Mechanical Keyboard Club!

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1 minute ago, wkdpaul said:

np, it's just weird that Amazon would sell that outside of Canada, doesn't make much sense.

Hmm the seller moved here like couple years ago.

But idk where they were from.

[Eschew]

Monkeytype - Mini PSA

 

 

Summary

In about 9 hr and 30 min, Monkeytype will be in “no-database mode.” Users will not be able to access their accounts or the leaderboards, as Monkeytype will be migrating data to their new database. The data migration is expected to take days. Monkeytype will also be keeping the old database – temporarily – in the event the data migration runs into issues and they need to recover user data from the old database.

 

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Hey @everyone - the data migration to the new database will begin soon. To get ready for that, Monkeytype will be in no-database mode starting later today, in about 10 hours. This means no access to your account and no leaderboards. George the bot will also go offline for this time. There is a lot of data to migrate, so this process will take days - after it’s done, I will be keeping the data in the old DB for a couple weeks in case something went wrong with the transfer of your account so that everything can still be recovered.

 

And a tiny personal update - I will be going on holiday tomorrow, so it might take me a bit longer to respond to any bug reports, but I’ll still be around.

 

Have a good one, Mio-the-deck

Monkeytype Discord, #announcements Channel.

 

Posted, in the event people start panicking about Monkeytype and / or their WPM records.

[Admiral Shark]

A big enter for a small (well, in vintage terms) keyboard!

 

1987 IBM SSK P/N 1391472

 

[Dr0y]

On 8/11/2021 at 4:53 PM, SharktasticA said:

A big enter for a small (well, in vintage terms) keyboard!

 

1987 IBM SSK P/N 1391472

 

That keyboard is beautiful ... I really like the big enter and the long left shift ...

[Daan._official]

So today I joined the mechanical keyboard community by building my own. Gotta say it was a fun project after I figured out how to assemble it. Had some trouble fitting the metal plate to the PCB and also the stabilizers were a bit of a hassle, but I think we're good now. So this is an aluminum brown case which is nice and sturdy and under the hood there are Kailh Box Pink switches which so far I like a lot. The keycaps are offbrand but maybe in the future i'll change them and also mod it in the future. For now I'm excited to learn all the ins and outs of the functions since it's a sixty percent. Cheers. 

[Eschew]

MonkeyType - Mini PSA Follow-Up

 

Context

On 8/10/2021 at 7:31 AM, Eschew said:

Monkeytype - Mini PSA

 

 

Summary

In about 9 hr and 30 min, Monkeytype will be in “no-database mode.” Users will not be able to access their accounts or the leaderboards, as Monkeytype will be migrating data to their new database. The data migration is expected to take days. Monkeytype will also be keeping the old database – temporarily – in the event the data migration runs into issues and they need to recover user data from the old database.

 

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Hey @everyone - the data migration to the new database will begin soon. To get ready for that, Monkeytype will be in no-database mode starting later today, in about 10 hours. This means no access to your account and no leaderboards. George the bot will also go offline for this time. There is a lot of data to migrate, so this process will take days - after it’s done, I will be keeping the data in the old DB for a couple weeks in case something went wrong with the transfer of your account so that everything can still be recovered. And a tiny personal update - I will be going on holiday tomorrow, so it might take me a bit longer to respond to any bug reports, but I’ll still be around. Have a good one, Mio-the-deck

Source: Monkeytype Discord, #announcements Channel.

 

Posted, in the event people start panicking about Monkeytype and / or their WPM records.

 

Summary

Monkeytype’s database migration has finished, and they’ll be deleting the old database in 48 hours. Concerned users may wish to check their Monkeytype account data and report any bugs or inconsistencies, but the Monkeytype team seems confident that every user’s data is preserved.

 

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Hey @everyone , update on the migration - the old database will be deleted in about 48 hours. As mentioned before, make sure your account is all good. From what I can tell everything seems fine (and any time the data was gone it was usually the user logging into the wrong account) , so the chances of anything being lost are very slim.

Source: Monkeytype Discord, #announcements Channel.

[pookeyhead]

Can anyone recommend a quality, TKL, gasket mounted plate design keyboard with RGB?  Must be customizable in all respects.. plates, switches, stabs etc.  Budget anything from $100 to $300 preferably.

[OhioYJ]

Replaced my all black key caps today:

 

 

The old Black caps:

 

[kelvinhall05]

[Admiral Shark]

I needed to take new photos of my "XT"-layout Model Fs, so here they are:

 

[battlepants220]

Corsair K100 RGB. Cherry MX Speed switches. iCUe Nexus mounted as well.

Budget build was rocking the Redragon theme

Enthusiast build showing the Corsair love.

Its glorious...

[Belac F]

Finished my second build!

 

GMMK Pro

Gateron Ink Black v2 switches lubed with krytox 205g0 and filmed

Zeal PC Stabs

GMK Red Samurai

Aluminum Plate  

Gold Rotary Knob add - On

 

[spartaman64]

Tofu96 i built a few weeks ago

[IPD]

I just got my Ducky One 2, 100%, pudding edition yesterday.  I'm very happy with it.  Silent Red is the perfect switch.  Very similar feel to the membrane on my Rii RK-900 as far as tactile feel and force required.  Excellent buy at $150, considering it already had the keycaps I wanted, the switches I wanted, and all the RGB functionality I can shake a stick at.

 

Took a photo of old and new.  I still think the RK-900 is a fantastic keyboard, and would heartily recommend it for a budget solution to anyone.  Still works great after 3+ years of gaming and 0 issues.

