GEON Switch Openers are of a small, simple design able to open MX or Kailh style switches using magnetic attachments to keep the two pieces together. A nicely-designed lip on the front of the switch opener makes separating the pieces a breeze.
GEON Force Break Pads have been designed specifically for the keyboard case modification process of the same name, wherein the pads break the force between the contact point of the top and bottom case. These can be placed over the case screw holes between the top and bottom case. This process helps reduce reverb carrying through the case, improving overall sound significantly in boards experiencing pinging/reverb.
Manufactured in Korea, GEON 22mm Triple-Stage Springs are unique, high-quality springs wherein the design of the springs allows for a normal downstroke keypress, but a snappy return compared to linear springs. As with all GEON products, the 22mm Triple-Stage Springs have gone through rigorous quality control to allow for a precise and minimal deviation range on each spring.
From your favourite anime about emotionally troubled teens and bunny girls, comes a set that brings a classy and polished feel. JTK Dreaming Girl provides a whimsical set inspired by the deep night sky and an enchanting pink intensity that even Mai would love. With this set you will simply never want to wake up. Just for you: a set made by weebs, for weebs.
Otakeebs has partnered up with Gateron to provide the Usagi switch and stabilizer sets! The switches feature an UHMWPE stem, Gateron’s proprietary KS8 housing mould, and a PC top, and the stabilizers have Nylon housing and a POM stem. Both have been designed with acoustics and keypress smoothness in mind!
Captain Sterling has done a lot of work for us over the past few years – he’s responsible for taking many of the beautiful product photos we use for our in-stock items – and we’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on reaching 10,000 Instagram followers! In commemoration of this accomplishment, this unique hexagonal artisan keycap is being produced in association with the talented folks at Aiglatson Studio!
If you’re struggling to put keycaps on some of your switches and stabilizers but not others, you’re in luck! The Geon Trimmer is used to calibrate switch, stabilizer, or keycap stems to allow them to fit properly when having fitment issues, either reducing the width of the switch and stabilizer stems or increasing the width inside of the keycap stem.
Use Guide
Switch/Stabilizer,”+” Stem Calibration
- The trimmer can be used in any direction regardless of the direction
- Dimensions change depending on the number of uses by pushing out the stem rather than by cutting it out
- Use it several times for switches and keycaps that are not used as tools that require adaptation
- Work vertically and horizontally with the stem
- The trimmer is a precision tolerance product that is sensitive to impact, so please be careful when using it
Keycap Calibration
- Keep the keycap leveled during calibration
- Do not use it vertically
- If the switch is turned 90 degrees, it must be used vertically
- Remove the burr by cutting the stem
- Please use it vertically with the stem
- The trimmer is a precision tolerance product that is sensitive to impact, so please be careful when using it
HIBI is back to celebrate the Lunar New Year with another seasonal offering! In addition to the new year’s Rabbit design and Good Luck Knot keycap, last year’s Tiger trays are also receiving a second run – just in case you missed out!
These golden trays are made of anodized aluminum with an etched design infilled by multiple colours of enamel, and feature a red silicone base that helps prevent sliding and scratching. The 1u artisan keycap features a design based on the traditional Good Luck Knot and is made of red anodized aluminum, molded to fit in the top row of Cherry profile boards!
Elevate your workflow with the BNK9 Macropad! Crafted from a solid block of CNC-machined aluminum, this sleek macropad features one knob and nine customizable switches.
Effortlessly program each switch using QMK/VIA configurator and enjoy dynamic RGB lighting!
Group Buy Information
As this is a Group Buy there are no refunds available once the GB has closed. Please make sure you consider this before joining. This a pre-order for this keycap set. This set will be manufactured after the GB period. If you join this GB, you’ll receive the set after production is completed in approximately Q1 2024. Please do not add in-stock items, or items from other group buys to this order. All in-stock items added to orders will be cancelled from that order and refunded. Any orders with different group buy projects combined will be cancelled and refunded. By purchasing this product, you are agreeing to these terms.
