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DIY Das Keyboard

Published on 2005-05-26, by Aaron, ©Aaron.

Last week, I discovered a product that really got my geek senses tingling: the Das Keyboard, a keyboard with completely black, unmarked keys. My ego is well fed by the idea that I am good enough with a keyboard that I really don't need the labels. Call it nerd street cred, hacker machismo, or whatever closes your circuit.

However, I was not too excited about idea of paying $80 plus shipping for the thing, no matter how sexy it is. (Which is not to say I didn't start compulsively typing my credit card info into the purchase form, I just didn't actually go through with it.) I don't have that kind of cash just laying around at the moment. So I had a thought: I Could Do It Myself! But how?

I found this question on Ask Metafilter, where someone had the same idea, but no one came up with a solution. The suggestions did point me in the right direction, and, with a little experimentation, I made it work.

Read on to find out how, and ultimately, whether or not it was worth it...