Custom keyboards

[jolly coral]

if it wasn't for the stupid MAO profile keycaps, I definitely could have gone faster

lastly, the build timelapse: https://youtu.be/6F17pIy-Lwc

[winged patrol]

Cute

[jolly coral]

current backlog of keyboards:

[gray wave]

Gracious goodness

[merry valley]

brother, you need a 12 step key program ...

[jolly coral]

Those Google/FB ads really do work

But I'd much rather get hit with keyboard ads than other nonsense right now

[little girder]

Sheesh its down to 670

[jolly coral]

Plus 15% off this week

But it's the barebone

[little girder]

Sheesh now that's a good deal

[little girder]

Good

[jolly coral]

Fully built is still north of 800

[little girder]

Who needs their switches when I can use my own

[jolly coral]

Yeah, good switches and caps, but not 100+ nice

[jolly coral]

Exactly

[little girder]

Id rather use gmk + gatteron ink black v2

[jolly coral]

Can't argue with that combo

[jolly coral]

Well, the paisley version barebone I got is not on sale, but the R2 are:

[little girder]

Sheesh

[jolly coral]

Unfortunately R2 are gasket mount and not leaf spring

[little girder]

Lame

Leaf spring is love

[jolly coral]

You'll need to jump up to an R4 to get the leaf springs

[jolly coral]

Otherwise, the BD75 V2 will get you the leaf springs:

That pressed carbon is pretty sweet looking

[little girder]

Sheesh

[jolly coral]

GravaStar is really calling out to me: buy 2

There are 3 editions: Lite = no extra lighting, normal and Pro = front and side lighting

So if I want a fully lit K1 with the clear plastic case, I'll need to order a normal and a lite

Not sure what I'm going to do with a second K1 though

[livid mason]

im probably getting the Special Edition Cyberpunk one

i love the keycaps and colorway

although i'd probably swap the switches

i'd try thier kailh collab, but the weight opf 45g is light for me

so i may swap for a 65g switch

[jolly coral]

Well, I'll only have an extra white one with hopefully the Lite internals

If you want it, I'll be more than happy to mail it to you

[livid mason]

DM'd

[jolly coral]

alright, update on the GMMK3 100%

ended up ordering a 5th 100% GMMK3 because I needed a north-facing PCB for the botched order for the "Red" version, and Glorious doesn't sell their PCB as a stand alone item:

essentially a parts order to get the PCB:

PCB extracted for the GMMK3 "Red" build (#1071070910989209661 message):

completely tore down the GMMK3 "Red":

swapped in the new north-facing PCB and reassembled the keyboard:

and now, the Glorious GMMK3 "Red" with Rainbow Sunset PBT keycaps, lit + no ambient lighting:

Before/After comparison:

lesson learned: north-facing LEDs for top shine-through keycaps and south-facing LEDs for side-print keycaps

put a couple of decorative touches to the build, reboxed the keyboard, and ready for gifting:

4x PCB swap timelapse: https://youtu.be/37RJ57pkXiQ

and I now have a 5th GMMK3 "Black" 100% layout build on my hand:

I ended up ordering a couple Outemu silent tactile switches, so I decided to try out the V3 Lemon for this build:

the GMMK3 "Black" with the V3 Lemon switches, unlit:

and the GMMK3 "Black" with the V3 Lemon switches, lit:

great looking switches that are build to much higher quality than the usual Outemu switches

light guide is the big improvement for V3

should look great with the slightly expensive Redqin x PiiFox side printed "Wandering Plan" keycaps that I've ordered:

really big set with both the dye-sub keycaps along with the transparent PC modifiers

the keycaps looks really good installed:

surprisingly, despite paying so much for this set, the 0 key on the numpad was warped:

ended up pulling out the heat gun and adjusted the keycap

Glorious GMMK3 "Black" with Wandering Plan PBT keycaps, unlit:

Glorious GMMK3 "Black" with Wandering Plan PBT keycaps, lit + ambient lighting:

Glorious GMMK3 "Black" with Wandering Plan PBT keycaps, lit + no ambient lighting:

had to adjust the LED colors to account for the color change caused by the Lemon switches, but the end result is a very pleasant orange hue for the keycaps and a red glow from the side LEDs

4x build timelapse: https://youtu.be/gF_29FuXOkY

and the typing test: https://youtu.be/yP0VhfML0So

the Lemon switches were extremely light

the typing feel was quite similar to that of the Beer switches from Gateron

supposedly there's a 50gf tactile bump, but it was a very rounded bump that didn't feel very good

that in combination of the lack of audio feedback from the keypresses resulted in a very poor typing experience

I'm not super happy with these switches, and I may be swapping them out for some Gateron Baby Kangaroo switches that I have when I'm rebuilding this keyboard

for now, it goes on the keyboard wall for me to admire the keycaps

in terms of the keycaps, I have to say, I rather like the "Horizon" keycaps that I have on the BD75 more: #1071070910989209661 message

both are full sets of Black/White/Orange mix

but I like the print on the Horizon keycaps a bit more than the Wandering Plan keycaps

especially considering the Wandering Plan was about half the cost of the Horizon keycaps

[merry valley]

as soon as i get this TV paid off, my next buys are an nvidia GPU (rant not suitable for public display) and a gmmk 3 100%

i'm thinking box whites, and already have a set of white caps with a slightly better font than my glorious white auras

the gmmk v1 will likely wind up in my backpack to annoy people at work with

[jolly coral]

I'll have a set of Box White coming off the 8bitdo build. Let me know if you want it.

But yeah, I think box whites will be a bit light for you at 45g

[jolly coral]

If you're ordering from Glorious, you might want to order it with a set of Raptors (55g)

It's quite discounted when you're ordering them with the build

Otherwise, have you considered getting some heavy tactile switches like the Durock T1 or Ice King? Both are at 65g and will feel very similar to Box Navy

If you pair it with some transparent PC keycaps, you'll be clicking and clacking away against that aluminum plate that comes standard in GMMK3

[jolly coral]

For some reason I decided to look up the Freya today and found this review from 3 months ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/1eleqza/issues_with_the_ws_studio_freya/

Anyways, almost done with the current overload of work that I'm trying to tackle and I'll hopefully be back to tackling my backlog of keyboards next week

[livid mason]

damn shame the Freya turned into such a mess

the board looked promising

[jolly coral]

A lot of the influencers noted these problems, but just chalked it up to pre-production model

Turned out that the actual production model wasn't corrected

[livid mason]

yeah, when you start seeing problems like these from your review sample wave, they should look to stop production and modify the production wave

[jolly coral]

should is the opportune word

[jolly coral]

Oh, same lighting choice as what I had for the GMMK3 Bun build (#1071070910989209661 message)

Guess I had picked the correct RGB color

[winged patrol]

Fluffy

I want to eat those caps

[winged patrol]

Very yellow

[jolly coral]

Indeed, they even put in yellow stabilizers

[livid mason]

These keycaps look delicious

[jolly coral]

They type like junk

[livid mason]

Sadge

[tropic jay]

But yeah Wooting told me I should ask HYTE what the color code for the white used on the keycap set is, they would tell me theirs and I would be able to kind of figure out if it wont look out of place if I go that way, getting a space bar from Wooting to put in the set

I really do not think that is going to work out either though

[jolly coral]

Wooting should just redo their JIS PCB and send out fresh ones to those that ordered

Did you get your 80HE already?

