]

Yeah honestly I’m not 100% if op1 is ideal shape for me

Performance good tho

Vv3 pro def stay winning

[median spade]

Op1 my fave shape of all time but this v3 viper too good

[polar girder]

You used vv2 pro?

[strange quarry]

https://kprepublic.com/products/mmd-princess-plate-mounted-stabilizer-v2-new-mould-for-custom-mechanical-keyboard-2u-6-25u-cream-holy-panda-pom-pink-pre-lubed?variant=43459459317923 anyone have experience with these stabs

[waxen hinge]

https://kbdfans.com/products/pbtfans-kabuki-cho-r2

I ordered geon raptor he switches and pbtfans kabuki-cho 歌舞伎町 r2 cherry profile keycaps, should I install the switches north or south facing?

[pastel vigil]

North facing.

Unless you run into issues for a strange reason.

[waxen hinge]

Thank you

[cedar finch]

i read magnetic jades may cause problems with spacebar due to stem length if you press it too hard, but otherwise its fine. is it still ok if i normally have my spacebar keycap flipped?

[glacial wind]

It’s a non factor and only happens in rare cases of loose keycaps (and the solution is a cheapie $5 stab spacer if you do have the issue)

[bronze grove]

Do NOT use this case before reading the case compatibility

https://wooting-technologies.notion.site/de7a52e2b5a941258a17e448b0c9d9b0?v=5ec0b31c59db4a51b8a86a1288249e9f

[heavy surge]

can someone tell me their experience with the Tofu60 Redux Case from kbdfans and if its worth it in your opinion?

[sour blade]

its like 60 dollars and im pretty sure most aliexpress cases are 50 so

hard to get better value

unless you go plastic case

[marsh mason]

Do you guys recommend rings/lube?

[leaden pawn]

always lube your ring

[dawn stump]

Any recommendations for the stabs or do the 60he+ stabs work just fine?

[idle pier]

Theyre excellent just lube them 😉

[dawn stump]

Even with gateron jades?

Heard about spacebars getting stuck and stuff

[idle pier]

Yeah this was an issue with the keycaps i think

[glossy pagoda]

Correct

[paper bloom]

Is worth it

[idle pier]

I have jades + stock stabs on 60he+ with gmk clones and it works fine

[paper bloom]

Running a L45 Stock stabs that are built in with the module with GMK clones as well

Works good

With the tofu60

[idle pier]

Sorry i responded to wrong msg

Yeah i have alumaze

[paper bloom]

dw bout it

[light agate]

i think i'm late to the convo but i'm currently using the tofu60 redux, i don't have another case to compare with but imo, i found it pretty worth it

[paper bloom]

ive ran the default cases for the 60HE its not that bad too

Since the prebuilt Steel plate is a thing

[dawn stump]

Perfect I'll stick to the default stabs then ty

[paper bloom]

Id say stick to the default esp for built in and normal stabs

Since the non built in Stabs are Compareable to the durlock v2

Stabs if i am not wrong

[old swallow]

ooh, for which board? im gonna use those Keycaps on my 80HE

[glacial wind]

Went with black in the end. Pity they don't sell the plain silver one outside of samples - i think that one is nicest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwIaPVM5EKk

[sour blade]

completely depends on what your standards are

depends if you hate hearing the wire slam around the housings

or even notice it at all

[waxen hinge]

60HE

[old swallow]

ok ok, fair enough, i am gonna go for the 80HE, since i like the F row with all the colours a lot

[velvet egret]

🔥🔥

[glacial wind]

that's a nice color combo

[heavy surge]

Never too late, ty for the input!

[heavy surge]

Yeah its not bad, just don’t like the feeling of the plastic

[paper bloom]

Then metal on metal shall suffice

[velvet egret]

Itl fit perfect with my silver redux and GMK Mercury keycaps

All Thanks to Wiredin for assisting with the colours<3

[sour blade]

already have jades
do i test ks20u dual rail next
or sticky rice

wait

Glutinous Rice = Sticky Rice?

