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[IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« on: Thu, 10 July 2014, 07:31:17 »
I would like to know what the interest would be for a non-sculptured spherical dye subbed topre set. Color scheme still in progress.

I got a tour of a plastic injection molding factory yesterday with my partner, and we'd like to invest in it.

This set will include modifiers for both ANSI/ISO HHKB AND Realforce 87g. (and all alphanumericals of course).

If there are a lot of people with 104s, we will consider adding numpad, or doing a separate group buy at some point in the future with the numkeys.

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 11:29:08 »
First!

Definitely interested.

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 12:57:44 »
yessss

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 13:02:00 »
Interested if PBT...

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 13:04:30 »
Yes, they would most definitely be PBT.

Also considering blank, not just printed.

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 13:14:33 »
Interested depending on price.

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 13:25:33 »
Yes, they would most definitely be PBT.

Also considering blank, not just printed.
I would be in IF printed ...
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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 13:28:06 »
I'd certainly be interested.

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« Reply #8 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 13:29:13 »
I would definitely be interested!

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« Reply #9 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 19:03:32 »
all over it sir
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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #10 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 19:33:21 »
all over it sir

Damn, talk about it being so quick here.  If it's spherical, will this still be made at SP?  Or will BSP step in here for some reason?

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« Reply #11 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 19:43:35 »
I'm in! Especially if it's different shades and colour!
 

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #12 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 19:50:13 »
SP declined our request to create a Topre set so we're having molds made that can be reused for future sets.

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #13 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 19:51:29 »
SP declined our request to create a Topre set so we're having molds made that can be reused for future sets.

Where are you having the molds made?

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #14 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 19:55:23 »
all over it sir

+1

Lets make it happen!




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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #15 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 19:56:08 »
A local mold manufacturer based on reverse engineered DSA tops with reverse engineered Topre stems.

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« Reply #16 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 19:59:18 »
Going to be an expensive venture. Good luck.

I know of a few people that would be interested in the product.
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« Reply #17 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 20:07:46 »
Could be interested ...
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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #18 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 20:13:24 »
Going to be an expensive venture. Good luck.

I know of a few people that would be interested in the product.

Yeah a lot of people are interested but it usually just stops here on Geekhack from going any further due to 'loss of interest' syndrome.

I wish you luck in getting this off the ground because you would be the absolute FIRST person here ever to release an all Thorpie keyset (spacebar and modifiers included).

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« Reply #19 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 20:37:36 »
Going to be an expensive venture. Good luck.

I know of a few people that would be interested in the product.

Yeah a lot of people are interested but it usually just stops here on Geekhack from going any further due to 'loss of interest' syndrome.

I wish you luck in getting this off the ground because you would be the absolute FIRST person here ever to release an all Thorpie keyset (spacebar and modifiers included).

And probably the first independent company to produce a full Topre set.
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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #20 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 22:27:07 »
Well if the interest is high enough and I get enough replies on this thread, I will most definitely go through with it. At this point, as long as we don't lose any money, I'm definitely going through with it. We're looking at 3 maybe 4 molds to cover all alphas, modifiers and space for an HHKB. I'm starting to reconsider the Realforce because that would require doubleshots for Caps / Control / Num (keys with the LED window)...

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #21 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 22:29:36 »
Well if the interest is high enough and I get enough replies on this thread, I will most definitely go through with it. At this point, as long as we don't lose any money, I'm definitely going through with it. We're looking at 3 maybe 4 molds to cover all alphas, modifiers and space for an HHKB. I'm starting to reconsider the Realforce because that would require doubleshots for Caps / Control / Num (keys with the LED window)...

Not just because I own one, but Leopold FC660c's seem very popular, one of the more seen topre boards imo.

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #22 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 22:33:04 »
I was just looking at one, it would require another 2-3 molds for modifiers.... but that LED'd capslock seems like it might break the deal... the double shot keys require a mold of their own for the 2nd layer.

