What about when the spring is compressed?
What?... The material of the spring remains constant, and even when the spring is fully compressed, it is still firmly attached on all edges... To go even further, the springs are more constrained when they are compressed... I don't quite understand what you are trying to get at...ZenithPhantasm wrote:
What about when the spring is compressed?
I think I have some neodymium magnets lying around so I'll give it a try, but I have 2 concerns. The contacts inside the switch are magnetic so this could cause them to stick (though there's a decent distance between the keyswitches and the magnet if it was mounted to the bottom of the keypad,) and thicker desks. My ikea desk is almost an inch and a half thick, and since this is a variable for customers, I'd rather not rely on it since its effectiveness would be inconsistent.sanguisinvia wrote:
For gripping the table without using tape, I would suggest trying some silicon rubber single sided tape. These tapes have a static coefficient of friction of up to 4. I have used these tapes to grip everything from plywood to the surface of poly-carbonate. However, these tapes only stick to themselves...Actually, maybe this stuff isn't the best for your application
Another thing you can try is to buy 2 magnets of decent strength, glue one to the bottom of the keypad and place the other on the underside of the table. (these have a 6.1 lb pulling force and should be small enough for your project, but do be careful, neodymium magnets are very fragile especially thin N48's) Then, place a strip of rubberized tape over the underside of the keypad including the face of the glued magnet. Because the Micro-controller uses flash memory rather than magnetic disks, the presence of the magnet will not erase any data. The rubber tape plays two parts in this, it increases the friction with the table surface, as well as damping the vibrations caused by key-hits. (which keeps the board from being vibrated off position)
The switches have gold cross-point contacts, gold is non-magnetic. But for the sake of argument, and because they are only gold plated, we'll say that the inner material is magnetic. Even so, you would need a much stronger magnet if you wanted to even dream of deforming the metal contacts, especially if you look at how the magnetic force would be applied to the contacts themselves. (The contacts are separated by a piece of plastic which is attached to the stem of the switch (the plus piece that the key attaches to) In order for the magnet to trigger a connection between the contacts, it would need to be able to move that plastic piece downwards)Thnikk wrote:
The contacts inside the switch are magnetic so this could cause them to stick (though there's a decent distance between the keyswitches and the magnet if it was mounted to the bottom of the keypad,) and thicker desks.
I never said that this was an end-all solution, only a possible solution for those who didn't want to use tape or glue on their desks. But I am interested in seeing your final solution for securing such a light object to the table.Thnikk wrote:
My ikea desk is almost an inch and a half thick, and since this is a variable for customers, I'd rather not rely on it since its effectiveness would be inconsistent.
Looked at the switch gifs again and you're totally right. I was thinking everything was the opposite (even though I've opened switches before.)sanguisinvia wrote:
The switches have gold cross-point contacts, gold is non-magnetic. But for the sake of argument, and because they are only gold plated, we'll say that the inner material is magnetic. Even so, you would need a much stronger magnet if you wanted to even dream of deforming the metal contacts, especially if you look at how the magnetic force would be applied to the contacts themselves. (The contacts are separated by a piece of plastic which is attached to the stem of the switch (the plus piece that the key attaches to) In order for the magnet to trigger a connection between the contacts, it would need to be able to move that plastic piece downwards)Thnikk wrote:
The contacts inside the switch are magnetic so this could cause them to stick (though there's a decent distance between the keyswitches and the magnet if it was mounted to the bottom of the keypad,) and thicker desks.I never said that this was an end-all solution, only a possible solution for those who didn't want to use tape or glue on their desks. But I am interested in seeing your final solution for securing such a light object to the table. (If your going to go with tape, use painter's tape, as it is designed to not damage the surface to which it is applied)Thnikk wrote:
My ikea desk is almost an inch and a half thick, and since this is a variable for customers, I'd rather not rely on it since its effectiveness would be inconsistent.
Glad you like it! At this point I'd like to keep replays for anyone that wants to show off, so you can if you'd like to.Dreamify wrote:
Received the keypad today (Cherry MX Red switches) and I've been playing with it for around an hour or so. It's not much of a review but hopefully it would help a little.
