Looks neat, but I can't really tell how it's supposed to fit on a switch, it doesn't seem too "keycap-y". Did you sculpt it on a cap?Yeah, that's sculpted onto the cap. Unfortunately, and after thinking about it for a little while, I realized I've badly designed the whole thing, the "teeth" at the bottom would interfere with the row of keys under it if it's on a compact keyboard. So, I had to scale things down a bit and make a new one. This one, fortunately bottoms out without touching any other keys on the board. It's hard to photograph without the shadows by the mouth of the key making it look weird, I'll try tomorrow when the sun is out.
Ok! First mold is made. I'm really taking this step by step in between work days, so slow and steady I guess. Overall I think the mold making process was a success, the piece didnt break and it looks like I got great detail on the mold. I still need to choose a location to pour from and figure out if I'm going to need to add any sprues, trying not to jump the gun on that until I really understand the way the mold will fill. Today I'll be ordering my resins and attempting my first cast once they get here.
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Also, tonight I'll be making a mold for this little guy who my girlfriend has nicknamed "Mister"
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Ok! First mold is made. I'm really taking this step by step in between work days, so slow and steady I guess. Overall I think the mold making process was a success, the piece didnt break and it looks like I got great detail on the mold. I still need to choose a location to pour from and figure out if I'm going to need to add any sprues, trying not to jump the gun on that until I really understand the way the mold will fill. Today I'll be ordering my resins and attempting my first cast once they get here.
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Also, tonight I'll be making a mold for this little guy who my girlfriend has nicknamed "Mister"- which I can't seem to get to display vertically here, I have no idea why, my apologies.
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Lighter blues and a "mister" that looks actually ok!
Red, Orange and Yellow tonight, tomorrow translucents.
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Hi guys. So after lots of reading, researching and admiring others work here, I've decided to try to make my own keycaps.
I really loved Binge and Nubbinator's threads (and would like to thank them for taking the time to create them) as they detailed their efforts from starting off to where they are now, I thought I might do the same- if people are actually interested. If all goes well, I'd be more than happy to also start making these for you guys here on the boards. Right now, I don't know if that means selling them, or just making them for people who appreciate them.
Anyway, here you guys go:
Updates to follow, and I'd love to hear opinions/advice!
Latest Cast: Play-Doh! and...
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Hey man, thanks! Glad you like him. He might be getting a redesign soon, cleaner edges, thicker cap walls, etc etc- in time, but in the works.
I just bought my vac pot and pump, so translucents aren't far off now, super stoked to get some nice, bubble free casts.
Been playing with some new experiments lately with pigmentations and things, here you go:
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First translucents are finished. More or less they went ok, I think pretty well for no vacuum chamber for degassing, definitely not perfect though. Anyway, here's a shot before they were cleaned up:
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I think I might put translucents on hold for a little while, maybe until I make multiple molds for single designs or figure out a decent method of degassing. Also been working on some new designs, hopefully will have some of those to show off to you guys soon.
Tonight I toyed around with 2 layer molds, came out pretty well despite a couple of flaws.
The resin I'm using seems to allow light to pass through it when it's back lit, but only when it hasn't been pigmented (it cures white). I thought I might try to "mask" these two keys to see if I could get ONLY the eyes of them to pass light through. In short, this seems like proof of theory with these two designs that this would indeed work:
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Hopefully this week I can start pouring some translucent & ice resins and see where the potential behind this goes. I'm also thinking it's about time I looked around for some new pigments- these all seem to give me pastel toned colors once cured.
Oh, I took this picture and liked it, so... uh:
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Great work on the translucents dude! i have been having trouble with them do to my house not having heat and being stuck at a constant 50 degrees. Waiting on a heating plate to be delivered which im hoping will solve this. Keep it up man!
I'll have to look into the warming mat, I've been warming my molds on the top of the radiator in the room I'm doing this in. The last few though haven't been warmed at all before being poured into.Honestly, I think the green one with all the gas looks really cool. It kind of looks like a bubbling drink. Though for the most part full degassed keys would look better, I wouldn't mind owning something like that green one. :D
Anyway, I'm getting the hang of the degassing process, with pretty good results, except the green, that was my first degassing attempt:
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Brand new design is almost finished, will have a first cast to show hopefully by the end of tomorrow!
Hell, I know what I did wrong (right?) to get that effect, I can do it again- To be clear, the front of the cap is completely bubble free, but the walls look "fizzy". Maybe I call it lime fizz, who knows? :pI'll have to look into the warming mat, I've been warming my molds on the top of the radiator in the room I'm doing this in. The last few though haven't been warmed at all before being poured into.Honestly, I think the green one with all the gas looks really cool. It kind of looks like a bubbling drink. Though for the most part full degassed keys would look better, I wouldn't mind owning something like that green one. :D
Anyway, I'm getting the hang of the degassing process, with pretty good results, except the green, that was my first degassing attempt:
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Brand new design is almost finished, will have a first cast to show hopefully by the end of tomorrow!
