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Re: God damn, it costs a lot to build a keyboard.

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Vineshroom is not online. Vineshroom
Joined: 25 Apr 2009
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08 Oct 2015 02:43 PM
Keyswitches - $50
Keycaps - $20+
PCB - $30
Metal backplate - $50
Teensy 2.0 Controller - $30
Casing - $40+
Diodes - $5

TOTAL: $225+

WHAT IN THE NAME OF HELL MAKES IT COST SO MUCH.
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roasteddasher33 is not online. roasteddasher33
Joined: 15 Mar 2013
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08 Oct 2015 02:43 PM
vineshrrom, im worried about your addiction.


"screw skittles, ill taste the rainbow however i like."
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iXxAnthonyxX is not online. iXxAnthonyxX
Joined: 14 Jun 2012
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08 Oct 2015 02:44 PM
y not be like me and go to the salvation army for a windows xp keyboard for .89 cents
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Vineshroom is not online. Vineshroom
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08 Oct 2015 02:44 PM
"vineshrrom, im worried about your addiction."
You should be a lot more worried about my coffee addiction.
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AlphaHeroMax is not online. AlphaHeroMax
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08 Oct 2015 02:44 PM
screw casing just get some cheap plastic casing
metal backplate = doesnt matter



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Vineshroom is not online. Vineshroom
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08 Oct 2015 02:45 PM
"y not be like me and go to the salvation army for a windows xp keyboard for .89 cents"
They don't type nearly as amazing as high-end keyboards do.
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thelegoboy8732489 is not online. thelegoboy8732489
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08 Oct 2015 02:45 PM
how exciting

keyboards



#code local OP = game.Workspace.Idiot while true do existence.avi = false end
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iXxAnthonyxX is not online. iXxAnthonyxX
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08 Oct 2015 02:45 PM
well when ur poor like me tthat is ur high end keyboard
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CatBoy1235 is not online. CatBoy1235
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08 Oct 2015 02:45 PM
"They don't type nearly as amazing as high-end keyboards do."

but keyboards are keyboards
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Joe11Joe99 is not online. Joe11Joe99
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08 Oct 2015 02:46 PM
its because the stores that sell these components are going bankrupt and they need to raise the prices in order to get good profits

companies like intel and texas instruments internally produce their parts efficiently for a low cost
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Vineshroom is not online. Vineshroom
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08 Oct 2015 02:46 PM
"metal backplate = doesnt matter"
Yeah, I can agree, if I ever built my keyboard, I would just ignore the backplate as much as I could and just use a PCB mount. PCB keyboards feel a lot more bouncy and light, too.
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Damanius is not online. Damanius
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08 Oct 2015 02:46 PM
oh.

there goes my dream of building a setup.
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Vineshroom is not online. Vineshroom
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08 Oct 2015 02:47 PM
"but keyboards are keyboards"
That's what I used to say. Then I tried out a better keyboard and you simply cannot go back. It makes doing anything on the computer fun because you get the opportunity to type on an amazing keyboard.
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CatBoy1235 is not online. CatBoy1235
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08 Oct 2015 02:47 PM
"That's what I used to say. Then I tried out a better keyboard and you simply cannot go back. It makes doing anything on the computer fun because you get the opportunity to type on an amazing keyboard."

that's dangerous
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Flufska is not online. Flufska
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08 Oct 2015 02:47 PM
Well, there's inflation AND there's how much ignorant hardcore gamers and keyboard builders are willing to pay to get small parts.
Keykaps should be 25 cents a key. But hey, keyboard builders don't care. ;o)

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d4rk652 is not online. d4rk652
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08 Oct 2015 02:49 PM
Ouch,stop abusing your wallet vine.
That's not the kind of money I'd pay for anything.
That better be some darn good keyboard you're making.
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fire754779 is not online. fire754779
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08 Oct 2015 02:49 PM
Atleast my built-in, homemade Keyboard on a Windows XP is better than your expensive keyboard.



Windows XP of OT
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Vineshroom is not online. Vineshroom
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08 Oct 2015 02:50 PM
It's cheaper to just buy a broken mechanical keyboard for $20 online, desolder all of the switches, then there you go, you got the PCB, controller, diodes, casing, and metal backplate for a mere $20.
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Joe11Joe99 is not online. Joe11Joe99
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08 Oct 2015 02:50 PM
"Keykaps should be 25 cents a key. But hey, keyboard builders don't care. ;o)"


when I made home-made buttons I just took a little piece of wood, wrote stuff with a sharpie on it
then put tinfoil and a metal spring on it

then you just put in the pins and
BAM, YOURE DONE WITH A CHEAP 3 CENT BUTTON
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Vineshroom is not online. Vineshroom
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08 Oct 2015 02:50 PM
"Atleast my built-in, homemade Keyboard on a Windows XP is better than your expensive keyboard."
Explain how it's better. Yours uses rubber domes to register a keypress and mine has high quality keyswitches with doubleshot PBT keycaps.
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Joe11Joe99 is not online. Joe11Joe99
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08 Oct 2015 02:50 PM
"It's cheaper to just buy a broken mechanical keyboard for $20 online, desolder all of the switches, then there you go, you got the PCB, controller, diodes, casing, and metal backplate for a mere $20."

that's literally taking out all the components then putting them back in
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Vineshroom is not online. Vineshroom
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08 Oct 2015 02:54 PM
"That better be some darn good keyboard you're making."
I'm making a really good one. It will have a wooden casing, unlimited key roll-over, really nice doubleshot or dye-sublimated PBT keycaps, Cherry MX Clears with 50 gf springs, etc.

Maximum budget will be $150. I can afford it because I'll be selling most of my keyboards that I own now.
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Vineshroom is not online. Vineshroom
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08 Oct 2015 02:55 PM
"that's literally taking out all the components then putting them back in"
No, it's called using components from other keyboards and building a custom one off of it.
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Vineshroom is not online. Vineshroom
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08 Oct 2015 02:57 PM
Oh, and about the keyboard I'm building, it will have a ergonomic split design where I can position the keyboard however I'd like, just like an ErgoDox.

I have a lot of the stuff right now. I have tons of diodes in my CM Storm Quickfire TK's PCB, two full sets of keycaps (that i hate but i could use them if i really needed to), my CM Storm Quickfire TK's controller, etc.
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Sekron1 is not online. Sekron1
Joined: 26 May 2012
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08 Oct 2015 03:01 PM
FIRST OFF
you've GOT A DANGEROUS DIESASE
ITS CALLED
`nobodygivingapissabouturpostus`
AND SECOND
stop making keyboards and drinking caffiene
or else you`ll die from lack of social interaction(friends,not the guy who sells u dis stuff to build keyboards)
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