I hadn’t until you suggested it - but I did just now, and it does work. ( @skepp check it out )
I used a Speed Copper stem, which is the only speed stem of any kind I have on hand, aside from Ink Yellows.
The switch actuates as it should; right at the end of the tactile bump, which in this case is tiny and all the way at the top. Looks like more than 1mm to me, but less than 2mm.
Overall, it’s very short - but does have a tiny bit of travel after the bump ends - not nearly as much as a Speed Copper, though.
It sounds like a normal switch, minus the “clack” - which is replaced by a sound (not so much feel) similar to something with domes (because you’re bottoming-out on silicone).
The bottom-out feel is definitely softened, but it has a different, more crisp feel than most of the dampened stems with silicone nubbins on them.
How common are U4T stems in Cherry housings? Because geez do they just round out the sound in really nice way. All that kind of higher pitched buzzing/ringing bobas have in their stock housings is eliminated completely.
I’ll be taking a sound comparison test later if find the time.
Uh, quick question for all you switch modding types… is there going to be much if any difference between the leaves in a Cherry Brown switch vs a Clear? Looking to do some franken stuff and if the clears are for any reason more tactile that’d be preferred.
I know Clears are supposed to be more tactile, and that they definitely have a heavier spring - but I don’t know if the leaf is part of that stronger tactility or if it’s all in the stem. As many switches as I fiddle with I only have one set of Cherries.
Blue and Green are the ones with a different (more tactile) leaf. Brown and Clears appear to be the same leaf, and all the tactility gain is in the stem.
I’ve been looking for a mild tactile switch for occasional break from linears. After tinkering with all the tactile switches I had, I came up with a combo that I can enjoy not just on switch tester but while in-use.
Name: Linear Addict’s Tactile Fling switch
Stem: Halo stem.
Housing: Cherry blue’s black nylon housing.
Spring: TX 57g long
Lube: 3204
How it feels: While same stem as Holy Panda is used, tactile feel of this switch is much milder and feels similar to linear switch heavy-top spring well beyond what long (16mm) spring can deliver. And finger fatigue is minimal.
So far I’ve just tried them in Creams (which was meh) - I’ll mess around with them as I’m decompressing with YouTube this evening and let you know if I find anything worth mentioning.
I tried the stem with a bunch of tops and it didn’t work well with most of them - I think the only one it felt okay with besides its own was another Everglide top made of PBT - still, not as good as its own top.
I did learn something, though - the Water Kings in my batch that weren’t smooth appear to have over-sized stems, as they had an ever harder time fitting into other housings. (Like 1/3 of them) Either way, for the most part they would fit but be juust too tight, or not fit at all. It aalmost worked in a Hippo housing.
I think you’ve got the right idea swapping around the bottom for preferred characteristics while keeping the glassy smoothness of the top. I like the name - totally looks like that drink.
Yes! I think there’s some interesting potential there when it comes to modularity. Seems like a really cool idea, at least. Definitely curious to try those and see how the mix of housing parts feels, and how well the multi-part stem works.
It’s interesting that there’re very little experiments on Alpacas switches (only 2 replies in this thread). Is it because alpacas already good as stock? Or any similarities with other JWK switches?
( @skepp check it out )
