deskthority

Hello all!

Can someone please identify this Alps Keyswitch?

It’s has only the “Alps” logo at the back. Nothing else.

Thank you!

Looks like an angled stem SKFF, nice find

Thank you

Yea. Well, I find a NOS stock of them, but I don’t know we’re you can find that type of key switches. Thinking if it’s worth buy the stock or skip it.

The switch archivists might be interested in a handful, but I doubt anyone's making custom boards from these.

Yea I understand. I want to take the stock to be honest, but it will be great loss if there is no interest for them. I will see my contact today and i will discover how big is the stock. The sad part is that I have to buy them all or nothing! It’s a rule. So we see.

I will post photos if I can take some pics

Cooccoo wrote: 18 Dec 2023, 12:25 Yea I understand. I want to take the stock to be honest, but it will be great loss if there is no interest for them. I will see my contact today and i will discover how big is the stock. The sad part is that I have to buy them all or nothing! It’s a rule. So we see.

How many switches are we talking about?

I will learn later today.

Ok… the stock is 1800 pcs…

Muirium wrote: 18 Dec 2023, 11:31 The switch archivists might be interested in a handful, but I doubt anyone's making custom boards from these.

Wanderhoden did!

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Lalaland124 wrote: 19 Dec 2023, 12:58

Muirium wrote: 18 Dec 2023, 11:31 The switch archivists might be interested in a handful, but I doubt anyone's making custom boards from these.

Wanderhoden did!

viewtopic.php?t=25591#top

Seems to be ideal for a weirdo who makes his own keycaps and can make any mount, … you know the one I mean. So, the question is, how much for the entire batch? Also, I do not know anything about the switches except for watching Chyros' teardown video. What are they like compared to other Alps/general switches?

Lol, super cool. These switches are whack xD .

Lalaland124 wrote: 19 Dec 2023, 12:58 Wanderhoden did!

Wander..... what ?
Alright, dope name, dope project. I love it, but I have a thing for typewriter conversions anyway....

That's a conversion job as much a custom keyboard. A conversion is better, as you get the truly vintage vibe from everything you keep. Including, typically, the original switches.

If anyone can find a use for a thousand non-MX compatible switches, though, it's Lispnick.

lispnick wrote: 19 Dec 2023, 13:51

Lalaland124 wrote: 19 Dec 2023, 12:58

Muirium wrote: 18 Dec 2023, 11:31 The switch archivists might be interested in a handful, but I doubt anyone's making custom boards from these.

Wanderhoden did!

viewtopic.php?t=25591#top

Seems to be ideal for a weirdo who makes his own keycaps and can make any mount, … you know the one I mean. So, the question is, how much for the entire batch? Also, I do not know anything about the switches except for watching Chyros' teardown video. What are they like compared to other Alps/general switches?

They are super weird - I personally liked them, they had a nice click. But still, they were just... weird lol

So I want to know the price, do I have to buy all of these 1800 pieces, or can I buy some in small quantities？

000111Ain wrote: 21 Dec 2023, 10:55 So I want to know the price, do I have to buy all of these 1800 pieces, or can I buy some in small quantities？

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Muirium wrote: 20 Dec 2023, 11:54 That's a conversion job as much a custom keyboard. A conversion is better, as you get the truly vintage vibe from everything you keep. Including, typically, the original switches.

If anyone can find a use for a thousand non-MX compatible switches, though, it's Lispnick.

What about this?

Something very much like that, yes.

What’s the story behind the circle inside the cap? It looks pretty cool from below.

Muirium wrote: 16 Jan 2024, 14:05 What’s the story behind the circle inside the cap? It looks pretty cool from below.

It is actually 'the second shot' with the white legend.

A solid doubleshot? Intense!

Muirium wrote: 16 Jan 2024, 15:03 A solid doubleshot? Intense!

Since the mounts are milled, making the keycaps as thick as possible is faster—I remove less material. Even with the classic SKCM Alps mount, I do not remove more than is actually necessary:



Mount variants tested so far (Alps SKCM, MX, MicroSwitch SW, Beamspring, Alps SKFF):



Now, … a question for you lucky owners of the SKFF switches: Anyone interested in getting keycaps?