Mine is still in limbo

[tropic jay]

I honestly feel that way too, I think they are trying to not have it blow up too much because it will obviously feel bad if you buy such an expensive board and have it compatible

[jolly coral]

It was not that expensive

[tropic jay]

Yeah so mine is like days away from being done in mass production, and I dont know if I want to swap to ANSI or stick to ISO and try to work around this

[jolly coral]

Then again, I'm a keyboard junkie

[jolly coral]

The ANSI version looked normal

[tropic jay]

I went for that zinc which added up, I felt like the only way to make the set look nice would be with a white case, so it was quite costly lol

[jolly coral]

But I can definitely see the inconvenience of not having JIS

That kana switch looks super useful

[tropic jay]

https://x.com/Reis2525/status/1839572030649503756 this person managed to make it work, but the space bar doesnt function properly, and he said he broke off the parts where it connects to move them around, not something I want to do lol

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[jolly coral]

Instead of having to keybind Ctrl + Spacebar

[tropic jay]

I mainly like JIS here because of the 4 buttons next to the space bar, and the smaller backspace. If I was not tied to the keycap set, I would not mind at all

But I really dont think the set looks as nice on ANSI

But I guess that is all just personal preference

But yeah now I have to find out what HYTE follows in their 4.5U spacebar design just so I can actually confirm that it would solve my problem. These are so difficult to find so I would not be able to buy a replacement even if I was fine with it costing money. Really sucks

[jolly coral]

Supposedly HYTE includes the 4.5U

[tropic jay]

Oops wrong channel, but yeah I have the set already

I just can:t figure out if it is FILCO. And if Wooting does change their mistake, if this would then function properly (this one is 4.5U)

[jolly coral]

I think you will find out soon when you get your 80HE

[tropic jay]

Well, I put my order on hold and I will cancel it if I cant figure it out entirely. Sucks but eh

The keycap set is more important to me than the actual board I guess

[jolly coral]

(thus goes my saga with the weird 7U spacebar: #1071070910989209661 message)

[jolly coral]

I would just get a cheap keyboard and display the pretty keycaps

[tropic jay]

Hah nice stuff, yeah I guess you got a whole lot to play with on that 80HE, I did not find the space bar sounding all too great in some of the tests

[jolly coral]

I wouldn't want my grubby hands on the nice HYTE keycaps anyways for daily

[jolly coral]

If I ever get it

[tropic jay]

Ah it was always for intended use, already got a matching deskmat and all 😦 not too happy about where I found myself with this now

[jolly coral]

Seems like forever since I've ordered it

The 80HE and the GravaStar K1

[tropic jay]

What batch are you then, batch 3? Mid December?

[jolly coral]

Oh yeah, there's also that Ducky Year of the Dragon pre-order

Current backlog of keyboards

[tropic jay]

Nice, going to make for a sweet collection

[jolly coral]

October?

I don't know what batch number that is

It's clearly November already

[tropic jay]

Oh, did you verify your address already then, it would be on its way to you?

Or are you the white zinc that got delayed again

[jolly coral]

White zinc

[tropic jay]

Ah same as me then LOL

[jolly coral]

And I told them I'll just take it

[tropic jay]

yeah thats in mass production, and moving any day now

Its ETA for 19-28 Nov here, but I need to somehow wfind a way to make this work with the 4.5U space

and I just dont know how I am going to handle this one honestly

really sucks

I ordered that 80HE in June so to have to now do this days before it leaves factory..

[jolly coral]

I discussed my pre-order here: #tech message

[tropic jay]

Ahh nice

Yeah I ended up ditching their switches after like everyone came out liking the Geon Raws better

[jolly coral]

Wait, found my actual post: #1071070910989209661 message

And just realized, @tropic jay, you were the reason that I ended up ordering the 80HE

https://tenor.com/view/spider-man-we-one-gif-18212100

[tropic jay]

Haha is it really? small world

😂

[jolly coral]

I was talking to you here

And looked into it

And making an order in July

[tropic jay]

Thats hilarious tbh, lol. Wow. Hopefully you get it soon then

[jolly coral]

https://tenor.com/view/baby-toddler-laughing-laugh-toppling-gif-14975727

[tropic jay]

Yeah I am like.. rushing trying to find a solution, as I check their site daily, and it is days away from moving out of production now

Stressed out

[jolly coral]

Hope you do too and figure out the JIS layout issue

[jolly coral]

I clearly have other keyboards to distract me

These pre-orders in the #1071070910989209661 world

I'm actually super annoyed that GravaStar lied

And said their K1's are "in stock"

When it's been 3 weeks already and still no shipment

They're clearly doing pre-orders

Anyways

[tropic jay]

I am gonna have to look at that K1, I dont know that one too well

Oh that looks cool

Interesting design there

[jolly coral]

It was cheap

And slightly interesting

[tropic jay]

I only have my Umamusume GX1 right now

[jolly coral]

Wait, the topre keyboard?

[tropic jay]

Anyway I looked forward to that 80HE for months and now I dont know what I want to do

yeah that one

[jolly coral]

Surprise would be jealous

He's been talking about getting a topre keyboard

[tropic jay]

It was my first time using JIS on that, so thats why I went for it on the 80HE too

[jolly coral]

#general message

[tropic jay]

Yeah, its a very nice board. Enjoy it a lot. The color scheme for that collab wasnt great, they did one with Hatsune Miku too

And now those Hololive ones

[jolly coral]

GravaStar finally shipped

Only took a month for a keyboard that was supposedly "in stock"

[little stratus]

I bought those silver wolf keycaps from AliExpress I was talking about before and they should be here this Saturday. I can't wait to put them on my gmmk 3 keyboard albeit temporarily until my hyte silver wolf keycaps get delivered and finally be able to switch to my gmmk 3 keyboard from Asus claymore ii and finally throw my Asus claymore ii keyboard in the garbage bc it's sorta malfunctioning

And it will only take 2 weeks for it to be delivered

I want to do another gmmk 3 keyboard but with a firefly from hsr theme and get some firefly from hsr keycaps from AliExpress to put on it. I already found some that I like too

[little stratus]

And I want to do another one for Kafka as well

[winged patrol]

Kafka will be cool

Purple/white?

[jolly coral]

All 100%?

[little stratus]

Yeah though my next two will be wireless

[jolly coral]

Glorious is running their sale right now

Probably a good idea to pick them up before the holidays are over

[little stratus]

Yeah but I probably won't be able to pick them up until next month

[jolly coral]

You probably won't be able to pick them up until a while from now:

The stupid knobs are still not in stock

Boardsmith has been "broken" for over a month now

Unless you're willing to settle with purple, black, white, or gold knobs

[winged patrol]

WAIT u can change those ?

[little stratus]

Oh I didn't know board Smith was broken. No I wanted the artic blue

[winged patrol]

Can I change mine?

I want to match it with my color scheme

[little stratus]

Yeah they come right off

[jolly coral]

It won't let you pick any of the out of stock pieces

[jolly coral]

Generally, no

[little stratus]

That's unfortunate

[jolly coral]

Each brand usually has their own unique notching to their knobs

[winged patrol]

Sad

[little stratus]

Yeah but if you got a Glorious keyboard just get the color you want from Glorious once they're in stock

[winged patrol]

I have mouse....

Not keyboard

[jolly coral]

Not for @winged patrol, he's not in the US

[little stratus]

Should've gotten a glorious keyboard. I love the look of my current gmmk 3 keyboard

[little stratus]

Oh ok

[winged patrol]

Yeah sadness or not, idk man every place has it's own advantages/disadvantages

[tropic jay]

@jolly coral this one looks cool https:// imgur.com/a/f2-84-w-venom-he-tkl-pcb-ag1XmQe cant link soundtest, so you need to browse it yourself. its geonworks venom HE pcb

[jolly coral]

Looks identical to the Awekeys Touch 80HE

[tropic jay]

it sound really impressive for a HE

[jolly coral]

https://awekeys.com/products/touch-80he

[tropic jay]

i see 🤔

[jolly coral]

Sounds like double shot PBT keycaps on a metal plate with an aluminum case. It's pretty Clicky.

