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Title: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 19 September 2014, 03:59:50: Gutz's Endgame

nearly everything has been sold or is pending to Rotaku; thread temporarily locked
Title: Re: Guz's Switch and Model M/F sale
Post by: frosty on Fri, 19 September 2014, 05:52:05: +1 for this guy
but do note that the very dirty switches he has is really very dirty. gutz all the stabs on the pcb you traded with me are all rusted! :-(
Title: Re: Guz's Switch and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 19 September 2014, 07:20:18: Quote from: frosty on Fri, 19 September 2014, 05:52:05
+1 for this guy
but do note that the very dirty switches he has is really very dirty. gutz all the stabs on the pcb you traded with me are all rusted! :-(

Ah, that's why I specified several times 'very dirty', '8 clears for $2SGD (USD1.5), can't complain', etc.

Note that 'very dirty' DOES NOT APPLY to 99% of my switches. In fact more than half of my switches -basically the red, brown and black switches - are new because I'd bought several Cherry POS new as well as a new Rosewill. If you recall our negotiations, I'm really down to my last keyboard's worth of clears which I have been holding back because of poor condition.

After you, I can't sell a keyboard's worth of clears to anyone anymore, unless I desolder my Deck Legend. Which I will, if I still can't fix it. Anyone with suggestions please see http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=62693.0

And don't worry, the clears on that Deck are very clean. You can see lots of my PCB photos too in that thread. I"m really frustrated about this multimeter-and-following-traces crap.
Title: Re: Guz's Switch and Model M/F sale
Post by: frosty on Fri, 19 September 2014, 07:28:38: Quote from: berserkfan on Fri, 19 September 2014, 07:20:18
Quote from: frosty on Fri, 19 September 2014, 05:52:05
+1 for this guy
but do note that the very dirty switches he has is really very dirty. gutz all the stabs on the pcb you traded with me are all rusted! :-(

Ah, that's why I specified several times 'very dirty', '8 clears for $2SGD (USD1.5), can't complain', etc.

Note that 'very dirty' DOES NOT APPLY to 99% of my switches. In fact more than half of my switches -basically the red, brown and black switches - are new because I'd bought several Cherry POS new as well as a new Rosewill. If you recall our negotiations, I'm really down to my last keyboard's worth of clears which I have been holding back because of poor condition.

After you, I can't sell a keyboard's worth of clears to anyone anymore, unless I desolder my Deck Legend. Which I will, if I still can't fix it. Anyone with suggestions please see http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=62693.0

And don't worry, the clears on that Deck are very clean. You can see lots of my PCB photos too in that thread. I"m really frustrated about this multimeter-and-following-traces crap.

Guz I took a plastic cutter and cut off all the switch tops to access the stems and the springs. The housings were rusted and I didn't want to waste my time desoldering the board haha. The RGB LED is really cool though. :thumb:
Title: Re: Guz's Switch and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 19 September 2014, 07:53:41: [/quote]

Guz I took a plastic cutter and cut off all the switch tops to access the stems and the springs. The housings were rusted and I didn't want to waste my time desoldering the board haha. The RGB LED is really cool though. :thumb:
[/quote]

Darn; that's a smart way of desoldering. You are really thinking outside the box, good kid! :thumb:

I do hope that LED card I made for you is useful. It doesn't have every LED color on the market, but should cover all the main types of LEDs for keyboards. I would have given you more... if only Peeka weren't taking its own sweet time. (referencing this thread http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=61930.0)
Title: Re: Guz's Switch and Model M/F sale
Post by: Melvang on Fri, 19 September 2014, 18:34:44: I will be in contact about stems and springs when I figure out how many I am going to need for a couple projects.
Title: Re: Guz's Switch and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 23 September 2014, 11:33:33: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch and Model M/F salet
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 24 September 2014, 10:33:56: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 26 September 2014, 07:32:03: bump
Title: Re: Guz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 26 September 2014, 20:26:35: In response to a question made via PM:

My friend, I said

"$120 shipped anywhere. Postage alone will cost me $30 at least so that's actually a price of under $90."

I will ship anywhere and charge 120 total gift or you can add the fees if paying by goods.

The cable head is SDL, but as my ad says, it comes without cable. In any case you will need to wire a teensy directly to the keyboard controller (it should have 15 pins to account for all the rows and columns but please don't hold me on this) in order to get modern programming capability.

