Zoom75 Keyboard

This was a commission done for a good friend of mine. She wanted a bright pink board and the Zoom75 paired with the GMK Hazakura's is just such an excellent pairing. She wanted creamy sounding switches and I don't know if there is a creamier switch than the HMX Sillyworks Hyacinth switches. It is the second time I have made a board with those switches and I am envious of both of them. This is a gorgeous board and one of the best I have built and modified. The Zoom75 comes with a lot of the mods I would normally install, like switch pads and foam. So, I did not need to add much more other than the forcebreak and stabilizer pads. I did not want to tape mod this board because I think it would take away from the sound.

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YUNZII Keynovo

I made this board for a friend that wanted pink, purple, and white to match with her room and setup. She also wanted switches that weren't too loud but still had a nice sound and I do think they sound really tamed but fun. The awesome thing about this board is that all the components could be bought on amazon and it is rather cost efficient compared to most keyboards in this Hobby.

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MOLLY Polycarbonate

from The Key Company

This was a personal project I took on where I wanted to showcase my abilities as a keyboard builder. I wanted to put Mill-Max hotswap sockets in this board to broaden its capabilities and add to my knowledge in the field. I also wanted to make as flashy of a board as possible in both looks and sound. I had GMK Nightrunners and have been wanting to use them for the right board and I thought the attention grabbing yellow worked well for this board especially considering the underglow that shines through the PC body. I tested many switches in the making of this board but the clacky long pole dk Sarus took the cake when paired with the Molly's brass plate and PC body. I wasn't a fan of the 67g springs so I replaced them with sprit supreme mx 63.5g springs and they are much more comfortable and snappy. The sound is very unique and a joy to type with.

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KBD67 v1

This was my first personal custom keyboard. I saw most people doing the smaller sized keyboards and thought I would give it a try too. Originally they had holy panda switches in them lubed with tib 3203 but ultimately I did not like the smaller form factor and wanted to upgrade to a keyboard with a numpad. I still like to keep this though since it was my first foray into this hobby. It was also challenging to get the keycaps! I found them on the reddit mechmarket from someone selling them in Singapore. They are some of the best keycaps I have ever used and my first high quality ABS keycaps which caused me to be a fan of the material.

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Keychron Q5

This was a board I wanted to make to match with my best friend who is also in the hobby. They own the Red Samurai GMK Keycap set with Holy Pandas so I wanted to do the blue counter part and the new Holy Panda X's. I also wanted to try tactile switches again after having been away from them for a few years. I still prefer Linears but these are one of my favorite tactile switches due to how smooth and pleasant the feel/sound. I really like Keychron stuff and wanted to try out some of the new mods and products on the market these days. This was my first time trying out Tribosys 3204 and I can now easily say it is my favorite lubricant, Staebies are also amazing stabilizers, and Holy Panda X's gave me a new appreciation of tactile switches. Also, the steel plate on the Keychron board rocks.

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KBD 19x

This keyboard was another personal one and was the replacement for the KBD67 I used. This was the very first keyboard I ever soldered! Finishing it boosted my confidence in this hobby and only further pushed me into it. Even though it doesn't have the current mods of today, I still think it sounds excellent!

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KBDfans Odin v2

This is my endgame board and what is currently on my desk! This board was many months in the making. I tested dozens of switches, various lubricants and stabilizers, and ended up with the ones listed. Everything just worked perfectly together as according to my personal taste, which is what this hobby is all about! I wanted a classy and subdued look so I went with just the white on black keycaps. Normally I go with GMK keycaps but I wanted to give the Drop DCX keycaps a chance and ended up liking them more. Normally I would do a tape mod but after finding out about the force break mod I decided to try that instead and I think the sound suits this keyboard a bit better. I truly love this thing!

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Keychron Q1 with
GMK Red Samurais

I made this board for a friend who wanted a keyboard that resembled their Final Fantasy XIV character's theme. As a red haired blackmage, they cast a lot of fire spells and wanted the clack of their keys to sound like crackling fire! We listened to many switch recordings to find something that was similar to that sound and ended up with the gateron box ink pinks v2! I added a tape mod, switch pads, and stabilizer pads to complete the sound profile.

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KBD19X with
EPBT Miami Nights

I made this keyboard because I was a fan of UHMWPE material and wanted to see if a switch using that material entirely would be and smooth as I hoped for. The results were a success, being an incredibly smooth linear switch. Originally, this board was supposed to use the "GMK Nightrunners" that are currently on the Molly board but they proved to be incompatible with the stems. I tried the EPBT keycaps and they worked! I was lucky to get my hands on the revision 3 stems from 415 keys and not the revision 3.1 or revision 4 stems which are said to have many problems. I love this board and used it for a long time before I decided it was time for something new.

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