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Offline Sygaldry

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Decided to come out of the woodwork!
« on: Fri, 10 October 2014, 11:22:07 »
Hello all!

I've been lurking here for about a year now, silently collecting all of the keyboard wisdom available here.

I THINK I have all the keyboards I could ever want, a Topre Type Heaven, Poker II with Clears, and a Monoprice with Blues.

BUT who knows, the HHKB (one day modded to have Novatouch stems) and those GON nerd crystal 60s look oh so tasty!

Well, I'm off to lurk some more and maybe toss in a few words here and there!

Syg
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Re: Decided to come out of the woodwork!
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 10 October 2014, 11:27:44 »
Welcome!  Looking forward to your contribution!
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Re: Decided to come out of the woodwork!
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 10 October 2014, 12:09:10 »
Welcome (: How are you liking your type heaven? Always interested to know what type heaven users have to say :P
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Re: Decided to come out of the woodwork!
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 12 October 2014, 02:06:51 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

I don't see anything with buckling springs in that list :p
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Re: Decided to come out of the woodwork!
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 19:04:03 »
Quote from: frosty on Fri, 10 October 2014, 12:09:10
Welcome (: How are you liking your type heaven? Always interested to know what type heaven users have to say :P

It's great, as you would expect from any plate mounted Topre! Plus I think the Type Heaven case and simple labeling is among the best looking designs in the industry. Not a huge fan of the layered ABS though (they haven't gotten shiny yet even after a year of use but the legends are beginning to fade). In hindsight, a Realforce is a better buy since they come with a perfect set of keycaps.

With regard to the switches, I'm an ex-gymnast so my hand/finger strength is above average and I do find 45g Topre to be a little light for me; my main driver now is my Poker II with stock MX Clear switches (the weight of the Clears is almost perfect for me!)
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Re: Decided to come out of the woodwork!
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 23 October 2014, 22:18:58 »

Quote from: Sygaldry on Thu, 23 October 2014, 19:04:03
Quote from: frosty on Fri, 10 October 2014, 12:09:10
Welcome (: How are you liking your type heaven? Always interested to know what type heaven users have to say :P

It's great, as you would expect from any plate mounted Topre! Plus I think the Type Heaven case and simple labeling is among the best looking designs in the industry. Not a huge fan of the layered ABS though (they haven't gotten shiny yet even after a year of use but the legends are beginning to fade). In hindsight, a Realforce is a better buy since they come with a perfect set of keycaps.

With regard to the switches, I'm an ex-gymnast so my hand/finger strength is above average and I do find 45g Topre to be a little light for me; my main driver now is my Poker II with stock MX Clear switches (the weight of the Clears is almost perfect for me!)
I see. I'm going to try ergo clears once my poker arrives in the mail!
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Re: Decided to come out of the woodwork!
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 15 December 2014, 19:40:55 »
I know this is an old post, but welcome nonetheless and certainly nonethericher. Haha.
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Re: Decided to come out of the woodwork!
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:45:44 »
Quote from: 00zeRO on Mon, 15 December 2014, 19:40:55
I know this is an old post, but welcome nonetheless and certainly nonethericher. Haha.

Lol... my signature (compared to my original post) confirms this... Doh...

I need to limit myself now....

I'm already 600-700 dollars in and I pray to God that I never break 1000.
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Re: Decided to come out of the woodwork!
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:52:53 »
Welcome!  The GON's are definitely excellent boards.  I'd recommend them any day.  Oh, and no lurking!  Participate! 
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Re: Decided to come out of the woodwork!
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:54:43 »
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Re: Decided to come out of the woodwork!
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:56:57 »
Quote from: Sent on Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:52:53
Welcome!  The GON's are definitely excellent boards.  I'd recommend them any day.  Oh, and no lurking!  Participate!
Yeah, I had a GON until recently lol. My current (and hopefully ultimate) baby is my Duck Viper  :thumb:

Quote from: FrostyToast on Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:54:43
Quote from: Sent on Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:52:53
Oh, and no lurking!  Participate!

Triple relevant!

Lol I believe I have =p (2 months after opening this account and I'm pushing 400 posts)  :'(
I spend way too much time here.

Quote from: 00zeRO on Mon, 15 December 2014, 19:40:55
I know this is an old post, but welcome nonetheless and certainly nonethericher. Haha.

Thanks for digging up my old welcome thread lol. I'm enjoying this delayed welcome party  ;D
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Re: Decided to come out of the woodwork!
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 16 December 2014, 11:19:22 »
Quote from: Sygaldry on Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:56:57
Quote from: Sent on Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:52:53
Welcome!  The GON's are definitely excellent boards.  I'd recommend them any day.  Oh, and no lurking!  Participate!
Yeah, I had a GON until recently lol. My current (and hopefully ultimate) baby is my Duck Viper  :thumb:

Quote from: FrostyToast on Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:54:43
Quote from: Sent on Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:52:53
Oh, and no lurking!  Participate!

Triple relevant!

Lol I believe I have =p (2 months after opening this account and I'm pushing 400 posts)  :'(
I spend way too much time here.

Quote from: 00zeRO on Mon, 15 December 2014, 19:40:55
I know this is an old post, but welcome nonetheless and certainly nonethericher. Haha.

Thanks for digging up my old welcome thread lol. I'm enjoying this delayed welcome party  ;D

From your presence on here, I'd swear you have been here for years...hehe
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Re: Decided to come out of the woodwork!
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 16 December 2014, 11:39:05 »
Quote from: 00zeRO on Tue, 16 December 2014, 11:19:22
Quote from: Sygaldry on Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:56:57
Quote from: Sent on Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:52:53
Welcome!  The GON's are definitely excellent boards.  I'd recommend them any day.  Oh, and no lurking!  Participate!
Yeah, I had a GON until recently lol. My current (and hopefully ultimate) baby is my Duck Viper  :thumb:

Quote from: FrostyToast on Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:54:43
Quote from: Sent on Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:52:53
Oh, and no lurking!  Participate!

Triple relevant!

Lol I believe I have =p (2 months after opening this account and I'm pushing 400 posts)  :'(
I spend way too much time here.

Quote from: 00zeRO on Mon, 15 December 2014, 19:40:55
I know this is an old post, but welcome nonetheless and certainly nonethericher. Haha.

Thanks for digging up my old welcome thread lol. I'm enjoying this delayed welcome party  ;D

From your presence on here, I'd swear you have been here for years...hehe
I have =] Just without an account lol.
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Re: Decided to come out of the woodwork!
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 20 December 2014, 21:53:32 »
Quote from: Sygaldry on Mon, 15 December 2014, 20:45:44
Quote from: 00zeRO on Mon, 15 December 2014, 19:40:55
I know this is an old post, but welcome nonetheless and certainly nonethericher. Haha.

Lol... my signature (compared to my original post) confirms this... Doh...

I need to limit myself now....

I'm already 600-700 dollars in and I pray to God that I never break 1000.

Famous last words :))
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