Even though you can buy a Ps2-SDL cable from Unicomp I suggest you not do this because the original programming software is long obsolete and no longer available. Wire it directly to teensy, use soarer 1.20v firmware and make it programmable and plug and play in one shot.
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F salet
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 27 September 2014, 14:53:36: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 28 September 2014, 20:47:53: bump
Title: Re: Guz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 30 September 2014, 04:27:06: The M/F with the birthday sticker has been spoken for, the other is still available!
Title: Re: Guz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 01 October 2014, 04:02:01: bump
Title: Re: Guz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Thu, 02 October 2014, 03:34:23: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 03 October 2014, 19:49:26: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 05 October 2014, 18:55:49: bump

1 model M/F shipped out, 2 sets of Cherry stabs paid for and will be shipped next week, 1 keyboard worth of brown stems bought
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 07 October 2014, 04:48:06: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F sale
Post by: AKmalamute on Wed, 08 October 2014, 07:11:38: Hmm. Need some stabs.

*yoink* YGPM
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 08 October 2014, 22:59:32: update with the latest remaining numbers and bump!
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F sale
Post by: 0100010 on Thu, 09 October 2014, 15:09:18: PM sent.
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 10 October 2014, 04:26:48: update: all stabs sold. 25 linear grays pending
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 10 October 2014, 21:45:59: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and 50 key Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 11 October 2014, 23:35:51: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and 50 key Model M/F sale
Post by: henz on Tue, 14 October 2014, 13:40:07: how much for the linear greys? Im considering :)
Title: Re: Gutz's Switch, Cherry Stabs and 50 key Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 15 October 2014, 22:17:35: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems, Springs, and 50 key Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Thu, 16 October 2014, 21:11:40: bump with update
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems, Springs, and 50 key Model M/F sale
Post by: 0100010 on Thu, 16 October 2014, 21:15:29: I can't believe those 50 key 4704 boards haven't sold.
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems, Springs, and 50 key Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Thu, 16 October 2014, 23:00:44: Quote from: 0100010 on Thu, 16 October 2014, 21:15:29
I can't believe those 50 key 4704 boards haven't sold.

ebay has magic, but I am not CONUS so my ebay listing will never get so much attention. :blank:
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems, Springs, and 50 key Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 18 October 2014, 04:05:07: bump

lets see how long before people notice that I'm selling a batch of clears again
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems, Springs, and 50 key Model M/F sale
Post by: Jersern on Sun, 19 October 2014, 03:14:53: I'll take all 120 clears if you're willing to sell at a slight discount ;)
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems, Springs, and 50 key Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 19 October 2014, 09:56:31: Quote from: Jersern on Sun, 19 October 2014, 03:14:53
I'll take all 120 clears if you're willing to sell at a slight discount ;)

Thanks for your interest.

As I am not in a hurry over my hobby, nor do I fear being unable to sell clear switches (these are the most popular on geekhack), I must respectfully decline. In any case I am usually accommodating to most people to help them with their hobbies. If you don't need 120 I won't take your money to sell you 120, simple as that.

Some noob actually offered me 3x the price for some new clear springs last month (I have them in stock), I refused and sold him springs for the same listed price, plus advised him never to overpay on geekhack especially for things like springs which are practically the same used as new. I can't tell myself!

If a buyer pays for 104, I'll send 105+5 spare housings. This is not some kind of special offer to help me sell. It's just what I figure would be the most relevant and helpful to most people. If this makes sense to you we have a deal. If not, no prob. I'll probably still be on geekhack in a few years. :))
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems, Springs, and 50 key Model M/F sale
Post by: Jersern on Sun, 19 October 2014, 11:00:44: What a nice person :) I don't need the switches anymore. I was digging around in my closet filled with random stuff and found another bag of clear switches! :D
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems, Springs, and 50 key Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 19 October 2014, 11:25:24: Quote from: Jersern on Sun, 19 October 2014, 11:00:44
What a nice person :) I don't need the switches anymore. I was digging around in my closet filled with random stuff and found another bag of clear switches! :D

HAHAHA if only I was that lucky. I have to import all my stuff and things get lost rather than found at my place
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems, Springs, and 50 key Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 20 October 2014, 05:26:04: bump

I will stop bumping this up daily after next week or whenever I sell another batch of switches. Almost done here.
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems, Springs, and 50 key Model M/F sale
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 24 October 2014, 23:07:48: bump

no more spacebar stabs left!
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems, Springs, and 50 key Model M/F sale
Post by: DzyDzyDino on Sat, 25 October 2014, 01:07:45: Hey, are there still clear switches?
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems and 50 key Model M/F sale (updated)
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 28 October 2014, 01:01:15: update and bump up
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems and 50 key Model M/F sale (updated)
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 28 October 2014, 20:18:39: (mentioned on another thread)

You can see the photos; they officially do call it a Model M even though the internals are clearly F. And yes, it feels like an F.

My main reason for selling is that there are nasty gaps between keys ie not pure matrix layout. Can't use my two Model M 50 keys for a Model F ergodox. This is only suitable as someone's gamepad I'm afraid.