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« Reply #23 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 22:35:28 »
I was just looking at one, it would require another 2-3 molds for modifiers.... but that LED'd capslock seems like it might break the deal... the double shot keys require a mold of their own for the 2nd layer.

That is true. You could always ignore the LED'd caps and insert keys though.. I know I wouldn't care.

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« Reply #24 on: Sun, 13 July 2014, 23:23:35 »
My realforce doesn't have need the bloody doubleshots. Don't neglect meeeeeeeeee

p/s: I'll be fine with just the alphas...

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #25 on: Mon, 14 July 2014, 03:16:37 »
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« Reply #26 on: Mon, 14 July 2014, 03:28:07 »
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« Reply #27 on: Mon, 14 July 2014, 03:33:38 »
You know, just doing some coloured blank caps for HHKB could get you break even. I could imagine many of us here would like to have different colour blanks! Go go go!
 

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« Reply #28 on: Mon, 14 July 2014, 05:39:29 »
You know, just doing some coloured blank caps for HHKB could get you break even. I could imagine many of us here would like to have different colour blanks! Go go go!

Agree, I think most of us are interested in pretty much any topre caps  :p

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« Reply #29 on: Mon, 14 July 2014, 05:50:45 »
This is the sort of thing that maybe, just maybe, one of the vendors might be interested in - to buy a bunch of them and sell them in their store.

That would be quite a draw card, having fresh custom Topre keycap sets, especially for HHKB!
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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #30 on: Mon, 14 July 2014, 08:03:13 »
This is the sort of thing that maybe, just maybe, one of the vendors might be interested in - to buy a bunch of them and sell them in their store.

That would be quite a draw card, having fresh custom Topre keycap sets, especially for HHKB!

I've thought this many times, surely their is enough pent up demand for Topre caps for this to be worthwhile, I know nothing about cap making so correct me if I am wrong but it just seems crazy that his hasn't happened yet.
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« Reply #31 on: Mon, 14 July 2014, 16:59:45 »
This is the sort of thing that maybe, just maybe, one of the vendors might be interested in - to buy a bunch of them and sell them in their store.

That would be quite a draw card, having fresh custom Topre keycap sets, especially for HHKB!

I've though this many times, surely their is enough pent up demand for Topre caps for this to be worthwhile, I know nothing about cap making so correct me if I am wrong but it just seems crazy that his hasn't happened yet.

Yes, it does seem crazy.

We get rumours about HHKB Fn keys, and Topre gamer sets, but no-one seems prepared to make a full set, especially for HHKB.

Although you've got to wonder - would it cheapen the HHKB by providing multi-coloured replacement keycap sets?

Probably not, no ;D
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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #32 on: Mon, 14 July 2014, 17:13:29 »
If this is going to happen, starting with alphas would be easiest as everyone could use them. :)

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« Reply #33 on: Mon, 14 July 2014, 17:20:36 »
If this is going to happen, starting with alphas would be easiest as everyone could use them. :)

Or ... a full set of modifiers for HHKB would be nice as the RealForce ones don't really fit properly.
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Offline Latin00032

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #34 on: Mon, 14 July 2014, 18:12:37 »
I'm down for this.

I'm just concerned with the cost.

I imagine it costing allot because of the newness of the set.

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #35 on: Mon, 14 July 2014, 18:56:06 »
Interested in anything that involves caps for Topre switches.

Offline sakai4eva

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #36 on: Mon, 14 July 2014, 21:13:03 »
@OP you can also consider contacting matt3o about the topre-slider-mx-stem that he's been prototyping.

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #37 on: Tue, 15 July 2014, 17:49:28 »
A longshot, but any chance of having all the mods for a HHKB JP as well?

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #38 on: Tue, 15 July 2014, 18:07:35 »
@OP you can also consider contacting matt3o about the topre-slider-mx-stem that he's been prototyping.

