Author Topic: What did you add to your Keyboard today? - Post Your Pics (Read 4579417 times)

Glissant · « **Reply #2300 on:** Mon, 21 January 2013, 10:01:09 »

Halverson, that's some serious hardware for desoldering :O. I might have to invest in one of those one day.

mashby · « **Reply #2301 on:** Mon, 21 January 2013, 10:01:34 »

Quote from: Glissant on Mon, 21 January 2013, 09:57:39

J.D., make a poker desoldering video on YouTube for me, pleeeaaase xD.

Yes please! +1

Halverson · « **Reply #2302 on:** Mon, 21 January 2013, 10:02:55 »

Quote from: Glissant on Mon, 21 January 2013, 10:01:09

Halverson, that's some serious hardware for desoldering :O. I might have to invest in one of those one day.

Just do what I do, get drunk and buy things

Heck, it's cheaper than a Korean custom

jdcarpe · « **Reply #2303 on:** Mon, 21 January 2013, 10:05:44 »

Haha, good point, Halverson. I spend all this money on keyboards, then have crap soldering equipment. I really need to upgrade to a Hakko from this Radio Shack junk.

metafour, I found a way to pop the tabs open far enough that they stay open while I'm opening the other side. With the dental pick, I can open them fairly quickly with either unmounted switches, or on PCB mounted ones.

metafour · « **Reply #2304 on:** Mon, 21 January 2013, 10:09:08 »

I'd love to get one of those Hakkos but yeah it's pretty expensive.

linkz · « **Reply #2305 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 06:49:22 »

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

Some new keycaps from Keypop

whiskytango · « **Reply #2306 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 07:07:06 »

I have been using the radio Shack bulb style desoldering iron to desolder wyse boards. Maybe I'm not doing it right but I have been able to get about 2 boards per tip so far. If I were desoldering something I wanted to reuse I would probably change the tip a little sooner. I did the same thing last night jd, went to radio Shack and bought all the tips they had.

I get some serious hand cramps from using that bulb though

jdcarpe · « **Reply #2307 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 07:30:56 »

Quote from: whiskytango on Tue, 22 January 2013, 07:07:06

I get some serious hand cramps from using that bulb though

No way around that, I'm afraid. Need to get a desoldering station with a vacuum here.

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #2308 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 10:45:05 »

Yes, the radioshack desolder tips are crap. They are made of brass so they just melt. The quicker you move with it the faster they seem to destruct, at least for me. They used to make them of steel and they lasted a really long time.

leesofi · « **Reply #2309 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 11:31:44 »

i added leds on orange mx-mini.
-rainbow on function low
-blueviolet on wasd
-turquoise caps lock&scroll lock

Alessandro · « **Reply #2310 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 11:33:04 »

Not sure if... Who am I kidding it looks awesome! Love the Qwerkeys RGB too!

Halverson · « **Reply #2311 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 11:33:44 »

^ Love it! You always make your boards look sweet

djmattm · « **Reply #2312 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 11:34:24 »

The leds are a little too bright but the result is amazing!

leesofi · « **Reply #2313 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 11:36:15 »

Thanks.
i am noob at camera. so led is so shiny in photos.. lol
But leds are good blight conditions for using.

whiskytango · « **Reply #2314 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 11:52:34 »

Quote from: lysol on Tue, 22 January 2013, 10:45:05

Yes, the radioshack desolder tips are crap. They are made of brass so they just melt. The quicker you move with it the faster they seem to destruct, at least for me. They used to make them of steel and they lasted a really long time.

is there a better low cost option for a desoldering iron that you know of? Or another brand of tips that are better and fit the RS irons?

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #2315 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 12:16:43 »

I haven't found anything that looked comparable for ease of use yet that is not 10x as much. Haven't found any alternate tips yet either. I don't use mine that much as I tend to stay away from plate mount as much as possible.

MattBuzzy · « **Reply #2316 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 12:18:58 »

Quote from: leesofi on Tue, 22 January 2013, 11:31:44

i added leds on orange mx-mini.
-rainbow on function low
-blueviolet on wasd
-turquoise caps lock&scroll lock

[snip]

Wow that looks great, would love to do something simlar to my board, probably just a single colour though lol

snoopy · « **Reply #2317 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 12:30:39 »

I really like how that clack glows. And the led colors look awesome, but overall a bit too much colors for my taste.

