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Dug up this photo the Taobao proxy service took. More graphic than the pictures I took even. The dirt is glued onto the slider!Show Image
Quote from: Mattr567 on Wed, 21 December 2016, 22:31:40Dug up this photo the Taobao proxy service took. More graphic than the pictures I took even. The dirt is glued onto the slider!Show ImageYou got it from a TaoBao proxy?!? :eek:I may be getting something in a similar condition then. :-X
It's hit or miss. I've actually had my alps boards in good shape, and my cherry boards in bad shape. Just don't buy anything that's too expensive can be riskyQuote from: Mattr567 on Wed, 21 December 2016, 22:31:40Dug up this photo the Taobao proxy service took. More graphic than the pictures I took even. The dirt is glued onto the slider!Show ImageThat's a model M clone right? I want to get one eventually it's just too strange not to have
joke's on you I have two dads
Quote from: alienman82 on Thu, 22 December 2016, 11:52:28Quote from: Mattr567 on Wed, 21 December 2016, 22:31:40Dug up this photo the Taobao proxy service took. More graphic than the pictures I took even. The dirt is glued onto the slider!Show ImageThat's a model M clone right? I want to get one eventually it's just too strange not to haveYea, what's left of one. They're interesting boards for sure, the caps are rather thin though. Either pad printed or dyesubbed. I still have the caps from that board. Mine are dyesubbed,
Quote from: Mattr567 on Wed, 21 December 2016, 22:31:40Dug up this photo the Taobao proxy service took. More graphic than the pictures I took even. The dirt is glued onto the slider!Show ImageThat's a model M clone right? I want to get one eventually it's just too strange not to have
Quote from: E3E on Mon, 19 December 2016, 19:24:22Quote from: Mattr567 on Mon, 19 December 2016, 19:19:57Now if I could get more SKCM Amber's to complete the board )Also put together all the SKCL Yellow's today. Will start the SKCM Blue's soon. SKCL Green's after of course What do you plan on using the SKCL Greens for? Selling all of it. Need the money for SKCM Amber's and other stuff. I'm thinking about swapping the V60 with SKCM Blue though. Would need to take picture's of my hand wiring setup, and be careful. Then I would sell off it's SKCL Green's.May or may not happen though.
Quote from: Mattr567 on Mon, 19 December 2016, 19:19:57Now if I could get more SKCM Amber's to complete the board )Also put together all the SKCL Yellow's today. Will start the SKCM Blue's soon. SKCL Green's after of course What do you plan on using the SKCL Greens for?
Now if I could get more SKCM Amber's to complete the board )Also put together all the SKCL Yellow's today. Will start the SKCM Blue's soon. SKCL Green's after of course
Quote from: Mattr567 on Mon, 19 December 2016, 20:13:14Quote from: E3E on Mon, 19 December 2016, 19:24:22Quote from: Mattr567 on Mon, 19 December 2016, 19:19:57Now if I could get more SKCM Amber's to complete the board )Also put together all the SKCL Yellow's today. Will start the SKCM Blue's soon. SKCL Green's after of course What do you plan on using the SKCL Greens for? Selling all of it. Need the money for SKCM Amber's and other stuff. I'm thinking about swapping the V60 with SKCM Blue though. Would need to take picture's of my hand wiring setup, and be careful. Then I would sell off it's SKCL Green's.May or may not happen though.Can't wait for your sale, I might get something if shipping allows
Quote from: PollandAkuma on Thu, 22 December 2016, 22:47:55Quote from: Mattr567 on Mon, 19 December 2016, 20:13:14Quote from: E3E on Mon, 19 December 2016, 19:24:22Quote from: Mattr567 on Mon, 19 December 2016, 19:19:57Now if I could get more SKCM Amber's to complete the board )Also put together all the SKCL Yellow's today. Will start the SKCM Blue's soon. SKCL Green's after of course What do you plan on using the SKCL Greens for? Selling all of it. Need the money for SKCM Amber's and other stuff. I'm thinking about swapping the V60 with SKCM Blue though. Would need to take picture's of my hand wiring setup, and be careful. Then I would sell off it's SKCL Green's.May or may not happen though.Can't wait for your sale, I might get something if shipping allows Well it's going to be 100+ each of SKCL Green, Yellow and SKCM Blue among some other things like some MX Blue's I have laying around from a former G80-11800 swap.
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Just a quick question. Which is the most affordable way to get an alps board in this day and age? I would put a new controller in an old ADB board which seems like it would be too expensive.
