The PCB mount legs are sized well they stay in place on a few PCBs I tested, without being too tight. They do not grip too firmly and can be easily removed with a proper switch puller tool. They clip cleanly into a few switch plates that I tested. This is interesting because the UHMW sliders look and feel very different from the typical POM blend switch sliders, so I was expecting the Tangerine v2 housings to look and feel unusual. They don't feel or look unusual to the touch. It really does remind me of a tangerine, or a tangerine-flavored hard candy. The community was curious to see how a UHMWPE housing would work out, and this likely helped drive Tangerine v2 sales: The Key Company sold out of their entire stock in less than a week.Īesthetically, they are very cute, especially the 67g version with the dark green stem. The UHMW sliders were inconsistent in size and shape, but lived up to the promise of being extremely smooth and many keyboard builders liked their sound when lubed. This particular engineering plastic can be difficult to work with and cannot be easily injection molded without special techniques and equipment, but the finished product has a very low-friction surface finish. UHWMPE itself became somewhat of a buzzword/meme recently when Invyr released a line of linear sliders (without accompanying housings) made of the material. These are all desirable traits for building high-end custom keyboards, so the community was eager to get their hands on another JWK-made switch.Īdding to the excitement was the announcement that these switches would have housings made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and not the typical polycarbonate and nylon blends. JWK-made switches all tend to have some properties in common: they are very smooth, they have low wobble, they have impressively consistent and pleasant-feeling factory lube applied to the slider legs, the springs are not pingy or crunchy, and they react very well to switch films. Later, their involvement in producing switches (and stabilizers) for the Durock and Everglide brands gained them respect on top of their notoriety. This factory first became known for manufacturing the counterfeit ZealPC switches sold by KBDFans in 2019. These are not made by Gateron, but by a manufacturer known to the West as JWK. This new run of Tangerine switches could have a similarly big effect on the switch market. (Interestingly, this seems to be a nonstandard switch design since Gateron doesn't seem to have a model number for it, whereas the all-milky switch for example is designated KS-3). It also helped popularize the milky-top and black-bottom configuration that has now preferred by most high-end keyboard builders. This wave was only halted when Gateron refused to accept any more custom-color commissions. The success of the Gateron-made Tangerine switch also kicked off a wave of other group buys for recolored Gateron linears, with whimsical names and a variety of spring weights. These switches turned out to be very smooth, and are still considered some of Gateron's best linears. Only the 67g version was available in a Geekhack prototype run in the summer of 2018. The first version of the C3 Tangerine switch was a custom-colored Gateron linear in two varieties: black bottom with milky top and 67g spring, and all-milky and 62g spring. I also welcome feedback on the writing, presentation/format, etc. I encourage you to comment on this thread with opinions, corrections, experiences, photos, typing tests, etc. Shipping options are listed at checkout.Hi Geekhack! This is the first of hopefully many switch reviews I'll be posting here.
We offer standard tracked shipping or couriered shipping to most regions. We make our orders chronologically (first in first served!) and endeavour to have orders made and shipped within approximately a week of purchasing. They are modelled on a real switch, but are slightly larger in proportion, so although it is tempting, they cannot be stacked! ShippingĪs our keys are all hand made to order, please allow some time for manufacturing. These keys are cast in pigmented strong urethane resin. We asked the community for their favourite switch designs and have narrowed it down to 5 for our first run - Cherry MX Red’s, Holy Pandas, Inks, Tangerines and Kiwis. We have chosen some of your favourite switch designs and turned them into artisan keycaps! Give your favourite switches pride of place on your keyboard!
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