🔧│keyboard_modding

[inland bay]

Srednuof

[paper bison]

Last question, I know they wanted stock in the warehouses before opening the campaign, so surely it won't be in batches like the last launches right? I gotta wait a few days before ordering and don't wanna be in batch #934

[chilly mural]

Split or not to split, that's the question.

[glossy pagoda]

There are always batches

[glacial wind]

It’s always batches

[paper bison]

Oh yeah of course, I more meant not to the same extent of the horror stories people tell of waiting 2 years

[glacial wind]

Usually batch 1 tends to last at least a few days though, but no promises

[inland bay]

btw is there anything crazy in the V2 aside from case and 8K Polling?

or can i just stick to my wooting 60he+

[glacial wind]

split space

[chilly mural]

split

[glossy pagoda]

Tikken switches, FR4 plate

[inland bay]

ah i dont like that

[paper bison]

everything

[tropic urchin]

Better prebuilt experience, but it’s mostly getting hardware on par with 80HE and new space bar option

[inland bay]

can always switch the switches

[fringe quarry]

why are the name gradients not consistent in normal messages and replys....

[glossy pagoda]

Silicone or EPDM foam options

[inland bay]

because discord is lazy

[glacial wind]

Yeah there’s some new sound layering too

[inland bay]

thank you guys

i bought my wooting a couple weeks ago so i wanted to know if i made a mistake by being impatient for the v2 haha

[tropic urchin]

I can’t wait for my new artisan to arrive

[chilly mural]

more artisan is gud

[inland bay]

what does it look like?

[paper bison]

either way the 60he is a good board despite the v2 coming out

[paper bison]

a new version coming out doesn't downgrade the current one

[inland bay]

yeah its so much higher quality than any keyboard ive ever had

[tropic urchin]

Sourdough to match my sashimi

[inland bay]

looks pretty

[tropic urchin]

My current artisan

[chilly mural]

or make it a paper weight

[tropic urchin]

Mexican opal to join my other opal

Then just need 2 more and I can make artisan nav cluster

[trail bane]

Soundtest
https://rabbit0-store.com/blogs/blog/rakka-atlas

[tropic urchin]

Sounds like keyboard yes

[sacred elm]

[sacred elm]

Sounds very mediocre tbh

Even with the fluxes

[trail bane]

Traymount ig

Anyways

I need this

[fringe quarry]

why does this look so badly upscaled

[sacred elm]

looks like AI generated Flux

[fringe quarry]

Flux Bright Clacks

[tropic urchin]

Jumpscare

[sacred elm]

I think it's because of this

[tropic urchin]

I think the keycaps just sound kinda dead then factor in tray and probably weird plate

Sounds like DCF minus the charm of the flux clack

Probably PBT caps actually

[trail bane]

Haha, four Flux switches without legs for free

And to think some people spent a fortune when the first Flux switches dropped, and their legs were falling off by themselves anyway

[chilly mural]

It sounds boring and unassuming.

[trail bane]

Shoutout to the guy who was always under my right Shift🥀

[tropic urchin]

I don’t think anyone else’s really did other than cam for stacking 10 switches at once with his puller

Perk of Gateron puller ☝️🤓

[sacred elm]

That was never a problem.

[tropic urchin]

https://tenor.com/view/eat-eat-everything-vacuum-hungry-glutton-gif-8641820

[tropic urchin]

It was depending on how crazy you wanted to get with pulling

But required the above ^

[dapper hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/smiling-homelander-the-boys-happy-delighted-gif-25704604

[blazing schooner]

is there a place where I can read info on plates? I don’t really know anything about them

[dapper hazel]

which info?

[blazing schooner]

like what types of plates there are and what those do

[blazing schooner]

is there a place that lists the options for 80he plates?

[golden tendon]

hey guys how can i know which third party stabilizers are compatible with the 80he?

im looking at Durock V3s or TX Aps but im so confused about mounted, clip on, screw ins and what 1.2mm/1.6mm or what long/normal poles mean

feels like im drowning

[tropic urchin]

#🪛│modding_faq message id take a look here first, you will be able to find these materials for 80HE plates too

but primarily your options are Aliexpress (Keyboard fun store is great), Toronotokeyboardman for some plates you might not find on aliexpress and you can also have Tom from Hypekeyboards CNC a custom plate for you as well

[dapper hazel]

aftermarket or from wooting? theres some places that have after market plates, even aliexpress lists some

I'd always would get brass :P

[blazing schooner]

ah that’s what I was looking for. thx

[dapper hazel]

theres also plenty videos on youtube btw

[blazing schooner]

might check those out too

[tropic urchin]

for reference the stock 80HE plate is going to be PC plate, so when you're looking and trying to figure out what you want, the default is going to be #2 in that list

[blazing schooner]

I’ll probably do that after I lube my switches. I put it all together over the summer and didn’t lube my gateron jade pros bc I didn’t get the right type to do the springs quickly

I got some spacers for the space bar that should be coming in the next week

actually maybe I should do it all at once

[flat cobalt]

Flux should be arriving in one hour

[tropic urchin]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-looking-gif-27702043

[flat cobalt]

Idk how to pull my big keycap

Bro removing the cosmos is gonna be so dogshit

[tropic urchin]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-squidward-grasp-funny-gif-8957721

[flat cobalt]

I got it

[chilly mural]

nails moment

[flat cobalt]

No just how it’s hard to tell the lettering

You gotta look at it at a specific angle with light coming off the opposite end

[chilly mural]

why don't you just place them according to where they're on the keeb

[chilly mural]

yesh

[flat cobalt]

You know what would be a cool feature on keyboards

A little lever that when flipped lets me push the board down and little pins poke out popping all the keycaps off

[sacred elm]

Yeah, pull those switches NOW

[chilly mural]

that sounds soo single use

[sacred elm]

[rotund perch]

what keebmat would you guys recommend premium felt or just the regular

[flat cobalt]

I forgot how to take the gt80 off

[tropic urchin]

Felt

[rotund perch]

any particular reason?

just curious

[flat cobalt]

I got it

[tropic urchin]

The other one was yellow and had weird design, felt was the only one that looked suitable

[sacred elm]

It arrived?

[tropic urchin]

Took one look and just went felt

[rotund perch]

ah im just now thinking about if i should get the 80he one or tkl

[tropic urchin]

Idek what material the other one was

[tropic urchin]

Do they still have 80HE felt version

[rotund perch]

think so

[tropic urchin]

I tried to find it and just got TKL

[flat cobalt]

Not yet I was trying to take the top off the gt80 lol

[tropic urchin]

Hm

[rotund perch]

they do

[tropic urchin]

Mines TKL and it has some extra room but not a lot

[flat cobalt]

Bro my board is so dirty inside

[rotund perch]

is it dark gray

or the medium

[tropic urchin]

I think mines medium gray

[rotund perch]

ah ok

[flat cobalt]

You’re a keyboard fan? Name my stabilizers

[rotund perch]

Black stabilizers

[flat cobalt]

I don’t even remember what I have

[uneven rapids]

Will the Silicone or EPDM foam options that the 60he v2 has be available in the 80he as well?