Can't wait until my Wooting 80HE gets here and I get to do a full comparison between my 3 HE keyboards that I've picked up (Akko, Glorious, and Wooting)

[winged patrol]

Rgb?

[jolly coral]

Yeah, RGB backlight is pretty standard at this price range

[winged patrol]

Nice

[balmy cove]

@jolly coral holy 60 tomorrow

[jolly coral]

Already got my GravaStar K1!

Well, it has finally shipped. It's on the way to me right now.

[balmy cove]

Noice

Everything will be here tomorrow

Got my refund on that float 65

[jolly coral]

Can't wait to hear your sound test

It'll be fun to compare between the two hollow cases

[balmy cove]

well doesn't the gravastar one have plastic housing making it not "open"

[jolly coral]

TBH, I have no idea

Guess I'll find out

[jolly coral]

I have a Dremel

[balmy cove]

oh lord lol

[little stratus]

My AliExpress silver wolf keycaps will be delivered today. I'm so happy that I'll finally be able to use my gmmk 3 keyboard today

[jolly coral]

can't wait for the pictures

[jolly coral]

build time!

[little stratus]

I finally got the lighting to work correctly but it's definitely not user friendly that's for sure

[balmy cove]

No software for RGB feels great

[jolly coral]

Gotta see that bottom

[jolly coral]

You should try a Ducky then

[balmy cove]

Not sure if I should get the bottom accessory

And also I need to get lube for those stabs 😅

[queen peak]

what kind of sound do you get with a open bottom like that?

looks very interesting!

[livid mason]

From what iv seen in reviews, it's a more raw clacky sound profile, since there is no foam or material to dampen it

It's also tray mount, which tends to that sound profile

[winged patrol]

pretty

[balmy cove]

Rattling is because stabs have no lube so forgive me
Will order that real quick and work on it again

[livid mason]

if it takes screw-in stabs, and lube doesnt help, I strongly recommend OwlStabs from qwertykeys

[jolly coral]

Interesting...

I think this accessory will make the case look better:

It'll serve as a diffuser for those bare LEDs on the bottom of the PCB

[little stratus]

My new keycaps on my gmmk keyboard

[jolly coral]

Love that transparent top

[little stratus]

Yeah it looks awesome. Just wish the software worked a little better and didn't take so much effort to get the color and leds to work correctly

[balmy cove]

I have these 😂 https://kprepublic.com/products/owlab-stabilizer-v3-pcb-screw-in-stabilizers-for-custom-mechanical-keyboard-kit-2u-6-25u-2x-6-25x-beige-black-pink-purple?variant=43849234481315

[little stratus]

I have those on my gmmk 3 keyboard as well for some of the keys

I mean I have stabilizers on my gmmk 3 keyboard as well

[jolly coral]

I did mine with the shortcut keys

[little stratus]

Only problem with these keycaps is I'll have to take them off again in about a month though bc that's when the Hyte keycaps should be delivered

[jolly coral]

Why is that a problem?

@balmy cove, look what you've made me do

https://tenor.com/view/taylor-swift-snake-look-what-you-made-me-do-queen-gif-13516302

[little stratus]

Bc it might be a pain getting the current keycaps off

You guys are going to make me want to buy another gmmk 3 keyboard for firefly keycaps

[jolly coral]

Don't understand

[livid mason]

Oh, those are the ones I just suggested lol

I like them when lubed

Should feel good once you do.so

[jolly coral]

It's not like you're working with weird material caps like ceramic or metal where you need to use some care with pulling

[little stratus]

I have to take off all the keycaps and make sure they're re organized in their boxes the way they shipped as

[balmy cove]

Meanwhile I was updating the tubes for my custom watercooling on my rig lol

[jolly coral]

Guess I'm just used to it

[little stratus]

I'm just very ocd about it

[winged patrol]

Beauty

[little stratus]

Thank you

[jolly coral]

Oh geez https://store.angrymiao.com/pages/am-neon-80

Still an Indiegogo project that will supposedly ship in December this year (new month)

Looks cool, but I'll probably wait for the special edition that will inevitably show up later

The 3 colors that are available aren't that attractive

[balmy cove]

@jolly coral Ya know the corsair k65 pro wireless?

I may or may not have harvested the stabilizers from that for the time being

[jolly coral]

It may not even be a problem with your stabilizer. Since you've only got sound, I can't actually see which key is causing you problems. Recently I've had a couple of builds that had similar inconsistent rubbing against stabilizers, only to discover that my keycap was warped: #1071070910989209661 message and #1071070910989209661 message

From the sound test though, it sounds like only a particular stabilized key is rubbing

You might want to pull the keycaps to check for warping and remediate with a heat gun

[winged patrol]

@jolly coral

Which keyboard is this

[jolly coral]

No clue. Looks like a TKL

[winged patrol]

Ic

[jolly coral]

These are the keycaps though: https://a.co/d/hPZaOOu

[winged patrol]

Keycaps are looking good

[jolly coral]

Based on the light above the arrow keys, it could be the AULA F87: https://a.co/d/9tA4LYX

[winged patrol]

Damn it's not that much expensive compared to what I have in my mind

[jolly coral]

That's if you can get it

[winged patrol]

....valid point

[jolly coral]

I think your problem is that you don't have a shop that carries these Epomaker/Yunzii/Ajazz entry level keyboards

[winged patrol]

True

I really wanna use my system

Maybe I should take help to sit on my chair

Btw thank you

[jolly coral]

?

[winged patrol]

Information

[jolly coral]

Ah, np

[little girder]

its nice

[little girder]

i need to buy that later tbh

[jolly coral]

I've ordered mine and was forced to pay DHL shipping. Should be here in a couple of days.

[balmy cove]

Yeee was like $26

[balmy cove]

https://tenor.com/view/banana-lego-build-assemble-gif-25100139

[little stratus]

Can anyone recommend a different keyboard brand other than glorious that has stuff that looks like my glorious keyboard bc glorious's keyboard pcb's are way too fragile and break way too easily?

All I did was unplug a few switches and plug them back in once and those switch plugs on the pcb broke off

I no longer trust glorious to make good sturdy keyboards that last

[little stratus]

Nevermind I found a keyboard that comes pre-assembled with silver wolf keycaps and mx blue switches so I don't have to worry about breaking it anymore. I'm just going to return my gmmk 3 keyboard if possible.

I no longer trust glorious anymore. They're keyboards break way way too easily it's ret***ded

[livid mason]

Glorious is also just overpriced for what they offer

Like not bad keebs

Just bad for the price

[little stratus]

Yeah they are

I'm never buying anything from Glorious ever again.

Their stuff is so cheaply made it should cost only like $50

The only way I might keep my gmmk 3 keyboard is if they can replace the whole pcb assembly which includes the pcb itself, the switch plate, and the two foam pieces and have it pre-assembled with switches I choose already attached to it.

Or if they can replace my gmmk 3 keyboard entirely and install switches I choose onto it

I'll see what Glorious says later today

[jolly coral]

Picture?

[jolly coral]

Link?

[jolly coral]

Can't agree more, but given there is literally no other manufacturer offering 100% keyboards, there's no alternatives

[jolly coral]

Why? Isn't it just the PCB that broke?

Why would you need them to send you everything else?

[livid mason]

Also sounds to me you are being super rough on the PCB for some reason

[little stratus]

Bc if I try putting in the switches again the replacement pcb will probably break as well

[livid mason]

Keychron Q6 Max

But other than that, it's all group buys

[little stratus]

I'm not being rough at all. Just had to remove a couple of switches bc one of the connectors got bent really badly and put in another switch

[livid mason]

Could also just be an out of spec/faulty PCB

[little stratus]

The gmmk 3 pcb is just incredibly fragile even more so than glass

I've never had something break this easily before ever in my entire life

[livid mason]

@jolly coral do GMMK PCBs have flex cuts?

