🔧│keyboard_modding

[sacred elm]

https://youtu.be/yFVUqHdHFVI

[nocturne mango]

keys are repeating too fast, is that 'rapid trigger' ?

[amber dagger]

so to use the conductive sponge, i have to sand the finish off?

[sacred elm]

As the video says, yes

[amber dagger]

does using one screw defeat the point of the friction pad

[lyric nimbus]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_pXaoEOmiNI4PsgqX7zMgO245X9QWnXrCJGCnumAGqc

ok

i wrote down all the ez mods that casual 2he users can reasonably do

[little glen]

could be that you set it too sensitive, or that you are resting your fingers on the keys in ways that cause them to actuate

rapid trigger is basically to turn off any key as soon as you lift your finger

i dont use it on all keys tbh, only the ones that i use for gaming really

[rare light]

Can someone send me the ali express links again from the flux deep clacky because on the iriginal store they cost around 100 thats crazy

Crazy

[mild cargo]

I just found this on AliExpress:
Wuque Studio WS Flux Pink Magnetic Switch RGB Hall Effect Magnetic Keybaord Switches Deep Clacky Sound 35 gf Fast Trigger Gaming
https://a.aliexpress.com/_Evufkp2

Not sure if its much cheaper

[fluid ravine]

@dapper hazel

[little glen]

Keeb

Mat

[fluid ravine]

Pretty neat

80HE size Medium Grey Felts

[tulip rapids]

nice bortnite keyboard

[amber dagger]

can’t wait for dark grey restock

[tulip rapids]

if they restock

[fluid ravine]

[tulip rapids]

[fluid ravine]

Tanks

[robust siren]

should i get a keebmat

when restock

[robust siren]

smol shift

[amber dagger]

i’ve spoken to keebs about it, looking at a mid-march restock apparently

[tulip rapids]

i know i was just trolling

[proper agate]

can i use this on wooting https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B2K5PP2R

let me know please!

[tulip rapids]

yesh

[silent wadi]

@robust siren just orderered my kois

[robust siren]

the koi cult must expand

[silent wadi]

yes

it shall

ill be able to compare them to the novas aswell

[fluid ravine]

Ima make new sound test with keebmat

[robust siren]

finally bro isnt typing on a glass table

[silent wadi]

no way there is a difference

[thorn zealot]

dependin on ur desk theres a big diff

[silent wadi]

the surface you put your keyboard on matters ??😭

[silent wadi]

ts getting too deep

[robust siren]

yes

a lot

actually

[silent wadi]

i have hollow wooden desk

[thorn zealot]

😭 💀 🥀

[ionic breach]

w thock

[fluid ravine]

very much yes

[ionic breach]

i mean sound is very fickle

[robust siren]

if you cant get a keebmat get a fuckton of paper towels under your keyboard

[ionic breach]

like home audio setups are so complex that ur room needs to be good

not just the speaker

[robust siren]

a lot of vibration transfers when you type on your keyboard to the table

making a very unpleasant sound

same way with how tray mount is the worst way to mount a keyboard
(for sound)

[silent wadi]

so hollow desk=bad?

[ionic breach]

preference

but it can sound thuddy and muddy

[robust siren]

well hollow anything = bad but its all about preference

[fluid ravine]

DUDE I CAN'T TYPE FOR SHIT FUCK

[silent wadi]

if i hear that word one more time

istg

[robust siren]

holy60 sounds awful

[robust siren]

skill issoooooooo

[silent wadi]

it looks aweful too

[thorn zealot]

is ur arm broken again again

[silent wadi]

click keyboard buttons at the right time

your welcome in advance

[robust siren]

be more accurate and precise with your fingies

anyways classes are canceled tomorrow too 🔥

[ionic breach]

thats fire

[silent wadi]

not for me :(

[ionic breach]

i have exams in like 3 hrs

and i did not sleep

[silent wadi]

why

[silent wadi]

you arue setting yourself up for faliur

[ionic breach]

I SPENT THE WHOLE NIGHT RESEARCHING PERFUMES LOL

[fluid ravine]

oh fyi i changed the feet back to stock

on the keebmat

[ionic breach]

oh damn it sounds much better

less muffled

[fluid ravine]

Neo65 next

this one is more noticeable

[ionic breach]

the exams really easy tho

so its alright

just tired is all

btw the perfume hobby goes so deep lol

[silent wadi]

im so excited for kois

[fluid ravine]

@cloud crane

hella noticeable

[ionic breach]

irl too?

[fluid ravine]

yes indeed

[ionic breach]

sounds much better recorded for both

[fluid ravine]

all of my recordings are nearly the same setup

gain, mic distance

[cloud crane]

Peak bro 🔥

[fluid ravine]

etc

[amber dagger]

what mic are you using?

[ionic breach]

keebmats and deskmats ftw

[fluid ravine]

rode podmic

audio interface is through the vocaster one

no eq

[silent wadi]

this one is super noticable

[fluid ravine]

yeaup

alr wooting next'

[silent wadi]

yesss

[fluid ravine]

hehe not my fav sounding board cus my config is wtv rn but fyi
Wooting 60he v2
fr4 plate
Flux
full silicone friction pad
pet film
knights and yikb stabs
no tape mod
EPDM case foam
V2 case

[silent wadi]

im suprised its not a strang combination of switches

[fluid ravine]

alr my final recordings

[fluid ravine]

it was

but i recently switched to flux

[ionic breach]

lol

[silent wadi]

why?

[ionic breach]

no keebmat is my preference

[fluid ravine]

didnt like my fraken combo on the wooting

[ionic breach]

hides the bad sounds

[fluid ravine]

yeah its brighter with the keebmat huh

[fluid ravine]

gotcha

well i dont use my wooting anyways

[ionic breach]

might just be fr4's biggest hater

[fluid ravine]

no im sorry but fr 😭

ion like fr4 in any of my builds

[silent wadi]

i like it with the mat more

[fluid ravine]

good to know

aight time to go play some games for abit

[ionic breach]

🔥

gotta go soon to get my first perfume

[fluid ravine]

oh shi

good luck

[ionic breach]

found a way to spend my red packets lol

[fluid ravine]

LOL

[ionic breach]

deep ass hole

that and jap stationary

[rare light]

Does the gt80 case have a ISO layout?

