CaptainBadAss' Keycap and Switch Test Tour

[SpAmRaY]

Captain does your switch try bag have the matias switches?

[CPTBadAss]

It does not. However, it does have a Clicky Grey switch which Mr. Interface said was the basis for the Matias Clicky switch or the switch in the Matias Tactile boards.

[tricheboars]

i want in! i am trying to find out if i want 45g or 55g topre.

[Hyde]

Noooooooo no love for us Canadians 

[TimIsABat]

SIGN ME UP!
Exactly what I've been looking for. This will help me decide on what mx switch I should get with a Poker II.
Please?

Please read the OP and then tell me if you qualify for this tour.

woops

[CPTBadAss]

i want in! i am trying to find out if i want 45g or 55g topre.

Sure, I'll add you to the list of participants.

Noooooooo no love for us Canadians 

There has been some interest in regards to an international tour. I might open this up to Canada next round. Unsure yet since shipping costs in Non-CONUS is expensive.

woops

Sorry man. Maybe you'll have 100 posts when round 2 comes around

[SpAmRaY]

Captain when were you starting this up?

[tom88jerry]

*Tour is CONUS only* 

[CPTBadAss]

If there is enough interest, I might do a Canadian tour next time. And now that I have 8 people. I think I'm going to cap this and call it Round 1. Tour should take about 2 months total. I will send this out on 6/15 or 6/18, so this coming Saturday or Monday. Order will go by the listing in the OP. If everyone could send me their address, that'd be great. I'll try and send out a mass PM soon to remind everyone

I might keep it running like AKIMbO's Model F tour or I might have it sent back to me for improvements to Round 2.

[Hyde]

There has been some interest in regards to an international tour. I might open this up to Canada next round. Unsure yet since shipping costs in Non-CONUS is expensive.

Make Halverson pay for it lol jk.

[tricheboars]

I am excited.

[222lu222]

Wow this looks really interesting good luck to all the people who are going to try all this cool stuff out. I just found out of this website a couple days ago by maybe ill have the 100 posts by round 2. I'd love to try these out, but in 2 months ill probably buy a mechanical keyboard fall in love with it, sell my bed and house but a bunch of keyboards and stop paying all bills and just walk around with a shopping kart full of mechanical keyboards . I'll be known as the clicker just be clicking while walking. But yeah good luck to you all and have fun, and guys be sure to say thanks to captainbadass cuz he certainly is badass!

[CPTBadAss]

Thanks for the kind words and welcome to GeekHack! I hope to see you in Round2

[lightsout714]

If you got room for one more I'd like to check it out. No worries though.

[CPTBadAss]

Sure lightsout714, I'll add you to the tour. PM me your address.

Goodfella and CommunistWitchDr, I need your addresses still. Please reply to my PM.

Everyone else, I will be sending this out Monday. TheFlyingRaccoon will be first. Remember, you get one week when you receive the tour stuff and you MUST write something. Feel free to post it here or in another review. Thanks for signing up everyone.

[Melvang]

Where should we write our comments at?

[CPTBadAss]

I say this in the post above but you can post in this thread or if it suits your fancy, write a big review and put it in the reviews section.

In other news, I've updated the OP and second post a little. Let me know what everyone thinks or if anyone has questions.

If your name is goodfella, I still need your address.

[lightsout714]

Woot I'm in, thanks! Really want to try topre and BS, and alps for that matter but I've really wanted to try the latter two for a while.

[TheBinary]

Thanks CPTBadAsss for my being able to try all this out without evening needing to involve the postal service.

I got a chance to try many switches, & several boards. As well as some other gear that I likely otherwise would have never encountered. Hopefully we can do something similar again soon! You are a very kind host. Thank you & I hope you had a good time hanging out as well (or at least seeing my in seeing what was in my collection).

Enjoy your cloud cap

-TheBinary

[CPTBadAss]

Thanks Binary. It was a good time.

To everyone else, I sent out the package to TheFlyingRaccoon today! So the tour has officially begun

[CPTBadAss]

Everyone on the tour, if you could PM me the tracking number you get when you send the package out to the next person, I'd appreciate it. Also if you could take a picture or just let me know that you've received and sent the package, that would be great.

I've updated the OP to say this. I also got word that TheFlyingRaccoon will be adding a Hall Effect switch to the tour. Thanks man! And yes, the package is currently with him.

