So frustrating that this sort of thing keeps happening.
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If itās Kailhās mission to destroy keycaps, then they are proven pros.
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Supposedly, the first time this happened it was a result of an OEM spec never meant for explicit MX-compatibility making it out into the wild, having not been replaced after an initial batch for a specific companyās boards had been made.
It makes some level of sense; the stems are meant for a pre-built board that isnāt intended to have its caps switched regularly like a bunch of us do, instead being designed for one-time, permanent factory installation. I wouldnāt be surprised if those are PBT, but thatās speculation on my part. In this instance, a little plastic stretching (if there even is any on those particular keys) isnāt a big deal - but use those same stems on something like an ABS set from Signature Plastics or Terra Plastics and you might permanently destroy it.
It does seem kind of nuts that theyāve let it happen again, though - and with multiple lines of switches. So far, every recent Kailh switch Iāve tried with that stem shape over-stresses caps. 
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Dude, I had some of these same struggles. Ugh.
The ANSI Enter key on the BIOI Quad Flexcut PCB is tilted on its left side at a 45 degree angle to accommodate for an optional big ass Enter. This is such a terrible idea. Having the switch take on so much up/down tension versus the normal side-to-side, resulted in some incredibly bindy off-center keypresses and an upstroke ting Iāve never heard before. Plus, for some reason putting the keycap on sideways deformed things enough that the stem no longer fits a GMK cap in the normal south-facing position. WTF. It took sacrificing about half a dozen switch stems to find one with more forgiving tolerances that would actually return the keycap per usual without binding or making that horrible upstroke tick-scratch-pop sound. In hindsight, I should have just built my first ISO board and been done with it. Lol. Live and learn.
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Whether for sideways switches, Kailh shenanigans, or whatever - I think the community still needs a cruciform stem shaving tool.
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You might be able to find someone willing to part with their cruciformer
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I wish I would have taken a screenshot, but I swear this modifier set was marked $45, normally $89 yesterday, the day before the 50% off saleā¦
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Iām curious what one is supposed to do with the mods when you canāt buy the alphas.
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Good point. I donāt know if they plan to restock, but they might. They seem to keep everything Mito makes in stock. I guess for now you could pair them with another SA set or pick up the Genespeed gray alphas. Personally, I own R1 Godspeed that I could use these with.
84% off on thisā¦ gaming mouseā¦? 
Iām sure thereās a reason itās priced like that, but itās a mystery to me.
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Kind of sad to see more established/official companies like Domikey making clone sets.
REDACTED - I misread DMG as DMK. Probably not Domikey.
thats a yikes and a half from me, and to think I was planning on getting some domikey sets
I canāt see any mention of Domikey in the listing, the font and icons do look similar though
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Says Ghost Judges and dubbelshot PBT. Domnikey usually works with ABS. 
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You are right I read DMG as DMK. Duh! If it were Domikey there would be triple shot options.
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As an aside I tried searching for Ghost Judges to learn more, but Google thought I was looking for a Scooby Doo character. 
hAvInG nO sHaMe Is NoT a CrImE
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Natural keycap puller
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Now that looks like a character worthy of a keycap set 
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