Sleek, stylish, and available in both silver and copper; the BNR1 V2 is a unique addition to any setup. This all-alu knob connects to your computer via USB-C (cable sold separately), and is based on the popular QMK firmware – making it fully programmable with common apps like VIA!
Paralyzed by choice or just not sure what you might do with an encoder? Try using it for:
- Audio volume
- Scrolling
- Tabbing
- Window movement
- History scrubbing
- Undo or redo
- Scrolling horizontally
- And much more!
Back after nearly four years, the new-and-improved QMX Stabilizers from GMK make some great adjustments that set their design apart from other stabilizers on the market! Unlike other stabilizers, QMX stabilizer wires are inserted from the bottom to prevent wire popping and other unnecessary wire movement. Other highlights of the new stabilizers include:
- Noise reducing design
- Optimized guidance of both, slider and wire
- Minimized rattling on the housing
- Advanced overall performance
KAM Li’l Dragon accessories & keycap set take inspiration from the exiled dragon-child of the anime series Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid.
Her hair color inspired the top-down cream to purple gradient; her dress, the pink accent color; and her hair beads, the dark blue-grey legends. All colors in this project were selected from the Pantone Uncoated Formula Guide. In order to emulate her character in a typeface, Inverse Design Collective decided to go with all lowercase legends and a rounded sans serif, Proxima Nova Soft, for the Latin Alphas and Chihaya Jun for the Katakana and Hiragana Alphas.
Check out the keycaps that are being offered as well!
Looking for the deskmats? Find them here!
Tired of stabilizer wires that are slightly (or not-so-slightly) bent? It can happen for a lot of reasons – maybe they had a troubled transit, or maybe someone was too indelicate when uninstalling them – but you can bend them back into shape with a pair of GEON stabilizer wire twisters!
The twisters are made of quality black-coated 420J2-grade stainless steel, and are a precision instrument designed to help straighten 1.6mm stabilizer wires. Just insert each end of the wire into one of the included twisters, and twist until they align!
Have you ever had difficulties mounting switches to a plate made of a soft material like polycarb? Keeping a plate from flexing under pressure manually can be awkward, but is easily alleviated with a GEON plate support fork!
The fork is made of injection-moulded POM, 3.4mm thick and plenty sturdy – simply line up the mounting holes, slide the fork between your plate and PCB and clip your switches in hassle-free!
Introducing TX Stabilizers! Implementing a patented technology, kin25 of TX Keyboards has improved the design of Cherry clip-ins to minimize rattling and prevent wire pop-out (using stab stoppers included with the set). The patented design features a double shot stabilizer stem with a POM outside and TPU & POM mixture inside. This mixture helps to minimize wire rattle and bottom out noise. Revision 3 brought the new white colour as well as a 1.2mm variant to support the more uncommon PCB thickness, and Revision 4 has had multiple adjustments made to the stem housing as well as inclusion of the Long Pole (LP) variant best suited for switches with a long pole stem due to the earlier bottom-out than a standard length stem.
TX AP Stabilizers now combine both WK and WKL into one box by providing both a 6.25u and 7u spacebar wire!
DMK GHOST is a spooky semi-translucent grey-on-white double-shot keycap set bringing ghastly vibes to your mechanical keyboard.
Designed by Sailer and manufactured by Los Angeles Apparel in South Central L.A., this vintage black T-shirt features Milo the lonely ghost on its left breast, and a spooktacular mosaic on the back!
Check out the keycaps that are being offered as well!
Check out the deskmats that are being offered as well!
Sizing Chart
Need a new case for your keyboard? Café Aeyoung has you covered with this excellent carrying case, available in two sizes – a Small case that can accommodate 60%/65% boards, and a Large one made to fit a 75%/TKL! Additionally, each Small case comes with an adjustable, detachable shoulder strap in your choice of white or pink!
The exterior of the case’s shell has a dyed spandex cover, making it smoother and softer to the touch, and is accented by custom-moulded zippers with pink hearts on the tag. The interior of the case is roomy, and includes a set of removable foam inserts that help hold its contents firmly in place!
