🔧│keyboard_modding

[polar girder]

You can call them whatever you want. I hate that name tho

lol

Also dumb

Ok I’m done hating

[calm pulsar]

lul

[harsh dove]

Nixie HE

[polar girder]

Also raw top housing kills the all black

[calm pulsar]

doublechrome HE

[tawdry tree]

😂😂

[harsh dove]

Even tho I don’t care for open bottom, we need some nice open bottoms for yall

[polar girder]

Fr

[harsh dove]

Hopefully Lekker V2’s fill that role

[polar girder]

Yeah idk

[tawdry tree]

A silent stem is what I want

[polar girder]

I don’t have high hopes for v2

Yeah we need like the knight stabs of open bottom HE switches

[tawdry tree]

Either a spring on top, or top and bottom. Like Geon’s silent switches.

[harsh dove]

I think sound will be similar but tolerance will feel great and depending on lube could sound deeper/quieter

Or just hand lube them

[tawdry tree]

I hate top out sound so much

[polar girder]

I think they’ll decently improve the stock 60HE experience. But I don’t think they’ll fill any particular void for the custom market

But maybe I’m wrong. Still optimistic but yeah

[tawdry tree]

If it’s just tolerances, this would be accurate.

[harsh dove]

Yeah I’m mainly interested in the improved tolerances

I already know I probably won’t care for the sound but we shall see

[polar girder]

Right right

#1266235655311331368 message

Tf is this guy doing

[tawdry tree]

Tolerance improvements to a point where it’s similar to Raw HEs or those Kailhs do need a redesign. Both have those little rails to guide the stem and not just a tighter fit overall.

[tawdry tree]

What’s with the wrong way strap? I see that so often

[polar girder]

Idk. Lil’ bro is lost.

[tawdry tree]

He’s hijacking your thread with a better build, careful bro

😂😂💀

[calm pulsar]

haha

[quiet bay]

btw @tawdry tree , do you have a sound test of the raw he/BK frankenswitch?

curious to see how that sounded

[tawdry tree]

Never made one I think, I’ll do a comparison in a bit.

It sounds more similar than different tbh

Just tolerances that have an improvement

[polar girder]

Yeah idc enough about tolerances to buy a 5th set of switches just for the stems ☠️

[calm pulsar]

I present to you
Swamp Jades

[harsh dove]

Fixed it for you lol

[polar girder]

Lolz

[polar girder]

Thanks bro lol

[polar girder]

Raw top and bottom with black jade stem?

Or no

Just jades with black jade stem?

[calm pulsar]

nah just removed normal jades stem and put black jade stem

[harsh dove]

That’s not a raw top

Too clear

[polar girder]

Yeah mb

[calm pulsar]

I did it so I can break in my white jade stem later

[polar girder]

Gotcha

[calm pulsar]

with BK housing

not sure if it is possible lul

but ill just get geons if not

[harsh dove]

Debating if I wanna try frankenswitchin raw with BK or if I’m just happy with how they are lol

[calm pulsar]

yeah if its not for the color I wouldnt do it 😄

[tawdry tree]

swamp jades is crazy

[wary yarrow]

I just received and tested the Black Knights VS the stock lekker switches

#1266424457438957630 message

you can have a listen if you want

they sound great imo

[crude kelp]

yo someone know where i can buy only the PCBA for my keyboard please ?

[harsh dove]

Like a wooting PCB?

[polar girder]

Module

[crude kelp]

yes

[harsh dove]

Gimme a sec

https://wooting.io/configurator/wooting-60he

[crude kelp]

damn this is a lot

i should have payed mor attention

i broke my usb c port

maybe i should try to repare it before i buy a PCB

[elfin garnet]

I'm not entirely sure if they still do this but I think if you e-mail wooting you can buy the PCB alone. They offered that to me when I contacted them because of a broken LED on my previous 60HE.

[calm pulsar]

this one is lucky

[prime orbit]

What combo is the

That

[calm pulsar]

jade stem
black jade bottom
black knight upper

[prime orbit]

Gotcha

I need someone to pin that picture explaining what all the names mean

😂

Like stem

[calm pulsar]

the white thing is the stem

[sudden nova]

guys Alumaze60 or tofu60 redux?

[prime orbit]

I’d go redux

[prime orbit]

Did you do black jade bottom for the dual rail?

[calm pulsar]

black jades are not dual rail

[prime orbit]

Could’ve sworn they were

Huh

[calm pulsar]

nah black jades are a normal jade recolor, and the spring is swapped to a 2-stage one

[prime orbit]

Ah ok

The geon raw

Those 2 stage?

[sudden nova]

would you recommend getting the Gateron Magnetic Jade Switch?

[calm pulsar]

geon raw have 1-stage spring

[prime orbit]

Ok gotcha

[prime orbit]

There are so many switches now

I just went for color tbh

[calm pulsar]

check out geon raw he switch

[prime orbit]

Jades are good

The new goats are the geon raw tho

Like he said ^

[sudden nova]

??

[calm pulsar]

https://geon.works/products/geon-raw-he-switch?variant=44485658280099

[prime orbit]

All white one

And I think everyone goes with 60g

[sudden nova]

soo would you recommend getting the Tofu Redux + Geon Raw + tape.. would this be the best one i can ado?

[polar girder]

Tape what?

Back of the PCB with painters tape?

[calm pulsar]

all my homies hate tape mod

jk I hate it personally xd

[polar girder]

Tofu redux is the top budget recommendation for cases.

Yeah I don’t fk with tape mod

But some people like it lol

https://tenor.com/view/thats-just-me-personally-my-opinion-personal-opinion-by-myself-personal-note-gif-15845253

[sudden nova]

this one
https://kbdfans.com/collections/tape-mod-customization/products/60-layout-tape-mod-customization

sorry guys! i am pretty new on this mod hobby lol

[polar girder]

It’s a common mod

[calm pulsar]

well tape mod works kinda diffirently with HE switches, that's all I'd say

so you have to see if you like it or not @sudden nova

[polar girder]

lol what is this? Precut tape?

[calm pulsar]

its always easy to remove anyway

[polar girder]

That’s chill

[sudden nova]

yea lol

[polar girder]

Yeah I mean raw’s have a nice sound and tape mod would compliment that. I would say it’s worth a shot

[shy gate]

GEON Raw HE is this one of the best switch ?

[polar girder]

I’ve used moleskin in the past on the bottom side of the PCB and medical paper tape on the top

[calm pulsar]

yeah its a no brainer currently

[polar girder]

If you’re cool with closed bottom switch it’s pretty much top dog, yeah

[sudden nova]

what you guys think about this set up?

