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Welcome to the hobby, we hate it here. This is really the worst thing about using nicer keyboards: you start to hear all the little imperfections and some of them can be really annoying. The next thing you know you're spring swapping, bag lubing stems, and filming every switch on every board that you own.
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A few questions: What do I do if a few keys of my 10kl Leopold broke? Do I buy a full set of keycaps or can I get just like the ". >" and right arrow replaced? What the hell is Sys Rq or Scroll Lock or Break for? My Print Screen button has Sys Rq printed on the side, and my Pause button has Break written on the side as well. Also, on that note, what is the Pause button for? Other questions: I have a whole extra set of Alt, Windows Key, and Ctrl keys I wouldn't mind making do.... other things. Hell, I'd also like to make my Caps Lock do something else. Where do I go to look into those things?
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Oct 29, 2021 15:05
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Z the IVth posted:I recently switch from a full size to a TKL and I realised how much that numpad meant to me. Even though I only use it intermittently for calling numbered records, it really is so much faster to key it out on the pad than to fiddle around with the number row. Time for a full size mech I guess, or a macropad? separate pad on the southpaw side, join us (though I use a 75%)
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Oct 29, 2021 15:15
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anothergod posted:A few questions: scroll lock changed the behavior of arrow keys to scroll rather than move the cursor in the pre mouse era. it still does this in stuff like excel. pause/break was used for termination of programs or process, an even older legacy where you killed the program/transmission by physically breaking the circuit. there are lots of keyboard drivers that will do custom layers, change key bindings etc etc - don't know if qmk is compatible with your board but its good for stuff like this.
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Oct 29, 2021 15:20
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interrodactyl posted:Wait there's going to be an all black version of the J-02? Where do I learn more? https://discord.gg/PVxXZQqm Gearman posted:Welcome to the hobby, we hate it here. This is really the worst thing about using nicer keyboards: you start to hear all the little imperfections and some of them can be really annoying. The next thing you know you're spring swapping, bag lubing stems, and filming every switch on every board that you own. I don't even try to use switches stock anymore. I just go straight to lubing and/or filming.
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Oct 29, 2021 16:57
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I brought my 65% to the office today after having to spend a day on a mushy OEM rubberdome, oh my god I've become one of those people.  Lubed and filmed 68g tangerines on switch pads and with plate and case foam feel and sound loving amazing though 
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Oct 29, 2021 17:34
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Gearman posted:Welcome to the hobby, we hate it here. This is really the worst thing about using nicer keyboards: you start to hear all the little imperfections and some of them can be really annoying. The next thing you know you're spring swapping, bag lubing stems, and filming every switch on every board that you own. GnarlyCharlie4u posted:filming ijyt posted:filmed I suspect I'm going to regret asking this, but... what is filming?
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Oct 29, 2021 18:58
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Unsinkabear posted:I suspect I'm going to regret asking this, but... what is filming? Sticking a tiny thin layer of material (some kind of vinyl usually I think) between the base and the cap of a switch to dampen the sound and eliminate any rattling from slight manufacturing defects They look like this 
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Oct 29, 2021 19:20
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lmaoooooooooooooo
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Oct 29, 2021 19:59
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Taffer posted:Sticking a tiny thin layer of material (some kind of vinyl usually I think) between the base and the cap of a switch to dampen the sound and eliminate any rattling from slight manufacturing defects And yes, it’s a giant pain in the rear end for very small gains in sound and feel. Yet once you start, you can’t stop. Welcome to our hell.
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Oct 29, 2021 20:16
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Just got a logitech craft keyboard off SA-Mart and whoa this thing rules. Just super comfortable to type on. Giving my WASD with clears a run for its money. Hard to beat the convenience of device switching and bluetooth.
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Oct 29, 2021 20:53
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Don't forget to obsess about thickness and material for your films!
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Oct 29, 2021 20:59
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I didn't know creamy could be used to describe keyboards.
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Oct 29, 2021 21:03
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That answer made me curious why lubing was even necessary if you can dampen rattling with film, so I looked it up and now I (kind of) get how that works, when/why people do it, and what Gearman meant by bag lubing. Surely that's all the useless niche knowledge I need, right? Right?
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Oct 29, 2021 21:23
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just scratching the surface bb
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Oct 29, 2021 21:39
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Hey kid you wanna buy some krytox
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Oct 29, 2021 21:41
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DrHammond posted:Don't forget to obsess about thickness and material for your films! It gets easier when you start building a matrix of thickness / material for each switch manu / type.
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Oct 30, 2021 04:34
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Finally got off my rear end and got my lfkpad together, looks like the fIrmware in the qmk GitHub is glitched so I get to mess with that now.
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Oct 30, 2021 04:39
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Bobas with 62 grams came in. I think I like the kiwis more?
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Oct 30, 2021 05:25
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Z the IVth posted:I didn't know creamy could be used to describe keyboards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZwmdU-cgY4 This is the video that got me started down this fuckin rabbit hole to begin with. Now I have a set of banana splits just waiting for my Mode65 to be here so I can make a board that sounds like this. But I also worry now because I'm so used to my bobas and how bouncy they are that switching from them to linears is just going to feel so wrong.
