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geekhack Marketplace => Interest Checks => Topic started by: Bromono on Tue, 23 December 2014, 09:04:56

Title: [IC] Custom Keyboard Mats
Post by: Bromono on Tue, 23 December 2014, 09:04:56
So I was wondering if anyone would be interested in these. I am by no means an incredible artist or claim to be. I just like to doodle and can draw pretty good as long as I have a reference picture.

This is my work-mat I have used for about 4 years now: http://imgur.com/a/1UcGZ
It is the perfect size for a poker and a mouse. I also used this to play card games such as Magic.

I am just curious to see if people would be interested in this sort of thing. I am currently trying to find blank mats that are the size of tekmats. No luck so far. 
Title: Re: [IC] Custom Keyboard Mats
Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 23 December 2014, 09:40:04
So its just cloth?
Title: Re: [IC] Custom Keyboard Mats
Post by: Bromono on Tue, 23 December 2014, 09:47:12
So its just cloth?

Nope. same material as the Tekmats.

Here is a link to some blank ones: http://www.amazon.com/White-Yugioh-Magic-Gathering-Playmat/dp/B001CYK2EM/ref=pd_sim_t_7?ie=UTF8&refRID=1M1TA8F6H4DC5SW79M6Y

It has a rubber backing.
Title: Re: [IC] Custom Keyboard Mats
Post by: Lurch on Tue, 23 December 2014, 09:49:09
I have some interest in this. I was looking at a desk mat to order last night, but wasn't keen on spending $30 for a huge mousepad.

Might spend that much on one if it is custom.
Title: Re: [IC] Custom Keyboard Mats
Post by: Bromono on Tue, 23 December 2014, 10:01:12
Again that one is pretty old. I will create another one and showcase it. I use sharpies and paint pens to create them. This was originally just a blank red mat. They come in a huge array of colors.
Title: Re: [IC] Custom Keyboard Mats
Post by: erroneousdetails on Tue, 23 December 2014, 10:03:02
I regularly use a playmat that I got for MTG. They work really well, and fit on a smaller desk. But, it would be cool to see some non-mtg themed ones :).
Title: Re: [IC] Custom Keyboard Mats
Post by: Bromono on Tue, 23 December 2014, 10:17:39
I regularly use a playmat that I got for MTG. They work really well, and fit on a smaller desk. But, it would be cool to see some non-mtg themed ones :).

Yeah a lot of the gaming mats are fantasy or cartoon themed. It is why I created my own. I am thinking about playing with custom stencils and spray paint as well. Super easy to create stencils online but I don't know how spray paint will hold up on the material.
Title: Re: [IC] Custom Keyboard Mats
Post by: erroneousdetails on Tue, 23 December 2014, 10:29:20
Yeah, it might peel off, or at least feel weird on the fabric. You would be better off using ink of some sort. something without polymers in it which will create a film. A friend of mine purchased a plain mat and drew/colored Pokemon on it with felt tip permanent markers. It came out pretty awesome looking. There are also a few companies that do custom prints as well.
Title: Re: [IC] Custom Keyboard Mats
Post by: frosty on Tue, 23 December 2014, 10:31:20
Interested as well. Would like to stop having a drawer liner under my keyboard ahha (I have some under the pcb too)
Title: Re: [IC] Custom Keyboard Mats
Post by: sethk_ on Tue, 23 December 2014, 23:00:51
I am interested, and this is a great way to personalize a setup even further.
Title: Re: [IC] Custom Keyboard Mats
Post by: FrostyToast on Tue, 23 December 2014, 23:07:10
Ate you going to go through someone like InkedPlaymats or something? That is when I got my custom mat and it is pretty sweet.
These things by the way are also passable for mouse mats. Not the greatest, but passable.