Otherwise I still don't see how it could be that fragile

[little stratus]

This what the switch plugs for f12, pg up, and bracket keys

And actually for pg up and f12 keys the switch plugs fell completely off and for the left bracket key it's barely hanging on

[jolly coral]

Nope. And it just has your standard Kailh sockets.

Not even the worst PCB I've seen

I've had that one socket in the Akko MU01 that came off

#1071070910989209661 message

[livid mason]

The worst I've had was a socket/trace be damaged because I was a bit rough on a YUNZII keyboard I was modding for a friend

Luckily I had time, so I just exchanged it (yay Amazon)

[jolly coral]

It happens from time to time, especially if you're not pushing down the switches correctly

[little stratus]

This is the keyboard I was talking about that comes pre-assembled with the silver wolf keycaps and mx blue switches: https://www.playergogogo.com/product/honkai-star-rail-silver-wolf-keycap-keyboard-set-129-pbt-dye-sublimation-keycaps-for-mechanical-keyboard-cherry-profile-rgb-backlit/?attribute_pa_pattern=top-transmitting-set&attribute_includings=Keycap+%2BFullKeyboard

[livid mason]

Ye, it was my second custom I ever did, so I was learning

[little stratus]

I guess I'm definitely doing something wrong even though I'm not being rough at all with the pcb

[livid mason]

That def doesn't seem worth it

In terms of cost

[jolly coral]

What the heck is that, not even hot swap

[livid mason]

Yeah

Hard ripoff

Not worth

[little stratus]

Actually it is. It uses cherry mx switches

[jolly coral]

Also doesn't help that it's a Yunzii

Gawd, I swear that PCB on my Yunzii numpad was just scary

[livid mason]

Yeah, those PCBs seem thin compared to others I've had

[little stratus]

And anything that uses cherry mx switches is hot swappable

[livid mason]

Not true

[jolly coral]

#1071070910989209661 message

[jolly coral]

Exactly

And the Glorious PCB is not that

It's on the higher end in terms of thickness

But if I recall, the replacement cost is like $10 for the PCB

[little stratus]

In any case I don't want it to be hot swappable anyways. I just want a silver wolf keyboard period and one that works

[jolly coral]

But given @little stratus's aversion to taking anything apart

[jolly coral]

The problem is that you already have a set of those keycaps

[livid mason]

If you are gonna be dropping that money

Do yourself a favor

Qwertykeys keyboard kit

Follow instructions on assembly and watch guides

Then get SilverWolf keycaps separately and whatever switches you want

Trust me

[little stratus]

What are you talking about. I just completely disassembled my gmmk 3 keyboard earlier just morning bc those switch plugs broke and I thought putting some tape over them would hold them in place and make them work again

[livid mason]

You'll learn how to build a keyboard, how to easily fix a keyboard, and have a HIGH quality metal case that is really good for showing off the Hyte SW keycaps

Or you can just commission someone to build the keyboard for you

[little stratus]

I don't have an aversion to disassembling keyboards it's just a pain in the ass is all

[livid mason]

Like there are plenty of people on here who know how and are probs willing

[jolly coral]

Great, then either get yourself a new PCB from Glorious

Or solder that socket back

The Glorious keyboard is extremely serviceable

[livid mason]

It's just a popped socket

Happens all the time to people who aren't used to building keebs

[little stratus]

Now soldering I do have great aversion to and never learned how to do

[jolly coral]

Then ask Glorious for a new PCB

It's not like you have one of the discontinued PCB with south-facing LEDs

[little stratus]

I try avoid anything that uses fire as a medium

[little stratus]

I did already but right now they're closed I guess

[livid mason]

New PCB

Personal recommendation: don't have the PCB in the case when you are putting in switches

Lay the PCB on your desk mat, and support the hotswap sockets from the back of the PCB as you are putting switches jn

That way you aren't forcing the board to flex while putting switches in, ensuring you are going in at the right angle

Prevents popped sockets and bent pins

[little stratus]

Yeah that's what I'm going to try next considering how fragile the pcb is for those switch sockets

[livid mason]

Soldering doesn't use fire, just hot metal and lead

[little stratus]

The way my dad showed me is he used a blow torch or a bbq lighter to heat the metal

[livid mason]

That's just kailh sockets

Not the PCB

Kailh sockets are always relatively fragile, but that's just electronics in general

God forbid you crack open a 3DS

Those things SUCK

[livid mason]

Ah, yes

Good ol' redneck welding xD

To be fair, when my soldering iron broke, I did something similar

[little stratus]

Yeah those Kailh sockets are what broke off the pcb

[livid mason]

It means you used too much force, had the switch at a bad angle, or didn't support the back

Or any combination of the above

[little stratus]

Neither of the first two but definitely on the third as I had the pcb in the keyboard case when I put in the switches

[jolly coral]

Just order a new PCB when Glorious opens

And before throwing on the keycaps this time, test all the switches

[little stratus]

I'm just not sure how Glorious will go about replacing the pcb though. I'm not sure if they'll just send me the pcb by itself or send me another barbones kit

[jolly coral]

Seems like you're trying to swap switches with the keycaps on

[jolly coral]

Probably just the PCB

[little stratus]

Glorious doesn't sell just the pcb by itself I've looked

Glorious wants $80 for a whole barebones kit that will have a pcb in it

[jolly coral]

Not if it's an RMA

[little stratus]

I was going to buy the pcb by itself myself earlier but then couldn't find it anywhere on their website

[livid mason]

Just wait for support to respond

[little stratus]

Yeah that's what I'm going to do

[jolly coral]

It's not on their website

You'll have to get it through support

[little stratus]

Yeah that's what I noticed

They really should sell the pcb by itself on the website bc what if my problem had happened after the warranty ended

[jolly coral]

It's a $10 part

This is why you buy a nice custom from a reputable seller

Glorious will have replacement parts available

Unlike limited runs

Where you're just SOL if something breaks

[livid mason]

While I like my limited run boards

Yeah parts are a pain to source if something goes wrong

[little stratus]

Yeah but the question is will they still send the replacement parts if the keyboard is out of warranty though

@jolly coral those switches you sent me are those as clicky as switches get?

[jolly coral]

Yes

[little stratus]

Aka the Kailh box pinks

[jolly coral]

Because that's what big companies do

Whether you get your replacement parts for free

That depends on how you deal with support

[little stratus]

Yeah I guess so

[jolly coral]

"you attract bees with honey"

Try to be a bit nicer and stop calling the GMMK3 a POS

It really is not a bad board

Just extremely overpriced given the current market

[little stratus]

I'm nothing but nice to Glorious.

[livid mason]

^^

While it's overpriced, it isn't bad

Sure, but your frustration very clearly shows, and it'll show in whatever demands or compromises you make with Glorious

Chill a bit, fam

I get the frustration

Been there done that

But you've got a good keeb

[little stratus]

But about those Kailh box pink switches are those as clicky as switches get?

[jolly coral]

Yes/No

It's one of the louder one

[little stratus]

Or are the mx blues louder?

[jolly coral]

Definitely not

The other loud one will be Kailh Box Jades/Navy

[little stratus]

The Kailh box pinks sounded really quiet compared to the razer switches razer put on the black widow keyboard

[jolly coral]

The pitch of the click is slightly different between the 2 lines

Jade/Navy is slightly higher pitched compared to the Pink

[jolly coral]

Dampening

Take off the foam

If you want a hollowed out keyboard sound

[livid mason]

God I hate Box Jades

[little stratus]

Ah so that's why it was so quiet

[winged patrol]

Isn't 490$ too much?