About to build my first alps board... MiniVan w/ Salmon alps. Anything i should do before starting? Clean/lube/swap with the matias quiet clicks?Show Image
Quote from: OfTheWild on Sat, 24 December 2016, 15:26:05About to build my first alps board... MiniVan w/ Salmon alps. Anything i should do before starting? Clean/lube/swap with the matias quiet clicks?Show ImageIf theyre already clean dont bother. As for swapping with quiet clicks, the salmons are far superior switches IMO, stick with them if theyre reasonably clean. The main determining factor in whether alps switches are good or not is the condition that they are in.Also, good taste in wrist rests. I have the same one, however it is the TKL sized version.
Quote from: mike52787 on Sat, 24 December 2016, 15:32:57Quote from: OfTheWild on Sat, 24 December 2016, 15:26:05About to build my first alps board... MiniVan w/ Salmon alps. Anything i should do before starting? Clean/lube/swap with the matias quiet clicks?Show ImageIf theyre already clean dont bother. As for swapping with quiet clicks, the salmons are far superior switches IMO, stick with them if theyre reasonably clean. The main determining factor in whether alps switches are good or not is the condition that they are in.Also, good taste in wrist rests. I have the same one, however it is the TKL sized version.I disassembled them and cleaned them to the best of my abilities. DataVac-ed (its actually a blower, not a vacuum) the tops and bases first then used distilled water and denture tabs with tops and sliders. I think i need an ultrasonic cleaner at this rate.
you should be able to pop that out and epoxy it
I was toying with my lightcycle caps too and the stem is really tight on my orange alps. Need to be careful with these.
Ah, the innocence of youth... I, too, fondly remember the days before I realized buckling springs made all other switches unnecessary. (They don't have all the pretty colors, though, I'll give you that.)
Quote from: ander on Sun, 25 December 2016, 17:43:47Ah, the innocence of youth... I, too, fondly remember the days before I realized buckling springs made all other switches unnecessary. (They don't have all the pretty colors, though, I'll give you that.)Membrane or Capacitive? Membrane is pretty equal to Alps in general.
Quote from: mike52787 on Sun, 25 December 2016, 19:15:47Quote from: Mattr567 on Sun, 25 December 2016, 19:14:24Quote from: ander on Sun, 25 December 2016, 17:43:47Ah, the innocence of youth... I, too, fondly remember the days before I realized buckling springs made all other switches unnecessary. (They don't have all the pretty colors, though, I'll give you that.)Membrane or Capacitive? Membrane is pretty equal to Alps in general.membrane bs < cream alps = ergo clears < capacitive BStopre > your ****ty ass board
Quote from: Mattr567 on Sun, 25 December 2016, 19:14:24Quote from: ander on Sun, 25 December 2016, 17:43:47Ah, the innocence of youth... I, too, fondly remember the days before I realized buckling springs made all other switches unnecessary. (They don't have all the pretty colors, though, I'll give you that.)Membrane or Capacitive? Membrane is pretty equal to Alps in general.membrane bs < cream alps = ergo clears < capacitive BS
Quote from: mike52787 on Sun, 25 December 2016, 19:34:44Quote from: alienman82 on Sun, 25 December 2016, 19:34:12Quote from: mike52787 on Sun, 25 December 2016, 19:15:47Quote from: Mattr567 on Sun, 25 December 2016, 19:14:24Quote from: ander on Sun, 25 December 2016, 17:43:47Ah, the innocence of youth... I, too, fondly remember the days before I realized buckling springs made all other switches unnecessary. (They don't have all the pretty colors, though, I'll give you that.)Membrane or Capacitive? Membrane is pretty equal to Alps in general.membrane bs < cream alps = ergo clears < capacitive BStopre > your ****ty ass boardwe both know that is a big fat lieno
Quote from: alienman82 on Sun, 25 December 2016, 19:34:12Quote from: mike52787 on Sun, 25 December 2016, 19:15:47Quote from: Mattr567 on Sun, 25 December 2016, 19:14:24Quote from: ander on Sun, 25 December 2016, 17:43:47Ah, the innocence of youth... I, too, fondly remember the days before I realized buckling springs made all other switches unnecessary. (They don't have all the pretty colors, though, I'll give you that.)Membrane or Capacitive? Membrane is pretty equal to Alps in general.membrane bs < cream alps = ergo clears < capacitive BStopre > your ****ty ass boardwe both know that is a big fat lie
Can we get them to build the Alps ten feet higher and get Cherry to pay for it?
I tried Salmon Alps at the UK meet... I need to get me a Salmon Alps board...
Finally finished the van... It came out pretty good i think. Only 5 switch swaps to get a perfect board so thats not too bad for vintage switches. Still trying to figure all the layers on this thing.MoreShow Image
Quote from: OfTheWild on Mon, 26 December 2016, 07:45:52Finally finished the van... It came out pretty good i think. Only 5 switch swaps to get a perfect board so thats not too bad for vintage switches. Still trying to figure all the layers on this thing.MoreShow ImageLookin good! Did lubing the keycap stems help?