It qould be a nice different style of cap to have. Do you have any time frame for the release of these keys. I can't help but love that mister cap.Hell, I know what I did wrong (right?) to get that effect, I can do it again- To be clear, the front of the cap is completely bubble free, but the walls look "fizzy". Maybe I call it lime fizz, who knows? :pI'll have to look into the warming mat, I've been warming my molds on the top of the radiator in the room I'm doing this in. The last few though haven't been warmed at all before being poured into.Honestly, I think the green one with all the gas looks really cool. It kind of looks like a bubbling drink. Though for the most part full degassed keys would look better, I wouldn't mind owning something like that green one. :D
Anyway, I'm getting the hang of the degassing process, with pretty good results, except the green, that was my first degassing attempt:
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Brand new design is almost finished, will have a first cast to show hopefully by the end of tomorrow!
Great work on the translucents dude! i have been having trouble with them do to my house not having heat and being stuck at a constant 50 degrees. Waiting on a heating plate to be delivered which im hoping will solve this. Keep it up man!
Sorry if this is on/off topic--
I used an industrial heated boot-mat with a temperature control sensor that folks use for their greenhouses. It works perfectly.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013V1PYA/ref=oh_details_o06_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NZZG3S/ref=oh_details_o06_s02_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and I put a welding mat under it so that the heat did not potentially damage the table underneath
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0057RJD0E/ref=oh_details_o06_s02_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
These are way way cooler in person, I swear.
I like the new cap design, but I'm not sure how I feel about the little marbles in the caps. Maybe if they were more evenly dispersed then I would like it more. Either way don't stop tinkering with them! :D
That sounds more up my ally. I think a darker grey-ish transparent colour with bright vibrant beads (like red or pinks) could look quite nice too.I like the new cap design, but I'm not sure how I feel about the little marbles in the caps. Maybe if they were more evenly dispersed then I would like it more. Either way don't stop tinkering with them! :D
I agree, they make the caps look a bit chaotic, but I'm hoping I can find a process to make them disperse a little more evenly. These casts were also done transparent with the darkest pearls I had just so I could really see how they behave and disperse in the mold. I think I'll try casting a blue cap with blue pearls today, maybe a lower contrast of colors will look nicer.
I like the new cap design, but I'm not sure how I feel about the little marbles in the caps. Maybe if they were more evenly dispersed then I would like it more. Either way don't stop tinkering with them! :D
I agree, they make the caps look a bit chaotic, but I'm hoping I can find a process to make them disperse a little more evenly. These casts were also done transparent with the darkest pearls I had just so I could really see how they behave and disperse in the mold. I think I'll try casting a blue cap with blue pearls today, maybe a lower contrast of colors will look nicer.
Gah, two molds tore tonight while demolding, such a bummer!
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Gah, two molds tore tonight while demolding, such a bummer!
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I love the little palette it is sitting on :)
I like the new cap design, but I'm not sure how I feel about the little marbles in the caps. Maybe if they were more evenly dispersed then I would like it more. Either way don't stop tinkering with them! :D
I agree, they make the caps look a bit chaotic, but I'm hoping I can find a process to make them disperse a little more evenly. These casts were also done transparent with the darkest pearls I had just so I could really see how they behave and disperse in the mold. I think I'll try casting a blue cap with blue pearls today, maybe a lower contrast of colors will look nicer.
Dodgy,
your experiment yielded some results which I learned a different way by doing a multi-color solid key. One thing you can do with your small bead suspension is to drop them in at more of a wide time interval. The more time you spend in between dropping beads the more spaced out they will be in the end mold. As the mixture becomes more viscous the more shallow depths the beads will fall.
I really like your use of larger objects in molds. I was tempted to suspend holograms in translucent topped caps, but it would cost far too much money to invest in something like that :(
Gah, two molds tore tonight while demolding, such a bummer!
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I love the little palette it is sitting on :)
They will be part of how I ship the caps, when I do start letting some go free into the wild. I thought it was fun, I'm glad you do too!I like the new cap design, but I'm not sure how I feel about the little marbles in the caps. Maybe if they were more evenly dispersed then I would like it more. Either way don't stop tinkering with them! :D
I agree, they make the caps look a bit chaotic, but I'm hoping I can find a process to make them disperse a little more evenly. These casts were also done transparent with the darkest pearls I had just so I could really see how they behave and disperse in the mold. I think I'll try casting a blue cap with blue pearls today, maybe a lower contrast of colors will look nicer.
Dodgy,
your experiment yielded some results which I learned a different way by doing a multi-color solid key. One thing you can do with your small bead suspension is to drop them in at more of a wide time interval. The more time you spend in between dropping beads the more spaced out they will be in the end mold. As the mixture becomes more viscous the more shallow depths the beads will fall.
I really like your use of larger objects in molds. I was tempted to suspend holograms in translucent topped caps, but it would cost far too much money to invest in something like that :(
Is it theoretically possible to program a backlit keyboard to blink at a frequency that would create a 3D hologram using the cap as a lens? I ask this knowing absolutely nothing about the science behind holograms and 3D projection.