I want a pure matrix layout Model F, so I have to wait until Wcass decides to do the work. With the muted response from other geekhackers I'm afraid that might never happen.
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems and 50 key Model M/F sale (updated)
Post by: Melvang on Tue, 28 October 2014, 21:07:50: YGPM
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems and 50 key Model M/F sale (updated)
Post by: FrostyToast on Tue, 28 October 2014, 21:11:44: YGPM
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems and 50 key Model M/F sale (updated)
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 29 October 2014, 03:42:49: 50 key sold, ty my buyer!

My next priority is to sell my vast quantity of linear stems.
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems and 50 key Model M/F sale (updated)
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 29 October 2014, 21:03:49: bump up

I wish more people needed linears. Hopefully all the Chinese manufacturers will use kailh switches and people will be forced to come to me for cheap Cherry linears!
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems (updated)
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 31 October 2014, 08:13:34: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems (updated)
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 01 November 2014, 07:05:42: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems (updated)
Post by: cannonking on Sat, 01 November 2014, 12:41:28: Are the clears still available?
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems (updated)
Post by: Moralless on Mon, 03 November 2014, 00:40:24: Sent you a PM.
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems (updated)
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 03 November 2014, 00:58:40: yup, and replied with good information!
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems (updated)
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 05 November 2014, 09:27:15: bump

basically I am selling only red, black and brown switches. Don't have much left, thanks for earlier buyers!
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems (updated)
Post by: Ripudio on Thu, 06 November 2014, 01:25:36: Haha, I was about to try and get my clear switches from you. When you're throwing together a 60%, buying 110 is a bit excessive. Now I've got 49 extra switches.
Title: Re: Gutz's Switches, Stems (updated)
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 07 November 2014, 00:04:50: Quote from: Ripudio on Thu, 06 November 2014, 01:25:36
Haha, I was about to try and get my clear switches from you. When you're throwing together a 60%, buying 110 is a bit excessive. Now I've got 49 extra switches.

Ah, what a pity. But if you still need, I can put you on a waiting list. No obligation; I just need to find enough time to make more jailhouse blues (to replace the clears that I remove).

For now, this thread is locked. I am happy to sell brown or black switches but demand for these is slow, so anyone interested can just PM me. I want to free up this thread so that I can post something else.
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 18 November 2014, 13:53:35: thread unlocked and updated!
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: katushkin on Tue, 18 November 2014, 15:31:28: YGPM
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: cannonking on Tue, 18 November 2014, 22:19:27: Thanks for the fast shipping on the Clears. Singapore to England in 4 days :thumb:.
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 19 November 2014, 19:19:59: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 21 November 2014, 00:20:27: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: Evo_Spec on Fri, 21 November 2014, 01:32:44: Do you happen to have any blue switches for sale?
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 21 November 2014, 19:58:30: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: mogo on Fri, 21 November 2014, 20:05:38: Hey gutz!

Do you know the keyboard these chinese keycaps came from? I love them, but the profiles on the keys are distinctly -not- QWERTY. I arranged it by profile and the rows look like this:
(http://i.imgur.com/XGmrSln.jpg)

The bottom two rows are the same, so it's 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4. Just wondering what the original layout was because I can't assemble the roman letters as I normally would, or else I would be typing on mountains of different profiles :P

Edit: CRAP I posted this in the wrong thread. I meant to reply to your other WTS thread. >.<
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 22 November 2014, 04:01:28: Quote from: mogo on Fri, 21 November 2014, 20:05:38
Hey gutz!

Do you know the keyboard these chinese keycaps came from? I love them, but the profiles on the keys are distinctly -not- QWERTY. I arranged it by profile and the rows look like this:
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/XGmrSln.jpg)

The bottom two rows are the same, so it's 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4. Just wondering what the original layout was because I can't assemble the roman letters as I normally would, or else I would be typing on mountains of different profiles :P

Edit: CRAP I posted this in the wrong thread. I meant to reply to your other WTS thread. >.<

Am pretty sure that I mentioned more than once that this is from a POS keyboard. One of my matrix layout POS boards, a 65 key Hengyu that looks most like a 50 key Model M/F that I was selling, with the addition of a new row on top. http://www.hengyu-tech.com.cn/zh-CN/displayproduct.html?proID=150877
(http://images02.cdn86.net/kps01/M00/3B/01/wKiAiVCCHNrxN575AAA4zB_KoEc569.jpg)

When I translated the Chinese legends for you I did tell you that the legends are mostly for a POS/ accounting machine.

The original layout for letters was indeed something like how I photographed it, running systematically with A at the top left and Z on the bottom right. This isn't a QWERTY machine and I thought it was kinda exotic because it dates from a time when Chinese users were not internationalized enough to use Qwerty. Nowadays they're all standardized, much to me sadness. Also, because Hengyu is like Access-IS in customizing keyboards for institutional buyers, this is probably a fairly unique profile. Asked them once before, they said they don't sell retail.

