Mechanical Keyboard Kit
Kbdfans has some keyboard kits in stock although they are pricier than the other options mentioned here. https://kbdfans.com/collections/diy-kit/products/d60-e-coating-mechanical-keyboard-diy-kit Be careful to not purchase items labeled as “group buy” or gb as those items are yet to be manufactured. If he’s been wanting to build one for a while he probably knows about lubricating switches. What type of switch and which lubricant is a personal preference so you should leave him to purchase those. Hope this helps.
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Hi everyone! My boyfriend would like to try building his own mechanical keyboard for a long time now. And since I have really no idea if there are keyboard kits available for building one, would just like to ask for any suggestions? Where to buy one or how much will it cost?
He's been the best boyfriend since I've met him and I really wanna surprise him with something that I know he might like. Your suggestions will be highly appreciated!
Thank you very much!
Kbdfans has some keyboard kits in stock although they are pricier than the other options mentioned here. https://kbdfans.com/collections/diy-kit/products/d60-e-coating-mechanical-keyboard-diy-kit Be careful to not purchase items labeled as “group buy” or gb as those items are yet to be manufactured. If he’s been wanting to build one for a while he probably knows about lubricating switches. What type of switch and which lubricant is a personal preference so you should leave him to purchase those. Hope this helps.
So if you want a one he will build up himself, look up barebone keyboards.
I have the GMMK compact barebones however there are larger sizes of GMMK.
Ducky one two is also like this but generally put of stock
This is literally just the keyboard with no switches or keycaps (you will need to buy these separately.
A good company for switches is Gateron (different switches different sounds, I like gateron black so my gf doesn't wake up and kill me)
Then you will just need keycaps. Which can be found on amazon, aliexpress etc :)
Then there's full on custom building which is buying all the parts separate (the pcb and the casing of the board) this will cost a lot more.