KangarooZombies · « **Reply #2318 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 13:27:15 »

WOOOOOOOOOO. I feel like i just fell into a colorful rift.

reverkiller · « **Reply #2319 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 15:11:39 »

Dem LEDs.

I find LEDs to be very hard to pull off because they are very easy to make really really gaudy. I'm not sure I like them here, but I think that there is something to be said about being lit up like Las Vegas.

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #2320 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 15:26:59 »

It looks nice. Though with the orange theme I would have stuck with all warm color led (yellow, orange and red only) personally. Backlight without the led keycap does look best. Gives it a nice effect without being so in your face and overwhelming.

demik · « **Reply #2321 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 19:31:09 »

Quote from: leesofi on Tue, 22 January 2013, 11:31:44

i added leds on orange mx-mini.
-rainbow on function low
-blueviolet on wasd
-turquoise caps lock&scroll lock

Show Image

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=36709.0 awaits you.

also, is that a roomba underneath?

MattBuzzy · « **Reply #2322 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 20:01:47 »

Haha I was wondering how long it wuld take before someone mentioned Unicorn Vomit

iammbox · « **Reply #2323 on:** Wed, 23 January 2013, 00:48:25 »

spacebar came in woo

baldgye · « **Reply #2324 on:** Wed, 23 January 2013, 01:03:26 »

So jelly of that moogle

akuJIWA · « **Reply #2325 on:** Wed, 23 January 2013, 01:48:25 »

Quote from: iammbox on Wed, 23 January 2013, 00:48:25

spacebar came in woo

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Razer mamba charger?

iammbox · « **Reply #2326 on:** Wed, 23 January 2013, 02:03:55 »

Quote from: akuJIWA on Wed, 23 January 2013, 01:48:25

Quote from: iammbox on Wed, 23 January 2013, 00:48:25
spacebar came in woo

Razer mamba charger?

yup

rowdy · « **Reply #2327 on:** Wed, 23 January 2013, 03:47:51 »

Quote from: linkz on Tue, 22 January 2013, 06:49:22

(Attachment Link)
Some new keycaps from Keypop

Those Smile! keycaps are so cute

chewyfruitloop · « **Reply #2328 on:** Wed, 23 January 2013, 11:22:27 »

Quote from: demik on Tue, 22 January 2013, 19:31:09

Quote from: leesofi on Tue, 22 January 2013, 11:31:44
i added leds on orange mx-mini.
-rainbow on function low
-blueviolet on wasd
-turquoise caps lock&scroll lock

Show Image

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=36709.0 awaits you.

also, is that a roomba underneath?

thats would be the SK Gaming logo

leesofi · « **Reply #2329 on:** Wed, 23 January 2013, 11:43:22 »

Quote from: chewyfruitloop on Wed, 23 January 2013, 11:22:27

thats would be the SK Gaming logo
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yes. it is the steelseries qck pad:SK edition.

MattBuzzy · « **Reply #2330 on:** Wed, 23 January 2013, 21:26:28 »

The start of my Unicorn vomit keys, muahahaha.

On a side note, wow the print on the gaming cluster is already starting to wear off the keys. Really well built board, but they have definitely used a cheap printing method on the keycaps. Glad I ordered a set from WASD.

rowdy · « **Reply #2331 on:** Wed, 23 January 2013, 22:41:48 »

Nice

Although a slightly deeper yellow would look better

There are many sets of WASD keycaps you can get, most colours, most printing styles.

Halverson · « **Reply #2332 on:** Wed, 23 January 2013, 22:45:07 »

Quote from: rowdy on Wed, 23 January 2013, 22:41:48

Nice

Although a slightly deeper yellow would look better

There are many sets of WASD keycaps you can get, most colours, most printing styles.

Moar yellow! Wonder when that little topre will make it to you.