Worried about glasses leaving ring-shaped stains on your desktop? Don’t have enough room to put a drink down on something other than your expensive deskmat? Apprehensive about using cheap cardboard coasters that wear out quickly? The Café Aeyoung coaster solves all these problems and probably some others!
Made from durable multi-layered acrylic and featuring a removable silicone backing that increases grip, this quality coaster reminds you to “have a nice day!” in print and is emblazoned with a cute coffee cup – the logo of Café Aeyoung’s brand.
The acrylic coaster itself is machine-washable, but we recommend that you hand-wash the silicone backing separately as over-exposure to high heat can warp the material.
These unique Marble Wrist Rests are a great way to bring a classy look to any desk setup out there. This piece of white marble wrist rest is manufactured by a local artisan in Hualien, Taiwan, a city famous for its marble industry. In addition, this beautiful white marble is also extracted locally in Taiwan. Since these are unique, they will not be an exact match as the images displayed.
Size
The Marble Wrist rests are offered in four sizes! 60%, 65%, 65% Exploded, and TKL.
- 65%: 31.5cm long x 8cm large x 1.7cm thick // 12.4 x 3.15 x 0.63 inches.
- TKL: 36cm long x 8cm large x 1.7cm thick // 14.2 x 3.15 x 0.63 inches.
FAQs
Each manufactured piece will have a unique look and will not be the same as the one on the photos above.How to take care of the marble?
Marble is a material sensitive to acid corrosion. This piece of marble has been coated to improve the resistance to such damages, however, please, do not spread acid liquids or products on it such as fruit juices, food, detergents.
The marble has a thermal conductivity higher than wood but lower than metal. Therefore, if there is a big difference between your body temperature and the ambient temperature, the marble will cool down your wrist.Does the marble feel cold?
In conclusion, except if the ambient temperature is freezing cold, you will only have a pleasant cooling feeling, similar to a glass table or kitchen countertop.
The first purpose of a wrist rest is to elevate your wrists to the level of the keyboard.Does the marble wrist rest feel hard or uncomfortable?
For instance, as most mechanical keyboards are high (2 cm), if you keep typing a long time without wrist rest, your wrists will feel tired or even painful at the end of the day. Therefore, this wrist rest perfectly serves this purpose, however, it will not provide any cushioning. The cushioning will be the same as a wood or glass table.
Following our trend of loving all things purple, we’ve brought in the luxurious and svelte American Haptics Minimats for you to enjoy! Boasting a compact size featuring four small compartments and one medium work space, building a keyboard has never been more tidy. And with the bright lavender colour it will be nigh-impossible to lose any parts!
American Haptics Minimats are constructed with a super soft, heat-resistant silicone rubber, allowing for worry-free soldering. They are also hand-made in Richmond, Virginia with a high level of quality control and a drive to perfect their product.
Do not cut on the Minimat, otherwise you risk damaging the surface irreversibly.
Following our trend of loving all things purple, we’ve brought in the luxurious and svelte American Haptics Workmats for you to enjoy! Amassing an impressive 62.5cm (24.5in) x 40.5cm (16in) surface area with five small compartments and one large work space, building a keyboard has never been more tidy. And with the bright lavender colour it will be nigh-impossible to lose any parts!
American Haptics Workmats are constructed with a super soft, heat-resistant silicone rubber, allowing for worry-free soldering. They are also hand-made in Richmond, Virginia with a high level of quality control and a drive to perfect their product.
Do not cut on the Workmat, otherwise you risk damaging the surface irreversibly.
The Bongo Box is an acrylic artisan box, inspired by the original meme of the Bongo Cat, available in frosted acrylic and five other colours! There are also two variations available: one in a five-by-five grid for a total of 25 1u artisan keycaps, or one with 21 1u artisan keycap slots, and 2 2.25u artisan keycap slots for Rama Enter keys. All cases will fit SA caps, and the project has been approved by Bongo Cat’s original creator and the creator of the Bongo Box keyboard case!
Available to purchase alongside the Bongo Box artisan case is a clear acrylic stand to proudly display your artisan collection!