[Dubsgalore]

ah i can't wait to taste the topre
it shall decide if i love the cup o' rubber or if i hate it

we shall see...

[tricheboars]

ah i can't wait to taste the topre
it shall decide if i love the cup o' rubber or if i hate it

we shall see...

dubs we think alike.

[Dubsgalore]

ah i can't wait to taste the topre
it shall decide if i love the cup o' rubber or if i hate it

we shall see...

dubs we think alike.

  only time will tell now

[SpAmRaY]

ah i can't wait to taste the topre
it shall decide if i love the cup o' rubber or if i hate it

we shall see...

For the record it's not quite the same....having tried the topre keychain, mr switch bag topre and a topre keyboard....I speak from experience

[CPTBadAss]

Of course it's not the same. I even say that in the OP. But trying a keychain or single switch is better than guessing with numbers or trying to figure out someone else's description of a switch.

[SpAmRaY]

Of course it's not the same. I even say that in the OP. But trying a keychain or single switch is better than guessing with numbers or trying to figure out someone else's description of a switch.

Just didn't want dubs missing out!

Also captain is there room on your tester for a few more keycaps?? And I'll probably add the two matias switches and any 'other' switches I have that aren't included, if that's ok.

[CPTBadAss]

I don't actually have the switches mounted if that's what you mean by "tester". The switches are loose in bags. If you can fit the two Matias switches into the box/bag, that would be amazing. It was already a bit of a tight fit, but you're more than welcome to try it.

It's only that Tipro that has plate-mounted Blacks and that's to try keycaps. I should've taken a better picture.

[SpAmRaY]

I don't actually have the switches mounted if that's what you mean by "tester". The switches are loose in bags. If you can fit the two Matias switches into the box/bag, that would be amazing. It was already a bit of a tight fit, but you're more than welcome to try it.

It's only that Tipro that has plate-mounted Blacks and that's to try keycaps. I should've taken a better picture.

Yeah I meant on the Tipro where there any spots left open for more mx keycaps?

[Dubsgalore]

thanks ray, i know that a switch by itself is different then when on a board...but at least i shall be able to get an idea of what it feels like

first time i will be able to try out a topre board is at the spring summer NYC meetup....east coast represent..

[CPTBadAss]

I don't actually have the switches mounted if that's what you mean by "tester". The switches are loose in bags. If you can fit the two Matias switches into the box/bag, that would be amazing. It was already a bit of a tight fit, but you're more than welcome to try it.

It's only that Tipro that has plate-mounted Blacks and that's to try keycaps. I should've taken a better picture.

Yeah I meant on the Tipro where there any spots left open for more mx keycaps?

I'm confused. What are your questions?

[SpAmRaY]

I don't actually have the switches mounted if that's what you mean by "tester". The switches are loose in bags. If you can fit the two Matias switches into the box/bag, that would be amazing. It was already a bit of a tight fit, but you're more than welcome to try it.

It's only that Tipro that has plate-mounted Blacks and that's to try keycaps. I should've taken a better picture.

Yeah I meant on the Tipro where there any spots left open for more mx keycaps?

I'm confused. What are your questions?

[CPTBadAss]

You said you wanted to add Matias switches and then in the next post you asked about space on the Tipro without answering my questions. Confuse me more bro. What novelty caps?

And what switches do you have? You can check my review to see what switches the tour doesn't have. I'm really hoping someone has a Green switch to add. Your Matias switches will be very nice as well

[SpAmRaY]

You said you wanted to add Matias switches and then in the next post you asked about space on the Tipro without answering my questions. Confuse me more bro. What novelty caps?

I've got lots to pick from, maybe a couple painted ones just so people can see what they 'feel' like and a couple others just to fill out the board and you can keep them when it gets back to you.

If you don't want it changed I'll just leave it just like I get it, no biggie.

And the reason I offered the matias switches is I was thinking you said your switch test bag didn't have those so I was gong to add those to the switch test bag and let you keep them also, and I might have a green and a gray mx switch also.

[CPTBadAss]

I'd be very grateful for additions . I just wanted to know what you had is all. Would you happen to have any POM caps? Or anything in addition to the painted caps? Primarily looking for materials we don't already have on the tester; anything unique.

