I saw something similar on Aliexpress when i found the other one, although i think it may not have the same functionality.
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Wow awesome find
Iām divided wether i get that one or the one i posted before, i donāt really need the knob, but it seems pretty nice as well.
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the first one you posted have north facing RGB, the second is south, in case you are using cherry profile or something.
I like the look of the second one + nobā¦
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so i have nothing to compare it to as i have nothing but tactile switches but these things are smooth and i didnt even lube them
Ah, thanks for reminding me, i keep forgetting to check that out, and indeed, the ones i have are Cherry profile
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What would facilitate thocc (filter out high pitched and click sounds, keep deep sound) better:
Grovemade wool mat
Typical āgamerā desk mat (like the LVL1 HDD mat)?
Looks like other than the top plate they have everything in individual parts available.
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Interesting things I will have to see whatās available these days and what mods I can do.
Long ago I got my desert island board, a Filco MJ-2 TKL. I have had plans to make it the ultimate board but I took forever nervour in would break it, so I got boards to practice desoldering and made some full boards. Things kept changing in the custom world and now there are a whole host of new interesting stuff.
I like the plastic case of the Filco, want to keep it relatively stock on the outside.
Once upon a time j wanted the 7-Bit layout Phantom PCB but I have passed that and then water a Pegasus Hoof replacement controller for programming cabilities but those donāt exist any more it seems, I will need to search for an alternative.
I am going to use silenced Gazzew Boba U4S switches. I wantnto pack the bottom of the case with foam, I have seen you can get felt for between the plate and PCB, and if I can make a gasket mod work that would be cool but the case is possibly not right for it. Ideally I would like USB C too but I will see if there are new connector boards out.
There are probably a few other mods I have not thought of yetā¦
Iād forgot all about boards like the Pegasus Hoof. I think I remember them having some boards for the og Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid keyboard that I have. I bought the āstealthā edition of the Quickfire Rapid because it was basically a budget Filco MJ TKL. Solid board even though the finish didnāt hold up.
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Yeah they did, they were made by Bathroom Epiphanies but they donāt seem to be responding to emails and they are out of stock everywhere.
My Filco was the āNinjaā so the caps were blank on top and front printed, coolest thing ever at the time and half forced me to learn keyboard layouts. Sort of like your Stealth.
Yeah, the Ninja was the one I wanted most. I thought the front printed caps looked nice. The caps on my Cooler Master are just some ducky after markets. it came with top printed ABS caps with a āgamerā font. The āStealthā aspect of this board was just that it didnāt have the āSM Stormā logos on top of the board like the normal ones. Just a logo on the back of where it wonāt be seen most of the time.
Probably the worst part about this board is the Costar stabs. I put some grease on them this year, and that helped the sound, but theyāre just more of a nuisance when installing caps after removing them to clean the board.
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An thats funny I way prefer costar stabs over rattly cherry ones. The cherry ones just always seem like a kludge compared to the costar for me.
I like the Filco case, its pretty slim bezel/lip, nicely textured, good tough plastic with heft to it and the logo is āstealthā black on black on the font edge right side of the case. Really clean.
Yeah, they sound fine now that theyāre lubed. Itās just the plastic pieces falling off the wire and fighting with those when I have to replace keycaps. I havenāt lubed or modded my other stabilizers to have a fair comparison, but stock for stock the Costars were a lot more rattly for me.
Hmmm interesting. I keep the plastic bits in the cap when I take them off. Pull up till it is just held by the wire and then shimmy the cap left and right and angled up a little, reverse for putting them on again. Oh they rattle for sure but I donāt mind it as much, the wire is lighter and less plastic rubbing and being loose shaking around in its holders like cherry has. This is minor differences magnified really, they are both fine, I just prefer Costar.
My custom keeb binge is finally starting to settle down, but Iām still really geeked on the sound tuning aspects, stuff like this:
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Hey RGB Freaks, this ones for you.
GuGu Ice. Completely clear switches, and for once something new and interesting is not just another linear switch, this ones tactile. Might have to grab some and check them out.
I am on a serious keyboard kick again now.
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nice:
- Iām in the tactile game (for now)
- I want a nice white backlight setup on my tofu, not digging all the weird color combos that will mess this up.
I wish they went into a bit more detail though for being over $1 a switch. Maybe some early sets sent to youtubers to review and compare to tactile feel of T1s, U4Ts, box royals etc. The word ātactileā is too broad in this game, IMO. Its almost like they need tier levels so you donāt end up getting a cherry brown as a ātactileā in a buy like this.
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I am doing my best not to order a Mode Sixty Five. I really like the polycarb and black. I wish I could just get a smoked poly carb, but they donāt have that.
At this point Iām just waiting on the Q1 still. The email they sent saying it was shipped had a dead āTrackā button ā didnāt actually have the tracking number on it, just a link to DHL. Iām definitely not going to get the Mode Sixty Five unless I return the Q1.
I thought I could program the GK61X the way I wanted, but I donāt think I actually can. Itās really weirdā¦ but even going into the layers that are supposed to be fully programmable, it wonāt let you assign to FN + Backspace. Says its already taken. Iāve actually been using the Huntsman Mini again. I reassigned Caps Lock to be the FN keyā¦ so now using IJKL as arrows is actually pretty nice.
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