[loud zephyr]

quit while you're ahead and wait for Lekker V2's

[sour blade]

lekker v2...

i will first comment about my disgust of original lekkers
then ask what they changed in lekker v2 to solve it

[little glen]

tolerances

less wobble

[sour blade]

that sounds good

would be a great improvement

[hushed edge]

whats wrong with them

[sour blade]

ctrl+f in any channel and search "tolerance"

actually someone mentioned it right above us so

[hushed edge]

shit i dont notice any wobble

[sour blade]

dont look for it

[hushed edge]

but im not a modding lord

[sour blade]

if you are not aware of it dont look for it or you will end up spending money

forget this convo

[hushed edge]

too late men

i got the 80he

[sour blade]

you're fine the 80he has lekker v2

[verbal harness]

i got the alumaze 60 case + module + lekker 45 and some cherry profile keycaps, do i have to place the switches south face or north?

[paper bloom]

Say has anyone tried the kailh sakura switches yet from akko?

[sour blade]

re- posting here because maybe modders understand:
https://discord.com/channels/167181566978555904/1233053518542147604

[crimson sky]

"for years"

cherry mx is turning 40 this year

[idle pier]

i'm so confused as to what that is

[harsh dove]

Glad you got it 💯

[tawdry tree]

The reason why KS-20s are a pain to take out.

[median spade]

Counterpoint, how many times are you taking out your switches where this is a concern?

It is a valid thing to bring up I'm just trying to see where the fail point will become relative unless your removing and putting your switches in over and over to no reason

[stray tiger]

If there is nothing to complain about or challenge someone on, what's the point of discord?

[robust fiber]

having some trouble aligning the foam with the plate

[median spade]

Valid

[robust fiber]

So I’m doing it this way

Some of the bits look a bit bent

[median spade]

That is the sole purpose of discord

[stray tiger]

Pop your switches in and use them to help align the foam

[robust fiber]

pop my switches on the plate?

[median spade]

Yes

[median spade]

Put swtiches in first then foam

then attach pcb

[robust fiber]

can I put it in now

Already aligned it

[median spade]

doesn't matter how you do it

if you're already there jsut put them in lol

[robust fiber]

if I use force will the stuff at the back break when putting in switches

That foam bit isn’t meant to be extruding out like that

Or is that normal

[harsh dove]

Lift the plate up on the corner so the switch fully clicks in

I can see it’s not flush

[robust fiber]

screwed the plate in 😭

Alr

[robust fiber]

Pushed it in

[harsh dove]

Switch needs to be flush against the plate

Nice

[robust fiber]

It’s bending

The plate

[harsh dove]

??

How so

[robust fiber]

took off the switch

[harsh dove]

Yeah just lift the plate with your finger and hold the switch in place with your other hand

So it clicks

[robust fiber]

Ok

got it now

[harsh dove]

Awesome

[robust fiber]

Cheers

[harsh dove]

https://tenor.com/view/cheers-dwight-the-general-manfredi-sylvester-stallone-tulsa-king-s1e6-gif-27284894

[robust fiber]

@harsh dove do these go on the standoffs on the case

[harsh dove]

Yep

[robust fiber]

What about them extra screws

[leaden pawn]

btw, is that a decent alternative to burger mount or nah?

[robust fiber]

Comes with the module

I’m guessing it is

[harsh dove]

Which ones?

[harsh dove]

It helps, pretty similar to burger mount but not quite the same

[robust fiber]

Are they just stairs

Spares

[harsh dove]

Use those to screw the PCB into the case

[robust fiber]

Ah ok

Is that meant to be on W or D

[harsh dove]

Just depends how your PCB sits in the case, iirc it aligns better closer to W

With the wooting PCB

[robust fiber]

Ok

Do u have tofu60?

[harsh dove]

Yeah

[robust fiber]

I didn’t get the screws to screw in the plate or am I blind

[polar girder]

Yeah just keep the screw loose and get it lined up with PCB usb port

[robust fiber]

It should be black

[polar girder]

Then screw it down

[robust fiber]

Nvm found it

Do u use all the standoffs @harsh dove

[median spade]

Play around with what you like

is the answer

[robust fiber]

just doing it efficiently so I don’t wanna have to open it up again

[median spade]

Well it's a prefernce thing honestly

is the truthful answer

but just install it how it is if you don't care to try

[robust fiber]

It doesn’t flex?

[harsh dove]

Personally no, but try out different setups for yourself like Tent Euro said

[robust fiber]

ah ok

[harsh dove]

I don’t use any

[median spade]

I'm picky about how things look for example so i completely stopped using my tofu for this reason

since it doesn't fully cover the top of switch/bottom of keycap

and the ones next to the spacebar you can see a tiny amount of switch peaking through

[robust fiber]

Is this correct

[harsh dove]

Yeah

[robust fiber]

A bit difficult with no tweezers

[harsh dove]

What is?

