tipro 128 free build in progress

[bbball]

tipro 128 free build in progress

[rsbseb]

Cool, the round keys on a matrix look very nice. Especially with the black/black theme.

[Redmaus]

I like the keys, very nice. But what are the switches inside?

[Redmaus]

Oh and never seen you before. Are you new? If so, welcome to DT!

[bbball]

Sorry New here cheers, they are black switches and I love the black switches over brown
s for some reason I like to feel the weight of the keys if you know what I mean. I still need to chrome the underside and clear the tops as these are laser cut from wood from eBay seller which a're a cheaper option to datamancer keys but of course not as nice

[Redmaus]

Sorry New here cheers, they are black switches and I love the black switches over brown
s for some reason I like to feel the weight of the keys if you know what I mean. I still need to chrome the underside and clear the tops as these are laser cut from wood from eBay seller which a're a cheaper option to datamancer keys but of course not as nice

Yeah blacks are great. I am selling some vintage blacks with diodes if you are interested. If I ever chose linear, it would be blacks. Even buckling spring is scratchy unfortunately. And after some key presses, there is a weird bzz or brmm after the press. It is driving me crazy.

[HzFaq]

Ooo very nice, are those the Datamancer keys?

That's a pretty impresive looking board sneaking in frame at the top of the picture as well, it might interest the Tiproman . Got any more pictures?

Oh, and welcome .

[bbball]

Wooden keys glued onto keystems I cut using a dremel just left the flat on top so they could have plenty of support . Not the cleanest job but it worked a charm they can easy be removed without damage to the wood or stem

[HzFaq]

That just made this about a hundred times more impressive!

Really good job!

[kbdfr]

I seem to have missed that topic
Nice!

[bbball]

Some clear coat is or some kind of polyurethane is a must

[bbball]

I'm going to wrap the case in black leather from a chair that broke see how it turns out

[bbball]

I'm going to wrap the case in black leather from a chair that broke see how it turns out I tried a clear coat on some keys but it unfortunately discolourd the paper on top... Craps lol I have ordered the datamancer glass and holder to see how they would turn out also relegendable keys on a Tipro is important also

[Ander]

It looks excellent! What is it like to actually type on something like this, though? Is it practical as a working KB?

[bbball]

It's not too bad , using the black swiitches its a little stiffer to Type but it's like an actual typewriter. Layout may take some getting used to but the 4 layer programmable switches are handy . I would say it's a practical keyboard also being compact , that's a bonus.