Hey all,
I've been using mechanical keyboards for a long time now, but always pre-made. My first mechanical was (I think, I no longer have it) a Focus FK-2001 with what I think were White Alps switches. After that keyboard died (I have no idea how old it was when I got it, it was a freebie from work), I ended up getting a Das Keyboard Ultimate Model S with Cherry MX Blues. The blank keycaps annoyed the heck out of my friends, but I used it happily for probably around 10 years until recently when it was unceremoniously killed off by an especially nasty electrostatic shock. I have replaced it with a Leopold FC980m (Cherry MX Blue) and have absolutely fallen in love with the 1800 layout. Since I work from home now and need a 10 Key, but wanted more space for my mouse when gaming and for general ergonomics. At any rate I'm hoping to build a custom 1800 soon-ish and this seems like the place to be for customs. If you made it to the end of this post, thanks a lot for reading my life story
. Cheers!