Switches in 2025 – i am deeply impressed
As I ordered my Neo60 CU from monacokeys.de, I came into discussion with the owner kaperl. He offered me a switch sample to get some up-to-date switch impressions…
arc60 – a forgotten build
Back in 2023 i got an arc60 blue, WK. At that time I somehow have forgotten to write some word about the build I did there. I bought…
Stucco [15-10] 1/10
One style of board I was missing at my hobby collection was a TKL. As I like ortholinear layouts, I thought how cool would it be to create…
what is the custom mechanical keyboard hype about?
The custom mechanical keyboard hype refers to the trend of enthusiasts building and customizing their own mechanical keyboards. A mechanical keyboard is a type of computer keyboard that…
rebuilt Polaris III
I was searching for “the last” built for my Polaris. As I had some issues with the 1,2mm PCB, a POM plate and millmax sockets, I decided to…
custom stucco, custom PCB
I received the request to build a very specific and custom keyboard: Based on the esp32s3 ProS3 controller a keyboard should be built which can provide I2C via…
Aflion Tropical Waters
I made this built with some stock aflion tropical waters and put them in a Stucco{15}, added a POM plate and some old durock v2 stabs. No tape…
Nori Reloaded
After I was hyped about the 40percentclub Nori build and was able to create one board, the lucky coincidence arrived. Technofrikus was willing to create another awesome case.…
Ikki68 Aurora + CJs
I received the request to build a 65% keyboard made from plastic, featuring light keycaps. So after collecting all requirements, I searched for a kbd67 lite on /r/mm…
Stucco{15} – fancy3
I wanted to have at least one stucco built with hot swap functionality so I millmaxed this waffling pcb. The problem with the first iteration was, that I…
Stucco{15} – fancy2
I rebuilt one of the first stuccos I received and could not be happier. Basically the moyu blacks (got them for free with my polaris) where so loud,…
Stucco{15} – fancy1
Before I could publish content about the Stucco project, I of course tested the iterations of the Stucco{15}. It features an ISO DE layout, krepublic PBT caps, JWK…
Stucco{15} – order now
The Stucco{15} project did now went “live”. You are now able to order and customise your own case everytime by contacting Technofrikus#6809 or directly filling out the form:…
rebuilt Polaris II
Facts: Cherry MX Black pretooled (desoldered from a cherry G80) switches lubed with Krytox GPL205g0, filmed with Deskeys films, spring swapped with TX normal 60g springs staebis stabilizers…
Ducky TKL – quick and dirty
For my brother I searched a mechanical keyboard. After some discussions, we agreed, that a TKL would be a good layout fit for him. Because he is mechanical…
YATFE – Yet Another Tofu – Flex Edition
The idea was born to create a very special tofu without the characteristics of a regular tray mount. The first step was to think about a setup and…
Stucco – project
EDIT: now be able to order your Stucco keyboard https://keeb.zandria.eu/2022/06/09/stucco-order-now/ Coming from my Polaris and searching for another PCB, I found the compatible waffling PCB from 4pplet#4574. I…
one 2 mini with QMK, mods
Another project which made me a lot of fun: Modding a stock keyboard until it is just amazing! Therefore I bought a Ducky one 2 mini model version…
kbd67 lite R2 black BLE
General The kbd67 lite R2 in black I bought at candykeys was advertised as “the beginner board” across all keynerd influencers. I really jumped on the hype train…
kbd67 lite R2 tiffany
Just received a kbd67 lite R2 from candykeys in the colour tiffany. I just made some pictures during unboxing and of the final build. I built the keyboard…
rebuilt Polaris
Coming from the initial Polaris built with tactile switches on a Fr4 half-plate, I decided to rebuilt the keyboard with linear switches based on a POM full-plate. The…
custom cable II
the second iteration of my custom cables. Now I added a light MDPC sleeve, a magnetic adapter and a YC-8 aviator. Very happy with the result!
custom cable I
first custom cable made out of MDPC sleeve and a regular USB-A/USB-C adapter. Nothing fancy but I am happy with it.
Layeri – custom keyboard
TL;DR: handwired with a Pro Micro hotswapable custom 40% ortholinear layout custom layered frosted acrylic case (3mm layers) GMK Set compability build with Gateron Yellow KS-3 lubed and…
first GMK set arrived – GMK Laser R2 Cyberdeck
My first GMK set arrived: GMK Laser R2 Cyberdeck I really have to say, that I love the clean and open sound profile of the keycaps. At first…
2x HS60, acrylic kbdfans case
I built two custom mechanical keyboards for a friend of mine. The fun part: only the keycaps are in a different color but everything else is exactly the…
LM-330 lube test
Together with mechboardsuk i organized a lube test via reddit:Lube Testing (LM 330 vs Krytox GPL 250 g0)
custom wood case with underglow
another experiment was to create a custom wood based case with an acrylic diffusor at the bottom:
second cmk – gateron black ink v2
after times, it was necessary to built a second custom keyboard
first custom mechanical keyboard
The first custom mechanical keyboard I built directly just arrived from china:
first mechanical keyboard
My start to the mechanical keyboard world was NOT a custom one 🙂My first mechanical keyboard: Ducky One 2 SF with Gateron Silent Reds in black – nice…