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Offline truxima

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Howdy!
« on: Mon, 22 July 2024, 16:54:01 »
Hello!

I've been more active in discord and reddit keyboard communities, but I also wanted to go back to one of the first communities for the hobby and say hi.

Pharmacist by trade, enthusiast by choice (somewhat) - mechanical keyboards are more ergonomic than the mushy membrane keyboards (easier to clean pill/tablet dust from too!)

My first mechanical keeb was a Razer Chroma Blackwidow TE V2...since then I have expanded my collection up to 7! I try to give all my personal builds a theme and a name (usually from AL, but also medication-related sometimes too).
I am particularly interested in budget (< $200) keyboards, keyboard repair, and frankenswitches.

Offline Rhienfo

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Re: Howdy!
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 23 July 2024, 12:30:13 »
Welcome to geekhack :)

ehh I'm not really the type of person to make my boards around themes and the like, I just buy the stuff I like. I do still try to like match up my boards, keycaps and resin to match as closely as possible.

What other boards do you have too?
keyboard collection - fjell
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cherry blacks - unlubed - filmed and springswapped with tx 55g mediums - alu Plate | pretty happy with this, the blacks were cherry picked so they weren't that scratchy to begin with, but currently breaking them in, may lube them with a dry lube like ro59 or ptfe powder.
| hhkb bt
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lubed with tribosys 3203 | like topre a lot, prefer it lubed but did make less tactile but that might have been a skill issue. probably will get more tactile over time as the domes age.
| m0115
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bad orange alps lol | definitely needs a restoration. planning on wax boiling them and maybe a replacement pcb because the board has only 2 key rollover apparently.
| praxis
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gateron yellows - lubed with 205g0 - 62g tx mediums - pc plate | probably my favourite keyboard already, feels super nice and sounds pretty good, it's got a great layout as well. probably gonna build this with mx browns, I feel like it would suit the board more.
| camo filco
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stock with silent reds | Pretty cool looking board, the silent reds are actually good, they are smooth and I don't mind the mushiness (it's not even that mushy as well). the layout is pretty weird, but is useable. will probably mod this in the future. maybe a pcb and plate swap, change the keycaps to something dolch like, and also spring swap the springs in the silent reds.
| ibm model f at
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stock, needs a cleaning and probably replacement foam. Do plan to change layout so it has split bs and rs, as well as ansi enter.
| baebae tkl
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Built with new nixies on pc half plate. Love this board already, probably the best looking board I own, those brass accents are so mint. Really like it as is, but I do want to try an alu build (probably with nixies as well) just to experiment with that.

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Offline truxima

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Re: Howdy!
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 24 July 2024, 02:23:23 »
My current builds are as follows:

Bataan
Bauer Lite IRL Edition (TexMechs DFW April 2024 Giveaway)
Owlstab V2 Stabs
Razer "Sunrise" Switches by me (Razer x Kaihl Green V1 housing and springs; MMD Holy Panda tactile stems)
Keyreative KAT Katha Keys

Amagi
Mechkeys ESpectro96
Glorious GSV2 Stabs
Durock Cherry Blossom Switches, hand-lubed
XVX/Womier Japanese/Cherry Plum Keys

Hindenburg rev.8 (I think? I lost track how many times I rebuilt her lmao)
QwertyKeys Neo70 (Anodized Black; Mirror Chroma SS Weight; PVD Silver Badge; Solder Non-Flex Cut PCB; Plateless)
Owlstab V2 Stabs
MMD "Heretic Panda" Switches by me (MMD Holy Panda housing; Kelowna x Lumia 72 g double-stage springs; Razer x TTC Orange V1 tactile stems)
MWKeys "Heresy" Keys (B-Stock)

Graf Spee
Qlavier Nom60 (Red)
Owlstab V2 Stabs
JWK WOB Switches, factory lubed (from Rainy75 Pro - see "Prinz Eugen")
HK Gaming WOB + TexMechs DFW April 2024 Esc Key

Project Prinz Eugen
Rainy75 Pro (Electro White; FR4 Plate; SUS304 Weight)
Stock Stabs (factory-lubed)
Razer "Teaser" Switches by me (Razer x TTC V1 housing; Geon 62.5 g triple-stage springs; Geon Lavender tactile stems)
Novelkeys Cherry Ember + WOB Keys + CannonKeys Esc Key

Project Bismarck
Keychron V5 Max
Owlstab V2 Stabs
Kaihl "Geryon" Switches by me (Kaihl Speed Silver housing; Durock 48 g slow, single-stage springs; KNC Keys Average Joe tactile stems)
Novelkeys Cherry Ember + WOB Keys (from Rainy75 Pro - see "Prinz Eugen")

Project Howe
Razer Blackwidow V4 75% refurbished by me
Owlstab V2 Stabs
KTT Halu Halo V2 Switches, hand-lubed
ALOHAKB Low Tea PBT Dyesub Keys