2018: What are your keyboard plans?

[Chevy_Monsenhor]

1- Restore my main Model M
2- Change the switches on my Anne Pro (from brown to whatever, probably Gateron Yellows)
3- Find some better keycaps for my Anne Pro, preferably some vintage ones.

[ejune]

I want to build a mechanical keyboard with trackpoint (just like IBM thinkpad keyboard) last few years I use IBM RT3200, but it was gone after I split a cup of coffee ....., It seems history, I can't buy a new one in China, so I want to build a keyboard like IBMRT3200 (87keys) on my own. anyone have interest or advise feel free to join me, and If you are expert, please give me a hand if u r warn hearted    ejune@aureage.com

[emenelopee]

1- Restore my main Model M
2- Change the switches on my Anne Pro (from brown to whatever, probably Gateron Yellows)
3- Find some better keycaps for my Anne Pro, preferably some vintage ones.

As a quick play-around I did points 2 and 3 - out go the browns and in go Box Jades. thoroughly recommended, and the box switches work really well with the smd backlight on the Annes. Gateron Yellows, I believe, will block the LEDs.

[letsfixitinpost]

Well, settling into a new home so my first plan is to finish organizing the garage and workbench.  Once  I do that i plan on doing my first real keyboard build.  Until then lots of research!  Mainly switches.  I got a fc660c and did the lube and silencers on it.  That was my first "mod" so hopefully I can only improve from there. 

[RehnMan]

1. Start building this:

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Very interesting concept!!! Keep us posted on how that build goes. I am eager to see the results.

[Blaise170]

Congrats on the new home!

[TheNamesTy45]

- Resist buying the Rama M60. Or don't. It's going to be a long few days until that Group buy closes on 4/20.
- If I resist buying the M60, I plan on doing a PCB, plate, and switch swap on my Tina-A.
- If I DON'T resist buying the M60, I plan on doing a PCB, plate, and switch swap on my Tina-A. 
- Buy black HHKB, then swap sliders with my Type-S to have a "Stealth mode" HHKB (and a mislabeled Type-S, but SHHHHHHH.)
- Get a Hasu HHKB controller, if I can think of a nice looking way to block the USB port holes.

[keylabskeycaps]

- Resist buying the Rama M60. Or don't. It's going to be a long few days until that Group buy closes on 4/20.
- If I resist buying the M60, I plan on doing a PCB, plate, and switch swap on my Tina-A.
- If I DON'T resist buying the M60, I plan on doing a PCB, plate, and switch swap on my Tina-A. 
- Buy black HHKB, then swap sliders with my Type-S to have a "Stealth mode" HHKB (and a mislabeled Type-S, but SHHHHHHH.)
- Get a Hasu HHKB controller, if I can think of a nice looking way to block the USB port holes.

I feel you there, the call to preorder is very strong. But sadly, bills

[futurecrime]

Build my LZ-St, TGR 910 and LSv3, probably in that order. Try to get hold of a Jane and Tris.  -  Built two St's, the 910 is in the post right now, along with a Tris. I got a beautiful Jane that I love, and I sold the LSv3 kit.  Now have several more boards I'm waiting on, and so it goes.

Try my hand at designing a keyset.  -  In progress. Going well I think.

I'm also thinking of ditching Colemak and trying to learn to touch type Qwerty properly. I hate my frantic hunt n pecking on the work membranes. Also there's bugger all colemak GMK kits about.  -  Sticking to Colemak now. Improving slowly, much slower than I'd hoped, but typing a lot more now I have much nicer boards to type on.

Maybe go to a UK meet up. Maybe.  -  Went. Really enjoyed it. Won prizes. Will go again.

Maybe even build a Phantom so I stop feeling guilty every time I see the PCB in my box of stuff.  -  Sold the PCB. Solved the problem.

[Blaise170]

Oh yeah something that I desperately need to do: Sell the vast majority of my collection, starting with all of the NEC PC88/PC98 gear.

[AugustCanaille]

As a quick play-around I did points 2 and 3 - out go the browns and in go Box Jades. thoroughly recommended, and the box switches work really well with the smd backlight on the Annes. Gateron Yellows, I believe, will block the LEDs.
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I just got an Anne Pro for my girlfriend along with some pudding pink keycaps, but, honestly, I like the black keycaps that came with it. For $57 this keyboard surprised the **** out of me.

[ptykozoon]

Purple GMK for q100

[BobCarltheThird]

Still need to handwire my Zlant prototype, and build a TMO 50. Otherwise I'm going to try and get into artisan keycap making (producing? What's the right term for this?) As there aren't many options for the kinds of sculpts I like.

[Nomcr]

I have the Rama m60-a Sage coming in a few months and I plan on putting the new dev/tty elvish on it for a nice forest/elvan theme! Have some nice artisans planned to match as well.

[godlikekitten]

Laser on a ca66, gmk muted on an e6v2, something in the Tokyo lol, and something else in my Rama.  Gonna be picking up a fjell when those drop again as well

[mangoes]

Oh boy, my plans... Buy my dolphin from the seller who has been waiting months to sell it to me (still thank you), put Taro on it, and giggle with joy

Also buy a rose gold CA66 but that's more for down the line

[dankdesire]

Solder and build a keyboard for the first time. Got the eco ortholinear kit and a bunch of box royal switches

[slk]

Purchase a board with an aluminium case and also a travel board.

[crystalflame]

Also looking to finally build my own keyboard from scratch very soon! After that maybe start looking into lubing everything.

