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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Geroximo on Thu, 16 March 2017, 18:16:58

Title: Cutting stems for longer keytravel
Post by: Geroximo on Thu, 16 March 2017, 18:16:58
Anybody ever thought of that or tried it out?
I'm talking about cutting the end of the stem to increase keytravel. It probably wouldn't work for low profile keycaps as the keycap hitting the switch housing will limit the stroke, but for high profile keycaps it would work, wouldn't it?
Title: Re: Cutting stems for longer keytravel
Post by: Zeal on Thu, 16 March 2017, 18:42:45
Wouldn't affect anything if you cut the poles off. The part that bottoms out is the internal bottom part "rails" of the slider, not the pole. There's actually a bit of gap at the bottom of the pole.
Title: Re: Cutting stems for longer keytravel
Post by: Puddsy on Thu, 16 March 2017, 19:18:35
Quote from: Zeal on Thu, 16 March 2017, 18:42:45
Wouldn't affect anything if you cut the poles off. The part that bottoms out is the internal bottom part "rails" of the slider, not the pole. There's actually a bit of gap at the bottom of the pole.

ya i thought the poles were just to keep it on straight

i would trust zeal on this
Title: Re: Cutting stems for longer keytravel
Post by: zpcomstock17 on Thu, 16 March 2017, 23:08:29
Quote from: Zeal on Thu, 16 March 2017, 18:42:45
Wouldn't affect anything if you cut the poles off. The part that bottoms out is the internal bottom part "rails" of the slider, not the pole. There's actually a bit of gap at the bottom of the pole.

The god of purple switches has spoken!
Title: Re: Cutting stems for longer keytravel
Post by: Zeal on Fri, 17 March 2017, 00:18:50
Quote from: zpcomstock17 on Thu, 16 March 2017, 23:08:29
Quote from: Zeal on Thu, 16 March 2017, 18:42:45
Wouldn't affect anything if you cut the poles off. The part that bottoms out is the internal bottom part "rails" of the slider, not the pole. There's actually a bit of gap at the bottom of the pole.

The god of purple switches has spoken!

It's super obvious when you've got transparent housing switches to look through.  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Cutting stems for longer keytravel
Post by: Geroximo on Fri, 17 March 2017, 06:04:52
Quote from: Zeal on Thu, 16 March 2017, 18:42:45
Wouldn't affect anything if you cut the poles off. The part that bottoms out is the internal bottom part "rails" of the slider, not the pole. There's actually a bit of gap at the bottom of the pole.

I understand. Thx for the information.
Title: Re: Cutting stems for longer keytravel
Post by: ninjadoc on Fri, 17 March 2017, 06:12:08
Quote from: Geroximo on Thu, 16 March 2017, 18:16:58
Anybody ever thought of that or tried it out?
I'm talking about cutting the end of the stem to increase keytravel. It probably wouldn't work for low profile keycaps as the keycap hitting the switch housing will limit the stroke, but for high profile keycaps it would work, wouldn't it?


Out of curiosity have you found anything that cut's switch plastic well? I need to trim some stems to get some keycaps to fit.
Title: Re: Cutting stems for longer keytravel
Post by: Geroximo on Mon, 27 March 2017, 05:36:31
Quote from: ninjadoc on Fri, 17 March 2017, 06:12:08
Out of curiosity have you found anything that cut's switch plastic well? I need to trim some stems to get some keycaps to fit.

Sorry for late reply.
No, I don't have any experience with cutting plastic.
Title: Re: Cutting stems for longer keytravel
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 27 March 2017, 07:00:12
did it work ? hahahaha.