GMK Factory Tour

For the first time, the keyboard community gets to see the inner workings of GMK and a look at their manufacturing process!
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[@TaehaTypes]

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[@bornashamloo]

Now I have a video on tap in case someone asks why GMK costs as much as it does. The attention to detail , labor, and R&D ain't cheap

[@Xerpocalypse_]

This comment right here.

[@MsToshi1990]

If they only would get their sh*t together with the packaging. Sometimes I have keycaps jumbled around from the 1st layer on the 2nd layer. No idea how this can even happen haha.

[@quocanhhbui8271]

@@MsToshi1990 We kinda accept that now, but banana spacebar and crooked stems? Hell no thats unacceptable.

[@MsToshi1990]

@@quocanhhbui8271 oh agreed! But I still expect the packaging to be good when I pay so much for them now especially because they also raised prices.

[@topofthemorning4959]

@@MsToshi1990what did prices used to be? I never bought a gb but I’m looking at extras rn and they’re pretty pricy.

[@MatthewEncina]

Thanks for taking us on the tour. Love this series.

[@TaehaTypes]

[@Xerpocalypse_]

DUDE that T-shirt of Mike had me rolling. Awesome factory tour, I am in awe of GMK’s dedication and process control (and also so incredibly jealous that you got to see it in person.) Doing something like this would be a dream come true as a designer.

[@cmac8]

watching the level of detail that goes into their work gives me even more appreciation for my GMK set!

[@LightningXI]

What a cool manufacturing facility. Thanks for documenting all this!

[@KaeseNachos]

Finally, the long awaited factory tour! It is awesome, getting a look at all the effort and work that GMK is putting into their keycap production. Typing this on the wonderful MTNU beige :)

[@-Jiru]

i love these videos! gives me more of an appreciation towards gmk and everyone behind it! thank you

[@MrKonnect]

Thank you Taeha and the folks at GMK for providing such an in-depth look at one of the most vital aspects of the hobby!

[@yeoube_on]

The quality of the video is as good as watching a Netflix documentary 👍 It's very interesting to see how GMK keycaps are made 🥰🥰 넷플릭스 다큐멘터리를 보는 것처럼 영상의 퀄리티가 좋네요👍 GMK 키캡이 어떻게 만들어지는지를 본다는게 넘나 흥미로워요🥰

[@TaehaTypes]

일찍 일어나셨네요 ㅋㅋ

[@yeoube_on]

늦게 잔거에요ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 지금은 일어난거

[@lsw4852]

This was incredible. I especially love the ending shot. Thank you Taeha, GMK, and the community!

[@ImOnMy116]

this is super cool! I’m waiting on GMK Slasher (seems like NK shipped this week), cool to see them showing up in this video!

[@agerhardt1]

So cool to watch! Thank you guys for doing that! (typing on GMK keycaps)

[@jlebron12]

Thanks for another awesome bts video! And big props to GMK for going out of their way to let us see their work

[@666evilMario]

Taeha never disappoints

[@xXfzmusicXx]

19:14 "Keycap at the end falls into a zip lock" At least he knows where they end up eventually xD

[@ijmcd]

Cool video of an impressive factory. Would be interesting to see a tour of Signature Plastics, Milkyway, PBTFans or another manufacturer to see how they compare.

[@topofthemorning4959]

Unfortunately SP is done for 😔

[@JigilJigil]

great video.

[@jens468]

installing my just arrived GMK CYL NorDe set while watching this, good stuff

[@grumpiestcub]

very sick!

[@CoffeeCuppy]

Pog Content

[@HubertTheMad]

Lol the mike shirt was gold

[@TaehaTypes]

Keycap Jesus deliver us from Mechs & Co

[@soran2202]

good video mr neitan

[@franksam8610]

I built my first custom keyboard, ordered cheap caps big mistake sent them back and got gmk what a difference even in sound

[@hockeyaner1988]

Wow that was very interesting to see. But that tool to decide on the warped spacebars seems a bit questionable, no? Kinda not surprised I got a warped spacebar last week if this is the test to decide on. It feels like they would have better options to decide on it if they wanted as they have so much different equipment to measure things.

[@moldybread5733]

wait what's that keyboard that all of their employees seem to get it looks so cool

[@Liveking498]

Q100

[@mrskwrl]

So they have all the tooling... I demand reruns! lol

[@dovy6666]

omg cliffhanger ending

[@prokopf-9332]

Damn which id knewn you were in bavaria

[@Fnzzy]

I think I can see my Group Buy set from 2021 somewhere there.

[@eraserheadSH]

mykeyboard customer I imagine

[@cmac8]

GMK mercury 👀

[@holiclove]

오~신기하다

[@nikolayzamjatin5811]

When banana spacebar fix?

[@tigers7907]

does anyone know if there's a keyboard available from an ex employee

[@eraserheadSH]

will GMK/uniqey ever rerun the Q:01 keyset?

[@Th0rNe]

5:52 what is she putting away there? Can anyone read that?

[@VladK-1]

So how do you explain an utterly bad bent and misaligned stems of my GMK MTNU Susu spacebar? I never had such a bad quality spacebar.

[@user-ui3pu2je5z]

most important question: what keyboard is the CEO using with which keycaps?

[@cyclode9584]

No wonder why GMK sets is expensive. Though there some few brand out there that will give run for your money but the gmk keycap sound is unbetable

[@rvh5922]

So do you prefer GMK then over PBT? And if so what are some of your reasons?