(When I saw how they laid out the Roman letters I was laughing because I imagined the original buyer as some State Owned Enterprise run by communist bureaucrats who don't use much English so they prefer to peck out their letters A-Z.)
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: GL1TCH3D on Sat, 22 November 2014, 04:24:42: I was really hoping that the broken ergodox would come back on the market fixed =(
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 22 November 2014, 06:05:36: Quote from: GL1TCH3D on Sat, 22 November 2014, 04:24:42
I was really hoping that the broken ergodox would come back on the market fixed =(

I'm talking to Vatin and he'll look for his cable which he misplaced. If nobody buys I'll eventually try my hand at fixing. Just that once I decided the iayout was not for me I bumped it down on my list of priorities.

I've also considered an alternative arrangement for the layout. The page up and down keys on the ergodox are too far away for my hands, but what if I changed them to rarely used keys like tilde and escape? That will allow me to keep the ergodox and use it, without actually using the second and third thumb rows which are too much of a stretch for me.
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: FinancialWar on Sat, 22 November 2014, 08:37:08: You can get a brand new Ergodox for $199...
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: GL1TCH3D on Sat, 22 November 2014, 19:44:06: Quote from: FinancialWar on Sat, 22 November 2014, 08:37:08
You can get a brand new Ergodox for $199...

+ shipping and keycaps
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 22 November 2014, 20:26:45: Quote from: GL1TCH3D on Sat, 22 November 2014, 19:44:06
Quote from: FinancialWar on Sat, 22 November 2014, 08:37:08
You can get a brand new Ergodox for $199...

+ shipping and keycaps

That ergodox is now wayyy behind in my priority queue for projects. I think it will take me at least one more year to convert everything I own to jailhouse blues. So I have plentttyyyyy of time to sell.
:p
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 23 November 2014, 22:46:54: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Ergodox $103+ship+donate; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 24 November 2014, 23:40:20: bump

next item to be listed: Phantom PCB (gotta take photo)
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Phantom PCB; Ergodox; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 25 November 2014, 21:02:18: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Phantom PCB; Ergodox; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: FinancialWar on Tue, 25 November 2014, 22:03:25: Can I lowball you on the Ergo dox?
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Phantom PCB; Ergodox; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 26 November 2014, 00:16:10: Quote from: FinancialWar on Tue, 25 November 2014, 22:03:25
Can I lowball you on the Ergo dox?

Go ahead, the worst is I will say no and second worst is that Dorkvader gets less funding for his Hall Effect project. :p

Besides, now that I've bumped it down on my priority list, it will be at least 6 months before I devote time to playing with it. It all depends on my many tedious desoldering and plate modding projects, as I transform my clears boards into jailhouse blues. Even if I fix this Ergodox I will still have to desolder...
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Phantom PCB; Ergodox; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 26 November 2014, 21:47:03: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Phantom PCB; Ergodox; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Thu, 27 November 2014, 21:08:27: Feel free to make an offer, I am thinking of permanently storing everything not sold by year's end as I have pretty much arrived at my endgame in terms of layout.
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Phantom PCB; Ergodox; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 29 November 2014, 10:40:49: Is the something wrong with the date? I was thinking that I must have bumped this thread, but the date says otherwise.
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Phantom PCB; Ergodox; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 01 December 2014, 02:54:42: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Phantom PCB; Ergodox; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 02 December 2014, 02:20:36: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Phantom PCB; Ergodox; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 03 December 2014, 01:42:38: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Phantom PCB; Ergodox; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Thu, 04 December 2014, 03:04:40: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Phantom PCB; Ergodox; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Thu, 04 December 2014, 23:53:33: Answer to someone who has been contacting me by PM:

Let me give you some friendly advice since you have indicated a shoulder pain problem that I would like to help you solve, without actually selling you my ergodox:
1)   You can try this layout. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-Cherry-USB-Keyboard-RC80BM-Black-/131366427895?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item1e960c9cf7 The seller is very nice and friendly and will easily discount 25%, maybe 30%. I have the RC128BM version and did my first split modified colemak layout on it and loved it totally. Put the numpad in the middle so your alphas are 4 keys apart. Totally programmable, indubitably solid build. Very heavy. I have a photo log of the RC128BM (Tipro) internals somewhere. If you don’t buy, sooner or later I will give in to temptation and buy!

