I have had the issue. Used a different spacebar. Somehow the problem occured because the spacebar was warped. I know that should not cause it to "stick" usually, but I think the uneven space bar took more force to get back to resting position somehow, so it would sometimes get stuck halfway through. I never went and looked for the specifics of the situation, but you may want to check whether it is actually the stabilizer that is the culprit.
Check if the switch in the middle is mounted on flat, and there's no elevation at the edges or corners.
Also, Check the space-bar for flatness, test a different spacebar and you'd know if it's the bar, or the board..
The wire doesn't seem like it's the problem but it could be..
I know a few of my wires have imperfect bends, but it doesn't matter because the spacing in the little white pegs is much bigger than the diameter of the wire.
I have had the issue. Used a different spacebar. Somehow the problem occured because the spacebar was warped. I know that should not cause it to "stick" usually, but I think the uneven space bar took more force to get back to resting position somehow, so it would sometimes get stuck halfway through. I never went and looked for the specifics of the situation, but you may want to check whether it is actually the stabilizer that is the culprit.
I have had the issue. Used a different spacebar. Somehow the problem occured because the spacebar was warped. I know that should not cause it to "stick" usually, but I think the uneven space bar took more force to get back to resting position somehow, so it would sometimes get stuck halfway through. I never went and looked for the specifics of the situation, but you may want to check whether it is actually the stabilizer that is the culprit.
It is MOST likely that the space bar is warped, or the stem on it is mismolded and not straight.
Mmmmm judging from the pic the stabilizer looks ok. Try lubing the joint where the plastic meet with metal. Like people say check to see if the spacebar is straight. Also check to see if the stabilizer is straight.
After that I'd ask you about your keycaps. Are those stock OEM profile keycaps? Personally I find Cherry profile keycaps doesn't have enough clearance and will grind against the stabilizer wire and causes sticking.
Otherwise in worst case scenario you can buy new parts from WASD Keyboards.
Some of those stabilizer holes on the plate is really tight, and the stabilizer mount doesn't fully seat in there. Try a little force to spread the 2 prongs apart a little more to see if that helps.
Try swapping a few different stabilizer mounts in there. Some may be thin enough to fully open in the hole. You never know.
Thanks for the response, you guys :)
So I forgot to mention that I had tried different spacebars, different stabilizers, and checked to make sure the spacebars were flat and the switch was soldered in flat/flush to the plate. It really does seem to have been an issue with the stabilizer itself. I think it may have happened during the shipping here and the heat in Florida had warped the stabilizer??? The best results so far have been me stretching the stabilizer apart to increase the space in which the white stem can move around. It may also be that the plate's hole for the stabilizer may be a lil' small as the Razer BWU stabilizers were too long in the Filco and was worse than the stock Filco stabilizers, but when I threw the Razer BWU stabilizers into my universal TKL plate, they fit perfectly and had no problems with the spacebar.
The stabilizer wire and spacebar weren't put on in this picture but I did try it out with everything in place and it worked just fine, which does mean there is something is wrong with the Filco, or at least that the hole in the Filco plate for the stabilizer is kind of tight.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/5UHKsga.jpg)