The yellow looks kind of like root beer candy?I like how the yellow kind of looks like it has thread running throughout it.
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My last go at the micro-beads for a little while, not really working out the way I had hoped they would.The keys on the far left and far right look the best. The purple one looks like his face is exploding though.
And, finally I managed to catch that red tint that comes out when the light hits it at the right angle.
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Thanks again for all the kind words all, much appreciated, as always.
Yeah, some look better than others. They all look just a little too cluttered with them though. Maybe a different cap design will suit these effects better, I'm not sure these are the right fit.My last go at the micro-beads for a little while, not really working out the way I had hoped they would.The keys on the far left and far right look the best. The purple one looks like his face is exploding though.
And, finally I managed to catch that red tint that comes out when the light hits it at the right angle.
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Thanks again for all the kind words all, much appreciated, as always.
Yeah, some look better than others. They all look just a little too cluttered with them though. Maybe a different cap design will suit these effects better, I'm not sure these are the right fit.My last go at the micro-beads for a little while, not really working out the way I had hoped they would.The keys on the far left and far right look the best. The purple one looks like his face is exploding though.
And, finally I managed to catch that red tint that comes out when the light hits it at the right angle.
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Thanks again for all the kind words all, much appreciated, as always.
I'm going to keep playing with marbleized styles for a little while, I like my results so far.
Also, I've started price shopping for a pressure pot, any suggestions/tips?
Do you ever plan on doing any Topre? I can send you a key to use for a mold if you're interested.
I keep reading through these threads about making keycaps and they make me really want to give it a try.Your already doomed. Just accept it so you can start enjoying it.
...I only just got my first mechanical keyboard too... what has this place done to me?! I lurked for too long and now it's infected my soul forever. D: I feel like soon I'm going to have a keyboard covered in custom keycaps... so many that I'll be forced to buy a new keyboard... a vicious cycle is approaching T_T
Honey Lavender!I like the lavender a lot. Though you only ever post those two keycap models. Did you give up on the tall cap you made before? I thought it looked very nice, especially that multi layered coloured one. He was one of my favourite keys you posted. :'(
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Honey Lavender!
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Foxy!
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This changes from teal to rose red, depending on how the light is hitting it
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Foxy!Looks nice. I'm fond of that green trans fox, though I think one in white would also look very nice.
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This changes from teal to rose red, depending on how the light is hitting it
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I keep reading through these threads about making keycaps and they make me really want to give it a try.Your already doomed. Just accept it so you can start enjoying it.
...I only just got my first mechanical keyboard too... what has this place done to me?! I lurked for too long and now it's infected my soul forever. D: I feel like soon I'm going to have a keyboard covered in custom keycaps... so many that I'll be forced to buy a new keyboard... a vicious cycle is approaching T_T
Foxy!
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This changes from teal to rose red, depending on how the light is hitting it
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Yeah, depending on the light in the room or where it's coming from the difference can be night and day.
Yeah, depending on the light in the room or where it's coming from the difference can be night and day.
That's awesome. I'm really looking forward to seeing what other colour combinations and stuff that you come up with - you really seem to have an eye for this stuff :3
Great work so far, sir! c:
Thanks very much. I love the process of mixing colors and creating effects in the casts. My biggest problem right now is bubble free casts, even with degassing, I'm still having difficulty keeping bubbles out of the stems or walls of the caps.
While I want to believe that this will ALL be fixed by a pressure pot, my gut tells me I can figure out a reasonable solution without immediately needing one- we'll see.
Got some new fillers in the mail today, should have some cool experiments by the end of tonight.
Thanks very much. I love the process of mixing colors and creating effects in the casts. My biggest problem right now is bubble free casts, even with degassing, I'm still having difficulty keeping bubbles out of the stems or walls of the caps.
While I want to believe that this will ALL be fixed by a pressure pot, my gut tells me I can figure out a reasonable solution without immediately needing one- we'll see.
Thanks very much. I love the process of mixing colors and creating effects in the casts. My biggest problem right now is bubble free casts, even with degassing, I'm still having difficulty keeping bubbles out of the stems or walls of the caps.
While I want to believe that this will ALL be fixed by a pressure pot, my gut tells me I can figure out a reasonable solution without immediately needing one- we'll see.
Bubbles are something you can mostly fix, but they will always pop up when you don't want them.. Lots of factors affect gas collection in a mold.
Three things you can do prior to casting to assist your molds.
1) Wash your molds with a base detergent like... unscented laundry detergent.
2) Heat a dry mold to about 265 deg for 10-15 minutes before applying release agent.
3) Do not over-mix your urethane (not a problem with degassing) and make sure you pour in a timely fashion.
What resin have you been using for the transparent casts? They look really neat, I'm on the edge of my seat to buy some :D
Sparkle sparkle!
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Sparkle sparkle!
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I want one. Please tell me you plan on selling these soon, They would look AWESOME with my backlit KB
Probably next week I'll be letting some go. Waiting on a few things in the mail that I need first, like packaging and things.