[polar girder]

Could be sweet. Idk

[calm pulsar]

love the burgundy tofu

[polar girder]

Burgundy little symbols on the keys would go hard

[harsh dove]

My top 3 recommendations would be

1. Geon Raw HE
2. Neo Lavenders
3. Gateron Jades

For open bottom , my recommendations are

1. Lekkers v2
2. Black Knights
3. Raptor HE

[polar girder]

Just realized Lavender HE are nylon top and bottom housing

V2 not out yet

Can’t recommend that lolz

[polar girder]

TEMPTING

[shy gate]

what is good with this switch ? pre lubed ? or just the sound

[calm pulsar]

prelubed and its one of the closest to conventional MX switches

[harsh dove]

We’re close enough lol

[polar girder]

Tolerances and decent stock lube and clean sound

Dumb keyboard keeps changing lube to line

Pissing me off

[polar girder]

I’ll believe it when I see it lolz

[harsh dove]

[calm pulsar]

bro can see the switch tolerances

[shy gate]

how many switch i need 70 ?

[calm pulsar]

precisely I think 61, but generally people get 70 to have some spare ones

[polar girder]

70 if you want to save money. 90 if you want couple extra

[calm pulsar]

nah you can choose how many geons you want

[polar girder]

I used to always buy 70 but there’s been a couple times where I wish I had a couple more. Going to get 90 from now on

[shy gate]

yeah am not rich and 63 is good i think

[polar girder]

Oh fair enough

[harsh dove]

Yeah

[sudden nova]

guys what does the bottom force mean

[harsh dove]

I like the color of them mainly

[polar girder]

I mess around with them too much lol. It’s nice to have some extra. But yeah sounds like you’re all set. 🫡

[polar girder]

Spring weight

[harsh dove]

I’d get at least 65 or more for the chance of having bad switches

[sudden nova]

so you would say the hevier the spring the better?

[calm pulsar]

monochrome gang

[polar girder]

That’s all spring stuff

The spring is the only thing that changes for those

[harsh dove]

Personal preference

[polar girder]

And heavy vs light is personal preference

[polar girder]

Please don’t call it that

☠️☠️☠️

[sudden nova]

thats hard! wooring stock.. is it a lgiht sporing?

[polar girder]

Bro’s about to have a stroke

[calm pulsar]

xdd

[polar girder]

Wooting stock stock is 60g

[shy gate]

yeah 55$ for 70 switch and 52$ for 63 yeah

[polar girder]

They do the L45 also which is 45g spring tho

[harsh dove]

Wooting prebuilt comes stock with L60s unless you get the module then you can choose between Lekker 45, 60, or Jades

[glacial wind]

personal preference, but 50g is for true chads. Only the coolest choose 50g raw he

[harsh dove]

[glacial wind]

see cam knows what's up

[harsh dove]

Hehe

[calm pulsar]

I'd get 70g if they were available

I like 2stage now tho xd

[glacial wind]

70g is for aspiring rock climbers

have to train while typing

[calm pulsar]

my 100g on the way too lmao

[glacial wind]

ah going for the death grip training

[calm pulsar]

darth vader type shi

[polar girder]

Black knight is dual rail stem right?

Dual rail box stem. That’s what I was begging for the longest lol

And all black

[calm pulsar]

hmm not as much as the gaterons but looks a little bit like dual rail

[polar girder]

Unfortunately not all Nylon with better tolerances

Yeah it’s like two half rails lol

[harsh dove]

Yeah it has a dual rail on the stem itself but the bottom housing does not have dual stem rails like the KS20U

[polar girder]

Ahh gotcha

Yeah that makes more sense

Which actually makes no sense why they would do that

But gotcha lol

[calm pulsar]

maybe casue boxed stem is more wobbly

[harsh lagoon]

Will changing the switches of a 60he change the input delay or speed of the keyboard but also other keycaps or is it literally not worth mentioning?

[elder pewter]

is last input priority for socd the best setting?

[polar girder]

But why not matching housing tho lol

[formal panther]

anybody know any 60HE pcbs that have tsangan row?

do they even exist

[calm pulsar]

saving monies xd

[polar girder]

Gotta save money to make money

🤪

[calm pulsar]

thats why I have 3 packs of switches to build 1 switch lmao

[night ermine]

Q: based in uk, looking to mod a wooting 60 (will be my first mod). I’ve been scouring for keycaps everywhere but there all us layout (@ on 2 etc) where should I look for them?

Also just double checking that all I need is as follows:

• case (tofu 60)
• keycaps
• pcb (60he)
• wooting switches green ones lol

[polar girder]

So real

[calm pulsar]

i've been disassembling switches this whole time, whats left is to remove bk housings and put on the rest of the ~~monochrome ~~grayscale gang

black knights are so oily too lol

should've been called dubai prince switch

[polar girder]

WoB switch

Or BoW

[calm pulsar]

lol true

[polar girder]

Black snail ahhhh switches

Black snail novelty switches

[calm pulsar]

I love my black snail novelites btw, so nice

[polar girder]

Nice

Yeah I think I’m just gonna bag oil these springs and throw them in

Black Knights already pretty well oiled NGL

[mental horizon]

ngl. I totally wondered how latenpow strawberry are supported now. I thought at first the magnetic direction is different and it cannot work.

[calm pulsar]

many black knights perished
so I can take their armor

[mental horizon]

My top picks currently are black night , jade and strawberry.

[prime orbit]

Use them like that

[calm pulsar]

lol

[quiet bay]

I want it 😩

[tawdry tree]

Friction perhaps.

[tawdry tree]

lmao

[calm pulsar]

gotta make sure it is dramatic cause im tired from performing at least 210 operations on switches lol

[tawdry tree]

tell me about it

https://tenor.com/view/argument-argue-headache-annoyed-head-against-wall-gif-11399767314845565340

With music I don’t mind it tho

[elfin garnet]

Yes, that is all you need.

For the keycaps you can opt for the ones that Wooting are offering. They have the UK layout. Or you could look for sets that have an extra kit called "international". These kits will include the correct lettering on keys that you'll need.

[harsh dove]

You’re telling me

I did so much testing this week

[calm pulsar]

phew

[quiet bay]

I dont know why but this tickles my brain looking at it

[calm pulsar]

I ran into like 5-6 switches that are tight, the rest seem fine for now, but I will be switching their stems/housings around to see if it helps

I think combination of BK oil lube and remains of krytox-kinda lube on jade stems makes it tighter @harsh dove @polar girder

[polar girder]

Yo am I tripping or are BK springs already oiled too?

[calm pulsar]

maybe its just so oily in there that springs got lube on em

[polar girder]

Right

[fluid ravine]

Afternoon

[calm pulsar]

swamp jades in action

didnt lube them but the black jade stem had some lube lol

[fluid ravine]

Wait BK is dual railed?

[calm pulsar]

they are just sliightly dual rail, but housing is not

[fluid ravine]

wat

[calm pulsar]

let me make a pic of the stem

[fluid ravine]

[winged spoke]

hi guys, just placed order for 60he with the alu case, does anyone know what size the screws how to hold the pcb and plate to case are? im wanting to burger mount them, but i dont want them to be too compressed, and in the video they showed, the screws are very short, leaving the o-rings very compressed. TIA

[harsh dove]

Yeah I tried removing some of the lube off the stems when I did the swap but still ran into some of them just not returning or a lot of friction

[fluid ravine]

Bottom housing rails?