There was something wrong with the shipping at first but it was actually resolved quite quickly and thnikk threw in extra keycaps, which I thought was a really nice gesture.
Everything was alright, nothing got wrecked from the shipping and everything was in good condition. It only took me a minute to start. The only thing was that the keypad was so light, so it started moving around everywhere when I was playing with it. I'm not sure if it's not supposed to come with the tape or anything, but I found an alternative solution (?) that stopped it from moving around since my streamings are quite... intense.
The O-rings were completely fine too. It actually reduces the noise significantly and it's much easier to press down on the keys. This might be personal preference though, but I thought it would be good to just touch on it a little.
It's been an hour or so and everything's going good. There's no delay when I'm playing and I'm loving this keypad a lot! I'll update if there's any issues but honestly, I doubt there would be any. I wouldn't be able to show any live play or any pro plays since I'm only 13k but if a replay would help, I'll gladly contribute.
tl;dr 10/10 just go and get it already
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I know you got your tape for sure because I almost forgot it. I made a checklist after for future orders to make sure everything's included.SupraKyun wrote:
I'm still waiting for mine D:<
but it was supposed to come with the tape o - O
Sorry! I was in a rush earlier and forgot to reply to your post. I wasn't trying to ignore you.dagambler999 wrote:
In terms of novelty, how about pre-assembling these boards with a case instead?
http://techkeys.us/collections/accessor ... iness-card
List of Items:
http://techkeys.us/cart
Should somewhat ease your build times
Thanks for posting! It's nice to know when people are from the forumKachemine wrote:
Ordered mine yesterday. I already have blue switches but i don't like the tactile bump for osu. Thought this would be a better idea than having to buy another keyboard just for osu.
I wish I could do something about it, but international shipping isn't cheap, even for small and light things.chanhien wrote:
May get this after VN new year if the shipping didn't cost half the price of the keypad >_>
...I don't play well under pressure. I hope your friend wasn't with you when you were spectating meKevEz wrote:
If anyone is interested in seeing more gameplay with the keypad, My friend [Rank 33k] came over and i had him play with it for a while https://osu.ppy.sh/u/fernan12
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The keypads use cherry mx keyswitches and I offer a no keycaps option on etsy, so if you could find them you could put them on. Since keycaps are personal (even more so for a 2 key thing,) I want to leave any choices beyond what I offer up to the buyer. I welcome suggestions for my own stock but only if they seem like something everyone would like. I'm content with my current offerings and I don't really plan on changing them too much.ztrot wrote:
if you could custom make me some mlp keys i might be interested in picking one up
I mean what is he using for input (What PCB board) is being using within the keypad? Like arduino for example.SupraKyun wrote:
what do you mean by "what are you using for the board?"
I got it from his shop when he was selling the first batch on etsy? xD
crud41 wrote:
I mean what is he using for input (What PCB board) is being using within the keypad? Like arduino for example.SupraKyun wrote:
what do you mean by "what are you using for the board?"
I got it from his shop when he was selling the first batch on etsy? xD
Darn, I almost got it. Glad you like it so far!SupraKyun wrote:
I just received it and tested it for 10min! Very fast delivery! It seems very awesome! Also for your message it is "Bonjour! Merci pour ton achat"
Almost right, you wrote: "Bonjour! Merci pour son achat" xD
So i sticked it to my old mousepad and it is working fine, i tell you more later! Np for the support :3
and it's available hereDeimos wrote:
Adafruit Trinket - Mini Microcontroller - 5V Logic
The polling rate should be the same as your old one so maybe you're just getting betterKevEz wrote:
ive recently started to feel delay/lag on the keypad might be my computers problem but thought id just mention it.
Not as shaky as you think it would be after getting used to it,MintLatios wrote:
Although this is a great idea and I'm sure this will/has sold pretty well, doesn't it move a bit when you hit the keys? You could add some grip so this doesn't happen, but hey, this is still a prototype product.
