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If you want to build an Alps based keyboard, remember that keycaps can be sourced from other keyboards only (you can't buy a new set of Alps keycaps). Let's say you want a Poker-like layout but with Alps switches, or an HHKB with Cherry, or a 75% layout, or a completely original layout. Dreams have the bad habit of colliding with reality. That would be €25 per week, which is pretty reasonable.Įvery keyboard starts with a dream. Actually, the building phase is much more fun than the final product.Ī rough estimate might be €200, but not all in one shot, the whole process will take probably a couple of months.
You are spending money not just for the finished product, but for the whole process.
How much is a custom keyboard going to cost?Īpart from the bare material costs, you are going to make some mistakes, and each mistake is going to cost (eg: burn your Teensy and it's another €20). I'll work on them in parallel to reduce expenses, the idea is to post the whole process on the forum so anyone can follow. In the coming months I'm planning to build two keyboards: the Whitefox (ALPS, white + alu, blue LED, pretty standard 60% layout) and the Brownfox (MX, brown + alu, amber LED, 65%). Sorry guys, this is going to be more chat than practice, but we have to start from the foundation. Building a custom keyboard from the ground up for noobs (by a noob)