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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: cfishy on Thu, 22 May 2008, 21:42:38

Title: DIY wood keyboard - anyone seen this switch?
Post by: cfishy on Thu, 22 May 2008, 21:42:38
I havn't seen this switch before. What would it be?

http://www.monodo.jp/hacoa/product/diykit/index.html
Title: DIY wood keyboard - anyone seen this switch?
Post by: jemkeys on Thu, 22 May 2008, 22:38:55
Man that looks nice.  Too bad it probably costs a fortune.
Title: DIY wood keyboard - anyone seen this switch?
Post by: Waves77 on Fri, 23 May 2008, 00:21:26
Found these these (http://cgi.ebay.com/Real-Wood-USB-Keyboard-and-Optical-Mouse-Set-WOODEN_W0QQitemZ300225817635QQihZ020QQcategoryZ4706QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) on ebay as well... it'd be freakin' sweet to turn on old model m or so into one of these, the board shouldn't be too hard, but they keycaps :confused:
Title: DIY wood keyboard - anyone seen this switch?
Post by: lowpoly on Fri, 23 May 2008, 02:12:00
Quote from: jemkeys;4826
Man that looks nice.  Too bad it probably costs a fortune.
Here is a japanese store:

http://store.nifty.com/

Just enter 'hacoa' into the search box at the upper left.

The DIY kit is Y34,800, about $350.

Edit: a bit cheaper at  amazon.co.jp (http://www.amazon.co.jp/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?__mk_ja_JP=%83J%83%5E%83J%83i&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=hacoa&x=0&y=0)
Title: DIY wood keyboard - anyone seen this switch?
Post by: pex on Fri, 23 May 2008, 09:11:43
This is just asking for REGULAR SPLINTERING!
Title: DIY wood keyboard - anyone seen this switch?
Post by: djones on Fri, 23 May 2008, 11:40:04
i wonder if we can customize layout...
Title: DIY wood keyboard - anyone seen this switch?
Post by: Eclairz on Fri, 23 May 2008, 13:46:35
what we need is some company to make key caps for cherry key switches, and made from all sorts of material like the rubber from the razer lycosa, wood varnished and matt, metal with etched surface like a maglite, usual concave keys and apple style flat keys, glass, fabric. If this could happen then a more modular keyboard be created.
A full on modular keyboard should be larger than normal though as you wouldn't be restricted to just cable and key caps, but also keyswitches and key layout. Imagine black brown and blue keyswitches of varying strengths within a keyboard and arranged the way you want them to be. Course it would never happen as the cost of such a ultra niche device is fairly limited at best, + cost of keyboards are so cheap it might be cheaper to buy multiple boards.