What did you add to your Keyboard today? - Post Your Pics

[rowdy]

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Rainbow Crapbag Special layout. As in the Mail thread, i'm just going to link the imgur album here.

Wrong thread :p

[E3E]

So I decided to finally put the sorbothane sheet I bought onto my Infinity using the little piece of acrylic I cut to be able to mount things beneath the PCB. It's pretty crazy how much it reduces the sound of typing.

Also added silicone foam non-slip strips to the bottom of the board. Probably absorbs even more vibration and sound.







My Infinity is just 5 oz shy of 2 lbs now, but it's worth it, haha.

Still using those solderless Orange SKCM Alps with no problem.

[mogo]

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Rainbow Crapbag Special layout. As in the Mail thread, i'm just going to link the imgur album here.

Wrong thread :p

My B. Didn't know there was a purpose-built home for the vom.  :))

[seville57]

This keycaps set from Ali.

[alienman82]

removed.

[Ryukuxyz]

GMK Hyperfuse onto my new Winkeyless B.87! 

[Butter]

This come in today. Just in time for halloween.

[Karura]

Happy Halloween!

Finally put on some keycaps on the LZ CP and took some photos.



Trick-or-Treat!


Full album with more photos.

[alienman82]

removed.

[Joey Quinn]

Happy Halloween!

Finally put on some keycaps on the LZ CP and took some photos.

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Trick-or-Treat!

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Full album with more photos.

Woah that clear purple clack is awesome!

I didn't know such a cap existed but now I need it.

[SpAmRaY]

Happy Halloween!

Finally put on some keycaps on the LZ CP and took some photos.

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Trick-or-Treat!

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Full album with more photos.

Woah that clear purple clack is awesome!

Is that a clackvent clack?

[Karura]

Woah that clear purple clack is awesome!

I didn't know such a cap existed but now I need it.

Is that a clackvent clack?

It is actually a transblue Clack

I guess the black anodizing of the case made it seem a bit purpley.

[Joey Quinn]

Woah that clear purple clack is awesome!

I didn't know such a cap existed but now I need it.

Is that a clackvent clack?

It is actually a transblue Clack

I guess the black anodizing of the case made it seem a bit purpley.

Nooooooo

[alienman82]

removed.

[rowdy]

Woah that clear purple clack is awesome!

I didn't know such a cap existed but now I need it.

Is that a clackvent clack?

It is actually a transblue Clack

I guess the black anodizing of the case made it seem a bit purpley.

Nooooooo

sadface.  Trans-blue is just as cool though

Trans-anything is fantastic!

[alexjd99]

Added some weights to my HHKB, weighs about 1.5lbs now.

[Delirious]

So I decided to finally put the sorbothane sheet I bought onto my Infinity using the little piece of acrylic I cut to be able to mount things beneath the PCB. It's pretty crazy how much it reduces the sound of typing.

Also added silicone foam non-slip strips to the bottom of the board. Probably absorbs even more vibration and sound.

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My Infinity is just 5 oz shy of 2 lbs now, but it's worth it, haha.

Still using those solderless Orange SKCM Alps with no problem. ;D

Nice mod, have you ever thought about trimming the rubber a little bit to hide the uneven cut?

[E3E]

So I decided to finally put the sorbothane sheet I bought onto my Infinity using the little piece of acrylic I cut to be able to mount things beneath the PCB. It's pretty crazy how much it reduces the sound of typing.

Also added silicone foam non-slip strips to the bottom of the board. Probably absorbs even more vibration and sound.

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My Infinity is just 5 oz shy of 2 lbs now, but it's worth it, haha.

Still using those solderless Orange SKCM Alps with no problem. ;D

Nice mod, have you ever thought about trimming the rubber a little bit to hide the uneven cut?

Do you mean on the sorbothane? It's super hard to line up. I cut out all the necessary areas for the serial pins and the screws and had it lined up right the first time, but it's very temperamental :P I dunno though! Since it is mounted now, trimming it should work okay.

[ramnes]

Added some weights to my HHKB, weighs about 1.5lbs now.

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Nice, what did you do?

[alexjd99]

Added some weights to my HHKB, weighs about 1.5lbs now.

