Omg so tempting. I've always loved the sound of creams, but never bought them because I "knew" that I was a tactile guy. Now that I'm daily driving Boba LT, this means that creams are a viable option.

Wah. Got running-in marks some more.

Ooff...I like the novelties.

Trying to hold off on buying any more keycaps. I have enough to cover all my boards 3 times. Lol.

Waiting on 1 more GB to be fulfilled then I'm done.

I got tired of wiping my fingerprints off my acrylic surfaces. Did a partially successful experiment, bringing in my other hobby of leathercraft.

Cut out a layer of Buttero leather in green to go on top of the existing top layer.



This post has been edited by niakulah: Jan 14 2023, 06:43 PM

Akko Blue on White ASA....and KAT Explosion spacebars. hahaha rojak but at least they are the same height. Both profiles copied the height of OEM profile.

Part 2
Made some mistakes. Have a good idea of what I should and shouldn't do. What thickness of leather I need. Time to shop!

Will be using this mismatched pair for now.

Part 3
Added some decorative hand stitching to my test piece. Yay or nay?


The single layer of 1mm leather is too thin to accommodate the stitches without warping the precise shape of the keyboard though. If I do stitch, I'll need to go thicker.

Thanks. Getting the stitching done without altering the dimensions is harder than expected.

Part 5. (Part 4 was a disaster and shall remain undocumented lol)
Better luck with cutting out the inside after stitching. But it still expanded to the sides and became slightly too big. Next will cut everything oversize and trim after stitching and punching holes.




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For readily available kits, there's the KBDPAD MarK II from KBDfans.
https://kbdfans.com/collections/kbdpad-mkii

From time to time there are also group buys but you really have to keep an eye out for them.

Personally I was previously using Keebio Sinc with 2L1P NUM:
Now I just use Keebio Fold. My numpad is on a layer:

I like the design of the height adjusting stand only.

Just to share. I went from die die have to have a 100% full size keyboard, to split 75% plus numpad, and now to split ortho 65%Edit:correction it's a 60% (Keebio FoldKB).

How I cope with lack of dedicated Del key. I use QMK's combo keys, sometimes called chords. Backspace+Equal = DEL. These 2 keys are just next to each other. I go further with Shift-Delete to permanently delete files in Windows Explorer. Backspace+Minus = Shift-DEL.

The relevant code below:

const uint16_t PROGMEM test_combo6[] = {KC_MINS, KC_BSPC, COMBO_END};
const uint16_t PROGMEM test_combo7[] = {KC_EQL, KC_BSPC, COMBO_END};
combo_t key_combos[COMBO_COUNT] = {
COMBO(test_combo6, LSFT(KC_DEL)),
COMBO(test_combo7, KC_DEL),
}

This post has been edited by niakulah: Mar 20 2023, 02:16 PM

Nice vid. Thanks for sharing. Too bad there wasn't an acrylic plate in the mix. I would have loved to hear how POM compares to acrylic since that's what I'm using now.

Yes. I read that as well. That's why many people make their acrylic plates 3mm or thicker. I myself opted for double plates. So I made a 1.5mm normal plate. Then a 3mm plate underneath for support. Which had the added advantage of not needing much foam. The sides of my switches are almost entirely enclosed in acrylic. I just have PE foam between switch and PCB.

Wow! Never encountered 5mm PC before. Where did you get it? Or was it custom made?

Since PC is able to flex without breaking, unlike acrylic, you can supposedly use normal 1.5mm thickness. I tried it myself but for some reason the laser cutter I was using would not cut the material properly. And the amount of toxic smoke was scaring me as well.

F

You made me revisit the premium GBs I was looking at before. Extras of Cannonkeys Balance now available!!!

Can't afford a >USD500 keyboard though.....sad.

Trying to convince myself that my current keyboard is nice. I designed and made the case and plates myself. It's one of a kind.




I don't need a premium keyboard. I don't. No no no no.

But that navy aluminum is so lovely....

Thanks. I just wish I had the money to spare to collect this.


USD515 for the Navy aluminum A Stock extra. I've been in love with this aesthetic since the Satisfaction 75. Then they went and added a numpad and wow! But the downside is the knob is now the Cannonkeys logo which I don't really like, and during the GB, they changed the gold accents of the navy to silver. So to achieve the look in this photo...and add on a PC plate for the thock.


USD652 before shipping and tax.

My best feeling/sounding boards are all single layout. Whether it be my custom made acrylic plates or my prebuilt full size using steel plate.

What causes rattling noise on the upstroke?

I notice it happening on certain keys. Most reliably reproduced, on my right Ctrl, which I slam quite hard dozens of times a day.

I daily drive KAT profile, and I notice the effect is reduced if I switch to Cherry profile for that Ctrl key. So my theory is that the springs are not heavy enough for me. That when I slam it down, and it releases, at the top of the upstroke, it "bounces" back down. The Cherry keycap is lighter so that's why the effect is reduced. I'm using a soldered build so swapping the springs is not a trivial matter.

Anyone have any opinions on this matter?

FYI I'm on THIC THOCK SPRING V2 - DL SERIES 65G, in a Boba LT switch. Whereas before this I was a tactile user, mostly utilizing up 67g springs but sometimes up to 80g springs in most keys, and even 100g on my 6.25U spacebar.

I touch type too. Just very heavily. How else am I gonna enjoy the thocksss. Lol.