[fluid ravine]

the iso layout is based on the pcb not the case

[rare light]

Whats pcb?

[urban ingot]

The PCB is the keyboard's "chip" board.

[rare light]

The module?

[urban ingot]

Yes

Just the part that the switches make contact with on the module though.

[lyric nimbus]

printed circuit board

[silent wadi]

thanks

one thing i didnt know

[rare light]

So the foam is in the basic case in my wooting which i order?

So i dont need to buy it

[robust siren]

i use kois on fr4

[sly palm]

One day someone will set off a hellbomb next to you and it's not me

[robust siren]

koibomb

[young viper]

@humble surge check out the altra hiking boots, I just went and tried on a the Olympus 6 hiking boot and it's actually really nice lol

I had to size down probably a half size though

[silent wadi]

koi ❤️

[amber dagger]

anyone got a chance to try squashy boi’s switches?

[silent wadi]

i havent tried them but i saw someone say they were like geon raws but more stable and a closed bottom

[fluid ravine]

they're mid

dont get

they're like any of the HMX line up of HE switches

just straight up flat

they all sound similar

see if they came out like months ago before these new releases they wouldve been decently good icl

[sacred elm]

they're nothing like Geon Raw, it's likely just a Raptor v2 recolor or some other HMX HE switch

tbh they all seem identical

HMX is so boring

[fluid ravine]

indeed..

and yet im over here getting my hopes up back then

[amber dagger]

is there a deep switch?

[fluid ravine]

then they dropped the most mid switch ever

[silent wadi]

novas

[sacred elm]

even their fiberglass infused switch sounds flat like raptor v2 so I'd just give up

[tall hollow]

real lmao

[tall hollow]

what contains fiberglass!?!?!?

[fluid ravine]

well all i can say its because of the magnet nothing else

[sacred elm]

bottom

[amber dagger]

novas are expensive bro

[fluid ravine]

the bottom housings in some of the HMX he lineup

[silent wadi]

KOIS

[fluid ravine]

@sacred elm im telling you if HMX did what Duhuks did with the core, the fiberglass would shine

[silent wadi]

JOIN THE KOIS

[amber dagger]

koi’s?

[silent wadi]

yes

[fluid ravine]

a protruded magnet

[amber dagger]

what do i look up?

[tall hollow]

that sounds so unnecessary in my opinion, not to mention stray fiberglass material will get inside the sliding mechanism and wear it down over time like an abrasive.

[fluid ravine]

doesn't work like that

[silent wadi]

https://kibushop.com/en-us/products/jinyun-device-koi-switch

[fluid ravine]

it actually has some great effects in sound

been testing in MX switches for a long time already

[cloud crane]

Fibreglass infused nylon works in their normal MX switches

[silent wadi]

also the flux deep clacks would prob be safer pick

[cloud crane]

Soooo good

[fluid ravine]

they just can't bring out its full potential because of the smallest change

fiberglass is pretty lit can't lie

[sacred elm]

They asked for a deep switch

[silent wadi]

and they are really cheap now

[tall hollow]

if the bottom housing is made of fiberglass then the rails are also made of fiberglass which means an stray fibers will start grinding against the stem. wait that sounds so stupidddd

[fluid ravine]

its a infusion

[silent wadi]

yeah thats why i said flux

[tall hollow]

infusion or do you mean composite?

[fluid ravine]

infusion

literally

Most of the time its just some sort of Nylon with a percentage of fiberglass

[tall hollow]

ive never heard of that term in my strength and materials classes

[tall hollow]

so composite?

[fluid ravine]

ehh sure

[sacred elm]

it's 30% fiberglass

[fluid ravine]

but its stated infusion in all the spec sheets

just saying what im reading

[cloud crane]

We need John HMX to clarify

[fluid ravine]

real

[tall hollow]

idk in my mind the stray fiberglass in the composite will wear down the stem over time becuase fiberglass composites are super abrasive

unless they added a coating that seals it off

[fluid ravine]

imagine keygeek made their own like the PA

[young viper]

What are we talking about fiberglass composite for lmao

[cloud crane]

Own what

[fluid ravine]

PA66 on top and stem with N5+50% fiberglass

[tall hollow]

apparently some HMX switches use it for their bottom housing

[cloud crane]

Fiberglass make switch go bright like sun

[tall hollow]

holy crap that is a lot of fiberglass

50% by weight is insane

[young viper]

What kind of switch uses fiberglass lmao

[cloud crane]

Plenty

[tall hollow]

HMX apparently

[cloud crane]

Keygeek too

[fluid ravine]

well go ask these manu themselves on how they work
there's a SHIT ton of mx switches that has fiberglass

ok i mightve exaggerated "shit"

im just here enjoying it

[viral dove]

anyone know what the switches are in this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGAxw3JU5WI

[fluid ravine]

seems like one of the jade lineups

Jade pro it seems

yeah jade pros

its listed in the video

[young viper]

Where's the carbon fiber switches

[rocky oxide]

Been thinking about black keycaps with white legends and then black blank keycaps for windows shift tab etc, thoughts?

[viral dove]

oh ty

[fluid ravine]

so you want WoB on the alphas and num row and blank everywhere else?

[rocky oxide]

Yea

[fluid ravine]

i meannn minimalistic you go

[rocky oxide]

Is that weird 😭

[fluid ravine]

not really no

[silent wadi]

a lil bit

[fluid ravine]

i usually see it in peoples setup with really minimalist setups

[silent wadi]

but i see the vision

[rocky oxide]

Yeah im that typa guy

[fluid ravine]

wouldve known

[rocky oxide]

[fluid ravine]

i mean go for it if you like

nothing wrong

[rocky oxide]

Any recommendations for the actual sets?

[sacred elm]

PBTfans WOB and PBTfans Lyla

[rocky oxide]

Alr ty ill look into it

[cloud crane]

Blackkkkk snailllll

[fluid ravine]

@robust siren

[uneven cradle]

why not both

[tall hollow]

those are still abrasive.....

