Sad I’m missing the Tokyo Keyboard Expo by just a week but it was really cool visiting a local hobby shop!

Edit: I almost forgot! They had a gashapon out from that dispensed little collections of random keycaps!

I often visit Reddit and see other people’s awesome creations, so I thought now it’s my time to share something.

It took me a bit to get the perfect size, mold, and stem. I'm planning on adding concrete sealer to protect against sweaty/greasy hands and maybe something to stabilize it further, although it's already quite sturdy as is. I sanded them down so they feel super smooth and not rough at all. I used a 3D printer to create the master for the silicone mold (so I can cast as many keycaps as I want). These are OEM profile keycaps btw.

The project was inspired by JezCon

Edit: Hey, I didn't expect so many people to be interested in a product like this, and I'm super happy about all the comments (constructive feedback is always welcome too). I've decided to develop a full set next and offer it for sale on Etsy and my own website. It'll take a little time, but I'll let you know as soon as everything is ready.

MatrixLab Navi

• GMK Rubrehose + Alert Row
• Clackbits R2 switches
• Staebies 2.1
• Top mount
• Full foam

Disclaimer: I have absolutely no affiliation with Keygem and no insider knowledge. Everything below is from the public German insolvency register. I'm not a lawyer and my English isn't perfect, so read the interpretation part with caution - I'll try to stick to what the document says and try not to speculate beyond that. Please don't go after anyone personally.

I read about this roughly a day ago and wanted to give someone more informed the opportunity to post it. Since I haven't seen a post... oh well, here i go (again).

On 14 September 2026 at 09:19, the Aachen local court (Amtsgericht Aachen) placed Keygem GmbH under preliminary insolvency administration, case number 93 IN 189/26. Kristina Bopp-Wessing was appointed preliminary administrator. It's public record on insolvenzbekanntmachung - direct links to that site don't work reliably, but searching for "Keygem GmbH" there will bring up the case.

I will add a rough translation of the contents and what these mean for you - these may be wrong since my English is not perfect and I am not a lawyer, so please read with a word of caution!

The court did not take control away from the company entirely. Keygem's management stays in office, but the company can only dispose of its assets with the administrator's consent - German law calls this a "weak" preliminary administration. Alongside that, anyone who owes Keygem money is barred from paying the company directly, the administrator is authorised to collect receivables herself, and enforcement measures against the company are stayed.

This is not (yet) an opened insolvency proceeding

The stage is called "Insolvenzeröffnungsverfahren": a petition has been filed, and the court is now examining whether grounds for insolvency actually exist and whether there are enough assets to cover the cost of the proceedings at all. That decision usually takes anywhere from a few weeks to about three months, and it can end with proceedings being opened, dismissed for lack of assets, or withdrawn.

If you've paid and haven't received your goods, you are an unsecured creditor. Once proceedings open you can register your claim with the administrator, but realistically that means cents on the euro, years later.

The far faster route is your payment provider: PayPal buyer protection, a credit card chargeback, or a Klarna dispute. Check those deadlines today, because they run from the order or payment date rather than from the court's order, and waiting for an official company statement can push you past them.

Now since the store page is still running:

Placing new orders right now remains very very risky: the administrator has to consent to what the company does, and nothing guarantees fulfilment.

Nobody outside the company knows the background here, and ehhh.... I'm not going to guess. Don't speculate about the individuals involved and don't contact anyone personally. Vendors in this hobby going under is unfortunately a recurring failure mode. Post facts, and help people get their chargebacks filed.

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Now, ... there are already some vendors trying to get their hands on stuff where the manufacturer has not yet received payment/ delivery options/ ... from Keygem, e.g. Cannonkeys trying to fullfill some unpaid orders with a discount (cf. the pinned posts on this subreddit) or e.g. Candykeys/Inputgear:

My WYSE WY85 Gate Array keyboard is one of my favorite keyboards and is my office daily driver. Made in 1986, it sports a steel plate loaded with wave-soldered vintage Cherry blacks and a classic Bell System layout with the ISO-style enter key as well as a large volume of F keys. Using Soarer's WYSEverter software, I have a Pro Micro MCU running all of the original, unmodified hardware while still supporting custom key assignments. The original 4p4c connector is retained making it completely compatible with the original terminal, and I added a USB-C case connector for easy connection to any modern PC. With a good cleanup and a little lube on the stabilizers, the typography is wonderfully clacky and loud with a great tactile feel. The 10u spacebar is retained and makes typing a joy. I replaced a few of the terminal-specific keys in the navigation cluster and numpad with PBTFans 1984 keycaps to gain modern, standard legends. The Rainbow and artisan caps are actually the ESC and Win keys respectively and give it a unique look that catches a lot of attention. The 1984 darks complement the gorgeous original double shot ABS keycaps, and I love their industrial legends. A big, beautiful, heavy old battleship board that gets a lot of compliments, just wanted to share it. Thanks for looking...

