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… and this is how it looks after four rounds of resin casting and four rounds of CNC milling:

https://keymacs.com/img/dt/german-iso-qwertz-cadet-progress-720px.jpg

The final step remains—milling the mount and separating the keycap from its base. The time spent on the manufacturing is slightly ...

I have added new legend options to my keyboard kits:



This is a render but I am currently finishing two sets with triple-shot Cadet legends. Also, I have put a limited number of NOS blue alps in the stock.

I'm still very intrigued. I hope you don't throw keycaps with such minor defects away. Could you sell them as samples at reduced prices, so one could have a closer look, before one commits to order a whole set? If you're worried about your reputation by giving out less than perfect caps, you might ...

[(how's the custom color aspect of the keycap making going?)


My standard color schemes are old-style symbolics (black/gray with white/black legends) and cadet (gray/blue with white/black legends). I have also make a single specimen in the new-style symbolics color scheme (black on grey + red on ...

Okay folks, I am accepting orders for keycaps again. :lol: Sorry for the confusion in this thread but after a long time I was able to refine the process and it is actually doable the way I intended. So, in short, I am indeed able to make keycap sets with almost any mount. All the keyboards I made in ...

Wait, does it mean that there is a full-size ANSI 104 keyset available for purchase? And/or a full-size or TKL keyboard with ANSI layout?


Almost, … it is just two small steps away. I need to figure out the final pricing and set up a ‘product web’ again. Besides that, everything is ready and ...

I guess it is time to post some updates. 8-) I have substantially extended the profile set. It now includes, among other things, everything that can be found on ANSI/ISO full keyboards. The convex profile includes shorter spacebars and convex modifiers as I have promised. Since the set of supported ...

This is really beautiful - especially for a programmer, keeper of some farm animals and native Czech speaker at the same time. :)

I'm a bit sceptical though. Classic programming we learn will be soon for a bunch of guys writing very specialised code (maybe specific parts of unusual firmware etc ...

A solid doubleshot? Intense!


Since the mounts are milled, making the keycaps as thick as possible is faster—I remove less material. Even with the classic SKCM Alps mount, I do not remove more than is actually necessary:

https://keymacs.com/img/dt/kss-milled-mounts-bottom-assorted-alps-720px ...

Muirium wrote: 16 Jan 2024, 14:05 What’s the story behind the circle inside the cap? It looks pretty cool from below.

It is actually 'the second shot' with the white legend.

That's a conversion job as much a custom keyboard. A conversion is better, as you get the truly vintage vibe from everything you keep. Including, typically, the original switches. ;)

If anyone can find a use for a thousand non-MX compatible switches, though, it's Lispnick .


What about this ...

So, guys, it is nearly the end of the year and it is time to utter something positive, right? I have been working on improving the keycap-making process because I still want to make keycaps with milled stems. It is the best possible way in terms of the versatility. It seems I have resolved the ...

500 for me, thanks!

The switch archivists might be interested in a handful, but I doubt anyone's making custom boards from these.



Wanderhoden did!

https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?t=25591#top


Seems to be ideal for a weirdo who makes his own keycaps and can make any mount, … you know the one I mean ...

Yea I understand. I want to take the stock to be honest, but it will be great loss if there is no interest for them. I will see my contact today and i will discover how big is the stock. The sad part is that I have to buy them all or nothing! It’s a rule. So we see.


How many switches are we ...

But what’s a poor man doing buying a thousand dollar keyboard? ;)

I’ve stabilised 2 and 4 unit keys that way on an Access-IS ortho keyboard and it really doesn’t work well at all. You get a seesaw, not a stabilised key. It really put me off using boards like that. Stabs contribute a lot to the ...

I like the FN key on both sides. Very practical.

I like it, too, as symmetry speaks to me.

Trouble is, in the real world where I have both ANSI and ISO keyboards, that shortened left Shift could well spell a lot of errors! It's all ISO's fault. I tend to hit ANSI left Shift on its outer edge ...

Finished ‘60% Dark Cruix Saver’ with HHKB-style front legends:



I like the FN key on both sides. Very practical.

Hi guys!

I have just released a new project! Some of you know through our private conversation that besides being a Lisp enthusiast and a specialist in obscure garage manufacturing, I am also a proud father who is home schooling his two kids. Unlike many of us that have been forced to home school ...

Lispnick, what’s are your thoughts on the Tai-Hao APC White switches? They sound awesome in the video.


They are nice. I have not tried vintage simplified Alps so it is hard to compare. But they are definitely stiffer than Matiases and have a longer travel. It seems to me that the click and ...

I wouldn’t take 5u too seriously. I do actually prefer it but I prize consistency more so, and a nice thick external keyboard prompts my fingers to expect 6-7u for the spacebar. ;)

Those convex mods sound great to me.


Yeah, I guess I need to carefully consider the set of additional keys that I ...

So, the additional spacebars/convex keys considered so far are:

1.00, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2.00 (convex modifiers)
2.25, 2.75 (split spacebar gang)
3.00 (SAIL)
5.00, 5.50 (??? weird apple keyboards ???)
6.00 (HHKB)
6.25, 7.00 (standard ‘modern’ spacebars)
8.00 (Tom Knight keyboard, TI Explorer ...

New typing demo: Tai-Hao APC White in the Space Cadet color scheme:

You called? 😄

The front edge gives these something no other sixty of mine has had so far. I like it. Naturally, I'd want to throw a full suit of those gorgeous caps of yours—with legends—rather than rocking blanks. It's already suitably austere! How about a render of the top one with a nice ...

I plan to order a large quantity of odd keys to satisfy any perverted needs. :lol:

You called? 😄

The front edge gives these something no other sixty of mine has had so far. I like it. Naturally, I'd want to throw a full suit of those gorgeous caps of yours—with legends—rather than rocking ...

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeell... this particular pervert has a rather odd idea about the number of columns a compact form factor should have, while keeping an even view about the rows it ought to contain. But if that were to be the case , my dream wouldn't fit in that case:


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This one is ...

Ok, it seems to be a good time for some artist's impressions. Behold, the mighty Lispsaver!


Can you call either of them a "Lispsaver" if neither has a dedicated parenthesis key (much less two, one per sign)? 8-)

Those are indeed damn good renders. I dislike both physical layouts, but that's ...

Top one's definitely better, as you'd expect to hear. But here's something you wouldn't: I think it should be less like the HHKB and more like your current design by having a good bit more in front of the keys. The 'lil slab look is cool, and this would perhaps be its best incarnation yet, but I ...

Yeah, blockers don’t cut it. Would like to see what yours look like, though, as they’re metal. Certainly, I’ve never seen it done as nicely as a case, so far.

15×5 works well on my Kishsaver , where it’s surrounded by plenty of metal case besides. I think it’s just the extreme case of the Poker ...

Regards the 'wall of caps' vs. HHKB look for 60% boards, here's a couple of mine:

https://deskthority.net/download/file.php?id=78598

I love my little Blue Alps64 . (Plenty enough to subsequently upgrade the yellowed AEK I spacebar!) But there's something ultimately not quite right feeling ...