Are there smaller version of standard (Cherry MX type) key switches?

[Piotr Dobrogost]

I'm working on adding extra, smaller keys to the keyboard (see http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48615.0;topicseen) and thus I need smaller version of standard key switches (by standard I mean Cherry MX type of switches).

Do you know any such smaller version?

[SpAmRaY]

All cherry mx switches have the same size footprint as far as I know.

[BlueBär]

Spamray is correct, all Cherry MX switches have the same size. You could maybe use some Cherry microswitches though.

[Findecanor]

Cherry MX switches can not be smaller. But they can be larger. There are some rare types with longer key stems

[BlueBär]

Cherry MX switches can not be smaller. But they can be larger. There are some rare types with longer key stems

Hmm if you are referring to the MX-M8 adapters, I think the stem is only about a millimeter larger, but yes, those exist.

[Piotr Dobrogost]

Spamray is correct, all Cherry MX switches have the same size. You could maybe use some Cherry microswitches though.

Well, microswitches is what I used in the first prototype but they have totally different characteristics from "standard" keyboard switches - they are much stiffer and have very short travel distance.

[davkol]

Just a crazy idea... what if you put a membrane over the PCB with MX switches? You could get another layer this way... with say spring-over-membrane "switches".

[epiphany]

What about Cherry ML switches? Those are a little smaller. I'm not sure that they are small enough for what you're working on, however.