You should start with this. A single multi-cavity mold for this adapter would pay for itself very quickly, and all the MX sets available are in immediate availability for Topre users.

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #39 on: Tue, 15 July 2014, 20:14:45 »
@OP you can also consider contacting matt3o about the topre-slider-mx-stem that he's been prototyping.

You should start with this. A single multi-cavity mold for this adapter would pay for itself very quickly, and all the MX sets available are in immediate availability for Topre users.

Agreed. I don't know but I'm interested if the adapter would work for modifier keys with topre stabs. It seems that even if the modifier production went well there would still be some keys that simply couldn't be replaced like the 6x space bar on the hhkb pro 2.

Offline FourOhFour

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #40 on: Tue, 15 July 2014, 20:24:33 »
I'm starting to reconsider the Realforce because that would require doubleshots for Caps / Control / Num (keys with the LED window)...

There's enough light leakage around the key cap that I'd find a windowless key acceptable. It isn't like I use caps lock anyway.

That said, I'm not sure I'd buy into this group buy right now, so my opinion may not be worth anything. With the Coolermaster topre board coming (supposedly), I'd be concerned much of the market for topre caps is going to evaporate.

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #41 on: Tue, 15 July 2014, 20:34:37 »
I'm starting to reconsider the Realforce because that would require doubleshots for Caps / Control / Num (keys with the LED window)...

There's enough light leakage around the key cap that I'd find a windowless key acceptable. It isn't like I use caps lock anyway.

That said, I'm not sure I'd buy into this group buy right now, so my opinion may not be worth anything. With the Coolermaster topre board coming (supposedly), I'd be concerned much of the market for topre caps is going to evaporate.

Yeahhhhhh… no. The market for Topre caps is not going to evaporate at all.

Offline sakai4eva

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #42 on: Tue, 15 July 2014, 21:28:38 »
I'm starting to reconsider the Realforce because that would require doubleshots for Caps / Control / Num (keys with the LED window)...

There's enough light leakage around the key cap that I'd find a windowless key acceptable. It isn't like I use caps lock anyway.

That said, I'm not sure I'd buy into this group buy right now, so my opinion may not be worth anything. With the Coolermaster topre board coming (supposedly), I'd be concerned much of the market for topre caps is going to evaporate.

Yeahhhhhh… no. The market for Topre caps is not going to evaporate at all.

It depends on how good the novatouch is, actually. If matt3o can simply 3d print the replacement stems, then why can't OP's new investment?

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #43 on: Tue, 15 July 2014, 22:05:02 »
I'm interested as long as the price can significantly beat the Realforce/HHKB replacement caps prices. I would also very much like caps for the FC660C and would not mind if the CAPSLOCK and Ins keys were windowless.
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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #44 on: Tue, 15 July 2014, 22:25:34 »
I'm interested as long as the price can significantly beat the Realforce/HHKB replacement caps prices. I would also very much like caps for the FC660C and would not mind if the CAPSLOCK and Ins keys were windowless.

If you're talking about the EK prices, I doubt it. You're going to be paying for a portion of the molds so this won't be too cheap.

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #45 on: Wed, 16 July 2014, 11:01:25 »
Very very interested, depending on price and quality.  Would love to see some topre caps in the market.

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #46 on: Wed, 16 July 2014, 11:05:16 »
Interested.

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #47 on: Thu, 17 July 2014, 01:06:10 »
oh my, hell yes I would be interested in some topre caps

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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #48 on: Fri, 18 July 2014, 09:21:24 »
Very interested, but don't buy-in to the DSA hype. Stock profile will sell more sets.

edit: i mean, if it's topre im gonna buy it, even if it's spherical or low profile.
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Re: [IC] Topre DSA Spherical Dye Sublimation Keycap Set
« Reply #49 on: Sat, 19 July 2014, 11:40:05 »
+1 for stock profile.
Or just a PBT spacebar run. I dread the day my hhkb set "expires".
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