(Attachment Link)I hate colours like this. Not because they look bad, but because they are impossible to take good pictures of. They always just produce so much glare. I'll just assume they look awesome in person though! ;D
(Attachment Link)I hate colours like this. Not because they look bad, but because they are impossible to take good pictures of. They always just produce so much glare. I'll just assume they look awesome in person though! ;D
Is it brighter then the green on binges absinthe caps?(Attachment Link)I hate colours like this. Not because they look bad, but because they are impossible to take good pictures of. They always just produce so much glare. I'll just assume they look awesome in person though! ;D
They look just like a green glow stick, super vibrant and colorful, and then have the confetti floating inside- my camera just doesn't come close to doing them justice.
Got some new RTV in today, excited to try it out, should give me some much improved casts.
Well, it's a different type of green. This is more of a fluorescent/neon green, the Absinthe cap I have from Binge is a different color altogether (more of a deep, rich, natural green) if I'm remembering it well enough. I'll have to take a look at it tonight when I'm home from work, I'll get back to you on that.Is it brighter then the green on binges absinthe caps?(Attachment Link)I hate colours like this. Not because they look bad, but because they are impossible to take good pictures of. They always just produce so much glare. I'll just assume they look awesome in person though! ;D
They look just like a green glow stick, super vibrant and colorful, and then have the confetti floating inside- my camera just doesn't come close to doing them justice.
Got some new RTV in today, excited to try it out, should give me some much improved casts.
(Attachment Link)It's hard to tell in the picture, are the yellow stripes also transparent, or are they solid. I think solid stripes would be a really cool effect. When you put it on a backlit key the light would disperse in cool patterns.
Orange cap with solid fluorescent marbling. Right now, I think this is one of the nicest effects I've done- in person it's really beautiful.That sucks. Hope you feel better.
I've been sick with a stomach bug this week so I've done very little casting, just getting back onto my feet today, so I haven't done much the past few days.
Really loving this new design. I know backlit keyboards aren't everybody's thing, but these look spectacular on one.The stuff you didn't trim looks like ominous smoke. As for backlit keyboards, I think they can look nice if done in style. I have a backlit poker, but only the mods and number row are backlit, and it looks quite nice.
Sorry, didn't have time to trim up the one in the first pic, had to get into bed.
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Any new designs in the work? Love the textures and colors you're coming up with, by the way :D
Any new designs in the work? Love the textures and colors you're coming up with, by the way :D
Yes several actually! My free time has been pretty sparse lately so I haven't been able to really get a fully productive day in. Hopefully this Tuesday I'll have a full day off from work and can really hammer some stuff out.
Any new designs in the work? Love the textures and colors you're coming up with, by the way :D
Yes several actually! My free time has been pretty sparse lately so I haven't been able to really get a fully productive day in. Hopefully this Tuesday I'll have a full day off from work and can really hammer some stuff out.
With all this new stuff, do you think we'll see a sale sometime soon ;D
Oh Dodgy, did my response to your PM go through? I was having trouble with GeekHack deleting some of my posts and PM's earlier this week.
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I don't know much about this type of thing but they looked like they turned out really well. If you're selling/giving a few away I'd definitely throw one on an escape key or something.He said a sale should be coming this week, so keep your eyes peeled for it! :D
Hi guys,
Know I've been quiet lately, been very tied down by work. Rest assured, I'm still keeping busy in the small windows to work I have right now. As for the sale, I'm still working very hard to make sure that I have everything up and available by this Sunday evening at the latest. Mostly I've been cleaning up my casts, sanding edges and doing polishing, QC, etc... Also waiting on some nice packaging to come in the mail. I'm mostly done casting this round of caps, free time has been spent working on new designs and molds to be previewed very soon.
Anyway, these are new, they're a soft pale green with a tiny bit of sparkly dust in them. They have a nice, calm colorfulness to them in person.
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Hi guys,Are the little dots sparkles or bubbles? Either way they look nice.
Know I've been quiet lately, been very tied down by work. Rest assured, I'm still keeping busy in the small windows to work I have right now. As for the sale, I'm still working very hard to make sure that I have everything up and available by this Sunday evening at the latest. Mostly I've been cleaning up my casts, sanding edges and doing polishing, QC, etc... Also waiting on some nice packaging to come in the mail. I'm mostly done casting this round of caps, free time has been spent working on new designs and molds to be previewed very soon.
Anyway, these are new, they're a soft pale green with a tiny bit of sparkly dust in them. They have a nice, calm colorfulness to them in person.
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The dots in the walls are the caps are possibly very small bubbles, most of my caps have a pretty high chance of those being present in some amount, until my pressure pot arrives, then we'll be %100 bubble free. In due time.Hi guys,Are the little dots sparkles or bubbles? Either way they look nice.
Know I've been quiet lately, been very tied down by work. Rest assured, I'm still keeping busy in the small windows to work I have right now. As for the sale, I'm still working very hard to make sure that I have everything up and available by this Sunday evening at the latest. Mostly I've been cleaning up my casts, sanding edges and doing polishing, QC, etc... Also waiting on some nice packaging to come in the mail. I'm mostly done casting this round of caps, free time has been spent working on new designs and molds to be previewed very soon.
