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Offline Saf_Rimons

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Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« on: Sat, 22 November 2014, 14:24:19 »
My friend and I have been looking around for a smaller board that comes with mx grays and haven't had any luck. We aren't very savvy when it comes to custom builds. Any suggestions?

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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 22 November 2014, 14:30:29 »
Nope, but you can always mod them in yourself. It's pretty easy.
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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 22 November 2014, 14:44:47 »
Are greys really that rare or are they just not popular? Everyone that I has played with my max keyboard sampler says they would want to have a board with grays. I guess I could probably try and build my own when the time comes.

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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 22 November 2014, 15:57:33 »
Both.
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Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 25 November 2014, 17:20:49 »
Gray is not really popular. It is only popular for some customer player. You may buy nerd or some pcb to create your custom keyboard. It is also really helpful learning keyboard if you assemble by yourself!
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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 25 November 2014, 17:22:32 »
If you can't be bothered to do your own soldering then you could either scour the internet for a PCB mounted keyboard, or the classifieds for one with an open backplate and then replace the stems (and perhaps springs) with the switches that you have sourced (most likely via classifieds as well)
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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 26 November 2014, 19:19:57 »
You must have fingers of steel. I'm a classically trained pianist and I type properly and all, but even so... I would tire out quickly typing on grays.
I would suggest you maybe try to get a few grays if you can, and load them all up on the max keyboard sampler.

Trying just one switch by itself with one finger (especially your dominant finger) is a lot different than typing. Also when you're testing a switch, you're pressing it differently than you would when you type and you use different muscles.

I'm just saying. Grays really could be the right switch for you, so don't let me talk you out of it if that's the case. They tend to be unpopular because they are in fact very very heavy. They were never really created with the idea of being used for an entire keyboard in mind. But then again, neither were Greens really, and those are very popular too.

When you say grays, btw, are you referring to linear grays or tactile grays?

Either way, I would suggest you get a couple and set the sampler down and pretend to type on it like a keyboard best you can for a little bit. Just to be sure.
If you do decide you like them though, swapping switches into a keyboard is an incredibly easy process, and most 60% boards (I'm looking at you Poker. And v60 too) are very very mod friendly. Especially if you don't have a backlit keyboard. Desoldering and soldering switches will be the most basic of soldering skills and would be decent practice if you don't already know how. (At some point in this hobby, it never hurts to pick up that skill).

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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 26 November 2014, 20:00:02 »
I had a grey in my spacebar once! :p
I never hear of anyone using all greys. Good luck!

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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 27 November 2014, 03:54:43 »
BTW. Just looked at Frosty's sig... 100g Clears. What kind of monster are you?! Steroid Fingers!

jp. Really though, I didn't know anyone actually went and did their whole keyboard like that... like and actually kept it like that.
While we're on the topic of typing on really heavy switches, do you still type on that 100g clear poker regularly?

Do you always type with body weight rather than finger/wrist muscles? Do you usually float your wrists above your keyboard rather than rest them on a wrist rest or something? I'm just wondering how prolonged typing on switches like that would be. Like really... I've played on really heavy pianos, but even then, when you're playing piano you're using body weight and arm weight. Typing you're generally using finger muscles/wrist muscles, although I used to type without a wrist rest and went a very long time typing on keyboards the same way that I play on a piano -- so I suppose I could picture typing on heavier springs with that kind of technique...

But any work where you're typing 6-8+ hours a day... I would definitely want something lighter for sanity sake :)


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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 27 November 2014, 04:19:00 »
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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 27 November 2014, 04:56:38 »
100g? Even my favourite BS are around 60-80. Monster :)
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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 27 November 2014, 05:12:19 »
I'm going to mod my KC 108 to all greys in the new year.

I just can't stand linear switches and I've got browns blues greens clears and kailh browns...
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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 27 November 2014, 05:47:42 »
they are not popular you can buy on 7bit
I had a big obsession with stiff switches at once
i buy grey's from 7bit when i tried i dont like the tactile :))
they are stiff my finger are lazy i back to blacks
ducky ever made 104 with dark greys btw
the most stiff is super black/grey
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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #13 on: Fri, 28 November 2014, 10:29:04 »
Hahah. I have one of those finger workout things from playing guitar. I made that joke when I first tried a gray on a switch tester... if you just carried around a switch tester loaded up with grays, you wouldn't even need one of those finger workout things at all.

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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #14 on: Fri, 28 November 2014, 10:48:53 »
yup, grey are stiff if you type on fullboard, switch tester sometimes deceive :))
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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #15 on: Fri, 28 November 2014, 10:52:25 »
Just wondering, linear greys or tactile greys?

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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #16 on: Fri, 28 November 2014, 11:14:37 »
BTW. Just looked at Frosty's sig... 100g Clears. What kind of monster are you?! Steroid Fingers!

jp. Really though, I didn't know anyone actually went and did their whole keyboard like that... like and actually kept it like that.
While we're on the topic of typing on really heavy switches, do you still type on that 100g clear poker regularly?

Do you always type with body weight rather than finger/wrist muscles? Do you usually float your wrists above your keyboard rather than rest them on a wrist rest or something? I'm just wondering how prolonged typing on switches like that would be. Like really... I've played on really heavy pianos, but even then, when you're playing piano you're using body weight and arm weight. Typing you're generally using finger muscles/wrist muscles, although I used to type without a wrist rest and went a very long time typing on keyboards the same way that I play on a piano -- so I suppose I could picture typing on heavier springs with that kind of technique...

But any work where you're typing 6-8+ hours a day... I would definitely want something lighter for sanity sake :)

hahaha thats insane! 62g is perfect for me! :)
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Re: Any 60% board or smaller with cherry mx grays?
« Reply #17 on: Fri, 28 November 2014, 11:43:30 »
I'm holding out for a 40% in MX super black