That gold variant looks sick seems like a really cool product a little pricey but seems like a really good quality product and since its metal you wouldn't have to worry about breaking the keys
Since the tolerance might be vary from different brands of switches or stabilizers on the market, we developed our original designed keycap, especially the open adjustable MX stem for a perfect fit for most switches.
@awekeys I think you guys just need new or better die-cast molds. That's false advertising when this dude said they were cnc cut they are clearly cast.
@@HipyoTech Yea, I also had a set from novelkeys before lol. Even those metal keys made by Rama works, Hibi, salvun, or aiglatson studio, they all have the same issues. I guess that might be the speciality for the metal keycaps 🤷🤷🤷😅
@@maxvirgen908its a refrence to a tv show called full metal alchamist. The joke is where one of the main characters looses an arm and a leg for whatever reason. Thats enough of me ruining the joke. Ill see myself out.
@@CateChapelle So, you possibly live in one of the 4 shittiest states in the US, out of the 5 that don't have sales tax? Big flex dog, can't imagine what I'd do living outside of Montana or Oregon, or Alaska, or... New Hampshire.
Not to mention they sounds so freaking bad, if you want novelty keycaps then go for ceramics, they're cheaper, sounds 10 times better and doesn't make you look like a tool
I also highly doubted the claim of CNC at only $200. They would have to be paying nearly nothing to the workers to get a price so low on that amount of material and the complexity of the stem cut.
@@mirko92916 nah, metals are still mined a lot. But recycled metal isn't exactly special as most metals are easy to recycle, especially compared to plastics.
@@redcrafterlppa303The thing too is he said they're made with "some recycled metal". Scrap is included in a large portion of metal that's coming out of foundries these days.
Before anyone gets smart. I'm a machinist by trade, I have made molds and used them. I run and program CNC machines (also manual but not as much anymore)
@@JayTGTmc completely agree. I've studied some metallurgy (not a lot) and i can say for sure that if those keycaps were fully CNC'd, they would cost at the very least 3k.
@@JayTGTmc i think i even underballed the pricetag a bit. In another response i said it would cost triple the price, but a quick research proved that i was WAY off
For 200$ you get: 1) Absolutely no advantages 2) Additional weight 3) Having to fix your keys yourself 4) Questionable metal (you don't even know what it is) 5) Poured metal sold as CNC to gauge the price (although it only matters if you're planning to punch your keyboard to see which keys you'll break, so it's irrelevant to normal use of keyboard)
Imagine being a tech RUclipsr. You can wake up whenever you want, don’t have a crazy upload routine, get expensive tech stuff sent out for free and if you want something they haven’t sent you yet you can just buy it with the money you make. Not all rainbows and sunshine like I pictured it but it would be a fucking dream
@@farrel_ra It is pretty hard to make a name for yourself and consistently upload quality videos. Unless you are posting something new and original you aren't gonna make a living out of it now that it is such a big thing.
They definitely look cool for sure. They look to be diecast, much in the same manner your regular plastic keycaps are injection molded. If they were actually CNC machined, they would cost thousands. Too much manufacturing time, even for $200. I’m a fan of all things metal, but never thought I would see it in keycaps. Lol. Thanks for showing!
The cost of mold developmentof diecasting is very high. The development cost for a single mold is in the tens of thousands of dollars. With different keys on a single keyboard requiring over 20 molds, the amortized mold cost per set already exceeds the price of the product. Only CNC machining can help lower the cost in this scenario.
They are definitely not CNC'd in the way people assume (out of billet), the shape of the back of these keys is impossible to machine this way. They are cast and maybe finished on a cnc, and then electroplated as someone said above
From my experience with the Aluvia keycap set, the anodization or any coating on the metal keycaps will wear off revealing the base metal if you daily these keycaps. So expect the wear when buying metal sets
i like how he took the sponsor but probably also acknowledges these suck "the keys pop off and you have to fix it with a screwdriver" "they sound 'interesting'" lol respect
theres a reason keycaps are made of light materials like plastic... its so they bounce back quickly without having to be pressed down with the force of your entire arm
Honestly it would look really cool. I think it would be neat to make a keyboard just out of reground recycled plastic. That neat speckled textured look regrind brings
@@LivingArmor196I spent $150 on ceramic keycaps. I’m never wasting money on any plastic keycaps ever again. Also, your board is $50 grand total? Clearly these keycaps are not for you lol
@@litergod I mean I get that but at that point wouldn't ceramic just be better all around? I don't know for certain because I have never used metal keycaps but ceramic just feel better texture wise
Since the tolerance might be vary from different brands of switches or stabilizers on the market, we developed our original designed keycap, especially the open adjustable MX stem for a perfect fit for most switches.