[calm pulsar]

none

[fluid ravine]

Then what's the point..

[calm pulsar]

https://tenor.com/view/i-just-work-here-idk-idk-about-that-i-don't-know-gif-3168423486813006711

[harsh dove]

M2x4mm iirc

[calm pulsar]

I've done all 61 switches and there are none for me that don't return at all, but around 6 of them that are tight

[polar girder]

If you can see that lol

[night ermine]

Found some, as far as I’m aware from looking about you can change the sound quite drastically with mods etc? Not a fan of loud keyboards.

Plan to use stock gateron jade

[night ermine]

^

[harsh dove]

Yeah I think it’s just variances in housings and stems

Kinda giving up on stem swaps lol

Just not for me I think

[polar girder]

There we go

[calm pulsar]

is that just lube or are there some rails after all?

[harsh dove]

Can’t deal with the friction or the “odd one out” type switches

Just need them all to work

[winged spoke]

thank you kindly ❤️

[polar girder]

Just stock lube yeah

Oil*

[calm pulsar]

yeah i think there arent any rails

[harsh dove]

There isn’t

[polar girder]

Yeah

[calm pulsar]

my module is on the way to moskau, from there its a couple of days to me

[urban harbor]

i just cannot be bothered to frankenswitch when all these switches sound mid compared to most MX switches

[calm pulsar]

just get geon raws

[urban harbor]

the stock switches, i mean. no hate to anyone frankenswitching

i have lavenders currently, hoping those hold me over until the sound is really figured out

at this point i'm just browsing mechmarket for a salvation case

[harsh dove]

It’s more pain than it’s worth tbh

I’ve frankenswitched a lot

[harsh dove]

And end up just going back to stock

Either because of feel or because they’re not optimal in terms of the analog monitor

[polar girder]

All quick light bag lube:
A-D stock BK spring
F-H 2 stage 35g
J-L lekker 35g spring

All stock black knight housings and stem

The stock springs are too heavy for me “lol”

[urban harbor]

yeah, that was really my point. More power to everyone here but its a lot of work haha

[harsh dove]

And money lol

[calm pulsar]

WTS leftover BK stems, bottoms
black jade uppers

[harsh dove]

I’m pretty content with the RAWs for now, they have a solid sound signature and have the least wobble out of current available switches

Most I’ll probs do is lube the springs

[polar girder]

I might actually prefer the lekker springs over the two stage

Hmmm

Not just for sound but also feel

Maybe not idk

[calm pulsar]

tbh I think there is no diff with the sound, unless you compare dry and lubed springs

[harsh dove]

Some springs can be crunchier or pingier than others but that’s about it

[polar girder]

Idk the way the bottom out noise sounds definitely is impacted but the resistance from the spring

[elfin garnet]

If you're not a fan of loud keyboards I'd recommend opting for different switches than jades. Jades have a closed bottom and are on the clacky side. Swapping the case makes the biggest change in terms of sound IMO. Since you're getting the Tofu I'm hoping you're getting the brass weight as well.

[polar girder]

I’m kinda going back and forth but I might actually prefer the two stage

Just gotta play with it

Before I swap them all

Stock spring def too heavy tho so gotta swap it

[calm pulsar]

you the next day "im done swapping springs"

[polar girder]

Stems*

[harsh dove]

That could be likely as for example the dual stage springs have a faster bottom and top out since it’s using more force cause of the dual stage which I feel like changes the sound because of it being harder/faster

[polar girder]

Yeah the two stage are honestly a fair bit cleaner

Yeah gonna go stock black knights with bag oiled two-stage 35g’s

As I anticipated

[calm pulsar]

knights*

I think 😄

[polar girder]

Whoops lol

[elfin garnet]

I'm kind of regretting getting 35g 2 stage springs. Is there heavier ones on AE?

[polar girder]

Thanks

[polar girder]

Yeah 45g

From same provider

[calm pulsar]

I got both but even the 45g seem like the stock ones on black jades

[elfin garnet]

Ah ye. I might need to order those. Haven't got mine 35g yet, but I have a feeling I'm gonna think they're too light

[harsh dove]

They say dual stage is less pingy because the spring is naturally more compressed so has less room to move

[polar girder]

Yeah I think the lekker has a little bit more freedom. Which I do kind of like. But the two stage feels more sure and sound.

[harsh dove]

Yeah

Call me crazy but these RAWs feel almost like my HMX Canglans

There’s still a noticeable difference but it feels close

[urban harbor]

how is spring noise on the raws

[calm pulsar]

lined up the ones that are acting up lol

gotta send them to jail so they can reconsider their behavior

[cold bloom]

Yeah I thought they felt a lot like my xinhais lol

[harsh dove]

It’s exciting to see switches getting closer and closer to MX

[harsh dove]

Pretty good tbh, I notice a tiny bit of ping I think on a couple switches but I think my ears are just sensitive to it

[calm pulsar]

@harsh dove how do you go about removing lube? just physically remove or should I use some kind of alcohol?

[harsh dove]

Well for what I did I just wipe it off but if you actually want to clean them then yeah some alcohol

[calm pulsar]

gotcha

[spiral birch]

Anyone has any knowledge of mekanisk keyboard cases? I can get them locally as I live in Norway.
But Don't know anything about aluminium(steel) cases in general, just know they exist as a brand

[heavy slate]

Guys what mods can I do to my he 2 to make it sound better

[fluid ravine]

[quiet bay]

I have a klippe t, I like it

doesnt sound hollow or anything

just a nice slab of aluminum :))

[fluid ravine]

Malkes me happy now that you mention it

[spiral birch]

Thanks for sharing, I saw they have the more heavy version Fjell, will the weight change the sound drastically?

[night ermine]

What switches would you reccomend? yes will get the weight

[quiet bay]

Im not sure as I dont have it, but I'm sure it's not as big of a sound change tbh

I don't think it's worth spending 300 dollars on

[fluid ravine]

That's almost how kuch my board cost xd

[spiral birch]

It's definetly a bit expensive I must say, even though I get it for a bit cheaper due to the same country! Will have to put the two on my list.

Do you have a sound from your fjell?

[quiet bay]

I dont have fjell but I have klippe t

I can atleast give u a sound test of that

my wooting does have alot of foam tho

[spiral birch]

Getting the Wooting and Fjell would be close to 500 USD if not more for most people, very expensive! 😂

[spiral birch]

SPelling errror, ment Klippe T, the 1 KG version.
Have you only modded it with more foam? else it is stock 60HE?

[calm pulsar]

I dunno I think fjell not really worth it, unless you really want it for its design

[quiet bay]

lots of mods

[fluid ravine]

Mr Krabs

[spiral birch]

That was pure perfection, definetly my liking!