[jolly coral]

Absolutely, especially for the specs on that keyboard

[little stratus]

It's also custom painted as well to match the whole silver wolf theme

[livid mason]

That's what I was saying

Clear ripoff

I've built better keebs for $200 less

[winged patrol]

Yeah same

[livid mason]

It isn't

It's a sticker skin

[little stratus]

Is it really?

[jolly coral]

No point to debate about a random board

[little stratus]

If so I definitely want that sticker skin for my gmmk 3 keyboard then

[jolly coral]

Just wait for Glorious to get back to you

[jolly coral]

And just put in the new PCB carefully this time

And test the switches before you throw the keycaps on

[livid mason]

Probs won't fit

You're better off with custom cut vinyl decals

Would last longer to

[winged patrol]

Basically the more u use, the faster print will disappear

[jolly coral]

Yup

[winged patrol]

Hmmm that's bad

[jolly coral]

Even the vinyls I cut will last longer

[little stratus]

Yeah I have a dedicated space on my desk now that I'm going to put the pcb on to support the pcb when I put in the switches

[livid mason]

This.

Custom cut vinyl decals would be much better

[winged patrol]

Damn

[winged patrol]

Yeah becoz u won't touch it

After setting it up

[jolly coral]

Have you even used any of the vinyls I've sent you?

I've included some vinyls in my care packages to you

I don't use cheap vinyls

[winged patrol]

I have that package exact in box

[little stratus]

I wish I knew people that could custom cut me a vinyl silver wolf sticker for my gmmk 3 keyboard

[livid mason]

I forgot I gotta bug you about decals

Been meaning to do so, but I've been keeping myself busy with other projects

[jolly coral]

Guess a bunch of stuff happened

[winged patrol]

I planned to use it after completion of pc

U know I didn't remove glass plastic

[jolly coral]

Let me know in PM what I can cut you

[winged patrol]

Yet

[jolly coral]

Still got that K1 I'm sending you

[livid mason]

Etsy

It's how I got some way back when I was making my Sangonomiya Kokomi PC

[jolly coral]

I can easily stuff some vinyls in the package

[winged patrol]

This year was bad from the beginning

[little stratus]

Yeah no. Esty is full of people that rip you off now

[jolly coral]

Or Red Bubble

Red Bubble is crazy with their semi-legal "fan work" prints

[little stratus]

The same keycaps I found on Esty for like $80 I found again on AliExpress for a quarter of that price

[winged patrol]

I have question

If u wanna create custom keycaps

[livid mason]

Depends on the seller

I've got a lot of artist friends who sell on Etsy and have also become a regular customer to some others on there

And RedBubble has some solid quality stickers

[winged patrol]

Whats the progress

[little stratus]

I'll take a look at RedBubble

[livid mason]

God I wish I knew

[jolly coral]

There's only 1 shop that does it now: https://goblintechkeys.com/

It's pretty straightforward

Upload your design

They make it and ship it to you

[livid mason]

Gonna bookmark this for later

[winged patrol]

Man I will honest, pricing is not bad

60$

[jolly coral]

Really isn't

[winged patrol]

To 100$

[jolly coral]

That's the current Black Friday prices

Typical around $150

[winged patrol]

Oh

[jolly coral]

But since I'm not that creative

[winged patrol]

Well I can see prices in INR

[jolly coral]

I haven't felt the need

[winged patrol]

Means it's also have branch here

In india

[jolly coral]

No, they're in Singapore

Or Malaysia

I can't remember now

[winged patrol]

Maybe I am wrong then

[little stratus]

I'm also going to bookmark this for later

[jolly coral]

They just ship international

[winged patrol]

Me too

[winged patrol]

Ic nice to know

[little stratus]

That goblin place seems really awesome bc I can fully design the keyboard exactly how I'd want it even with pictures on it

[winged patrol]

Yep I liked it too

[little stratus]

Man if only I had heard about that place before buying my gmmk 3 keyboard I would've bought a keyboard from that goblin place instead of my gmmk 3 keyboard I have now

[jolly coral]

No

Don't buy keyboard from Goblin

They print keycaps

[little stratus]

They also make totally custom keyboards too

[jolly coral]

GMMK3 is a far superior product

[jolly coral]

They really don't

They only print on the keycaps

[little stratus]

Oh ok

[jolly coral]

It's just some generic plastic board

[little stratus]

Well either way I need to find me someone that can print me a custom vinyl silver wolf sticker for my gmmk 3 keyboard

[jolly coral]

I ordered mine from Red Bubble for the SW Keeb

[little stratus]

But I'll check out that RedBubble guy

[livid mason]

Red Bubble isn't a person... it's a site that sells stickers

[jolly coral]

Red Bubble is just a print shop

[little stratus]

Oh ok

Are they not on Esty?

[jolly coral]

No

They have their own website

[livid mason]

^^ print shop that sells stickers

The stickers are decent quality, just find ones you like that are the right size for what you want

They are their own company and entity

[jolly coral]

With a massive library of images from "contributors"

And that's how they get around the IP problem

"Fan Art"

[livid mason]

And doing ANYTHING custom requires time, patience, and effort

You aren't gonna find someone who will do the whole thing for ya without dropping some fat dough

And even then you risk getting ripped off

Best way to do things is do it yourself and spend the time doing the research for it

Especially for things like custom keyboards and learning how to skin things yourself

[jolly coral]

(or spray paint)

Been doing some color testing

[livid mason]

Talking about spray paint

I sticker-bombed my water bottle and I still gotta clear coat it

Got a good brand you recommend for clear coat?

[jolly coral]

I think that's the winner

[livid mason]

That purple mix looks nice

[little stratus]

RedBubble doesn't have any silver wolf stickers that would fit my gmmk 3 keyboard without getting in the way of the switches

[livid mason]

Hence research, customizing, and effort

[little stratus]

I definitely need someone to do a custom one for me

[livid mason]

Like I said above

There is NO easy solutions for customizing stuff

Trust me

[little stratus]

Yeah exactly

[jolly coral]

Your standard automotive 2k will work

[little stratus]

I just don't know anyone that would do a custom job like this for me

[livid mason]

That purple with black and electric blue accents would look sick imho, depending in theme

[livid mason]

Aight, thanks

[jolly coral]

They're all purple mixes

[livid mason]

Research

Gotta do research to figure it out

Or learn how to do it yourself, like several of us have

[jolly coral]

But the one I've circled is the one will be going with

[livid mason]

The one you circled

[jolly coral]

It's a nice Blue/Purple shift

On top of a dark purple base

It's going to be a sick board

Which I need to get to soon

Before it gets too cold to spray

[livid mason]

That sounds sick a/f

I'd be excited to see it

[jolly coral]

Hopefully this will be the one to convince my wife to give me back my crystal idobao ID87

[livid mason]

Nah, she'd just keep both

[little stratus]

What paint would be safe for a mobo?

[livid mason]

None.

There is probably some that can work

But don't risk it

Never paint a mobo

You will just kill it

[little stratus]

I've seen some people paint their mobos before but never got around to figuring out how to do it myself

[jolly coral]

It's usually done on the NZXT MB

[livid mason]

It can almost certainly be done

But I can't recommend it

[jolly coral]

And this is the wrong channel to be chatting about it

[livid mason]

^^

[jolly coral]

You're probably right

[little stratus]

That'd be unfortunate

Anyone know what time Glorious support opens?

[jolly coral]

Nah, happy wife = happy life

[jolly coral]

They have a website?