[robust fiber]

putting them rings on

Down it now

putting the module into the case

[polar girder]

Oh for burger mount

Yeah little tedious

[robust fiber]

My screw drivers aren’t magnetic and the screws keep falling in 😭

[harsh dove]

lol gotta get you some magnetic ones

[robust fiber]

How tight have u screwed urs

I’ve seen some say just barely

[harsh dove]

Go grab a tire iron

joking

I screw em until the first wall of resistance

[median spade]

40lbs of ft tq personally

i want those screws never coming out

[stray tiger]

@harsh dove

$50 for a GMK BoW set for anyone who was talking about solid BoW sets yesterday.

[harsh dove]

2 more days till KeyCon

[stray tiger]

Yeah man. Ive got a lot of shit to do still lol

[harsh dove]

I bet man lol

Exciting tho

For some reason the discount isn’t applying for that GMK set

[stray tiger]

Yeah they said its bugged and to give it a bit while they work it out

[harsh dove]

Ah okay

I shall wait then

[polar girder]

Bruh

[loud tiger]

Why are good looking custom Keycaps so expensive 😩

[harsh dove]

$20 - iFixit Moray Driver Kit - 32 Precision Bits
( https://a.co/d/dh7PKgs )

$15 - iFixit Minnow Driver Kit: Pocket-Sized Screwdriver Set
( https://a.co/d/9qZqeWk )

[loud tiger]

$85 for these bruh

[harsh dove]

GMK red samurai

[loud tiger]

Yes

Actually they'll block a lot of the rgb

Fog Keycaps are where it's at

[dusky lark]

I seen these on Amazon for 125

[loud tiger]

@dusky lark they're cheaper on the drop website

[dusky lark]

Okay

Not the color I would go for but there clean

[median spade]

Good

[loud tiger]

Nah I like rgb

[median spade]

Hmm I already haave henessay but proper mod legends entices me....

[median spade]

The horror

delete this at once

[loud tiger]

Hahahah

I dont think I will - in captain America's voice

[median spade]

bamboozled this wasn't even the base kit

[median spade]

[tawdry ore]

painful keyboard

[loud tiger]

@tawdry ore what Keycaps are those

[median spade]

Base kit was still $120

[loud tiger]

Me want

[tawdry ore]

cerakeys

[loud tiger]

I want more rgb

Got it

Cerakeys

[stray tiger]

It is, but its broken atm lol

[loud tiger]

Which model though

In cerakeys

[median spade]

Oh okay

[tawdry ore]

A+B white with lettering

[median spade]

the question for me is it it worth it for capitallized mods

over my hennessey

[loud tiger]

@tawdry ore could you link it pls

[tawdry ore]

https://www.cerakey.com/pages/cerakey-mx

[median spade]

the ceramic has that much transparent?

also why cerakeys using the terrible legends smh

[tawdry ore]

yes i would say light diffusion over transparent

[loud tiger]

tahnk you very much

ah i see

so you have to get the a and b seperate

[leaden pawn]

btw Tofu 60 Redux owners, where exactly do you screw those 3 standoffs that come with the case?

[median spade]

in the standoff holes

[pastel vigil]

https://omnitype.com/products/pbtfans-x-ray

This is taking forever. I wanna put it on the Tofu Acrylic.

[median spade]

Give up rgb and your life will be come simpler

[pastel vigil]

I have my RGB off lmao

[harsh dove]

It’s a bug in the sale

[leaden pawn]

there are 5 standoff holes and 3 stands, i am a little confused

[median spade]

It’s also Dixie mech

[harsh dove]

Yes

[median spade]

There is only one standoff hole open

I believe in you

[pastel vigil]

Do not use the middle one

[leaden pawn]

i assume only for the bottom one?