Fresh from THOK Design come the truly thick Trinket Trays, 75mm wide trays ideal for storing various keyboard building accessories (screws, gaskets, keycaps, and more) with a deep tray centre and rubber feet to help prevent any of those precious parts going amiss! Available in full brass, weighing in at 400g, and titanium top with brass bottom weighing 250g.
Vendors
Canada: You are here!
US: Kono
EU: CandyKeys
UK: ProtoTypist
SEA: iLUMKB
CN: zFrontier
OCE: THOKGroup Buy Information
As this is a Group Buy there are no refunds available once the GB has closed. Please make sure you consider this before joining. This a pre-order for these trays. These trays will be manufactured after the GB period. If you join this GB, you’ll receive the trays after production is completed at the end of Q2 2023. Please do not add in-stock items, or items from other group buys to this order. All in-stock items added to orders will be cancelled from that order and refunded. Any orders with different group buy projects combined will be cancelled and refunded. By purchasing this product, you are agreeing to these terms.
Owlab is aiming to cover all aspects of a keyboard enthusiast’s needs, and their Owlstabs are another fantastic addition to the market! Owlstabs are PCB screw-in stabilizers utilizing Liquidmetal wires made of shape-memory allow allowing for slight bending of the wire to return to the original, straight shape – such an alloy or metal has not been used in the keyboard community yet and boasts great performance! That being said, we do not advise intentional bending of the wires to test this in order to help avoid deformation and material fatigue.
Owlab aims to constantly improve their product from customer feedback, and these stabilizers are no exception. They have made subtle, but crucial improvements to the stabilizer housing and stem, including reworking the wire clip-in mechanism, reducing wire entry hole size, and decreased width of the outer housing. These have helped with ease of application, wire wobble, and stem/housing contact.
Offered are an 80% and 100% kit, with the latter being able to support two smaller-form boards (65%-TKL) if one board uses a Tsangan/WKL (7u) bottom-row layout and the other uses a standard/WK bottom-row layout.
Owlabs 80% Kit Includes:
- x4 2u stabilizer wires
- x1 6.25u & 7u stabilizer wire
- x10 stabilizer stems & housing
- x12 washers
- x12 gold screws
- x12 Teflon stabilizer dampening pads
- x6 wire cushions
Owlabs 100% Kit Includes:
- x7 2u stabilizer wires
- x1 6.25u & 7u stabilizer wire
- x10 stabilizer stems & housing
- x18 washers
- x18 gold screws
- x18 Teflon stabilizer dampening pads
- x8 wire cushions
Photos taken by the wonderful Captain.Sterling!
Manufactured in the US by Space Cables, our Lavender Lube Stations are a sturdy, custom-branded, 63-slot 3mm acrylic switch lubing station made to help reduce desk clutter and provide a bright, soft aesthetic to your desk!
Couple one of these lube stations with a 10-pack of our Ashkeebs Switch Bags and you’ll have a lovely, clean work station in no time!
Photos taken by the wonderful Captain.Sterling!
Designed by VLKBD, Switch Tripods are a small rubber tripod installed on the bottom of the switch to help deepen the sound of the switch without eliminating the unique acoustic each switch brings. These are a fast, easy solution compared to foam sheets or other alternatives and don’t make the switch feel mushy to type on!
They are super easy to install: peel the tripod from the blue backing, remove the centerpiece, and place on the bottom of the switch around the center stem. It’s recommended to use fine-point tweezers for ease of application, but can be done by hand.
(more…)Installation Guide & Comparison
Introducing TX Stabilizers! Implementing a patented technology, kin25 of TX Keyboards has improved the design of Cherry clip-ins to minimize rattling and prevent wire pop-out (using stab stoppers included with the set). The patented design features a double shot stabilizer stem with a POM outside and TPU & POM mixture inside. This mixture helps to minimize wire rattle and bottom out noise. Revision 3 brings the new white colour as well as a 1.2mm variant to support the more uncommon PCB thickness.
TX Stabilizers are available in WK (1x 6.25u + 4x 2u stabilizers) or WKL (1x 7u + 4x 2u stabilizers) kits in the 1.6mm variant.