[fluid ravine]

hell yeah
not white but hell yeah

[cloud crane]

Comic sans my beloved

[robust siren]

WHAT THE HELL

[fluid ravine]

he's just joking

[tall hollow]

fair enough lmaooooo

[cloud crane]

Muh reading comprehension 😛

[young viper]

Realistically, what would go wrong if we had a set of aluminum switches made

[tall hollow]

I mean, considering that fiberglass and carbon fiber is abrasive enough to damage metals like brass and aluminum I can only imagine what it would do to POM plastics

[fluid ravine]

your curiousity awaits

[cloud crane]

We have pbt switches now

[sly palm]

This kinda looks like a frog board

[fluid ravine]

its such a gore board

piss yellow

[tall hollow]

honestly, brass is not a bad idea, some brass formulations have self-lubricating properties that make them ideal for sliding mechanisms

[sly palm]

Lmao, i Like my pink

[fluid ravine]

i like mine creamy

[young viper]

Well I was just gonna fill it full of di electric grease and hope it worked out but uh brass here we come

[cloud crane]

Would it sound like a bell tho brass case brass plate brass switches brass keycaps

[fluid ravine]

[sly palm]

[tall hollow]

yeah, like brass with embedded PTFE or graphite are really nice

[fluid ravine]

wot

[young viper]

Breaking the liberty bell with every key stroke

[sly palm]

But you are thockson
Anyways how was your day

[young viper]

Ohh okay

[fluid ravine]

Cream

[fluid ravine]

so fucking tired

will basically say bad at this point

[tall hollow]

only issue is that they will be very expensive to make, brass is not cheap LMAO

[fluid ravine]

everyone kept telling me my eyes were diluted and gosh the lights literally was killing my eyes

[sly palm]

Ohh i like the colors of this

[fluid ravine]

vb practice made it better though

[fluid ravine]

hehe
Frog Mini Leggera L9 Cream White and GMK Desert Botanical

perfect match

i found the l9 cream black snails with the black is just plain ol basic

[sly palm]

You should get enough rest
Or gamble

[fluid ravine]

but this work well in substitute

[uneven cradle]

Need to pull my tofu60 out of retirement

[fluid ravine]

i should

[fluid ravine]

holeh its yearning

[uneven cradle]

I even got it cerakoted and it's sitting in my wardrobe rn

[fluid ravine]

LMAO

whats your cable

i want

[sly palm]

Those are some glossy keycaps

[uneven cradle]

Well I got it from a store that has uhh exit scammed now

[fluid ravine]

weh

[uneven cradle]

But it's an actual lemo connector and cost way too much

[sly palm]

Glad to hear you got something enjoyable tho

[fluid ravine]

thanks

though i did jammed my thumb like 6 times today

that wasn't fun

gwad my neo board is dirty

shiny too

shiny

[sly palm]

Who needs shine through, shiny all the way

[fluid ravine]

should i use right alt or bamboo

[fluid ravine]

hell yeah

[young viper]

Extremely limited run lol

[sly palm]

Bamboo

[fluid ravine]

bet thanks

[sly palm]

[fluid ravine]

o one more

esc key?

dark green or the light one

gawd im getting blinded

[sly palm]

I would prefer it matching

[broken notch]

Dark

[fluid ravine]

kay

[sly palm]

Oh hi trips

[broken notch]

Hallo

I can't sleep ;_;

[fluid ravine]

is it because you miss us so much

[broken notch]

For sure!

[fluid ravine]

hek yeee

i feel you

[sly palm]

It's 3am for me

[fluid ravine]

its 8pm for me

[broken notch]

3am and I just woke up

[fluid ravine]

what the flippers

[sly palm]

[fluid ravine]

im over here can't decide on waht to eat for dinner

[sly palm]

Watcha want?

[fluid ravine]

protein something filling i unno

my mom trying to make me soup but im like no

i know im gonna get really hungry later

[sly palm]

Chicken is yumms

[polar girder]

Why Esc no match?

Need cable upgrade

[fluid ravine]

just asking for opinions ;kek

yeah i do need a new cable

i've always been needing a new cable

[sly palm]

A working cable is a good cable. Change my mind

[polar girder]

Yeah that’s why I’m using my $10 cable over my $100 cable lol

[fluid ravine]

lemme guess
the 100 is from wiredin

[uneven cradle]

tempted to pick up some cables from wiredin

[sly palm]

No thats why you wouldn't have to buy a cable for $100 if your $10 cable works just fine

[uneven cradle]

but lenses take priority

[sly palm]

Camera lenses?

[fluid ravine]

me when im using my mouse cable from pulsar

[uneven cradle]

yeah

[sly palm]

What kinda pictures you take, if I may ask?

[uneven cradle]

bit of everything but mainly birds at the moment

[sly palm]

It's a real cool hobby imo and birds are pretty too

I loved taking pictures of cool things, sadly my social anxiety grew to big

[cloud crane]

XX Cable sooooon

[polar girder]

I bought the 10$ one cuz the 100$ didn’t work lol

[sly palm]

Oh lmao

[rocky oxide]

😭 if i wanted to get wob itd be $93 but if i just got the lylas itd be $35 and those are both before shipping

[uneven cradle]

The birds don't talk much

[sly palm]

Yes thats true, I just panik in crowded places
And there are not many bird in my area too

+depression makes me to stay at home, more and more

[humble surge]

Altra Olympus 6?

[uneven cradle]

Yeah my social anxiety doesn't let me take many photos in crowded places either, so I usually go for walks to parks where's there are little to no people

[tall hollow]

real

[uneven cradle]

But it's nice to go outside

[sly palm]

Yea, for sure. I love late night walks and driving. My head just empties

[wary adder]

There could be stuff to take pictures of when inside too

Here are some straps I made over the weekend for my boards

Just gotta find something that you'd like to capture

[viral dove]

where could i buy gravastar ufos

[balmy yew]

Hey guys, I just got my first Wooting, the 60HE V2, and when I tried to remove the switches to swap them I couldn’t.
Why is it so hard? I already broke 2 switches trying to pull them out. This has never happened with any of my other keyboards. I tried using different types of switch pullers, but for some reason on the Wooting it’s really difficult

[sly palm]

The strap colors are so cool, and they match perfectly with the keycaps

[uneven cradle]

True lots of keyboard photos being taken inside, I need some better lighting though for my room

[sly palm]

Yea, you are right, i take some pictures of my little doggo, I shared them in #🐱│pets too. I appreciate you

[young viper]

Yur, massive toe box

[sly palm]

The fr4 plate is pretty stiff i guess

There are some videos to disassemble the board, maybe you find some tips there

[balmy yew]

I’ll look for a video, thanks!