[sacred elm]

80HE comes with EPDM foam. Silicone probably won't be available.

[tropic urchin]

Dark and foreboding just like your plate and cosmic aspirations

[flat cobalt]

I regret this stupid tray

120$ I think

[tropic urchin]

Could’ve gotten an opal for that smh

[flat cobalt]

There was a cosmos artisan I regret not getting that had opal in it

The one on the left

[trail bane]

Love my felt keebmat, but I’ll also would prefer TKL size over 80HE

[tropic urchin]

Tuff

[tropic urchin]

Maybe you can live vicariously through me

[final goblet]

Europeans: How do you find keycaps with your special keys?
The pool of possible options is already narrow, but the swedish keys i need seem impossible to find, I've only managed to find a few sets that feature them

[rotund perch]

alright

ty

[flat cobalt]

You have it?

[tropic urchin]

No me and my opal army

I got a new one

[marsh saffron]

⁉️

For a 3x3 keycap tray😭

[rotund perch]

Might purchase a keebmat today or tomorrow ill see

[tropic urchin]

@harsh dove I kinda want that Italian leather suede mat, convince me not to get it

Must resist

[harsh dove]

Remember it's definitely not for gaming, you can use it for gaming but it has a TON of friction being leather suede so just keep that in mind, one thing I do like about it being real leather though is it ages over time and gets better in a way

[young viper]

Mines been at a facility like 4 hours away from me for the past week, im this close to just driving and getting it😭

[tropic urchin]

The friction being it’s going to stay in place a lot more than the felt I take it

If so that’s not a terrible thing I don’t think

[harsh dove]

Stay in place on the desk? Yeah but also a lot of friction when moving your mouse around on it

[tropic urchin]

I have a double artisan setup, so I should be fine on that front

Since I don’t use a desk mat

[rotund perch]

lol

[harsh dove]

Yeah fair, if you do get it, it'll feel like you're moving your mouse thru mud at first till you get used to it lol

[tropic urchin]

Since they’re on different pads I think I should be able to escape the mouse friction

Cream/wired in looks so good

😳

[rotund perch]

ngl I did prefer the look of the original keebmat but ill go for premium felt

[harsh dove]

yeah all the colors are nice, I got the espresso black and the grey one

[young viper]

My tofu 60 just got here, it's definitely substantial weight wise

[tropic urchin]

Yeah I think I might get one since with dual artisan pad setup my keyboard and mouse pads are entirely separated. The cream is fire af

Cream and orange might be way to go for my opal setup

[marsh saffron]

Artisan keyb mat and mousepad gang?

[rotund perch]

i am interested about how it looks and how it feels though

im like

50 cents off being able to get the premium felt lmao

[harsh dove]

which size you gonna get?

just a keeb size mat or full size?

[tropic urchin]

Raiden soft keyboard pad and Key83 mid mouse pad

[tropic urchin]

Keeb size

[harsh dove]

Oh okay nice, yeah those are less expensive

I got two of the large sized ones lol

[tropic urchin]

Didn’t realize they have larger

🤣

[harsh dove]

yeah they $150 each

[tropic urchin]

Holy

[harsh dove]

[marsh saffron]

Zero xsoft for keyboard raiden soft for mouse

[tropic urchin]

I’m using my cash back rewards for my artisan so good to know I don’t gotta dish out that shit again 😭

[tropic urchin]

Does zero still feel rough with the softness or is that primarily mid

[harsh dove]

Speaking of desk mats, time to switch mine up

[marsh saffron]

Doesnt feel rough to me, granted I work on a roof my wrists are used to getting scraped to shit by shingles lol

Doing gutters = wrists torn to shit every time

[rotund perch]

doesnt felt the material have some issues or something im not sure

[tropic urchin]

Ouch

[tropic urchin]

With what

[rotund perch]

the hairs or something

[tropic urchin]

Not that I’m aware of, also not sure what issues you’re referring to tho

[rotund perch]

it like becomes a ball or sum idk my mom saying it lmao

[tropic urchin]

If we’re talking like felt yarn or something similar maybe? But the mat itself is very as is (hairs don’t come pouring out of it, it’s very firm)

[rotund perch]

ah

[marsh saffron]

Unless its very worn or loosely woven, yeah felts not gonna have loose fibers

[tropic urchin]

There’s a few strays you could probably pick off of it but it’s not loosely woven

I’m sure the keebmat guy could probably dispel that fear tho

[rotund perch]

Don't want to bother him though lmao

[tropic urchin]

I figure he’ll probably chime in if he’s lurking about it, but yeah shouldn’t be an issue

[rotund perch]

Saw this from a reddit reply

[flat cobalt]

My mail always gets here by 1 and today it’s taking fucking forever

[polar girder]

Yeah I just went desk pad style

SATURN XXL GANG

TYPE SHIT

[tropic urchin]

Did it just restock

[polar girder]

I’ve had it for years

Haven’t looked back

[tropic urchin]

ah your all caps shouting made it seem like you just found it in stock

@harsh dove omg this would go so well with lazurite

yeah i need this

You and thockfather have too much tech for your own good

[harsh dove]

Lol yeah

the hole only gets deeper at this point

[tropic urchin]

i know the rabbithole is deep, but surely it cant be that cavernous

[harsh dove]

Thockfather is like 10 of me though

mans got a lot

[tropic urchin]

Carter's entire shop is like 100% catered to me and my shiny obsession

2 artisans + new mat is kinda pog tho

[polar girder]

No I’m just that passionate lol

[polar girder]

wtf is that

So fire

Neo something ?

[tropic urchin]

Italian suede keebmat

Cream and orange color

use that link big

[polar girder]

I mean the keyboard

Sorry

Idgaf about the mat 😅

[tropic urchin]

the keyboard in the pic idk

not mine

[polar girder]

White Neo70

https://www.qwertykeys.com/collections/neo-product-collection/products/neo70

Pretty clean

[flat cobalt]

Fuck this looks so good without the stupid F row

[polar girder]

Fr fr

[flat cobalt]

@sacred elm @tropic urchin let’s see what all the hype is about

[tropic urchin]

interesting bags

[tropic urchin]

they have the same stability as TTC POM which blew the jade pros out of the water for me, but now they dont have that signature airy/dull POM sound to go with it

and I was also a jade pro believer

until i got sick of the wobble

[flat cobalt]

I guess they’re better

Sound way better for sure

[flat cobalt]

Very noticeable

@sacred elm how do the white ones sound?