MattBuzzy · « **Reply #2333 on:** Wed, 23 January 2013, 22:49:53 »

The yellow looks quite a bit better in person, the flash on my fiancees camera makes everything look like crap and when you turn it off everything comes out blurry, the camera on my Ipad is just as bad. I really need to invest in a decent camera.

scoot · « **Reply #2334 on:** Wed, 23 January 2013, 23:22:49 »

All that

Jocelyn · « **Reply #2335 on:** Wed, 23 January 2013, 23:24:30 »

Quote from: scoot on Wed, 23 January 2013, 23:22:49

All that

Lol wow. I actually kinda like it

KangarooZombies · « **Reply #2336 on:** Thu, 24 January 2013, 00:11:06 »

Unicorn vomit thread will love it!

aggiejy · « **Reply #2337 on:** Thu, 24 January 2013, 01:08:42 »

Quote from: scoot on Wed, 23 January 2013, 23:22:49

Show Image

All that

Bestest unicorn vomit!

rowdy · « **Reply #2338 on:** Thu, 24 January 2013, 04:08:46 »

Quote from: Halverson on Wed, 23 January 2013, 22:45:07

Quote from: rowdy on Wed, 23 January 2013, 22:41:48
Nice

Although a slightly deeper yellow would look better

There are many sets of WASD keycaps you can get, most colours, most printing styles.

Moar yellow! Wonder when that little topre will make it to you.

Usually takes about 3 weeks.

From the pics I have seen, the Topre yellow looks really nice. Can't wait to see it in person

MattBuzzy · « **Reply #2339 on:** Thu, 24 January 2013, 21:00:22 »

Quack! I call him Scape-duck (close enough to space duck, atleast it is an anagram!)

laffindude · « **Reply #2340 on:** Fri, 25 January 2013, 05:14:07 »

5 minutes after I got the board

I shall call him... mini me.

Then I changed my mind:

tadbitnerdy · « **Reply #2341 on:** Fri, 25 January 2013, 05:44:19 »

Quote from: laffindude on Fri, 25 January 2013, 05:14:07

5 minutes after I got the board
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I shall call him... mini me.

Then I changed my mind:
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Nice board! What keycaps are those?

Jocelyn · « **Reply #2342 on:** Fri, 25 January 2013, 05:52:43 »

Quote from: tadbitnerdy on Fri, 25 January 2013, 05:44:19

Nice board! What keycaps are those?

This^ I have the same one and would love to know. If they're PBT, what keys did you use for the R Shift & tilde?

laffindude · « **Reply #2343 on:** Fri, 25 January 2013, 06:04:01 »

They're both PBTs. My white set has 1.75 R1 shift. Dark grey set I used the capslocks as a substitute. Tilde is just standard R1 key.

Before I get bombarded with PM again, white set has never been on sale, and no I won't sell my spare sets.

Jocelyn · « **Reply #2344 on:** Fri, 25 January 2013, 06:08:07 »

Thank You laffindude! Are the whites thick/thin, cherry/oem profile? I'm don't think any thick cherry white blanks exist, but wanted to ask so I can make my Pure look similar

Edit: Woah wait, where did you get "dark gray" PBT and what kind are they?

djmattm · « **Reply #2345 on:** Fri, 25 January 2013, 06:10:45 »

@Laffindude: Awesome setups both of them love them!!

laffindude · « **Reply #2346 on:** Fri, 25 January 2013, 06:23:14 »

<3

They're both OEM profile thin caps. I know SP has the molds to do 1.75 shifts. So you could theoretically get them to do a white PBT set for Pures.
Dark grey is from Keyboard King. I know Project D was/is? selling a set or 2, since I took him to the shop while he was here and he got a few spare sets (he didn't buy extra capslock though). They're the same dark grey used on the newer Vortex PBT boards.

Jocelyn · « **Reply #2347 on:** Fri, 25 January 2013, 06:38:15 »

You are my new hero laffindude! I knew about the Keyboard King caps that PD has, but they didn't look dark gray to me with his single cap photo comparison. Anyway, it's much easier to see the color with your full cap photo and I'm in the process of trying to pick up that last set now lol. I've been searching for something darker than Imsto gray PBT, but lighter than KBC Black for my soon to be here poker, and it looks like these keyboard king caps (thin/oem) are about as good as it gets. Hopefully we'll see thick dye sub black on dark gray in the future, but I think these will hold me over. Thanks again!

laffindude · « **Reply #2348 on:** Fri, 25 January 2013, 06:42:20 »

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=37801.msg747292#msg747292 see picture vs black PBT there.

Before anyone ask again. The factory engraved Pure PBT set is made of unobtainium.

mashby · « **Reply #2349 on:** Fri, 25 January 2013, 09:57:13 »

Couple of things I purchased from Feng over on eBay arrived today. Poker Double Shot 1.25 Modifiers &
MKC "geekhack" 3D Anodized Aluminum R4 key cap.

Aluminum Geek Hack by Michael Ashby, on Flickr

Pure Poker by Michael Ashby, on Flickr

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