No worries 😂 This issue is pretty normal for metal keycaps. I’ve some artisan metal caps from Rama or Hibi, they all came with this issues. I’ll just make them more custom sound signatures for different setup haha
Yep and won a set designed by Steel Series and MsI where they said all the same stuff. After just a few weeks I noticed the damage. Then there is the fact that because they are heavier they are less stable and that was just on WASD. They were horrible and I changed them straight away. Some things should not be metal. The reason huge companies haven’t bothered with them even though they could charge a pretty penny is because plastic is better. It’s lighter. They are easier to make. And they ironically are better for the environment.
Technically speaking aluminium doesn't rust, it corrodes though. And something like sweat from hands would probably do quite the number on them over extended period of time.
I mean tbf he showed as much as he could in 60 secs and included the cons and pros of them, he didn't say they were bad or good and let you decide. And he got to make some money and try out some cool keycaps, you probably would do the same.
I guess I would rather they use sustainable metal, but either way, yeah, you're still paying them for a large block of aluminum, 95% of which gets turned into chips, and the remaining 5% gets shipped to you. Don't get me wrong, I love a good CNC project, but this is more wasteful than most.
@@Ryan_Thompson Well if they're actually milled, those 95% would get sent back to be re-cast into those blocks of aluminium; thus recycled metal. But idk notice how they never specified WHICH metal it is? I don't know for a product like this cast zinc alloy would make a little too much sense wouldn't it... and the casting plant would recycle the waste in-house...
I will never understand people's obsession with how their keyboards SOUND My brother in christ, are you sitting there with your headphones off and your speakers muted?
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Full metal = steel.
@@TheRojo387 Not steel, something much cheaper and prone to breaking..
That gold variant looks sick seems like a really cool product a little pricey but seems like a really good quality product and since its metal you wouldn't have to worry about breaking the keys
You really shouldn't be having to fix keys popping off for a $200 set of keycaps
Since the tolerance might be vary from different brands of switches or stabilizers on the market, we developed our original designed keycap, especially the open adjustable MX stem for a perfect fit for most switches.
@awekeys I think you guys just need new or better die-cast molds. That's false advertising when this dude said they were cnc cut they are clearly cast.
Wait till you see the novelkeys ones that were like $400 and had this same problem - its inherent with CNC alu keycaps
@HipyoTech I would like to see that. I can appreciate some good 5 axis work
@@HipyoTech Yea, I also had a set from novelkeys before lol. Even those metal keys made by Rama works, Hibi, salvun, or aiglatson studio, they all have the same issues. I guess that might be the speciality for the metal keycaps 🤷🤷🤷😅
full metal keycap: brotherhood
Those keycaps are gonna cost you...
*an arm and a leg*
@@ToonLinkGotTknee caps honestly not hard to think of 😭
@@maxvirgen908its a refrence to a tv show called full metal alchamist. The joke is where one of the main characters looses an arm and a leg for whatever reason. Thats enough of me ruining the joke. Ill see myself out.
Waiting for ya, for a very loooong time my brother
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lmao, was looking specifically for a comment like this
I understood that reference
Lol only thing I think of when I hear or see anything FULL METAL
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Glad I wasn't the only one.
CNC parts does not look like that. you can also clearly see the die cast markings.
exactly. and the numbering being raised would not be practical on a CNC
Yeah the tool marking and die lines are really obvious. Calling these CNC and being sponsered, seriously?
Yeah was going to say the same thing
These aren't CNC, but cast parts can look pretty close to CNC if done right. These just don't because of the thick coating.
Zinc I'd bet my left nut
Company: Here's a 10$ off promo code for our key tabs that cost $200.
After tax, it's back to $200 😅
hot wheels have more metal than that on their toys,and cost less, def a scam
oh Euros would wish
haha imagine living in a state with sales tax
@@CateChapelle So, you possibly live in one of the 4 shittiest states in the US, out of the 5 that don't have sales tax? Big flex dog, can't imagine what I'd do living outside of Montana or Oregon, or Alaska, or... New Hampshire.
