The Art of Custom Mechanical Keyboard Keycaps

[@wishiwasabear]

A few years back people would laugh at you if you said something like "I am going to print my own keyboard keys".

[@Fuzzycat16]

A few years back people still did it...with molds.. This is FAR from new.

[@jojivlogs_4255]

+Kuma Yeah no shit. Consumer 3D printers didn't exist yet.

[@cesareborgia9259]

It would sound like downloading ram. You’re gonna PRINT what!?

[@2nd3rd1st]

Black people still laugh at you if you say that now.

[@pointlessgimmickyusername9196]

You think people STOPPED laughing?

[@jeremiah23924]

OMG that portal cube key!!!!!

[@Karin029_]

Companion cube

[@ezramatan5233]

@@Karin029_ *companion key*

[@Lunareon]

This is such an amazing and inspiring idea! I absolutely love the amount of detail that goes into these tiny pieces of art.

[@BLINDCABBY]

The artist is great and appears humble and good natured

[@demonhighwayman9403]

Hal-9000 would be cool on a double height enter key, obviously with a light up eye.

[@TACOGOODLOOKING]

*Pulls out notepad* Yes Yes, keep talking...

[@demonhighwayman9403]

sorry that's all I got :(

[@ToasterBurner35]

Wow this awesome! I Remember Norm talking about this on the podcast and it is a lot cooler than I thought it'd be

[@TACOGOODLOOKING]

/r/MechanicalKeyboards users represent

[@buunuu.]

Boiiiii

[@GHexagon7209]

if anyone is interested, TURN BACK NOW... the road ahead is expensive and never ending. THERE IS NO ENDGAME

[@tiavor]

I haven't finished my current kb and think already about building the next one :/

[@Pandametal_]

Yup :D

[@JerryNeutron]

bueno!

[@HarrisonCourtneyFilm]

Never knew about these... Now I want all of them

[@stitch1318]

"Like the ASSCII" *ASSKEY* : Yeah "Little pun there" : *Yeah yeah*

[@incongruous4]

As an amateur 3d modeler it's really interesting to see someone so talented 3d printing then painting crazy key cap designs. Really want to get into it when I can afford a good 3d printer. Messing around with printing angles to get the right printout sounds lame though.

[@incongruous4]

@@kevinj9942 Agreed on the pricing. The more I looked into it though, the less I was into his style in the video. My favourite artisan makers are jellykey and some of dwarf-factory's stuff. All artisans having a super expensive limited time group buy model is dumb though.

[@xXDarthBagginsXx]

One cap maker I haven't had the chance to order from yet, I love what customs I do have (this isn't a hobby, it's and addiction!)

[@ThisIsMyFullName]

This is really cool. I've been thinking about adding custom keys to my mechanical keyboard for a long time, but 3D keys takes it to a whole new level.

[@frederickbedonia5893]

this guy's aftermarket service is premium respect for robert

[@Reksrat]

Damn, the Destiny Ghost isn't on his site. I really want that one.

[@bradenestrada3482]

What’s the website?

[@MechMerlin]

Glad to see you guys cover an aspect of our community!

[@soulrenvods]

I love little subcultures like this. There's probably thousands of communities that make awesome things like this that I've got no idea about. It's really incredible.

[@MercurialCorsair]

Is that a necronomicon button?! This thumbnail grabbed me

[@BertTirona]

Hey Robert! That's great work bro! Simply awesome way to show your creativity.. never new this was a thing, the custom escape key! Thanks for sharing. Thanks Tested! Really cool videos worth watching. 👍

[@RobertVignone]

Thanks Bert!

[@mrhenk007]

that necronomicap is awesome

[@DygmaLab]

Maybe the next generation of keyboards will let you design the key caps itself and which type of switches you want with it. It will be amazing to see people lineup for their designs to be saved and be manufactured later on.

[@TechHippie]

At first I was like, yeah okay, these are usually ridiculously expensive. Checked his site, mad respect and awesome products, man!

[@nab-rk4ob]

Those are beautiful. He is an artist in a true sense. Thanks for showcasing him.

[@davidstoneback6159]

Great little interview!

[@gamefreak2016]

Eventually I will be getting one of these caps. They’re awesome

[@TheIsolatedPhoenix]

this would make a great secret Santa gift! Thanks for letting me discover this guy!

[@BothHands1]

Those Starcraft keycaps!! Kreygasm

[@neelav2394]

Danielle Spargo IKR!?

[@Daiceto]

You mean..... "Key"-gasm ;)

[@IronDragon1337]

DICΞTΘ I was about to say that

[@jedinite241]

I love Keyboard Keycaps - need some more 🤩

[@barupens8141]

i like the appa one

[@sharkyuwu9484]

Barupen S ik it's so cute!!

