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ONEofZERO_dotNet OP t1_jcgggvk wrote

>level 1fortunehoe · 19 hr. agoSome kind of aurora theme like green and dark blue.

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Funny I have a sample from like 2 years ago sort of like that. The design is missing gradients and needs some work but are these the colours you were thinking of?

https://preview.redd.it/tskizuejg6oa1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=f77d0bf97941a434670a1082c2426c7a55a9a556

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RoadToSurfdom OP t1_jcgdfqt wrote

Naw not really a prank, I just don't think I'll have much use for it unless I'm by myself :) I have an idea about using two different sets of keycaps, one for the alphas and one for the others. I got carried away and decided to use different switches.

The Aliaz Silents are tactiles with silencing, but they are pretty meh so I haven't used them, had them lying around and decided they fit this concept.

The Alps switch is just so I can use an extra key on this keyboard, the hole is really for big-ass enter keycap, se my other comment.

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TrustFulParanoid t1_jcgd4n5 wrote

So it is true they actually include a snicker with every order?! Nice!. By the way, I'm curious about those stabs, are they just the regular Cherry stabs or are they something new and shiny? I was tempted to buy them off NovelKeys but couldn't find any concrete review/opinion on them. How do you like them?

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RoadToSurfdom OP t1_jcgbvgc wrote

No, this plate actually has an Alps hole where the backslash key goes. It's from a Steelseries 6Gv2, which has a big-ass Enter (L-shaped). The switch sits where an ANSI enter is, and the keycap has a stabilizer shaft where the backslash key would be. The shaft runs in a plastic insert that fits an Alps plate mount hole.

I decided to convert it to ANSI by mounting an Alps switch, there is no traces in the PCB but I will run wires to the Fn key.

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