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This is why the new hot thing in mechanical keyboards is gasket mounting and PCB relief cuts. There is some progress happening here. A good desk mat helps too.

trashcat 5y ago
I'm glad that this is the way customs are headed. I love my Think6.5 V2. Gasket mounting has been game changing for me.
- and0 5y ago
  After Googling for an embarassingly long time I think I'm figuring out what gasket mounting is.. how does that meaningfully changed how the keyboard feels? Just makes the whole typing surface a little flexible / bouncy?
  - hadlock 5y ago
    I had to google this as well. It looks like the idea is to move the surface that the key switches attach to, to a sub-assembly, which can then be mounted in a variety of slightly-more-flexible sub-assembly. This is the kind of minutae I would have loved to get into when I was younger. The closest analogy I can think of is a solid body (standard) electric guitar, vs. a semi-hollowbody electric guitar, although the mechanics are very different, ultimately you're attempting to modify the percussive effect by modifying the frame. https://keyboard.university/200-courses/keyboard-mounting-styles-4lpp7 https://keyboard.university/200-courses/keyboard-mounting-st... https://www.sweetwater.com/c592--Semi_hollowbody_Guitars https://www.sweetwater.com/c592--Semi_hollowbody_Guitars
  - jagger27 5y ago
    There are a couple different techniques, but it really all boils down to dampening/softening the bottom out with rubber or silicone somewhere in the case sandwich. It gives it some “give” beyond the travel of the switch. A thick desk mat does this a bit too.
kitsunesoba 5y ago
Yes, the board I'm currently using is gasket mount and sitting on a nice thick pad which helps, but what takes it to the next level is U4 Boba Silent linear switches, which are ridiculously quiet. Altogether I barely even hear myself typing, I can't imagine it's terribly audible over video calls.
numpad0 5y ago
Are those that better than Realforce and HHKB?
- jagger27 5y ago
  They’re very different so it’s hard to say if they’re better. I find the stock HHKB domes way too light.

trashcat 5y ago

I'm glad that this is the way customs are headed. I love my Think6.5 V2. Gasket mounting has been game changing for me.

and0 5y ago
After Googling for an embarassingly long time I think I'm figuring out what gasket mounting is.. how does that meaningfully changed how the keyboard feels? Just makes the whole typing surface a little flexible / bouncy?
- hadlock 5y ago
  I had to google this as well. It looks like the idea is to move the surface that the key switches attach to, to a sub-assembly, which can then be mounted in a variety of slightly-more-flexible sub-assembly. This is the kind of minutae I would have loved to get into when I was younger. The closest analogy I can think of is a solid body (standard) electric guitar, vs. a semi-hollowbody electric guitar, although the mechanics are very different, ultimately you're attempting to modify the percussive effect by modifying the frame. https://keyboard.university/200-courses/keyboard-mounting-styles-4lpp7 https://keyboard.university/200-courses/keyboard-mounting-st... https://www.sweetwater.com/c592--Semi_hollowbody_Guitars https://www.sweetwater.com/c592--Semi_hollowbody_Guitars
- jagger27 5y ago
  There are a couple different techniques, but it really all boils down to dampening/softening the bottom out with rubber or silicone somewhere in the case sandwich. It gives it some “give” beyond the travel of the switch. A thick desk mat does this a bit too.

kitsunesoba 5y ago

Yes, the board I'm currently using is gasket mount and sitting on a nice thick pad which helps, but what takes it to the next level is U4 Boba Silent linear switches, which are ridiculously quiet. Altogether I barely even hear myself typing, I can't imagine it's terribly audible over video calls.

numpad0 5y ago

Are those that better than Realforce and HHKB?

jagger27 5y ago
They’re very different so it’s hard to say if they’re better. I find the stock HHKB domes way too light.