AND THE WINNERS ARE....
Was someone asking for cherry profile blanks?
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Still making stupid **** :D
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Might post some stuff if it looks particularly dope.
(like a cross eyed pink MF DOOM)
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Just wanted to share a neat experimental colorway with you guys. I've done swirls like this before, but I found a new way to get some really interesting results! They almost look textured, but are just as smooth as ever. What kind of colors do people want? Single colors? Double shots? One of a kind mixes like these? Let me know!Show Image
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You may be wondering what the funky giant cap is. I would like to introduce you to:The High Profile DOOM CAP(Disclaimer: I know its stupid as **** and no one wants one)
I decided to find out what happens when you take a thick cherry profile cap on an MX stem and continue its shape and size to uncharted new heights. Its very stable despite its size, and its super satisfying to press on something like MX blues. Its stupid, it doesn't go with anything, but I can't help but love it.Show Image
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GID pics:
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I HAVE DONE IT. I have gone on a foray into the wonderful world of custom keycap production. Without much forethought I began doing research and ordering supplies and doing tests. After some failure and bizarre creations, I realized I should probably learn a bit more before continuing. Of course Geekhack is a wealth of knowledge from others failures and successes, so I began to make progress. After much experimentation, I ended up with 3 workable molds. The only downside is that in order to use them with any sort of quality outcome involved a lot of "hand crafted" result (i.e. ****ty consistency). I now have a basic system down, and can produce better molds at higher percentage yield. Needless to say I am ecstatic and want to share my ****ups with the world! The caps I have made so far are not particularly interesting designs, just working out the kinks before committing to a design I really like. The theme is Doom.MS-DOSShow Image
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1993 gave birth to one of the most important games of all time. Just don't think about Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson circa 2005.
These keys are in MX and feature a fat stem not unlike Brocaps MX stems. They are not fully cast the the length of the stem, so they have a sort of "typewriter" style to them. Each one has set differently so no 2 of them have the same profile when put on a board next to each other. Lets call them unique. 
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Everyone favorite Dota Demon, Lucifer the Doom Bringer. When he hits R, the game changes (lets just hope you are the one dropping the Doom on someone else). These are MX caps modeled off of a DSA profile cap. They have regular cherry stems. The "bumps" you see on the sides of the keys is just from a sprue that hasn't been cut yet, they will be removed.FNShow Image
The classic FN key for your favorite Topre board. Nothing taken artistically here, just a splash of color for a standard key.The "Doubleshots"Show Image
More fun with working out colorwaysThe **** UpsShow Image
In the end, these caps work. Sure there are some chunks missing, but they work damn it.The InvadersShow Image
What do you do with extra resin? Make space invaders. They are not keycaps (well one of them is, but JESUS CHRIST there is no board that can accommodate it), just fun figures I made to sit and watch me while I live out my days. You know when you are playing space invaders and you realize they are going just a little too fast for you to kill them before they get you? That feeling of Impending Doom.Well folks, they aren't all pretty. But they mean a lot to me and my craft will only improve. I had a great talk with Binge at Keycon 2015; we talked about success, pitfalls, ideas, and the future. I was kind of shaky on whether or not I wanted to pursue this hobby, but our talk made my mind up. I hope I can create quality, consistency, and great design in the near future.UPDATE:
Well I had plans to make a cap in the style of one of my favorite artists: MF DOOM
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But my process was seemingly interrupted by fire. I was using Super Sculpey on a "PBT" cherry profile blank, but despite what I was told they are in fact ABS (PBT melting temp is around 425� F, ABS melting temp is around 220� F, Super Sculpey should be baked around 275� F). The result:
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Another attempt has been made, still using the ABS but on much stricter supervision and lower temperature. The result:
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Not too bad.
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Fun stuff in the works. Coming "soon"