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Nice, what did you do?

I put some lead weights meant for fishing, like these

They initially didn't fit, as they were too tall, so I just hit them with a hammer a few times to flatten them a bit. Then I stuck it inside with duct tape, so they don't rattle around.

[ideus]

Added some weights to my HHKB, weighs about 1.5lbs now.

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Nice, what did you do?

I put some lead weights meant for fishing, like these

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They initially didn't fit, as they were too tall, so I just hit them with a hammer a few times to flatten them a bit. Then I stuck it inside with duct tape, so they don't rattle around.

Now your HHKB may not be that happy with all that lead in her belly.

[ramnes]

Added some weights to my HHKB, weighs about 1.5lbs now.

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Nice, what did you do?

I put some lead weights meant for fishing, like these

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They initially didn't fit, as they were too tall, so I just hit them with a hammer a few times to flatten them a bit. Then I stuck it inside with duct tape, so they don't rattle around.

So ghetto. 

[alexjd99]

Added some weights to my HHKB, weighs about 1.5lbs now.

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, whatyou do?

I put some lead weights meant for fishing, like these

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They initially didn't fit, as they were too tall, so I just hit them with a hammer a few times to flatten them a bit. Then I stuck it inside with duct tape, so they don't rattle around.

So ghetto. 

Very ghetto, but the added weight is so worth it
It's incredible how $2 worth of lead weights makes something feel so much sturdier.

[Delirious]

So I decided to finally put the sorbothane sheet I bought onto my Infinity using the little piece of acrylic I cut to be able to mount things beneath the PCB. It's pretty crazy how much it reduces the sound of typing.

Also added silicone foam non-slip strips to the bottom of the board. Probably absorbs even more vibration and sound.

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My Infinity is just 5 oz shy of 2 lbs now, but it's worth it, haha.

Still using those solderless Orange SKCM Alps with no problem. ;D

Nice mod, have you ever thought about trimming the rubber a little bit to hide the uneven cut?

Do you mean on the sorbothane? It's super hard to line up. I cut out all the necessary areas for the serial pins and the screws and had it lined up right the first time, but it's very temperamental :P I dunno though! Since it is mounted now, trimming it should work okay.

Yup, it's not that big of a deal but my OCD is killing me looking at thing like that :-[

[rowdy]

I added a switch to my NEC H4100E keyboard.



Now if only I could find the missing keycap ...

[E3E]

So I decided to finally put the sorbothane sheet I bought onto my Infinity using the little piece of acrylic I cut to be able to mount things beneath the PCB. It's pretty crazy how much it reduces the sound of typing.

Also added silicone foam non-slip strips to the bottom of the board. Probably absorbs even more vibration and sound.

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My Infinity is just 5 oz shy of 2 lbs now, but it's worth it, haha.

Still using those solderless Orange SKCM Alps with no problem. ;D

Nice mod, have you ever thought about trimming the rubber a little bit to hide the uneven cut?

Do you mean on the sorbothane? It's super hard to line up. I cut out all the necessary areas for the serial pins and the screws and had it lined up right the first time, but it's very temperamental :P I dunno though! Since it is mounted now, trimming it should work okay.

Yup, it's not that big of a deal but my OCD is killing me looking at thing like that :-[

OCD can eat me up too, hehe. When the board is being used, it's hard to notice. I'll see what I can do! I did take the time painting the case for aesthetics after all, might as well clean it up. :P

[rm-rf]

TA royal 620

[mogo]

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TA royal 620

It's so stately and pretty. The green-windowed numlock key is very interesting.

Added some weights to my HHKB, weighs about 1.5lbs now.

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It may be "ghetto" but poor HHKBs need weights for sure. It's why Beats headphones are made with unnecessary pieces; add weight and the perception of value and performance improves, but unlike Beats, the HHKB's performance is no psychosomatic illusion. 

[alexjd99]

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TA royal 620

It's so stately and pretty. The green-windowed numlock key is very interesting.

Added some weights to my HHKB, weighs about 1.5lbs now.

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It may be "ghetto" but poor HHKBs need weights for sure. It's why Beats headphones are made with unnecessary pieces; add weight and the perception of value and performance improves, but unlike Beats, the HHKB's performance is no psychosomatic illusion. 