[quiet bay]

I put foam from the gmk67 in my board and taped moleskin tape onto it

I have 1 layer of masking tape and 1 layer of moleskin tape on the back of my pcb

Got some poron pads to put on the pcb and used the stock plate foam

PC Plate

I tuned my stabs

[fluid ravine]

Friction mountttt

[quiet bay]

yaa gummy o ring mount

[gusty patio]

we havent yet seen any rl pics of the white 80HE right

[fluid ravine]

Cerakeyyss

[quiet bay]

and best of all 3 layers of switch tape mod for the lekkers

[spiral birch]

I'll give you that one, for the mods it sounds very delightfull!

[fluid ravine]

STM lekkerzzz

[spiral birch]

Thanks for sharing so much information @quiet bay

[quiet bay]

👍

[quiet bay]

cerakeys my love for thocc!!

also I like the Klippe T cause it has as pretty big USB cutout

so it's pretty forgiving on how much foam u got in there lol

[calm pulsar]

yes

more weight = less vibration

umm

however many are there? Idk

[fluid ravine]

2?

Should be 2 ig

[calm pulsar]

i dont remember I sold my tofus

[fluid ravine]

The middle hole should be a standoff placment

[calm pulsar]

I think the tofu one covers more of the floor of the case

so I'd go w/ it

[quiet bay]

I like wooting cuz thicc

xd

you can use both and see which one u like better tho

[calm pulsar]

enjoying the jade knight

[fluid ravine]

Oh wait I like this

Specs?

[calm pulsar]

black jade bottom
jade stem (should be like any gateron stem)
black knight upper

[fluid ravine]

Got a board sound test?

[calm pulsar]

will do one once my module arrives

[fluid ravine]

Alr

It doesnt

[calm pulsar]

for now rolling with swamp jades

[fluid ravine]

You need a PH1

[calm pulsar]

[fluid ravine]

Either one ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Hook both sides or both corners and pull up

[calm pulsar]

dang I dunno how to grab by the corners with it them

lol I think its just for sides

I dont think anything can happen especially since it is plastic

[rigid fulcrum]

can i take the stabs from my current keyboard and put them into my wooting?

[urban harbor]

try them yourself ffs

[old swallow]

i think general opinion is wooting foam, since its thiccer

[elfin garnet]

Would probably go with KS-20 Dual-rails or Black Knights (if you need it now) or wait for Lekker V2.

https://www.gateron.com/products/gateron-ks-20-dual-rail-magnetic-orange-switch-sat?

https://kprepublic.com/en-gb/products/gugu-black-knight-magnetic-switch-linear-for-magnetic-mechanical-keyboard-pc-nylon-pom-55g-pre-lubed-for-wooting-nuphy-rakka

[paper crag]

Pray for me boys

No delays

[calm pulsar]

black snail + novelties, naisu

[paper crag]

Yeah they're hella clean I had to purchase

[old swallow]

the artisan is also dope

[old swallow]

shesh

[paper crag]

Yeah crazy sexy man

[lost geyser]

Is modding really worth it or is it more of a hobby kinda of thing

[paper crag]

Performance change is negligible if anything at all

[old swallow]

hobby, but worth to the hobbyists

[paper crag]

But if you prefer your board to be a certain way

and like it feeling exactly how you want

modding is the move

It's the same as building a lego set

you don't use it for anything

but building it was fun as shit

Modding is half about the accomplishment half bout the end produt

(imo)

This is odd

[calm pulsar]

need a pic of the case without foam

[paper crag]

Have you tried to insert it bottom up

like move it from the bottom into the port

then drop it in

wait nvm I'm a clown

[old swallow]

it can be a little tricky to seat the PCB perfectly, just try and see if you can allign it correctly and then screw it down

[calm pulsar]

I think the recommendation is usualy start from the usb side

[paper crag]

Standoffs come with it right?

[old swallow]

theres the optional spacebar one

but yeah, the others are part of the body

[paper crag]

Ah ye I remember now

Did u order that black case from divinikey

[calm pulsar]

lul you screwed in extra standoffs on the sides

[old swallow]

oh yeah, you dont want those

[calm pulsar]

I think your pcb elevated

due to that

[paper crag]

No i was just wondering where u copped the redux from that's all

[old swallow]

yeah, the standoffs might be causing the missalignment

[calm pulsar]

try removing those because the standoffs are already there in the first place

[fluid ravine]

The only standoffs that can be placed is the middloe and bottom

[calm pulsar]

it's like that girl did not long ago lol

[fluid ravine]

shhhh

we all makes mistakes :>

[calm pulsar]

slow down and read above msgs

[old swallow]

you dont need all gold standoffs

[calm pulsar]

the ones that I highlighted do not need to be there cause there are standoffs built iin the case

[calm pulsar]

just leave the spacebar one

[old swallow]

you need these ones

spacebar optional

[calm pulsar]

yeah I wouldt even put the spacebar one personally

[fluid ravine]

The middle is optional but we don't usually use that one at all

[fluid ravine]

But the highlighted ones are the one you SHOULD use @viscid tusk

[old swallow]

.....

[fluid ravine]

if you want

again it's optional

[calm pulsar]

yeah remove gold ones on left and right

[fluid ravine]

you have the module or the prebuilt?

[old swallow]

euhm, i think i just used wooting, but idk tbh

[fluid ravine]

I would just use the wooting but either one works

I'm pretty sure the tofu redux screws are longer but you might get confused on which screws those are

alr then just use those then

[calm pulsar]

I heard on taehatypes stream that there are machines for breaking in switches
would love to have one rn lol

[fluid ravine]

oh shi thatd be nice

also really good for the cream switches

cus yknow

[old swallow]

fair enough, it doesnt really matter anyways

[timid elm]

Anyone know how does black knight switches compare to the base lekker 60 switches?

[calm pulsar]

might ask @polar girder once he's done installing them, but other than that I think I havent seen any sound tests on here

[polar girder]

Almost done putting in these new springs

Disclaimer: I haven’t used the stock L60’s in like a year

[harsh dove]

A bit more stability and to me, a slightly deeper sound but I wouldn’t say they’re a drastic improvement over Lekker v1s or anything

[timid elm]

Thanks for the info, are they a bit lighter than the lekker?

[harsh dove]

L60s yes slightly, L45s no

They are 55g bottom out

[polar girder]

Yeah they feel pretty similar spring strength wise to l60’s

Little less chattery and all black but yeah nothing too crazy

Between the two I would choose the BK tho

[timid elm]

Thanks again for all the info, I think I might give them a try.

[proven blade]

does it matter what profile keycaps i get i just bought the wooting and the aluminum case mod but i wat keykaps

[polar girder]

No

Pretty much

Just don’t go low profile

[proven blade]

ight

any good keycaps websites?

[polar girder]

Depends on country

[proven blade]

us

[polar girder]

Kprepublic, loobedswitches, cannon keys, KBD fans

Bunch of them

[cedar gate]

Oh black jade and L60 mix

What springs do black jades come with

[polar girder]

They’re black knights with two stage 35g springs swapped

Next step is those damn stabs lol

Need the Knights to come back in stock tho

Should be soon

[sweet oak]

[thorny jetty]

man i love this discord, ever since i joined everyone has been so cool and helpful

I appreciate ya

[sweet oak]

were happy to help!