[fluid ravine]

Despite my DSLR being old I should give it a try on taking keyboard photo shoots

Been using my phone

[uneven cradle]

I'm gonna get tripod at some point so I can focus stack these keyboard photos

[robust siren]

my phone pics have been pretty good if i do say so myself

[glacial wind]

there's a simple solution that can fix that for a mere $5k

[sly palm]

lmao

[robust siren]

he didnt even get 10% of that from the red envelopes

[fluid ravine]

[ionic breach]

gravastars websites aliexpess

[ionic breach]

u have a ph1 screwdriver?

u get disassemble really easily and push them out from the bottom

which i find easier

[smoky shell]

Alluminum 60% v2 on the way 😆

[glacial wind]

Alright gmk black snail artisan on the way

Enough spending for now, black snail set is complete

Well that’s a lie, I need the spacebar set but need next black snail shipment to arrive

[ruby hill]

Any further updates about the knob?

[glacial wind]

Big knob is going well last I heard

[lyric nimbus]

what about

LITTLE KNOB

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_pXaoEOmiNI4PsgqX7zMgO245X9QWnXrCJGCnumAGqc anyways thoughts on this guide

[fluid ravine]

Im dyslexic

[humble surge]

No clue where if anywhere i can try them in this country

[young viper]

damnn

[glacial wind]

3fx, 0005$

[crystal rose]

is there a place i can like get the models for the wooting 60he case?

[glacial wind]

like as in video/graphic assets?

[crystal rose]

no like 3d model

i am tryna make a custom case

[glacial wind]

ah, we have some files on our github

[crystal rose]

hmm

ok ill check

[glacial wind]

https://github.com/WootingKb/wooting-design/tree/main

[crystal rose]

i litteraly just found it as you said that

lmao

anyways ty

[uneven cradle]

bird from today

[fluid ravine]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeiv0Y4mOi8 @robust siren

[robust siren]

is that… BOJUS

[fluid ravine]

yeeee

but look at the switch

its very flux like but full POM

[robust siren]

[robust siren]

i need to listen to it tomorrow

is the top out sound clean

i find that the fluxes arent

[fluid ravine]

this guy's mic is vibrating so much i can't focus

[fluid ravine]

its better than the fluxes thats all i gotta say

idk about DCF tho

i like varedis' build of DCF with his PBT keycaps

[robust siren]

its the same with dcf

top out is the best on them

[fluid ravine]

so dcf and flux top out the same?

[robust siren]

which is why i havent been using either fluxes after running kois

[fluid ravine]

o

[robust siren]

im not sure what material it is

[fluid ravine]

PC

both are PC

makes sense

@robust siren
Flux- PC top, PM1 Stem, PA66
DCF- PC top, PM5 stem, PA66 Special Blend

[robust siren]

ill see if i can get a recording comparing them

[fluid ravine]

makes sense that the top out is the same

[robust siren]

dcf and koi top outs

[fluid ravine]

well i gotta say the polar blazing bloom's top out is nicer than the fluxes

[robust siren]

very nicer

[fluid ravine]

like not obnoxious

[fluid ravine]

berry berry naiceu

[robust siren]

i wish i had more ice ultras to do a proper full keyboard comparison

i only got a handful spare

kinda wonder how mmd c1 sounds in my more recent builds

i only had those for 2 weeks

[cloud crane]

Blazing Bloom 🤔

[fluid ravine]

oh wth

[cloud crane]

Only ice and snow have plastic bottom sealing

[fluid ravine]

theres so many of its kinda

[cloud crane]

Yeah...

[fluid ravine]

yeah im good

[cloud crane]

Wonder how the unionwell apex will be

[dusky geyser]

how's the factory lube on dcfs

manual lube needed?

[glacial wind]

good enough. You can always manually lube to make it more even but it's 'fine'

[ionic breach]

pure coincidence surely

product no. 69 - $69.00

[chilly mural]

now gotta get 67 one

[ionic breach]

[west ore]

Let’s go

The paper has to be removed right? First time I dont want to lose guarantee

[glacial wind]

no, that's the tapemod

are you opening the pcb for something?

[west ore]

Yes changing friction pad for optimum

I have to do it right?

[glacial wind]

but why? You can friction fit it already

it comes with friction fit pre-installed for v2

you just push it in and you're done basically

[west ore]

Ok but optimum comes with another

[austere creek]

yes for 60he+

[glacial wind]

that's for v1 60he

[west ore]

Okkkjj

Thanks mate I was about to do a stupid thing

[glacial wind]

install process for you is basically put in case foam > put in module > put switches + keycaps on and you're done

[broken notch]

Do not the tape

[west ore]

Ok I have to leave that inside and put the module right?

[glacial wind]

yep

[west ore]

Thanks so much really easy in my case

[glacial wind]

yeah module v2 installation is actually insanely easy nowadays. We're working on re-doing the guide for it because most people are surprised thinking they need to do more

[west ore]

Last thing switches has only one position? Is it ok with the letters this way right?

[glacial wind]

yeah that's right

[broken notch]

Niiice

@spark flax Is starting up production again today, hype

[west ore]

Should I use this foam?

This comes with V2 appart

[glacial wind]

no, that's only if you wanted to not friction fit

it's basically for if you have an incompatible friction fit case, then you can change the friction fit for tray mount pad

[west ore]

Thanks again

[west ore]

Done, thanks a lot @glacial wind

I love the wrist rest

[glacial wind]

looking good!

[west ore]

Thanks I will change the keycaps when I sell my kidney

First wooting I have felt what love is again 😂😂😂

[glacial wind]

the default v2 rgb setting is quite pretty

i'm not an rgb person normally but i can appreciate how nice the default looks

[tidal ridge]

Wrist rest not being the same length as the case pmo

LOOKS GOOD THO

[broken notch]

Hell yeah

[quick finch]

if only you knew what could have been

(i had more ambitious plans for the default rgb but we ended up not doing it)

[broken notch]

Dj made me dinosaur eye rgb and I've been loving it :3

[west ore]

I can’t find an option to change the profile when an app is running

[little glen]

Another ai written message has hit the feedback chat

[undone sentinel]

🤯

Exactly the same!

[glacial wind]

Untrue. He lives with gravity and you live in reverse gravity

[uneven cradle]

Must be Australian

[undone sentinel]

Didn’t you install the silicone support pillars that came with the Optimum?