[little stratus]

Very true

[little stratus]

Yeah but it doesn't list hours though. It just says they're supposed to be available 24/7 which is a complete lie bc they don't answer overnight

[livid mason]

You already sent in a support ticket

Just wait

Most companies respond within 48 hours

Being impatient will do you no favors

[little stratus]

Yeah ok

[jolly coral]

Not what I see on Glorious's support page:

Under 3 hours

[little stratus]

Oh ok. I forgot about that section

Damn I still have 2 hours 35 minutes until they open then and I've been up all day yesterday and all night last night

I want to go to bed but I don't want to miss them

[winged patrol]

Yes

Good thing u can use paper cutting to make designs

[jolly coral]

Oh dang, the Angry Miao Cyberboard is getting here quick after hassling customer service:

Literally in a week

Totally should have bugged them earlier

[little girder]

(Hotswap sockets have a lifespan btw @little stratus)

They get more unreliable the more u remove the switches

Thats pretty normal with khailh hotswap sockets tbh

Solder only gang or hall effect for me now

[little stratus]

I only removed them once and they broke off. And from what I noticed Glorious doesn't solder the Kailh sockets to the pcb at all. They use some sort of tape to keep them in place. You missed the whole convo where I was mentioning how the Kailh hot swap sockets broke off and what I did.

If I knew how to solder I would do what Glorious was supposed to do but doesn't do

Btw I asked Glorious to send me just the pcb and they're sending me a whole brand new boardsmith gmmk 3 keyboard instead which is pretty awesome of them to do that.

[little stratus]

I'm going to see if I can purchase some Raptor MX switches from Glorious and have them install the Raptor MX switches for me

[little stratus]

I already sent Glorious a message about purchasing the switches and and having them install the switches for me and I'm just waiting for them to respond when they open later today

[livid mason]

That "tape" isn't tape...

It's the copper trace directly connected to the socket...

You tore the trace

[little stratus]

oh ok that explains why when I used tape to hold those Kailh sockets in place they still didn't work at all

either way those Kailh sockets aren't soldered in place like they're supposed to be

or if they are it's very very very weak solder

[livid mason]

It's micro soldering

It isn't that it is weak solder

Solder isn't like glue

Solder is welding on a smaller scale

You broke a welded joint

You used so much force, you popped the welded joint and began tearing the copper trace out of the PCB

[little stratus]

it's not like those Kailh box pink switches went in easy. I had to use some force to push them in

[livid mason]

Meaning you didn't support the back of the sockets and weren't pushing them in at the right angle

You didn't have em straight, most likely

[little stratus]

no I put them in straight. I just had the pcb in the keyboard case which apparently doesn't support the back of the pcb

[livid mason]

Not enough support in this case

Sometimes they do. Sometimes they don't

For consistency, support it youtself

And when pushing in switches, a millimeter or two of give or an off angle by that little can pop a socket

Speaking from experience here

It isn't Glorious's fault that ya popped the board

[little stratus]

well in any case I'm going to see if Glorious can install some Raptor MX switches for me since they're making me a brand new boardsmith keyboard anyways. Glorious's Raptor switches seem to have the right amount of clickiness to them that I like

[livid mason]

It was inexperience that lead to the mostakes

[little stratus]

I agree. I already know I'm a total noob when it comes to putting togeter a custom keyboard

that gmmk was my first custom keyboard ever

I learn from trial and error. That's how I taught myself how to build custom desktop pc's

I'm just waiting for Glorious to reply to the message I sent them yesterday evening about seeing if they can install some Raptor switches on the brand new boardsmith keyboard they're making for me.

[little girder]

User error hot swap sockets are very fragile

[jolly coral]

my new ID87 from Idobao:

I've never see anything like this before:

the top case and switch plate is made from a single block of CNC aluminum

I'm starting to have some reservation about painting this incredible piece

it's like a really nice piece of anodized aluminum

dang it

found this nice reminder card from Idobao that may be helpful to @little stratus:

anyways, I'm going to have to rethink this Idobao ID87

it's not a gasket mount

the typing experience is going to be incredibly stiff

I don't think my wife will like it at all

maybe I'll just build it first without the repaint and see what she thinks

[little stratus]

Really wishing I had gone with the HE instead of the MX sockets bc I probably wouldn't be in this mess

[jolly coral]

I guess that's one way to see HE sockets: no pins

[little stratus]

Exactly. No pins equals no way for those sockets to be broke off

[jolly coral]

welp, after stewing on it, I ended up painting. Base coat is on:

I think I've made the right decision to spray. I'm already liking the new color

[jolly coral]

the color shift coat just went on:

never quite know how to take pictures of these color shifting paints, but looks incredible in person

[idle rose]

this color is soooo good

did you sand it down before spray painting??

[jolly coral]

just scuffed it

[livid mason]

That's super pretty

[jolly coral]

Blue/Purple shift. Looks amazing after the spray. Now I need some new keycaps:

And ordered another ID87 for myself as I'm sure I've just lost another ID87 to my wife

[livid mason]

those are pretty

[winged patrol]

Wait is that norse symbols

[livid mason]

wait

i think i found it

the optimal keyboard

loool

[jolly coral]

No, it's English, written in a funny font

[jolly coral]

Guess the person ordered the wrong kind of "switches" and just made it work

[winged patrol]

Pretty sure i have seen those symbols in GOW

[livid mason]

nah fam, that's custom cut acrylic, like for a fight stick

the man committed and doubled down

[winged patrol]

https://tenor.com/view/kratos-gow-god-of-war-playstation-ps4-gif-12256034137084196591

In this game

[jolly coral]

Must have ordered bulk from Alibaba instead of AliExpress

Someone that didn't quite understand the assignment and just went off Wiki:

(I'm joking, that's some seriously crazy commitment towards making something completely non-functional)

[jolly coral]

Font style is in the general family of "Cyrillic"

[winged patrol]

Ic ic

[little stratus]

nice Asgardian keycaps

[little stratus]

those were Asgard letters and symbols which is what GOW is based on

[winged patrol]

Yes yes

which that brat can read

Sorry my bad

It's BOI

[little stratus]

yep. It's a dead language though like Latin

[winged patrol]

Looks cool

[little stratus]

It's an old language that used to be used by the Vikings aka the Nordics

[winged patrol]

Vikings were badass

[little stratus]

yeah they were

[winged patrol]

But Spartans better

They don't have fear

[little stratus]

you mean the Greeks?

[winged patrol]

Yea

[little stratus]

I prefer the Vikings bc I prefer Odin and Thor

which Asus ROG is obsessed with Thor

[winged patrol]

Vikings aren't gods

Like they are humans

[little stratus]

ik but Thor and Odin were gods though

[winged patrol]

True

But let's put aside all the gods

Spartans vs Vikings

Who will win?

[little stratus]

I think it'd be an even fight bc both have their strengths and weaknesses. Vikings can't really fight on land and Spartans can't really fight on the ocean and vise versa is true as well

[winged patrol]

Exactly

Depends on environment

[little stratus]

exactly

[winged patrol]

Vikings are used to fight sea and cold

Meanwhile Spartans just fought on land

[little stratus]

yeah

[winged patrol]

But if I have to say then I am pretty sure Vikings have advantage

Spartans have pride and disciplined

Like they don't think before going forward

[little stratus]

maybe maybe not

[winged patrol]

No, Spartans just rushed towards enemies without fear, no matter how many enemies are there

[little stratus]

but change this talk to #off-topic

[little stratus]

Unfortunately I won't be getting my replacement gmmk 3 keyboard and Raptor HE switches until next month so I'm stuck using my old Claymore II keyboard which sucks

Luckily I never got rid of my old Claymore II keyboard after putting the keycaps on my current gmmk 3 keyboard that turned out to break

[jolly coral]

$10: https://a.co/d/e8LveAt

You've got nothing to lose

It's really not that difficult to drop a single drop of solder onto the socket

[little stratus]

won't matter I tore off that trace cable as well so even though I solder the socket back on the socket itself won't work and the pcb won't sense that socket

[jolly coral]

I have yet to see a single picture still

[gray wave]

Still doable, just more steps with the soldering iron

[little stratus]

See that wire in the first picture it got ripped off from those sockets in the second picture

[little stratus]

How is it still fixable without that trace wire?

