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We’ve all been there—you order parts for a dream build, and international shipping turns a one-week delivery into a test of patience.

I’m on a mission to fully mod my Glorious GMMK 2. My ultimate plan is:

• EQUALZ C3 PCB V3 screw-in stabilizers
• 3-layer tape mod
• PORON switch dampener foam
• Glorious Aura Black PBT keycaps (swapping out the stock ABS)

Because screw-in stabilizers are stuck in transit, I got impatient and decided to work with what I had. I threw on the PBT caps and tuned the stock plate-mount stabilizers (which actually come pretty well factory-lubed from Glorious but still worst stabilizers i ever used ).

The Result: Surprisingly decent! The PBT caps gave it a much deeper sound, and most keys felt tight and snappy.

Except for the Backspace key.

It has a fierce, metallic ping. I tried everything to fix it. I even swapped the backspace stabilizer housings with the Enter key, and here is the crazy part: the ping vanished on the other key, but a new stabilizer on Backspace still pings. The stab itself isn't broken—the ping only happens in the backspace slot.

I’m convinced it’s a plate-resonance issue where the stabilizer housing is vibrating against the aluminum plate.

Luckily, I have stabilizer pads/stickers coming in that delayed shipment. I’m hoping putting a dampening sticker under the housing kills that metal-on-plastic vibration. Until then, Phase 1 is a win, but that one key is testing my sanity.

Anyone else run into a single-key resonance issue on the GMMK 2? How did you fix it?

stock

foam Dumpener

clean the aluminum plate

clipping and lubing Plate mount stabilizers

during the mod

assembling the Keyboard

End Result

1. Please provide two non-Win 1.25u bottom row keys for people who don't want their keyboards to advertise Microsoft Windows. Novelties, Super, Command, Code, doesn't matter.

2. Also, a 1u backspace key, a 1u backSLASH key, and a 1.5u backspace, for the folks with various split backspace arrangements.

3. If you provide an ISO enter, also provide a 1.25u left shift and a <> and \| key to go between it and Z. And at least ISO-UK alternates.

4. A couple of 1.25u and 1u novelties for the spacebar row would not go amiss.

5. If you're doing a sculpted profile set, include enough alternate height Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down keys for the various navigation column layouts.

6. Conversely, if you're doing a uniform profile set, you don't need more than one of those. I got a MOA set with at least two identical keys for each of the navigation legends. Why?

7. Also a Del for the bottom row and the top row. There are layouts that need both. And F13 through F16 (or at least 4 novelties) for 108 and 109 key layouts.

8. A capslock key with "control" or at least a novelty legend for folks going for a UNIX or HHKB layout. I got one set that had the shrug emoji. That was cool.

9. 2.25u and 2.75u convex spacebars for Alice layouts. And enough novelties to populate the macro column on a Keychron Q10. And extra B and 6 keys for various ergo/split duplications.

10. 2u left shift and 1u right shift for Minila.

11. For ortho sets, a few extra labelled function keys. Raise, lower, super, hyper, meta, all good options. Actually, I could use those on any set.

12. For ortho sculpted sets, extra heights for tab, backslash, enter, del, shift, esc, so people can customize that stuff.

Anything else I missed, folks? What's your keycap set peeves?

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This is my first time building a custom keyboard and I bought the GMK87-L, the one without the screen since I really don't need it, as well as the Silent Peach V3 switches all from aliexpress. for the first week it was working perfectly fine but after that the inputs started to chatter.

About 60% of the keys are chattering. I removed the PE film and it still didnt solve the issue. I do alot of programming so this is really frustrating. any fixes would help alot.

I'm looking if there are any cheap Full Height SA Keycaps. There are some Chinese ones but they aren't the full height of regular SAs. Any other Recommendations for Thick cheap keycaps? Wanting to get a deeper sound (or thocky) with my 75% NextTime Keyboard kit, it has lubed gateron milky yellows.

Hey everyone,

I'm shopping for a new keyboard and could use some recommendations from this sub. Here's what I'm looking for:

• Form factor: TKL
• Case: Aluminum(it can be any other material, but not plastic), black colorway
• Switches: Something with that "creamy" sound/feel — smooth, slightly muted, no scratchiness (think lubed linears or similar)
• Connectivity: Triple mode — wired (USB-C), 2.4GHz wireless, and Bluetooth
• Budget: 100-200€

A few extra questions while I'm at it:

1. Any solid recommendations that fit this spec?
2. Where do you usually buy Japanese-style keycap sets (kana/katakana legends, etc.)? Looking for a reliable store that ships internationally.

Open to both pre-built options and barebones boards I'd need to add switches/keycaps to myself. Thanks in advance!