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Keycap materials, compared: ABS, PBT, and the rest
Most builders obsess over switches and quietly accept whatever keycaps came in the box, then wonder six months in why their board doesn't sound like the YouTube video. Half the answer is the plastic. Material decides how a cap rings, how it ages, and what it feels like under a fingertip on day one and day one thousand.
thock10 min read
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How keycaps are actually made: double-shot, dye-sub, and the processes in between
Material and profile get the attention. The mold, the second shot, the transfer press, and the shrinkage table are what set the price, the lead time, and whether the legend is still there in ten years.
thock10 min read