Anyone else into buying/building mechanical keyboards?

[amalgamas]

Used my friends GMMK and didn’t like it. Felt cheap to me but the price is really good.

the normal ones are okay to good, the pro's are legitimately good.

 

[amalgamas]

Funny other people do it with their SO. My wife and I did the lubing and filming of a bunch of switches over the course of a few nights after the kids were asleep. It was actually really nice doing something Ike that together. Just a. quiet relaxing task with some music on in the bg.

yup yup

My wife has a much steadier hand than I do too so she helps with lubing on the switches.

It makes sense too, she makes her living decorating cakes so she has to have a steady hand.

 

[hootpie]

Good fucking lord these Boba LT's are amazing

A very subdued thockiness to them. I was worried the 55g spring would be a little too much coming from the 42g of the Silent Red switches, but it's actually quite nice because the key travel is actually a little less. Getting used to how much louder they are than the Silent Reds, but pretty damn happy with them so far.

They came pre-lubed on both sides of the spring. I lubed up everything else which took forever, but very worth it in terms of typing feel and sound.

 

[monolith]

Good fucking lord these Boba LT's are amazing

A very subdued thockiness to them. I was worried the 55g spring would be a little too much coming from the 42g of the Silent Red switches, but it's actually quite nice because the key travel is actually a little less. Getting used to how much louder they are than the Silent Reds, but pretty damn happy with them so far.

They came pre-lubed on both sides of the spring. I lubed up everything else which took forever, but very worth it in terms of typing feel and sound.

Nice, love my Boba's, have them in my 65 and they are great.

Going to be picking up some Tealios soon, tried them on a friends board and really like them.

 

[hootpie]

Nice, love my Boba's, have them in my 65 and they are great.

Going to be picking up some Tealios soon, tried them on a friends board and really like them.

Do you have the LT's or the U4T's? How did the Tealios compare?

I can't change switches any more. Opening and lubing 82 fucking switches was literally a pain

 

[TenSteel]

@monolith

I kind of want to upgrade/swap my Kono Kira but I don’t exactly know what’s going to be a noticeable improvement. It’s my first “high end” mechanical (yeah yeah PayPal etc etc.)

My annoyance with it is the occasional problems I have with the RGB controller glitching out and needing to re-plug the keyboard to reset it.

 

[TenSteel]

ducky shine ftw

They have so many choices it’s kind of bewildering tbh.

 

[whatever]

They have so many choices it’s kind of bewildering tbh.

i love my ducky shine 4.

shine 7 is the updated one

Ducky Shine 7 mechanical keyboard - Premium, high-end series with PBT Double-shot keycaps, and full RGB backlit model of Ducky

Premium, high-end series with PBT Double-shot keycaps, and full RGB backlit of Ducky

www.duckychannel.com.tw

 

[yonson]

The only things I really didn't like about my Ducky's was they weren't hot swappable and the plastic case. I did end up swapping it to an aluminum case which helped, but the switches I ordered weren't as smooth as I liked so I just moved it to one of the machines I don't use a lot. Of course now they have hot swappable keyboards.

 

[Platinum_Thunder]

Ducky One 3 Daybreak TKL Hotswap RGB Double Shot PBT QUACK Mechanical Keyboard

Switch options: Cherry MX Black, Brown, Blue, Red, Silver, Clear, or Silent Red.

mechanicalkeyboards.com

kinda want

 

[monolith]

Do you have the LT's or the U4T's? How did the Tealios compare?

I can't change switches any more. Opening and lubing 82 fucking switches was literally a pain

I have U4T's, but I just got these Nixdork U4T's recently and been really liking them. Since I got this Alice style keyboard in the original post mil-maxed I'm gonna swap the switches out for them, using Silent Alpacas now.

Hard to compare for me, they were very similar but the Tealios felt smoother maybe? I just remember liking them so wanted to pick them up.

@monolith

I kind of want to upgrade/swap my Kono Kira but I don’t exactly know what’s going to be a noticeable improvement. It’s my first “high end” mechanical (yeah yeah PayPal etc etc.)

My annoyance with it is the occasional problems I have with the RGB controller glitching out and needing to re-plug the keyboard to reset it.

Never heard of that keyboard but do you have any other problems with it other then the need to reset it to get the RGB to come back?

 

[TenSteel]

Never heard of that keyboard but do you have any other problems with it other then the need to reset it to get the RGB to come back?

Not really, no. Accessing multiple layers for different keys is admittedly weird. I've read people having a hard time with programming/altering them so I've left that alone.

Kira Mechanical Keyboard

Designed by Angelo Tobias, known online as thesiscamper, Kira is a condensed full size mechanical keyboard, specifically optimized for creative work.

kono.store

My configuration:
Silver metal frame
Hako Violets

 

[monolith]

Not really, no. Accessing multiple layers for different keys is admittedly weird. I've read people having a hard time with programming/altering them so I've left that alone.

Kira Mechanical Keyboard

Designed by Angelo Tobias, known online as thesiscamper, Kira is a condensed full size mechanical keyboard, specifically optimized for creative work.

kono.store

My configuration:
Silver metal frame
Hako Violets

If you're generally happy with it I would just keep on using it. If there is something you'd change then that's a good place to start.

