User Guide

Double Shot Injection Molding
Instead of printing characters onto plastic, double shot injection molding molds the character and
underside of the keycap into one piece of plastic with the top part of the keycap molded onto
another piece. They are fused together to form a dual layer keycap with a very high contrast
graphic. This is the most expensive, highest quality type of printing possible and results in a key
that cannot be worn off as it is part of the keycap. It also limits the printing to two colors per
keycap due to the molds and expense involved. There have been examples of more than two
colors using this method, but the price at this point is way too high for most companies to
embrace. In fact, even most keyboard companies have abandoned double shot injection molding
based upon its high cost.
Common Key Switch Types
There are many different types of switches found in mechanical keyboards. Due to mechanical
keyboards’ durability, it is common to find functioning used keyboards with switches that are no
longer manufactured. The only way to know what type of switch is inside the keyboard is to take