I'll add an FAQ to the OP soon.MintLatios wrote:
Although this is a great idea and I'm sure this will/has sold pretty well, doesn't it move a bit when you hit the keys? You could add some grip so this doesn't happen, but hey, this is still a prototype product.
It's really cool to see someone doing this with something I madeKevEz wrote:
Not as shaky as you think it would be after getting used to it,
On a side note, More boring gameplay with the keypad.
ZenithPhantasm wrote:
Thnikk wrote:
The polling rate should be the same as your old one so maybe you're just getting better
You only need two keys for standard, four keys for taiko, three keys for CTB,RedPanda wrote:
buying two of these could get you a high quality 21 key keypad
buying three of these could get you a low budget cherry keyboard
im not trying to stop your sales, but it doesn't make sense to me buying a 2 key usb input for £20. i dont know if it's because of shipping rates or whatever, but damn its too expensive.
Just call me thnikk's osu keypad salesman, but it's cos if you really don't need the mechanical keys for anything else other than osu standard, then you only need 2 keys. No point paying more than double the price for an extra 100 keys you don't need. Plus, the portability of this thing paired with a laptop as opposed to a whole mech kb / numpad + laptop could be another good point about it.RedPanda wrote:
buying two of these could get you a high quality 21 key keypad
buying three of these could get you a low budget cherry keyboard
im not trying to stop your sales, but it doesn't make sense to me buying a 2 key usb input for £20. i dont know if it's because of shipping rates or whatever, but damn its too expensive.
indeed. i was probably thinking that a keypad serves as a multiple purposes, and a mech keyboard even more. if you want a solution just for playing osu then this is a good choice. it doesn't seem like a suitable option for me though tbhcheezstik wrote:
Just call me thnikk's osu keypad salesman, but it's cos if you really don't need the mechanical keys for anything else other than osu standard, then you only need 2 keys. No point paying more than double the price for an extra 100 keys you don't need. Plus, the portability of this thing paired with a laptop as opposed to a whole mech kb / numpad + laptop could be another good point about it.
I'd still like to make an FAQ but I haven't had a whole lot of time recently. Here's a post I made in the noodlefighter thread in response to a similar question:RedPanda wrote:
indeed. i was probably thinking that a keypad serves as a multiple purposes, and a mech keyboard even more. if you want a solution just for playing osu then this is a good choice. it doesn't seem like a suitable option for me though tbhcheezstik wrote:
Just call me thnikk's osu keypad salesman, but it's cos if you really don't need the mechanical keys for anything else other than osu standard, then you only need 2 keys. No point paying more than double the price for an extra 100 keys you don't need. Plus, the portability of this thing paired with a laptop as opposed to a whole mech kb / numpad + laptop could be another good point about it.
Thnikk wrote:
-This isn't really something anyone needs to play osu, it's just a nice luxury hardware accessory to have.byfar wrote:
2 keys for 25 dollars. Man I'd rather get me an 108key all purpose mech kb for 100
-I have a mechanical keyboard, but to use it when playing osu means I have to reach past my tablet to play which is uncomfortable.
-I wouldn't necessarily say a mechanical keyboard is inherently better for playing the game when accounting for travel distance. Especially when playing a game like this, it's very difficult to not bottom out the keys with a linear keyswitch since there's no bump. If you have this in mind when shopping for a keyboard, you could get tactile switches, but even then it's still somewhat difficult to discern the actuation point in the heat of the game. I haven't included this in the product description (because I forgot) but I include two 2 mm o-rings (so 4 mm total) to lower the travel distance to just a little bit after the actuation point, which should make them a lot easier to hit in quick sequence.
-Reducing wear on your keyboard. It would suck to be typing and find out that your z or x keys stopped working.
-Portability if you move around a lot/have multiple computers.
-Customization without having to buy a whole set of keycaps.
If it seems cost prohibitive, keep in mind that I'm just making these for fun and not really making much of a profit. They do take time to make and I don't want to outsource to child labor