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Offline zeroni13

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Phantom keyboard building progress and toughts.
« on: Tue, 29 April 2014, 15:36:28 »
Hello GH! I just wanted to share some pictures of my Phantom keyboard that I build.
Please let me know what you think about it!

Soldering diodes.

More diodes.

Soldering switches.

Switches done, starting to add keycaps.

Keycaps done. Titanfall eject keycap from mindfulmachine, thank you!

Underside of PCB.

Fitting it in the case, I had to file the edges of the plate to get it to fit properly.

Custom USB cable from MimicCables, using Sugru to keep it in place.

Spring swapping from standard 60g to Sprit's gold plated 85g, I ****ing love those, thank you!

Finished product!

I'm really pleased with how it turned out, it cost me a huge amount of money and took a very long time to put together.
I'm using Hasu's TMK firmware and I love how easy it is to use and how feature-full it is!
All keys are MX black with 85g springs except for escape which is a standard MX blue because I love the clicky sound.

Please post your thoughts or ask me any questions if you have any! Thank you!
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Offline blackbox

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Re: Phantom keyboard building progress and toughts.
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 29 April 2014, 15:55:28 »
Very thorough buildt. Too bad you couldn't get the black case.
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Offline zeroni13

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Re: Phantom keyboard building progress and toughts.
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 29 April 2014, 16:14:52 »
Quote from: blackbox on Tue, 29 April 2014, 15:55:28
Very thorough buildt. Too bad you couldn't get the black case.
Yup, doesn't look bad like this either though.
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Offline Candyflip

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Re: Phantom keyboard building progress and toughts.
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 29 April 2014, 16:18:49 »
Great build! When my financial situation gets better I am building a similar one myself. So heavy springs though :eek:
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Offline duq

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Re: Phantom keyboard building progress and toughts.
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 29 April 2014, 16:23:41 »
Great job. Question though... is that  vortex case? How are you holding it up with that plate?
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Offline zeroni13

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Re: Phantom keyboard building progress and toughts.
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 29 April 2014, 16:26:03 »
Quote from: Candyflip on Tue, 29 April 2014, 16:18:49
Great build! When my financial situation gets better I am building a similar one myself. So heavy springs though :eek:
Thanks, good luck on your keyboard when you get the chance, make sure to make a list of items and find out how much the total will be. I used about 40% more than expected. And yeah I love heavy switches, they just feel so smooth and comfy.

Quote from: duq on Tue, 29 April 2014, 16:23:41
Great job. Question though... is that  vortex case? How are you holding it up with that plate?
Yes that is a Vortex, I'm guilty of using Sugru around the edge to hold the plate tight.
« Last Edit: Tue, 29 April 2014, 16:28:48 by zeroni13 »
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Offline blackbox

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Re: Phantom keyboard building progress and toughts.
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 01 May 2014, 15:18:12 »
Which pattern did you use on your usb cable from mimic cables?
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Offline zeroni13

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Re: Phantom keyboard building progress and toughts.
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 01 May 2014, 15:26:32 »
Quote from: blackbox on Thu, 01 May 2014, 15:18:12
Which pattern did you use on your usb cable from mimic cables?
Red Camo, would have looked better on the black case I originally wanted, but oh well.
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Offline strict

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Re: Phantom keyboard building progress and toughts.
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 01 May 2014, 16:18:59 »
Nice looking board! I didnt see it mentioned, do you use a stainless steel or aluminum plate?
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Offline quochung1989

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Re: Phantom keyboard building progress and toughts.
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 02 May 2014, 03:56:40 »
Quote from: strict on Thu, 01 May 2014, 16:18:59
Nice looking board! I didnt see it mentioned, do you use a stainless steel or aluminum plate?
Stainless steel. And i think it is got from this group buy: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=38623.0
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Offline minho

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Re: Phantom keyboard building progress and toughts.
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 02 May 2014, 04:44:41 »
What case did you use on this?
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Offline quochung1989

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Re: Phantom keyboard building progress and toughts.
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 02 May 2014, 07:14:28 »
Quote from: minho on Fri, 02 May 2014, 04:44:41
What case did you use on this?
Vortex Filco from mechanicalkeyboards.com
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Offline minho

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Re: Phantom keyboard building progress and toughts.
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 02 May 2014, 07:33:09 »
Quote from: quochung1989 on Fri, 02 May 2014, 07:14:28
Quote from: minho on Fri, 02 May 2014, 04:44:41
What case did you use on this?
Vortex Filco from mechanicalkeyboards.com

Oh okay, thanks!
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