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Title: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: PointyFox on Mon, 22 April 2013, 17:36:54
I'm looking for a 100% scale board with MX White (can be TKL), or a board I could easily convert to MX White.  Does anyone know where I could find one? 
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 22 April 2013, 17:57:08
MechanicalKeyboards.com sells a Pure in MX Whites. I'm typing on one now. But it's a 60% board.
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: PointyFox on Mon, 22 April 2013, 18:26:41
It doesn't have arrow keys  :eek:
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: Halverson on Mon, 22 April 2013, 18:28:49
It doesn't have arrow keys  :eek:

I have a Race with whites! I bought it from Qtan when they first came out...lemme see if they are still available. Coz yes, they have arrows.
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: Halverson on Mon, 22 April 2013, 18:29:11
http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=210

VOILA! White switch race!
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: PointyFox on Mon, 22 April 2013, 18:32:54
Thanks, but I don't like the odd shaped keys  :p
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: Halverson on Mon, 22 April 2013, 18:38:20
Why you so difficult Pointy! :p

Well if anyone is going to make a white TKL, it'll be Ducky I'm sure.

Unless you make a Phantom with whites.
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: PointyFox on Mon, 22 April 2013, 18:41:18
How do I make a phantom?  I think the GBs are closed for them?
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: The_Beast on Mon, 22 April 2013, 18:42:53
How do I make a phantom?  I think the GBs are closed for them?

You'll need a phantom PCB and plate, which are both closed/shipped


plus a case, switches, stabilizers, and caps.....
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: Halverson on Mon, 22 April 2013, 18:42:56
How do I make a phantom?  I think the GBs are closed for them?

Mmm I think they are. I would make a WTB Phantom PCB thread maybe. But finding white switches may be tricky as well.

How are your soldering skills?
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: PointyFox on Mon, 22 April 2013, 19:02:12
How do I make a phantom?  I think the GBs are closed for them?

Mmm I think they are. I would make a WTB Phantom PCB thread maybe. But finding white switches may be tricky as well.

How are your soldering skills?

Excellent  :cool:
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: kwago on Mon, 22 April 2013, 19:15:11
dangwang on DT is auctioning a phantom ansi layout with 55g whites
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: csloan1218 on Mon, 22 April 2013, 19:27:15
I saw that deck has some boards that come with white switches, if you don't mind the disco lights and the price tag.
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: jabar on Mon, 22 April 2013, 19:30:24
I saw that deck has some boards that come with white switches, if you don't mind the disco lights and the price tag.
Decks have MX Clears, the heavier tactile switch. MX Whites are soft clicky switches more similar to Blues.
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: csloan1218 on Mon, 22 April 2013, 19:32:44
I saw that deck has some boards that come with white switches, if you don't mind the disco lights and the price tag.
Decks have MX Clears, the heavier tactile switch. MX Whites are soft clicky switches more similar to Blues.

Ah youre right I was mistaken.

I knew they were uncommon, atleast for the boards I was looking at
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: dante on Mon, 22 April 2013, 19:34:19
Keycool is selling a limited edition 108 model with MX Whites and Dyesub keys.
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: PointyFox on Mon, 22 April 2013, 20:25:49
Keycool is selling a limited edition 108 model with MX Whites and Dyesub keys.

Where do I find these?  I can't read Chinese :P
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: dante on Mon, 22 April 2013, 20:28:36
Keycool is selling a limited edition 108 model with MX Whites and Dyesub keys.

Where do I find these?  I can't read Chinese :P

Step #1: Find someone who can handle a Taobao transaction.
Step #2: Give them this: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.10.1.TyB1re&id=22625184812

Best quote:

Quote
White-axis:

CHERRY MX shaft products, has announced the stop product once brilliant mechanical axis of God, and now reproduce again, it will be assembled for the first time in the OEM series of mechanical keyboard. The white shaft very special, the general novice players are just beginning are very difficult to manage.
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: Halverson on Mon, 22 April 2013, 20:31:46
Keycool is selling a limited edition 108 model with MX Whites and Dyesub keys.

Where do I find these?  I can't read Chinese :P

Step #1: Find someone who can handle a Taobao transaction.
Step #2: Give them this: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.10.1.TyB1re&id=22625184812

Best quote:

Quote
White-axis:

CHERRY MX shaft products, has announced the stop product once brilliant mechanical axis of God, and now reproduce again, it will be assembled for the first time in the OEM series of mechanical keyboard. The white shaft very special, the general novice players are just beginning are very difficult to manage.

Aren't white axis clear, and milk axis white?
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: Tarzan on Mon, 22 April 2013, 20:33:49
Keycool is selling a limited edition 108 model with MX Whites and Dyesub keys.

Where do I find these?  I can't read Chinese :P

Step #1: Find someone who can handle a Taobao transaction.
Step #2: Give them this: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.10.1.TyB1re&id=22625184812

Best quote:

Quote
White-axis:

CHERRY MX shaft products, has announced the stop product once brilliant mechanical axis of God, and now reproduce again, it will be assembled for the first time in the OEM series of mechanical keyboard. The white shaft very special, the general novice players are just beginning are very difficult to manage.

Oh, that's nice!  I especially like the one with green legends!

Let's see, 698.00 renminbi is about $113.00, plus shipping (twice), handling, and the Taobao agent surcharge...  $175.00?  Tempting, tempting...
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: Halverson on Mon, 22 April 2013, 20:35:52
I may throw down money on white shaft being clear and milk being white.

If you can solder Pointy, get some white switches, and just swap them in your board of choice, then sell other switches :)
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: Tarzan on Mon, 22 April 2013, 20:39:11
I may throw down money on white shaft being clear and milk being white.

If you can solder Pointy, get some white switches, and just swap them in your board of choice, then sell other switches :)

Good point.  By the way, taking a close look at the Taobao ad, those are clear switches.  I have a board with white switches, and they are much more opaque.  Plus, the white switches have a little nub on the slider (that came out sounding all wrong...) that isn't visible on the Keycool switches.
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: PointyFox on Mon, 22 April 2013, 20:56:15
I may throw down money on white shaft being clear and milk being white.

If you can solder Pointy, get some white switches, and just swap them in your board of choice, then sell other switches :)

That might take a while.  Desoldering is much harder than soldering, especially with something that has more than one solder point  :mad:
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: rootwyrm on Tue, 23 April 2013, 23:59:17
The linked Keycool is MX White and most definitely not Milk.

As in it is 80cN clicky.

As in help me pester MK till they order a batch of that exact board. Because it is apparently phenomenal.
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: jabar on Wed, 24 April 2013, 00:08:17
Milk = Clear
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: Loligagger on Wed, 24 April 2013, 00:10:18
If I remember correctly "milk" refers to mx whites while "white" refers to mx clears.
Title: Re: Looking for MX White boards
Post by: Glod on Wed, 24 April 2013, 01:33:30
milk = white correct not clear, KBT/Vortex/whatever even says Milk on the box

heh whites are really nice but are a bit heavy but some people like that, they are the best sounding switches in my opinion of all of them, better than blue.

never shared this but i completely destroyed a bunch of my white switches that originated from the special RACE (they eventually got desoldered and put on poker). It was when i was doing some experimenting with different springs, adding stickers, and adding lube. it was my first time opening up switches and messed up things like the metal leaf things as well as over-lubing switches which removes the click. still need to go through and recover what i can salvage; such a mess.