Ok, so I just got around to building this and I'm having some issues - some big issues that need fixing, some small issues that I've already fixed.
1. Big issue - Spacebar returns slower than the other keys (Video attached below)
This is not an issue with the stabilizers. Pushing down just the slider with the keycap removed, and comparing it to other sliders, it feels heavier and more sluggish to return. Has anyone else encountered this issue in their build? Is it possibly an issue with the size of the housing opening creating friction with the slider?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sb2PmiaXkN59E8gnOCU0_m32fR5bP3Ht/view?usp=sharing2. Big issue - Backspace hits the stabilizers underneath, producing loud clack (Video attached below)
I'm using GMK keycaps, so this may be an issue only that's only noticeable with Cherry profile keycaps. It's strange to me that this could have been missed though, since NIZ keycaps are Cherry profile too. Is anyone else having this issue? I think it can be fixed by clipping off the tops of the stabilizer housings, since they seem to stick up much farther than necessary (especially compared to GMK or Durock stabilizer housings). Does this seem like a reasonable solution?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14B7cKKNQNE8xDw9bnL8-rMv3j2kaG9zu/view?usp=sharing3. Possibly big issue - One of the screw holes in the case for the daughterboard is noticeably angled, making the daughterboard flex (Photo attached below)
I don't know how serious of an issue this amount of bending is for the daughterboard, but I assume it's not great. It looks like they messed up badly when drilling the hole and figured it didn't matter since you can't see it once it's assembled.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pYL1aK6CEJna7fiEdCDauMUwP3mDCIYB/view?usp=sharing4. Small issue - Some housings not fully clicked into place, so their plastic tabs would interfere with the sliders' movement
Make sure to check the 2 plastic tabs inside each housing before putting this keyboard together. Several housings had 1 or both tabs not fully clicked into place, which would have interfered with the slider movement. To click the tabs into place, one at a time, carefully push them with your finger toward the upper surface of the plate and away from the center of the housing.
5. Small issue - Some improperly rotated slider housings
Make sure to double check all of your slider housings' orientations before putting this keyboard together. I found about 5 housings that were rotated 90 degrees off from their proper orientation. This was a problem for some of them because these particular housings were squeezed against the metal posts you use to screw the PCB to the plate, preventing their plastic tabs from clicking into place. The other 2 were improperly rotated because they were next to the two holes in the center of the alphas, and the way they were positioned prevented the protrusions in the silicone dome sheet from sitting properly between them.
(Photo from the bottom of the plate showing proper orientation of the housings after the misaligned ones were fixed is attached below. Please excuse the fingerprints on the plate.)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WiTKCzpXRxFJLGdDtTK5BThEjZKCAF5i/view?usp=sharing6. Small issue, as long as NIZ fixes it - My order was missing the 2nd set of 45g domes I ordered.