Anyway, these are new, they're a soft pale green with a tiny bit of sparkly dust in them. They have a nice, calm colorfulness to them in person.
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I think I've said this before, but I don't really think the bubbles in the trans caps are really that big of a deal. I think they actually look pretty cool, so I'm not complaining. :pThe dots in the walls are the caps are possibly very small bubbles, most of my caps have a pretty high chance of those being present in some amount, until my pressure pot arrives, then we'll be %100 bubble free. In due time.Hi guys,Are the little dots sparkles or bubbles? Either way they look nice.
Know I've been quiet lately, been very tied down by work. Rest assured, I'm still keeping busy in the small windows to work I have right now. As for the sale, I'm still working very hard to make sure that I have everything up and available by this Sunday evening at the latest. Mostly I've been cleaning up my casts, sanding edges and doing polishing, QC, etc... Also waiting on some nice packaging to come in the mail. I'm mostly done casting this round of caps, free time has been spent working on new designs and molds to be previewed very soon.
Anyway, these are new, they're a soft pale green with a tiny bit of sparkly dust in them. They have a nice, calm colorfulness to them in person.
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I try to be fair when selecting what's going to acceptable to sell and what isn't. Nothing I sell will have large bubbles behind the face of the cap or small bubbles at the surface that would ruin the aesthetic of the cap. Some very tiny bubbles in the walls I think are acceptable within reason, so long as the wall of the cap isn't a big mess- Except for my fizzy style caps, where it's an intentional design choice. I hope that those who do eventually get my caps understand that this is an at home, done by hand thing, and I do my best to make them as perfect as I can given my limitations. I'll also say that I have new equipment heading my way very soon, which should drastically improve the quality of my casts. I wish I could say the same about free time, it's still up in the air when I'll get more of that.I think I've said this before, but I don't really think the bubbles in the trans caps are really that big of a deal. I think they actually look pretty cool, so I'm not complaining. :pThe dots in the walls are the caps are possibly very small bubbles, most of my caps have a pretty high chance of those being present in some amount, until my pressure pot arrives, then we'll be %100 bubble free. In due time.Hi guys,Are the little dots sparkles or bubbles? Either way they look nice.
Know I've been quiet lately, been very tied down by work. Rest assured, I'm still keeping busy in the small windows to work I have right now. As for the sale, I'm still working very hard to make sure that I have everything up and available by this Sunday evening at the latest. Mostly I've been cleaning up my casts, sanding edges and doing polishing, QC, etc... Also waiting on some nice packaging to come in the mail. I'm mostly done casting this round of caps, free time has been spent working on new designs and molds to be previewed very soon.
Anyway, these are new, they're a soft pale green with a tiny bit of sparkly dust in them. They have a nice, calm colorfulness to them in person.
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Hey all,
Been having network problems all weekend, sale will go up tomorrow morning, links will be posted in new reply and on original post.
Thank you everybody for all the kind words, as always they are much appreciated.
Catch you all tomorrow!
Hey all,I'll be in class all morning. :( oh well a, hope other people can get some nice caps. i'ii just wait for the next sale.
Been having network problems all weekend, sale will go up tomorrow morning, links will be posted in new reply and on original post.
Thank you everybody for all the kind words, as always they are much appreciated.
Catch you all tomorrow!
Can't wait for my caps on Tuesday! Did the little palettes make it into the packaging?
Update: So the sale has been going pretty well, (there's quite a bit still available!). Vibex posted a review of my caps which I thought was overall quite positive, and very fair. He pointed out some things about my caps that need improving that I couldn't agree more with. These are things that I'm going to be focusing on as much as possible in the next set of tests and changes. My pressure pot should be here in the next few days which is extremely exciting, and I have some new designs being done up that will be getting molds in the next few days.
The next short while will mostly be dedicated to new designs, improving current designs (cap wall thickness) and improving cast results overall. So expect some cool stuff to be popping up here soon!
Lastly, I'd like to thank everyone who's been supportive of what I'm doing, whether it be by buying caps or just posting in here. It's all greatly appreciated, and means a lot- so thank you!
No problem! I will be buying from you in the future so I have more to look forward to now. :pCan't wait for my caps on Tuesday! Did the little palettes make it into the packaging?
No sorry! That was a big disappointment for me- unfortunately, the boxes that I planned on shipping in arrived too late and I wasn't able to package as originally planned. They'll be in sometime soon, but unfortunately not yet. Sorry!
Update: So the sale has been going pretty well, (there's quite a bit still available!). Vibex posted a review of my caps which I thought was overall quite positive, and very fair. He pointed out some things about my caps that need improving that I couldn't agree more with. These are things that I'm going to be focusing on as much as possible in the next set of tests and changes. My pressure pot should be here in the next few days which is extremely exciting, and I have some new designs being done up that will be getting molds in the next few days.Just saw this now. If anyone is interested in the review, here it is (http://www.vibex.info/blog/dodgys-keycaps-review10/4/2014). Can't wait to see what you coem out with next.