[harsh dove]

2 of those 5 are for the brass weight

[pastel vigil]

yeah its just the bottom one

if you check your PCB, you can tell which spots need a standoff

[pastel vigil]

Is it? I added it to cart and saw no sale so I peaced out lol

[dry obsidian]

are they really heavy? wondering what switches you use and how it feels

[leaden pawn]

got it, thanks. was confused since saw a few videos where people put 2 more stands in the right and left standoffs

[harsh dove]

Yeah lol

Said they’ll update us soon when it’s fixed

[pastel vigil]

I guess thats why they extended it to 6 instead of 4 too

But I don't relaly need it, it's just too good of a deal lmao

I was hoping it would be duelshock soon

[median spade]

We need even cheaper

$30 base kits

[pastel vigil]

I mean I wont say no

[harsh dove]

Amazon GMK

[sweet cedar]

havent been in here in a while have any new cases come out that r compatable with wooting

[stray tiger]

Generic Mediocre Keycaps?

[harsh dove]

https://tenor.com/view/roomie-roomieofficial-youtuber-generic-gif-17721506

[leaden pawn]

anyone tried these?
https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005006677277287.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2esp

rainy75

[harsh dove]

KBDFans Holy60

[pastel vigil]

These wont look good on a wooting

the lights are north facing and those are designed for south facing boards

[velvet egret]

With Gummy O-ring mount do you leave the standoffs in the case or take them out?

[harsh dove]

@leaden pawn

[harsh dove]

Up to you, I remove all standoffs

[pastel vigil]

Take em out

[velvet egret]

alright

thanks

[leaden pawn]

sexy. how do you like them? i got ranked blank for now (feels sexy), also looking to get these

[harsh dove]

Not mine personally, it’s someone else’s

Just wanted to show you how they looked with Wooting RGB

[leaden pawn]

you mean the quality/feel?

[harsh dove]

No, like it’s not my keyboard

[leaden pawn]

ah i see

[tawdry ore]

they are heavy need at Least L60’s on most large keys looking into getting heavier as i have a bounce on my spacebar

[weak inlet]

oooo what are those keycaps

[harsh dove]

@weak inlet

[median spade]

imagine if GMK RGB had acdtually happened

would be their highest selling kit because of all these gamers

[pastel vigil]

Gamers would never buy GMK sets they will get the clones

[harsh dove]

I’d buy as much of it as I can

And burn it

And drop it in the ocean

Last thing we need is some GMK Pudding Keycaps

[median spade]

You don't have to worry the IC literally had the lowest interest possible

[pastel vigil]

Gamers are weird, they are too cheap with some components, but then will blow half their pc budget on RGB

[median spade]

Don't you know it

the amount of people i see get a 4070 and then spend $450 on lian li fans

That's a 4080s right there

[harsh dove]

Reminds me of a friend recently

[pastel vigil]

oh I remember the one

Im still upset about it

[median spade]

what did they do

[harsh dove]

Yeah I don’t wanna talk about it lmao

[median spade]

was it as bad as what i just said

[harsh dove]

Pretty much

[pastel vigil]

Cpu cooler was more expensive than the cpu it was wild

[pastel vigil]

but yeah lets not

[harsh dove]

See if I can find it

[pastel vigil]

lmao

[median spade]

yeah had a guy in another server ask for build advice

he had a 4060ti with 7600

and then $500 in lian li componenets

Was actually so dumb founding

[pastel vigil]

was it OTK or however you spell their name.

[median spade]

and he did not listen to advice either

we told him get artic fans and then get a 4080 or even 4070ti

said nope and ended up keeping the build with $500 in rgb

[harsh dove]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JXdXqR

[pastel vigil]

idk why they ask us what we think of their build, and then get upset when we say what we think. Even worse when they ask for help and then ignore all of it

[harsh dove]

This was built about 2-3 weeks ago btw

[quiet bay]

wtf

[median spade]

I see a 5600x and 7700xt im out already

[harsh dove]

Lmao

[median spade]

oh god

it's so bad

[median spade]

he had to have the rgb

[pastel vigil]

the more you look the worse it gets

iirc he was building it for his GF too so I feel like he really scammed her

[quiet bay]

most of the budget went to my graphics card 💀

I have no rgb in my build at all

[median spade]

[median spade]

easily

[pastel vigil]

based

[median spade]

litearlly preyed on her probably wanting lots of color

it's only second to that 4060ti one i said

just because of $500 in fans

[quiet bay]

jesus

how the heck

[median spade]

13 fans

[pastel vigil]

No RGB life

[quiet bay]

do you spend 500 dollars on just fans

[median spade]

strimmer cable

well sorry only $400 in fans

[pastel vigil]

Ignore the stupidly high monitor on the left

[median spade]

