More seriously, things get weird when you want to go no-stabilizers but don't want to buy a custom set of blank keycaps. This one only uses the 1.25u to 1.75u keys from a standard TKL or full size.
Itās early obviously, but Iām optimistic about this one. It feels pretty nice, and the Jades are almost as nice as the Navies, just missing that slight ākerchunk!ā that the Navies have. The Jades are a bit snappier, and I agree that they may be ever so slightly louder, but I donāt think they dethrone my dark blue fingerbreakers.
After my last set of keycaps came out with some fairly obvious alignment issues, I rethought my jig and made a new one that could support 26 1u keys, plus one of arbitrary width. I also went with corner legends instead of centered, as that punishes a lack of accuracy much less, if you can at least get your setup repeatable. Then, I did clusters together in batches (i.e. all alphas in one run, all F keys together, etc.). The result is a much less jarring alignment situation. It would be ideal, if the plastic itself had cooperated. This PBT recipe didnāt like the infusible ink nearly as much as the DSA keycaps on my other no-stabs build. Legends are not as crisp as Iād like, and the colors are pretty muted, but the improved alignment makes this a modest victory.
Overall, I like (though not quite love) the way they came out, and the overall effect for the board, between the layout, case, and font, is a bit āApple meets Logitech,ā which may or may not be a good thing, but itās always satisfying to wrap one of these up.
Hot damn the Navy is heavy! 75cN is no joke. My new MX2A Ergo Clears are closer to 60 than the rated 55 and I'm finding them heavy. 75 would be brutal. š
I am currently typing on my one and only red-switch board, and I am mis-hitting keys like a mofo, and bottoming out even harder than normal. I don't type anywhere near correctly, but I make up for it by typing enthusiastically, and whatever the category, my favorites are always heavy.
9 Comments
KpntAutismus@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y
no offense, that thing looks like a cutting board.
i love it
wjrii@kbin.social · 9 pts · 2y
I thought a tombstone or a boogieboard. š¤£
More seriously, things get weird when you want to go no-stabilizers but don't want to buy a custom set of blank keycaps. This one only uses the 1.25u to 1.75u keys from a standard TKL or full size.
wjrii@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
From my keebtalk post, which also has more pics:
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
Hot damn the Navy is heavy! 75cN is no joke. My new MX2A Ergo Clears are closer to 60 than the rated 55 and I'm finding them heavy. 75 would be brutal. š
wjrii@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
I am currently typing on my one and only red-switch board, and I am mis-hitting keys like a mofo, and bottoming out even harder than normal. I don't type anywhere near correctly, but I make up for it by typing enthusiastically, and whatever the category, my favorites are always heavy.
Dhrystone@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 2y
Perfect for āsurfingā the web.
wjrii@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
Well shoot, now I need to make a COWABUNGA novelty keycap.
bloopernova@programming.dev · 1 pts · 2y
It's so purty
krolden@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
That looks great I love it