 

That said, the Ducky is just a bit more crisp, snappier, less play in the keys (actual MX caps, vs whatever the Rii keycaps are).  And the RGB is per-key, where the Rii only had full-board presets.  In fact my only quibbles about the Ducky are that the CAPS LOCK key is only a "down arrow" key, and the keyboard didn't come with any other options (like text, similar to what the Rii has).  And some case/frame options would have been nice.  I get that TKL and 60% keyboards are "master race".  Just feels like there's no love when us 100% die hards have precisely....ZERO options.  If I want a clear/translucent case, I'll have a better chance at retrofitting an old M7803 case to fit--than I will of finding a 100%, (104)  frosted acrylic case.  You would have thought that getting one 3D printed would be fairly straightforward, as only the CAD files would be needed.  No excessive runs of stock that can't be sold.  And minimal R&D, since it's literally just adding on the numpad on an existing TKL design.  le sigh.

[spartaman64]

keyboard i made for work

mr suit x owlab board pom plate

u4 silent boba switch

[AlexandraYume]

 

Have my baby

It's a custom keyboard using the IDOBAO ID80 V2 ISO, Tribosys 3203 lubed Glorious Pandas (tactile switches with a strong tactile bump) and modifier keys are springswapped with 16mm 90g springs, Tai Hao Bright Miami PBT Keycaps, Durock V2 Stabilisers holee modded and lubed, Resin Wristrest

It's my second custom keyboard I ever made and I love it so much. The Enter key stab unfortunately didnt turn out well, trying to find the motivation to fully take apart my keyboard to fix that stab.

[Aree Soothsayer]

Moved.

[Admiral Shark]

IBM 3178-C4 EBCDIC Typewriter Keyboard, P/N 6052141, from 1985. A Model F "blue switch" capacitive buckling springs keyboard. The purpose of this titular switch was to toggle between all-uppercase and mixed case text display on the host terminal. "Typewriter" in the name refers to the fact the keyboard was made for actual writing input usage instead of purely repetitive data entry, which were distinct tasks on these old terminals and thus had unique keyboards for both. The blue 'coily' thing in the second photo is a solenoid (its original one, in fact) that is designed to make the keyboard louder as you type, because why not!

Anyway, it's my next restoration project! Chiefly, it suffers from severe case damage. I have ideas on how to patch it up (with 3D-printed parts and/or resin moulds), but I'm still spinning ideas at the moment. Otherwise, the keyboard is mechanically sound.

 

 

There are a few more photos on my site if you're curious - I didn't want to spam all of them here. I'll also be documenting the restoration to help others in the future too.

[Libnk]

On 10/29/2021 at 3:04 AM, SharktasticA said:

IBM 3178-C4 EBCDIC Typewriter Keyboard, P/N 6052141, from 1985. A Model F "blue switch" capacitive buckling springs keyboard. The purpose of this titular switch was to toggle between all-uppercase and mixed case text display on the host terminal. "Typewriter" in the name refers to the fact the keyboard was made for actual writing input usage instead of purely repetitive data entry, which were distinct tasks on these old terminals and thus had unique keyboards for both. The blue 'coily' thing in the second photo is a solenoid (its original one, in fact) that is designed to make the keyboard louder as you type, because why not!

Anyway, it's my next restoration project! Chiefly, it suffers from severe case damage. I have ideas on how to patch it up (with 3D-printed parts and/or resin moulds), but I'm still spinning ideas at the moment. Otherwise, the keyboard is mechanically sound.

 

 

There are a few more photos on my site if you're curious - I didn't want to spam all of them here. I'll also be documenting the restoration to help others in the future too.

That is a lovely keyboard. How much does it weigh? I know my M122 weighs only 2.1kg.

[Admiral Shark]

23 hours ago, Libnk said:

That is a lovely keyboard. How much does it weigh? I know my M122 weighs only 2.1kg.

Just under 3kg!

[spartaman64]

my mr suit arrived

[CptnReflex]

On 10/28/2021 at 1:04 PM, SharktasticA said:

IBM 3178-C4 EBCDIC Typewriter Keyboard

 

looks like a gem!

I wonder how it types compared to newer cherry switches and how well gaming works and how many buttons can be pressed at once! So many questions

 

 

 

I just got me a ROG Falchion NX with the custom rog mechanical NX brown switches. super solid keyboard so far!

[Admiral Shark]

1 hour ago, CptnReflex said:

 

looks like a gem!

I wonder how it types compared to newer cherry switches and how well gaming works and how many buttons can be pressed at once! So many questions

There's not really a "modern" analogue to these since the mechanism is completely different to MX - capacitive buckling springs versus contact switch with plastic clickjacket (MX Blue/Green or clones of either). At most, it's weighted like MX Green, I guess? Otherwise, imagine a ridiculously smooth clicky switch where the tactile bump, click and actuation are perfectly match and then followed with a lot of ping. The value of the latter property can be debated, but there's ways to dampen it (although I personally like it).

 

It also has NKRO, so all keys can be pressed simultaneously.

[CptnReflex]

1 hour ago, SharktasticA said:

There's not really a "modern" analogue to these since the mechanism is completely different to MX - capacitive buckling springs versus contact switch with plastic clickjacket (MX Blue/Green or clones of either). At most, it's weighted like MX Green, I guess? Otherwise, imagine a ridiculously smooth clicky switch where the tactile bump, click and actuation are perfectly match and then followed with a lot of ping. The value of the latter property can be debated, but there's ways to dampen it (although I personally like it).

 

It also has NKRO, so all keys can be pressed simultaneously.

dang that's really cool! I'd really like to try something like that for typing one day, as I'm too young to be exposed to one of those in its day. enjoy the gem!

[spartaman64]