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Shinryuu wrote:Fiddling around

what caps are those?? I really like that simple setup!

guilleguillaume wrote:Those are from Round 3 that 7Bit organised.

What about the "Fn" lettering on the sides of the keys?

mashby wrote:

guilleguillaume wrote:Those are from Round 3 that 7Bit organised.

What about the "Fn" lettering on the sides of the keys?

Those stickers came with the Duck pocker case.

The kit contained Case + Plate + Fn Stickers .

PixelScript wrote:what caps are those?? I really like that simple setup!

Looks like those are the Poker Double-Shots. I bought a set from Feng via eBay.

mashby wrote:

PixelScript wrote:what caps are those?? I really like that simple setup!

Looks like those are the Poker Double-Shots. I bought a set from Feng via eBay.

Aha! Thanks for the link

guilleguillaume wrote:Those stickers came with the Duck pocker case.

The kit contained Case + Plate + Fn Stickers .

Where was this group buy held? DT, GH, KBT?

Aleksander wrote:Here on Deskthority and probably GH

Thanks Aleksander.

Finally finished my Poker. Almost as heavy as my Filco TKL

I seem to have forgot to post pictures of my mix match white I mentioned before... 100% legit Cherry oem keycaps, all doubleshots except the windowed caps lock, Windows and menu keys.

Those are exactly the kind of keycaps I want for my poker! Still trawling auction sites.

Acanthophis wrote:Finally finished my Poker. Almost as heavy as my Filco TKL

Is that a custom poker case or did you spray paint it yourself?

It's an aluminium case from imsto's GB.

envious... did you keep a build log? I'll be interested how it all comes together as the process is still a little unclear in my head... how do the switches mount to the plate... whats a teensy and is it required on this kind of build... all those noob questions spinning in my head

my fairly basic poker with a mix of dolch and cherry DS keycaps. Ok, aint the prettiest but they're the only keycaps I have available for use.

bugsaint wrote:envious... did you keep a build log? I'll be interested how it all comes together as the process is still a little unclear in my head... how do the switches mount to the plate... whats a teensy and is it required on this kind of build... all those noob questions spinning in my head

I desoldered all the switches and removed the Cherry stabs.
Then I soldered ErgoClear switches with the plate back to the PCB.
Just insert the Costar stabs, mount the PCB in the case, put some keycaps on, finished.

Acanthophis wrote:

bugsaint wrote:envious... did you keep a build log? I'll be interested how it all comes together as the process is still a little unclear in my head... how do the switches mount to the plate... whats a teensy and is it required on this kind of build... all those noob questions spinning in my head

I desoldered all the switches and removed the Cherry stabs.
Then I soldered ErgoClear switches with the plate back to the PCB.
Just insert the Costar stabs, mount the PCB in the case, put some keycaps on, finished.

Sounds like a lot of de-soldering and soldering. I know myself well enough to realise I'm probably not up for that. I'll stick to changing keycaps and small mods.

Nice plate mounted poker

If anybody has a spare poker plate I'm interested... PM me !

Self-made wooden Poker case with white sp ds keys and japan flag modifiers from Techkeys

It has vintage blacks for the alpha keys and reds for the rest because I have been to lazy to change the rest. I also have a plate, which I still need to install. My second poker is at work, I'll post pictures soon.

TDub wrote:[...]
Self-made wooden Poker case with white sp ds keys and japan flag modifiers from Techkeys

It has vintage blacks for the alpha keys and reds for the rest because I have been to lazy to change the rest. I also have a plate, which I still need to install. My second poker is at work, I'll post pictures soon.

Could you elaborate how did you make the case?

More pictures would be welcome.

EDIT: Nevermind. I found your thread: Wooden Poker Case

When I do the next one, I will take some more pictures and explain the process a little bit more. It's really not that complicated, but to do it well you need a good circular saw. I also have several improvements in mind for the next one (better pcb support, better support for the pcb screws, feet).

eon wrote:Nice plate mounted poker

If anybody has a spare poker plate I'm interested... PM me !

iMav just posted a notice yesterday that he have several plates for sale at $15. You can find out more at this link.

Hope that helps!

Had to open up my Poker the other day and took some pictures along the way...

DanGWanG wrote:Had to open up my Poker the other day and took some pictures along the way...

Gorgeous board Dan. What is the black non-slip matting for?

To prevent short circuit (I like to think so, either way, I can't imagine it's good for case/solder pins to make contact) and as a cushion.
I have the same in my Poker.

Acanthophis wrote:To prevent short circuit (I like to think so, either way, I can't imagine it's good for case/solder pins to make contact) and as a cushion.
I have the same in my Poker.

Good to know. Thank you for the explanation.

I have a Duck Poker case, but I've yet to get my hands on a poker. When I build it up though, I'll be sure to include the extra pad. That's a great idea.

Happy to say that I can finally join the club! I bought the last Poker that MechanicalKeyboards.com had in stock here in the US. Got it with MX-Blacks with ABS caps.


KBC Poker X by Michael Ashby, on Flickr

Was surprised at the strength of the springs in the blacks, but slowly getting used to them. After a couple of days of the standard key caps, I opted to throw on my CCnG and give them a whirl.


KBC Poker in CCnG by Michael Ashby, on Flickr

The bigger surprise was how much I enjoyed the Signature Plastics key caps on the MX-Blacks. When I had them on my MX-Blue Pure, I actually hated them. Seriously. They were awful and I quickly swapped back to the default Vortex OEM Profile caps. With me not bottoming out on the medium springs in the MX-Blacks, they key caps actually feel/sound a bit thicker and they are a joy to type on.

Needs a cable to match the CCnG dude!

Nice board man, I love blacks, but I don't think they are heavy enough for me

pexon wrote:Needs a cable to match the CCnG dude!

Working on it.

pexon wrote:Nice board man, I love blacks, but I don't think they are heavy enough for me

Wow! That's really saying something, because I've found the Blacks to be quite an adjustment from my Blues. What do you type on?

I type on blues for typing and blacks for gaming and typing when its late. I'd love a black switch with some heavier springs. Sounds contradicting but I bought blues to try them really, but I love smashing the blacks and making no noise at night

pexon wrote:I type on blues for typing and blacks for gaming and typing when its late. I'd love a black switch with some heavier springs. Sounds contradicting but I bought blues to try them really, but I love smashing the blacks and making no noise at night

Maybe you should build up a board with MX Dark Grey switches?

I just bought a couple from 7bit to play with and use for my spacebar on my MX Black Poker.