Keyboard: Founder's Edition Mode Eighty in Silver. PVD Aluminum bottom.
Plate: PVD Brass plate in Rose Gold
Sound Dampening: Gasket stack INCLUDING poron pcb layer.
poronStabilizers: Durock Stabs lubed with 205g0. - https://amzn.to/3b08wcf
Keycaps: GMK Olivia++ with spacebar kit.
Deskmat: Randomfrankp x Novelkeys deskmat.
Cable: Black Flemo Cable

I decided to keep testing this board like I do all of my boards, by desoldering it and rebuilding it with the poron pcb layer. My original intent for not using it was to maximize the thock, according to Glizzo. Unfortunately, it ended up being pretty clacky without the pcb layer.

So desolder we did. There is a special finish on the PCB that I forget the name of, but it helps the PCB resist desoldering. I am like a monkey with a desolder iron so this worked out in my favor. All switches were a clean desolder with an FR301, first try. That doesn't happen with a all PCBs.

The rebuild process was easy enough - I just had to slot in the poron layer. It is much thinner…

I review the switches/keyboards in the description. EXPAND THIS BOX!

Keyboard: Founder's Edition Mode Eighty in Silver. PVD Aluminum bottom.
Plate: PVD Brass plate in Rose Gold
Sound Dampening: Gasket stack. Case foam, NO plate foam, and foam above the plate.
Switches: Alpaca switches lubed with 205g0. Deskey films. Springs lubed with Krytox 105.
Stabilizers: Durock Stabs lubed with 205g0. - https://amzn.to/3b08wcf
Keycaps: GMK Olivia++ with spacebar kit.
Deskmat: Randomfrankp x Novelkeys deskmat.
Cable: Black Flemo Cable

This board has started quite a big discussion in the community. It's intended to be an instock board and it's priced a bit higher than what the community is used to seeing. Is it worth it? First off, I paid for this board. Let's get that out of way and move into the text review. Long term review will come later. I am currently using the board as a daily driver.

Well, this is a variation of gasket mount TKL that we have not seen before. The mounting system is designed from the ground up and…

Keyboard: Mode Eighty FE
Keyset: GMK Olivia
Switches: Marshmallow(Deskeys Films)
Lube: Krytox 205g00
Springs: Marshmallow springs
Stabs: Durock
Sound Dampening: Mode Eighty dampener between pcb and plate, and bottom of the case
PCB: Mode Eighty
Plate:  Brass
Artisan: None
Cable: Nerdcables

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