Recent comments in /f/MechanicalKeyboards

daninet t1_j5ygil7 wrote

This is a scaling issue not tooling or machining. Injection molding is literally everywhere and even the crappy mcdonalds toys come with double moulded plastic these days. Also a keycap is like the most barebone simplest shape you can make on such a machine. They could spit out a full 101 keycap set in every 10 second if they wanted to. It is very possible they just play the "premium brand" game and sell cheap plastic while creating demand from shortage and paid ads on every platform.

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Yoosulis t1_j5yeoa4 wrote

Reply to comment by lilylilye in Bocchi The Keeb by CableMod_Mark

Yes I agree, Although, I am currently waiting for a proper blue colored set.. the winter eve does somewhat work for me, but I really want something in blue-cozy theme like they did with matcha you know?

I think they need more time, eventually there will be more blue and taller profiles :)

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dDesu t1_j5yecp4 wrote

From what I'm figuring from other comments around the sub, the machines and tooling required is more specialized just for keycaps.

Judging by how fast this sub grew rapidly around the time of the pandemic, demand would have picked up quite rapidly as well.

I agree those wait times are ridiculous though, and there should be no excuses for it. The demand is there, why isn't production keeping up?

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