r/MechKeyboards

10 years, slight yellowing, but still feels amazing to type on.

Build video & Sound test:
https://youtu.be/VTsagniW8dg

All my battlestations on the go.

On the image:

• Kinesis Advantage Keyboard 2
• Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G7 ARP
• MicroJournal Rev. 2 (small distraction-free typewriter, running Raspberry Pi Zero 2W)
• On Screen: Tmux, Omarchy Arch Linux and Neovim

Finally get my setup where I want it. Keyboards are up on the wall now which solved like my biggest headache. The chair is still my favorite thing tho. How's it looking?

Keyboard: Cheerz by ptdc (Lazydesigners collab)

Pen: Vintage Parker Duofold Senior

IEMs: Tangzu Waner SG 2 (Headphonezone exclusive)

Hey, just updated 36ribs project, added led under controller to make it a bit flashy, case now can be with magnets instead of screws to see another ribs on pcb. Here: https://github.com/TMRZ-1/36ribs

- 3d printed case
- acrylic mid cover
- mt3 wob
- gateron smoothie switches

Gok 7v with broken in and lubed Cherry MX Browns (plateless) and GMK Burgundy

Pilot Silvern Hawk, Namiki Yukari Royal Vermilion, Visconti Homo Sapiens Dark Crystal

Sony WF-1000XM5

Umbra chapter VI: Earthshine by IV WORKS

• Mode Designs Lotus keycaps (for now... still deciding if I'm going to change them out for something else)
• Aluminum plate; no foams; tadpole gasket mount
• HMX Hydra switches
• TypePlus Stabs

Selling IKEA Chair 🪑 bought for 18k for 9-10k
Need to sell it ASAP
Pls DM for further details ONLY IF SERIOUS
Location: Nanakramguda

Here is the link of the chair:

https://www.ikea.com/in/en/p/markus-office-chair-vissle-light-grey-90521859/?gad\_source=1&gad\_campaignid=23074329991&gbraid=0AAAAADHc5iQy9a-5luZekoIrWapk9dfwI&gclid=CjwKCAjwgO7RBhBKEiwAZNP85tYQuBAIV1j33INDGfmproNaZx73ixRyvrexLl6kI-9SGRlT3A8pTxoC3zYQAvD\_BwE

Selling Ring light with adjustable tripod stand & phone holder – ₹1,200

Pickup: Nanakramguda

Please DM ONLY if serious

Board: Womier WD75 V2

Keycaps: Hyekit PBT Keycaps,137 Keys Magic Theme

Switches: Outemu Silent Lemon V3

Deskmat: green pu leather with cork backing

Mouse: Redragon ki1ng 4k pro

Story time:

My last board was a Phantom TKL with Otemu Silent Grays and cheap knock off XDA PBT keycaps while quiet, it had a ping that no amount of lube seemed to get rid of. I am unsure if this was the board, the switches or both. But I really wanted a 75% compact and well I thought if I spend 8 hours a day typing on this I should get something a bit nicer than what I had…

Having gotten into keyboards during the start of covid and building a preonic for my SO and getting a prebuilt for myself. I started looking at building a keyboard for my self as the preonic my SO used (XDA keycaps that I am unsure what the name was and Gazzew Boba U4 switches) was so much better than my board. Then a close friend got a Redragon (ANTONIUM MCK745 PRO Wireless) I was floored when I tried that board. This was so much better than the old prebuilds from 6 years ago. It sounded good, felt nice, and it was cheap.

So I went shopping. I had a few requirements, pre installed foam, 82 key 75% layout, pre installed foam, hotswap, prelubed stabilizers, and VIA/QMK. I quickly ran across the WD75 but passed it up as it was tray mounted I thought it would be too loud. So I kept searching, and so many of the 75% boards were missing keys, or had knobs and screens that I didn’t want. But besides being tray mound the WD75 checked all my boxes so I got it anyway. I knew in advance I would be swapping the switches and keycaps. So I had already done my research (Thank you ClickandThock on youtube) for your very thorough videos.I picked the quietest, lightest mid bump tactile I could find. It's basically my old Silent Grays but tetter in every way. Quieter, smoother, better bump and the bump is still just before the actuation point with a good bit of pre travel. Basically a linear but with a slight bit of feedback when you hit the actuation point if  you need to be precise about a key press.

I also picked out some Dye-sub PBT WOB MOA profile keycaps as I wanted something with a smaller top than XDA and without decorative legends. Which wont get here for another month. Apparently WOB keycaps with a uniform profile are incredibly hard to find, especially if you want large centered legends. So I tossed on a set my SO had several years ago as my old PBT keycaps were finally starting to shine after 6 years of use. The temp set is “Hyekit PBT Keycaps,137 Keys Magic Theme” I don’t think they are a copy of anyone else’s design, I wasn't able to find anything else like them either at the time or now. Purple and magic  isn’t really my thing but they look really nice on it. But I’m going to be taking this on business trips so something a bit less pegan would be nice around the work place. I’ll probably use this again in another build though. I quite like them.

Review:

This is by far the best board I have ever used. It’s quiet, but not silent. Louder than I would think it would be given the switches, this is likely because it’s tray mounted, and wood resonates. However the foam and switches (and likely wood)  are doing something. Each key press results in a muffled but deep thock and a quiet but satisfying clack with no ping, with one exception. The spacebar produces a slight ping, but it’s not loud and distracting. I could likely fix it with more lube, but it’s kind of grown on me. I absolutely recommend wood to anyone wanting a deeper sounding board, I’m sold.

The feel is also very nice. Being tray mount and wood, this board is much stiffer than most other boards I have used. This stiffness mixed with the switches produces a very nice bottom out that is neither stiff nor squishy. It's hard to describe as it’s still firm but not a hard stop. Which is important as the switches themselves have a very low actuation force, and it is very easy to bottom them out while typing. The board is heavy and will not flex at all. If there is any unevenness on your desk you are going to have a wobbly board. Good news it is not going to move once you place it down the rubber feet and weight are doing their jobs.

A note on the board before I changed anything. It came with Womeir’s POM linear switches, and Poly Green Transparent keycaps in the MDA profile. I use the Colemak-DH  layout and didn’t really even try to type on it before switching it to a uniform keycap. However, I did play with it for a bit. It had a deep loud thocky sound and was quite smooth. If you are wanting to be heard, like liners, and the color green, you would probably be happy with it as is. Out of the Box it was worse than my friend’s Redragon though in my opinion.

Selling this urgently, haven’t used it, purchased from blinkit

Selling it for 500-1000

Dm if interested
Location: Pacifica hillcrest