[quiet bay]

what the flip I find out about the wingman avatar after I play valorant for like 2 hours?!!!

[polar girder]

NO FREAKING RED

[cedar gate]

Yesss light spring>

[quiet bay]

woo now it's a fully clean black build

[cedar gate]

Looks like mine but without katakana

[harsh dove]

[stray tiger]

It wont be perfect until you get to Recording (69)

[polar girder]

Too true

[fluid ravine]

its good, but not good enough, recording 69!!!!!!!!

[fluid ravine]

lul

[fluid ravine]

lesggooooo!

clean

[polar girder]

I didn’t even lube them

Just bag oiled the springs

The housings/stem were already pretty well oiled up

[calm pulsar]

yeah they are soaked in oil from the factory lul

[daring valve]

Hey all, do you swap out stock stabs?

Would TX AP long pole plate stabs work on the PC plate? I haven’t received my module yet.

[calm pulsar]

some ppl have issues with them being too wide, so you might need to cut the plate a bit

[polar girder]

I would just stick to the module stabs

unless you want something in particular

i'm still rocking them. theyre solid

[harsh dove]

Stock stabs are fine, just lube and tune.

If you’re experiencing issues such as keycap wobble with standard pole stabs with a reduced travel switch i.e. Jades, then you can buy long pole stabs or use small silicone o-rings on the stabilizer stems to alleviate the issue.
However most users do not experience keycap wobble with Reduced Travel Switches, it mainly comes down to keycap tolerance , which tends to be looser in cheaper keycap sets.

[paper crag]

Yo is the lube on jades from factory consistent?

Like I ain't gotta touch it up or nun

[harsh dove]

It’s decent enough if you wanna leave em stock but hand lubing helps

[calm pulsar]

yeah especially the springs Id say cause in time I started hearing springs

[harsh dove]

Yeah definitely the springs

[paper crag]

Bag lube good enough?

[harsh dove]

Yes

[paper crag]

105 GPL?

Krytox?

[daring valve]

Thanks a bunch. Just planning ahead because I do plan to use Jades if possible.

[harsh dove]

That’ll work

[daring valve]

Also, I’ll probably be using a GMK keycap set. Otherwise maybe an ePBT set.

[harsh dove]

Yeah no problem, I’d wait on buying Long Poles until you receive them and test them out for yourself, you may not have any issues.

[calm pulsar]

with these I doublt there are any issues, I use gmk with jades, no issues

[daring valve]

Awesome.

Thank you all.

[paper crag]

You on stock stabs?

[calm pulsar]

im on third party plate mounts cause I broke mine when replacing some keycaps
but these plate mounts are standard, not long poles

@harsh dove just cleaned a couple of the most tight jade knights and it really helps with the friction
I guess combination of a big amount of oil from BK housings and whatever lube is on gateron stem makes it really tight

so I will be cleaning them all and lubing very slighty with krytox I think

[harsh dove]

Yeah I figured that was part of the cause of it, lmk how it works out for you

GMK Sumi

[flat cobalt]

Oh wow that's a pretty set

[harsh dove]

Switchkeys, zFrontier, Deskhero seem to have them

#🔧│keyboard_modding message

[paper crag]

Brother what in the laziness is this

[harsh dove]

No worries

[paper crag]

@viscid tusk

https://en.zfrontier.com/products/in-stock-gmk-sumi?variant=44107491770683

here

base and novelties in stock

They're different caps

so novelties are the more artsy caps

[calm pulsar]

open up the description, it shows all kits there

[paper crag]

base is just regular keycaps

[elfin garnet]

BASE - This is the one you NEED @viscid tusk

[flat cobalt]

I wish Valorant had something like this

[calm pulsar]

dang this is hot, without the full gray keycaps tho

[calm pulsar]

yeah I've seen this, cute little set

[elfin garnet]

NOVELTIES - This is optional if you think they are cool @viscid tusk

[harsh dove]

These are also on the high end of keycaps, idk your budget but you just asked for red/black/white and I just responded with these cause they were the first thing that came to mind but there are cheaper keycap sets if you want something cheaper

[silent lark]

Link that shi if u can plz 🙏

[calm pulsar]

https://oblotzky.industries/products/gmk-cyl-gegenschlag

[silent lark]

Ty

[calm pulsar]

I almost want to get this just for the A and B site keys, put them on - and = keys lol

[elfin garnet]

What do you think about these:

In which continent do you live?

[calm pulsar]

here is a vendor list from alexotos, canadian keyboard guy
https://www.alexotos.com/keyboard-vendor-list/

[cedar gate]

Has anyone tried geon raws

[elfin garnet]

Currently using them. CAM has them. Thockson has them

++

[calm pulsar]

Dr Dave also recorded good sound tests

and Cam's recent one is great

[elfin garnet]

Yes and Dr Dave

here @cedar gate

also this

and this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKcGBGzSQmg&t=1s

[flat cobalt]

Sorry was doom scrolling ;3;

[flat cobalt]

Genius

[silent lark]

Yeah u good.

[twilit goblet]

Hi guys any websites you recommend for AZERTY key caps ?

[untold wigeon]

This is the loudest clackiest video I’ve seen yet with the Raw switches

[fluid ravine]

yipeee

Need more clack >:D

Running the no plate foam right now

[untold wigeon]

Louder?

[fluid ravine]

I find the silicone to be the clackiest as it mutes the mid tones so it emphasizes on the higher tones

But no im running the no plate foam cus i wanna hear the sound of the switch more without any sound modifiers (plate foam)

[untold wigeon]

Smart

[fluid ravine]

But otherwise if i wanted more clack then id go silicone pad

[cedar gate]

Hey cam how do the RAWS compare to jades better or worse people are telling me it's a huge and direct upgrade

[fluid ravine]

I wouldn't say huge

[tawdry tree]

Raw actually do get affected way more than Jades by what’s between the plate and PCBs so far.

[fluid ravine]

pretty surprising

[tawdry tree]

Yeah

[fluid ravine]

I really should try out need plates to see what i could do with the sound profile

[tawdry tree]

Gives flexibility though, kind of a plus

[fluid ravine]

CAM what plate are you using right now?

[harsh dove]

It’s an upgrade forsure but I wouldn’t say it’s that dramatic

[elfin garnet]

😂

[fluid ravine]

What plate(s) should i try though

[cedar gate]

Wait fr what's better about it

[harsh dove]

Tolerance and feel

[fluid ravine]

The stem tolerance is tighter, which means no more chatter

i still hear a slight chatter with the jades

[harsh dove]

Sound is about the same, I feel like Lekkers are clackier slightly

[fluid ravine]

my ears are sharp for those sounds

[untold wigeon]

CF

[fluid ravine]

alright

[harsh dove]

Yeah and like Thackson said, no chatter

[cedar gate]

I hear it a bit but that's certainly acceptable to me 🤣

[fluid ravine]

yeah its not bad at all but my ears are really irritated from it, ig hence why i can hear it so well

[fluid ravine]

Like the one from KBDfans?