2)   You can try the Hengyu or Citaq POS keyboards. Right now the shop I bought them from http://shop67856580.taobao.com/shop/view_shop-7f437f1e2250807a9e7eac863b8fa7b6.htm?spm=a1z0b.7.1000329.1.xiwrao on Taobao is out of stock, but they are very inexpensive when sold as scrap. They’re easy to hook up to teensy, light yet sturdy. There’s space to include a Bluetooth module for wireless use. One Citaq or two Hengyu will allow you to do a split layout, and the advantage of a matrix layout is that they are going to have far, far closer locations for your thumbs. Unless you have a Nordic goddess for a girlfriend, I don’t think Ergodox is comfortable for most women’s hands.

3)   You can buy a pair of Access-IS 10x8 matrix keyboards as shown in the pictures in the OP on this thread. These are easy to USB-program. I am not selling mine but just keep your eyes open.

4)   Take a deep breath and buy this https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46277.0 from Prdlm. Since you’re good at bargaining you might get it for under $200.

5)   Go for this http://www.ebay.com/itm/KINESIS-ESSENTIAL-KB132PC-WIRED-ERGONOMIC-KEYBOARD-WHITE-USED-/121503248440?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item1c4a287038 It’s the original ergodox and only $100 shipped.
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Phantom PCB; Ergodox; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: tospace2006 on Sat, 06 December 2014, 13:27:00: Quote from: berserkfan on Thu, 04 December 2014, 23:53:33
Answer to someone who has been contacting me by PM:

Let me give you some friendly advice since you have indicated a shoulder pain problem that I would like to help you solve, without actually selling you my ergodox:
1)   You can try this layout. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-Cherry-USB-Keyboard-RC80BM-Black-/131366427895?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item1e960c9cf7 The seller is very nice and friendly and will easily discount 25%, maybe 30%. I have the RC128BM version and did my first split modified colemak layout on it and loved it totally. Put the numpad in the middle so your alphas are 4 keys apart. Totally programmable, indubitably solid build. Very heavy. I have a photo log of the RC128BM (Tipro) internals somewhere. If you don’t buy, sooner or later I will give in to temptation and buy!

2)   You can try the Hengyu or Citaq POS keyboards. Right now the shop I bought them from http://shop67856580.taobao.com/shop/view_shop-7f437f1e2250807a9e7eac863b8fa7b6.htm?spm=a1z0b.7.1000329.1.xiwrao on Taobao is out of stock, but they are very inexpensive when sold as scrap. They’re easy to hook up to teensy, light yet sturdy. There’s space to include a Bluetooth module for wireless use. One Citaq or two Hengyu will allow you to do a split layout, and the advantage of a matrix layout is that they are going to have far, far closer locations for your thumbs. Unless you have a Nordic goddess for a girlfriend, I don’t think Ergodox is comfortable for most women’s hands.

3)   You can buy a pair of Access-IS 10x8 matrix keyboards as shown in the pictures in the OP on this thread. These are easy to USB-program. I am not selling mine but just keep your eyes open.

4)   Take a deep breath and buy this https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46277.0 from Prdlm. Since you’re good at bargaining you might get it for under $200.

5)   Go for this http://www.ebay.com/itm/KINESIS-ESSENTIAL-KB132PC-WIRED-ERGONOMIC-KEYBOARD-WHITE-USED-/121503248440?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item1c4a287038 It’s the original ergodox and only $100 shipped.

Still PMed
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Phantom PCB; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 07 December 2014, 20:48:57: bump
Title: Re: Gutz's Endgame: Phantom PCB; WTT WTS WTB switches keycaps
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 08 December 2014, 21:44:01: bump
Title: Re: Phantom PCB w teensy; Clear and other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 10 December 2014, 00:18:17: post edited and bumped up

I will not have restock after this except for black switches!
Title: Re: Phantom PCB w teensy; Clear and other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 10 December 2014, 21:24:03: bump

how come no one wants the Phantom PCB? Is there something wrong with the pricing? Shipping for me will be at least $15 (need a box to protect) so you're getting it at a great price if you're in Europe/Oz.
Title: Re: Phantom PCB w teensy; Clear and other switches
Post by: findingthelimit on Wed, 10 December 2014, 23:20:43: I am interested in how the teensy works; I sent you a PM. I'm pretty new to this, and I would really like a tactile grey, linear grey, and white switch just to play around with. I don't mind paying for this.
Title: Re: Phantom PCB w teensy; Clear and other switches
Post by: minh278 on Thu, 11 December 2014, 00:00:01: Just curious, did you kill a skidata to get those clears? the timing makes me wonder.
Title: Re: Phantom PCB w teensy; Clear and other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Thu, 11 December 2014, 00:54:49: Quote from: minh278 on Thu, 11 December 2014, 00:00:01
Just curious, did you kill a skidata to get those clears? the timing makes me wonder.

absolutely not.

