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Where can you get custom printing on keycaps? I have an Ergodox but what I really can't get used to (even after 2 years of full time use) is the lack of labelin

by roel_v 9y ago

Where can you get custom printing on keycaps? I have an Ergodox but what I really can't get used to (even after 2 years of full time use) is the lack of labeling for the special keys. I've looked for years for ways to do custom printing or labeling but all methods I found suck.

Klathmon 9y ago
WASDkeyboards offers printed singles in multiple ways. They aren't the best quality (they are UV coated ABS, I used their keycaps on another keyboard and the coating started to wear through after about a year of daily use, the text is still fine though), but they are the king of custom printing right now in my opinion. You can go to [0] to get just text on a keycap with a fairly easy web-ui to describe the text, position, and size you want it. Or you can take it entirely into your own hands and go to [1] to give them a vector file that they will custom print on to the keys. They also offer that service in a "full keyboard set" option [2], so you don't need to do a ton of keys individually if you want to do the whole keyboard (although the full sets most likely won't fit your profile, but they do fit a good number of more standard keyboard layouts) Again, they aren't the best quality, but they do a good job, and they take care of their customers. Plus the amount of customization you can do is pretty fucking insane. [3] is always my go-to example for just how customizable they are. Not only full color printing, but also individual key plastic color selection. [0] http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/printed-keycap-singles/custom-text-cherry-mx-keycaps.html http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/printed-keyc... [1] http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/printed-keycap-singles/custom-art-cherry-mx-keycaps.html http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/printed-keyc... [2] http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/keycap-set/104-key-cherry-mx-keycap-set.html http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/keycap-set/1... [3] https://www.flickr.com/photos/wasdkeyboards/28965975050/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/wasdkeyboards/28965975050/

by roel_v 9y ago

Klathmon 9y ago

WASDkeyboards offers printed singles in multiple ways. They aren't the best quality (they are UV coated ABS, I used their keycaps on another keyboard and the coating started to wear through after about a year of daily use, the text is still fine though), but they are the king of custom printing right now in my opinion. You can go to [0] to get just text on a keycap with a fairly easy web-ui to describe the text, position, and size you want it. Or you can take it entirely into your own hands and go to [1] to give them a vector file that they will custom print on to the keys. They also offer that service in a "full keyboard set" option [2], so you don't need to do a ton of keys individually if you want to do the whole keyboard (although the full sets most likely won't fit your profile, but they do fit a good number of more standard keyboard layouts) Again, they aren't the best quality, but they do a good job, and they take care of their customers. Plus the amount of customization you can do is pretty fucking insane. [3] is always my go-to example for just how customizable they are. Not only full color printing, but also individual key plastic color selection. [0] http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/printed-keycap-singles/custom-text-cherry-mx-keycaps.html http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/printed-keyc... [1] http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/printed-keycap-singles/custom-art-cherry-mx-keycaps.html http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/printed-keyc... [2] http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/keycap-set/104-key-cherry-mx-keycap-set.html http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/keycap-set/1... [3] https://www.flickr.com/photos/wasdkeyboards/28965975050/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/wasdkeyboards/28965975050/