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Okay, this one is going in the wrong direction. Posts like "f*ck off" are first, showing what kind of person you are, and second, you ain't friendly at all.

Guys like @Plasmodium and @Muirium (and others) wrote helpful post and we were talking about what switches to use, what design is better, how ...

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

We will probably make the TKL version first, but now I know it will work.
Also, I found a company that will make high quality PCB for us. After we make our prototype, if it turns okay, we will make a Indiegogo project.
Users who help us with the design, ideas etc. Will be paid, and ...

Something like that, gaming, but not that expensive!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CDavOvaKd8

scottc wrote: So... it's just a normal 60%?

Nope, it's a gaming 60% keyboard. Since we will be using Cherry MX Red switches with full anti ghosting. Also, you will enable to remap any key on the keyboard (or do anything with them, it's open source) and it will be fully customisable.

New design:




That's the new design, seems okay.

Also, we will be making a TKL version with RGB lights. This one is simple, it will have a great price and it's super compact.

Pimp my Keyboard (PMK) is just the shopfront for Signature Plastics. :)

I like that you're coming up with a new layout - however, I noticed that's missing the U key! My personal preference would be a little bigger than 60% (but smaller than TKL), but if you can make a fully featured keyboard ...

Cherry MX Red (great for gamers), RGB lights (with computer program to control them)
I wouldn't agree with Red being "The Gaming Switch". You can game just as well on any of Cherry's regular MX switches.
There are now many keyboards out there with linear switches (Cherry MX Red or Black ...

Nuum wrote: There are quite a few letters missing on that one!

I know, that's why I said "this is what I made so far". Missing keys will be added lol

This is what I made so far.

http://s10.postimg.org/avnse4nnr/Untitled.png

http://s10.postimg.org/l4g9jybpl/Untitled.jpg

I was thinking about the screw holes, I think they are in the way of the keycap coming down.
Where should I put them?

EDIT:
http://pimpmykeyboard.com/
They make high ...

Signature Plastics is a big player in the world of keycaps. They make a lot of the custom sets you see around here, particularly the ones with 'spherical' profiles. The only thing is that they're pretty much busy until Feb 2016.

Thoughts about wasdkeyboards.com? They seem fine, and people say ...

Just a quick question for you smart people. What are good key caps? I know there are cheap, low quality ones that everyone hates, so do you know any companies that make them high quality? I need this because of the key sizes.

What if it's patented?!!!1111!!!one!!ONE!!!

Relax dude :P

I don't know what the rules are on commercial usage, but have you tried the sites keyboard-layout-editor.com and builder.swillkb.com ?

Well, I asked my team and they said it's fine. I'm gonna try that one and see what I can make ...

So, I found this template that we will use for laser cutting.
Photo:


But the only thing its missing it the spacebar. Could someone help us a little bit with that?

@Plasmodium

Well, that was our plan. We listen to the community, what they want to see and what they don't want to see. Of course we will offer versions of it, black/blue/red switches, RGB/one color/none, 60%/fullsized etc. We thought about the firmware, since our keyboards would come with a ...

[…] We thought about the firmware, since our keyboards would come with a program to control them, re-map keys and stuff.

Make them entirely programmable, if possible with at least two layers :mrgreen:

You know, that's a good idea. We don't see that often. And people would use that a lot! We ...

@Plasmodium

Well, that was our plan. We listen to the community, what they want to see and what they don't want to see. Of course we will offer versions of it, black/blue/red switches, RGB/one color/none, 60%/fullsized etc. We thought about the firmware, since our keyboards would come with a ...

Parents are here for large companies to collect like trading cards and politicians, and then to deploy on rivals when they emerge. Including small inventors. The broader a patent, the better.

Just wait until you need a patent lawyer. You'll learn!

" a patent provides, from a legal standpoint ...

davkol wrote: Ever heard of open hardware?

Fuck patents.

Cherry MX Blue (great for gamers)

lol

Well, patents are here to protect the person who made it, but we can do it without patents if you want.
And thanks for correcting my mistake! It's not blue, it's red.

Hi there! My name is Karlo, I am from Croatia and I started a new company that makes computer peripherals.
I am looking for talented people interested in making a 60% mechanical keyboard, but not any kind of mechanical keyboard. We will be taking ideas from gamers what they need and then we will ...

Hi, welcome!
Yes it's fine to ask that but be prepared to make a full-sized 60% ergo keyboard with ISO and ANSI layout with DSA caps that can also turn into HiPro spherical caps which is wireless but also has a cable and so on, and so forth :)

Oh my! Well, people told me you are the best on the ...

Hi there! My name is Karlo, I am from Croatia and I own a company that makes computer peripherals.
Just wanted to say hi to this awesome community and I hope we will have a great time here :)

Anyway, is it okay to ask people for help while designing a keyboard? Since some forums don't allow that ...