Affiliate Disclosure and Earnings Disclaimer

Custom Mechanical Keyboard DIY Kits exists so you can compare kit layouts, switch families, and parts lists before you spend money. Some product mentions include affiliate links. If you buy through those links, we may earn a commission. That payment comes from the seller or network, not from you as an extra fee. This page explains how that works on https://2795e5f1-25ce-41e6-b7d7-8143240dddba.pages.dev, what it does not change about our writing, and how to read our pages with a clear head.

How commissions show up in our pages

When a listing, kit name, or “check current price” style mention can send you to a retailer, it may be an affiliate link. We also use program links in roundups and comparison tables. Commission rates vary by merchant and can change without notice. We do not control stock, shipping, or the final checkout total. A higher commission never earns a kit a better rank in our write-ups. If two kits sit side by side, we still walk through published specs first: switch type mapping, layout variants, hot-swap notes, PCB and firmware claims, case materials, and what the seller says is in the box.

Our evaluations compare published specifications and current listings across multiple sources; we do not conduct hands-on testing. Mira Holtz focuses on switch type mapping and layout variants. Rafael Duarte covers hot-swap support plus PCB and firmware notes as they appear in manufacturer materials. Niran Voss traces case materials and included parts inventory from those same public sources. None of that work is a substitute for your own purchase decision or a merchant’s warranty terms.

Editorial independence is not for sale

Affiliate income helps keep the site online. It does not buy a rewrite of a weak spec sheet. We can still flag missing layout options, unclear hot-swap language, or a parts list that looks thinner than the marketing headline. If a brand reaches out with a sample offer, sponsored placement, or paid mention, that is a separate conversation from ranking and we disclose it on the relevant page when it happens. Ordinary affiliate links are not sponsorships. They are a standard commercial relationship with retailers and networks.

You should treat every kit page as a map of claims, not a promise of how a board will feel on your desk. Plate material, foam layers, and firmware features can differ by batch and by seller. We cross-reference manufacturer specifications, current marketplace listings, and other published sources so contradictions are easier to spot. We do not claim laboratories, certifications, or professional credentials, and we do not invent years of shop-floor experience we do not have.

Programs we may use

Depending on the product and the region of the listing, we may participate in retailer affiliate programs, marketplace partner networks, and brand-operated referral programs common to keyboard and hobby electronics shops. Program names and available merchants can change as catalogs shift. If a link is affiliable, assume a commission is possible even when the surrounding sentence is purely descriptive. Non-affiliate mentions still appear when a kit is relevant to a comparison and no working partner link exists.

• Retailer and marketplace partner programs that pay a commission on qualifying purchases made after you follow a link.
• Brand referral programs that credit a sale when you complete checkout through a tracked URL.
• Comparison-table and “current listing” links that may resolve to different merchants as stock rotates.

What this means for you as a reader

Use our pages to line up questions: Is the layout actually the one you want? Does the listing claim hot-swap, and is that claim consistent across sources? Does the included parts inventory match a DIY kit or a bare case? Then confirm the live product page, return policy, and firmware documentation before you buy. Commissions do not change those homework steps. They also do not create a contract between you and Custom Mechanical Keyboard DIY Kits. Prices, taxes, and availability belong to the merchant.

If a statement on this site conflicts with a seller’s current listing, trust the listing for the purchase and treat our article as a snapshot of published information at the time of writing. We update pages when specs or kit contents shift in a material way, but the web moves faster than any single article. Thank you for reading the disclosure before you click through. Independent comparison only works when the money trail is in plain view.