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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: W_hinklebottom on Tue, 27 October 2015, 10:38:02
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Hello, I started on Mechanical keyboards 7 months ago and it has been a steep climb from my first (Corsair K90) to my current (HHKB Type-S with 55g domes) lots of buying and selling it has been a lot of fun and very expensive. My favorite part of the hobby so far is opening up keyboards checking out the guts and modifying a keyboard to suit my prefrences.
I have learned a lot from just lurking on posts about modification and I am hoping to get more involved in posting and discussions.
Currently I am a stay at home father in the Middle of Michigan. So I have some free time during the days (yeah naps)for fiddling with keyboards. The wife doesn't get it but is happy it is a pretty tame hobby.
Anyway, just wanted to say Hi
(http://i.imgur.com/5LLapJI.jpg)
My current setup
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Welcome to Geekhack1
Did you put the 55g domes in the HHKB yourself? And if so, was it after using the HHKB as 45g and finding it too light?
I hope your desk doesn't have the keycaps all over it all the time :p
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Those are keykollectiv mods, right? They look realllyy good :), I so regret missing out on the sale back then.
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:O
So many KeyKollectiv caps! That is so awesome.
Welcome to geekhack!! :)
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So many topre caps :o, i'm jealous. I had a HHKB but sold it after a month, i just could not get used to that layout, much prefer my current RF 87U 55g.
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Welcome to Geekhack1
Did you put the 55g domes in the HHKB yourself? And if so, was it after using the HHKB as 45g and finding it too light?
I hope your desk doesn't have the keycaps all over it all the time :p
I found the 45g way to light I felt that just my fingers dragging over the keys was enough to activate unwanted keystrokes. I did the modifications on my own leaning hard on Livingspeedbump's guide.
Lol I have a organizer my keys live in I was having an existential crisis on which to put on my board at the time.
Thanks for the hello friend.
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Those are keykollectiv mods, right? They look realllyy good :), I so regret missing out on the sale back then.
Yes they are! I am so glad I jumped on them especially since he mentioned they won't do them again. Too much hassle.
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So many topre caps :o, i'm jealous. I had a HHKB but sold it after a month, i just could not get used to that layout, much prefer my current RF 87U 55g.
I am so the opposite of that. I bought a RF 87ub 55 to swap domes. I tried it out for a while and I can't go back to TKL anymore
"You mean I have to lift my hand up and move it? eff that"
My HHKB was starved for color for so long that when KeyKollectiv came along I haven't missed a sale!
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:O
So many KeyKollectiv caps! That is so awesome.
Welcome to geekhack!! :)
Thanks! Gotta keep a HHKB looking good.
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Now with more KeyKollectiv!!!!!!!!! :p
SnacKeys
(http://i.imgur.com/1B770Tz.jpg?1)
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Welcome to Geekhack1
Did you put the 55g domes in the HHKB yourself? And if so, was it after using the HHKB as 45g and finding it too light?
I hope your desk doesn't have the keycaps all over it all the time :p
I found the 45g way to light I felt that just my fingers dragging over the keys was enough to activate unwanted keystrokes. I did the modifications on my own leaning hard on Livingspeedbump's guide.
Lol I have a organizer my keys live in I was having an existential crisis on which to put on my board at the time.
Thanks for the hello friend.
I find MX reds too light, but 45g Topre is comfortable. I'd probably prefer 55g Topre, but I can't bear to sacrifice a RealForce to upgrade my HHKB :))
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Welcome to Geekhack1
Did you put the 55g domes in the HHKB yourself? And if so, was it after using the HHKB as 45g and finding it too light?
I hope your desk doesn't have the keycaps all over it all the time :p
I found the 45g way to light I felt that just my fingers dragging over the keys was enough to activate unwanted keystrokes. I did the modifications on my own leaning hard on Livingspeedbump's guide.
Lol I have a organizer my keys live in I was having an existential crisis on which to put on my board at the time.
Thanks for the hello friend.
I find MX reds too light, but 45g Topre is comfortable. I'd probably prefer 55g Topre, but I can't bear to sacrifice a RealForce to upgrade my HHKB :))
10g sounds like a big jump, but, it didn't seem like that much of a jump. It definitely feels nice and snappy though.
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nice keyboard buddy!
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nice keyboard buddy!
Thanks!
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best thing about you is your avatar, forget that pesky keyboard
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Welcome to Geekhack1
Did you put the 55g domes in the HHKB yourself? And if so, was it after using the HHKB as 45g and finding it too light?
I hope your desk doesn't have the keycaps all over it all the time :p
I found the 45g way to light I felt that just my fingers dragging over the keys was enough to activate unwanted keystrokes. I did the modifications on my own leaning hard on Livingspeedbump's guide.
Lol I have a organizer my keys live in I was having an existential crisis on which to put on my board at the time.
Thanks for the hello friend.
I find MX reds too light, but 45g Topre is comfortable. I'd probably prefer 55g Topre, but I can't bear to sacrifice a RealForce to upgrade my HHKB :))
10g sounds like a big jump, but, it didn't seem like that much of a jump. It definitely feels nice and snappy though.
10g can be a huge jump!
Which is why you can get springs with all sorts of weights and make your own custom switches.