Well I fell down the custom keyboard world.

davetherave2 · 12 Nov 2022 at 14:17

Well this afternoon I decided to add a Geon Works Frog (F13 WKLTKL) to my growing collection. (still amazed that some were available after the 2am drop) So got a purple board (A-Stock) with a few extra items to try out with it.

This was very much an impulse buy for me and hopefully will tide me over till I can my hands on some other boards due.

Jay85 · 13 Nov 2022 at 15:42

davetherave2 said:
Well this afternoon I decided to add a Geon Works Frog (F13 WKLTKL) to my growing collection. (still amazed that some were available after the 2am drop) So got a purple board (A-Stock) with a few extra items to try out with it.

This was very much an impulse buy for me and hopefully will tide me over till I can my hands on some other boards due.

Quite a few people i know went fo rit too, the Green and Silver pretty much sold out instantly but the B stock Black and purple are still available. Was quite tempted my self but it would mean having to sell the Mr Suit R1 as i don't need 2 TKL's tbh. Did you try some different tadpoles with it as well as extras?

davetherave2 · 13 Nov 2022 at 21:33

Jay85 said:
Quite a few people i know went fo rit too, the Green and Silver pretty much sold out instantly but the B stock Black and purple are still available. Was quite tempted my self but it would mean having to sell the Mr Suit R1 as i don't need 2 TKL's tbh. Did you try some different tadpoles with it as well as extras?

Yes I got some 50A and 70A tadpoles.

Yeah I was shocked to still see A stock available like 12 hours after they went on sale. I was hoping they would be out of stock to stop me but I guess it was just destined for me to add one to my collection. Also got an FR4 plate as well to try that out as well. Plus my usual extra PCB so I can have two builds. I think I will use some of my Lavenders in this build and then figure out what key caps I will put on top of it, may try Pink on Navy on this one.

pacegod · 13 Nov 2022 at 22:08

davetherave2 said:
Well this afternoon I decided to add a Geon Works Frog (F13 WKLTKL) to my growing collection. (still amazed that some were available after the 2am drop) So got a purple board (A-Stock) with a few extra items to try out with it.

This was very much an impulse buy for me and hopefully will tide me over till I can my hands on some other boards due.

Nice, I have a purple frog but it’s wk. I love it. Using Taro key caps which seem to match nicely.

Pocket10s · 14 Nov 2022 at 21:32

davetherave2 said:
Well this afternoon I decided to add a Geon Works Frog (F13 WKLTKL) to my growing collection. (still amazed that some were available after the 2am drop) So got a purple board (A-Stock) with a few extra items to try out with it.

This was very much an impulse buy for me and hopefully will tide me over till I can my hands on some other boards due.

Nice! I have a Frog TKL too! Some pointers that I've learned since rebuilding mine around 50 times

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- Tadpole mounting is stiffer that you might be used to if you come from gasket mounted boards (its basically top-mount). The stock leaf alu plate plus 50a tadpoles feel great to me though
- Don't over-tighten the screws, just lightly tighten. I found this makes the sound better
- Don't use the tadpole directly under the spacebar switch. Really improves spacebar sound
- On the topic of spacebar, it really benefits from long pole switch there
- If you're going for a clackier build, only use ABS keycaps
- I find typing on it really comfortable with lighter springs (55g) compared to 63.5 I had before. I think its because it's a bit of a stiffer board

I have mine built with mx blacks and it sounds great!

Enjoy it!

davetherave2 · 14 Nov 2022 at 23:11

Pocket10s said:
Nice! I have a Frog TKL too! Some pointers that I've learned since rebuilding mine around 50 times .

- Tadpole mounting is stiffer that you might be used to if you come from gasket mounted boards (its basically top-mount). The stock leaf alu plate plus 50a tadpoles feel great to me though
- Don't over-tighten the screws, just lightly tighten. I found this makes the sound better
- Don't use the tadpole directly under the spacebar switch. Really improves spacebar sound
- On the topic of spacebar, it really benefits from long pole switch there
- If you're going for a clackier build, only use ABS keycaps
- I find typing on it really comfortable with lighter springs (55g) compared to 63.5 I had before. I think its because it's a bit of a stiffer board

I have mine built with mx blacks and it sounds great!

Enjoy it!

Thanks for the tips. I will certainly be having some fun with it. I am super excited to get one. I feel like Geon's boards are revered in some respects by the community and so to have one in my collection will be super satisfying. As it is purple I have plans to either put Lavenders, Auralites, HaluHalu's or put the remainder of my EV-01's in there.

But knowing me I will probably find another purple switch and go that works colourwise I am using that. lol.

Pocket10s · 15 Nov 2022 at 14:55

BTW if anyone wants an metal ISO enter key, check out Optic Boards; the b-stock ones look great and they are super cheap and great quality.

Jay85 · 15 Nov 2022 at 16:19

Pocket10s said:
BTW if anyone wants an metal ISO enter key, check out Optic Boards; the b-stock ones look great and they are super cheap and great quality.

Oof if only i was an ISO user still.

Raymond Lin · 15 Nov 2022 at 16:32

I think I am only going to get ANSI keyboards from now on too...my right pinky just knows where the Enter and Right Shift keys are on an ANIS keyboard but gets quite lost in ISO.

Jay85 · 15 Nov 2022 at 17:54

Unikorn Raffle coming up.. Its at 4am though on the 28th lol!