[untold wigeon]

Yes. It’s the one I have. I’m curious

[harsh dove]

The only thing I hear now with RAWs is the springs on a couple switches but nothing major

[fluid ravine]

Does it work fine with plate mounts?

[harsh dove]

POM

[untold wigeon]

It does for me. Tight fit but fine

[fluid ravine]

Yeah I might go to walmart to see if they sell super lube oil or not

[calm pulsar]

I think geons might sound super good in a denser plate like FR4 or CF

[untold wigeon]

Try motor oil. lol

[fluid ravine]

xd

[fluid ravine]

yeah i agree

[polar girder]

Yo @fluid ravine

[fluid ravine]

Sup Bigsly

[polar girder]

What a glow up bro

[fluid ravine]

Hm wsp?

[untold wigeon]

This is what I wanna see

[polar girder]

Alu case, PC plate, raw switches, GMK keycaps? Sheeeeesh

[fluid ravine]

To be honest, I think denser plates would make it more brighter id say?

[fluid ravine]

Yessirrrrrrrr 🔥

[harsh dove]

I have a strong feeling FR4 would not sound good

[fluid ravine]

CF?

[calm pulsar]

I really liked the change of my jades from pom to fr4, but that could also be due to friction mount

[harsh dove]

Just feel like fr4 gives a weird pop

At least to me

[fluid ravine]

[calm pulsar]

I also have CF so I will be trying it out for sure

[untold wigeon]

Carbon fiber

[fluid ravine]

It makes popcorns as you type?

[harsh dove]

Haha almost

[fluid ravine]

I meant as in thoughts on CF

[harsh dove]

Just feel like it gives a weird poppy sound

[fluid ravine]

lol

[harsh dove]

At least it did in my tofu

Could be way different in the frog

[calm pulsar]

nah its just mr crabs walking around your house

[fluid ravine]

lol

[untold wigeon]

https://tenor.com/view/stare-evil-look-baby-eating-angry-gif-17089096

[fluid ravine]

Im addicted to my A key, sounds like it

Idk why just that one singular key sounds like Mr Crabs

[fluid ravine]

It's either time to finish the build, or buy more and test more

I might consider trying a new plate next

Seperate shipping what da flip xd

[tawdry tree]

iirc, it’s not separate but it just shows what an item adds to the cost

[fluid ravine]

o

[tawdry tree]

none “free” shipping on ae is weird

[harsh dove]

Tirade said POM/PC was best in the frog so I just followed lol

[fluid ravine]

Ah

[untold wigeon]

Enjoy working with those fkkers

[calm pulsar]

lol true

[harsh dove]

I use the other ones they come with, I hate the flat top ones

Feel like I strip the threads too easily

[calm pulsar]

CF at least has countersink holes, my full black FR4 didnt have any lol

[untold wigeon]

I only tighten until I feel resistance

[harsh dove]

Yeah I do too

[untold wigeon]

Yes that was key for me getting it

[harsh dove]

But sometimes to other screw isn’t tight enough into the standoff so it turns

So I use pliers to hold it in place

[untold wigeon]

Ah gotcha

[fluid ravine]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gAs7MnNOGrY damn my pinky getting ROCKED by this guy gg

[harsh dove]

But still feel like they’re easy af to strip

I think I stress over making sure the plate is flush and not small gaps cause I’ve had that happen before and it messed with actuations

[calm pulsar]

bro has erection through his pinky

[fluid ravine]

fr 💀

[cold bloom]

twins

[untold wigeon]

I tightened and loosened the CF plate a million times. It was so difficult to get it to lay perfectly flat

[wraith widget]

The pinky point is crazy

[harsh dove]

$10 board sounds better than half of those

[fluid ravine]

yup thats me

except

hes harder

[fluid ravine]

heh

[untold wigeon]

@harsh dove you could do this video.

[harsh dove]

Yeah I stress over it too much lol , always tryna make sure all the screws are good without overtightening and stripping the threads which I feel like I do often unintentionally, which is also why I have like 20 countersunk screw kits

[untold wigeon]

I listened to you and bought 4 lol

[harsh dove]

Good man

lol

[calm pulsar]

vior artisan to break in some switches

[untold wigeon]

I can send you a cerakey. They are probably heavier than that

[sweet oak]

Ooooo

[calm pulsar]

haha true but all good, gonna be cleaning and relubing some of these anyways, cause most of the friction happens due to them being overlubed

[untold wigeon]

Oh nice

[calm pulsar]

module should be here soon so I will be making a full fledged soundtest/video

[thorn gorge]

idk if this is the accurate channel but any recommendation to get some nice pbt keycaps for iso spanish build?

[cold bloom]

ahhhh I need this

[calm pulsar]

should be in stock

[cold bloom]

yeah I just didn't get it with my set and now I don't wanna pay shipping lmao

maybe sometime

[untold wigeon]

#🪛│modding_faq

[light agate]

anyone got any recommendations on a 40% board, kinda looking for a budget one atm but i have considered the daisy40 and the bm43

[cyan zodiac]

sound test please

[harsh dove]

#🔧│keyboard_modding message

I'll likely be making more sound test with them

This was just the first real quick one after installing them

[calm pulsar]

the last of the jade knights that was acting up is done
all of them now seem to be very snappy, and I havent really cleaned them all from the oily mess yet

so should be all good when I clean and relube them before doing my new build

[cyan zodiac]

https://www.deskhero.ca/products/gmk-sumi-keycaps-extras?_pos=2&_sid=3743cd89e&_ss=r

[ornate saffron]

blah. having that problem on jades where the keys on stabs wobble left and right

[calm pulsar]

is this only on jades? could be that the stabs arent tuned too

[ornate saffron]

yeah, not a problem on Lekkers. I'll try tuning them a bit

[prime orbit]

Anyone like the Yuki aim keycaps?

keycap designs are sick

but finding one to match

is hard lmao

https://kbdfans.com/collections/keycaps/products/tut-lofi-cherry-profile-keycaps-set

these kinda dope

[fluid ravine]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuK72ee5rY0 oh if i could do something

i think its possible chat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7XP-4ULFe4 nvm more like

[cold bloom]

I thought that was a bauer lite in the last photo at first lmao

that keeb sounds so fkn good for it's price it's wild

[quiet bay]

what the flip I literally watched this video today....

[drifting bronze]

Is the case optimum was using a normal case or is it a collab comming up ?

[quiet bay]

a collab coming up

[drifting bronze]

Damn looks crazy

[cold bloom]

yeah it looks so clean

[drifting bronze]

Does somernr know much it wil propably cost

[cold bloom]

no clue

gotta assume prob more than the alumaze

but prob not by much

[cedar gate]

Damn that looks cool you combined black jades and what other switch?