[jolly coral]

The trace wire is still there...

[little stratus]

Only in the sockets for the N & PG UP & F12 keys

[little stratus]

It's gone for the P key

[jolly coral]

Drop the solder on the red dot as you're resoldering the socket, the key should still work

[jolly coral]

Why are so many sockets ripped off?

Why would you do that?

[little stratus]

I wouldn't mind dropping some solder on it if it'll fix it. And even more solder than Glorious used to provide a more durable weld

[little stratus]

Those all broke off by putting in those Kailh box pink switches in

[jolly coral]

I have not seen any keyboard with more solder

Your statement is completely ignorant

[little stratus]

Doesn't more solder equal a durable weld?

[jolly coral]

Broke off? You're the one that pulled the socket off

[little stratus]

No I didn't. They pushed off with those switches

[jolly coral]

This socket was clearly lifted

[little stratus]

Nope that also happened with putting in the switch for the second time

And yes I lifted it after it was already falling off for the picture

Those sockets all broke off from the switches

[jolly coral]

So you've lifted the socket

And then ripped off the socket

[little stratus]

After it was already falling off due to the switch pushing it off

And no I never ripped it off

I'm just lucky none of the other sockets did the same thing

[jolly coral]

So where did the N key socket go?

[little stratus]

This is the N key

The others with no sockets are the PG UP, Left Bracket, and F12 keys

And I mistook the left bracket key for the P key

I already tried tapping the sockets in place to no avail

[jolly coral]

So you've messed up 4 sockets on the PCB

[little stratus]

Yeah by trying to put in the switches

[jolly coral]

And the sockets literally completely detached for 3 when you've opened up the keyboard

[little stratus]

Yes they did

[jolly coral]

And only 1 is hanging on by a thread

[little stratus]

Exactly

[jolly coral]

So how do the switches look?

[little stratus]

The original switches that I used on those 3 that completely detached were destroyed so I had to try another switch

[jolly coral]

Destroyed?

[little stratus]

One of the pins was bent beyond repair

[jolly coral]

Then "bent pins", not destroyed

You know you have to aim your pins into the socket?

[little stratus]

Yes but they couldn't be repaired

[little stratus]

Yeah all my other switches are perfectly fine even the switch I used on the N key

[jolly coral]

Anyways, please stop blaming Glorious

It's literally user error

Glad Glorious is replacing your entire board

[little stratus]

Yes it is user error and I'm not refuting that fact.

I don't think I can use anything but HE switches that don't have pins

[jolly coral]

The card from yesterday is my only advice for you

[little stratus]

That or only use HE switches for the foreseeable future

[jolly coral]

Or actually use some care and not be a bull in a china shop

[little stratus]

But the actual problem was I never supported the back of the pcb that's why those broke off

I put in the switches while the pcb was in the keyboard casing

Which is not advisable

[jolly coral]

No, the problem is that you didn't aim

Even if you supported the PCB

You will still end up bending the pins on the switch

[little stratus]

Those 3 yes I didn't aim but that was my very first attempt at putting in the switches. Then I learned from that mistake

[jolly coral]

So ultimately it's not a problem with Glorious' PCB. No hot-swappable PCB can withstand that kind of abuse

[livid mason]

holy hell

I knew you done goofed when you were complaining last time

but goddamn

that is so much worse than i thought

not only did you not aim, you straight up brute forced it

and then tore the socket off

[little stratus]

I didn't tare the socket off. It broke off when I tried to put in the new switch

But what I wanted to ask before discord so rudely broke was do you guys think me soldering the sockets would fix them? I don't mind putting some solder on them if it'll fix them. That soldering iron that @jolly coral linked to earlier seems easy enough for me to use.

[little stratus]

Do you guys think me soldering those sockets back on will fix them and make them work again?

[livid mason]

You'd need to make sure they are soldered to the trace, but it can fix em if done right

[little stratus]

I might try it so I can have 2 different keyboards. The HE gmmk 3 for silver wolf and this current gmmk 3 for Kafka

[jolly coral]

Instead of getting an HE, I think my recommendation for you is to get one of these non hot-swappable full sized keyboards with blue switches: https://a.co/d/chACpAn

Under $20 and you can't destroy the socket/switches

These use MX stems, so you can display whatever keycaps you want

Much more economical compared to getting an already overpriced hot-swappable full sized keyboard that you're just going to complain about being "cheap"

Let alone a full sized HE keyboard

That is easily going to be north of $300

Awesome deal right now

$18 shipped

[little stratus]

Glorious already canceled my Kailh socket replacement and did a HE replacement for my current gmmk 3 and they're already building it

and besides those don't have the color scheme I want to go. Only Glorious does

[jolly coral]

Here is another one: https://a.co/d/itQ8qVo

[jolly coral]

Oh, you mean color scheme for the keyboard case?

[little stratus]

yeah exactly

Glorious is the only ones so far of the ones you've recommended to me that have the color scheme for the keyboard casing that I want to go

and besides I highly doubt I'll break HE sockets since they don't use pins

[jolly coral]

Not sure what your goal is, but if you just need something that clicks and can display whatever keycaps you want

Getting one of these soldered RGB keyboards might be the way to go

[little stratus]

it's not just that. There's specific color schemes as well

[jolly coral]

These are built like tanks

[jolly coral]

These usually have such thin bezel on the case, you can just adjust the color scheme through your RGB setting

[little stratus]

I don't want to do that

[jolly coral]

K

Glorious does make a Raptor HE switch

So click away

[little stratus]

I like Glorious's Artic blue for the HSR Firefly color scheme I want to go. And I like my current gmmk's color scheme for the Kafka color scheme I want to go

[little stratus]

Yeah and I bought 3 boxes of it for the replacement that Glorious is making for me

I want to try to fix my current gmmk 3 so I can use it as my Kafka one instead of my SW one

that way I'll only have to do one more gmmk 3 boardsmith keyboard just for Firefly

so I'm going to buy that soldering iron you recommended earlier

my only question is what should I set the soldering iron temperature to?

[jolly coral]

600F

Enough to melt solder

And not burn a hole in your PCB

[little stratus]

ok cool

the only thing I don't like about Glorious is they take so long to ship things out like palm wrests and switches

[jolly coral]

Because they custom make each one

If you don't want to wait, just buy one of their in-stock pre-builds

[little stratus]

even the palm wrests and switches?

[jolly coral]

No, but if you order WITH a keyboard, they're going to combine shipping

[little stratus]

I can understand about the boardsmith keyboards bc those have to be custom built

[little stratus]

so bc Glorious created an order for a replacement as the HE version and I bought the Raptor HE switches right after they'll ship both those together?

if so that would explain why my Raptor HE switches haven't shipped yet

or unless they're using them for the replacement build

[jolly coral]

Why would you not just order from Amazon? https://a.co/d/5IG8B2B

[little stratus]

bc I didn't know until just now that Amazon had them as well

[jolly coral]

Well, now you know

[little stratus]

yep

[jolly coral]

Probably

The safest way to ship switches is definitely on a keyboard

[little stratus]

if they're using using them on the replacement build that would make me even happier bc then all I'll have to do is put the keycaps on

but more than likely I might get my Hyte SW keycaps before I get the replacement HE gmmk 3

but it all depends on how quickly they get done if I get my Hyte SW keycaps before or after

[jolly coral]

Fun times with custom builds

The constant waiting for parts

[little stratus]

yeah exactly

[little girder]

They kinda defeat the purpose of a hall effect switch

[jolly coral]

I did order my HE GMMK3 with tactile HE switches. Can't wait to test them out once the 80HE arrives. I really want to compare the 3 HE boards I have from Akko, Glorious, and Wooting

[little girder]

Since rapid trigger and custom actuations won't feel right

Since brain perceived tactile bump or click as input

[jolly coral]

Yeah, trying to wrap my mind around that too

But we'll see

[little girder]

With traditional it makes sense bc it actuates at the bump or the click

[jolly coral]

I figured that it would be easy enough to swap for some Linear HE switches should the tactiles feel weird

[little girder]

Ud be limited to kailh design hall effects

Since hall effect is pretty picky

[jolly coral]

Didn't Gateron make a few?