How would be the price with taxes for $200 base price tho?
imagining paying 200$ for keycaps and still having to manually fix some of them so they dont pop off
Better yet, imagine paying $200 for keycaps 😂😂
Price of an entire good custom keyboard for a set of keycaps, yikes and they don't even test fit properly
Not to mention they sounds so freaking bad, if you want novelty keycaps then go for ceramics, they're cheaper, sounds 10 times better and doesn't make you look like a tool
They literally are worse, cost more, and are less practical. Normal PBT doubleshot keycaps beat them any day.
@@tenderandmoist5011ok yea but are they shiny?
Fully CNC'd? Very clearly cast.
I also highly doubted the claim of CNC at only $200. They would have to be paying nearly nothing to the workers to get a price so low on that amount of material and the complexity of the stem cut.
because they are injection molded and then electroplated with metal@@KingShark26
And recycled metal? Practically all metal is recycled...
@@mirko92916 nah, metals are still mined a lot. But recycled metal isn't exactly special as most metals are easy to recycle, especially compared to plastics.
@@redcrafterlppa303The thing too is he said they're made with "some recycled metal". Scrap is included in a large portion of metal that's coming out of foundries these days.
those are casts. The molds were CNC made 100% but they would cost WAAAAY more if they were machined, and there's casting marks.
Before anyone gets smart. I'm a machinist by trade, I have made molds and used them. I run and program CNC machines (also manual but not as much anymore)
@@JayTGTmc completely agree. I've studied some metallurgy (not a lot) and i can say for sure that if those keycaps were fully CNC'd, they would cost at the very least 3k.
@enderforces7013 with machines runtime cost nowdays that's pretty accurate
@@JayTGTmc i think i even underballed the pricetag a bit. In another response i said it would cost triple the price, but a quick research proved that i was WAY off
@enderforces7013 yup, but some shop would probably settle for 3k. My shop they would be around 15-20k because the machines we use.
imagine doubleshot metal
that would be metal af
Aluminum with brass legends
Mr moneybags over here 😂
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Jesus christ that sounds like an engineering nightmare
For 200$ you get:
1) Absolutely no advantages
2) Additional weight
3) Having to fix your keys yourself
4) Questionable metal (you don't even know what it is)
5) Poured metal sold as CNC to gauge the price (although it only matters if you're planning to punch your keyboard to see which keys you'll break, so it's irrelevant to normal use of keyboard)
Das a steal
Definitely pot metal. Using “recycled metal” to make it sound better
Plus they sound awful
"Full metal" is the universal slogan of "We used the cheapest material that we can legally call metal".
And it sounds like every other key cap out there
Me: I'll start a keyboard channel and get them for free.
Imagine being a tech RUclipsr. You can wake up whenever you want, don’t have a crazy upload routine, get expensive tech stuff sent out for free and if you want something they haven’t sent you yet you can just buy it with the money you make. Not all rainbows and sunshine like I pictured it but it would be a fucking dream
@@francescobaruzzi16annifa99then what stop you from starting your dream?
@@farrel_ra It is pretty hard to make a name for yourself and consistently upload quality videos. Unless you are posting something new and original you aren't gonna make a living out of it now that it is such a big thing.
@@JazzD_335 I see, so hard being the first in the market isn't it
“Fully cnc’ed” 😂
Fully cast lol
They definitely look cool for sure. They look to be diecast, much in the same manner your regular plastic keycaps are injection molded. If they were actually CNC machined, they would cost thousands. Too much manufacturing time, even for $200. I’m a fan of all things metal, but never thought I would see it in keycaps. Lol. Thanks for showing!
Their website does explicitly claim these are CNC machined, so either this is an inaccurate assumption (may be feasible at scale?) or they are lying
The cost of mold developmentof diecasting is very high. The development cost for a single mold is in the tens of thousands of dollars. With different keys on a single keyboard requiring over 20 molds, the amortized mold cost per set already exceeds the price of the product. Only CNC machining can help lower the cost in this scenario.
@awekeys So these keycaps are actually CNC'd? That's crazy!