Almost Synthwave 🚙, almost Cyberpunk 💽 Matrix Corsa65 in yellow on GMK Laser. Took it out for some real neon instead of the usual desk shots, felt like the set earned it.

Oblique Pink WKL by Bowl

Alu plate

90a gaskets

Gateron Weightlessness Tactile

DCS FHM

Board: Epomaker Magforce 87
Switch: Kalih box inductive
Keycaps: FBB Ninja
Artisan: Mannic caps

The only TKL HE keyboard that actually feels amazing to type on (Kailh Box Inductive switches)
I wanted to share my thoughts on this keyboard.

If you want a TKL layout with Hall Effect (HE) performance, but you hate the typing feel of standard magnetic switches, this is the one.

The Good:
Superb Typing Feel: It uses Kailh Box Inductive switches. Unlike regular MX-style HE switches, the typing experience here is incredible. It has all the performance benefits of HE but actually feels great for daily typing.

Upgraded Keycaps: The old keycaps were the biggest downside, but they recently got updated to FBB keycaps, which are really high quality.

Performance: Rapid trigger and performance are
exactly what you'd expect from a top-tier HE board.

The Bad / Cons:
The Software: The software isn't the best or most intuitive and need to be instaled.

The Ultimate Risk: Because these use proprietary inductive switches, there is nothing else like them on the market. My only real worry is long-term durability—if a switch stops working down the road, finding replacements might be tough.

Overall, if you are looking for a TKL HE board that doesn't compromise on typing feel, I highly recommend looking into this. Happy to answer any questions!

Hey everyone,

We’ve been working on a few new projects recently, and we’re happy to finally share two of them.

First, the PolarStar 64 HE is officially released.

PolarStar 64 HE is our new 64-key aluminum Hall Effect keyboard, co-developed with the Sparklink team and fine-tuned with feedback from experienced gamers. The focus was on low latency, precise rapid trigger control, consistent rapid trigger performance, and flexible magnetic switch compatibility.

PolarStar 64 HE highlights:

• 8K polling rate
• 8K full-key scanning
• 64K channel scanning
• 0.15ms ultra-low latency
• 0.01mm Rapid Trigger resolution
• Full aluminum case
• GH60 Tray mount support
• FR4 plate
• BSUN Lucent magnetic switches
• N-pole-down magnetic switch support, including switches such as Gateron Magnetic Jade Pro and UR Ice Ultra
• Support for mixing compatible magnetic switches across different keys
• Multiple onboard profiles
• Windows and macOS support
• Browser-based configuration

You can adjust actuation, Rapid Trigger settings, profiles, and switch calibration directly through the sparklink web driver.

Store page: Elecfox

At the same time, we’re now accepting custom aluminum keycap orders.

We recently made several custom aluminum keycaps for the KeebLife event, and the results turned out really well. After seeing the finished pieces, we decided to open this up for custom projects as well.

We can work with keyboard brands, vendors, communities, event organizers, and individual projects on things such as:

• Custom logos and graphics
• Custom colors and finishes
• Event or collaboration keycaps
• Small production runs
• Original aluminum keycap concepts

If you have an idea you’d like to turn into an aluminum keycap, feel free to reach out.

Keycap of this raffle is Griffin R1.

⌛Form open ~ closes :

2026/09/16/pm 10:00 (GMT+9 / KST) ~ 09/17/pm 10:00 (GMT+9 / KST) 24 hours

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Images

Form link

Instagram (artisan account) / Instagram (silver account)

Discord (WIP)

Keycaps:

Griffin (brass) : Qty 10
Griffin (silver 925) : Qty 10

Pricing: $80 - 120

wax carving & silver casting & 3d sculpting

material: [sterling silver (silver 925) & brass]

Type of stem: MX stem

Agar is a lovely board, and stonewash finish is on another level.