[johngodsmith]

Xeno atm

[Kilgarah]

I've been following the modern M0110 project, and I'll definitely be jumping on that. I've also been messing around with PCB design, so hopefully that bears fruit at some point.

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[ramblinrose]

My plans are to assemble my blue alps VA68m build with dsa granite. Need to order pcb / plate still, have the silver case already!
Also I'm hoping track down a set of SA camping for a 96key layout board.

[nativejibroney22]

I want to finish wiring my dactyl and then build a fc660 with some redux domes and jtk sliders, hopefully snag that laser set that will ship soon!!

[greenteei89]

I really want to cerakote my tx1800 since it was dented during shipping. 

[pnkpanther65]

I've got a full spread of plans out for this year finally:

KBD75 at home is gonna become my work board once the M60A ships. Just modded the pandas i had in it to be lubed Zandas, now i'm waiting on the kbdfans epbt 9009 to ship out for it. Debating re painting the dark grey case to a nice beige in the downtime.

M60A will go up with either box blacks or box yellows for starters. Went with black and gold for my order and i'm waiting on Yolch later this year to finish that dream.

Also keeping my eye out for more pastel artisans for my baby miami 60%

[TheNamesTy45]

New goal: Acquire Halo Trues

[dankdesire]

New goal: Acquire Halo Trues

Y u no Hako trues?

[jackcauliflower]

Hopefully getting in on the next round of Norbauer cases for my Novatouches


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[Kevadu]

New goal: Acquire Halo Trues

Y u no Hako trues?

Because Halos are better?  I know there's the whole holy panda thing but even putting that aside I greatly prefer stock Halos to stock Hakos.

[Deephouse_jedi]

To try and slow down  )

[hideyourholes]

Ultra violet Noxary 280 with GMK Violet Tendencies so I can finally put the crapper I'm using to rest. Keep buying way more artisans than I can afford, as is tradition.

[TheNamesTy45]

New goal: Acquire Halo Trues

Y u no Hako trues?

I have two boards with hako Trues now, but I really want to make Holy Pandas for the m60 when the R2 pandas happen.

[dimo]

New goal: Acquire Halo Trues

Y u no Hako trues?

I have two boards with hako Trues now, but I really want to make Holy Pandas for the m60 when the R2 pandas happen.

they only work with halos right?

What’s the chance massdrop has a drop with only halos


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[TheNamesTy45]

New goal: Acquire Halo Trues

Y u no Hako trues?

I have two boards with hako Trues now, but I really want to make Holy Pandas for the m60 when the R2 pandas happen.

they only work with halos right?

What’s the chance massdrop has a drop with only halos


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That's what they say. I'm more just curious to see if they really live up to the hype.

I'm holding out for that. I really hope they do a drop for halos. I heard Yanbo say it could be in the future on a TopClack video. Been trying to tap him on the shoulder via Massdrop to see if it can please be a thing.

[hyperlite218]

My 2018 plans are pulling these hako true switches out of my nightfox and getting some 67g zealios in it. I'm really not a fan of the hako trues after giving them a chance for awhile.

[TheNamesTy45]

2018 update: I just spent near $1.50/switch for 87 Halo Trues on Mech Market. I have accomplished my goal, but I now cannot look myself in the mirror. All in all, a good keyboard day.

[carnagex9]

Find a nice board to build for GMK Taro!

[zslane]

Latest update:

1. Wait for the following keycap sets to be made/delivered:
    A. SA Carbon - RECEIVED
    B. DSA PuLSE - RECEIVED
    C. SA Oblivion
    D. SA Retro
    E. /dev/tty Elvish kit
    F. SA PuLSE (various) kits
2. Design a killer Mercury Rocketeer group buy bundle for MassDrop. In progress.
3. Super secret keyboard project. In progress.

[dgneo]

Build 910

Retire

[Blaise170]

https://www.keyboards.es/projects

[ideus]

Build two TMO50, one for home, one for work. Retire from KB-dillusional-madness. Free-up some money and time (Edit) to be better expended with my family.

[giangtran19x]

I'm using a LZ CLS as my daily driver at home. Hope I can get a LZ 60% to use at work.

[AugustCanaille]

My 2018 plans are pulling these hako true switches out of my nightfox and getting some 67g zealios in it. I'm really not a fan of the hako trues after giving them a chance for awhile.

I got two sample paks, the ten switch ones, of the Clears and the Trues. Boy, am I glad I only got the sample paks: I do NOT like them. There's just something uninviting to the process of bottoming out on them, I can't quite explain it, but it goes against the feeling of dexterity and power I get from typing on, say, Box Jades or Silent Reds.

[dimo]

I got an orange 75 in the orange color, I hope it matches well with my set of SP SA Song should be great

[sublyme]

Retire from KB-dillusional-madness.

Let me know how this works out for ya

[NJWootton]

I'd like to buy a Pearl 60 whenever that comes out and go all out with mods, lube, stem swap, spring swap, bandaid, all of it.

[ideus]

Retire from KB-dillusional-madness.

Let me know how this works out for ya

You got a point pal. Once you got the KB'd sickness is it irreversible? 

[Blaise170]

It's reversible, at least for me. I'm just waiting to finish up a few more projects and then there won't really be anything I want after that. Several other high profile users have gone MIA too, several of whom I'd call good friends. I'm sure I'll still hang around the forums but...

[hilltopchill]

I'd like to collect some more artisans for me HHKB, would really improve it imo. Apart from that I don't have any other goals, which is nice. My wallet is thanking me.

[nimblejacks]

To finally get my group buy PCB and build my first mech.