Author Topic: Topre sliders, MX caps (Read 90048 times)

Would it be possible to use these just for the space bar since that is the only part we can't harvest from a novatouch without leaving the novatouch with a broken space bar.

cookie · « **Reply #318 on:** Fri, 31 October 2014, 10:46:41 »

There must be a way to cast them in larger batches!

Matt3o · « **Reply #319 on:** Fri, 31 October 2014, 11:29:50 »

Quote from: cookie on Fri, 31 October 2014, 10:46:41

There must be a way to cast them in larger batches!

yeah, I could make a mold and resin-cast them... not sure how they would come out though

Quote from: Vizir on Fri, 31 October 2014, 10:46:03

Would it be possible to use these just for the space bar since that is the only part we can't harvest from a novatouch without leaving the novatouch with a broken space bar.

what keyboard do you want to cover?

Sygaldry · « **Reply #320 on:** Fri, 31 October 2014, 11:54:53 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Fri, 31 October 2014, 11:29:50

Quote from: cookie on Fri, 31 October 2014, 10:46:41
There must be a way to cast them in larger batches!

yeah, I could make a mold and resin-cast them... not sure how they would come out though

Quote from: Vizir on Fri, 31 October 2014, 10:46:03
Would it be possible to use these just for the space bar since that is the only part we can't harvest from a novatouch without leaving the novatouch with a broken space bar.

what keyboard do you want to cover?

HHKB possible?

Also, resin molding actually sound like it could work, at least from what I've seen online.

Vizir · « **Reply #321 on:** Fri, 31 October 2014, 12:32:43 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Fri, 31 October 2014, 11:29:50

Quote from: cookie on Fri, 31 October 2014, 10:46:41
There must be a way to cast them in larger batches!

yeah, I could make a mold and resin-cast them... not sure how they would come out though

Quote from: Vizir on Fri, 31 October 2014, 10:46:03
Would it be possible to use these just for the space bar since that is the only part we can't harvest from a novatouch without leaving the novatouch with a broken space bar.

what keyboard do you want to cover?

Hhkb

cookie · « **Reply #322 on:** Sat, 01 November 2014, 14:33:16 »

Hey matt3o, HHKB here!

Maybe you need help to make it happen? I am thinking about the exact same thing, maybe we should hook up together?

Matt3o · « **Reply #323 on:** Sun, 02 November 2014, 01:42:43 »

doesn't the HHKB spacebar have weird stem position?

I would definitely need a vacuum chamber for home-made sliders. They are really too small, you risk to throw away half of them otherwise. Any idea where I can find one at a decent pricing?

appleonama · « **Reply #324 on:** Sun, 02 November 2014, 01:48:55 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Thu, 16 October 2014, 02:58:38

I found a way to make them cheaper, stay tuned!

Great! would throw money at you to help you make them cheaper

appleonama · « **Reply #325 on:** Sun, 02 November 2014, 01:49:35 »

dammit double post

anyways nice hopefully you make more progress

Sygaldry · « **Reply #326 on:** Sun, 02 November 2014, 10:28:37 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Sun, 02 November 2014, 01:42:43

doesn't the HHKB spacebar have weird stem position?

I would definitely need a vacuum chamber for home-made sliders. They are really too small, you risk to throw away half of them otherwise. Any idea where I can find one at a decent pricing?

eBay has 1gallon vacuum chambers for as low as 60 shipped, not sure how much it would cost to get one to you in the EU

Hypersphere · « **Reply #327 on:** Sun, 02 November 2014, 14:56:38 »

Apologies if someone has already asked this:

-- Is it possible to use PBT?

-- If PBT is possible, could you make PBT spacebars for Topre-switch boards such as Realforce or HHKB?

I realize that this involves the added complication of a stabilized key.

Phinominal · « **Reply #328 on:** Fri, 12 December 2014, 18:00:56 »

Any updates on this so far? Been quietly and eagerly following this thread.

Daphen · « **Reply #329 on:** Thu, 30 July 2015, 10:09:15 »

Hey guys, do you have any updates for this? Just bought myself a Type-S, so now I'm stuck in Topre-keys-territory. This would be a great solution.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #330 on:** Thu, 30 July 2015, 10:20:29 »

Quote from: Daphen on Thu, 30 July 2015, 10:09:15

Hey guys, do you have any updates for this? Just bought myself a Type-S, so now I'm stuck in Topre-keys-territory. This would be a great solution.

Ctrlalt in partnership with JTkeycaps will be releasing sliders soon.

They recently had a group buy for them along with key caps.

romevi · « **Reply #331 on:** Tue, 18 August 2015, 11:15:24 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 30 July 2015, 10:20:29

Quote from: Daphen on Thu, 30 July 2015, 10:09:15
Hey guys, do you have any updates for this? Just bought myself a Type-S, so now I'm stuck in Topre-keys-territory. This would be a great solution.
Ctrlalt in partnership with JTkeycaps will be releasing sliders soon.

They recently had a group buy for them along with key caps.

Awesome. Definitely keeping their store bookmarked for when they have them on sale.

yehoshuaf · « **Reply #332 on:** Wed, 26 August 2015, 12:08:58 »

So, shapeways price goes way down if you can make a single model that combines a bunch together that can be snipped apart later. I did this for a similar project here:

http://shpws.me/JIun

Any chance of this happening? or of releasing the model?

Matt3o · « **Reply #333 on:** Thu, 27 August 2015, 04:01:45 »

I'll work on it, promised

I simply have too much meat on my plate right now

Let me finish the WhiteFox and I'll work back on this

romevi · « **Reply #334 on:** Thu, 27 August 2015, 08:23:00 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Thu, 27 August 2015, 04:01:45

I'll work on it, promised

I simply have too much meat on my plate right now Let me finish the WhiteFox and I'll work back on this

WhiteFox?

Matt3o · « **Reply #335 on:** Thu, 27 August 2015, 08:44:06 »

Quote from: romevi on Thu, 27 August 2015, 08:23:00

Quote from: Matt3o on Thu, 27 August 2015, 04:01:45
I'll work on it, promised

I simply have too much meat on my plate right now Let me finish the WhiteFox and I'll work back on this
WhiteFox?

My first "commercially available" keyboard

yehoshuaf · « **Reply #336 on:** Thu, 27 August 2015, 10:22:47 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Thu, 27 August 2015, 04:01:45

I'll work on it, promised

I simply have too much meat on my plate right now Let me finish the WhiteFox and I'll work back on this

Lol, k, no pressure. TBH, I didn't search through all the posts to see if this was a plan. I'm happy to do it for you too, if desired.

the_marsbar · « **Reply #337 on:** Thu, 24 March 2016, 06:27:46 »

Any news on this?

klincher · « **Reply #338 on:** Sun, 01 May 2016, 12:07:50 »

any updates on dis ?

News:

Author Topic: Topre sliders, MX caps (Read 90048 times)