[cold bloom]

black knights Im guessing based off the name

[calm pulsar]

black jade bottom
gateron stem (from normal jades but any gateron should be the same)
black knight upper

[cedar gate]

Oh wait I'm dumb he did regular jades and black knights 🤣

[calm pulsar]

also spring from black jade too

[cedar gate]

Oh so you did both jades

[calm pulsar]

yeah went for that black look 😄

[cedar gate]

That's cool custom Franken switch

[cedar gate]

I bet it will sound great gl man

[calm pulsar]

thanks
sometimes BK upper is very tight with gateron stem, but I seem to have managed breaking in some of the problematic ones, also just switching housings around helped, so I have a full set of fully functioning ones

[cedar gate]

Well having a tight stem should pay off in the end

It's a good thing they come in packs of 70 😂

[calm pulsar]

yeah im hoping to achieve tolerances similar to geon raws, which seem to be the goat switch currently

[cedar gate]

Yeah I'm thinking about getting some

They are super cheap tho

Like amazingly cheap less than half of my jades

[calm pulsar]

yeah cause jades are kinda overpriced I'd say
cause they are the first new good switch that was diff from lekkers

[cedar gate]

Huh it kind of makes me feel dumb that if I had waited I could have gotten a better switch for around a third of the price

Ngl i feel dumb for spending like 70$ on jades

[calm pulsar]

well lubed jades is still a good switch but yeah

[cold bloom]

you could've been like me and bought all them and been like ah fuck

the last one I got is the best LMAO

[cedar gate]

They aren't even lubed...

[cedar gate]

My condolences for your wallet

[cold bloom]

thank you, it needs it

[flat cobalt]

Why were they so pricey?

[cedar gate]

Kdbfans Shipping

Idk why it's so expensive must be the tarrif

[flat cobalt]

I hate shipping prices

I regret not getting the pink jades

[cedar gate]

Those are incompatible tho

[cold bloom]

there's a compatible version coming I think

[cedar gate]

Idek why they bother making he switches that are incompatible with wooting

[flat cobalt]

Oh wow good to know then lol

[cedar gate]

Like what other moddable he keyboard do ppl use

[cold bloom]

there's a big set of boards that use the East polarity, most endgame gear, etc

higround

drunkdeer

[cedar gate]

Yeah it's like a North pole south pole thing with the magnets

[cedar gate]

Yeah but those are lesser used and inferior to wooting

[cold bloom]

WuqueStudio, Arbiter Studio, Yuki aim, Higround, Kzzi, Roccat, EndgameGear, Waizowl

those boards

[cedar gate]

Like your kinda asking to lose money

[cold bloom]

yeah but there's still a market

the arbiter studio board is decently popular esp in Asia

[cedar gate]

I haven't even heard of half of those and the ones i have are like super unused

[cold bloom]

most Asian market

so still lots of people to sell to

[cedar gate]

I'll take your word for it

[cold bloom]

Yuki aim has a big mousepad following, their board is decently popular

some people I know also bought the EGG one cause it's cheap

[flat cobalt]

🥚

[cold bloom]

and then wuque studio might include their boog75, it's under a diff brand than Wuque so idk

meletrix is wuque

[flat cobalt]

I was debating between Nuphy and the Wooting but ended up getting both

[cedar gate]

Nooooooooo you got an he board other than wooting

🪦

[flat cobalt]

I like how the design looked on the Field75 HE it looks so crazy

[paper crag]

@harsh dove you got a good link for a tutorial vid on how to bag lubricate ze springs brother

[trail coral]

Is Raptor or Raw HE better

[flat cobalt]

I'm still new to all this :c sorry

[quiet bay]

I'd say Raw HE

[trail coral]

whats the diff

[quiet bay]

in terms of sound, idk about performance

[flat cobalt]

I'll take your ear

[quiet bay]

raptor sounds like lekkers but with a little bit less chatter, raw hes are probably the closest to a mx switch rn

so far have heard alot of good things about raw hes

[stark osprey]

Not so much the sound for me, it's the typing feel that's most obvious. Stem wobble is reduced so much typing on it feels so damned good. After I saw this video I was pretty certain I wanted them:

https://youtube.com/shorts/lb2JngsVMjE?si=oxrH6Uu_ERrohRhn

[cedar gate]

Raw raptor has issues

[fickle bear]

Can someone please link me a quality switch puller that will work with the Lekkers and Geon Raptor HE switches? I'm swapping out the stock ones

[fluid ravine]

RAW HE 💯 , Raptors are the second/third switches (correct me if im wrong anybody) that came out after the Lekkers/KS20, which is also Geon's first HE switch that is compatible with the Wooting. At this point and time these are pretty "old" news, which means stem tolerance, magnetic flux, and etc are not up there/up to date if that makes sense. Geon just released their RAW HE which sounds and feels really good stock. And yes like Pochizo said by far these are probably the closest switch that you can get to an MX sounding switch.
Performance wise, raptors magnet is more sensitive than usual, and no it doesn't mean you cant use them, you just have to adjust the sensitivity. RAW HE has been tested and is confirmed to be working perfectly fine.

[paper bloom]

RAW HE 💯 , Raptors are the second/third switches (correct me if im wrong anybody) that came out after the Lekkers/KS20, which is also Geon's first HE switch that is compatible with the Wooting. At this point and time these are pretty "old" news, which means stem tolerance, magnetic flux, and etc are not up there/up to dadte if that makes sense. Geon just released their RAW HE which sounds and feels really good stock. And yes like Pochizo said by far these are probably the closest switch that you can get to an MX sounding switch.
Performance wise, raptors magnet is more sensitive than usual, and no it doesn't mean you cant use them, you just have to adjust the sensitivity. RAW HE has been tested and is confirmed to be working perfectly fine.

[fluid ravine]

[fluid ravine]

Mb chat, so in conclusion, get RAW HE :D

[paper bloom]

EXACTLY

[fluid ravine]

[paper bloom]

🤓

[fluid ravine]

[paper bloom]

[fluid ravine]

Ermmm so as you can seeeeee

snort

"Raptors are the second/third switches that came out after the Lekkers/KS20, which is also Geon's first HE switch that they made that is compatible with the Wooting. At this point and time these are pretty "old" news, which means stem tolerance, magnetic flux, and etc are not up there/up to date if that makes sense. Geon just released their RAW HE which sounds and feels really good stock. And yes like Pochizo said by far these are probably the closest switch that you can get to an MX sounding switch.
Performance wise, raptors magnet is more sensitive than usual, and no it doesn't mean you cant use them, you just have to adjust the sensitivity. RAW HE has been tested and is confirmed to be working perfectly fine."

snort

[paper bloom]

Yes 🤓

[cold bloom]

snert

[fluid ravine]

[paper bloom]

Why are doing doing nerd shit posting

LOL

[cold bloom]

good thackson

[paper bloom]

https://tenor.com/view/duck-waddle-gif-12573743802001671415

INSERTS MAFIA AI MADE DUCK (FOUND IT ON GOOGLE PICS)

[fluid ravine]

[rich hinge]

Geon Raw HE is 0.4 cents each but shipping is $25, rough. 0.77 each to buy 85

[cold bloom]

I think mine were 56$ for 65 with shipping which is the price for like 60 jades before shipping

USD

[quiet bay]

Im waiting till a local vendor stocks them HOPEFULLY

[cold bloom]

Geon did say he sent some out

so hopefully soon

[rich hinge]

Just thinking ahead for my 80HE, maybe hopefully around .5 each from local vendors

[prisma stump]

It’s so hard to find good Shiba themed keycap sets that interest me, only shiba keycap set that I found they I personally like is GMK Mika. I love the colors on the keycap set but I don’t like the font

[prisma stump]

There’s clones with a better font but I don’t wanna buy clones 😭🙏

Wait

I’m going insane

I just checked the website again and the font is different from what I remembered

[flat cobalt]

https://tenor.com/view/garn-47-car-gif-6360379418477262515

[prisma stump]

Cherry profile Abs keycaps

I might need to get these..