13 of them

[harsh dove]

Sad thing is I was in a voice call with them and she said that she didn’t care what he got, she just wanted it to be white and perform well

[quiet bay]

13 fans that you don't need to cool a 4060ti

[harsh dove]

And that she was willing to spend an extra $100

[pastel vigil]

He was trying to get his dream rgb build off her dime

[harsh dove]

lol he already has a 12600k + 3070Ti

[median spade]

[pastel vigil]

thats funny that was exactly my old build

[pastel vigil]

a fellow man of culture

[harsh dove]

Yeah he has a good setup

[median spade]

yeah but it will look pretty was the logic

idk why he even asked for advice too

[quiet bay]

imagine having that on in the night

[pastel vigil]

Why get a fast PC when you can get a "fast looking" PC

[median spade]

8 of us clowned him and made a build with a 4080s

he just ignored us all and got it anyways

not sure why he asked for "advice"

[pastel vigil]

idk why gamers think rgb gear is just innately better. Used market is insane, price depends on looks not specs

[median spade]

I tried the unifans too

absolutely horrible fan noise

[harsh dove]

I said the same thing

[median spade]

the motor just whines

[pastel vigil]

pretty sure I remember this guy, he is a literal child so not surprised

they just want someone to say "looks good" so they feel validated thats all

[median spade]

oh this was different server and different guy

but they'r eall the same

so same one in theory

[pastel vigil]

lmao

[harsh dove]

I guess I’d assume when asking for advice, you’d have an open mind and want to understand/be educated on why more experienced people are telling you to get said thing over another

[median spade]

as I've learned

and why i stopped helping as much

people just want purchase validation 99% of the time

and help the other 1%

[harsh dove]

Seems like it

[pastel vigil]

I give people the benefit of the doubt and if they are clowns, they get clowned on and then ignored.

[median spade]

even if it's the worst product

they just want someone to be like "yeah get it"

[pastel vigil]

Theres a trend lately of people coming in here and then asking opinions about other HE boards and then getting upset we recommend a wooting.

Like bruh

[median spade]

Yeah I think the channel makes them think this is mx focused too or other HE brands haha

[compact elm]

just bought the iso pc-plate and gonna use it one the 60he non-plus, also bought some jade switches, any other mods i should do? how do you all do tape mod n stuff on yours?

[late timber]

hello im looking to get a new case for my wooting and was wondering if this was alright https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32540926035.html#nav-specification

[polar girder]

What mouse

[spiral anvil]

Yes man

[harsh dove]

lol Airi

[quiet bay]

Yeah it'll work

[polar girder]

I have 10 fans

Please love me

[late timber]

anyone know the quality of the case?

[quiet bay]

I don't have one so I wouldn't know

just know that it fits

[harsh dove]

Most use painters tape, I prefer moleskin tape, but my advice is to get your board and see how it feels first after you got your new switches and plate installed

[polar girder]

Moleskin gang

[spiral anvil]

Oh friend hooked me up with GMK Taro

[polar girder]

Sick

Which case?

[spiral anvil]

Tofu redux ecoat purple

[median spade]

op1 8k in this pic

[polar girder]

But now you’ve moved on? Lol

[harsh dove]

Good friend

[median spade]

Im using the viper v3 pro atm

I've had op18k since launch

like day it went live

[spiral anvil]

They needed to liquidate keeb stuff anyway

They have 18 keebs or smth

[harsh dove]

Ah okay nice

I just helped ThockFather do that lol

[polar girder]

Nice i just got mine last week

Already obsolete

[median spade]

Nah

the viper v3 pro is amazing but

op1 still my fave shape

ever

[stray tiger]

@median spade price is now working

[harsh dove]

Tent euro can’t have them

[median spade]

Not really going to buy it anyways

[compact elm]

i got the alumaze too, any mods that would be cool there? havent looked into other mounting methods or foam

[median spade]

I try not to support dixie mech or cannonkeys as much as I can

sorry omnitype*

[harsh dove]

Rude

[stray tiger]

I love the omnitype guys lol (also I lived in their hometown for 24yrs so that helps)

[mental salmon]

Hey Guys, looking for a keyboard recommendation for a friend, wireless, mechanical, 65%-75%, I was thinking in the Keychron K2 Pro, but please let me know if you have other recommendations that does not break the bank, thanks!!! Also if you have a wired good recommendation it also applies