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Oct 30, 2021 05:38
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Framboise posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZwmdU-cgY4
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Oct 30, 2021 05:54
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anothergod posted:Without the windows key how else do you pull up a launcher? you could use home row modifier keys. so for example on my keyboard i can hold either "a" or ";" and the keyboard will send the winkey. i don't have shift, control, win or alt keys lol
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Oct 30, 2021 09:45
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anothergod posted:Without the windows key how else do you pull up a launcher? If it's an under-barrel grenade launcher you hit the weapon keybind again to switch to it. If you're playing heavy assault your launcher is on 3.
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Oct 30, 2021 10:07
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Buck Turgidson posted:you could use home row modifier keys. so for example My car doesn't have tires or any fuel but it's okay because you can just push it don't worry about it KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:lmaoooooooooooooo only way to know if it makes a difference is to try it 
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Oct 30, 2021 11:33
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ijyt posted:My car doesn't have tires or any fuel but it's okay because you can just push it don't worry about it Using the actual mod keys hurts my wrists, which is why I use the home row for mods. I still have the mod key functions, just in a place that works better for me. The keys in place of alt, ctrl, shift etc do other stuff.
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Oct 30, 2021 12:09
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After sleeping on it bobas are the winner. Time to find somewhere that has 80 in stock and order the 62 gram springs.
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Oct 31, 2021 00:18
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LionArcher posted:After sleeping on it bobas are the winner. Time to find somewhere that has 80 in stock and order the 62 gram springs. I swapped a set of 68g Boba U4 switches to Gazzew’s his newest 55g spring to compare against a set of 62gs I have in a board: I think I’m going 55g for everything now.
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Oct 31, 2021 00:38
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The Electronaut posted:I swapped a set of 68g Boba U4 switches to Gazzew’s his newest 55g spring to compare against a set of 62gs I have in a board: I think I’m going 55g for everything now. I am about to swap some 55g springs into some U4's or U4T's because that increase in tactility was surprising!
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Oct 31, 2021 00:59
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LionArcher posted:After sleeping on it bobas are the winner. Time to find somewhere that has 80 in stock and order the 62 gram springs. I just picked up some Bobas from here and it was a good experience. Delivered to me pretty quickly https://ringerkeys.com/collections/all
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Oct 31, 2021 15:11
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tngffl posted:I just picked up some Bobas from here and it was a good experience. Delivered to me pretty quickly Well that’s good to know because I ordered from them last night! Now. Do I lube or not? I know I need better stabs for my GMMK pro…
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Oct 31, 2021 19:16
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LionArcher posted:Well that’s good to know because I ordered from them last night! The recommendation was not to lube bobas but I tried it out and it does make a difference. There's a quick lube technique with lube in a dropper bottle and dipping for the springs.
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Oct 31, 2021 20:04
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Did you use 205g0 or 3204? I'm loathe to try the thicker one. It's good on my tangerines but feel like it'd be a bit much on bobas.
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Nov 1, 2021 13:17
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ijyt posted:Did you use 205g0 or 3204? I'm loathe to try the thicker one. It's good on my tangerines but feel like it'd be a bit much on bobas. Loob 3G. It's equivalent to the 3204 I think.
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Nov 1, 2021 13:29
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ijyt posted:My car doesn't have tires or any fuel but it's okay because you can just push it don't worry about it at some point chasing intensely marginal returns just seems totally pointless to me this goes for pretty much all hobbies i have, min-maxing is for loving nerds
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Nov 1, 2021 14:13
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Boba u4t are great stock and don't NEED anything but do benefit from lube and film. Don't use 205G0. A light application of 3203 is perfect, and you don't need to worry if you get any on the legs, and you can lube the leaf. If you already have 3204 then that's fine too just try not to get it on the legs. You can still touch the leaf just make sure it's applied very thinly and evenly or you'll lose some of that tactility.
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Nov 1, 2021 16:30
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:at some point chasing intensely marginal returns just seems totally pointless to me we are loving nerds
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Nov 1, 2021 16:58
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Boba u4t are great stock and don't NEED anything but do benefit from lube and film. I like the bobas as is. It’s the stabs I have to lube. Now I just need to figure out which ones I want. I’m sad GMMK Pros are so bad apparently I really can’t just lube them and call them a day. And what lube to buy for whatever stabs I get.
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Nov 1, 2021 18:11
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I've been using Bobas for months now and I have to say they definitely don't need lube and I haven't even bothered to put any on them. They have practically no scratchiness or pinginess to make it necessary at all. In fact I kinda worry that lubing them would dampen the satisfying clacky noise they have?
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Nov 1, 2021 18:18
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Framboise posted:I've been using Bobas for months now and I have to say they definitely don't need lube and I haven't even bothered to put any on them. They have practically no scratchiness or pinginess to make it necessary at all. The clack will become more rounded. More thocc if you would. The lube procedure I used was 1. Dispense about 1mm of lube into the tpp of the stem guide rails in the bottom switch half. 2. Dip bottom end of spring (about 1mm) into lube. 3. Reassemble.
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Framboise posted:I've been using Bobas for months now and I have to say they definitely don't need lube and I haven't even bothered to put any on them. They have practically no scratchiness or pinginess to make it necessary at all. Keep it off the pole, and out of the hole and it shouldn't. I just touch the stem all around with a brush of lube. Very light, the lube should not be easily visible, DEFINITELY not white. I really cannot stress how little you need. Like basically none at all. You can hit it with a brush and then wipe it off with a cloth and that would be sufficient enough. Just enough to improve the consistency of the stroke. Man this whole process sounds kind of erotic. Sorry if I should have tagged NSFW.
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