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Title: How can I design, manufacture, sell etc. My very own keycap set?
Post by: Karmablade on Fri, 18 November 2022, 14:26:30

I´d like to know all the steps in making my own keycap set, such as manufacturing, designing, rendering, marketing etc.

Title: Re: How can I design, manufacture, sell etc. My very own keycap set?
Post by: CaesarAZealad on Fri, 18 November 2022, 16:41:58

I've asked and gotten linked plenty of guides and **** but I still can't really make heads or tails of it.
Couple things you want to know before even going into this
-It's ****ing expensive
 Color rings cost an arm and a leg, pantone books are expensive even used, and if you're looking to get them actually produced that's gonna need capital.
-There's a good program called Keyboard render kit (2) that you can use
This program works in blender (a free, easy to use 3d modelling program) and can help you get a visual representation of what you're looking for. (Keyboard render Kit costs money tho)
-This is going to take a ****ton of time
self explanatory
There's plenty of people who can help you better than I can, but I can tell you as someone who's also on the outside that it's a grueling process.

Title: Re: How can I design, manufacture, sell etc. My very own keycap set?
Post by: Karmablade on Fri, 18 November 2022, 19:36:05

Quote from: CaesarAZealad on Fri, 18 November 2022, 16:41:58

I've asked and gotten linked plenty of guides and **** but I still can't really make heads or tails of it.
Couple things you want to know before even going into this
-It's ****ing expensive
 Color rings cost an arm and a leg, pantone books are expensive even used, and if you're looking to get them actually produced that's gonna need capital.
-There's a good program called Keyboard render kit (2) that you can use
This program works in blender (a free, easy to use 3d modelling program) and can help you get a visual representation of what you're looking for. (Keyboard render Kit costs money tho)
-This is going to take a ****ton of time
self explanatory
There's plenty of people who can help you better than I can, but I can tell you as someone who's also on the outside that it's a grueling process.

I can tell it`s going to be a hard journey when I don`t recognize even a fraction of the terms you are using, besides that, thx a million for your contribution.

Title: Re: How can I design, manufacture, sell etc. My very own keycap set?
Post by: Slywanin on Fri, 30 December 2022, 12:01:23

Yes. Easy of you have a strong engineering background!
Big No if you are starting from zero.