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Keyboards / Re: Mission Control
« Last post by wjrii on Thu, 02 May 2024, 08:37:37 »
Haven't built one, but a couple of thoughts come to mind:

1. The LCD version of this (and maybe the solenoid/piezo?) seems to require destructive disassembly.  It's the owner's board, but M122's are desirable to buckling spring fans, and it would be a shame to gut a working one.  There are other ways to get or make a Cherry MX battleship.

2. The PCB could benefit from some relief cuts.  This is a lot of tension, and while using the thin 1mm as the designer says should help, a lot of the writeup seems to focus on managing that tension during soldering and assembly.

3. This is a LOT of hotswap soldering on pads to do by hand.  I would not enjoy the work, personally.  I think the whole thing would benefit from a reflow setup maybe?

4. Now all that said, this is really intriguing and I love the idea of solenoid keyboards.
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Keyboards / Re: Looking for: Second Hand Keyboards
« Last post by wjrii on Thu, 02 May 2024, 07:56:00 »
There's also no two ways about it, /r/mechmarket on Reddit remains the most vibrant secondary market for enthusiast stuff.  Some of the facebook groups also allow classifieds beyond simple Marketplace listings .
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Keyboards / Re: Unpopular Keyboard Opinions
« Last post by wjrii on Thu, 02 May 2024, 07:54:01 »

There is no base standard when it comes to kitting, but the one I posted below is generally what the average kitting will look like (except for 1.5 function, that isn't common in base at least)

It really depends on the person, but generally a good set will accommodate all of this at the bare minimum (there are some exceptions, I have seen people remove 6.25u bottom row for smaller runs with sp for example)

For extension kits, you generally see stuff like mx hhkb support, r3 and r4 pg dn and up, shinethrough caps that sorta thing. But again that varies among designer, If I ever run a keyset mx hhkb support will probably be in base.

Thanks.  My issue is always finding wider keys from sculpted profiles outside their normal rows. Even as blanks, that's not easy, though it certainly looks like I might have some options with R3 1.75u and R2 1.5u.  I am noodling around with one more hand-wire project before I start exploring PCB design. I haven't quite figured out what it'll be, but accommodating sculpted keycaps is something I'd like to include.
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Keyboards / Re: Looking for: Second Hand Keyboards
« Last post by Rhienfo on Thu, 02 May 2024, 07:18:41 »
If you are looking to purchase keyboards second hand on geekhack, then you will need to use classifieds.

If you are looking for aftermarket keyboards, it depends but for most oems, you can find good deals for stuff like model ms on ebay (especially if you are in the us), if you want aftermarket topre than places like mercari are great for finding cheaper prices for stuff like hhkb, you will need a proxy but buyee which is what I used is integrated into mercari now, and my hhkb came in fine.
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] Nyawice
« Last post by LavenderB on Thu, 02 May 2024, 04:59:06 »
A catboy themed hali project? Ugh, it's tempting...
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] Nyawice
« Last post by twitchytheinsideman on Thu, 02 May 2024, 04:33:37 »
nyaaaan
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] Pangea Full Size
« Last post by VXQN on Thu, 02 May 2024, 04:26:33 »
Really cool board and concept, I just wish that there weren't all the seams in the top-case, though of course I understand that they are necessary for the concept to work!
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] UMBRA : 60% by IV Works
« Last post by Applet on Thu, 02 May 2024, 03:32:52 »
I really appreciate the support and kind words Liv and Cip. Good looking out. I try to stay out of keeb-drama when I can. This could have been presented I a more tactful way. Just make sure to follow the license of the project and give credits where credit is due (as with all open source stuff).

A comment on the origin: This looks like the waffling60 MXHS Rev E1. It's verified and implemented in QMK + VIA (since October iirc). Only the ISO HS Rev E1 PCB is still not verified since JLC (likely) messed up the protos (that's why that version is still a pre-release on GitHub).

The manu rotated one of the hotswap sockets for your split backspace incorrectly. A busy silkscreen like this will make it more difficult for the manu to see the rotation indicators.
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Off Topic / Re: Frostpunk
« Last post by tp4tissue on Thu, 02 May 2024, 02:21:48 »
Tp4 is super ready for "the storm."

307694-0
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Group Buys and Preorders / Re: [GB] KeyKobo Miami Nights | GB Closed
« Last post by nostyle_au on Thu, 02 May 2024, 01:58:10 »
Just an update, production has completed and we're in the process of organising shipment to vendor's proxies now. China is off for a few days but this should be sorted shortly after they get back  :thumb:
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