The next short while will mostly be dedicated to new designs, improving current designs (cap wall thickness) and improving cast results overall. So expect some cool stuff to be popping up here soon!
Lastly, I'd like to thank everyone who's been supportive of what I'm doing, whether it be by buying caps or just posting in here. It's all greatly appreciated, and means a lot- so thank you!
Pressure pot came last night, very excited to see how my next casts turn out using it. And, to add to that excitement:
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Thicker walls, and a topre stem for blanks and the goyle! The mister is getting thicker walls tonight, and I'll have to figure out if I can get a topre stem sorted out for him too, that one might be tricky.
Also, a look at a new design, this one went to exitfire, who was the lucky winner of the raffle from my sale thread, this is his photo:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/yyWPtv1.jpg)
Pressure pot came last night, very excited to see how my next casts turn out using it. And, to add to that excitement:Those thick walls look much nicer. That new design looks quite nice too. :D
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Thicker walls, and a topre stem for blanks and the goyle! The mister is getting thicker walls tonight, and I'll have to figure out if I can get a topre stem sorted out for him too, that one might be tricky.
Also, a look at a new design, this one went to exitfire, who was the lucky winner of the raffle from my sale thread, this is his photo:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/yyWPtv1.jpg)
Thank you all for your support!Take your time, you don't want to wear your self out. I am excited for what you do next though. ;)
I've been pretty quiet lately, but I've been busy! Right now I'm very busy doing a few things:
-Redesigning my molds- mostly for pressure casting, but also for larger scale production and more consistent results.
-Thickening cap walls- This is a must, and it's going really well
-Topre stemmed caps- Coming along nicely
-New Cap designs
At the moment though, I'm working almost 13 hours days 7 days a week- so time is pretty scarce, I'll try and get something exciting up here soon.
Thanks again all :thumb:
Thank you all for your support!
I've been pretty quiet lately, but I've been busy! Right now I'm very busy doing a few things:
-Redesigning my molds- mostly for pressure casting, but also for larger scale production and more consistent results.
-Thickening cap walls- This is a must, and it's going really well
-Topre stemmed caps- Coming along nicely
-New Cap designs
At the moment though, I'm working almost 13 hours days 7 days a week- so time is pretty scarce, I'll try and get something exciting up here soon.
Thanks again all :thumb:
Thank you all for your support!
I've been pretty quiet lately, but I've been busy! Right now I'm very busy doing a few things:
-Redesigning my molds- mostly for pressure casting, but also for larger scale production and more consistent results.
-Thickening cap walls- This is a must, and it's going really well
-Topre stemmed caps- Coming along nicely
-New Cap designs
At the moment though, I'm working almost 13 hours days 7 days a week- so time is pretty scarce, I'll try and get something exciting up here soon.
Thanks again all :thumb:
that looks a bit like your resin is significantly offgassing during the cure. degassing at the beginning of the cure often won't help in these kinds of situations, because the gas doesn't form until during the cure reaction. higher pressures might make the bubbles small enough that they don't form on the outer skin of the cast, but it looks like your pressures might already be pretty high as it is, from the isometric look of the bubble distribution.
an advanced technique that i've seen used for very volatile thermosets is alternation between pressure and vacuum. the basic idea is simple, but in practice it's quite tricky to pull off. basically, you are pressure casting, so you set your pressure as necessary, and then periodically (the time intervals you will just have to guess-and-check over multiple casts) you apply vacuum, attempting to coalesce the bubbles that have formed and evacuate them from the mold. you then quickly bring the mold up to pressure again.
note that this is especially tricky because, as the cast cures, it gets increasingly viscous (until eventually it becomes a solid), and hence more difficult to move bubbles around in. however, when you apply vacuum to the mold, the casting material may want to come out the mold as well, depending on viscosity at the time of alternation and the way the sprues are set up in the mold. so this is definitely an "everything else has failed" sort of technique.
one thing to check before you go screwing around with your workflow is to see what the bulk cured material looks like; cut the casts open, don't just observe the surface. if your bubbles are all at the surface, for example, then it may be that there's some weird nucleation on your mold surfaces or just not enough pressure early on in the cure. if the material is uniformly bubbled, then it may very well be the scenario i described above. you may also want to map out your casting material's cure schedule. run partial cures to increasingly longer timings and observe how viscous the material at each stage in the cure. as it reaches full cure, you'll also be able to see where and how the bubbles start to develop, as if you had a window into your mold.
