xro, to mechanicalkeyboards
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I did it ... 😊 I could not leave it be...
I ordered custom printed #keycaps from WASD for my customized #chrumm #keyboard showing the full #NeoQWERTZ layout. 😅 Plus the keyboards first FN-layer.

They arrived .. today 😀 and they are beautiful. Came out much nicer and less chaotic than I feared. Even though #chaos, chaosknot and fairydust-rocket are part of the design 😁

On top of that, I added o-rings for a softer key-press bottom-out.

keycap design, remix at will: https://github.com/btittelbach/custom_printed_keycaps/tree/main

The photo shows a angled closeup of xro's custom Chrumm Keyboard with newly added custom printed keycaps. The chaos knot is used as symbol for "Alt" and fairy-dust is used as symbol for "Enter" while a gamecontroller is used as symbol for "Ctrl"
the image that was submitted to WASD for printing

kathyreid, to mechanicalkeyboards
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sarajw, (edited ) to random
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O ring time!

What's the point in buying a keyboard with quiet brown switches if I end up clackity-clacking anyway as the key hits the bottom of the downstroke?

Seems to be working :)

echtjetze, to blender German
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AAMfP, to mechanicalkeyboards
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Hey, pals!
Has anyone experience with FKCaps custom ?
https://fkcaps.com/custom/
I would live to create (and buy!) my own perfect set for my , but even though I'm aiming at DSA PBT, I'm wondering if laser-printed labels would last longer or not.
Are there similar alternatives to this service, with dye-sub or double-shot?

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https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-shop-for-a-mechanical-keyboard/

  • Want to shop for a mechanical Keyboard?
  • Want to learn what Switches & Keycaps are?
  • Want to learn about different Layout & Size terminology?

How to geek has you covered.

ethanschoonover, to mechanicalkeyboards
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Drop has a new dark Solarized (my open source colorscheme) keycap set. It looks great & is discounted right now. (No affiliation with this set, they produced it on their own. Not a sponsored post, this is just me proud that my colorscheme continues to be loved by many). https://drop.com/buy/drop-dcx-solarized-dark-keycap-set

Zeph, to mechanicalkeyboards French
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dhrystone, to mechanicalkeyboards
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JellyKey “Pillowcraft” . What will they think of next?

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What are the keys with tactile bumps called?

I use a different layout to type, but I'd like to be able to have my physical layout reflect what I'm actually typing. The problem is that moving the F and J keys to where they should be means the home row would be missing the tactile bumps, and I use those to recenter my hands when I'm not looking. I'd like to add keycaps for...

JLW_the_Jobber, to mechanicalkeyboards
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Well, I am feeling fancy. I added media keys to my split keyboard. I think it looks pretty neat.

Before pics with the num keys and after pics with the media keys

Closer look of left side num keys
Keyboard with left num keys replaced with media keys
Closer look at media keys

dhrystone, to mechanicalkeyboards
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DSA Keycap Set. Have y’all got this yet? Seriously one of my absolute favourite sets, especially if you’re a scrabble/word enthusiast.

https://drop.com/buy/scrabble-kits

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AAMfP, to mechanicalkeyboards
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I've bought an ErgoDash and I'm using it with the Italian (142) layout on my OS.
It's obviously impossible to find with such layout (it's even difficult to find normal Italian layout...) so I'm planning to search for a custom set.
I've found https://fkcaps.com/custom/ that's quite nice but in USA, so low shipping but high custom fees and additional VAT.
Is there're something similar in Europe?

mxp, to mechanicalkeyboards
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I mean, I had noticed some yellowing of the GMK Colorchrome , but I just came across an unused one…

In reality, they look even yellower. Not quite as yellow as some of the ST keycaps, but the Colorchromes are less than a year old! At least they have all yellowed equally.

The same as before, but with two Atari ST keycaps for comparison. One of the ST keycaps still has its original gray color, but the other is very yellow.

sarajw, to mechanicalkeyboards
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mephisztoe, to c64 German

It‘s almost done. Just a couple of stickers and a badge. But nonetheless: This white with translucent red from Jim Drew looks just amazing!

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mephisztoe, to c64 German

Did anyone ever think about refinishing the base of a keyboard to make translucent shine brighter than in front of a black base? Well… here it is!

JLW_the_Jobber, to mechanicalkeyboards
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I went from a hodgepodge of MT3 keycaps to a beautiful arrary of transparent cherry profile caps 😎

40% keyboard with a red, yellow, and blue transparent cherry profile keycaps

Olem, to c64

Oh yes, at long last the C64 keycaps from Jim Drew's Indiegogo campaign arrived! It was a long saga before they got here, the first parcel from the production company got lost along the way, but in the end Jim sorted it all out and sent me another one. These baby blue f-keys on my SX-64-themed C64C here are quite sweet, methinks 😁

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neonpurrs, to mechanicalkeyboards

Boop here's the I use everyday: the CTRL!

It was one of the first big purchases I made when I first got a job back in 2019 😭

I gave it new and hand lubed each switch, even replaced the stabilizers. All-in-all I'm pretty proud of what I did with it, even if it's not the thockiest.

JLW_the_Jobber, to mechanicalkeyboards
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Back home and the first project was to convert my frankenboard into a more retro game inspired theme. Here is the before and after:

Keyboard with a retro gaming keycap set installed

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