And I thought they would be compatible

[little girder]

Those only work for ks20 or 37b

[jolly coral]

[little girder]

Negative

Hall effect per board design

[jolly coral]

Wow

Guess I'm going to find out

And probably will need that Amazon link from above

So much for being hot-swappable if you're locked into a particular brand

Very interesting

[little girder]

Dif hall effect switch has different patents

And design

[livid mason]

once you do, let me know which you prefer

[jolly coral]

I'll definitely update here. Just missing the Wooting 80HE

[jolly coral]

Ooo, new keycaps

I have something fun planned for my yellow Holy 60 that is coming

[little girder]

Im still waiting on my rakka tkl and cycle 8

[balmy cove]

The E-Yellow?

[balmy cove]

And yeah I need to find some cool front facing legend caps for this one

[merry valley]

i ordered a 98% to see if i can get used to the smaller footprint

just a cheap one tho

[jolly coral]

Yup

[jolly coral]

I recently got a pair of 98%. They were both under $40. Really want to try now that I've gotten used to a 75% with the BD75

[balmy cove]

I kinda wish I got the clear but I love the metal frame

[jolly coral]

I was very tempted to order the transparent as well, but I'm doing the GravaStar K1 in transparent, and yellow is kind of my favorite color, so...

[balmy cove]

I may order just the clear frame

[merry valley]

i spent like $25 on the board, adn $16 on switches ... already have a spare set of caps

[jolly coral]

Grab a couple bottoms while you're ordering

[balmy cove]

no lol

[jolly coral]

My pair:

Spent a bit more for my wife's 98%

[merry valley]

now i just need to find a white wrist rest that is as comfy as my logitech black one lol

[jolly coral]

Oomph, missing the middle keys, the 1800 layout

[merry valley]

yeah that is the only real down side - i do use INS quite a bit at work

[jolly coral]

What material are you looking for?

[jolly coral]

Yeah, took me a bit to find these 98% with the extra middle column of keys

[merry valley]

i prefer soft top - my logitech one is the stiff plastic bottom, memory foam, pleather top

most of the time it is dragged to the edge of the desk for my forearms when playing forza on controller

[jolly coral]

This one has a built-in storage: https://a.co/d/hJNtOeK

Otherwise, this one is a little cheaper: https://a.co/d/criCxJo

[merry valley]

yeah, i see that edge catching dirt like a mofo

[jolly coral]

Problem with using white

That's part of the reason that I prefer silicone

[little stratus]

I need some recommendations for a wrist rest for my second custom keyboard that I'll be ordering from Glorious or for my current gmmk 3 keyboard that I'll be trying to fix with some solder. And I also prefer the wrist rest to be cushiony. But the wrist rest has to support a 100% keyboard.

[merry valley]

That's exactly why I kept the logi one when I gave my kid the 513

[jolly coral]

let's see how far I get tonight:

[little stratus]

Glorious shipped my replacement gmmk 3 he version and Raptor HE switches now I just have to wait until they get delivered

can anyone recommend a wrist rest for a 100% mechanical keyboard that's cushiony?

[merry valley]

that one that D linked above with the stash box looks keen. i'm probably gonna pick one up myself

[little stratus]

That one isn't for a 100% though. It's only for a tkl

That one is nice if only it was for a 100%

[jolly coral]

This is what I recommend: https://a.co/d/3brgnLS

I have bought several of these, quality is definitely there

[little stratus]

Ok I'll purchase 2 of them then

[jolly coral]

You only need 1

You can only use 1 keyboard at a time

[little stratus]

Remember I'm planning on fixing my current gmmk 3 keyboard and I'm planning on purchasing another gmmk 3 he boardsmith keyboard from Glorious plus the replacement he gmmk 3 boardsmith keyboard that Glorious just shipped out to me

[jolly coral]

You can still only use 1 keyboard at a time

I only have a couple of wrist rests

[little stratus]

Technically I'll be using 2 keyboards bc one in my kitchen and the other right near my pc

But yeah I'll probably only need 1 more wrist rest bc I already ordered 1 straight from Glorious as well that'll be delivered today

[jolly coral]

The wooden one?

[little stratus]

No cloth

[jolly coral]

Either way, you can compare between the Glorious one and the silicone one that I recommend

[little stratus]

Yeah exactly

[jolly coral]

Got through 7 keyboards tonight

Need to sleep

[livid mason]

The purple one and the baby blue porcelain looking one look gorgeous

All of em look good tho

[little stratus]

Where'd you get that ROG desk mat?

[jolly coral]

Good eye. That's the custom ID87 and the Cerakey Blue Craze, respectively.

[jolly coral]

One of them was really not good, but an interesting experience

[jolly coral]

It's this one: https://rog.asus.com/mice-mouse-pads/mouse-pads/rog-scabbard-ii-eva-edition-model/

[little stratus]

Figures that is part of the limited edition eva 02 collection that Asus released a while ago. Of which no one can get anymore.

[jolly coral]

it did hit $50 last year when it was overstocked

but the MSRP is $60

and cheapest reseller is asking for around $135 shipped

I purchased the mat along with the rest of my #1165911927252328468 parts order from ASUS

[little stratus]

Nice.

[jolly coral]

3 more done this morning:

ended up redoing the Black and White clear keyboard

it bothered me all night and I ended up using a completely different set of switches and a different colored keycaps

[little stratus]

My Raptor HE switches might be delivered tomorrow but unfortunately I won't have a keyboard to use them on yet bc my replacement keyboard HE versions hasn't fully shipped out yet

[little stratus]

My replacement gmmk 3 keyboard HE version will be delivered on Saturday or Monday and my Raptor HE switches should be delivered today or tomorrow

[jolly coral]

dang it, both keyboard spots in my office are full:

and that's after dropping off 3 keyboards at my wife's home office too

Just need a couple more pegboards

[gray wave]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-squidward-gif-21621168

[jolly coral]

and they're mounted:

a wall for the kids' keyboards and a wall for the less practical boards (mostly for collection/display purpose)

[idle rose]

oh these are so cute :')

[merry valley]

even came with a couple spare swtiches lol

[winged patrol]

First green is 80%?

Second one is 60%?

Correct ?

[jolly coral]

Nope, top green one is a 95% and the green one below it is a classic 80% (TKL)

[winged patrol]

Why it looks smaller then 65% which I have?

Second one I mean

[jolly coral]

because it's a really big wall

it's all relative sizing

[winged patrol]

Ic

[jolly coral]

ooo, your AK992 is here!

I still can't believe you've got it for $25

[merry valley]

orange wish ... go figure

[jolly coral]

guess we've been chatting so long, I know you're talking about Temu

[merry valley]

box greens should be here next week, customs stuff

[jolly coral]

still on the hunt for 98% keyboards

I really liked the AK980 I just did for my wife

[merry valley]

if i could find one with per key rgb, and the ins key, i would be set

[jolly coral]

leaning towards these 2 right now:

[jolly coral]

per key RGB might be harder, but you can definitely program an INS key

[merry valley]

yeah ... i spent the day on a $4 dell chiclet board yesteday, i really need a backpack board for office days

[jolly coral]

but that extra column of keys on the 98% is going to be super helpful

[jolly coral]

and I thought the $10 membrane boards at Five Below was cheap

sheesh