Been playing with the pressure pot, trying to find that sweet spotGlad to see your still working on caps. ;D
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Those guys kind of look like they are made of sponge.Are they bubbles or just an effect you put on top of it.EDIT: I really should read other posts before I post.
yah, the problem with RTV is that it's an o2 cure. that's why typical RTVs are typically not recommended for use in layers thicker than 1-4mm. typically, as the skin cures, it becomes oxygen impermeable enough that the material further in the bead does not fully cure. go with tin or platinum cure silicone and ditch the RTV. molds have the longest cure times and require the highest deformation-before-break to survive a large number of casting cycles, so it's worth getting the right material.that looks a bit like your resin is significantly offgassing during the cure. degassing at the beginning of the cure often won't help in these kinds of situations, because the gas doesn't form until during the cure reaction. higher pressures might make the bubbles small enough that they don't form on the outer skin of the cast, but it looks like your pressures might already be pretty high as it is, from the isometric look of the bubble distribution.
an advanced technique that i've seen used for very volatile thermosets is alternation between pressure and vacuum. the basic idea is simple, but in practice it's quite tricky to pull off. basically, you are pressure casting, so you set your pressure as necessary, and then periodically (the time intervals you will just have to guess-and-check over multiple casts) you apply vacuum, attempting to coalesce the bubbles that have formed and evacuate them from the mold. you then quickly bring the mold up to pressure again.
note that this is especially tricky because, as the cast cures, it gets increasingly viscous (until eventually it becomes a solid), and hence more difficult to move bubbles around in. however, when you apply vacuum to the mold, the casting material may want to come out the mold as well, depending on viscosity at the time of alternation and the way the sprues are set up in the mold. so this is definitely an "everything else has failed" sort of technique.
one thing to check before you go screwing around with your workflow is to see what the bulk cured material looks like; cut the casts open, don't just observe the surface. if your bubbles are all at the surface, for example, then it may be that there's some weird nucleation on your mold surfaces or just not enough pressure early on in the cure. if the material is uniformly bubbled, then it may very well be the scenario i described above. you may also want to map out your casting material's cure schedule. run partial cures to increasingly longer timings and observe how viscous the material at each stage in the cure. as it reaches full cure, you'll also be able to see where and how the bubbles start to develop, as if you had a window into your mold.
Thanks for the tips MKAWA, but the surface of these is not actually bubbles, but sediment from a powder I'm using. My camera is just a disaster and can't really capture the detail of the finish on these. They actually look like they've been misted with spraypaint, or something like that.
The issue that I'm running into while pressure casting is the mold buckling where there are the tiniest bubbles at the edges of the mold, which deforms the cast. I've read about it, and I've tried degassing my RTV, which I think I might need to change to something else (Damnit, I have so much left..) because I don't think I can degass it much further. Either that, or I'm just putting too much pressure on during the cast.
This is where the fun is for me though, the experimentation and the discovery- but I'm certainly looking forward to my first "perfect" cast.
Half day of work tomorrow, very excited to keep going.
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Yes!Cool man, looks like you are making good progress!
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Yes!:thumb: that detail!
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Some new stuff, going to cast some in solid colors tonight to give you guys a clearer look. Anyway, here's some of what I've been spending some time on lately. Think I finally found my sweet spot in the pressure chamber.WOW! :cool: Loving those even more then your other stuff!
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Some new stuff, going to cast some in solid colors tonight to give you guys a clearer look. Anyway, here's some of what I've been spending some time on lately. Think I finally found my sweet spot in the pressure chamber.WOW! :cool: Loving those even more then your other stuff!
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Just found your thread (awesome stuff btw), and now I'm really interested in trying this out for myself. I need a hobby anyway.
I wanted to ask you some questions about the process, but before I do, I want to make sure it's okay with you to ask in your thread.
The pressure casting is giving you much higher resolution. One thing I found when my caps started to come out with full mold resolution was that whatever you put into the masters will show in the castings you make.actually, casting with polyurethanes tends to magnify small features because of shrinkage. the polyurethane (whether cured under pressure or not) conforms to the mold while it's still liquid and malleable, but as it cures, it will shrink (some of that shrinkage is due to offgassing or other rx byproducts, and some of it is due to the basic loss of entropy inherent to liquid to solid phase changes). that shrinkage will magnify certain types of features, like little surface crags, because the material shrinks inward, opening up the craggy-thing.
Keep on rocking :)
has anyone tried smoothing the inside surfaces of a silicone rubber mold with self-leveling RTV silicone? momentive 112 and 118 have a pretty low viscosity and cure in air. i've also played with toshiba TSE399 (marketed in the US by momentive), which is one of the lowest viscosity RTVs around; it's about as viscous as my krytox thin mix. these thin RTVs have high tack times (pot time, basically), but if you held your mold in a vise and tabbed a little bit on, their viscosities are low enough that gravity will distribute them into the crags, but not add any total mold thickness. also, since they're silicones, they will bond well to the mold, and since they're RTVs they're one-part, oxygen cure.
Keep it up man you're making great stuff! I love my original mister cap, glad too see a new version as well. You gonna have another round of sales soon?Hey, thanks!
costco packs of nitrile exam gloves. live it, love itKeep it up man you're making great stuff! I love my original mister cap, glad too see a new version as well. You gonna have another round of sales soon?Hey, thanks!
Soon.....ish. I think. Probably not for a little while. I'm probably going to hold off until there's at least a few new designs ready to go, and not until I get the Misters casting properly again.
Damnit, I just ran out of rubber gloves.
