lots of good stuff going on here even if it’s not my jam (bottom row blocker). i also see you referenced the dalco 959 mini so i expect some pretty aggressive pricing even though it’s your first effort. it will be exciting to see where will you go from here. best of luck with your new company, you’ve definitely got a vision and some cool ideas!
So what is the difference between this and one o ring that goes around the whole assembly
Also I want to know difference between this and normal strip gasket
from tree leaf
I will be sending prototypes out to multiple content creators and streamers who I am sure will do a great job at explaining these differences. Stay tuned!
Hello, my name is Brian/Invezting and I am a long standing member of the community who has almost a decade of experience in engineering/CAD.
have to admit that i’m scratching my head wondering why, as an engineer, you can’t answer treeleaf’s question. also would be interesting to hear why you chose this approach, the actual or intended benefits, etc.
Hey! Thanks for the kind words! In regards to treeleaf's question, I think that the feel and sound can vary due to various different factors like the mounting points, the material(s) of the keyboard, the compression from the case, and (the durometer softness, size, tightness, & material of) the o-rings. In fact, if you were to compare two different whole assembly o-ring mounted keyboards I guarantee that they would not feel or sound identical to one another. This same reasoning could be applied to gasket strip mounted keyboards. This is why I did not feel that it would be an accurate analysis to compare the sound or feel of this keyboard to a whole other generalized mounting style, especially since I have not tried every single board out there. This is actually why I answered treeleafs question by saying to stay tuned for upcoming reviews (from content creators/streamers), as I am sure that they have tried a lot more keyboards than me, making their review and comparison a lot more accurate and less bias than my own.
In regards to the design approach of this keyboard, I wrote this in the geekhack post: "I designed a brand new mounting style for this keyboard, which I have called the “Rail-Ring” gasket mount system. This new “Rail-Ring” gasket mount system is basically a hybrid of isolation gasket mount and o-ring gummy gasket mount. This mounting system consists of wrapping o-rings around every edge of the plate to dampen all contact between the plate and case. The left/right edges of the plate have 1 o-ring wrapped around them. The top/bottom edges of the plate have 3 o-rings wrapped around them. All 8 o-rings then rest inside of tunnels machined into both the top and bottom of the keyboard. These tunnels are meant to keep the plate in place and provide a little bit of o-ring compression. The depth of these tunnels also keeps the plate in a floating position where the plate doesn’t make any contact with the case. This system was designed with the intention of providing a consistent typing experience across the whole plate, as well as hopefully improving upon the already satisfying typing experience associated with o-ring gummy gasket mounted keyboards." I hope this answers most of your questions!
