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I have a tactile invaders board with Norwegian ISO layout if that's something that you can use.

Acers are a fantastic platform for clicky Alps. I have recently finished a project long in the making with Amber Alps, SGI Granite caps and click-modded Orange Alps (click leaves from some type OA2 clone board and sliders from a NOS Dell Bigfoot, the housings were ultrasound cleaned). The feels and ...

I've just tried a tactile mod similar to this one with a Salmon M0116 (pretty clean and seemingly moderately used, but not pristine) and EnjoyPBT caps. I liked the results, though just like with the above Blue Alps experiment, they lose a bit of that precise thock (but it's still there), and they ...

I'd love that for the AEKs for sure.

Blimey, well done. Those look awesome.

ScottPaladin wrote: Where'd you get those? Did those have a part number or anything associated with them? I'd love to keep a lookout to some more.

I got them from Electronic Surplus, but those were the last 2 they had in stock. The part number on the PCB was 12KC132A.

Oh my yes.

Don't you just love the sight of a fresh cleaned board? I know I do
Excellent job, I also like the LED replacement idea.

That sound is a banquet for the ears.

Actually, if they do Winkeyless and stepped Caps Lock, bump that up to 4 sets.

Interested in the top print set. If they offer winkeyless bottom rows, make that 2 sets.

Matias parts work really well as Black Alps augments - you get both a clean keyfeel and nice tactility.

The switches are a slight upgrade on my Peacefoot project - I added folded paper to make the leaf springs completely immobile. The Matias ISO Enters turned out to be incompatible, sadly.

I have a SIIG Minitouch with modded Orange Alps - replaced the coil and leaf springs with Matias Quiet Click ones and as a result they're more or less as tactile as Amber Alps. I live in Norway, but since it's under 2kg it won't cost a small fortune to send.

Amazing work, well done!

Oh wow, it definitely delivers on the looks and sounds department.

And it's also nice to learn where those originally came from

If you're still looking for switches and/or caps, check your inbox

Monterey K103 with clicky white "Alps style" Omrons. Very pingy, hope the potato managed to capture that.

Looks cool! I was wondering about the speciality kit - shouldn't there be two 1u Ctrl caps as well? I got the impression it's meant for boards like G80-1800. Either way, best of luck! I'll be looking forward to seeing it in the flesh.

I’ve got one of those recently myself, I was worried USB conversion won’t be easy I think I’ll try looking into replacing the controller, but if I manage to avoid it, I’ll let you know.

The soundtrack is on a whole new level, well done!

depletedvespene wrote: May I ask where did you get the alphanum keycaps from?

They’re from an ALPS 12KC132A.

They're delicious to type on, and the board's beeper makes for happy ears as well

Chyros wrote: Also, do I detect some inspiration from the legends I printed on my Pingmaster? xD

Indeed, I prefer the nav cluster to be represented with icons rather than text too

I think I just found my favorite linear switches

Those are some delicious looking boards right there, well done.

I forgot to mention the same modifier behavior on macOS, but on that system it doesn't matter which Alt is used for accented/special characters. I got my iMate from the US - maybe the firmware wasn't made with ISO support at all.

When I used mine on Windows, all the modifier keys registered as the left ones, so I couldn’t do any AltGr combinations.

Fascinating! The secondary US legends are a nice bonus. And I suppose the [§ ½] key wasn't invented back then.

Looks awesome! Always a treat to find an ISO Focus.

Chyros wrote: I think you should give the cases a paint job at some point

Indeed, they are getting painted in due time