Hello everyone!
Currently using KAM Wraith on a Boardwalk PCB, with a SKB60-HHKB case, with NK Creams, with zeals and Holy Pandas for my modifiers.
I was also wondering if there were any other people who use multiple switches in their keyboards?
Post your boards and your switch combinations!
I hope I’m not the only one.
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That’s funny I just built a keyboard with Zealios on the regular keys and Zilents for the stabilized keys. I thought it’d be nice for the stabilized keys to be extra-quiet…
But I hated it immediately because the sound profile and feel was a lot more jarringly different than I expected, even though they’re both tactiles with the same weight. At least it wasn’t too many switches to desolder.
Live and learn!
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Yea I was wondering about that.
I think alot of people really focus on sound profile over typing feel.
I usually work with headphones on so I tend to overlook sound profiles for the most part. I still need to lube them to be honest but over time it seems like the NK Creams have smoothed over time and it feels really nice. I like to have the feel different so that I know that I am hitting a modifier key or a layer modifier.
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I think the farthest I’ve ever gone with a multi-switch board and enjoyed it was putting a slightly heavier spring on my spacebar ![:stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue:](https://www.keebtalk.com/images/emoji/apple/stuck_out_tongue.png?v=9)
Not terribly exciting I know, but if you’ve never tried it, I highly recommend it!
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Of course, the spacebar keycap is quite a bit heavier than all the other ones, so it only makes sense to have a slightly stiffer spring so that typing on it feels the same as the other keys.
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Yes, indeed - just a few weeks ago I did a build for a relative with a few different switches in it. Most of the keys are linears, but the lock keys and esc key have clickbar switches to emulate the feel of old locking ones. I also used a dampened tactile switch for the space bar. For supply reasons, the f-row and a few others have different housings than the alphas and produce a different sound and feel. You can see the build log here:
![](https://switchbox.studio/images/photos/a-cl-sandwich.jpg)
“Country Living” build log | switchbox.studio
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I typically don’t like mixed switches (well, my brain can’t let me forget the inconsistency), but by a fluke, I found an exception. I had filled my U80-A with Lilacs (the tactiles), and the backspace was super squeaky sounding. Thinking it was my stabs, I threw a Gat Silent Ink in to be sure by eliminating most of the switch sound. I learned two things: I really like a Gat Silent Ink as my backspace, and JWK tactiles have loud garbage leaves (my stabs were fine).
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Some manufacturers have slight differences in height, which I can’t stand.
I tried putting a JWK on the space bar on a board full of purple Oetemus and the height difference was immediate. Space bar was lower than everything else.
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