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Title: Matias switches in an Ergodox
Post by: Cataracts on Tue, 12 July 2016, 09:29:31

Hi everyone! I've been lurking for a long time and have bought and sold a few retail mechanical keyboards, but I think I'm finally ready to make the jump into DIY projects.
I have some Matias switches I bought a while back and I'm wondering how to go about building an Ergodox with them. I've seen a lot of posts with the switches mounted straight onto the PCB, but I'm curious as to whether or not there's a way to plate mount them instead. I haven't seen any plates that allow for it, but I was thinking maybe I could use a regular MX-compatible plate and file the holes out a little to fit the Matias dimensions. Anyone got any tips?

Title: Re: Matias switches in an Ergodox
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 12 July 2016, 11:53:33

you would need to custom redraw all 3 top plates.. the pcb will fit the switch

Title: Re: Matias switches in an Ergodox
Post by: Cataracts on Wed, 13 July 2016, 13:40:23

Does anyone have any experience or have any knowledge about FalbaTech's Ergodox cases? They have an acrylic case listed as compatible with ALPS, but I'd like to know if there are any owners of such a case who can testify to the quality and fit of the switches and whether or not the Matias plate version is 76-key or 80-key.

Title: Re: Matias switches in an Ergodox
Post by: davkol on Thu, 14 July 2016, 03:44:30

Shoot them an e-mai.

Title: Re: Matias switches in an Ergodox
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 14 July 2016, 20:14:19

Quote from: Cataracts on Wed, 13 July 2016, 13:40:23

Does anyone have any experience or have any knowledge about FalbaTech's Ergodox cases? They have an acrylic case listed as compatible with ALPS, but I'd like to know if there are any owners of such a case who can testify to the quality and fit of the switches and whether or not the Matias plate version is 76-key or 80-key.

they have a matias plate?

Title: Re: Matias switches in an Ergodox
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 14 July 2016, 20:17:26

I don't get it, if you want matias switches,  Why not just get their ergo pro keyboard ?

That's a hell of alot easier.

Title: Re: Matias switches in an Ergodox
Post by: Cataracts on Thu, 14 July 2016, 20:25:32

Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 14 July 2016, 20:14:19

Quote from: Cataracts on Wed, 13 July 2016, 13:40:23

Does anyone have any experience or have any knowledge about FalbaTech's Ergodox cases? They have an acrylic case listed as compatible with ALPS, but I'd like to know if there are any owners of such a case who can testify to the quality and fit of the switches and whether or not the Matias plate version is 76-key or 80-key.

they have a matias plate?

http://falbatech.pl/prestashop/index.php?id_product=22&controller=product&id_lang=2#/
The customization options in their acrylic case offer for a Matias switch plate.