Was reading your reddit post about this. Will this be programmable?
Was reading your reddit post about this. Will this be programmable?Saw it on Reddit, found it here. Will be watching this from my chair at home.
This is an awesome project. Will you have feet at the bottom of the case to prop it up?
It would be difficult to type on if it was completely flat.
When would the potential GB begin?
This is an awesome project. Will you have feet at the bottom of the case to prop it up?
It would be difficult to type on if it was completely flat.
On the prototype I'm using the big hemispherical rubber feet that came with my TEX case in the back and it feels perfect to me. I was planning on including a set of rubber feet like that with the kit. Unfortunately aluminum feet like GON's or TEX's might raise the price above my target. Keep in mind that the AEKII caps have a curved profile and get a bit taller the further up the board you go.
Here's my foot setup on the proto:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/hEg5KlV.jpg)
This is an awesome project. Will you have feet at the bottom of the case to prop it up?
It would be difficult to type on if it was completely flat.
On the prototype I'm using the big hemispherical rubber feet that came with my TEX case in the back and it feels perfect to me. I was planning on including a set of rubber feet like that with the kit. Unfortunately aluminum feet like GON's or TEX's might raise the price above my target. Keep in mind that the AEKII caps have a curved profile and get a bit taller the further up the board you go.
Here's my foot setup on the proto:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/hEg5KlV.jpg)
Ahh that's really too bad. I have two AEK2 that I type on and know that there are profiled caps but I still prefer the option of having more of a slant. Maybe we can have the holes cut at the bottom for screws, then have it as an optional thing? I'm sure I'm not alone in wanting more of an angle. I've typed on many flat keyboards before and they really don't feel right to me.
This is an awesome project. Will you have feet at the bottom of the case to prop it up?
It would be difficult to type on if it was completely flat.
On the prototype I'm using the big hemispherical rubber feet that came with my TEX case in the back and it feels perfect to me. I was planning on including a set of rubber feet like that with the kit. Unfortunately aluminum feet like GON's or TEX's might raise the price above my target. Keep in mind that the AEKII caps have a curved profile and get a bit taller the further up the board you go.
Here's my foot setup on the proto:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/hEg5KlV.jpg)
Ahh that's really too bad. I have two AEK2 that I type on and know that there are profiled caps but I still prefer the option of having more of a slant. Maybe we can have the holes cut at the bottom for screws, then have it as an optional thing? I'm sure I'm not alone in wanting more of an angle. I've typed on many flat keyboards before and they really don't feel right to me.
Mounting holes compatible with GON's feet are definitely doable! Just added them to the CAD file.
Does it have to be ceracoated, over anodized? I'm worried that ceracoat would affect the feel of the surface.
God damn....Alps boards are getting so much attention lately I just don't have the money to get them all! haha. My only major concern is the number pad, does it have to be on the left? Or can it be on the right?
This needs to be made. Im surprised you haven't made a typing video of it yet.
God damn....Alps boards are getting so much attention lately I just don't have the money to get them all! haha. My only major concern is the number pad, does it have to be on the left? Or can it be on the right?
The TK on the right would mean redesigning every aspect of the board so it unfortunately isn't viable. I put the TK on the left to allow for mouse placement close to homerow but without sacrificing the functionality of the TK.
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God damn....Alps boards are getting so much attention lately I just don't have the money to get them all! haha. My only major concern is the number pad, does it have to be on the left? Or can it be on the right?
The TK on the right would mean redesigning every aspect of the board so it unfortunately isn't viable. I put the TK on the left to allow for mouse placement close to homerow but without sacrificing the functionality of the TK.
That's understandable. I'm actually right handed myself so I normally use the mouse on my right, but recently I thought I should use my mouse with the left hand so I could build up some ambidextrous mouse skills :P
Also sidenote (sorry if this is not pertaining to the thread topic): do you still use the terrible abs spacebar? The one on mine is absolutely atrocious and don't really wanna harvest that onto something this beautiful haha
Also loving the typing video! Looks sexy in action! :D
Oh wow lol ahead of the game. Side note do you game with that CST L-trac?