[tropic urchin]

if Deep clack flux is like jade pros, cream flux (OGs) is like the bright clack final boss

id say deep clack is like a 6-7.5/10 for loudness, original flux is like an 11

they're just hard to tune correctly for them to shed the bright harshness

[flat cobalt]

Ah ok ok

[tropic urchin]

@flat cobalt QWE DCF, ASD original

[rotund perch]

deskmat + keebmat new meta

[rotund perch]

What happened to them salt lakes

[tropic urchin]

Old recording but I like GMK more for Wooting with DCF

[rotund perch]

ah

[tropic urchin]

PBT sounds weird with DCF, but I still like the keycaps they feel great

So they’re going to go on venom keyboard

[rotund perch]

what caps are those tho

[tropic urchin]

GMK Lazurite

Current build I did without RGB

[rotund perch]

that looks so fkin good

[tropic urchin]

Swapped the colors bc I got bored of the original layout and bc @calm pulsar bullied the space bar off my right shift

[rotund perch]

that might be a keycap consideration for me

just expensive

the spacebars alone are 25 euros

wtf

[tropic urchin]

It’s an old set so you’d need to find a vendor

It’s from a 2021 groupbuy

[rotund perch]

oblotzky i found

[tropic urchin]

Won’t be able to get everything

[rotund perch]

but not base

[tropic urchin]

I had to go thru r/mechmarket for all the bells and whistles

LOVE the set

[rotund perch]

i dont want to spend like 300 bucks on keycaps though

[tropic urchin]

It’s the set that got me into the marbly clack space for the stone aesthetic

[tropic urchin]

Then don’t buy GMK

[rotund perch]

Yep

[tropic urchin]

Stick to Wooting or Pbtfans

[rotund perch]

sucks though

[tropic urchin]

Or keykobo since they have nice ABS

[rotund perch]

what abt osume

[tropic urchin]

never tried but should be fine

[rotund perch]

i like their litle ghost set

[tropic urchin]

The osume caps takmon looked at was nice

[rotund perch]

what were htye

[tropic urchin]

The rule of thumb is to avoid anything that says UV printed and $30 caps

[cyan lark]

Needs more gemstones 👀

[tropic urchin]

You’re right

I’m thinking of making my escape key the New Mexican opal 🥶

And moving lapis gemstone to F13

[cyan lark]

What about the sashimi

Makes sense to me

[calm pulsar]

the daily layout change

[tropic urchin]

Something like that

[tropic urchin]

Change is good to add new wrinkles

Or else you wind up smooth brained

@cyan lark I will experiment to see how it winds up

[trail bane]

Lazure Enter~123456qwertCapsasdfgzxcvbCtrlWinAltBackspaceEnterArrowUPArrowDownArrowArrowLeftArrowRight in big 🥀 2025🥀

Double Enter gang

[tropic urchin]

I love that key so both have to be included in every build

[trail bane]

Anyways

Love your build

Even more then mine

[tropic urchin]

glad you got the tiramisu caps they look great

[calm pulsar]

@trail bane have you done any copper plate sound tests?

[trail bane]

Well, of course. Who told me to get them; otherwise I would have rock PBTfans

[trail bane]

Kinda

[calm pulsar]

I was curious about tikkens on copper cause I never tried it, but your latest tests seem to be on PC

[trail bane]

Only the older ones, since the latest ones with Tikkens aren’t that great in my opinion

Top mount

[calm pulsar]

yeah the spacebar on top mount can be annoying, I remember struggling on frog mini with it

[trail bane]

But I'll give a last chance to copper plate with DCF and if you curious I also can record tikkens

[calm pulsar]

nah it's okay, I'll probably not get tikkens since I already have astrolinks, but mr Baredis will probably be interested in DCF on copper

[trail bane]

Gn

[quartz galleon]

kbdfans offer their own gt80 hotswap pcb variant. I wouldn't see why this wouldn't be compatible with wooting 80he pcb + gt80 case, but just to be safe. Does anyone know if this would or wouldn't work?

[harsh dove]

You'd have to make sure the screw holes on their plates line up with the 80HE PCB but I'm sure they do, but you also never know, could be off by a few mm

This clip made me think of @polar girder and @stray tiger

[stray tiger]

Haha unfortunately for me and Bigs we already had our knives. The value of my knives are now down to what I paid for them whereas before I was up quite a bit.

[harsh dove]

Oh okay damn lol

[jade storm]

light on the 50

[polar girder]

lol yeah

Tempted to buy more knives tho 😅

But pretty volatile market at the moment

[tropic urchin]

if you wanna keep it simple any swagkeys Knight stabs are pretty good

[marsh saffron]

if prices drop even more i might try and grab an m9

we'll see on the 31st/nov 1st how much prices drop when all the trade/sale locked ones hit the market

[fluid ravine]

A lot of us do

Yikb and knights are both great stabs

[polar girder]

Nice. Which finish?

[fluid ravine]

I'm using YIKB on my venom board and Knights on my Neo board
Will be using Knights on my future v2 build as well

[marsh saffron]

whatevers cheapest that isnt a safari mesh/forest ddpat

[polar girder]

lol fair

My only unboxed gold is a ddpat m9 lol

[marsh saffron]

if they drop enough, if not ill just stick w my bowie black lam

[fluid ravine]

Yh

[polar girder]

Sold it after a week or two tho lol

[marsh saffron]

mine is a forest ddpat falchion....

from like 2017

havent gotten a gold since

[polar girder]

lol yeah tuff

The odds are never in our favor lol

[fluid ravine]

[marsh saffron]

although i did unbox a st fn ak bloodsport back in 2017 as well

[polar girder]

That’s hot

[marsh saffron]

those are now 700$ lol

[polar girder]

Still have it?

[marsh saffron]

god no

i liquidated all my old skins in 2018

[polar girder]

RIP

[marsh saffron]

sold my ft m9 ultraviolet for 180 cad (literally what they sold for at the time 😭 )

[polar girder]

gotcha

[fluid ravine]

Really wtv stabs that are in stock I would pick either one up
They tend to sell out fast

[marsh saffron]

and the ak was like 80 bucks

[fluid ravine]

Wdym

[polar girder]

lol

Doesn’t compute

Oh plate compatibility

Yeah sometimes issues

Depends on the plate and stabs

Why you want new stabs anyways

What

He it just said he hasn’t tried them in v2

V2 isn’t out yet

Ok I’m leaving. GL

[robust siren]

any stabs can have rattle...

even if you buy replacements

[polar girder]

he literally just said he hasn’t tried them tho

[fluid ravine]

Yh what Bigsly said
It ain't computing

[polar girder]

Is my point

Yeah bro is making up %

[robust siren]

silver gt60 is 🌹

[polar girder]

Yeah I’m good bro. GL

[robust siren]

fuck your silver v2 case

[polar girder]

it’s not out yet. Just buy both and experiment idk

[fluid ravine]

Lmao

[polar girder]

Wait yeah how you talking about v2 stab rattle when it’s not even out yet

You sound pretty lost NGL

respectfully

[robust siren]

i needa do a sound test with the pbt keycaps 👀

[fluid ravine]

bet

[robust siren]

not gonna be done anytime soon tho

[polar girder]

Yeah ok let’s get a definitive answer from a sample size of 2

GG

id probably just wait until the item actually releases and people get to experiment

Or just make up % until then. Either way.

o7

[fluid ravine]

@meager rain Right now I dont think you should worry if they are compatible or not in terms of fitness wise, 60he+ plates from wooting does have issues with some stabilizers that have a thicker housing since at the time 60he+ was between plate mount stabilizers and pcb mount stabilizers. Later on the 80HE came out and stabs with thicker housings work just fine (correct me if im wrong). Now v2 is coming out, the plates should be fully compatible with these stabs so they should work just fine since they are pcb mount stab focus. No one is really gonna use plate mount stabs on these anyways.