[median spade]

that does help

[pastel vigil]

why not

[median spade]

just both the owners are uhhh not very professional for lack of better words

[tawdry tree]

The Q1 HE comes with “flat” (2 pin) KS-37Bs which wouldn’t conflict with Wooting’s PCBs. The magnet is still the same square one and presumably reversed polarity as well. Definitely something to try out when/if they’ll be sold separately. Swapping with the 20Us might have an interesting result too.. 🙂

[stray tiger]

I streamed last night and showed them on camera. Its essentially a KS-20U housing with a KS-37 magnet

[pastel vigil]

tbh it seems like its common in this space, unfortuantely.

[tawdry tree]

Exactly a 20U bottom housing or similar to?

[stray tiger]

Almost identical. I can take a pic for you if youre really curious

[tawdry tree]

Oh I’m definitely! Only if it’s no hassle.

Is your stream’s vod still up? I can rewatch that too if you showed them there.

Doesn’t seem to be, or at least not on YT.

[weary canopy]

Qwlñ

[tawdry tree]

I agree

[harsh dove]

Strongly disagree

[knotty iron]

my Q1 HE arrived at my friends place which means i have to wait 5 days

[pastel vigil]

I'm neutral.

[stray tiger]

There is a diffuser added to the KS-37C

[tawdry tree]

Yeah the 37Bs had that as well.

A through bottom housing diffuser.

It’s very similar, are the bottom housings interchangeable?

[stray tiger]

The sound the same as well.

[stray tiger]

Havent checked. I put the Q1 HE away after I opened it because it sounded pretty rough

[tawdry tree]

They’re basically brothers. I still don’t know what the horizontal rail on the 37B’s stems are for though.

[median spade]

well there goes that

glad I didn't buy one

[pastel vigil]

the stabs were bone dry

[median spade]

im sure it was pingy too

the keychron way

[stray tiger]

Yeah I havent taken it apart yet but the stabs sounded atrcious

[median spade]

was it just the stabs or was it pingy/metallic

[stray tiger]

The alphas actually sounded pretty good, very similar to the Boog 75 which is to be expected (same gasket mount, same switch family, same aluminum plate)

[harsh dove]

Interesting

The boog stabs are kinda rough too tho so

It’s all making sense

They’re all the same board

[median spade]

I'm giving up on HE till we get something that isn't considered a budget switch on the mx side of thigns

which is clear top pc with bad nylon on bottom

[harsh dove]

I just want to see real competition

Not this copy pasta

[median spade]

like im very vonfused as even gateron sells their jades on the sound right

and they know what enthusiasts like on the mx side

yet they still pandering to gamers with clear top cheapo pc like come on

[harsh dove]

Same reason Logitech made the X60 Pro

[median spade]

I guess so lol

gateron seeing all these wooting builds online with no rgb and gmk as well mods to make it sounds good

still uses cheap pc top

for da rgb

[harsh dove]

RGB sells unfortunately

[stray tiger]

Well for Gateron its a great comprimise for someone who is a gamer but also wants better sound. Why alienate your RGB customers if you dont have to right? You can sell them jades now and then something better for sound later

[harsh dove]

Yep

Which is what I imagine will happen

Almost guaranteed

[stray tiger]

https://tenor.com/view/bob-esponja-gif-4211606006792500316

[median spade]

very true

[harsh dove]

https://tenor.com/view/good-boy-dance-gif-25381375

[median spade]

but then things like gateron ink housings exist

gamers who want rgb also will pay for ink housing easily

[stray tiger]

@pastel vigil a friend of mine is loaning me GMK Botanical Desert base for that green mini I built last night. Already yanked IFK Vanir off of it

[median spade]

or even better for the middle at the moment

use milky tops which will give diffused lighting and still give you rgb

while also providing better sound

[pastel vigil]

That's gonna be beautiful, can't wait to see it.

[obtuse fossil]

kinda what i was thinking

[late timber]

if anyone has it how is the tofu redux case? is it worth buying

[median spade]

is there a vod since i missed this stream

[stray tiger]

Nah, twitch doesnt save my shit, Im still a newb

[median spade]

or did it sound good to you that's all that matters really

what was the build and switches

[harsh dove]

Have to go into channel management under VODs and publish them

[median spade]

just want my full nylon (preferrably cherry) HE switch already

[stray tiger]

Went with Jades, POM plate and silicone pad. I used the 80a tadpoles but will switch to 70's or 60's tonight to soften it up a bit

[median spade]

Already know how that sounds as exactly the build I did a couple times haha

well except 80a s they were too hard but yeah

[stray tiger]

I had a switch delivery this week

[median spade]

good choices

is someone selling hyacinth stateside?

