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Offline Badwrench

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #50 on: Sun, 07 June 2015, 23:13:10 »
Looking good Booper.  I also had a really good time putting mine together. 
wut. i'd buy a ****ty IBM board for that green V2

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #51 on: Thu, 25 June 2015, 15:16:57 »
Just finished up with my build today. Having a small bit of trouble with the return and space bar not returning fully each time :mad:
Build log is still uploading to imgur, but I will share soon.

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #52 on: Thu, 25 June 2015, 16:36:11 »
I don't have keycaps yet, but I got my Infinity and put it together on Friday! It was suuuuuper simple to do and I like the look of the board. The blue PCB with the stainless steel plate and clear/grey switches came together really nice IMO. Also, I'm really diggin the Alps keyswitches so far! I got it with the Matias Quiet pro.

I will post more when I get some caps and take better photos!

uhm, solder?  :eek:
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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #53 on: Thu, 25 June 2015, 17:25:04 »
I don't have keycaps yet, but I got my Infinity and put it together on Friday! It was suuuuuper simple to do and I like the look of the board. The blue PCB with the stainless steel plate and clear/grey switches came together really nice IMO. Also, I'm really diggin the Alps keyswitches so far! I got it with the Matias Quiet pro.

I will post more when I get some caps and take better photos!

uhm, solder?  :eek:

mm, what about solder?
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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #54 on: Thu, 25 June 2015, 17:52:37 »
I don't have keycaps yet, but I got my Infinity and put it together on Friday! It was suuuuuper simple to do and I like the look of the board. The blue PCB with the stainless steel plate and clear/grey switches came together really nice IMO. Also, I'm really diggin the Alps keyswitches so far! I got it with the Matias Quiet pro.

I will post more when I get some caps and take better photos!

uhm, solder?  :eek:

mm, what about solder?

your tale seems to lack that part, and i'm dying to know the end of the story, did it get sum? :D

OnT: changed springs in the Gateron blues in my infinity, 67g massdrop ones with aprox 87g actuation, feels awesome!

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #55 on: Thu, 25 June 2015, 18:05:35 »
I don't have keycaps yet, but I got my Infinity and put it together on Friday! It was suuuuuper simple to do and I like the look of the board. The blue PCB with the stainless steel plate and clear/grey switches came together really nice IMO. Also, I'm really diggin the Alps keyswitches so far! I got it with the Matias Quiet pro.

I will post more when I get some caps and take better photos!

uhm, solder?  :eek:

mm, what about solder?

your tale seems to lack that part, and i'm dying to know the end of the story, did it get sum? :D

OnT: changed springs in the Gateron blues in my infinity, 67g massdrop ones with aprox 87g actuation, feels awesome!
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Ohhh, yea, of course! haha. I just didn't get a picture of the PCB post-solder.

also, nice setup on yours!  :thumb:
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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #56 on: Wed, 08 July 2015, 13:05:05 »
My Inifity keyboard JUST STOPPED WORKING mid-typing.

Nothing can see it on the USB port. Checked the continuity of the connector and its fine.
How in the HELL? The microcontroller just GAVE OUT on the USB.

Count me pissed. I had not even done any fixes yet, just happened to check into why with a multimeter in my pocket.

I didn't even get ONE MONTH of use before it died.

Beware, if you are getting double letters, your microcontroller is about to DIE!

Hardware design is to blame for this failure.

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #57 on: Wed, 08 July 2015, 13:18:39 »
Sucks about your PCB :(

I also forgot to post more of my board. Full Build log: http://imgur.com/a/kDDie





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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #58 on: Thu, 09 July 2015, 06:28:46 »
Just finished up with my build today. Having a small bit of trouble with the return and space bar not returning fully each time :mad:
Build log is still uploading to imgur, but I will share soon.

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #59 on: Thu, 23 July 2015, 21:23:35 »

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #60 on: Thu, 23 July 2015, 22:55:22 »
"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #61 on: Wed, 05 August 2015, 13:11:21 »
Just update my Infinity with Triumph Adler and some CMYW. It was built with Gateron Clears, spring swapped with some 62g springs. I loves it. :)

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #62 on: Wed, 05 August 2015, 14:04:09 »
Just update my Infinity with Triumph Adler and some CMYW. It was built with Gateron Clears, spring swapped with some 62g springs. I loves it. :)

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Mighty fine looking board you got there  :thumb:

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #63 on: Wed, 05 August 2015, 14:13:14 »
Just update my Infinity with Triumph Adler and some CMYW. It was built with Gateron Clears, spring swapped with some 62g springs. I loves it. :)

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Your board looks awesome but that photo needs work to do it justice. Here's a retouched version after about 5 minutes in Lightroom.

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #64 on: Wed, 05 August 2015, 14:19:50 »
Just update my Infinity with Triumph Adler and some CMYW. It was built with Gateron Clears, spring swapped with some 62g springs. I loves it. :)

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Your board looks awesome but that photo needs work to do it justice. Here's a retouched version after about 5 minutes in Lightroom.

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That is some nice work, njbair.   :thumb:   And great board, inanis!  ;D

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #65 on: Wed, 05 August 2015, 14:29:18 »
Just update my Infinity with Triumph Adler and some CMYW. It was built with Gateron Clears, spring swapped with some 62g springs. I loves it. :)

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Your board looks awesome but that photo needs work to do it justice. Here's a retouched version after about 5 minutes in Lightroom.

