Yes, Sir

Very interested! 
On one of your old keycap performance sheets you list 3 different heights for the "Standard (M8)" profile, any possibility of you reviving all 3?

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So in this sheet the cylindrical profile is standard Cherry (why we call it CYL now - just to differentiate from MTNU which is spherical) - the M8 profile is interesting though. I'm not sure what we have of those still, but I can look into it. I'm assuming that we would also not have quite a few molds that modern group buys would want, but I can do some digging. For the near foreseeable future though I'm going to try to just concentrate on the vintage spherical profile - if there seems to be enough interest in the M8 stuff I can make another thread for them.

Check out the Gateron Melodics. They are another clicky switch from Gateron that uses a click leaf. Although this one is different from the SKCM ALPS style one Zeal's Clikiez uses, it resembles the mantis leaf used in Tai-Hao APC switches or Xiang Min KSB-C switches. I haven't tried yet myself, but have heard good things.

Might have to try those out, they seem promising. I do want to compare those with this dai ichi yellow, and maybe zeal clickiez if I can pick them pick them up for not ridiculous prices.

Quote from: Rhienfo on Fri, 03 May 2024, 23:56:09

This is probably the strangest switch I have. It's a mx clone called dai ichi yellow, it's this very strange mx clone made by this random manufacturer that there is like no info on at all or I just missed it for some reason.

The weird thing about it is that it has a click leaf, unlike other mx clones, which confuses me a lot. I don't think I've seen a switch do this apart from those zeal clickiez which apparently have a click jacket. It actually feels alright, like if you gave me this I would probably type on and be fine and like it. It's a lot more tactile when not in a keyboard though. I looked around and someone said that there was binding with the switches, I only have one cause it was sent alongside another switch that will be in a small build.

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Yeah this is a pretty odd switch, almost a mix of Pro World clickies & Tawain Jet Axis switches!

Those switches are also pretty interesting (and also niche and expensive)

I do have a jet axis switch but it's the black linear one instead of a clicky one.

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I've participated in a number of collectible hobbies over several decades.   Participating in the keyboard hobby for 3/4 of a year has been short-lived but enjoyable.   My touch-typing has more than doubled in speed,  I now own 7 keyboards with 2 more group-buys on the way, I gave another keyboard to my son.... I have 40% to 100% boards, Topre, Buckling-Spring, etc....  I probably am $3K-$4K into this hobby, but as far as hobbies go, that is low cost to be pretty immersed with key brands and technologies of the hobby.  Definitely no regrets, but I feel a bit like I've already hit the end of the internet with this one.  It definitely needs to go more upscale, somehow.  I'll still stay engaged, but there hardly is any next thing I seek.   The depth and breadth of the hobby is only slightly deeper than the vacuum collecting and snow blower collecting communities I've participated in... nothing like watches, cameras, knives, TV's, stereos, leather boots or even the barista coffee machine collecting communities, etc....

This may be an unpopular keyboard opinion.

Have you tried doing diving into stuff like handwiring or through hole projects? they are quite a bit different from the normal builds. I wouldn't say it's as in depth as something like photography (not by a long shot) but I still think there is a lot of tinkering, even with one mx board there is tons to experiment with like different switches, springs lubes and plate and keycap combos. I think the main issue is that a lot of that is quite materialistic, and those hobbies tend not to be the most sustainable.

I am digging the Logitech MX Mechanical Mini... Do not even use any other boards anymore.

It even has browns...

I love it.

you gotta love the browns.