[@eraserheadSH]

who doesn't? brighter colors, better sound, better surface texture, sharper legends, higher quality overall

[@rvh5922]

@@eraserheadSH That's fair. I tend to like the not as bright look, sound true but most comes from switches and case, I agree with legends and I find personally PBT better quality and can be harder to form in production and therefore can warp.

[@KevinDiAmore]

Do you mean ABS over PBT? GMK makes both now. I find PBT to be generally a deeper and more muted sound. Sometimes a board sounds better with one or the other. It's all preference in the end. I prefer the feel/sound of ABS. And I'll disagree in part that most sound comes from the switches/case... while that's true... caps definitely matter and sound audibly different even to an untrained ear.

[@rvh5922]

@@KevinDiAmore Oh cool I didn't know they make both now. True it is preference but I will agree keycaps 100% make a difference in sound I think a great sound change can come from the switches and keyboard and minor sound change from keycaps. But still can notice a difference with different types of keycaps yes.

[@PhantmZero]

PBT CYL when?

[@popap1122]

Spacebar 7u doesn't bend properly, I see it often.

[@33dayo]

and they 1.5u keys are still crooked on 150+ usd sets 💀

[@Sylarzx]

weird abrupt end of the video

[@BerserkeR_031]

If only MKB paid their invoices so their customers get what they paid for like 2 years ago.

[@TaehaTypes]

:(

[@eraserheadSH]

might be worth asking what GMK at least is planning to do with the sets that we will never receive.

[@ChiefBrianIrons]

They end up selling them to Oblotzky. Oblotzky is selling gmk sets that Mech and co ordered we all know what happened to them. MKB don't have the money. There selling keycaps sets at half price no way going to survive any longer sadly.

[@eraserheadSH]

@@ChiefBrianIrons absolutely not guardanteed. oblotzky is one man and there is no feasible way for him to manage the thousands of sets mykb ordered back then. plus there's a ton of garbage sets that ran at the peak of the hobby that no one wants now, it would be foolish of him to stock up on those. he sold a small fraction of the M&C that novelkeys salvaged, completely different scale.

[@ChiefBrianIrons]

@@eraserheadSH he probably buy the sets he knows that will sell or get them at heavy discount. He didn't buy all the sets or quantities he clearly tested the water first and only restocked what sold fast. I agree most where trash sets so he probably won't buy them up but GMK now have stock that hard to move. There no way MKB has the money to buy all the sets.

[@XtraordinaryTruong]

GMK's quality is going down day by day. My GMK taiga's 1.5u buttons has misaligned stems. GMK R1 is the best.

[@nickthaskater]

Despite all of that they still manage to ship bananas instead of spacebars.

[@eraserheadSH]

nu-uh, spacebar warp issue was solved with the last sets they've been shipping. since Blot all my spacebars have been dead straight. gotta find a new meme :(

[@nickthaskater]

@@eraserheadSH wow, yours was straight so that means they all are? Science!

[@ChiefBrianIrons]

​@@eraserheadSHi got the gmk mercury set it came with two warped spacebars. So those new techniques are not working

[@eraserheadSH]

@@nickthaskater wow, yours were bananas so that means they all are? science!

[@nickthaskater]

@@eraserheadSH no I'm actually referring to recent experiences shared by those receiving new kits.

[@cvd1]

I have sweaty hands so abs keycaps just get ruined by them

[@Definitely_Melnyx]

Embrace the shine. Although you might want to look into Iontophoresis therapy for sweaty hand and feet. Helped me a lot

[@TaehaTypes]

Once a set is evenly shined, I personally think it looks nice: www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/7bn8su/keycap_shine_appreciation_post/ Just have to endure the in-between phase of getting all your keycaps to that state. Unless you were more so talking about how you don't like the feel of the keycaps?

[@madswh]

Why does a German keycap manufacturer not make German language keycaps trip their sets.. I don't get it. Preference I want Nordic, but German is also good, but most of their sets only have English or American layout 🙄

[@animucc27]

GMK isn't designing these keycaps. They're manufacturing them. GMK has their keycap profiles, which is the basis of the keycap's shape, but that's it. It's up to the designer, who doesn't work for GMK, if they want to include different legends or characters on their kits.

[@_IanOfEarth]

first

[@TaehaTypes]

actually first pog

[@_IanOfEarth]

@@TaehaTypes 👉😎👉

[@3nchiridion]

You can tell by the state of the lawn that a bunch of nerds work there!

[@SeraphimKnight]

I love this video... but also I hate it, because now I know they're never gonna retire those terrible egg trays that I loathe so so much.

[@ChiefBrianIrons]

GMK invest in triple shot uv printing isn't the same it will fade away. Also packaging is poor against other companies that charged a lot less for their sets.

[@lil----lil]

OMG! It's not "made in China!!" This alone, is a WIN!

[@TaehaTypes]

??

[@-Jiru]

what the fuck

[@Administrator__]

at least bro got a reply 😂

[@JoshTechgamer]

Keycaps don't stay in place you pay 150 200 trays need to be foam for something. Hope one day they will fix the problem.

[@eraserheadSH]

no they don't, current ones are 100% recyclable and the newer designs actually keeps the keycaps in place

[@JoshTechgamer]

@@eraserheadSH ok

[@hempstead.studio]

such a rad video dude love stuff like this