(Attachment Link)

Thanks, I took the picture at work, with my phone, and I can't install that stuff on my work machine. Heck, I can't even put the picture on my work machine. Thems the rules, which are insane, but are rules none the less. To demonstrate how strict they are, I can't even get to Google without signing an agreement, I can't use USB drives, and I can't email myself the attachments.  I do have Photoshop, but...that would mean I need to get the picture on there, which I can't do - well, I can if I *really* want to, but it isn't worth the effort.  I could wait until I get home, but that would require 2 things - patience and alone time at home. I lack both. I will attempt to do better next time though, and I appreciate the help.  :thumb:
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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #66 on: Wed, 05 August 2015, 14:32:26 »
Just update my Infinity with Triumph Adler and some CMYW. It was built with Gateron Clears, spring swapped with some 62g springs. I loves it. :)

Show Image


Your board looks awesome but that photo needs work to do it justice. Here's a retouched version after about 5 minutes in Lightroom.

(Attachment Link)

Thanks, I took the picture at work, with my phone, and I can't install that stuff on my work machine. Heck, I can't even put the picture on my work machine. Thems the rules, which are insane, but are rules none the less. To demonstrate how strict they are, I can't even get to Google without signing an agreement, I can't use USB drives, and I can't email myself the attachments.  I do have Photoshop, but...that would mean I need to get the picture on there, which I can't do - well, I can if I *really* want to, but it isn't worth the effort.  I could wait until I get home, but that would require 2 things - patience and alone time at home. I lack both. I will attempt to do better next time though, and I appreciate the help.  :thumb:

Understood. I don't get alone time at home either. Fortunately my job affords me autonomy and an office to fill with keyboards and keyboard accessories.

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #67 on: Sun, 16 August 2015, 03:04:41 »
Not sure if it's distasteful to ask this here, but would anyone here be willing to part with a bent case Infinity in hacker layout? Not trying to rip this out of the loving grasp of anyone here, but if anyone is willing, please let me know! :thumb:

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #68 on: Mon, 21 September 2015, 11:25:02 »
Here's mine with blue alps! I knew I wanted the bent case Infinity in hacker layout since I set eyes on the original Massdrop page.








Yeah, I have an ancient laptop at the moment, but it's chill. :P
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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #69 on: Mon, 21 September 2015, 21:52:15 »
Here's mine with blue alps! I knew I wanted the bent case Infinity in hacker layout since I set eyes on the original Massdrop page.

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Yeah, I have an ancient laptop at the moment, but it's chill. :P

A novel cutout of drawer liner there!
"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #70 on: Mon, 21 September 2015, 22:10:01 »
finally took the time to edit my last shots of the "family", though i forgot to check them against a "****ed up" calibration, hence the dust and **** if you're viewing this on a non calibrated monitor :S
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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #71 on: Mon, 21 September 2015, 22:35:49 »
Here's mine with blue alps! I knew I wanted the bent case Infinity in hacker layout since I set eyes on the original Massdrop page.

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Yeah, I have an ancient laptop at the moment, but it's chill. :P

A novel cutout of drawer liner there!

Haha, thanks. It's fastened to an aluminum "plate" that I made out of a laptop replacement lid (for the one shown) that was for a model similar to mine, but it didn't fit. So I decided to turn it into something else and grind it down with a dremel, then used some shelf-liner I had around.

Here's the entire build log of my infinity project if you'd like to see it. http://imgur.com/a/Zrcjx#0 :3

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #72 on: Mon, 21 September 2015, 22:39:17 »
Here's mine with blue alps! I knew I wanted the bent case Infinity in hacker layout since I set eyes on the original Massdrop page.

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Yeah, I have an ancient laptop at the moment, but it's chill. :P

Dope! Can't wait to build my Alpsie 60% some day

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #73 on: Mon, 21 September 2015, 23:16:57 »
Here's mine with blue alps! I knew I wanted the bent case Infinity in hacker layout since I set eyes on the original Massdrop page.

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Yeah, I have an ancient laptop at the moment, but it's chill. :P

Dope! Can't wait to build my Alpsie 60% some day

 ;D You'll love it! Alps are fantastic to type on and the blue variety sounds great. Someday, I want to make a fully backlit board with green Alps, but for now, I need to take a break from this hobby. It's just becoming too expensive to focus on for me.  :-X This was my going out build, even though I still have orange alps and more blue alps I'd love to make builds with, haha.

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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #74 on: Fri, 23 October 2015, 19:02:58 »
The next stage in evolution for my Infinity build




Went from AEK caps to original Dell AT101 (salmon alps, US made) thick PBT caps and the DCS modifiers with Cherry legends. Using my solderless orange Alps in them right now, but ultimately, I'll solder in the blue alps I had before and go back to thin ABS with Alpine Winter. 
 
Gonna be restoring the AT101 anyway, but I will use its caps on a linear Alps build I have in mind. From time to time anyway.


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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #75 on: Thu, 29 October 2015, 03:15:47 »


Typing video for my customized Infinity. Green Alps in mint condition, virtually unused. They were not soldered in, simply inserted into the plate and work just fine solderless. Everything I'm typing now is with this board. :P

 Sorbothane dampening sheet sandwiched between the PCB and an acrylic plate mounted using some hex screws. Silicone strips added to the bottom of the board for non-slip grip. Only really good way to do it for the bent case version.

Details on the sorbothane:




I find that it really does reduce the typing sound. Alps are usually very loud in terms of clack, but this hushed them quite a bit without any change in feel.
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Re: Post Your Infinity Keyboard
« Reply #76 on: Wed, 18 November 2015, 20:21:46 »
x-post https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=76373.msg1940743#msg1940743

Infinity with dampener-less Matias Linears, and an MX Red on the Esc for artisans. https://www.instagram.com/p/9l2B2ZnGbE/