[west ore]

nope

do i have to do it?

[pliant tinsel]

Do you use the friction pad?

I think you have to if im not wrong

Thats how it was in the tutorial for me

[sacred elm]

no

[west ore]

I have used the v2 module directly

[pliant tinsel]

Wait what are they for

[sacred elm]

You don't need Optimum's friction fit pad, v2 module comes with already

[undone sentinel]

I remember that they’re supposed to be installed, but the bottom of the V2 already has silicone, so I’m not really sure anymore whether both should be used at the same time.

[west ore]

to be honest I feel the keyboard awesome but it is my first wooting, so nothing to compare to

[uneven cradle]

You can just slap it in with the friction fit

Optimum case was updated for compatibility with friction fit so nothing else needed for assembly

[west ore]

then what should I do, put the silicone support or not?

I see mine it's feeling great as it is

[sacred elm]

told you already that you don't need them, because v2 module has built in silicone bumpers

[west ore]

I have just put the module inside that's all

I know shafie, but there was another person asking to me if I have used them

[sacred elm]

Silicone sockets cover the standoffs and prevent pinging while typing, so you need to use them for the 60HE+, not the v2.

[glacial wind]

Basically we provided those for v1 module. If you’re worried then you can put them in, but they essentially don’t do anything with the v2

You have built in bumpers that keep the pcb off the standoffs already, but if worried just throw them on and forget about it

[crystal rose]

guys do you think a transparent black wooting 60he case is a good idea? I saw it from the 80he Tenz Takeover Edition keyboard case and it looked fire, i was planning on getting a 3D printer, i was gonna use clear black polycarbonate filament, so, what do you guys think? (Dont worry ima sand the case so it looks better)

[quasi hinge]

Squadmate is upgrading

[trail bane]

Finally, assembling time

[quasi hinge]

He bought a ghost and im sending him my spare zinc case, black cf plate and magneto kom poms plus some stabs

[glacial wind]

Quite nice looking hub

[humble surge]

Agreed, i was also surprised by the scale, it's actually so tiny

[crystal rose]

well damn

it doesnt fit

ok fixed

idk if there a better way of doing this

[regal patio]

Diagonal maybe?

[crystal rose]

already tried

[chilly mural]

diagonal with one side tilting up

[crystal rose]

wdym? im kinda confused

[chilly mural]

imagine a right angled triangle

[humble surge]

cheap artisan located

[lyric nimbus]

btw do note that this case is

injection molded

[regal patio]

Wtf is that listing

[lyric nimbus]

youre probably better off printing a different typa case for the 60he imo

[regal patio]

Lovely

[lunar sand]

Mine is arriving this week I hope. Eheh

[humble surge]

Excellent

[sly palm]

Birds are really cool

Nice shot

[crystal rose]

i know

[lyric nimbus]

oh ok

anyways what i'd do is probably slice the case and like

put some alignment grooves

[cosmic egret]

does the v2 friction fit module fit perfectly into the tofu redux

[sacred elm]

Yes

[crystal rose]

this is it now

[cosmic egret]

i dont wanna screw any screws is that fine

[sacred elm]

You might zap it and damage the PCB. Chances are low but you never know

[cosmic egret]

huh wym zap😭

so i gotta ground it with one screw?

[sacred elm]

Yes, you either install one screw to ground it or buy a conductive sponge and place it under the USB port

https://youtu.be/yFVUqHdHFVI

[cosmic egret]

i might aswell just plate mount lowkey

[opal bolt]

just ordered the holy60, wooting 60he v2, flux deep clacks, anything else I should worry about?

like something obvious that improves the feel of the board

like stabs or such

[sacred elm]

Grounding

[cosmic egret]

are u friction fitting it or plate mounting

[opal bolt]

friction fitting

most likely

[cosmic egret]

i got the knock off holy60 from aliexpress and i cant even friction fit it breh

[opal bolt]

what does this mean?

I'm not too big on board modding so im not too sure about the terms

[sacred elm]

Tray mount? why? if you don't want to bother with the conductive sponge, just screw in one single screw loosely and that'll be enough

[sacred elm]

check the video above

[opal bolt]

oh fair enough it's right there

will do thanks

[opal bolt]

I bought my holy60 second hand so I got it for a steal instead of paying the full 170€ in europe 😭

that's including the price of bottom cover

[sacred elm]

Relubing stabs maybe as the factory lube can be inconsistent. No need to change stabilizers though.

[opal bolt]

Okay fair enough, how about the fluxes?

I saw you recommending them a lot to people

is the factory lube consistent or is manual recommended

[sacred elm]

They're good stock

[cosmic egret]

does the friction fit make it sound that much better

[little glen]

i cant think of a modern gen switch that needs manual lube

at least at the beginning

[sacred elm]

You can bag lube springs with GPL 105 and that will help with the spring ping. It's easy and fast way to lube

[opal bolt]

I'll look into it

I'm really falling down this rabbithole of a hobby

💔

[sacred elm]

Yes

[little glen]

be careful or you'll walk out with all your money spent on plastic pieces

[opal bolt]

already happened with iems and glasspads

this'll have the same outcome

[cosmic egret]

do u think the sound difference would be much better if i switch from the knock off tray mount holy 60 to friction fit tofu60 with the foam and stuff

might lowkey do that

gotta order the tofu tho

[sacred elm]

Probably not MUCH better but it will sound less hollow and cleaner, especially if you're getting the brass weight for Tofu

[opal bolt]

shaf does the bottom cover make any difference in sound for the holy60?

or is it purely aesthetics

do yk about that

[cosmic egret]

if get tofu ill be getting a case without holes and able to friction fit and put foam underneath

[sacred elm]

From what I've heard, it helps yeah

[opal bolt]

Got you, thanks

[cosmic egret]

i kinda hate the holy60 without buttom cover because i keep touching the tape and feel like gonna rip it

[opal bolt]

should've gone with tofu to begin with, I'd never recommend knockoff stuff from ali

they're cheap for a reason

[cosmic egret]

i mean

theres no scratches and its full aluminum'

its just a brandless holy60 but non friction fit unlike the real one

[opal bolt]

Search 2nd hand for holy60/tofu60 and you might find a steal

before u buy brand new

tofu costs upwards to 90€ incl. brass weight

in ali

[cosmic egret]

idk how u find a good 2nd hand deal bc they sell for over the regular price including the shipping lmao

[opal bolt]

I guess it's easier for me then, in Finland everyone sells for cheap

[cosmic egret]

lucky

[opal bolt]

I saved half the price of holy60 and the bottom cover

w that

[regal patio]

Kbdfans website

[glossy pagoda]

The factory must expand.