Yeah, I was going to say, the HHKB is actually worth getting  )

[HoffmanMyster]

I don't know if you can say that I ADDED something to my keyboard, but I restored an old FAME TH-5539 (never seen another one like this before) to beyond its former glory. At first I was debating on just restoring it as it was, but I figured self-expression was best, since I love it so. :3

Some pics from the original owner, well... He got it from a keyboard heap off an e-cycler in Aussieland. Those splotches are bromine stains. Not just something you could wipe off, to my dismay.

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Aaand after weeks consisting of sanding, retrobriting, painting, and retexturing the bezel:

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Rustoleum Black Sandable Primer, Rustoleum Galaxy Blue ColorShift, Eastwood 2K High Temp Gloss Clear

The plate was Duplicolor Adhesion Promoter, Duplicolor MetalCast Blue, Duplicolor Effex, Eastwood 2K High Temp Gloss Clear

The bezel was cleaned, sanded, retrobrited, and then retextured with Eastwood 2K High Temp Matte Clear. I just picked High Temp for fun.

Wow.  That's a great looking board.    Nice work with the restoration, looks like that took a bit of work.  )

[E3E]

I don't know if you can say that I ADDED something to my keyboard, but I restored an old FAME TH-5539 (never seen another one like this before) to beyond its former glory. At first I was debating on just restoring it as it was, but I figured self-expression was best, since I love it so. :3

Some pics from the original owner, well... He got it from a keyboard heap off an e-cycler in Aussieland. Those splotches are bromine stains. Not just something you could wipe off, to my dismay.

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Aaand after weeks consisting of sanding, retrobriting, painting, and retexturing the bezel:

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Rustoleum Black Sandable Primer, Rustoleum Galaxy Blue ColorShift, Eastwood 2K High Temp Gloss Clear

The plate was Duplicolor Adhesion Promoter, Duplicolor MetalCast Blue, Duplicolor Effex, Eastwood 2K High Temp Gloss Clear

The bezel was cleaned, sanded, retrobrited, and then retextured with Eastwood 2K High Temp Matte Clear. I just picked High Temp for fun.

Wow.  That's a great looking board.    Nice work with the restoration, looks like that took a bit of work.  )

Aww, thanks Hoff! Yeah, it was a labor of love, and man was it a pain, but it is definitely my favorite little (or notsolittle) vintage board.  

[Butter]

Make my Realforce cable detachable. Thank you MJ45 for posting the guide.

[hyp36rmax]

I added a red ESC key to my Topre RealForce 104UB:



As well as the GeekKeys Purple Ombre set to my Cooler Master Novatouch TKL:

[hyp36rmax]

Added some weights to my HHKB, weighs about 1.5lbs now.

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Nice, what did you do?

I put some lead weights meant for fishing, like these

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They initially didn't fit, as they were too tall, so I just hit them with a hammer a few times to flatten them a bit. Then I stuck it inside with duct tape, so they don't rattle around.

I would use non-lead sticky weights meant to balance automotive wheels instead.  Easier to work with.

[ideus]

Added some weights to my HHKB, weighs about 1.5lbs now.

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Nice, what did you do?

I put some lead weights meant for fishing, like these

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They initially didn't fit, as they were too tall, so I just hit them with a hammer a few times to flatten them a bit. Then I stuck it inside with duct tape, so they don't rattle around.

I would use non-lead sticky weights meant to balance automotive wheels instead.  Easier to work with.

And safer, who wants cancer inducing materials inside of the thing you type on all day.

[hyp36rmax]

Added some weights to my HHKB, weighs about 1.5lbs now.

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Nice, what did you do?

I put some lead weights meant for fishing, like these

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They initially didn't fit, as they were too tall, so I just hit them with a hammer a few times to flatten them a bit. Then I stuck it inside with duct tape, so they don't rattle around.

I would use non-lead sticky weights meant to balance automotive wheels instead.  Easier to work with.

And safer, who wants cancer inducing materials inside of the thing you type on all day.

Haha definitely this too!

[HoffmanMyster]

Added some weights to my HHKB, weighs about 1.5lbs now.