You asked, Sandy delivered! The Peach Tray is back and better than ever!
Like its predecessor, The Peach Tray V2 is the perfect desktop accessory for holding all the small metal bits strewn over your desk. The aluminium tray features six small magnets within its base, evenly dispersing the magnetic force and keeping items atop it securely attached, even while upside-down!
Naturally, with a new version comes new improvements; The Peach Tray V2 features improved machining and anodization compared to the original, as well as two custom rubber feet to prevent the tray from sliding around on your desktop. The Peach Tray V2 is available in three cute colour options; the classic Peachy Rose Gold, the green-hued Mint Gray, and the Ashkeebs-exclusive Amethyst Purple!
Many people like to have as much of their build prepared in advance so that when their keyboard arrives all they have to do is tune their stabilisers, solder in their switches and assemble.
The Stabiliser Testing Station was designed so that you can lube and tune your stabilisers in preparation when your keyboard arrives. This is achieved by mimicking as close to the properties of an actual PCB as possible.
We have also included a handy unit sizing guide for quick verification of keycap sizes. This legend was scaled for standard Cherry keycaps, other profiles may vary slightly.
Designed in collaboration with Jels__
Specifications
– 170mm x 80mm
– Standard 1.6mm thickness black core FR4 substrate
– Supports 6x 2u stabilizer and 1x 6.25u or 1x 7u stabilizer
– Standard Cherry keycap sizing guide (1u-2.75u)
– 4x BumponsThe RAMA WORKS® Switchpuller XO is a must have in every mechanical keyboard enthusiasts tool-kit. This switchpuller is designed to safely remove a switch from a hotswap board or from a plate (just make sure the switches are desoldered).
The Switchpuller XO SEQ2 is now thicker to improve rigidity while still removing switches with ease and precision. Now featured in the SOYA colourway with a textured matte finish, classic laser-etched product code, and relocated X and O cutouts.
Ever wondered what sort of brushes you’ll need when you are ready to start customising your switches?
The SK Lubricant Brush Kit is your answer. Each kit comes with 4 specialty-sized brushes that make lubing your switches a breeze. Because everyone is different, we’ve selected varying brushes depending on your preference and style.
What’s more, the pack also includes a specialised metallic stem holder to hold the stems while you lube them – ensuring no sticky fingers! (It can also double as a handy mechanical pencil when not in use – Please remove lead before using as a stem holder)
On the flip side, it has three handy holders to carry your 205, 3203 and even one designed for vials of 105. These hold tight and are very portable.
Each kit includes:
- Flat 0: The perfect all-in-one. Flat bristles tapered ends. This brush was cloned from an actual lube God and is regarded as the gold standard utility brush.
- Filbert 4: If you are looking for a bit more consistency and ease of use than a flat tip, this is for you.
- Round 1: This is the precision tip. Great for working around tactile legs or pole housings.
- Script Liner 1: An XL version of the Round to give a bit more depth inside the switch housing.
- SK Stem holder: 4 prongs emerge to secure your stems while you lube them. Button operated.
Some of you may have seen our Ashkeebs-branded switch bags included with your switch orders, and now they’re available for order en-masse! Designed by EURApsd, the Ashkeebs Switch Bags feature a 3.5mm plastic thickness for durability, as well as a gusseted bottom to allow the bags to stand by themselves easily. Both sides of the bags are carefully designed, with the front sporting our brand colours with frosted slivers to allow switches to peek through and a cute little switch in the corner, and the back with frosted plastic and our logo over top to clearly see everything stored inside!
There are two bundles available: 10 bags for $3 USD | $3.75 CAD, and 20 bags for $5 USD | $6.50 CAD!
Durock plate-mount stabilizers are an excellent upgrade from the stock stabilizers provided with a lot of in-stock and entry-level boards, having a more reliable, higher-quality production. Unlike the V2 PCB-Mount Durock stabilizers, the stem legs will need to be clipped as they do not come pre-clipped. We’ve added in the new Piano version of these stabilizers, which come with milky white stems, black housing, and gold-plated wires!
