Custom Keyboard Business · November 2021 – March 2024
Bespoke Mechanical Keyboards
Scope
Worked directly with each buyer to create the initial design of a custom keyboard, taking their preferences into account. Subsequently, sourced suitable components, tuned switches, modified cases, performed custom paintjobs as needed, and carried out final quality assurance through a typing test before delivery.
Typing test on a finished board before delivery.
Craft
- Switch tuning with lubricants, spring swapping, and filmed housings.
- Plate and case damping using Poron, PE foam, and custom-cut sorbothane sheets.
Outcomes
- Delivered nearly ten fully custom boards, each tuned to the client's acoustic and tactile preferences.
- Sourced limited-run plates, artisan keycaps, and PCBs from overseas vendors without missing a delivery date.
- Each build followed the same process: fit check, sound test, and a maintenance guide for the client.
Client displaying their custom keyboard in their college dorm.