[@nishantsharma4217]

He should make MOBA games themed custom key caps for certain heroes and their abilities, I think that would be so awesome! Like a whole set or something.

[@ak-loz]

I like their interaction, you asked some solid questions and had a true interest. Honestly, I want to learn this.

[@nahbbenaeem212]

He seems like the coolest person ever

[@sonnistia]

Is the Shadow Friend a dota reference? It also looks like Shadow Fiend.

[@ZYDRIZZ]

It is Shadow Fiend, he just mispelled it XD

[@Jemppu]

"ASCII" :D well done, bravo.

[@AlmightyUniden]

Didn't know I needed this. Indeed

[@UnboxedTrades]

And to think that this is the one video that inspired me to buy Artisan keycaps which then inspired me to make my channel and Review keycaps..

[@HalfBit360]

Hold the FUCK on they got Appa?! Take my money

[@HalfBit360]

gabe tho No is Appa, Capra is a pun. Since it’s the cap lock button

[@lolzpenguins]

Happy for the dude. Cool shit.

[@dustinhxc]

Damn that book from evil dead is sick.. I didnt know you could do multi color with 3d printing awesome!

[@j3553c0x]

Dustin Gray he paints them u spud

[@LaggyGoBoom]

Haha, those name puns are pretty good. He should make Loki so that it can be called Lokey

[@oldaccounttwo9794]

Sixty dollars for a single painted keycap. Legit $10 more than my whole keybored.

[@MrTanapongs]

It should be like smooth and clear resin keys with some tiny sculptures in it

[@unknown.mp4]

Stained glass window for the windows key would be dope.

[@doron910]

Pleaseee tell me how he manages to paint those keycaps so well? I mean What theqnique? I tried painting the same portal keycap and it didn't came out anything close to this

[@orubla1264]

In 2017 there will be flying cars.....

[@gangatalishis]

There technically is tho

[@clover5849]

gangstalishis where?

[@jacobthorson1749]

Alas the boob key cap

[@stacybuster5233]

2019..

[@idyllsend6481]

@@stacybuster5233 20/20 we have Corona.

[@rodriguez8572]

Don't play destiny much but that ghost keycap is so cool

[@Will-fu6vc]

I never knew I wanted custom keycaps until I saw this video!

[@rudajura1326]

This is the weirdest and nicest idea I have ever seen :D

[@ianaprecio2732]

Any idea what 3D printer he used?

[@matchu_pichu]

Love the naming haha. HydralESC, ProDOS, ASSCI hahaha nice.

[@doughy_]

i was looking for keycaps recently and i found thid guys website and everything has been sold out for like 7 months

[@TheHyena-ru8bz]

I want to buy a keyboard just to get these

[@Fuzzycat16]

Good mechanical keyboards are expensive. I doubt you will want to throw more expensive shit on your expensive keyboard.

[@suicidalqt]

Reddit /r/mechanicalkeyboards has everything you need to know if u want to get one I suggest the Anne pro for a nice 60% ( no numpad, arrow keys, or F-keys you can still use the keys by pressing function + other keys)

[@Crazy_2100]

Fuzzycat 30$ is expensive?

[@lush_carter]

The minivan (keyboard in front of them) is like 160 alone for some of the pre-builts

[@vault-tecrep8565]

Fuzzycat this guy probably doesn’t have a PC..l

[@FreshPwncakez]

Cool, suprisingly detailed for how small they are

[@UnboxedTrades]

Great video!!

[@battelroyale5153]

Were can I buy this awsome keyboard?

[@billyelliotx]

Battel Royale looks like "TheVan" keyboard with the light cycle keycaps. Just Google "the van keyboard"

[@F41LZZz]

would love to buy one but most don't interest me. i would love to see and what i think would work well: Witcher Medellin, the Dishonor Corvo mask, Lord of the rings Sauron helmet, anything Game of Thrones (eg house stark emblem), hitchhikers guide light up logo, anything from aliens, and Evangelion mech head hope the creator sees this

[@bellanicola697]

The only thing I'm concerned about is if they would illuminate too. I havent found any custom keycaps for my razer chroma v2 or on a k95 platinum til now..

[@masterkief6337]

www.maxkeyboard.com/products/cherry-mx-keycap/backlight-novelty-keycap/ I had these guys print me a custom Stormtrooper key, backlighting works great

[@bellanicola697]

They dont seem to have a full set, only single keys. And also, it would be nice if they're made out of metal. Razer got the metallic keys but only supports wasd.

