Let's see some Pokers!

PixelScript · 05 Jan 2013, 11:08

Shinryuu wrote:Fiddling around

what caps are those?? I really like that simple setup!

mashby · 05 Jan 2013, 18:48

guilleguillaume wrote:Those are from Round 3 that 7Bit organised.

What about the "Fn" lettering on the sides of the keys?

guilleguillaume · 05 Jan 2013, 21:18

mashby wrote:
guilleguillaume wrote:Those are from Round 3 that 7Bit organised.
What about the "Fn" lettering on the sides of the keys?

Those stickers came with the Duck pocker case.

The kit contained Case + Plate + Fn Stickers .

mashby · 05 Jan 2013, 23:01

PixelScript wrote:what caps are those?? I really like that simple setup!

Looks like those are the Poker Double-Shots. I bought a set from Feng via eBay.

PixelScript · 06 Jan 2013, 15:43

mashby wrote:
PixelScript wrote:what caps are those?? I really like that simple setup!
Looks like those are the Poker Double-Shots. I bought a set from Feng via eBay.

Aha! Thanks for the link

mashby · 07 Jan 2013, 15:52

guilleguillaume wrote:Those stickers came with the Duck pocker case.

The kit contained Case + Plate + Fn Stickers .

Where was this group buy held? DT, GH, KBT?

Aleksander · 07 Jan 2013, 23:10

Here on Deskthority and probably GH

mashby · 08 Jan 2013, 14:45

Aleksander wrote:Here on Deskthority and probably GH

Thanks Aleksander.

Acanthophis · 03 Feb 2013, 05:06

Finally finished my Poker. Almost as heavy as my Filco TKL

bugsaint · 05 Feb 2013, 14:41

I seem to have forgot to post pictures of my mix match white I mentioned before... 100% legit Cherry oem keycaps, all doubleshots except the windowed caps lock, Windows and menu keys.

Spoiler:

Those are exactly the kind of keycaps I want for my poker! Still trawling auction sites.

bugsaint · 05 Feb 2013, 20:05

Acanthophis wrote:Finally finished my Poker. Almost as heavy as my Filco TKL

Is that a custom poker case or did you spray paint it yourself?

Acanthophis · 05 Feb 2013, 20:13

It's an aluminium case from imsto's GB.

bugsaint · 05 Feb 2013, 20:32

envious... did you keep a build log? I'll be interested how it all comes together as the process is still a little unclear in my head... how do the switches mount to the plate... whats a teensy and is it required on this kind of build... all those noob questions spinning in my head

bugsaint · 05 Feb 2013, 22:04

my fairly basic poker with a mix of dolch and cherry DS keycaps. Ok, aint the prettiest but they're the only keycaps I have available for use.

Acanthophis · 06 Feb 2013, 01:34

bugsaint wrote:envious... did you keep a build log? I'll be interested how it all comes together as the process is still a little unclear in my head... how do the switches mount to the plate... whats a teensy and is it required on this kind of build... all those noob questions spinning in my head

I desoldered all the switches and removed the Cherry stabs.
Then I soldered ErgoClear switches with the plate back to the PCB.
Just insert the Costar stabs, mount the PCB in the case, put some keycaps on, finished.

bugsaint · 06 Feb 2013, 14:01

Acanthophis wrote:
bugsaint wrote:envious... did you keep a build log? I'll be interested how it all comes together as the process is still a little unclear in my head... how do the switches mount to the plate... whats a teensy and is it required on this kind of build... all those noob questions spinning in my head
I desoldered all the switches and removed the Cherry stabs.
Then I soldered ErgoClear switches with the plate back to the PCB.
Just insert the Costar stabs, mount the PCB in the case, put some keycaps on, finished.

Sounds like a lot of de-soldering and soldering. I know myself well enough to realise I'm probably not up for that. I'll stick to changing keycaps and small mods.

eon · 06 Feb 2013, 14:05

Nice plate mounted poker

If anybody has a spare poker plate I'm interested... PM me !

