Saw a guy at the library typing on a board with no keycaps

Lee Ward · 2026-03-10T10:20:04.605889+00:00

He was just using the bare switches, and the sound was this weird mix of plastic clicks and spring pings. It made me realize I've been chasing the 'perfect' sound for so long that I forgot to just listen to the board itself. Anyone else ever try typing on a bare switch build?

victor_butler507mo ago

Forgot to just listen" is a great point. Did the sound change your typing rhythm?

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harper_shah417mo ago

Did it feel like typing on a bag of angry crickets?

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max9636mo ago

Oh man, my buddy did that once. He said the raw spring noise totally threw off his speed, which actually makes sense with what @victor_butler50 asked about rhythm. It was a cool experiment, but he put the keycaps back on pretty fast.

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