[stray tiger]

Never tried the smoothies, so I'll know how I like them soon

[obtuse fossil]

love the nixies

[stray tiger]

milktooth does

[harsh dove]

lol I literally just switch to this two days ago

[median spade]

I do enjoy nixies, but standard hyperglides still king

[harsh dove]

I swapped to the POM plate and added the silicone pad

Sounds pretty nice

[stray tiger]

You like it better?

[harsh dove]

Yeah

[median spade]

cam now sees the goated combo

[harsh dove]

Aluminum is not bad but not great for HE currently

Or at least maybe not with jades

[median spade]

think plastic plates are the way to hide a lot of the HE bad sound atm

so i would agree

[polar girder]

Tadpole mount so sexy

Want

[pastel vigil]

I'm very interested in the smoothies

[harsh dove]

I wanna try some HMX

[stray tiger]

Its funny how for a year now people are shitting on silicone and telling everyone that foam is king and I am constantly telling people that it's 100% preference and that I typically go silicone or nothing. Now people are starting to wake up and try shit

[harsh dove]

So true

[median spade]

silicone also doens't sound foamy imo

[harsh dove]

Yeah which is why I like it

Tirade influenced me to try nothing when I first got my wooting tho

[median spade]

also hmx is goated, clouds, xinhai, sunset cleam, cheese, etc

[polar girder]

Yeah same

What’s silicone do?

For sound

[median spade]

more muted but also brighter

so, higher pitched

[polar girder]

Oh gross

[harsh dove]

Nah man

[median spade]

it's okay you will understand one day

[harsh dove]

Gotta try it

[polar girder]

I want muted and lower lol

[median spade]

sly just in his early hobby phase

we all were there

[polar girder]

I mean I will try it lol

I don’t want high pitched bro

[stray tiger]

I've been thinking of putting the Sirius 60 up on mechmarket with the HE plates since I have another PC case coming. Anyone in here want it before I list it?

[polar girder]

lol

[median spade]

I was the same along with all my friends

you start off with the thocc, and end with the clack

https://tenor.com/view/thanos-dreaditrunfromit-infinitywar-destinyarrivesallthesame-barexam-gif-12210891

[polar girder]

It’s a Pom case?

[median spade]

his is pc

[stray tiger]

I would describe it as poppier/snappier

[polar girder]

https://geekhack.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=fkh87a791fk57pm41sldppg8nil33hc3&topic=100647.0

[stray tiger]

I got the PC one. The POM one doesnt do it for me looks wise

[polar girder]

Ah

[median spade]

oh project keyboards

how the mighty have fallen

[stray tiger]

Before they shit the bed

yup

[harsh dove]

Hahaha

[median spade]

had many purchases from them

was wild but im not surprised

even in their heyday getting 456 or whatever his name was to respond was hard

[stray tiger]

COVID did a lot of the good ones in

[harsh dove]

Yeah sad times

[median spade]

i would say more or so the economy failing

everyone was buy buy buy in 2020-late 2021

and then no one planned properly

[stray tiger]

Poor management. Alex talked about it recently that you had a lot of good "design/idea guys" that were poor managers or customer guys. Combine that with easy money and a belief that the hobby would continue to surge and here we are

[polar girder]

So why PC case over aluminum case?

Quieter or lower maybe??

[harsh dove]

Plastic will always be both of those

[polar girder]

Oh snap

[harsh dove]

Quieter and lower

[polar girder]

Is the Sirius like a gasket mount or something or what

[median spade]

top mount

[polar girder]

I’m entertaining the idea

So could friction mount it still?

[median spade]

nope

it's not one piece case

[harsh dove]

Same as frog mini

Top mount / gasket mount does wonders for HE

[polar girder]

So should I buy it? Lol

[pastel vigil]

I really want a frog mini.

Impossible to find.

[harsh dove]

No

Don’t buy anything

Run away

[polar girder]

Ok I’m done

[harsh dove]

My man

[normal schooner]

xDDD