[regal patio]

?

Is the huano omega switch good?

[glacial wind]

Average box stem style switch

There’s a million of those that came out during ttc kom era

[urban ingot]

This seems like a lot of wasted space for 90 Nova switches. Is the majority of the cost in their packaging?

[fringe quarry]

probably

wait till u open them lol

[urban ingot]

Holy crap. Its going to take forever to install these suckers.

No way in hell am I putting each one of my switches currently in my keyboard back into each individual holder.

[amber dagger]

have anyone here tried to use novas in a thock build

[regal patio]

I guess I build a deep sounding board using them

A POM plate and a tape mod make it sound deep and poppy

[humble surge]

nah, you get a switch box for that and just throw them in

[urban ingot]

I forgot I had one. Just grabbed it, lol. I'm going to have to buy another container though, because if I take these out, there's no way I'm putting them back in the way they came out.

[humble surge]

ofcourse not

I also have to get new boxes

[urban ingot]

They are a stupidily tight fit going into the Torontoman FR4 plate.

[mild cargo]

Anyone know of any nice looking low profile keycap sets i only see boring black and whites

[sacred elm]

Low profile keycaps won't look good on Wooting

Your keys will look like mushrooms

[cyan hemlock]

How would the keyboard sound if you combined both the PET film + Tape mod?

[mild cargo]

Just like something else i know 😂😂

[mild cargo]

Im waiting on my gt80 silver case i got a set of red samurais coming

[silk hound]

Wowza thats a lot of waste for packaging

[humble surge]

The goal justifies the means

They arent tight on stock btw, was fine

[trail bane]

Pretty damn good
Plateless w/ Keygeek B1 switches

[little glen]

So pretty

[urban ingot]

I really hope I like the Nova. They were a pain in the ass to get installed. They're not coming out easily.

[urban ingot]

Ok, I'm a Nova fan boy now.

[humble surge]

Hehh

Also welcome

https://klipy.com/gifs/big-bang-national-space-day-3

[urban ingot]

They sound and feel so good

[young viper]

Where's the sound test magnate

[urban ingot]

I had to use a dynamic microphone. That's all I have.

[chilly mural]

I feel like, with a certain plate, it might sound like a mahjong piece

[urban ingot]

I think my 60 v2 and TenZ will just be decoration pieces in my office now.

[humble surge]

Pretty much how mine sound, but i have default 80HE

[young viper]

Get a Alu plate😈

[urban ingot]

I didn't know there was an aluminum plate for the 80 HE

Oh there sure as shit is.

Out of stock right now though.

[humble surge]

Theres any plate for it

it just has to be produced

i'll be getting a CF and maybe Brass

Actually no, Vibranium

[urban ingot]

I might get a CF plate. I wasn't happy with an alu plate in another board I have.

Never had brass

[humble surge]

Alu is only one tier up from stock 80HE

so ofcourse it wouldn't be a significant change

[urban ingot]

I didn't have alu in a wooting keyboard.

But I wasn't a super huge fan of the stock plate with the 80 HE.

[humble surge]

Regardless the experience would be similar, since it's only one step up

Rank 4 to 5

[urban ingot]

Stock 80 HE comes with a PC plate.

[sacred elm]

PC is stock

and the difference is big

[humble surge]

Huh? wasn't it FR4? people kept saying so

[sacred elm]

never

[humble surge]

tf

[urban ingot]

TenZ and 60 v2 only

[humble surge]

so odd

[little glen]

maybe people keep saying they have fr4 cause they got a custom plate

like i did

[humble surge]

Idk at this point, but it was said several times and i even remember asking

In that case Alu could work

[little glen]

alu good fr4 good

i might get an alu plate tbh

[urban ingot]

I like the FR4 plate. The gold accenting on it bothers me when I don't have keycaps on though.

[little glen]

not all fr4 plates have that

[young viper]

Yeah the base fr4 plate is just white

I kinda want a cf or pom plate next

[humble surge]

I guess i'Ll get Alu + CF then, as to have two significant steppings towards the top.

[tidal frigate]

Glass plate is best plate

[urban ingot]

I was thinking CF if I change the plate in this again

[tropic urchin]

Chat trust me PC and alu are the same thing

[little glen]

i'm just a cf hater cause i dont like how cf looks

[humble surge]

Mag what is your board then, and you already ordered a custom FR4?

[tidal frigate]

You know carbon fiber can be painted

[urban ingot]

I have the 80 HE with the FR4 plate from Torontoman.

[little glen]

ok and?

[humble surge]

Ohh right, you did say it was tight fit actually

[little glen]

you can paint your ugly son green doesnt make him any less ugly

[urban ingot]

I also have the TenZ, but have kept is stock other than putting it in a red GT-80.

[regal patio]

It is

[regal patio]

Welcome to the nova church

Keytok got their first he switch so right

[humble surge]

Whats with all the "churches" lately, so weird

[urban ingot]

I have a grey GT-80 coming for this one and I have GMK Samurai set coming. I think it will look nice.

[humble surge]

blokes be praying and shit

[regal patio]

Kinda like a club yk

[urban ingot]

Though the GT-80 probably won't arrive for 2 or 3 weeks.

[regal patio]

Is the gt80 good?

I never tried it

But I heard it is one of the best

[urban ingot]

I like how it opens. Has a ball catch opening style, which could introduce case ping. But I don't tend to accidentally hit my case, so I'm not worried about that part.

[little glen]

its good

[little glen]

yeah its great for a quick mod or clean, stuff like that

[urban ingot]

Its stuck at 7 degree typing angle, which may be a downside for you if you like a flat keyboard.

I use the 6 degree feet with my Wooting case though. I don't personally like a completely flat keyboard.

[little glen]

there are a few things i would change about the gt80 design wise

like thinner side bezels

[urban ingot]

Its slightly lighter than the Wooting Zinc case, but not by leaps and bounds.

[regal patio]

Maybe a gt80v2 comes someday

[little glen]

but honestly other than that its great

[lyric nimbus]

my second project...

