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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: o2dazone on Tue, 02 June 2009, 09:16:37
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V awesome
http://www.unnumbered.net/~umeno/al_hhk/index.html
(http://www.unnumbered.net/~umeno/al_hhk/P7010170s.JPG)
(http://www.unnumbered.net/~umeno/al_hhk/P7010145s.JPG)
(http://www.unnumbered.net/~umeno/al_hhk/P7010146s.JPG)
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wouldn't that mess up the feel of the keys?
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yeah I can imagine them getting pretty slippery after your hands get sweaty. If you look through all the photos you'll see that he used a metal press or something to construct each individual metal key. Quite insane, talk about adding weight to your board
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Yeah, removes some of the texture if not all (if he burnished it).
We're gonna have the same problem with the blank Filco keys btw. People are going to complain they feel different because they are uncoated so modders will have a field day figuring out how to "texturize" the key.
They're not going to feel too different. My Filco's keys are already shiny.
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thats pretty slick but I don't think I would want one. The first thing I thought of was the terminator robot. lol, that keyboard might try to kill me.
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thats pretty slick but I don't think I would want one. The first thing I thought of was the terminator robot. lol, that keyboard might try to kill me.
I could see it now. You go to log in to your computer and this hand pops out from the side and reaches for you and says "Come with me if you want to login"
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Since yours are shiny do you think they feel any different?? Just curious.
Yes. The F keys, whach I don't use very often, have a nice, textured feel to them. The letter keys; especially E, T, D, etc.; feel like regular slick plastic.
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On topic: I would really like this 'board is the metal had a matte finish. Also, did the guy use aluminum too keep the weight down, or did he use some other metal (steel)?
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A matte finish with knurling on the keys would be great. Non-slip keys that never wear out.
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I'd kill to get a anodized titanium version.
And maybe with letter inlays in chrome....
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Keeping that thing clean would be a nightmare...
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that looks great, nice work to whoever did that
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There's only one thing I can say about this...
ooh, shiny!
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Crazy. Love it.
Looks like he uses a Roland Modela MDX-15 (http://www.rolanddga.com/asd/products/scanners/MDX15/) for milling.
As for key texture, I think a polished surface is less slippery. It's the same with slick tires in racing. Unless it rains (i.e. your hands are sweaty), then some profile will help. Another example are boat hulls which are painted with rough paint to reduce the friction on the water.
Thinking about this, all keycaps seem to be designed for sweaty people. :smile: Well, it might have to do with finger prints too. You can even see some on the aluminum HHKB.
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(http://www.jukkasjarvi400.com/images/pagemaster/kiruna_church_winter_exterior.jpg)
Space tourism.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2008/04/swedish-city-ge/ (http://www.wired.com/autopia/2008/04/swedish-city-ge/)
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Actually I live 1120 miles south of that town. Same climate as Denmark, I'm happy those few occasions we have snow for christmas.
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http://most-expensive.net/10-computer-keyboards
Some people are willing to do a lot for their HHKB.
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My mom tells me that the best sushi is made my men because they have colder hands. BTW - she didn't talk about the virgin part.
I never though about that. It make sense, though. Similarly, bakers tend to roll out dough on marble and bathe their hands (briefly) in ice water for the saem effect.
Somehow, I don't think virgins (men, that is) would have colder hands. Friction generates a lot of heat.
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Oh, and maybe I just don't appreciate the finish of the keys enough, but I don't really find the HHKB all that attractive in that color scheme. I think it would be nicer if the case were finished the same way. At least they could have used the black/grey as the base.