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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: JP911 on Tue, 09 August 2022, 16:33:25
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I got some aftermarket switch adapters and Im kind of confused on how to make the spacebar work! Seems like there isn't a center piece, do I need a different GMK spacebar? I also dont know which switch adapters these are, got them off a friend.
(https://i.imgur.com/fXNruXs.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Z3MoKEv.jpg)
Any assistance would be great! Cuz I love these keycaps over the stock ones.
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Need a donor Novatouch stab or get the stabilizer pack from deskeys.
Also yes, that spacebar won't work since
- it's a non centered stem
- also has 2 stems on each end as one of it might interfer with the stab housing
You can do a bit of work on it but cutting and gluing but that would be really messy or just find a 6Uc (centered) spacebar.
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Ok! Thanks! That's actually what I figured and i thought I was just dumb lol.
I'll see if I can source one.
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No worries. For the slider, those are from NIZ. They wobble a bit when used on a stock housing else if you use NIZ own housing it would be much better. I have them also but replaced them with deskeys when they released their own. So far they are the best I had compared to JTK, NIZ, novatouch and even topre sliders.
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Yes, i noticed that too. They are a bit wobbly. I notice if you look top down, each key has like enough play where the keys aren't 100% straight. I kind of just lived with it but it bugged me a lot.
Lastly too, the enter key and tab key I have to sand down otherwise its like super tight, they wont go up and down. I kind of thought I did something wrong, but Im going to look into the deskeys ones like you said. I was tempted to print my own from resin but if they are commercially available already, id rather buy them.