Wouldn't they have way more CNC marks if they were actually CNC'd? These look electroplated to me tbh 🤷♂️
They are definitely not CNC'd in the way people assume (out of billet), the shape of the back of these keys is impossible to machine this way. They are cast and maybe finished on a cnc, and then electroplated as someone said above
“I’ve been told I have to act… apprehensive and… slightly bewildered in every single video I ever make… “ -this dude
i think its because these keys actually just arent good
@@waffler-yz3gwbro acts like this in every video he makes, I think he thinks he's coming across as quirky but really it's just annoying
@@epsilon5808ngl facts like you clearly don’t talk like that irl, well atleast I hope he doesn’t
Full Metal All-keycaps
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Metal key solid V: The Phantom Key
Lol
those keycaps must be terrible to touch in a cold morning in the winter
Or after being in the hot sun (especially the dark ones)
@mycatistypingthis5450 guess its time for a water cooled/heated keyboard now
You gonna be hearing the anvil sound from Minecraft each time you press a key
From my experience with the Aluvia keycap set, the anodization or any coating on the metal keycaps will wear off revealing the base metal if you daily these keycaps. So expect the wear when buying metal sets
$200.
If I’m paying $200 for key caps that are just a different material, I’d want them to at least stay on
Fullmetal Keycap: Brotherhood
That "interesting" sound and the falling shift are definitely worth 200 dollars for sure
i like how he took the sponsor but probably also acknowledges these suck
"the keys pop off and you have to fix it with a screwdriver"
"they sound 'interesting'" lol respect
Those don't look CNC. They looked cast...
Full Metal Keycap
Full Metal Arsonist
Full Metal Alchemist
“these are FULL METAL KEYCAPS”
“….ed…ward?”
Brother ed
As a full metal fan this is the best thing ever
theres a reason keycaps are made of light materials like plastic... its so they bounce back quickly without having to be pressed down with the force of your entire arm
Ah, yes, my favorite anime. Fullmetal Keycaps
Definitely not CNC’d!
Fullmetal Keycaps, the less popular sequel to Fullmetal Alchemist
Cant wait to touch one key and my fingerprint will be there forever
Love my fingers smelling like boiled quarters after a long day of typing.
if i rage i brake my fingers
Full Metal Alchemist > Full Metal Keycaps
Could we pleeeeeeeeeease get a sound test of these and the ceramic-key caps?!?!?!?
I mean like a comparison
Doesn’t your RUclips have a search bar?
am i the only one who heard "full metal keycaps" as if it were the intermission screen halfway through a fullmetal alchemist episode?
Fullmetal keycapset!
Full metal keycap set.
Fullmetal key caps
Their click sound: *ED.. WARD*
meanwhile me, with my 5$ keyboard:
Fullmetal Keycaps that'll cost you an arm and a leg
very accurate to the lore
HELP LMAO
Me: *hears the dude say full metal key caps*
My brain: *inhales* (in announcer voice) *THE FULLMETAL KEY CAPS*
imagine a keyboard out of all recycled metal/plastic
Honestly it would look really cool. I think it would be neat to make a keyboard just out of reground recycled plastic. That neat speckled textured look regrind brings
Full metal jacket < Full metal keycaps
They sound good but not 200 dollar good
You can buy 4 of my current keyboard with this much money lol. I'd rather have 200 dollars worth of PBT keycaps
@@LivingArmor196I spent $150 on ceramic keycaps. I’m never wasting money on any plastic keycaps ever again. Also, your board is $50 grand total? Clearly these keycaps are not for you lol
With GMK resale still being $200+ for some sets... I'll take metal hahaha
It's not always about sound. Sometimes you just want sick looking metal keycaps.
@@litergod I mean I get that but at that point wouldn't ceramic just be better all around? I don't know for certain because I have never used metal keycaps but ceramic just feel better texture wise
I had to buy a CNC machine for a company I own. A cool 30k later and I have one.
and from this experience you also realise that these are infact not CNCd XD
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Full metal alchemist
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“Made by some recycled metal”
"yea, just throw a few paperclips in the furnace so we can call it recycled metal"
Edward Elric Approves
Since the tolerance might be vary from different brands of switches or stabilizers on the market, we developed our original designed keycap, especially the open adjustable MX stem for a perfect fit for most switches.
No worries 😂 This issue is pretty normal for metal keycaps. I’ve some artisan metal caps from Rama or Hibi, they all came with this issues. I’ll just make them more custom sound signatures for different setup haha
Wow
I will buy
Yep and won a set designed by Steel Series and MsI where they said all the same stuff. After just a few weeks I noticed the damage. Then there is the fact that because they are heavier they are less stable and that was just on WASD.
They were horrible and I changed them straight away. Some things should not be metal. The reason huge companies haven’t bothered with them even though they could charge a pretty penny is because plastic is better. It’s lighter. They are easier to make. And they ironically are better for the environment.
For 200$ I'd be PO'd if a key cap just popped off like that. Not worth anywhere near 200$ imo
Super expensive product.