I am pretty much over the buying phase now, so any good deals I post for others are just as a public service

I bought or modded many keyboards with different layouts over a long period of time and am slowly desoldering them. The clears are actually easier to desolder because most are from PCB mounted. The blacks are hell, and nobody wants to pay for them, but unfortunately all the POS and matrix boards that have layouts I DO want to use, are all using blacks so I have to desolder if I am to get any use out of the POS board.
Title: Re: Phantom PCB w teensy; Clear and other switches
Post by: macmakkara on Fri, 12 December 2014, 00:10:12: Hello there!

How much for Phantom + all Clears shipped to fin?
Title: Re: Phantom PCB w teensy; Clear and other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 12 December 2014, 19:28:05: phantom sold!
Title: Re: 45g Light Spring offer free shipping
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 14 December 2014, 09:01:22: bump

Help me close shop! I want next Thursday to be my last postage day this year!
Title: Re: 45g Light Spring offer free shipping
Post by: turtlobenzene on Sun, 14 December 2014, 21:10:38: Any of the springs left?
Title: Re: 45g Light Spring offer free shipping
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 14 December 2014, 21:28:02: updated post. help me get rid of all my light springs, black stems, red stems, brown stems! I want to close shop for the year!

I still have a handful of clear springs and stems but am out of switch housings because I gave away too many :( 30 cents per clear spring+stem, I think I have 30 but must check again. Probably not enough for a poker, but if I like you I'll rummage and see what I can find.
Title: Re: 45g Light Spring also Blue MX Stems may ship free!
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 15 December 2014, 00:28:38: updated again

buy my blue, brown, red and black stems and let me call it a year! I do so much want the coming thursday to be my last post office trip of the year!
Title: Re: 45g Light Spring also Blue MX Stems may ship free!
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 15 December 2014, 22:43:38: bump with update

buy up my blue springs and stems! I wanna call it a year on geekhack and ship everything by this thursday!!! and check out listing 41 on my keycaps thread for my awesome new Reuters thick doubleshots!
Title: Re: 45g Light Spring also Blue MX Stems may ship free!
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 16 December 2014, 19:06:03: bump
Title: Re: 45g Light Spring also Blue MX Stems may ship free!
Post by: MrRooks on Sat, 20 December 2014, 19:50:30: You've got a PM
Title: Re: Blue MX Stems and some switches may ship free!
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 23 December 2014, 21:42:55: bump
Title: Re: Blue MX Stems and some switches may ship free!
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 24 December 2014, 19:11:53: bump
Title: Re: Blue MX Stems and some switches may ship free!
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 26 December 2014, 05:00:16: bump

making another trip to post office tomorrow
Title: Re: Blue MX Stems and some switches may ship free!
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 26 December 2014, 22:43:48: bump
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Blue MX Stems and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 27 December 2014, 20:17:01: now selling 104 jailhouse blues!

did my worst ever keyboard last night and lifted too many pads, so keyboard is being junked and the blues are being sold.
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Blue MX Stems and some other switches
Post by: NeoNoeN on Sun, 28 December 2014, 18:20:59: do the jailhouse blues actuate at the bump/click? I've heard that some jailhouse blues don't. Also compared to browns how loud would you say the jailhouse blues are?
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Blue MX Stems and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 28 December 2014, 18:42:34: Quote from: NeoNoeN on Sun, 28 December 2014, 18:20:59
do the jailhouse blues actuate at the bump/click? I've heard that some jailhouse blues don't. Also compared to browns how loud would you say the jailhouse blues are?

They actuate at the bump.

Much quieter than browns. The most quiet of all Cherry MX. Still not totally silent so no promises there on whether you can use this in a courthouse, but whether you bottom out or not they're the most quiet switch type you can get.
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Blue MX Stems and some other switches
Post by: NeoNoeN on Sun, 28 December 2014, 19:25:52: Sorry forgot to ask this in the earlier post but did you use the O-rings or the wire method of locking them down?
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Blue MX Stems and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 29 December 2014, 03:19:27: Quote from: NeoNoeN on Sun, 28 December 2014, 19:25:52
Sorry forgot to ask this in the earlier post but did you use the O-rings or the wire method of locking them down?

Are you asking because you want to learn how to make, or because you want to buy and are curious?

If you want to make, don't worry, I have been wanting to make a video about this for a while. I'll get to that after my other projects are done.
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Blue MX Stems and some other switches
Post by: NeoNoeN on Mon, 29 December 2014, 04:02:51: Nah not looking to make :P I've just heard that the O-Ring method is a lot more consistent than the wire method so I'd be fairly interested in buying a O-Ring jailhouse blue switch than a wire jailhouse blue switch.
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Blue MX Stems and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 29 December 2014, 09:47:58: Not to worry, mine are fairly consistent because I use dental bands. And I discard the bands that are slightly off spec when I notice any inconsistency.

