Keyboards are one of many best components of your PC gaming setup to essentially dial into your personal model. First you get to decide on what sort of really feel you are after, whether or not you need one thing particularly for gaming (opens in new tab) otherwise you’re a die-hard mechanical (opens in new tab)deviant. There are even analogue options like our favorite gaming keyboard the Wooting Two He (opens in new tab), for individuals who actually wish to really feel their keys. However the decisions do not finish there.
Artisan keycaps (opens in new tab) are a good way to go that additional distance in keyboard customisation. They vary from the quite simple, like these G-Ability caps that permit extra gentle shine by (opens in new tab), to the really terrifying, like these finger-hungry T-Rex caps (opens in new tab). Typically {hardware} corporations even come out with their very own bits of keyboard bling like these RTX ON caps from Nvidia (opens in new tab), or the tiny GPU keycap launched by Asus (opens in new tab).
However the largest downside with all of those options is that they are weak. Positive, a Kerbal-themed keycap may look cute (opens in new tab), but it surely’s additionally protected, boring, and uninspired. Shopping for candy keycaps off the web could also be enjoyable, a good way to help small artists, and classy, however the place’s the danger? The place’s the journey? The place’s the everlasting destruction of property you have been making an attempt to reinforce?
That is why I am glad somebody with some keyboard balls has lastly determined to indicate their face to the modding group. Redditor lady_renari (opens in new tab) has posted this frankly so-good-it’s-upsetting glitter mod video to assist encourage us all. Lastly, a challenger who is aware of what they’re doing and has a bit sense of daring has appeared.
The video takes us by the step-by-step technique of this extraordinarily expert construct. It is truthful to say you most likely should not observe together with this one, not except you are extremely sure of your potential—but it surely’s nonetheless good to look at a grasp at work.
First we begin with an in depth have a look at how the specialised glue is utilized rigorously across the edges of the keys. The glue is expertly utilized in order to slip between the keys, leaving the caps as free from mess as doable for a smoother typing expertise down the road. The method used right here is simply so spectacular to look at, it had me holding my breath by the whole utility.
modding_your_keyboard_is_super_simple from r/MechanicalKeyboards
As soon as the layer of glue has been utilized and has evened out, the keyboard begins to resemble membrane-based boards. It is already amplified the look of the unique fundamental board, elevating it to a brand new class. Regardless of this, that is not the top of this spectacular mod. The ultimate shine has but to be added.
With an absolute masterclass of brilliance, modder lady_renari then coats the glue with glitter. Totally different sections of the keyboard all have their very own coloration themes that, when the glittering is full, exhibit a clearly segmented board. It is really easy to inform which a part of the keyboard is which due to the big blocks of glittery color. A construct this handsome and useful is a uncommon website.
And naturally they end the construct with a step so many modders overlook: an excellent rinse below the faucet. It is a good way to do away with any free bits of glue, glitter, or no matter you occur to decide on to work with. Sadly the video abruptly ends right here, so it is laborious to get a have a look at the ultimate product, however the course of was a transparent academic deal with. I realized a lot I can put to make use of in my very own future keyboard-modding tasks.