[regal patio]

Thanks

Cat approved novas

[urban ingot]

I have a feeling if I want to remove them from this plate without damaging them, I'm going to have to split the sandwich and push them out.

[regal patio]

They fit in the plate too snugly

You can take apart the plate and the PCB

To push them with your fingers

[urban ingot]

Yeah, most other switch swaps took me like 20 minutes between removing keys, switches and putting in new switches and then keys back on. The Nova "undertaking" took me like 90 minutes. Most of it was just getting the switches in.

Getting some of the old switches out was kind of a pain too.

[regal patio]

Ye

I thought I could put thd novas in 5 minutes

And it took 30

[urban ingot]

I kind of had the same issue with my 60 v2 when I swapped it to the Flux DC. Ruined a few switches pulling them out of that FR4 plate too.

The Flux weren't as hard to put in though.

[regal patio]

When I come back from vacation I'll record a sound test of the novas

"Nothing is perfect. Even the novas"

[urban ingot]

I kind of want to buy a mic for recording sound tests. Using my Rode mic isn't the greatest.

[regal patio]

I use the rode for recording sound tests

[urban ingot]

My problem is the way I have my XLR cable set up. I can't really push the mic down.

[regal patio]

Not a great microphone but its good enough for me honestly

[urban ingot]

And also the boom arm is going over my monitor.

I am getting a monitor arm today though. I guess I'll be able to move my monitor out of the way in 6 hours. Doesn't change the XLR cable issue though.

[tidal frigate]

Fr4 looks like cf unpainted

[tidal frigate]

So what boom arm do you have?

[young viper]

I need to figure out how to setup my arm for sound tests, im thinking maybe I could mount it above my setup to minimize vibrations? But idk

[tidal frigate]

Outside of desk on ground or on the wall?

[young viper]

https://discord.com/channels/167181566978555904/1464910925764104414

There's a shelf above that maybe I could?

But for the most part im kinda limited on space because the desk takes up most of the wall lmao

[robust siren]

i have mine mounted to my desk

you could do the sno method

[stoic ocean]

The best way, I think, is to mount it on the wall, but I have a washing machine on the other side of my room, and if I do that setup, there'll be a Blackhawk in my microphone

[young viper]

Lmaoo

[young viper]

Yeah mine will probably just stay mounted to my desk, I mean it's like a big enough desk that it should be finee

[robust siren]

obviously you just need 14mm of desk dampening

OH

[tidal frigate]

Mounted to desk = vibrations.

[robust siren]

that reminds me i need to compare dcf and kois

[young viper]

I mean keebmat and the leather mat on the desk already gets rid of some noise

[stoic sparrow]

yo anyone know where i can get GMK Black Snails clones from?

[young viper]

I don't think my kois will ever get here lmao

[stoic sparrow]

cant find any on aliexpress

[ionic breach]

why would u want a clone of black snails

[stoic sparrow]

becaues they cost 90 euro

[stoic ocean]

In itself, if you stick butyl to your table, it can limit the effect, or use foam.

[ionic breach]

is it not just black and white?

[stoic sparrow]

not really

[ionic breach]

why not just get any cheap black and white keycap

[young viper]

Leave it to the basic black and white set to literally completely sell out in a day lmao

[stoic sparrow]

already got a black but i dont know where i can find a whtie

thats not really whit tho

[ionic breach]

?

[ionic breach]

like very light beige u want?

oh those are the alternative

[stoic sparrow]

yea

i got these black ones

[ionic breach]

just search black on beige keycaps ig

[robust siren]

@fluid ravine

[ionic breach]

kois first?

[robust siren]

yeah

[ionic breach]

dayum

[robust siren]

i can do normal fluxes

[stoic sparrow]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007148958201.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.19.71965541Q28tp8&algo_pvid=8d6b0b95-4838-4130-8632-86a201a1624e&algo_exp_id=8d6b0b95-4838-4130-8632-86a201a1624e-18&pdp_ext_f={"order"%3A"157"%2C"spu_best_type"%3A"price"%2C"eval"%3A"1"%2C"fromPage"%3A"search"}&pdp_npi=6%40dis!EUR!30.56!30.56!!!242.37!242.37!%40211b819117719642109913568e9c17!12000039592215413!sea!GR!0!ABX!1!0!n_tag%3A-29910%3Bd%3A7538229e%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895&curPageLogUid=ZMZ3pSTiEB4H&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch|query_from%3A|x_object_id%3A1005007148958201|_p_origin_prod%3A

this seems nice right

thats beige right i cant really tell

[ionic breach]

beige is much darker

but honestly ur prolly wanting like cream colour or smt

[stoic sparrow]

yeah maybe

gonna research it thanks a lot

[robust siren]

@ionic breach

og fluxes are a bit closer

[ionic breach]

koi be clacking

[robust siren]

@silent wadi heres the redo of the recording form the other day

@ionic breach more kois

[ionic breach]

[thorn zealot]

why u post this while im on cooldown

[ionic breach]

i really like them, noice

[robust siren]

there is no such thing as cooldown in the modding channel

thats why theres no slowmode

[thorn zealot]

not that cooldown

i mean my cooldown

[rare light]

Is there a specific reason why the flux switcces are soo expensic on their original site?

If i copared it to for example ufo grava star they only cost around 80

[ionic breach]

bad business decision

probably

[rare light]

Why are thise switches so cheap on ali then? Are they even iriginall on ali?

I think i buy them on ali express

Can you give me the best agent or seller for the flux deep clacky pre lubed?

[urban ingot]

Its an arm that's attached to the back of my desk.

[silent wadi]

kois made my day better

[young viper]

Jnp did you end up ordering the kois?

[silent wadi]

yes

novas and kois

[rare light]

@young viper can you send me the best sellers most trustful for the deep clacky flux on ali

[young viper]

Wuque Studio Flux (Deep Clacky) HE Switch //DCF//

• MMD Ainy https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009888870031.html -> 77.97 USD | 70.36 EUR
• XIYOU https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010032115598.html -> 96.64 USD | 86.23 EUR
• MMD Global https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009888542582.html -> 122.91 USD | 110.30 EUR
• GGBOY https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010028066727.html -> 81.78 USD | 73.39 EUR
• Cherry https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010215900173.html -> 83.55 USD | 74.98EUR
• Powerpuff https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010195147759.html -> 68.79 USD | 61.88 EUR
  Prices shown are factoring 90 pieces of switches (except for Cherry store, which only offers 87)
  Last updated 2026.01.23.