TDub · 13 Feb 2013, 21:09

Self-made wooden Poker case with white sp ds keys and japan flag modifiers from Techkeys

It has vintage blacks for the alpha keys and reds for the rest because I have been to lazy to change the rest. I also have a plate, which I still need to install. My second poker is at work, I'll post pictures soon.

guilleguillaume · 14 Feb 2013, 01:30

TDub wrote:[...]
Self-made wooden Poker case with white sp ds keys and japan flag modifiers from Techkeys

It has vintage blacks for the alpha keys and reds for the rest because I have been to lazy to change the rest. I also have a plate, which I still need to install. My second poker is at work, I'll post pictures soon.

Could you elaborate how did you make the case?

More pictures would be welcome.

EDIT: Nevermind. I found your thread: Wooden Poker Case

TDub · 14 Feb 2013, 12:01

When I do the next one, I will take some more pictures and explain the process a little bit more. It's really not that complicated, but to do it well you need a good circular saw. I also have several improvements in mind for the next one (better pcb support, better support for the pcb screws, feet).

mashby · 15 Feb 2013, 21:53

eon wrote:Nice plate mounted poker

If anybody has a spare poker plate I'm interested... PM me !

iMav just posted a notice yesterday that he have several plates for sale at $15. You can find out more at this link.

Hope that helps!

DanGWanG · 16 Feb 2013, 02:11

Had to open up my Poker the other day and took some pictures along the way...

mashby · 17 Feb 2013, 14:46

DanGWanG wrote:Had to open up my Poker the other day and took some pictures along the way...

Gorgeous board Dan. What is the black non-slip matting for?

Acanthophis · 17 Feb 2013, 15:29

To prevent short circuit (I like to think so, either way, I can't imagine it's good for case/solder pins to make contact) and as a cushion.
I have the same in my Poker.

mashby · 17 Feb 2013, 20:48

Acanthophis wrote:To prevent short circuit (I like to think so, either way, I can't imagine it's good for case/solder pins to make contact) and as a cushion.
I have the same in my Poker.

Good to know. Thank you for the explanation.

I have a Duck Poker case, but I've yet to get my hands on a poker. When I build it up though, I'll be sure to include the extra pad. That's a great idea.

mashby · 23 Feb 2013, 22:23

Happy to say that I can finally join the club! I bought the last Poker that MechanicalKeyboards.com had in stock here in the US. Got it with MX-Blacks with ABS caps.

KBC Poker X by Michael Ashby, on Flickr

Was surprised at the strength of the springs in the blacks, but slowly getting used to them. After a couple of days of the standard key caps, I opted to throw on my CCnG and give them a whirl.

KBC Poker in CCnG by Michael Ashby, on Flickr

The bigger surprise was how much I enjoyed the Signature Plastics key caps on the MX-Blacks. When I had them on my MX-Blue Pure, I actually hated them. Seriously. They were awful and I quickly swapped back to the default Vortex OEM Profile caps. With me not bottoming out on the medium springs in the MX-Blacks, they key caps actually feel/sound a bit thicker and they are a joy to type on.

pexon · 24 Feb 2013, 15:16

Needs a cable to match the CCnG dude!

Nice board man, I love blacks, but I don't think they are heavy enough for me

mashby · 25 Feb 2013, 18:25

pexon wrote:Needs a cable to match the CCnG dude!

Working on it.

pexon wrote:Nice board man, I love blacks, but I don't think they are heavy enough for me

Wow! That's really saying something, because I've found the Blacks to be quite an adjustment from my Blues. What do you type on?

pexon · 25 Feb 2013, 19:23

I type on blues for typing and blacks for gaming and typing when its late. I'd love a black switch with some heavier springs. Sounds contradicting but I bought blues to try them really, but I love smashing the blacks and making no noise at night

mashby · 25 Feb 2013, 20:56

pexon wrote:I type on blues for typing and blacks for gaming and typing when its late. I'd love a black switch with some heavier springs. Sounds contradicting but I bought blues to try them really, but I love smashing the blacks and making no noise at night

Maybe you should build up a board with MX Dark Grey switches?

I just bought a couple from 7bit to play with and use for my spacebar on my MX Black Poker.