And like Bigsly said, respectfully the % parts that you stated seems like you pulled it out of your ass. Not saying in a mean way but it's kinda unrelated

👍

[young viper]

Bro I just realized thockosn changed his name😭

[fluid ravine]

LMAO

[young viper]

"alright bud guy"

[fluid ravine]

They were bullying me about it

Apparently im a bot now

6 or 7

jk mb

[fluid ravine]

AY YOU WERE ONE OF THEM

[young viper]

BAHAHAH

[fluid ravine]

I JUST CHECKED

OH YOU PIECE LMAO

OH I REMEMBER THAT RECORDING LMAO

Cus of that mic in the pic

yeah

thin

well

im listening through speakers rn

not wearing my iems atm

i need to wash up, im dirty af

but yeah to be expected from v1s it's thin

it's been nearly 2-3 years im not surprised tbh

only thing that could save v1s was switch tape mod and actual tape mod

@meager rain nvm it sounds better than i thought, iems really do change it 😂

im sorry but god forbid 😭

bet

[autumn temple]

What plate are you using and also are you gasket mounted?

[fluid ravine]

v1 lekkers right?

whatchu do

before i rate them

i need to know

i cant

nah

wont do

[calm pulsar]

stock PC plate and yeah 80he is silicone gasket mount
the only case that changes mounting is holy80

[fluid ravine]

lmao

for v1s back then id give it a good 7-8

so you gonna drop it?

^^^

[tropic urchin]

Im using the knight v2s and getting V4s otw

[autumn temple]

I was talking to someone else before in the chat and I sent an audio of how my keyboard STOCK wooting 60 HE sounds with the new tikken switches and how they dont sound good in my board not the switches themselves but the materials and components in the board do not complement the Tikkens. Gonna send the audio file want you to have a listen and tell me what I could change the other dude in the chat told me swap out the steel plate and it would sound much better and do friction fit.

It sounds very boring flat and dull and I want it to sound much better than that

[fluid ravine]

@glacial wind you know anyone that has this currently?

i swear if it dont compare to my v1s im just do a ayadeed

[calm pulsar]

changing the plate and case will make the sound more clean and interesting, but I think a lot of ppl already told you that lol

[autumn temple]

Wdym by a lot I only asked one dude

[fluid ravine]

actually glad you recognized this and rather not blame on the switch itself

[autumn temple]

Yeah im not blaming the switch the switch sounds fine theres nothing wrong with it

But my board doesnt compliment it

[calm pulsar]

mb if im mistaken, but iirc you talked to Varedis, shafie and Thockson

[tropic urchin]

what plate did you get

[tropic urchin]

the mysterious person was indeed me

[autumn temple]

I dont think I talked to thockson about it

It was only @tropic urchin

[fluid ravine]

behold

the ancient builds

[tropic urchin]

nice Centerpiece

[autumn temple]

What switches?

[fluid ravine]

STM Lekker V1's

[autumn temple]

Oh

[fluid ravine]

yeah they olddddddddddd

what everyone wanted
Thocc

that was the only goal there ever was back then

[autumn temple]

It sounds hollow I dont really hear any thoc

[fluid ravine]

Good ears

I like this one

The exact same thoughts I had abt this build

Just straight up hollow

iirc, polyfill and poron plate foam

[autumn temple]

I cant tell if ur trolling me

Or being serious

[fluid ravine]

no im being dead ass MLG

[calm pulsar]

alr buddy stop trollin ppl

[fluid ravine]

Alr bud

[autumn temple]

I cant tell if ur trolling or not but it doesnt sound thocky to me

[fluid ravine]

cus it isnt

Thock is a buzz word
the true thock is raeds

[autumn temple]

Oh

[fluid ravine]

no but i agree

it is hollow

im being so fr

[autumn temple]

Yeah that's cause they are lekkers

[fluid ravine]

that's the only thoughts i had about those builds back then

[autumn temple]

Yeah

[fluid ravine]

and people would consider it as thock cus they keep thinking thock is just lower frequency/pitch sounding boards

[calm pulsar]

we progressed so much as a society once closed bottom switches came out

[fluid ravine]

open bottom so ahhh

[autumn temple]

Naw thats not thocky thocky to me is like a deep lower full sound very full not hollow if its hollow how could that possible be thocky

[autumn temple]

Yep becasue its open bottom switch

Thocky to me actually is like clacky but the opposite. Lower pitched

Clacky is loud and high pitched obviosuly and thocky is the opposite not silent audible enough but way lower pitched but still full sounding

[fluid ravine]

Yeah chat I like this one^

[autumn temple]

@fluid ravine Does everyone hate steel plates are they the worst sounding plate?

[fluid ravine]

yes

[calm pulsar]

clacky doesn't have to be loud, can just be higher pitched

like most HE switches anyways

[fluid ravine]

clack honestly has more variety to me anyways

[autumn temple]

Yeah but clacky iis usually pretty loud

[fluid ravine]

wouldnt say usually

but it is towards the highs and mids

volume just depends

[calm pulsar]

softer mount and PC plate removes a lot of volume while keeping the clack

[fluid ravine]

Hate pc plate ugh

[autumn temple]

Yo I have a question for you guys can you make a wooting keyboard sound creamy?

[calm pulsar]

its ight in my 80he, I actually dont even want to change it

though I got fr4 from keyboard fun store

[fluid ravine]

i forgot you got the 80he

[distant raven]

for the switch snobs, specific to HE switches:
TTC KOM POM v. Wooting Lekker V2 L60, v. Gateron Jade
thoughts on stability/action/return?
(I don't care much about sound subjectivity.)

[autumn temple]

Does everyone hate steel plates are they the worst sounding plate?

[flat cobalt]

The flux are nice @sacred elm thank you

[calm pulsar]

gt80 is the thing that made me want an 80he, it's berry nice

[flat cobalt]

Same

[harsh dove]

I kinda wanna try tikkens on my 80HE

still got Fluxes in there

[distant raven]

I took a gamble on 80HE, hoping I picked the right thing, hence asking about switches heh

[harsh dove]

and I think I have that red aluminum plate in there as well

[distant raven]

(gambled on switches, seems l ike 80HE is a solid choice)

isn't the board of the 80HE essentially the same as the 60HE V2 (other than size/arrangment?) Same processing speed and such.

Or was there an iteration of improvement between 80HE and 60HE V2?