For the wire thing, I think that's much harder to make well. I salute the guys who do it, but I don't want to be one of them.
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Blue MX Stems and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 29 December 2014, 20:14:42: bump
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Brown MX switches and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 30 December 2014, 03:13:39: brown switches available!
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Brown MX switches and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 31 December 2014, 02:47:33: bump
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Brown MX switches and some other switches
Post by: nuclearsandwich on Wed, 31 December 2014, 03:00:02: Totally want those Jailhouses! I had such a hard time making them consistent. I made about six I really liked and a couple dozen that were scratchy. After that my fingers decided that the mod was nice but I couldn't hack the effort.
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Brown MX switches and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Thu, 08 January 2015, 05:31:47: bump
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Brown MX switches and some other switches
Post by: hebbler on Thu, 08 January 2015, 17:53:41: PM Sent. I'm interested in the Jailhouse Blues and some Browns.
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Brown MX switches and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 09 January 2015, 09:13:28: bump
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Brown MX switches and some other switches
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 09 January 2015, 09:16:46: didn't read the entire thread so maybe it has been answered

but are the brown mx switches pcb or plate mount?
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Brown MX switches and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 09 January 2015, 10:39:34: Quote from: SpAmRaY on Fri, 09 January 2015, 09:16:46
didn't read the entire thread so maybe it has been answered

but are the brown mx switches pcb or plate mount?

PCB mounted. Thank the lord. (Would've been hell to desolder if plate mounted on a 2x PCB)
Title: Re: 104 Jailhouse Blue switches, Brown MX switches and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 13 January 2015, 07:11:39: bump clears available again
Title: Re: light and heavy springs, Brown MX switches and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Thu, 15 January 2015, 11:27:47: bump
Title: Re: light and heavy springs, Brown MX switches and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 16 January 2015, 06:39:47: bump
Title: Re: light and heavy springs, Brown MX switches and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 18 January 2015, 19:07:33: bump
Title: Re: light and heavy springs, Brown MX switches and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 19 January 2015, 22:41:56: bump
Title: Re: light and heavy springs, Brown MX switches and some other switches
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 20 January 2015, 21:59:29: bump
Title: Re: springs, switches and jailhouse stuff
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 23 January 2015, 19:50:06: bump up and note the latest offerings

lets have some reviews on my jailhouse mods!
Title: Re: springs, switches and jailhouse stuff
Post by: moemoe666 on Sat, 24 January 2015, 12:40:57: that keyboard reminds me about GH 36 matrix :))

still waiting for that :))

GLWS
Title: Re: springs, switches and jailhouse stuff
Post by: qwxc on Sat, 24 January 2015, 14:47:38: Hey, I would really like enough of those green switches to fill a poker (61 or 62 I think?). I actually own a hhkb as well so would love to compare :-D
Title: Re: springs, switches and jailhouse stuff
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 24 January 2015, 20:23:44: Quote from: qwxc on Sat, 24 January 2015, 14:47:38
Hey, I would really like enough of those green switches to fill a poker (61 or 62 I think?). I actually own a hhkb as well so would love to compare :-D

Being ghetto greens, they are actually blue in colour but use heavy spring. The weight is less than real greens / blacks due to high actuation point.

I'm quite keen to sell to you because I really want someone to do a side by side comparison, especially in terms of noise and typing speed. If that's your cup of tea we have a deal. PM me!
Title: Re: springs, switches and jailhouse stuff
Post by: minh278 on Sun, 25 January 2015, 01:36:12: How much would it be for a 60% for the ghetto greens. Your post has made me interested to compare it to my 45g topre.
Title: Re: springs, switches and jailhouse stuff
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 26 January 2015, 00:22:47: bump
Title: Re: springs, switches and jailhouse stuff
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 27 January 2015, 09:20:02: bump
Title: Re: springs, switches and jailhouse stuff
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 28 January 2015, 04:43:12: bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches and Cherry pcb mounted stabs
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 02 February 2015, 03:23:41: bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches and Cherry pcb mounted stabs
Post by: animated on Mon, 02 February 2015, 11:24:10: pmed about the springs
Title: Re: springs, clear switches and Cherry pcb mounted stabs
Post by: minh278 on Mon, 02 February 2015, 23:14:58: would your light springs with the clears make ergo clears?
Title: Re: springs, clear switches and Cherry pcb mounted stabs
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 02 February 2015, 23:40:54: Quote from: minh278 on Mon, 02 February 2015, 23:14:58
would your light springs with the clears make ergo clears?

yes that is how ergo clears are made.
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 03 February 2015, 06:18:49: bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: minh278 on Tue, 03 February 2015, 08:41:08: Can i buy 40 clear switches with 40 light springs.
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: wordfool on Tue, 03 February 2015, 16:44:31: Odd request... I'm after a couple of clear switches, mounted if possible, to use as a ghetto switch sampler so I can find out if I want to transition from browns to clears. Doable?
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 04 February 2015, 07:14:38: bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 04 February 2015, 07:26:52: Quote from: wordfool on Tue, 03 February 2015, 16:44:31
Odd request... I'm after a couple of clear switches, mounted if possible, to use as a ghetto switch sampler so I can find out if I want to transition from browns to clears. Doable?

