I made my Keychron K2 HE stealthy

Hey guys, I've got a new keyboard: Keychron K2 HE and customized it with blank black and wooden keycaps. So, I'd like to share how I did it.

Here is a video:

Unboxing

The above keyboard is Keychron Q1, which I've been using for over 3 years. It's been working perfectly, and I haven't ever had any issues with it. However, I felt like using another keyboard. So, I've got the new one: Keychron K2 HE, which is the one below in the pic.

Amazon.com: Keychron K2 HE Rapid Trigger Wireless Custom Keyboard with Hall Effect Gateron Double-Rail Magnetic Switch, QMK 2.4 GHz Bluetooth 5.2 RGB Compatible with Mac Windows Linux (Aluminum + Wood) : Video Games

Amazon.com: Keychron K2 HE Rapid Trigger Wireless Custom Keyboard with Hall Effect Gateron Double-Rail Magnetic Switch, QMK 2.4 GHz Bluetooth 5.2 RGB Compatible with Mac Windows Linux (Aluminum + Wood) : Video Games

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Replacing brown keycaps

The design looks already beautiful out of the box. I really love the wooden side frame. It comes with brown keycaps for ESC and return keys, but they are plastic, so they felt a bit off. So, I'd like to replace them with my wooden keycaps.

I used a keycap removal tool bundled with the package. These wooden keycaps are from Etsy, which fit with the keyboard, fortunately:

• https://www.etsy.com/listing/921781674/wooden-keycaps-black-walnut-wood-key

Looks good :)

Replacing with blank black keycaps

I've been interested in trying blank keycaps because it's been unnecessary to look at keys when coding for years for me, except for some special keys like volume up/down. I really liked the feeling of the default keycaps, which are made of PBT. So, I searched for blank PBT keycaps that I can buy from Japan, and found this one:

Amazon.com: FILCO PBT Non-Engraved Key Cap Set Majestouch Replacement English Sequence 104 Keys with Key Keeper Black US ASCII : Electronics

Amazon.com: FILCO PBT Non-Engraved Key Cap Set Majestouch Replacement English Sequence 104 Keys with Key Keeper Black US ASCII : Electronics

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This keycap set is originally for keyboards called Majestouch by Filco. However, I found an article where a guy used this for his keychron (a different model). So, I decided to try it, too.

Thanks to the same material, they look very similar. I'd prefer the rounded corners of the original ones, otherwise they are perfect.

Since Keychron K2's right shift key is shorter than usual, this keycap set doesn't include a keycap for it, unfortunately. So, I ended up putting masking tape on it.

Amazon.com: カモ井加工紙 Kamoi mt Masking Tape MT01P207R Matte Black │ Seal Masking Tape

Amazon.com: カモ井加工紙 Kamoi mt Masking Tape MT01P207R Matte Black │ Seal Masking Tape

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It looks ok.

It's been stable so far

I've been using it for around 3 weeks, and it's been working pretty well so far. I'm happy with it. Here are some additional shots:

Using these blank keycaps didn’t affect my typing speed, as you can see in the demo in the video. My WPM is still around 100, as usual on this keyboard. The layout is almost the same as a MacBook Pro, so it’s never been awkward to switch between them. Noice.