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My oh my are the first and third colours beautiful.
It's looking like the first one (Satin Mag) is going to be one of the final colors!
Does it have to be ceracoated, over anodized? I'm worried that ceracoat would affect the feel of the surface.
Does it have to be ceracoated, over anodized? I'm worried that ceracoat would affect the feel of the surface.
Can we get a pure black cerakote? I've always been a closet gun nut (love guns, never bought any cause not practical to own), so I'm aware of Cerakote.
I think a pure black option would be awesome haha.
Does it have to be ceracoated, over anodized? I'm worried that ceracoat would affect the feel of the surface.
Cerakote is an amazing finish. It is incredibly durable, much more so than anodizing, both hard and soft varieties. Really the only difference between hard and soft anodizing is the length of time in one of the baths. Plus, cerakote can actually be color matched, anodizing, not so much due to how the process works. Though color matching a cerakote finish to an existing color of another part is difficult and fairly expensive due to the mixing required. But the same color from two different shops should be identical colors. With anodizing, you are lucky to get the same color from two different parts sent at different times.
I have made a custom LARGE mouse pad with cerakote finish on aluminum. Been used for months now, still looks and feels like the day he received it.
Btw Koalapear, you should have totally brought some aek keycaps so we could see how well the beige goes against the various colours... the shop might think you're insane though :p
Personally I think the grey or brass would complement the beige nicely but that's just my thoughts.
This thing looks amazing. I am absolutely interested in one of these.
Were those plate recesses cut with a ball end mill?
I assume that getting crazy colors for a single board isn't really viable here. I'm definitely interested, as I've always wanted a more lefty oriented board. (It's interesting, because I use my right hand to mouse, unless it's a touch pad, then I use my left. And I'm a lefty who can't use a left handed mouse, unless it's a trackball. Very weird, I know, but having the numpad on the left is what I've wanted for a while.) Anyway, if it isn't possible to get a crazy one-off color for this, how hard is it to get a part stripped and re-coated?
Also, just to confirm, I can use MX-compatible switches with the PCB, right?
Thanks! Definitely interested!
Darn. Well, I've never had an alps board, so I suppose that now is as good a time as any! Good to know about the colors, I'll take a closer look at them and find a few that catch my eye. Hopefully some other around here/other people will want their stuff in the same color!I assume that getting crazy colors for a single board isn't really viable here. I'm definitely interested, as I've always wanted a more lefty oriented board. (It's interesting, because I use my right hand to mouse, unless it's a touch pad, then I use my left. And I'm a lefty who can't use a left handed mouse, unless it's a trackball. Very weird, I know, but having the numpad on the left is what I've wanted for a while.) Anyway, if it isn't possible to get a crazy one-off color for this, how hard is it to get a part stripped and re-coated?
Also, just to confirm, I can use MX-compatible switches with the PCB, right?
Thanks! Definitely interested!
The guy I talked to at the Cerakote place said that if a one-off color was desirable then he might be able to do it with a batch of stuff he's doing for said color. Not sure how easy that would really be to put together though.
Also, neither the plate nor PCB are MX compatible, ALPs only.
It sure would be amazing if there were a place to source good condition AEK spacebars......
Weeellll, if my eyes and counting aren't wrong, the AEK spacebar is a 6.5 right? I just so happen to know of a sweet GB on ALPS keycaps going on right now! njbair's Alpine Winter set would look lovely on this build! https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=75515.0
Weeellll, if my eyes and counting aren't wrong, the AEK spacebar is a 6.5 right? I just so happen to know of a sweet GB on ALPS keycaps going on right now! njbair's Alpine Winter set would look lovely on this build! https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=75515.0
I already know about Alpine Winters but it's in DCS profile which I highly doubt will be a perfect match for the AEK profile. (Though if anyone has a comparison for the profiles of the spacebars that would be nice) Thanks anyway for the suggestion :) In the meantime I guess I can try retrobrite and other hacks to get it look and feel new.
Someone get onto making AEK2 PBT spacebars already please! :D