[tropic urchin]

in the next life probably

[autumn temple]

lol

[calm pulsar]

I find a bigger board can potentially be quieter and deeper sounding due to size

like even if you have a softer mounted 60%, it will still be a bit brighter than an identical bigger board, I feel like

so tikkens will probably be even quieter in an 80he

[tropic urchin]

yeah the main thing of the V2 was to get the hardware up to date with the 80HE and provide a better stock experience

improved switches from the old lekkers as well to roughly owlab ti he levels

[distant raven]

yeah, that's what I thought, that 60HE V2 was essentially 80HE cut down

(also ❤️ that spit space bar, if that is what is picked, I'd love a split space bar 80HE)

but alas

[tropic urchin]

it wasnt as quiet as raptors imo

idk what id call it

[distant raven]

yes

80HE had the 8k first, 60HEv2 brings the 8k to the 60%

(hence my confusion on the comment of holding off on 80HE until it gets v2 improvement)

[autumn temple]

@tropic urchin if I want to go for a marbly poppy sound profile with the Tikkens do you think I should go for friction fit and PC plate to achieve that?

[tropic urchin]

Gateron Jades are extremely outdated, id get tikkens over Lekker v2s and Wooting POMs are prob the better buy of the current switches next to tikkens (you will need to lube the POM tho)

[tropic urchin]

I would say POM plate might achieve that better

[distant raven]

cool cool, what about Wooting POM v. the TTC KOM POM ?

[tropic urchin]

PC does alot to make it muted so if thats what you want id go for that, but I think the added sound from POM might be the better play potentially

[tropic urchin]

Wooting POM vs the OG TTC POM is that your question right?

[harsh dove]

Yeah I believe so too, I just like having a small 60% board for some reason over the 80HE, I do still like the 80HE though

[distant raven]

that one vs the OG TTFC POM yeah

[tropic urchin]

its fun to swap too

[distant raven]

or the wooting one vs ... whatever ... I think what you said

[tropic urchin]

the real difference is that the OG POM has 45g bottom out spring and much darker colored POM housing and the wooting POM has 55g bottom out spring and white POM

great stability

[distant raven]

ah yeah, tI think I went with the one with the higher spring

was focused on stability

[tropic urchin]

yeah they're good

I would get some lube bc their factory lube job might as well be nonexistent

[distant raven]

yeah it was the "Wooting-exclusive variant of the TTC KOM POM"

and I got a lube kit

Sounds like I did make the choice that was best based on my stated preferences for stability and return/action.

[tropic urchin]

i would focus on lubing the notch rails and bag lube the springs and you should be good to go

[distant raven]

makes sense

sparing on the notch rails, yeah?

[tropic urchin]

nah

get it rip

its going to be nearly bone dry

[distant raven]

slather it LOL

[tropic urchin]

i wouldnt go overboard, but dont be afraid to get it ready

[distant raven]

yeah, I got you

[tropic urchin]

if you try to do too much (i.e. doing bottom housing + top and everything else) its easy to overdo it and you'll need to wipe off the magnet if it gets sticky

[distant raven]

makes sense

by appearances, the stability on the wooting pom looked really good

[tropic urchin]

yeah they're tied with Deep clack flux/normal flux for best stability followed by Raptor v2s for best overall stability, but like the sound/feel of DCF over POM

A/S overall stability is nice

[distant raven]

hadn't heard of the deep clack flux

interesting choice on the flux stem design. Wonder if it's a true improvement over square or not.

[tropic urchin]

They’re roughly same price as POM on Aliexpress

Octagonal has slightly less top wobble but it’s splitting hairs and the sound is less airy if that makes sense since there isn’t a huge box and is more slender

It’s more of a sound/feel difference vs stability difference

[distant raven]

yeah, I can't imagine that an octagon is any more constrained than a square in this application

just more costly to mold heh

[calm pulsar]

it's a bit better for sound though

[tropic urchin]

WS got a little crazy with their OG pricing, but some nice folk on aliexpress are selling it 50% off at $1 per switch which is nice

[autumn temple]

@tropic urchin Whats the difference in terms of sound lets say swapping a 60 HE from a plastic to a metal case?

[tropic urchin]

i am a metal supremacist but overall feel is better and you get a more premium sound i guess

@sacred elm has some thoughts on plastic cases since hes had one for a while for his 80HE

[autumn temple]

If I like a thockier deeper sound wouldnt metal be better for that than plastic I would think>

[calm pulsar]

https://tenor.com/view/metal-heads-2010-white-girl-music-best-music-smoggie-gif-2677757520703930776

[distant raven]

This is my first wooting, but I went straight to metal, because I want the weight, the feeling of rigidity, and... to justify the cost haha.

my current mechanical (not a HE) is plastic and it always just has a feel of fragility or cheapness, even though I've had it for 10+ years.

[autumn temple]

Yeah I dont know plastic cases sound pretty cheap and higher pitched I dont know if thats correct but it produces a different sound that doesnt sound as nice

[distant raven]

(I've worn out the space bar stabilizer, the left shift stabilizier, and worn off the keycaps, and it was time for a change)

[autumn temple]

It's hard to explain

[distant raven]

for me it's just the impression of solidity / rigidity even if it's only a perception and not a reality

highly subjective

[autumn temple]

Tru

[distant raven]

I almost went bare metal, but went white instead.

[tropic urchin]

but overall id always go for a metal case, makes the build more premium and fun

[hollow heart]

anyone here have tecsee he switches?

[uneven cradle]

I feel like you can get more sounds out of metal cases with customization where as plastic is always with that hollow resonance kind of sound

[hollow heart]

whats the sound you would describe metal cases have?

[uneven cradle]

Depends how you set it up it can be super clacky or deeper sounding depending on foam/switches/plate

[tropic urchin]

yeah you can always tailor it to what you want, but overall i just hate the feel of plastic that isnt keycaps

[hollow heart]

i wanna have a deep more silenced sound. im getting ceramic keycaps, tecsee he's i also got aeboards 60g linear domes i have no idea if they will work with the tecsee switches.

next ill get a zinc case or mabye another

i was thinking a zinc case and taking it to get powder coated so i have a specialized color

[robust siren]

@tropic urchin @fluid ravine D1 businessman

(obvoously when the v2 module comes out

[tidal frigate]

Um whats that type of music

[true thistle]

Hey, does anybody now If the MonsGeek FUN60 Ultra TMR fits in the Alumaze?

[distant raven]

doing the cerakey thing?

[young viper]

I have a v1 module on order, really debating on the v2😭

[robust siren]

tbh im just giving my friend a discount

his total for a custom wooting is under $300

[young viper]

I don't want to price out what my keyboard is lmao

[hollow heart]

cerakey v3 blank

[tropic urchin]

you dont wanna see mine

[young viper]

Just make sure you have strong enough springs for them

[hollow heart]

dont worry

im getting rubber domes

[distant raven]

ngl, that cerakey v3 matte white with legends looked amazing, but also OOS

[tropic urchin]

mines easily north of $1k at this point

[hollow heart]

nah to be real i got tecsee he switches

[young viper]

Blood Christ, mine was like 400

[tropic urchin]

my keycaps and artisan was like 1/2 the price but

[distant raven]

I would expect, in the modding channel, for folks to be topping $500 quickly hehe

[tropic urchin]

$225 for opal keycap and $225 for GMK keycaps

then factor in the various switches ive gotten + other stuff it adds up pretty fast

[hollow heart]

i thought my keycaps were the most expensive

they were 125 after shipping

[distant raven]

I went budget on keycaps.

