Can someone please identify this Alps keyswitch?

Cooccoo · 17 Dec 2023, 10:07

Hello all!

Can someone please identify this Alps Keyswitch?

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

Thank you!

zrrion · 17 Dec 2023, 13:43

Looks like an angled stem SKFF, nice find

Cooccoo · 17 Dec 2023, 17:36

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.

Muirium · 18 Dec 2023, 11:31

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

Cooccoo · 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.

I will post photos if I can take some pics

lispnick · 18 Dec 2023, 14:00

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?

Cooccoo · 18 Dec 2023, 14:04

I will learn later today.

Cooccoo · 18 Dec 2023, 16:56

Ok… the stock is 1800 pcs…

Lalaland124 · 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

lispnick · 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?

Chyros · 19 Dec 2023, 16:26

Lol, super cool. These switches are whack xD .

guidemetothelight · 20 Dec 2023, 07:58

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....

Muirium · 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.

Lalaland124 · 20 Dec 2023, 12:17

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

000111Ain · 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？

Muirium · 21 Dec 2023, 11:17

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？

viewtopic.php?f=55&t=28447

lispnick · 16 Jan 2024, 13:25

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?

Muirium · 16 Jan 2024, 14:05

Something very much like that, yes.

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

lispnick · 16 Jan 2024, 14:24

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.

Muirium · 16 Jan 2024, 15:03

A solid doubleshot? Intense!

lispnick · 25 Jan 2024, 00:57

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?