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Offline o2dazone

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« on: Tue, 02 June 2009, 09:16:37 »
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Offline watduzhkstand4

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« Reply #1 on: Tue, 02 June 2009, 09:23:47 »
wouldn't that mess up the feel of the keys?
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Offline o2dazone

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« Reply #2 on: Tue, 02 June 2009, 09:51:09 »
yeah I can imagine them getting pretty slippery after your hands get sweaty. If you look through all the photos you'll see that he used a metal press or something to construct each individual metal key. Quite insane, talk about adding weight to your board
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #3 on: Tue, 02 June 2009, 09:56:02 »
Quote from: ripster;93871
Yeah, removes some of the texture if not all (if he burnished it).
 
We're gonna have the same problem with the blank Filco keys btw. People are going to complain they feel different because they are uncoated so modders will have a field day figuring out how to "texturize" the key.

They're not going to feel too different.  My Filco's keys are already shiny.
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Offline bigpook

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« Reply #4 on: Tue, 02 June 2009, 10:10:21 »
thats pretty slick but I don't think I would want one. The first thing I thought of was the terminator robot. lol, that keyboard might try to kill me.
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Offline o2dazone

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« Reply #5 on: Tue, 02 June 2009, 10:27:02 »
Quote from: bigpook;93892
thats pretty slick but I don't think I would want one. The first thing I thought of was the terminator robot. lol, that keyboard might try to kill me.


I could see it now. You go to log in to your computer and this hand pops out from the side and reaches for you and says "Come with me if you want to login"
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #6 on: Tue, 02 June 2009, 10:35:29 »
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Since yours are shiny do you think they feel any different?? Just curious.

Yes.  The F keys, whach I don't use very often, have a nice, textured feel to them.  The letter keys; especially E, T, D, etc.; feel like regular slick plastic.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #7 on: Tue, 02 June 2009, 10:36:44 »
On topic:  I would really like this 'board is the metal had a matte finish.  Also, did the guy use aluminum too keep the weight down, or did he use some other metal (steel)?
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Offline Ulysses31

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« Reply #8 on: Tue, 02 June 2009, 11:05:34 »
A matte finish with knurling on the keys would be great.  Non-slip keys that never wear out.
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Offline vils

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« Reply #9 on: Tue, 02 June 2009, 12:42:24 »
I'd kill to get a anodized titanium version.
And maybe with letter inlays in chrome....
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #10 on: Tue, 02 June 2009, 15:22:04 »
Keeping that thing clean would be a nightmare...
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Offline D-EJ915

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« Reply #11 on: Tue, 02 June 2009, 15:54:48 »
that looks great, nice work to whoever did that
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Offline IBI

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« Reply #12 on: Tue, 02 June 2009, 17:03:30 »
There's only one thing I can say about this...

ooh, shiny!
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Offline lowpoly

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« Reply #13 on: Wed, 03 June 2009, 07:45:46 »
Crazy. Love it.

Looks like he uses a Roland Modela MDX-15 for milling.

As for key texture, I think a polished surface is less slippery. It's the same with slick tires in racing. Unless it rains (i.e. your hands are sweaty), then some profile will help. Another example are boat hulls which are painted with rough paint to reduce the friction on the water.

Thinking about this, all keycaps seem to be designed for sweaty people. :smile: Well, it might have to do with finger prints too. You can even see some on the aluminum HHKB.
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Offline vils

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« Reply #14 on: Wed, 03 June 2009, 12:37:04 »
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Offline vils

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« Reply #15 on: Wed, 03 June 2009, 13:16:42 »
Actually I live 1120 miles south of that town. Same climate as Denmark, I'm happy those few occasions we have snow for christmas.
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Offline patrickgeekhack

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« Reply #16 on: Thu, 04 June 2009, 07:53:30 »
http://most-expensive.net/10-computer-keyboards

Some people are willing to do a lot for their HHKB.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #17 on: Thu, 04 June 2009, 10:24:26 »
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My mom tells me that the best sushi is made my men because they have colder hands. BTW - she didn't talk about the virgin part.

I never though about that.  It make sense, though.  Similarly, bakers tend to roll out dough on marble and bathe their hands (briefly) in ice water for the saem effect.
 
Somehow, I don't think virgins (men, that is) would have colder hands.  Friction generates a lot of heat.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #18 on: Thu, 04 June 2009, 10:26:11 »
Oh, and maybe I just don't appreciate the finish of the keys enough, but I don't really find the HHKB all that attractive in that color scheme.  I think it would be nicer if the case were finished the same way.  At least they could have used the black/grey as the base.
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