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Nice, what did you do?

I put some lead weights meant for fishing, like these

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They initially didn't fit, as they were too tall, so I just hit them with a hammer a few times to flatten them a bit. Then I stuck it inside with duct tape, so they don't rattle around.

I would use non-lead sticky weights meant to balance automotive wheels instead.  Easier to work with.

And safer, who wants cancer inducing materials inside of the thing you type on all day.

Proximity to lead doesn't cause cancer.    As long as you don't lick it, you'd be fine.

[Joey Quinn]

Proximity to lead doesn't cause cancer.    As long as you don't lick it, you'd be fine.

I don't want to know how much lead I've accidentally ingested through fishing.

[E3E]

Around $100 in gold-plated Holtite PCB receptacles.

[SpAmRaY]

Around $100 in gold-plated Holtite PCB receptacles.

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Trying to go solderless?

[Fire Brand]

Around $100 in gold-plated Holtite PCB receptacles.

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Trying to go solderless?

Wouldn't that put far too much height on the switch and need a custom plate and casing though? Interesting anyway but in my opinion looks like a lot of wasted money :X for what you got anyway

[E3E]

Around $100 in gold-plated Holtite PCB receptacles.

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Trying to go solderless?

Wouldn't that put far too much height on the switch and need a custom plate and casing though? Interesting anyway but in my opinion looks like a lot of wasted money :X for what you got anyway

That's the bottom of the board, my friend. The top is flush. The bottom is no deeper than the USB port as you can see. :)

[E3E]

Around $100 in gold-plated Holtite PCB receptacles.

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Trying to go solderless?

It already works through happenstance on my Infinity because of its tight through hole dimensions! Solderless Alps with backlit compatibility to be specific. :D

This is testing and working though! Just waiting for my carbon fiber plate.

[SpAmRaY]

Around $100 in gold-plated Holtite PCB receptacles.

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Trying to go solderless?

It already works through happenstance on my Infinity because of its tight through hole dimensions! Solderless Alps with backlit compatibility to be specific. :D

This is testing and working though! Just waiting for my carbon fiber plate.

That's awesome,  expensive, but awesome.

Would those sockets get much cheaper in large quantities?

[Fire Brand]

Around $100 in gold-plated Holtite PCB receptacles.

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Trying to go solderless?

Wouldn't that put far too much height on the switch and need a custom plate and casing though? Interesting anyway but in my opinion looks like a lot of wasted money :X for what you got anyway

That's the bottom of the board, my friend. The top is flush. The bottom is no deeper than the USB port as you can see. :)

Ahh right that makes sense now I was wondering why you would go to that lenght if you need to make everything else custom too :p

[E3E]

Around $100 in gold-plated Holtite PCB receptacles.

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Trying to go solderless?

Wouldn't that put far too much height on the switch and need a custom plate and casing though? Interesting anyway but in my opinion looks like a lot of wasted money :X for what you got anyway

That's the bottom of the board, my friend. The top is flush. The bottom is no deeper than the USB port as you can see. :)

Ahh right that makes sense now I was wondering why you would go to that lenght if you need to make everything else custom too :p

Haha, yeah, that would be crazy. They would be like little switch chimneys. XD Yeah, a big reason why these were so expensive  was... Well, a few. 1) because they were gold plated. Totally unnecessary I know, but for a brand new PCB I thought it would be nice. 2) Because the dimensions. The sockets needed for Alps are a bit bigger and even the slighted bump up affects price. :( 3) ... Well, because the socket type, I guess.

The kind the Smart 68 uses has a small lip that sits on top of the PCB, but I wanted to avoid the height increase, haha. Those are muuuuuch cheaper. I dunno if they would work for Alps though. Never looked far into that kind.

[Wannabe]

JTK Debut on Keycool 84 w/ MX Browns while I wait for RedScarf GB.

[hyp36rmax]

1UP KeyCap



Originate Black Carbon Double Shot Key Set

[mobbo]

Added Hyperfuse to my Pok3r. Bonus Boopers



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[1swt2gs]

1UP KeyCap

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Originate Black Carbon Double Shot Key Set

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Is your board wrapped?