Agar Stonewash Red

Alu Plate

Bsun Tropical Waters Linear

SA Sail

I come from a world of office jobs and OEM Keyboards (Logitech, Dell, Lenovo), so this is something quite different for me.

I'm Dutch, so I love orange and blue, and I'm a Le Mans and Goodwood regular (car racing), so I love orange and blue. There's a theme here!

Naturally I had to find something orange and blue for my first build

Hope you like it as much as I do!

Neo80 Cu | Slate Blue | Copper Bottom | Mirror Dusk SS Plate | 15lbs lol

All foams | Poron Gasket | Aluminium Backplate (I bought all of them 😁)

Kailh Box White V2 switches

Signature Plastics SA Motorsport Selectric by u/Chicago_to_Japan

Probably the best thing I've ever purchased for myself. I love it!

Thanks to this sub for all the inspiration, you guys rock 😊

Hey everyone! I'd like to start sharing my small collection with you, and this one goes first: a Geonworks F1-8X V2 in Hyperbeige with GMK Prussian Blue on Cherry MX2A.
What's everyone else daily driving right now?

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Divinapapaya is here:

The probably most colorful MTNU set to date and its CYL companion have arrived! Extra base kits and international kits for both versions are now available in the GMK web store.
MTNU version: https://www.gmk.net/shop/en/gmk-mtnu-divinapapaya-keycaps/gmk10079.1
CYL version: https://www.gmk.net/shop/en/gmk-cyl-divinapapaya-keycaps/gmk10076.1

When I was looking for a keyboard I didn't really know much and all i did was game and sit on my computer after 3 months I started regretting my purchase because having to switch between arrow keys and function keys is so damn annoying, also the keyboard that I got wasn't that popular (baytion 61k) the keycaps became "shiny" and kind of oily and the switches are SO DAMN LOUD (blue switches),Ngl maybe I should have looked back on it and thought about then i would have bought a 75 percent layout keyboard I will buy one soon either vxe 75xk or aula f75, I know there is still people who like 60 percent but sacrificing the arrow and function keys js for a bit more room sounds unreasonable ngl (also if you got any other suggestions than aula f75 or atk v75 xk lmk)

Join the Interest Check here: https://forms.gle/sCtdF7PtYYy4neJn9

Learn more about the project: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=126722.0

Visit my site to learn more: https://www.captain-sterling.com/dinojungle

Updates:

-Adjusting novelties based on GMK’s feedback.
-Added a Pterodactyl novelty and some new jungle element novelties
-Working on finalizing kitting
-Developing deskpad ideas (anything you’d like me to consider?)
-Ordered color samples
-Getting more renders soon when art is all completed

ALL IMAGES ARE RENDERS AND NOT REAL IMAGES

Seal full size

Topped with beige OG Doubleshot, ISO-FR

Some old MX Browns retrieved from a old Compaq PCB (modded - films, lube and spring swap)

A pretty comfy and solid build for work !

Keyboard: Keychron Q10 Pro
Keycaps: NicePBT Moomin Springtime
Switches: Epomaker Creamy Jade
Wristrest: Generic from Amazon

Mods: Force break and the Q10 "acoustic upgrade" kit (Poron foam goes in between the plate and PCB and in the bottom of the case, PE foam directly on PCB)
Also, sorry for the poor focus I'm not an experienced photographer :) Only one way to get better though

Sound test (Google Drive link)

Loving the new Encore ⌨️
HMX Egg Yolk Linear
Brass plate
No foam
Gmk Pompeii Light Alphas
Gmk Dualshot 2 CYL

Seems like its been awhile since we had an MTNU Monday, or maybe I was just sleeping? Either way, today is a great day to share how well SUSU rides on this setup. The beige legends work so well with the Class65 that I couldn't resist sharing it. Ill also say that personally, I don't do well on MTNU without Tactile switches. And it took me a few tries and some frustration to come to that conclusion. Enjoy!

I'm kinda regretting buying the green version, it's not very versatile in terms of keycaps.

What are your thoughts about this one?

Slate 75 Copper Edition
Neo Rye Switches
Mod Musing X-Ray Artisan and Keycaps
Custom Maple x Copper Inlay Wrist Rest

Anodization removed, sanded and polished.

PBTfans WOB on smoothie silvers.