deskthority

tipro 128 free build in progress

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

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

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

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

bbball wrote: 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.

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 .

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

That just made this about a hundred times more impressive!

Really good job!

I seem to have missed that topic
Nice!

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

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

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

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

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.