Chicony Kb-5160 with blue Alps RedCowl80 got this nice Chicony Kb-5160 for free from a recycling center he frequents.
KBD.news Published September 13, 2021
My first Blue Alps! A Chicony Kb-5160. No scratchiness at all :) gotta say that the hype is real – RedCowl80 .
As some educated commenters point out: if they get dirty you can always boil n' wax them with paraffin wax. It won't mess with the tactility: You only boil the housings and sliders, then just wax the sliders.
Published on Mon 13th Sep 2021. Featured in KBD #43 (source ).
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