[rare light]

@young viper and are the flux on wuque store (original store) are the same switches as those on ali?

[young viper]

Exact same

[rare light]

Which of those sellers would you choose? Idk really know

[silent wadi]

looks like powerpuff is the cheapest

[young viper]

Powerpuff or ggboy I've heard good things from, I believe ainy is the most popular

[rare light]

90pcs or 100? What was it agan for 80%

[urban ingot]

90

[tidal frigate]

What brand of boom arm.

[urban ingot]

84 technically

[urban ingot]

Innogear

[rare light]

I get it from ainy these are also pre lubed

Thank you

[urban ingot]

Yes

Doesn't matter where you get them, they're pre-lubed regardless. Fairly well done too.

[rare light]

This is so disrespectful selling those switches for over 160 on theor original store

[timber crescent]

Does Optimum use the Split Space bar in his custom Wooting case or a normal spacebar

[urban ingot]

Normal

The staff is saying they plan on making a split spacebar set... eventually.

[silent wadi]

are kois pre lubed?

[timber crescent]

I have the split and thinking of going back to none split

[ionic breach]

just assume all are for hall effects

except if ttc made them

[silent wadi]

im ussing ttc pom magnetos rn

[uneven cradle]

A new version with split is coming but not for a while

[silent wadi]

yeah they are pre lubed i checked

[uneven cradle]

They're pre lubed just not very well

[silent wadi]

ttc switches?

[uneven cradle]

Yeah well specifically the older ones not sure on the newer TTC switches

[rare light]

Does someone here has the flux on his keyboard?

[urban ingot]

I have Flux DC on one of my boards

[silent wadi]

a lot of people do

[timber crescent]

I don’t like the split and I think one of the reasons is cause the keycaps I have aren’t actually split spacebar they are shift keys

[urban ingot]

You can buy just spacebar sets.

[uneven cradle]

More options are coming but yeah it does limit your options for sure

Managed to find mine though

[silent wadi]

ive never tried split bar but i feel like i would missclick a lot

[urban ingot]

For typing, I set all 3 to spacebar. For gaming, I set each one differently depending on the game. Don't have an issue with typing/gaming profiles doing it that way.

Sometimes I fat finger 2 of the spacebar buttons at the same time while typing though and put in 2 spaces.

[stoic ocean]

Are these PA12 switches?

[rare light]

Gg all the sellers dont have them on stock anymore😭

So i really need to spend that much to get them flux

[young viper]

If you spend that much on fluxes I will stab you

[young viper]

Just get kois $10 for 35 of them

[robust siren]

yeah

[robust siren]

kois much cleaner compared to fluxes

[young viper]

Yeah I heard the sound test, so much better

[robust siren]

mann i kinda wanna get more for the 80he

42 bucks after shipping

getting 3 sets of 35 switches

@young viper you ordered them right?

how long is "standard shipping" if you got any info about that

what are these

[young viper]

The normal kois? Nah I ordered the rgbs which I'm still waiting on

[young viper]

Tf is that

What's the materials?

I might as well order normal kois since their so cheap and will sound a bit different

[chilly mural]

mmm, looks like owlab ti he

[robust siren]

what type of pa? dont ask me

wait

[chilly mural]

yeah, materials too

[tidal frigate]

Is it just some shitty chinnesium mic arm?

[robust siren]

oh yeah

[robust siren]

imma wait till thursday to order them

idk if the sales gonna last that long

well ima ask support

kois are my endgame switch unless someone can make a more stable one and keep the exact same sound profile

[ionic breach]

xida

[robust siren]

with it being clean and not as messy as fluxes

[robust siren]

wat

[uneven cradle]

mine is and it's been doing it's job of holding my microphone for 7 years

[young viper]

I wonder if it's on sale because they're phasing it out for the rgbs

[robust siren]

idk if id like the rgbs

what switch are they similar to in terms of materials

[young viper]

The rgbs look like nova clones just from the materials

[robust siren]

theres a few 100% clear ones

[young viper]

Wait let me find the comparison from earlier

[robust siren]

i have yet to hear a proper nova soundtest

is it in the database

[young viper]

I think so

[young viper]

#🔧│keyboard_modding message

That's og kois vs rgbs vs novas

It's basically a nova with a pom top housing vs pc

[ionic breach]

oh accident send on an unfinished sentence

dw abt it

[robust siren]

pc is flux top housing right?

[young viper]

Uhh I think, lemme check

[sacred elm]

it's pom stem, not top housing

[young viper]

My bad I meant pa12, got them mixed up

It's a nova with a pa12 top housing vs pc

[robust siren]

nuh uh

koi rgb is pa12 and novas are pc

[young viper]

That's what I mean, it's the same materials with the exception that's it's pa12

[robust siren]

hmm

[sacred elm]

doesn't matter, nova has completely different design

[robust siren]

what other switches uses pa12

oh i found the novas on the database

but becuase there arent kois since sno said hes not gonna get them and my setup isnt the same as snos i cant even properly compare them

[fluid ravine]

can i see?

[robust siren]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fLM6VyCMIcc

[young viper]

I think UFOs use pa12 but it's a horrible comparison, I'm trying to find one😭

[fluid ravine]

wish they gave us more pics other than this

[young viper]

For the nova? I think keybay has some other pics

[robust siren]

theres no pa12 here

[young viper]

Ik, but we were wondering what they were earlier

[fluid ravine]

nop

theres only 3 pics

[young viper]

@humble surge we need you to murder a nova for science

[fluid ravine]

just check out mikeytypes vid on it

[sly palm]

For democracy

[fluid ravine]

my memory dont serve that well but now that im looking at the novas i remember now

[young viper]

Jade max uses a pa12 bottom and PC top

[robust siren]

yeah no thanks

[young viper]

Go on keybay

Soooo much cheaper

[robust siren]

keybay
not them again

[young viper]

At least for a 60%

[robust siren]

[young viper]

Fuuu I was debating on getting some

[sly palm]

Should bomb clankas

[robust siren]

also having exact and not a few extra is kinda bummy

cause i wont have enough for split spacebar

if i got it for the 60

[young viper]

Oh yeah you're right