Jay85 · 18 Nov 2022 at 16:28

Couple of sound tests of my space65

First one without spacebar foam
Second with spacebar foam

Built with;
GMK mecha-01
TTC Holy Pandas
POM plate
TX stabs
Plate foam
PE Sheet
no standoffs

Graystudio - Space65 Sound Test

Finally got my Space65!Quick sound test and break down of the buildGMK Mecha-01TTC Holy PandasTX stabilisersPOM platePlate foamPE foamNo case foamA nice Popp...

youtu.be

Graystudio - Space65 Sound Test 2

A build up from the previous sound test. Modded the spacebar with cutout foam to fill the gaps to reduce some of the hollowness. #graystudio #keebs #space65

youtu.be

davetherave2 · 18 Nov 2022 at 17:43

Jay85 said:
Couple of sound tests of my space65

First one without spacebar foam
Second with spacebar foam

Built with;
GMK mecha-01
TTC Holy Pandas
POM plate
TX stabs
Plate foam
PE Sheet
no standoffs

Graystudio - Space65 Sound Test

Finally got my Space65!Quick sound test and break down of the buildGMK Mecha-01TTC Holy PandasTX stabilisersPOM platePlate foamPE foamNo case foamA nice Popp...

youtu.be

Graystudio - Space65 Sound Test 2

A build up from the previous sound test. Modded the spacebar with cutout foam to fill the gaps to reduce some of the hollowness. #graystudio #keebs #space65

youtu.be

Nice videos.

That is one flexi board as well. Was surprised at how much it was bouncing just from the space bar alone.

Both sounded nice. But I think I prefer the sound profile from the second video.

That is a very nice looking board as well. Love the Chaos Theory Artisan as well very pretty

pacegod · 18 Nov 2022 at 19:51

I like the sound of those switches. Great looking and sounding board, should be very happy with it.

Jay85 · 18 Nov 2022 at 21:22

davetherave2 said:
Nice videos.

That is one flexi board as well. Was surprised at how much it was bouncing just from the space bar alone.

Both sounded nice. But I think I prefer the sound profile from the second video.

That is a very nice looking board as well. Love the Chaos Theory Artisan as well very pretty

It's honestly amazing, i've owned a fair few boards now and experienced all sorts from premiums to budgets but this has to be one one of the nicests one i've owned for sound, flex/bounce and qualtiy. The mounting system allows for a few different variations of bounce/flex, i have it setup for maximum flex right now and i love it.

Yeah the second is also my favourite having fixed the hollowness from the spacebar, its quite abit better than before.

Haha i was lucky to get the Chaos Theory artisan, i had to ask a favour from Prototypist but she did me a solid bless her

Jay85 · 18 Nov 2022 at 21:23

pacegod said:
I like the sound of those switches. Great looking and sounding board, should be very happy with it.

I have a lot of these right now since i ordered 2 sets of 70. Want me to send you a few to try if you cover postage? DM me

pacegod · 20 Nov 2022 at 16:48

Jay85 said:
I have a lot of these right now since i ordered 2 sets of 70. Want me to send you a few to try if you cover postage? DM me

That’s a very kind offer. I’ll send a dm, tyvm.

Nedb37 · 21 Nov 2022 at 19:52

Yeah, that sounds gorgeous.

davetherave2 · 29 Nov 2022 at 18:06

So has been a while and so thought I might update based on a few things that I have received recently before the onslaught of boards that I have arriving over the coming weeks:

GMK Patisserie (such a nice set)

(temp on board until it goes on one of my newer boards)

MW Demon Girl

(The sad moment you get a new set and are displayed with this)

But happy with how the set turned out (photo's show the pinks as more peachy than they are in real life)

Tried to colour correct to get the pinks looking a bit truer to what I see in my hands. Although it did wash out the green spacebar set a bit too much in this one.

Now it is simply a waiting game for me to get hold of some of the stuff I have had on order for almost a year now.

Although did manage to bag the GMK Noel deskmats finally so will be happy when they finally arrive. I may not have the GMK version of the set but I do have both nicePBT versions (hoping with GMK seemingly powering through sets at the minute we will see a round 2 of this ran)

Raymond Lin · 29 Nov 2022 at 18:56

I’m very tempted to get this Lego keyboard base kit, only £50.

Kit Adam

The first model of KBDcraft mechanical keyboard with a lego case and a fully customizable keyboard Core. I PRODUCT PAGE: https://rama.works/KARAPREORDER OPEN FOR A LIMITED TIME (UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST)EXTRA MANUFACTURING SLOTS ARE AVAILABLE UNTIL EXHAUSTION PAST THIS DATE. NOTE: This is a PREORDER...

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davetherave2 · 29 Nov 2022 at 20:57

Raymond Lin said:
I’m very tempted to get this Lego keyboard base kit, only £50.

Kit Adam

The first model of KBDcraft mechanical keyboard with a lego case and a fully customizable keyboard Core. I PRODUCT PAGE: https://rama.works/KARAPREORDER OPEN FOR A LIMITED TIME (UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST)EXTRA MANUFACTURING SLOTS ARE AVAILABLE UNTIL EXHAUSTION PAST THIS DATE. NOTE: This is a PREORDER...

kbdcraft.store

It certainly looks like a fun board from what I have seen.