Jdcarpe, GupGup, SmallFry, WhiteFireDragon, and Alaric all do modding. There are others but I know that these people have done or do modding regularly. I'm not sure as to everyone's rates though.
SmallFry charges $35 for soldering services. I don't know his rate for modding.
As for DIY, it depends on your board and level of experience w/ soldering/keyboard work. I would imagine it takes somewhere between 45 mins to 2 hours for me to just desolder switches. I've never opened a switch so that'd probably take me between 1-2 hours to figure out and open all the switches. And then hopefully the soldering process goes faster so another hour to solder. So it looks like its half a days work for myself. And I'm someone who is confident with soldering but has never fully modded a mechanical keyboard before.
Jdcarpe, GupGup, SmallFry, WhiteFireDragon, and Alaric all do modding. There are others but I know that these people have done or do modding regularly. I'm not sure as to everyone's rates though.
SmallFry charges $35 for soldering services. I don't know his rate for modding.
As for DIY, it depends on your board and level of experience w/ soldering/keyboard work. I would imagine it takes somewhere between 45 mins to 2 hours for me to just desolder switches. I've never opened a switch so that'd probably take me between 1-2 hours to figure out and open all the switches. And then hopefully the soldering process goes faster so another hour to solder. So it looks like its half a days work for myself. And I'm someone who is confident with soldering but has never fully modded a mechanical keyboard before.
This sounds right for someone who's a noob, no offense
SmallFry charges $35 for soldering services. I don't know his rate for modding.
This sounds right for someone who's a noob, no offense
Jdcarpe, GupGup, SmallFry, WhiteFireDragon, and Alaric all do modding. There are others but I know that these people have done or do modding regularly. I'm not sure as to everyone's rates though.
SmallFry charges $35 for soldering services. I don't know his rate for modding.
As for DIY, it depends on your board and level of experience w/ soldering/keyboard work. I would imagine it takes somewhere between 45 mins to 2 hours for me to just desolder switches. I've never opened a switch so that'd probably take me between 1-2 hours to figure out and open all the switches. And then hopefully the soldering process goes faster so another hour to solder. So it looks like its half a days work for myself. And I'm someone who is confident with soldering but has never fully modded a mechanical keyboard before.
This sounds right for someone who's a noob, no offense
Ok, but that's not exactly constructive. If you're going to say that, you might as well give a time estimate for someone with experience. Please?
Swap the springs with 65-67g springs :)
I think the last set of full metal keycap set I saw went upwards of 600 bucks, but don't quote me on the price.
You're better off getting a pcb mounted board or something with a custom plate that allows for spring/stem swapping without needing to desolder. Then you could try out all the combinations you want, provided you have the springs and stems.
Was scarface steel. Long weight has a set of those but wants 600$, and someone said the original price was $300
Was scarface steel. Long weight has a set of those but wants 600$, and someone said the original price was $300Scarface was cast aluminum actually. :)
I think the last set of full metal keycap set I saw went upwards of 600 bucks, but don't quote me on the price.
You're better off getting a pcb mounted board or something with a custom plate that allows for spring/stem swapping without needing to desolder. Then you could try out all the combinations you want, provided you have the springs and stems.
I'm not even sure that was an entire set either.
Was scarface steel. Long weight has a set of those but wants 600$, and someone said the original price was $300
Was scarface steel. Long weight has a set of those but wants 600$, and someone said the original price was $300
the reason why it was so high was because it was shipped international.
I have 4 "pewter" (not sure but I think that it is his own blend) IBM buckling spring key caps from osrix and they are GREAT !
Love to have a full set but it would be ridiculously expensive and he doesn't have legends.
A gamer might think that the momentum of the mass makes them slower, but I don't game.
I have 4 "pewter" (not sure but I think that it is his own blend) IBM buckling spring key caps from osrix and they are GREAT !
Love to have a full set but it would be ridiculously expensive and he doesn't have legends.
A gamer might think that the momentum of the mass makes them slower, but I don't game.
I'm getting used to typing without legends. I'm no touch typist by any means.Show Image(http://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=33155.0;attach=23682;image)
Since the keyboard in question has PCB mounted switches (KBT Race) does that mean it would be easier to change the springs? Could I just do it without removing the switches?
Since the keyboard in question has PCB mounted switches (KBT Race) does that mean it would be easier to change the springs? Could I just do it without removing the switches?
Cool! Now, uh, where do I buy the springs? And it it easy to return to stock springs or will the never be the same once I open them up?
Cool! Now, uh, where do I buy the springs? And it it easy to return to stock springs or will the never be the same once I open them up?
I have 4 "pewter" (not sure but I think that it is his own blend) IBM buckling spring key caps from osrix and they are GREAT !
Love to have a full set but it would be ridiculously expensive and he doesn't have legends.
A gamer might think that the momentum of the mass makes them slower, but I don't game.
I'm getting used to typing without legends. I'm no touch typist by any means.Show Image(http://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=33155.0;attach=23682;image)
I used to consider myself a touch typist. But after typing on a blank keyboard, I realized I was using legends as a crutch. Going completely blank is the best way to really learn.
Any of those springs on Originative are fine. The are Korean springs and rated by Bottoming Out force. So 62g springs are slightly heavier than springs in MX Reds / Browns / Blues (which have bottom-out force of ~60cN / grams). 55g springs are lighter than Reds / Browns / Blues. If you want something closer to MX Black force, pick a 65g spring.