[@suicidalqt]

+Bella Nicola if u want a full set of keys your keyboard choice is gonna get in the way because razed and corsair boards have a non standard bottom row meaning that the keys on the bottom are different lengths than usual

[@TrailsTrailsTrails]

I hope this guy now needs 10 more printers.

[@FatherJosephofMomma]

If I was him I would go overkill on all my keys being custom lol

[@Psychlist1972]

I thought SLA resin (even the clear) didn't hold up to day-to-day use?

[@Fuzzycat16]

It doesn't.And we all know how much abuse a keyboard gets.

[@Scott-ot6mh]

0:28 The Q is put the wrong way around.

[@easterdm]

"How do you cast that?" Thin resin and a pressure pot. Works perfectly.

[@ChrisLerouxDesign]

Yeah but that's ignoring the point a bit. I don't think he was literally asking, "how do you do that?" but rather saying that placing a 3D model on a print bed and hitting a button is a lot more convenient.

[@easterdm]

Just pointing out it's easily doable.

[@mrhenk007]

Does he also make any-keys?

[@Tygron]

I like you

[@chexo3]

Mechanical key pad with a thumb stick, similar to razor's game pad, with custom keys to launch different programs/games.

[@lyricderbin]

Sticking to more simple keys like that twitch key will make him sell a ton more and they won't take as long to finish

[@Rosa_AI]

i'm blaming you just for that companion cube keycap that i need to upgrade my K65 standard keyboard to a mechanical

[@enlil5075]

Personally I think a Zagara space bar key cap would cool!

[@vmwindustries]

That protoss one too!

[@jsona8424]

Did not know this was a thing... Thank you...

[@kat_the_mouse]

Had to put this on mute to watch, but damn that One Eyed Willie one!!!!

[@ovoxo7396]

I NEED A D.va one I love the Thanos one that’s firee

[@AlbertoDsign]

I´d really like to know which 3d printer is he using to achieve that quality!

[@EthanEves]

total creative freedom to knock off popular copyrighted material

[@boscorner]

EƎ that kinda bugs me about the artworld today

[@TwiztidKlownzTX]

Ok, I want the necronomicon one now...

[@ctrl_alt_deleter]

I see Elixir walking in the background. Lmao

[@crome2298]

Wow I need a custom keycap now...

[@voodoovanderby3230]

I want a super detailed victorian embellished fabric style set for an entire keyboard with characters n everything n makem clicky lol

[@evan9382]

i really want the companion cube key...

[@im-pk]

"We a 3D artist who models and 3D prints custom keycaps for mechanical keyboards!"

[@felix.bengtsson]

The description doesn't quite make sense

[@vault-tecrep8565]

ASSCII is my fav

[@tungvu7487]

SHADOWF[R]IEND killed me !

[@EileenTheCr0w]

The Ass-cii one is so clever XD

[@reddcube]

lowercase keycaps are my jam

[@bajavolvo]

That's really cool

[@bigboycombo6342]

I need the necronomicap badly.

[@marcuscoster6529]

Anyone know a cheap black/clear doubleshot set? Also are there any reverse double sets where the whole key is clear except the character?

[@RMNZNT]

I want to get the heart logo in my pfp on a key, that would be dope

[@cz5629]

There is an LTT vid about putting images in keys you should check it out

[@tadas7985]

Connoisseur of clicky keyboards

[@KnowArt]

that's fucking great

[@ericsmith5498]

It’s a shame. I went to the store page for these today and they’re all sold out. I guess this guy doesn’t sell these anymore.

[@grizzled1242]

Yeah i know im really confused

[@kingchuros8532]

How do you print these

[@puhgeh]

SHADOW*FRIEND* LMAO

[@Neoncollects]

Oh he prints these lol still cool.. clicking on this, I thought this was hand done work.

[@blmellecker]

I have a question can you build something that can be used for a art project

[@HHeigl]

where to get other cool keycaps? do you have other good links?

[@InternetWesley]

check the mechanical keyboard subreddit. most artisan keycaps are sold through small batch raffle sales, meaning you need to sign up for a raffle, then the seller messages you and you pay through paypal. It's kind of difficult to get what you want because most of the time, artisan makers don't have proper website shops, or when they do, their sales go up at certain times and sell out very very fast.

[@SuicideNeil]

Google > custom key caps = :)

[@bappo7270]

My favorite is the destikey

[@ScrewySquid]

Make a Terminator for the delete key

[@joaxbeats]

Can i get quas wex and exort custom keycaps ? Since you have a nevermore keycap?

[@just_koy]

I have salt crystallizing on my keyboard.

[@RaulGarcia-ef6vz]

“Anatomy Skills” lmao