Reaction: “hm, interesting”
It's all fun and games till the keycaps start getting rusty.
they dont rust with treated surface...
@@Wanted54321 Every treated surface wears off with consent touching and the oil on our skin
Technically speaking aluminium doesn't rust, it corrodes though. And something like sweat from hands would probably do quite the number on them over extended period of time.
It’s aluminum too so when it does corrode you’ll have a lot of dust everywhere and aluminum is toxic
Bro summoned a fandom with his full metal keycaps
dude i could buy my dream keyboard with $30 left with that price ;-;
@ternocimadh5863 razer black widow V4 pro
New anime "full metal keycaps brotherhood"...
After few weeks the keyboard will be rusty busty😳
nah probebly not steel
I prefer Full Mettle Keycaps Brotherhood.
Is that a LTT screwdriver i see?
My first thought exactly! 😆
hipyo: clicking the keyboard
captions: *applause*
I was gonna comment something negative about the 200$ price but than I remembered some ABS double shot sets costs the same
Yeh except those are good
Now that's a premium flex
Unfortunate that you care more about money than denying sponsors for shitty products.
I mean tbf he showed as much as he could in 60 secs and included the cons and pros of them, he didn't say they were bad or good and let you decide. And he got to make some money and try out some cool keycaps, you probably would do the same.
I think you're overreacting. Guy was pretty objective. And they're not THAT bad, just not worth the price. You would have chosen money too.
You should never have to fix ANYTHING that you buy brand new. That's not a quirk, it's a design flaw.
I was like oh nice
Nvm
The moment I heard the promo code was a whole 10$ off I knew the price would be through the roof
THOCKY THOCK
Fullmetal Keycaps
Fullmetal Keycaps
clink clonk
“Ive been told in this box is the coolest keycaps ever” you always start with it 📌
$200 and calling it "recycled metal" doesn't sound like a bonus
I guess I would rather they use sustainable metal, but either way, yeah, you're still paying them for a large block of aluminum, 95% of which gets turned into chips, and the remaining 5% gets shipped to you. Don't get me wrong, I love a good CNC project, but this is more wasteful than most.
@@Ryan_Thompson Well if they're actually milled, those 95% would get sent back to be re-cast into those blocks of aluminium; thus recycled metal.
But idk notice how they never specified WHICH metal it is? I don't know for a product like this cast zinc alloy would make a little too much sense wouldn't it... and the casting plant would recycle the waste in-house...
@@Ryan_Thompson they are definitely cast, much cheaper. If they were milled they would probably cost waaaay more
I’m unsatisfied, disappointed, and angry that you didn’t press the spacebar.
Geometry dash players finger are gone with these key caps💀
Full Metal Keycaps
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Bro really said 200$ is cheap💀
my keyboard costed $70 in 2016 and its still working no problems.
No he fucking didn’t l
“aren’t exactly cheap”?
100000$ is cheap but 1$ is so expensive
@@FedkaSlovanichmy keyboard cost*
Full metal al-key-my
Feels illegal to be this early😊
Full metal keycaps!!
Full metal keycaps...
I will never understand people's obsession with how their keyboards SOUND
My brother in christ, are you sitting there with your headphones off and your speakers muted?
Fullmetal keyboard… fullmetal keyboard
Hipyo: Tapping metal keys.
Captions: Applause.
Nice! Can't wait for the letters and numbers to slowly peel off.
$200 for broken keycaps that don’t even sound good. Great sponsorship hipyo.
"these *aren't* exactly cheap" nice voice break 😂
those gold ones gonna be hella frustrating without a backlight
FULL METAL KEYCAPS 😡
...
FULL METAL KEYCAPS 😃
I'm holding out for Full Metal Keycaps Brotherhood.
Wait till winter and watch your hands freeze at freezing cold metal keycaps
Bro, they sound like a coilhead walking from lethal company 💀
full metal al-key-mist
200 for keycaps with any qc issues at all is crazy
Who usually feels pretty cool to the touch so it makes sense.
I would get an electric shock everytime i touched my keyboard if i had those.
how? are you prone to static shocks? XD
@ZaHandle hm i see XD
full metal al-keycaps
Do it with blue switches, I personally dont like the sound of other key switches very much
Full Metal Keyboardist!
If the whole keyboard was metal then it would make a clinking sound
well no i dont think the keys would bottom out afainst the case XD
Ok but when is Full metal keycaps: brotherhood?
Finally an honest reviewer