Let's see some Pokers!

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mashby

08 Jun 2013, 15:00

bugsaint wrote:Poker with keycaps from the recent RA2.0 clones keycaps Group Buy. Very happy with the results.
I didn't think the red-on-grey modifers were going to look good, but I was wrong. Very, very wrong. Great looking board bugsaint!

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mashby

08 Jun 2013, 16:44

I bought a KBC Poker from MechanicalKeyboards.com at the last minute when they were running out. All they had left was one with MX-Black and I bought it thinking that I'd replace the switches with something else. Surprisingly, I fell in love with the switches and now use it as my daily driver at work because it's so much quieter. :)

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Round 3 Poker by Michael Ashby, on Flickr

Build Summary
- lubed all the switches with a mixture of Krytox oil and grease
- added black stickers between the switch housing
- installed a black aluminum plate from iMav's DIY Poker leftovers
- installed square top white LEDs
- installed a couple of silver metallic stickers from Shadovved's sticker shoppe
- this morning added my most lusted after key cap set - Round 3

The full gallery of the build process can be found at this link.

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Muirium
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09 Jun 2013, 14:36

Great stuff, Mashby.

All it needs is a tank of a command console wrapped around it and the retro singularity would be complete.

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Grond

09 Jun 2013, 18:16

Mashby, isn't your spacebar upside down?

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mashby

10 Jun 2013, 01:48

Muirium wrote:Great stuff, Mashby.

All it needs is a tank of a command console wrapped around it and the retro singularity would be complete.
Thank you Muirium and I agree about the tank! :lol:

Grond wrote:Mashby, isn't your spacebar upside down?
Yes, it is. I find the SP spacebar to be too sharp on the bottom edge. Putting it on backwards solves that issue. It looks weird, but it feels pretty good.

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guilleguillaume

10 Jun 2013, 04:06

I don't know why you people find that spacebar too sharp and flip it to an odd position. I've never had any problem with my SP sets.

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mashby

10 Jun 2013, 15:48

guilleguillaume wrote:I don't know why you people find that spacebar too sharp and flip it to an odd position. I've never had any problem with my SP sets.
It might just be with some keyboards. I had a CM QFR with CCnG on it a few months back and didn't notice the sharp edge. It might be the angle or design of the Pokers that accentuates it?

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Grond

10 Jun 2013, 15:59

Never had such problems on my Filco – instead, the first time I mounted the SP spacebar uspide down by mistake, and I think it didn't really work like that. It kind of got stuck against the edge of the case when pressed down.

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megaforce93

23 Jun 2013, 09:20

It not the Poker, but the Poker's short-shifted cousin!

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bugsaint

01 Jul 2013, 22:30

My poker 2. For some reason I really like the feel of the DSA caps on this board - much more than on my Filco tkl.
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bugsaint

01 Jul 2013, 22:37

You can so easily go over the top with coloured keycaps but those are some of the smartest looking caps you can live with - imo!
mashby wrote:I bought a KBC Poker from MechanicalKeyboards.com at the last minute when they were running out. All they had left was one with MX-Black and I bought it thinking that I'd replace the switches with something else. Surprisingly, I fell in love with the switches and now use it as my daily driver at work because it's so much quieter. :)

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Round 3 Poker by Michael Ashby, on Flickr


The full gallery of the build process can be found at this link.

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mashby

01 Jul 2013, 23:01

bugsaint wrote:You can so easily go over the top with coloured keycaps but those are some of the smartest looking caps you can live with - imo!
Thanks bugsaint! I'm still loving them and I think they'll be a permanent fixture on this keyboard. It's a match made in heaven.

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DanGWanG

02 Jul 2013, 07:06

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Acanthophis

02 Jul 2013, 13:01

Dis Tab... ಠ_ಠ

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guilleguillaume

02 Jul 2013, 14:32

The Tab key is just horrible.

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DanGWanG

02 Jul 2013, 17:44

Yeah, I don't get it either...

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kekstee

03 Jul 2013, 01:00

I still love the olivetti colours. <3 No matter whats on those caps.

Neal

06 Jul 2013, 06:20

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Potato phone pic of my Poker.

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Hypersphere

07 Jul 2013, 03:38

DanGWanG wrote:More recently...
I really like the Olivetti set as well. I've put them on my Filco MJ2 TKL; they look great and they have improved the sound and feel.

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ماء

07 Jul 2013, 03:57

DanGWanG wrote:More recently...
Spoiler:
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Shpae case like HHKB,but higher

Jocelyn

07 Jul 2013, 10:18

Might as well post some over here :)
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kekstee

07 Jul 2013, 15:50

It might feel better, but I just can't get used to the look of upside down spacebars.
(apart from that it looks really nice with those dark grey blanks :D)

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Hypersphere

07 Jul 2013, 17:31

ماء wrote:
DanGWanG wrote:More recently...
Spoiler:
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Shpae case like HHKB,but higher
I really like the case! Was this a special order through a GB?

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ماء

07 Jul 2013, 18:00

rjrich wrote:
ماء wrote:
DanGWanG wrote:More recently...
Spoiler:
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Shpae case like HHKB,but higher
I really like the case! Was this a special order through a GB?
yes,GB GH :D

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Hypersphere

07 Jul 2013, 20:50

I want one. I think there is another GB in progress, but the case looks different -- lower profile, I think.

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ماء

08 Jul 2013, 04:01

Yes,but like the original poker case
MKC Aluminum Poker Case
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44651.0
but, i want which like HHKB

Edit:apparently [GB] in DT which like HHKB :lol:
Poker Alu Case
http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/ ... t3406.html

The_Beast

08 Jul 2013, 05:17

Here was mine a few days ago:

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Hypersphere

08 Jul 2013, 05:30

ماء wrote:Yes,but like the original poker case
MKC Aluminum Poker Case
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44651.0
but, i want which like HHKB

Edit:apparently [GB] in DT which like HHKB :lol:
Poker Alu Case
http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/ ... t3406.html
Yes, I also prefer an Aluminum case that is shaped like the plastic case on the HHKB Pro 2. However, it appears that the current GB is for a low-profile case. It looks like the high-profile case was a GB from 2012.

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ماء

08 Jul 2013, 06:16

rjrich wrote: Yes, I also prefer an Aluminum case that is shaped like the plastic case on the HHKB Pro 2. However, it appears that the current GB is for a low-profile case. It looks like the high-profile case was a GB from 2012.
Most [GB] current is low profile like case original poker
you better post there or PM sherryton ;)

but it's so more expensive :oops: and such as price hhkb :lol:

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mashby

08 Jul 2013, 16:05

rjrich wrote:I really like the case! Was this a special order through a GB?
That is the Pla Poker case that she bought from Zenuty. It was a GB on one of the Korean forums I believe. Kayliss has one in gold for sale on GH at this link.

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