If you can fit the Matias switches, Green, and Grey MX switches into the box, I'd be super grateful as well. And I'm sure everyone after you will be very happy.

[SpAmRaY]

I'd be very grateful for additions . I just wanted to know what you had is all. Would you happen to have any POM caps? Or anything in addition to the painted caps? Primarily looking for materials we don't already have on the tester; anything unique.

If you can fit the Matias switches, Green, and Grey MX switches into the box, I'd be super grateful as well. And I'm sure everyone after you will be very happy.

You know I'm not exactly sure how to tell ....I've got hundreds of crap bag keycaps........

[CPTBadAss]

The SP Crap Bag? I think those will mostly be their Thin ABS doubleshots. Do you know if there are any that are a weird profile? Or can you snap a picture at all?

[SpAmRaY]

The SP Crap Bag? I think those will mostly be their Thin ABS doubleshots. Do you know if there are any that are a weird profile? Or can you snap a picture at all?

I'll try and take a look tonight. I'm thinking I've got some SA spherical caps in the crap bag mix.

I do have some SP esports flat caps also.

[CPTBadAss]

If you could hook up the tour with SA spherical and the e-sports caps, as well as the switches you mentioned before (Matias, MX Green, MX Grey), that'd be incredible. Thank you and let me know. I'll update the OP. Which Grey by the way? Tactile or Linear?

[SpAmRaY]

If you could hook up the tour with SA spherical and the e-sports caps, as well as the switches you mentioned before (Matias, MX Green, MX Grey), that'd be incredible. Thank you and let me know. I'll update the OP. Which Grey by the way? Tactile or Linear?

Pretty sure it was Linear, it was heavy, which I liked but had no bump which was sad.

[CPTBadAss]

Ray, how many caps did you end up finding? I might have found a person willing to donate POM caps.

[SpAmRaY]

Ray, how many caps did you end up finding? I might have found a person willing to donate POM caps.

I have plenty of caps like these...

[CPTBadAss]

Oooo fancy. I'm going to see if my POM source comes through. Otherwise I'm thinking you could add 2 sphericals, 2 e-sports, and a painted cap? And those switches? That would be amazing 

[SpAmRaY]

Oooo fancy. I'm going to see if my POM source comes through. Otherwise I'm thinking you could add 2 sphericals, 2 e-sports, and a painted cap? And those switches? That would be amazing 

Consider it done!!

[tricheboars]

I have some Pom caps I may add to the rotation.

[CPTBadAss]

Seeing as we now have a bigger box, that would be awesome tricheboars.  Pretty sure TheFlyingRaccoon got mad at me and said there was no way I got all the switches and the Tipro all into the Flat Rate Box. That being said...the shipping rates might have changed. I'll have to ask.

[Input Nirvana]

I confess I haven't read the couple threads regarding this or the links; and I've only read only the couple big posts, so I'm missing some details. I wanted to throw my name into the ring. I promise to read the thread tonight or tomorrow to get caught up, but I already see super cool stuff here.

I was part of the U.S. Cherry Switch Tester about May 2012 and I didn't vomit on the numpad they sent me (go ahead and ask Hashbaz). I got to try Ergo Clears and I think a Ghetto Red (?) that was cool and very helpful.

I like to see the "other" switches and mostly interested in the different keycaps. Anyone that has seen more than a dozen of my posts knows that I'm gonna DIE if I can't get a blank, PBT set of keycaps with the same profiles as a Kinesis for the Split Kinesis Project... but I'm skimpy on the actual feel of the different keycaps. I was at the GH Bay Area Meetup, but that damn slave driver Samwisekoi had me packing Retro DSA keycaps...so my keyboard time was somewhat abbreviated. Oh yea, I was a little late too.

You can put my name on the list, and I'll take YOUR name off MY hit list (regardless of the $50 another Geekhacker gave me to snuff you out).

[CPTBadAss]

Sure, I'll add you to the list Input Nirvana. And I'd sincerely hope I'm worth more than $50

[CPTBadAss]

The tour is now on it's way to ray4jc. The new box that TheFlyingRaccoon put the tour in is $8.75. If you don't like the price increase, please let me know or try to refit the tour back into a small flat rate USPS box.

[linziyi]

May I join the pool as well? Just got my hands on greens switches recently and kneel down before my curiosity of how others feel like