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DIY "isolation mount" / "gasket mount" for mere mortals

Posted: 22 Jan 2019, 06:58
by autoload -Uz
I wrote up some of my research on making the gasket-mount/isolation-mount trend more accessible to people who aren't able to participate in high-end keyboard group buys. My original post is at https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyb ... _trend_no/, and cross-posted at https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=99090.0

Long story short, adding neoprene sheets or o-rings between the plate/PCB and the case can be a pleasant improvement to your typing experience.

Has anyone else experimented with this? Any more ideas along these lines?

Re: DIY "isolation mount" / "gasket mount" for mere mortals

Posted: 22 Jan 2019, 08:36
by matt3o
thanks for your post, but in my opinion you are doing it wrong. Publish the actual article on a forum or even the wiki and then link it on reddit. That way it has a higher chance to be useful in the long run. Also why linking geekhack which is basically a link to reddit?

Re: DIY "isolation mount" / "gasket mount" for mere mortals

Posted: 22 Jan 2019, 08:39
by Myoth

Re: DIY "isolation mount" / "gasket mount" for mere mortals

Posted: 22 Jan 2019, 15:51
by autoload -Uz
Myoth wrote: 22 Jan 2019, 08:39 Yeah, no one ever tried it :lol:

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=45739.0
I'm sorry if I suggested that nobody has tried this before... I never saw that thread, thank you for sharing.

Edit: these look like 3d printed adapters to allows universal plates to fit specific cases... am I missing something?

Re: DIY "isolation mount" / "gasket mount" for mere mortals

Posted: 23 Jan 2019, 15:08
by Hypersphere
Looks like a good idea to me. Perhaps materials designed specifically for acoustic isolation would work well (e.g., "Sorbothane").