While the stock stabilizers are quite smooth, it is always recommended to lube your stabilizers in order to reduce potential rattle. Recommended lubricants are Krytox 205g0 and SuperLube dielectric grease!
Available in three variants: white, black, and piano!
Durock stabilizers are a screw-in, Cherry-style PCB mount stabilizer. Unlike GMK and Cherry stabilizers, these come pre-clipped and will sit flush to the PCB making the keyboard building process just a bit easier! The V2 stabilizers show an improvement over the previous version by adding a hook at the front of the stabilizer housing where the wire presses into; this helps to prevent wire popping.
While the stock stabilizers are quite smooth, it is always recommended to lube your stabilizers in order to reduce potential rattle. Recommended lubricants are Krytox 205g0 for the housing and SuperLube dielectric grease, or our own Krytox XHT-BDZ grease!
Available in two variants: smoky and clear housing.
Deskeys Gasket Switch Films are here! From the engineer that brought forth the wonderful topre silencing rings comes their foray into the MX switch accessory market, and they have truly hit a home run with these! At a thickness of 0.3mm, the natural compressive nature of the films allows for it to work with a wide variety of switches and creates a deep, thocky sound that many chase after. Just as other switch films, they help to reduce stem and housing wobble by creating a tight seal once the switch has been enclosed with the films applied to the bottom housing.
These are twice the thickness of the standard TX films we carry, but carry the same level of effectiveness with a bass-ier acoustic effect. Below is a comprehensive list of switches we’ve used these films with and have found success:
- Gateron Milky Blacks
- Gateron Milky Yellows
- Cherry Retooled & Vintage Blacks
- FEI Matchas
- NovelKeys Creams
- All ZealPC switches
- TKC x C3 switches (V2 Tangerines, Kiwis, and Banana Splits)
- Holy Pandas (BSUN and first Drop version)
- U4 Bobas
- Keebwerk. Tacits
The only switch that we’ve tried it with that didn’t work very well were Gateron V2 Inks, as it was just too tight. This could be due to the plate having a tight tolerance already, so your mileage may vary.
Have you ever been bandaid modding and thought “this is pretty tedious”? We’ve got you covered! Thanks to the folks at Upgrade Keyboards, we’ve been provided with stabilizer pads that serve as a high-quality replacement for band-aid modding. With a custom mix of silicone and rubber for the pad, the stab pad has been developed to prevent bottom-out noise from stabilizers on the PCB as well as potential damage. Due to the materials used for the pads, they also provide a deep, muted tone in comparison to the loud clack sans-pad. 3M adhesive on the underside of the pad will prevent slippage as well!
Two variants are available for the pads:
- 0.2mm: best for clip-in PCB mount and those that want a harder bottom-out feeling
- 0.5mm: best for all other stabilizers, as some of the clip-in PCB mount stabilizers don’t anchor into the PCB strongly enough for the thicker pad
Each variant has its own attractive points to them: the 0.2mm will have a slightly lower tone than band-aids, and the 0.5mm are approximately 300% quieter (as per Upgrade Keyboards), with a considerably lower tone. Both pads will spring back slightly as to not result in a mushy feeling. They are also compatible with PCB- and plate-mount stabilizers, cut perfectly to size for both. Just make sure that if you previously had band-aids or stabilizers mounted on the PCB to clean off any potential lubricant, as this will cause the stab pad to slide.
Video Example
TX springs have been kindly supplied by TX Keyboards, a Korean-based company that provides high-quality springs at an affordable price. Due to the quality control extent that TX Keyboards has gone through, these springs will not have a deviation outside of -1/+1 for spring weight.
They have provided a wide variety of spring weights; the force of these spring weights is measured at bottom-out. Differently-weighted springs will feel different depending on what type of switch they are put into, and it is important to understand that it can drastically change how the switch performs.
The difference in the spring length will affect the initial force for the keypress, but does not affect the bottom-out weight. So, the 16mm springs will have a higher initial weight than the 14mm springs, but the bottom-out weight will be the same on both.
