That really did help this time around.
It’s alive! Quite a few little bumps in the road, but I’m very pleased with how this turned out:
Class80 R2
- KBDfans Roller switches
- GMK CYL Olive R2 Dark
- POM Plate, top-mounted
- Designer Studio Adaptive stabilizers
- OLKB washers to prevent teeter
- Foams: both PCB, 2 smaller case
- Custom red light gel for indicator LEDs
- Solenoid omitted*
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Not great photos, not a complimentary desk mat, but you get the idea. Some really nice greens going on here.
The finish is so good.
Love the lip.
Whole board.
Some older pictures showing the case itself in outdoor light, as well as the weight on the bottom:
I did end up using the game screen. I’m not as fond of how the decorative weight works this time around, being magnetically adhered to the case, but I do love the design and it stays put well enough as long as you aren’t gripping the case by it while carrying.
The light module attaches differently this time around, and while it’s a little weird, I think it’s better - much less likely to damage the delicate ribbon cable.
Still loving the Adaptive stabilizers, still loving POM plates, still loving Roller switches - loving top-mount is new for me, though - just hadn’t tried it before and this was a great chance.
*y u no solenoid? For whatever reason, it seemed that the case wouldn’t close all the way with the solenoid in place. It might have just been the wire sneaking out of the trough when I wasn’t looking, but it kind of looks like the body of it is slightly too tall. It’s made of bent sheet, and I think it’s just a tiny bit wonky - I could probably file it down enough to fit into place, but I don’t know that I’ll ever get around to it with the keyboard sounding as good as it does on its own. If I ever want the electrified slapping goodness of a solenoid, I could always pull out my other Class80…