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Title: Questions about the failed HHKB CNC Case...
Post by: blackriver on Fri, 26 July 2019, 09:51:46

So don't ask why  :confused: but I have a few questions about the CNC HHKB case that failed on massdrop. My first question is in regards to the sound it makes. Many people have mentioned that it makes a ping noise when you type. Is this on the upstroke, the down stroke or both? I have also heard that it is "scratchy", is it unbearable or just different?

Hypothetically can one of the cases really only be made if the plate is made out of a plastic? Im curious because if the ping is on the upstroke I feel like it could easily be solved with some orings or silencing stickers of some sort. I addition I feel like the scratchiness could be solved by pressing in some sort of low friction plastic where the plunger meets the case.

If anyone has info on this I would really like to get some info on it!

Title: Re: Questions about the failed HHKB CNC Case...
Post by: dgneo on Fri, 26 July 2019, 09:55:46

Quote from: blackriver on Fri, 26 July 2019, 09:51:46

So don't ask why  :confused: but I have a few questions about the CNC HHKB case that failed on massdrop. My first question is in regards to the sound it makes. Many people have mentioned that it makes a ping noise when you type. Is this on the upstroke, the down stroke or both? I have also heard that it is "scratchy", is it unbearable or just different?

Hypothetically can one of the cases really only be made if the plate is made out of a plastic? Im curious because if the ping is on the upstroke I feel like it could easily be solved with some orings or silencing stickers of some sort. I addition I feel like the scratchiness could be solved by pressing in some sort of low friction plastic where the plunger meets the case.

If anyone has info on this I would really like to get some info on it!

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=76124.0

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=76746.0

These two threads should answer any questions you have (particularly the second one)

Title: Re: Questions about the failed HHKB CNC Case...
Post by: rxc92 on Fri, 26 July 2019, 11:23:23

Metal cases just don't suit Topre sounds; they make them ping much louder. There are plenty of great videos on the Norbauer metal case for RF boards, and it's obnoxiously pingy to to me.