A lot of people start this hobby and just never stop, I have a friend who got into this a few months before me. I have two keyboards...he has 9.

 

[hootpie]

Ordered Durock V2 Stabilizers. All of my stabilized keys have some rattling, so need to address it. Unfortunately it looks like I have to disassemble the entire god damn keyboard to swap the stabilizers on the GMMK Pro

 

[monolith]

Ordered Durock V2 Stabilizers. All of my stabilized keys have some rattling, so need to address it. Unfortunately it looks like I have to disassemble the entire god damn keyboard to swap the stabilizers on the GMMK Pro

Look into the different mods you can do. I use those stabilizers too, really like them.

 

[hootpie]

Look into the different mods you can do. I use those stabilizers too, really like them.

Definitely doing the holee mod to decrease rattle. Once I get rid of the rattling this thing will basically be perfect for me.

 

[TenSteel]

If you're generally happy with it I would just keep on using it. If there is something you'd change then that's a good place to start.

A lot of people start this hobby and just never stop, I have a friend who got into this a few months before me. I have two keyboards...he has 9.

Yeah I can only imagine how much money people drop on this hobby when they have that many keyboards.

 

[yonson]

If you're generally happy with it I would just keep on using it. If there is something you'd change then that's a good place to start.

A lot of people start this hobby and just never stop, I have a friend who got into this a few months before me. I have two keyboards...he has 9.

Yup! Although I'm using the majority of them, even if they are on machines that the only get used once or twice a year during an update etc...
3 Keychrons
2 Ducky's
3 Custom
Multiple other cheap ones

 

[s2k]

in on this crew, i haven't build any but i've purchased plenty

 

[bearsdidit]

the normal ones are okay to good, the pro's are legitimately good.

I wish they made a full sized pro version.

 

[SenenCito]

Let's see my keyboard count goes like this:

1. CannonKeys Rekt 1800 - Main work keyboard
2. CannonKeys Practice 65 - Used it as a learning tool in soldering.
3. Tx Keyboards HJ-CP 1800
4. Graystudio Think 6.5 Bright Green / Pc Bottom - Main home keyboard
5. Graystudio Think 6.5 Forest Green / Bright Green Bottom ( unbuilt) [waiting on flex pcb]
6. Drop High profile CRTL green case (piece of shit barely works )
7. Drop Carina Built with pom keycaps and translucent holy pandas (brightest keyboard you will ever see).

Keyboard my ex partner kept:
8. Cannonkeys Rekt 1800 - Prototype model I won in a giveaway, lovely rosegold color
9. Leopold Black fm980 - Beautiful beginner board

Sold keyboards:
10. Ducky one 2 midnight full size
11. Ducky one 2 white full size with cherry blues (loud fucker)
12. Graystudio think 6.5 full white with cream badges (unbuilt)
13. Keychron Low profile full size bluetooth
14. Drop Shift 1800 keyboard ( bought it damaged on ebay and managed to sell for a nice profit)
15. Drop CTRL ( first "custom" keyboard ) sold it to a co worker

Incoming:
16. Viendi 8L

 

[whatever]

The only things I really didn't like about my Ducky's was they weren't hot swappable and the plastic case. I did end up swapping it to an aluminum case which helped, but the switches I ordered weren't as smooth as I liked so I just moved it to one of the machines I don't use a lot. Of course now they have hot swappable keyboards.

what would you suggest like a ducky shine with an AL case?

 

[monolith]

Let's see my keyboard count goes like this:

1. CannonKeys Rekt 1800 - Main work keyboard
2. CannonKeys Practice 65 - Used it as a learning tool in soldering.
3. Tx Keyboards HJ-CP 1800
4. Graystudio Think 6.5 Bright Green / Pc Bottom - Main home keyboard
5. Graystudio Think 6.5 Forest Green / Bright Green Bottom ( unbuilt) [waiting on flex pcb]
6. Drop High profile CRTL green case (piece of shit barely works )
7. Drop Carina Built with pom keycaps and translucent holy pandas (brightest keyboard you will ever see).

Keyboard my ex partner kept:
8. Cannonkeys Rekt 1800 - Prototype model I won in a giveaway, lovely rosegold color
9. Leopold Black fm980 - Beautiful beginner board

Sold keyboards:
10. Ducky one 2 midnight full size
11. Ducky one 2 white full size with cherry blues (loud fucker)
12. Graystudio think 6.5 full white with cream badges (unbuilt)
13. Keychron Low profile full size bluetooth
14. Drop Shift 1800 keyboard ( bought it damaged on ebay and managed to sell for a nice profit)
15. Drop CTRL ( first "custom" keyboard ) sold it to a co worker

Incoming:
16. Viendi 8L

Is it brighter than this lol

 

[popey]

My list:

Personal Home: KCK with lubed/filmed alpacas
Work: Leopold FC980C (I haven't had time to lube and put it in my Heavy9 case)

Home-Work Keyboard: Keychon K4

Unbuilt: KBDFans Odin...probably going to put in my Boba switches in this one
I also have a GMMK Pro unbuilt.

i'm lazy as fk. PTSD from lubing/filming the alpacas during covid

 

[SenenCito]

Is it brighter than this lol

Oh it’s up there. You’re basically looking at an rgb wall with that thing.


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