[tropic urchin]

keycaps can be deceptively expensive

easy to overlook for cost

[distant raven]

I figure I'll wear them out and then decide what I want as my keycap endgame later

[young viper]

Me with my 70 dollar Etsy keycaps😭

[tropic urchin]

I just went for a high roller build

[hollow heart]

i dont think keycaps should be to expsive unelss your getting some cool material

[distant raven]

heh, I just got wootings double shot PBT caps

[tropic urchin]

I wanted to build something little crazy and I took it a bit far but pretty happy with how its turned out

[young viper]

I have a pressure pot and resin so honestly I could just make my own artisan keycaps lmao

[tropic urchin]

Now I just gotta wait for my new artisan

[distant raven]

those alumina-ceramic caps in matte looked really nice, but I'd end up wanting to do a white on black and a black on white setup so i'd end up buying two sets to mix and match

keycaps turn into a 2x cost for me

okay, your escape key... what on Earth was done to that?

[young viper]

I really wanted to try the awekeys keycaps, but they're so much and I'd need to redo the springs in everything

[tropic urchin]

That’s the opal artisan

[distant raven]

ah

[tropic urchin]

The center is lapis lazuli and the orange is opal

My keycaps are GMK Lazurite which is inspired from lapis lazuli and other gemstones hence the incorporation

Better image of it

[distant raven]

gotchya

[tropic urchin]

Very eccentric which matches the vibe I wanted

[fluid ravine]

What the helly

[tropic urchin]

Alr bud

[glacial wind]

Wait why is thockson tagging me with a photo of raw zinc lol

[tropic urchin]

Bc that’s his next build obv

He said so himself after he sells his leggera

[young viper]

Full metal keyboard

[fluid ravine]

Prototype case I think
Idk I had the photo in my storage back to like July of 2024

[hollow heart]

well if anyones got tecsee he switches please let me know i have a question

[robust siren]

[glacial wind]

What you need to know?

[hollow heart]

i would like to ask for someone who owns one to take it apart and take pictures of the parts, for compatibility

[glacial wind]

They should fit fine if you mean with v2. There’s no reason they shouldn’t fit although I haven’t tried them in my v2

[fluid ravine]

It was when the zinc case had like 3 feet on the bottom row of the case

[glacial wind]

What do you mean by compatibility? Are you trying to make a franken switch?

I don’t know where those early zinc models are actually. They ended up in random places probably, like how mark has the prototype stonewashed one

[fluid ravine]

(▀̿Ĺ̯▀̿ ̿)ᴵ ˢᵉᵉ

[calm pulsar]

(▀̿Ĺ̯▀̿ ̿)ᵃˡʳ ᵇᵘᵈ

[fluid ravine]

Alr bud

[hollow heart]

parts compatibility with aeboards 60g domes

[hollow heart]

i guess?

[glacial wind]

Hrm yeah you’d need someone with both, that’s probably super rare

[hollow heart]

i have the aeboard domes

but i wanna know if the switches would be compatible

[glacial wind]

might need to brave the waters of ChatGPT translation and try to email tecsee

[hollow heart]

fair

[calm pulsar]

do you know a good app for doing quick translations when traveling

im gonna be so lost in China, I installed alipay and some UI elements aren't even translated💀

[harsh dove]

alr bud

[glacial wind]

Honestly everyone I know was just google translating or ChatGPT when they needed more accuracy lol

[tropic urchin]

Deepseek wants to know your location

[harsh dove]

Yall inspired me to rebuild my 80HE and noticed my daughterboard is loose and disconnects if I barely move the cable, it’s the kbdfans db that comes with the GT-80, so I swapped to the Wooting db and all is good

[tropic urchin]

Their DB felt off from day 1 to me

[calm pulsar]

okay thanks, iirc google translate also has offline packs, cause not sure if I can get reliable internet there

[tropic urchin]

Couldn’t tell you what it was specifically but it didn’t feel quite right

[harsh dove]

Yeah I remember people mentioning it to me early on but I just used it and now it’s kinda borked

[calm pulsar]

they already got my foreign passport, ggs

[tropic urchin]

They probably already know you’re coming

[glacial wind]

China must have eSIMs right?

[uneven cradle]

I have a raw from before they went back in for an added coating if that counts

[harsh dove]

I have OG white zinc

[calm pulsar]

looks like they do, my main sim rn is esim, but I think you can switch any time so hope its gonna be ok

[glacial wind]

I’m tempted to buy some og white zinc from wooting store for Christmas presents actually

Those ones in the respawn store are a good deal

[uneven cradle]

It's rawww

[harsh dove]

Those would be nice gifts, yeah I got that one and then the ghost and frost pcr cases as well as the silver GT80

[glacial wind]

i still need to get my raw cerakoted but it's such a process since the guy who cerakotes isn't in seoul area

[ionic breach]

apparently bambu is doing a sale

[harsh dove]

Aw damn , yeah that’d be cool, what Cerakote color were you going to do?

[ionic breach]

im biting, been wanting a 3d printer for a long time lol

i wanna see if i can 3d print a case for 80he

[glacial wind]

I want a titanium or gun metal finish

The problem is I never use my 80he since I need split space now so it’s even lower on my priority list lol

[harsh dove]

Haha yeah I haven’t been using my 80 either but feel like trying it with Tikkens rn

I was using my 60HE mainly

[robust siren]

wait

should i get the split 60he v2

👀

i need to check if i got the spacebars for that

i dont have the white spacebars for it

[ionic breach]

what is it again?

[robust siren]

https://tenor.com/view/fade-away-oooooooooooo-aga-emoji-crumble-gif-20008708

[ionic breach]

1.5 2.25 2.75?

[robust siren]

i think both splits are the same size

[ionic breach]

nah calder hates that

[glacial wind]

2.75-1.25-2.25

[robust siren]

oh

[glacial wind]

it's an easier swap over for gamers who don't use right side of space bar and want more room to rest thumb when wasding

sacrifices some of the ergo typers who use right hand space pressing but them the breaks

[ionic breach]

oh rip

no 2.5

[robust siren]

i need to buy the 40s set for split spacebar

[glacial wind]

actually i found 2.25 and 2.75 not hard to get because it's a fairly common split spacebar key, but blank 1.25u was annoying

[robust siren]

[glacial wind]

a lot of sets provide 1.25u but it says shift or similar on it, so finding sets with a blank one can be a bit annoying

[harsh dove]

I’m a right side spacebar thumber

[glacial wind]

like the osume sets for example, all of them come with 2.75 and 2.25 but no 1.25u that is blank

[robust siren]

wiat

sojus dont even have the right size for white split

[glacial wind]

they probably did but you had to buy the spacebar extension kit

[calm pulsar]

even with spacebar kit?

