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Offline BLJ Consulting

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« on: Mon, 24 September 2012, 18:50:37 »
Hello all
I’ve been lurking the site for a while and decided to sign up- lots of interesting and impressive stuff here.
I’m not big on introductions but wanted to explain 2 key background items that bring me here and I want taken into context in my comments.
1-   After a decade or so of working for multinational plastics company I joined Signature Plastics earlier this year.
2-   I have a partnership in a consulting company that does design, tooling and manufacturing consulting for major OEMs but nothing in the keyboard realm.
I’ve worked in plastics for my entire adult life so you can imagine I have a very full social schedule – every party planner requires a plastics engineer on the invite list.
I used this somewhat awkward screen name in a vague attempt to capture why I am here.  I’m don’t think I qualify as a pure keyboard enthusiast, really just the plastics side and also to make clear that I am speaking only for myself not for the SP business or for my consulting company.  I’m sure I’m over thinking this but don't want anyone to be confused on those points.
Anyways, I have experience in various aspects of plastics and molding and I hope to apply that experience to some of the topics here as time permits
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« Reply #1 on: Mon, 24 September 2012, 18:53:52 »
Welcome to GH!! I'm sure there are many here who would love to hear your response to this question - What is the best/cheapest/easiest method to make our own caps at home
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Re: intro
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 24 September 2012, 19:07:54 »
Welcome to Geekhack!
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Re: intro
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 25 September 2012, 09:31:31 »
Quote from: i3oilermaker on Mon, 24 September 2012, 18:53:52
Welcome to GH!! I'm sure there are many here who would love to hear your response to this question - What is the best/cheapest/easiest method to make our own caps at home


Kind of a tough one, maybe there is no right answer.  I guess it depends on what criteria you will use to evaluate best, easiest and make. 
You could prob setup a scaled-down version of SP for +/- $750K which would prob be best but not easy. 
FDM/3d printers are becoming popular but there are so many online services offering that on a contract basis it seems hard to justify buying one – plus I don’t think the 3d printer version of keycaps would really suit anyone’s taste. 
If you just want to modify existing caps then a pad printer + a CNC router or CNC engraver would be an option.
A few weeks back a guy posted pictures of some CNC wood keys, they looked pretty awesome.

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Re: intro
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 25 September 2012, 09:51:05 »
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Re: intro
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 26 September 2012, 13:16:58 »
welcome to geekhack! it's great to have someone with your level of plastics knowledge in the mix! in-depth knowledge of high pressure injection molding is in huge demand at this party anyway :)
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Re: intro
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 26 September 2012, 13:37:13 »
Welcome, glad to have someone around with some proper expertise. ;D
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Re: intro
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 26 September 2012, 22:34:42 »
Did you just say you work for SP? = P Find mellisa and give her our regards. Shes a real lass.

Also Welcome to GeekHack = D
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« Reply #8 on: Wed, 26 September 2012, 22:40:27 »
Quote from: hazeluff on Wed, 26 September 2012, 22:34:42
Did you just say you work for SP? = P Find mellisa and give her our regards. Shes a real lass.

+1 :)
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Re: intro
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 27 September 2012, 10:57:14 »
Transparency is the best policy, lol.

Welcome! Cool to have a specialist here.
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« Reply #10 on: Thu, 27 September 2012, 17:05:12 »
Quote from: swagpiratex on Thu, 27 September 2012, 10:57:14
Transparency is the best policy, lol.

Welcome! Cool to have a specialist here.

I do like the look of some of those transparent keys, especially the CCs :)
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