They’re going for $74.5 rn on sale, original price is $150

Is there a white case for the 80he?

[fluid ravine]

yes

[prisma stump]

Ok I mighttttt need to get these keycaps…

[cold bloom]

alumaze has a concrete grey that might work tbh

they also have a white case

[fluid ravine]

Zinc Alloy White fyi

$290 USD Travel Case Included

[cold bloom]

bro the alumaze costs more than the zinc alloy?

does it come with a case too?

[prisma stump]

Im either gonna get white zinc alloy or the other one case.. hm…I’ll most likely make the purchase after I receive my 80he cause I feel like I spent too much already on gaming peripherals this month

$214 on the 80he and $140 on Philips Fidelio x2hr (headphones)

[fluid ravine]

oh shit you're right

[prisma stump]

Wait is the led bar part of the board or part of the case???

[cold bloom]

How???

[cold bloom]

no

pcb I believe

[prisma stump]

Oh ok this image just confused me

[cold bloom]

I think there's just a diffuser in the case?

[fluid ravine]

The Zinc alloy cases are $110 and the Alumaze is $120

[cold bloom]

not sure but I know the lights would be on the pcb

[fluid ravine]

[cold bloom]

yeah wtf

interesting

[fluid ravine]

correcto!

[scarlet acorn]

Guys, even if Jade switches are factory pre-lubed, should i buy their kit and lube them again/better?

[fluid ravine]

The diffuser is indeed on the top case and the rgb comes from the pcb

[prisma stump]

Which one sounds better Tho….

[fluid ravine]

Are you buying the 60he or the 80he?

[devout haven]

Yes.

[prisma stump]

80he

[fluid ravine]

Or you still havent decided

[prisma stump]

Got my preorder in

[stark osprey]

I think it's just cause Zinc is a cheaper material to buy vs Aluminum

[fluid ravine]

The Zinc alloy then lol, the Alumaze is for the 60HE

[prisma stump]

Ohh ok

[rich hinge]

So far I’ll keep my default 80HE, can’t go wrong with it

First prio prob switches if modding

[stark osprey]

Im curious how/when/if that Raw Zinc finish will patina

[rich hinge]

It has uv coating, in one of the recent videos should be up par with the other zinc cases

[fluid ravine]

To be honest the only modding i think you would need for the 80HE is just lubing switches and stabilizers

Or swapping out switches and keycaps

otherwise thats all you need to do imo

[stark osprey]

Hmm, was actually hoping a patina/ distressed look would form, but it does look good already from the photos Wooting has put up

[hazy flax]

wooting80he vs mode sonnet for non gaming, what do yall think

[paper bloom]

Wooting is better

[hazy flax]

Sg

[flat cobalt]

That Sonnet is one fancy looking keeb

[hazy flax]

yeah it looks quite nice.

[past flare]

What are some good keycaps

[paper bloom]

The ones from the kapco is good

[paper bloom]

t

https://www.thekapco.com/collections/the-kapco/products/kyoto-themed-keycap-set?variant=47216726638825

[cold bloom]

pbt fans is one of my faves for a decent price, gmk is my personal fave tho

but not cheap

[paper bloom]

Been running wooting OEM's

I still gotta get that optimum case

[flat cobalt]

I hope we get some Valorant keys like this at some point

Or I might just cave in right now and buy them

[cold bloom]

lmao the chicken is so good

[flat cobalt]

I don't play CSGO do the chickens do anything?

[cold bloom]

you can kill them in dm for +1

which is nothing but fun

and you can kill them in match for fun lmao

[flat cobalt]

Neat lol

[prisma stump]

We would need a lottttt of keycaps then

[flat cobalt]

That's true

[past flare]

Anyone have rubber keycaps

[lime stream]

I do. Currently using the HyperX ones. They're decent, but I'm sure there exists better ones out there

The HyperX ones are also OEM profile...

[light agate]

like this?

or something more specific

[flat cobalt]

Yee that's pretty cute

[light agate]

there's a bunch of different types but i mainly saw them on aliexpress + etsy, not sure if that's a thing you care about a lot but that's just a disclaimer

[flat cobalt]

I'd need to wait for new keycaps vv since the ones I got are hella tall for some reason

[light agate]

what profile did you get?

[flat cobalt]

It says KOL

[lime stream]

Telescopic keycaps

[quiet bay]

Ooh what is that keycap set?

[flat cobalt]

Let me get link

[quiet bay]

Thx

[flat cobalt]

https://www.keytok.com/products/kop-the-wandering-earth-ii?utm_source=shop_app&list_generator=link_to_storefront&context=order_management&user_id=3523875

[lime stream]

ty btw might look at those too, but need to see review first

[flat cobalt]

Really liked this

[light agate]

oh wow, those are pretty tall

[quiet bay]

Dang

Not cherry profile

[flat cobalt]

Lol just tall boy so I don't know how it'll be on the 60HE

[lime stream]

It should work fine

[flat cobalt]

Neat!

[lime stream]

I mean, that's unless they were made specifically for their KBs

[flat cobalt]

They were bundling it with that Nuphy HE keyboard and Jades so I'm hoping it's all good lol

[lime stream]

Ah

[flat cobalt]

Might just look for some cute keycaps later

[lime stream]

My quest for seethrough cherry PBT keycaps continues...

[flat cobalt]

https://omnitype.com/collections/shop/products/gmk-symbiote-keycap-set

These are neat too

[lime stream]

GMK are my endgame keycaps

Also, pretty sure that price is in USD

💀

https://www.deskhero.ca/products/gmk-cyl-blossom-keycaps?_pos=5&_fid=a0be7f6df&_ss=c&variant=40432167419970

why that price though

[flat cobalt]

those are cute

[lime stream]

they would look nice with the osu accent keys

200+ bucks is crazy though

[flat cobalt]

These are cute too https://omnitype.com/products/gmk-tuzi-keycap-set

[lime stream]

white...

I don't trust myself with white keycaps for some reason... ig if they are quality, then they won't get dirty that quick

[flat cobalt]

[lime stream]

also, ABS

[uneven cradle]

cute keycaps you say? https://osume.com/collections/all-keycaps

[lime stream]