What mounting are you talking about?

As I am not conus I suggest trying the 'free things' section. Just ask for a clear; some people might be able to spare.
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: wordfool on Wed, 04 February 2015, 17:26:29: Quote from: berserkfan on Wed, 04 February 2015, 07:26:52
What mounting are you talking about?

As I am not conus I suggest trying the 'free things' section. Just ask for a clear; some people might be able to spare.

mounted on anything vaguely resembling the feel of a PCB I guess :D I'll try the free section, although I always thought that was more for people offering stuff than requesting stuff.
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 09 February 2015, 21:43:53: bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 11 February 2015, 07:14:21: bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 15 February 2015, 09:00:54: bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 17 February 2015, 10:16:44: bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: mogo on Wed, 18 February 2015, 13:13:08: Hi Gutz! Do you know roughly how heavy those "heavy" springs are? I'm looking for 85-100g. Cheers! :thumb:
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Thu, 19 February 2015, 10:23:05: bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 20 February 2015, 10:03:56: bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: iamtootallforthis on Fri, 20 February 2015, 13:26:18: The linear grays are plate mount or PCB?
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: suicidal_orange on Fri, 20 February 2015, 15:10:48: Quote from: iamtootallforthis on Fri, 20 February 2015, 13:26:18
The linear grays are plate mount or PCB?
I bought some from this thread and they don't have the extra plastic pins so that makes them plate mount, I think?
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 21 February 2015, 09:24:13: Quote from: iamtootallforthis on Fri, 20 February 2015, 13:26:18
The linear grays are plate mount or PCB?

plate mount
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 22 February 2015, 10:45:21: bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Thu, 26 February 2015, 21:18:08: bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 27 February 2015, 20:54:21: bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Sat, 28 February 2015, 17:39:16: final bump before I close shop!
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: pas008 on Sat, 28 February 2015, 20:11:38: pm'd
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: maximusprimate on Sun, 01 March 2015, 00:07:39: How much to ship the clear springs to Canada?
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: metafour on Sun, 01 March 2015, 02:54:30: Have you desoldered any more white switches and are they PCB or plate mount?
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 01 March 2015, 05:41:02: Quote from: maximusprimate on Sun, 01 March 2015, 00:07:39
How much to ship the clear springs to Canada?

2.5$ if untracked. Clear springs are inexpensive
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 01 March 2015, 05:43:56: Quote from: metafour on Sun, 01 March 2015, 02:54:30
Have you desoldered any more white switches and are they PCB or plate mount?

Yes now have lots. All pcb mounted New casings because I am keeping the plate mounted.
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: maximusprimate on Sun, 01 March 2015, 09:50:22: Quote from: berserkfan on Sun, 01 March 2015, 05:43:56
Quote from: metafour on Sun, 01 March 2015, 02:54:30
Have you desoldered any more white switches and are they PCB or plate mount?

Yes now have lots. All pcb mounted New casings because I am keeping the plate mounted.

Awesome. And what kind of springs are the light ones? Depending on what kind they are I'd be interested in them.
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 01 March 2015, 11:13:43: Quote from: maximusprimate on Sun, 01 March 2015, 09:50:22
Quote from: berserkfan on Sun, 01 March 2015, 05:43:56
Quote from: metafour on Sun, 01 March 2015, 02:54:30
Have you desoldered any more white switches and are they PCB or plate mount?

Yes now have lots. All pcb mounted New casings because I am keeping the plate mounted.

Awesome. And what kind of springs are the light ones? Depending on what kind they are I'd be interested in them.

thanks for your interest; the light springs are spoken for already sorry.
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: neverused on Sun, 01 March 2015, 11:15:10: How much would it be for all of the heavy Springs to 85283, USA?
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 03 March 2015, 06:47:25: not much stuff left but I'll just bump and leave a few days before locking thread
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Fri, 06 March 2015, 22:40:42: sigh, can't get away from gh. bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Tue, 10 March 2015, 11:12:18: bump
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: Applet on Wed, 11 March 2015, 12:40:35: Went and picked up my clears at the post office today, great stuff :)
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 11 March 2015, 13:18:45: Quote from: Applet on Wed, 11 March 2015, 12:40:35
Went and picked up my clears at the post office today, great stuff :)

Happy that you're happy!
Title: Re: springs, clear switches
Post by: ThatRusty on Wed, 11 March 2015, 15:42:50: Are there still heavy springs available? I'd be looking for about 100 to be shipped to Canada.