[robust siren]

yeah

[glacial wind]

most kits have it inside the spacebar kit

[harsh dove]

Damn

no white splits

[glacial wind]

wait whyy am i typing 2.5 lol

i meant 2.25

[robust siren]

and this is the 40s

[ionic breach]

kap only has 2.75 2.00 2.25

[harsh dove]

Rip

[glacial wind]

okay that makes sense now, i typed the wrong number lol

[robust siren]

does it even have the correct blue ones

[harsh dove]

Yeah

[glacial wind]

it's 2.75-1.25-2.25, which is common

2.75 and 2.25 come in every split kit basically

[robust siren]

https://tenor.com/view/skeleton-reaction-information-my-reaction-to-that-information-my-honest-reaction-to-that-information-gif-613275461876515673

[ionic breach]

what has 1.25?

just gmk spacebar kits?

[glacial wind]

most sets have 1.25 provided as a mini shift or similar

it's usually just included with your base set

[ionic breach]

not blacks tho

[robust siren]

since sojus are double shot i cant even rub off the legends

[glacial wind]

yeah no blanks which annoys me, that's why i've been picking very specific sets to buy these days

like my ps1994 set came with blank 1.25u

[robust siren]

fuck 🥀

[glacial wind]

the pbtfans and wuque studio sets have blank 1.25u too iirc

[robust siren]

wait

in theory can i just buy a gmk white spacebar set

[ionic breach]

oh shit lemme check my old set

[glacial wind]

osume is one of the few doing high quality korean language bow keycaps but no blank 1.25u sadly

[ionic breach]

mine doesnt

[glacial wind]

iirc pbtfans you needed to buy an extra kit for blank 1.25u

[robust siren]

where can i buy white gmk spacebar set in the US

[glacial wind]

oh wait no it's included in their more recent ones

[calm pulsar]

drop.com might have gmk bow

and maybe a kit

ah they don't

[sacred elm]

Check Novelkeys

[glacial wind]

all the bow kits with korean language that i've tried so far are weirdly thin in places

[calm pulsar]

https://drop.com/buy/drop-gmk-lime-custom-keycap-set?defaultSelectionIds=973402

this might do

[glacial wind]

i got a few for other people where if you turn rgb up too much it shines through the actual keycap which isn't nice

[robust siren]

wait

[ionic breach]

gmk minimal has 1.25

https://omnitype.com/products/gmk-minimal-2-keycap-set?_pos=1&_psq=gmk+bow&_ss=e&_v=1.0&variant=32381276356682

[robust siren]

are these actually white

[ionic breach]

idk what white tho

[robust siren]

i cant tell on my phone

[calm pulsar]

not sure but might be some gray tint

[harsh dove]

I have minimal

They’re more cream or paper white than anything

GMK redacted is white with grey tint

[glacial wind]

you have to decide usually if you want ws1 or ws2 white normally

[calm pulsar]

nah these aint white

[glacial wind]

then you can look up which white it is by the set

one is a warmer white, one is more blue/cold white

[calm pulsar]

just go full soju blue

[harsh dove]

Yeah minimal is ws1

[robust siren]

ill have to come up with some random bullshit

[tidal frigate]

Pantone colour nerd

[harsh dove]

GMK bleached is ws2 for example

More grey

[tulip rapids]

white wooting spacebar

[calm pulsar]

what are you even trying to say

[robust siren]

does wooting sell cherry profile abs sets

[calm pulsar]

I looked up colors of this set to see if its full white or not lol

[ionic breach]

time for gmk split wooting to be a thing

[calm pulsar]

gmk in lekker colorway

[marsh saffron]

isnt all of wootings sets oem

[ionic breach]

nah idts

[sacred elm]

No, only OEM

[robust siren]

[ionic breach]

only the jis and wavy one

[tulip rapids]

buy the dragon

[robust siren]

so its 2.75-1.25-2.25?

[ionic breach]

ye

[robust siren]

doesnt have 1.25

in white

[distant raven]

full set of BOW and WOB, and then I just do what I want lol

[ionic breach]

green does

[robust siren]

why tf would i use a random green keycap in a blue on white set 😭

[ionic breach]

sounds like u want to buy the base set too

https://tenor.com/view/mr-peabody-hypnotize-gif-18017563854157472082

[robust siren]

no

i just got the sojus

[tulip rapids]

i should post that set before someone else does

[robust siren]

i WILL NOT be buying anymore keycaps

[ionic breach]

they feel lonely

[tidal frigate]

Only colour nerds use pantone to get 100% right colour

[tulip rapids]

Poland

[distant raven]

heh

saw some sets with the actual pantone, was definitely a color nerd thing

[tulip rapids]

at this point does jakubix even mod his keyboard?

[calm pulsar]

wow, what does it have to do with what I sent

the grayish color is not even pantone on there

[ionic breach]

speaking of colour nerds, the one i just bought has the best pantone selection

[tidal frigate]

And they are extremly expensive

[distant raven]

which one is that?

[tiny summit]

Does anyone know if it is possible to completly disable the owlab 60? In case we want to
it? 🙂

[marsh saffron]

imagine not just being colorblind so pantone means nothing

[ionic breach]

😳

[harsh dove]

Damn color nerds

[distant raven]

The heresy has not addressed Pantone 265C

[tidal frigate]

You have slider at bottom to make it stiff.

[autumn temple]

Will the PC switch plate for the 60 HE + work for the 60 HE V2?

[sacred elm]

Yes

[distant raven]

Pantone 265C for reference in accents lol

[ionic breach]

eww

[tulip rapids]

use a bat and hit it

[ionic breach]

d tier colour

frfr

[tiny summit]

oh sorry, I meant completly taking it apart making it possible to ceracoat the color to white instead of beige 🙂 But I don't know if that case is possible to take apart completely without damaging it..

[tidal frigate]

What colours are these in gmk naming scheme

[distant raven]

definitely didn't post it in seriousness

[tidal frigate]

You can technicly take it apart.

[calm pulsar]

if you want your white keycaps to not have a gray spacebar you're a pantone nerd btw did you know pantone is expensive colors😃👍

[marsh saffron]

pink and black would've looked nice w my old mouse

[distant raven]

unsure, I'd call it "lamer periwinkle"

[harsh dove]

I was just memeing lol

[distant raven]

I was definitely meming with the pantone 265C

[calm pulsar]

nah it's actually a reply to jakubix

[tidal frigate]

But putting it back together is definetly harder. @tiny summit and you loose warranty

[harsh dove]

Figured but just wanted to be sure

[tiny summit]

has anyone ever tried it? 😅 I'm a bit reluctant before I spend 400 US

[tiny summit]

for sure.. Any other promising cases lately? 🙂

[marsh saffron]

alternatively you can buy the aula ag60 and steal the case

its not exactly the same, but definitely looks quite similar

and its cheaper than the owlab case alone is

[tulip rapids]

jakubix just mad that his keyboard looks like this

[marsh saffron]

https://discord.com/channels/167181566978555904/1423863936515838082

this is the aula ag60 case

[calm pulsar]

im seeing Pantone 14-0757 TCX Misted Marigold

[robust siren]

wake me up when we find neutral white spacebar kit for split 60he v2

[harsh dove]

Bro

[calm pulsar]

(on vinnie the pooh ofc)

[tidal frigate]

There was one person that fixed mechanism.

