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Retro 80%
Terminal board out of a Nuclear power-plant Well, no, it’s not out of a nuclear power-plant, but it definitely looks …
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Cyber metal
Whisper-quiet metal board This has been another build involving a full-metal construction and MT3 profile key-caps. This time in an …
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MT3 profile on a “Tank”
Like many, I always had a thing for the old IBM keyboards with their robust structure and tall key-caps and I guess that’s what drove me to the concept that resulted in this keyboard’s existence. It had to have a bulky yet futuristic design, be solid, have tall retro-looking key-caps without being excessively loud. …
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MDA profile on Linear Switches
ersonal preference has always gone the way of the tactile switch however it is clear that in certain scenarios linear switches can definitely have the edge over tactile switches in regards to response times and their overall quietness. …
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Tactile Black & Maroon
After much time spent testing a combination of lubed tactile switches, I incorporated that same logic to this build. Modifiers and function keys got switches with a snappy tactile bump and 2-stage springs whereas all other keys got a more subtle tactile bump resulting in slightly quieter key-presses. This worked wonderfully with the modified case and stabilizers. …
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Keeping ’em Low and Tactile
Box switches with a snappier feel were installed on all the modifier and function keys whereas a slightly more subtle tactile switch was installed for all other keys. The mixed tactile switches teamed up with the low-profile XVX Profile key-caps along with modified and re-lubed stabilizers made for an extremely pleasant typing experience. …
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Return of the Silent Clicky’s
After a couple of builds that came out sounding and looking rather similar, I felt it was time to offer something a little different. I’d always wanted to build a custom keyboard that would mimic the keyboards of old with white and grey key-caps, but felt the interest in these was rather limited. The solution was offering a retro-looking keyboard with some color in a package that would not only sound great but also offer wireless capabilities. …
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Black, White and a splash of Maroon
Building on the success of the previous build with the “silenced” clicky switches, I worked towards an elegant monotone color-scheme once I got the black and white key-caps on, it felt like it needed a daring splash of color just to balance it out. The result is what you see… and for what you can’t see, let me just say it sounds amazingly quiet and solid. …
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Clicky Switches made Silent
One of my first customizations saw me pick up a 75% Bluetooth keyboard with soldered clicky-switches with a desire to make it sound better and become office-friendly. In addition to modifying the switches to get rid of the nostalgic click sound, something also had to be done about the stabilizers. These were easily the “weakest link” in the keyboard used as a starting point for this build but with some desperately needed modifications and lubing, they became as quiet as could be. …
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Side-printed Tactile
ith south-facing LEDs and side-printed key-caps. Nothing particularly fancy, however its case was modified to improve rigidity and its sound signature while the tactile switches were de-soldered and lubricated – along with the key-stabilizers -, resulting in a far quieter, more solid and better sounding keyboard. …