Re: Key switches

On 3 February 2010 21:38, <[email protected]> wrote:
> haven't checked lately but Digi-key used to carry them. www.digikey.com

That's where we're likely to be shopping, and they definitely have the
Cherry switches (in all three colours).  But we couldn't find any key
switches under the name "buckling spring" so if you have any thoughts
on what they might be called other than that, it would be a great
help.

> On Wed, 3 Feb 2010, Giles Orr wrote:
> > A friend of mine and I are researching building our own keyboards.
> > He's an electronics tech, I'm a long-time keyboard (and computer)
> > geek. I'm a huge fan of the IBM Model M - the tactile feedback, not
> > the noise - but these days I mainly use a Kinesis Advantage because I
> > love the hand separation, the straight rows, and the heavy use of
> > thumbs. I've never been entirely sure if I was a fan of the dishing
> > on the Kinesis (also seen on the Maltron). Ergonomically correct, but
> > ... well, it's a moot point as we're going to have to go with flat
> > boards for whatever we construct.
> >
> > We've been talking about key switch selection: if anyone knows a
> > source for buckling key switches (not entire keyboards, just the
> > switches) I'd very much like to hear it. So far the likeliest
> > substitute is the Cherry MX Blue: the Blue is tactile and noisy. I'd
> > chose it over the Cherry MX Brown which is tactile and quiet because
> > the Brown has the lowest activation force and I actually like a high
> > activation force - again, the IBM Model M is the standard I'd go by.
> >
> > So does anyone know of a company selling individual buckling key
> > switches? (I'm already looking at $1 each for the Cherry switches, so
> > if the price is brutal I think I'm ready for it ...) Thanks!

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