[distant raven]

Hmmm...
Throw bare 80HE case up onto a CMM, then mill a billet aluminum on CNC... tempting.

[marsh saffron]

gotta make it out of tungsten

heaviest 80he is biggest flex

[distant raven]

LOL

[robust siren]

oh wait

[distant raven]

Inconel as a compromise?

[robust siren]

why the fuck am i even looking at split 60he v2

[tiny summit]

sounds like the ag60 is a better clone lol

[robust siren]

the gt60 plate isnt even compatible

https://tenor.com/view/facepalm-really-stressed-mad-angry-gif-16109475

[calm pulsar]

ohh right I forgot that

[marsh saffron]

not heavy enough, embrace 20kg 80he

[marsh saffron]

split is inferior as well

[distant raven]

Tungsten would suck so bad to try to do.

[robust siren]

WE are dumbasses

[marsh saffron]

yeah have fun killing 30 bits

[calm pulsar]

surely you could get a custom one made

[tidal frigate]

No like, first batch ow60 had issues with slider mechanism.

[calm pulsar]

@robust siren

[robust siren]

probably but thatd push me over 1k spent on wooting + mods

[marsh saffron]

thats not at all related to what he was wondering but thanks for that info

[distant raven]

actually, tungsten itself isn't that hard, it just machines like absolute garbage and is really brittle

Tungsten Carbide is the stuff that breaks everything.

[tiny summit]

I see, seems like you are mostly paying for the name but it also sounds like ag60 case is getting good feedback! 🙂

[marsh saffron]

you know what fuck it, solid gold

surely you can fork over the cash for that

[robust siren]

dents with fingernail

[distant raven]

same density as tungsten, SO much more flex.... and it's an investment

I mean, I could melt some bullion down lol

[marsh saffron]

yeah thats basically your 401k

😭

[tidal frigate]

What is this keyboard case

[harsh dove]

Now you’re part of the club

[distant raven]

hidden in plain sight, "No one expects an actual gold keyboard."

[marsh saffron]

ag60 is a keyboard from aula that has a clone of ow60 case

the entire keyboard is quite a bit cheaper than the case alone

[robust siren]

i have to stop the consoom

[tiny summit]

the owlab 60

[marsh saffron]

"its just paint"

just dont pick it up

[robust siren]

if i want split 60he v2

ill need a new custom CF plate and more keycaps

[sacred elm]

Ask them, they might release split compatible plate once v2 is available.

[distant raven]

Give me an 8k split spacebar 100% HE keyboard, then I can really flex on the case materials.

[harsh dove]

Consoomering

[distant raven]

yeah, it'd have to be like 12K or something, otherwise it'd be really weak...

Hmmmm, silver keyboard could be interesting.

[robust siren]

i think ill stick with the OG single spacebar

saves me probably 80 bucks

[marsh saffron]

lets just imagine that gold has same density as the zinc alloy for 80he case, its already worth 280k usd

[harsh dove]

[marsh saffron]

surely its worth it

🔥

[distant raven]

absolute absurdity

I think that a silver case would have merit, and bonus points, you could antique parts of it for a really cool silver/black colorway.

[marsh saffron]

and the gold is like 3-4x more dense 💀

so basically million dollar 80he

[distant raven]

yeah gold is a non-starter

silver though, could actually be viable

[robust siren]

i am now a silver color case enjoyer

[marsh saffron]

we gotta get some rich saudi oil prince to make this a reality

[distant raven]

what else to do with junk silver coins... melt-em down and make -em into a case.

[distant raven]

did you do raw Zn finish?

[tidal frigate]

You know clone doesent have feature of real one right

[marsh saffron]

who cares

[robust siren]

nah silver anodized aluminum

[distant raven]

oh that's quite nice

[tidal frigate]

Nah do it from titanium. Full entire block of titanium highest quality

[distant raven]

This is all the more inspiration for me to do an actual silver case.

[cloud crane]

Tungsten case

[distant raven]

Nah, forget Ti... that stuff sucks to machine.

[marsh saffron]

too cheap

smh

[tiny summit]

If I can actually completly dissamble the ag60 case and ceracoat it full white, so worth it! Especially when i can pick it up for half the price! Is anyone able to confirm that it can be taken apart? Would only need to ceracoat the main beige plates..👀

[robust siren]

top with keycaps

[distant raven]

Looks great with black.

[tiny summit]

How do you mean? I thought it was the same suspension feature 🙂

[marsh saffron]

that im not 100% on

[distant raven]

Reminds me of my old TI-64 LOL

[tiny summit]

fair enough, it's fairly new..

[marsh saffron]

the clone wont have the suspension thingy

[tidal frigate]

Making stuff in titanium is expensive.

[marsh saffron]

and making a solid gold 80he would be more expensive by orders of magnitude

did you even read my message you replied to 😭

[tidal frigate]

Slider feature for bouncy or stiff is special feature.

[distant raven]

obscure retro...

[robust siren]

Damascus titanium

[marsh saffron]

god that would be a pain to forge....

[distant raven]

Yeah forget that noise.

[robust siren]

alec steeles done it and made a pair of glasses

[distant raven]

I think that a silver case, with antiquing for added accents/colorway design would be super cool though.

[marsh saffron]

yeah but with how big and the more intricate parts of a keyboard case

unless you just make a big block and cnc it ig

but still would be so painful

[robust siren]

i want a weaved CF case

[marsh saffron]

i want a woven cf mouse

beastx max shape but woven cf

🥴

[robust siren]

none of that forged carbon bullshit

[marsh saffron]

yeah none of that ulx shit

i dont want qc issues

[robust siren]

forged carbon fake carbon

[marsh saffron]

actually i could make my own carbon fiber mouse

[robust siren]

https://tenor.com/view/pikachu-gif-13575853101874488635

[marsh saffron]

i do know how to work with carbon

granted in a far different application

[robust siren]

https://tenor.com/view/doja-cat-star-wars-gif-25078126

[marsh saffron]

industrial carbon fiber used in chemical tanks is NOT the same as making a mouse 😭

but we have all the stuff to do it at home

just need the material and vacuum pump

[forest badge]

i may be late to the party but i just heard about the new lekker tikkens

how do they compare to the competition

like the ur ice ultras, duhuk herz

and owlab tis

[marsh saffron]

pretty decent

wobble similar to owlabs but sound is deeper

[tiny summit]

are you talking about the ag60? :/

[marsh saffron]

yeah

if you actually want the suspension thing you gotta fork over the 400$

[forest badge]

i lowkey might buy em to try em out

[distant raven]

If I do it, I'll DMM the factory part on CNC, and then yeah, CNC mill it.

Alternatively, I could make a silicon mold of the case, then use that to make a wax mold, then run a lost-wax cast of silver.

[robust siren]

dont people say theres minimal difference with that anyways

[marsh saffron]

i think ima stick with my ti he

[tiny summit]

isn't that suspension feature? I'm confused lol I'm being told 2 different things..