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Got some new pigment powders, some absolutely fascinating results. Graphite powder gives you a deep, slightly lustrous black- different than simple black tint and silver powder or something like that. Almost like charcoal. I've also been toying with a few different brands of metallic powder- my photos simply don't do these justice. I also tried to do a two color cast, but didn't wait long enough for the gold to cure, so it bled a bit- I'll be perfecting the process, I think the new design in particular could be a lot of fun for multicolored caps.
Sorry! I haven't cleaned the caps up yet, just wanted to share!
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Got some new pigment powders, some absolutely fascinating results. Graphite powder gives you a deep, slightly lustrous black- different than simple black tint and silver powder or something like that. Almost like charcoal. I've also been toying with a few different brands of metallic powder- my photos simply don't do these justice. I also tried to do a two color cast, but didn't wait long enough for the gold to cure, so it bled a bit- I'll be perfecting the process, I think the new design in particular could be a lot of fun for multicolored caps.
Sorry! I haven't cleaned the caps up yet, just wanted to share!
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Got some new pigment powders, some absolutely fascinating results. Graphite powder gives you a deep, slightly lustrous black- different than simple black tint and silver powder or something like that. Almost like charcoal. I've also been toying with a few different brands of metallic powder- my photos simply don't do these justice. I also tried to do a two color cast, but didn't wait long enough for the gold to cure, so it bled a bit- I'll be perfecting the process, I think the new design in particular could be a lot of fun for multicolored caps.
Sorry! I haven't cleaned the caps up yet, just wanted to share!
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Modified the cap so it took backlighting nicelyOoooh that backlight is awesome!
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And some new color swatches
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I need a name for this guy
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Modified the cap so it took backlighting nicely
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And some new color swatches
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Hey thanks man. I plan to do a few different designs in that style soon.Modified the cap so it took backlighting nicely
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And some new color swatches
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That color scheme on the bottom left is smexy.
I need a name for this guy
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Agree with many of the guys here. That Mister is looking good. Wouldn't mind having a few of them to keep my company on my board.Not for sale yet- but soon potentially
Any up for sale? Still very new to the forum. Trying to read and learn as much as I can.
Agree with many of the guys here. That Mister is looking good. Wouldn't mind having a few of them to keep my company on my board.Not for sale yet- but soon potentially
Any up for sale? Still very new to the forum. Trying to read and learn as much as I can.
Sorry for phone quality,
Still casting the original mister, V2 is currently being machined along with a brand new design I'm super excited to cast. I'll have both in my hands sometime next week.
Really just been keeping busy trying to be creative with my casts. There's been a lot of duds but some cool results. Will post some more when I'm home from work!
Agree with many of the guys here. That Mister is looking good. Wouldn't mind having a few of them to keep my company on my board.Not for sale yet- but soon potentially
Any up for sale? Still very new to the forum. Trying to read and learn as much as I can.
Sorry for phone quality,
Still casting the original mister, V2 is currently being machined along with a brand new design I'm super excited to cast. I'll have both in my hands sometime next week.
Really just been keeping busy trying to be creative with my casts. There's been a lot of duds but some cool results. Will post some more when I'm home from work!
Wow, cool! Can't wait to see what fun stuff you come up with!
These are looking great, gives me alot of inspiration for starting my own keycaps.
Thanks!
I need a name for this guy
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Much cleaner then the original caps. I dig.I agree, a lot of the edges and lines are cleaner now.
What do you guys think? I haven't cleaned up the edges yet but I really like this cap, I think I tooled it well- I can barely notice the difference between it and my other standard caps when I'm typing. It has kind of a deep dish feel due to the meniscus of the resin. There'll be some more coming up in the future like this with actual symbols in the inlay, I'm planning on doing a WASD set and possibly a modifiers kit.These are looking so good Dodgy, glad you are still making caps!
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Cartel is getting a redesign- I like what's going on but the design needs more edge, needs to pop more. Going to add some details to the sides of the cap, and bring out the details on the face more.
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Been trying to squeeze in as much of this as I can between work. Wish I could be more active. Also- I'm sorry that I suck so hard at taking pictures.
Looking really good. Nice to see your sprues. Pouring with the cap on an angle seems to be the go. Love seeing the updates!
Looking really good. Nice to see your sprues. Pouring with the cap on an angle seems to be the go. Love seeing the updates!
I love your thinking but those are actually the print supports from my printer!
Yaaay, more double shot blank hype! :eek:Thank you!
Love the olive orange combination!
It looks dangerous and kinda military control panel like... xDLooking really good. Nice to see your sprues. Pouring with the cap on an angle seems to be the go. Love seeing the updates!
I love your thinking but those are actually the print supports from my printer!
Is that 3d printed in a UV cure material? Ö_Ö
Or only for touchups?
It's an SLA (stereo lithography) printer, so instead of extruding plastic to create a 3d piece, it cures liquid resin using a focused laser. Usually parts come out a little tacky to the touch so 15 minutes of UV treatment will fully cure the surface. The printer is a formlabs form 1+ if you want to see more about how it functions, very cool piece of technology.
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Ok- hey! Did anyone else get their Toxic set this weekend? I decided to put something together this week to go with mine.
WASD kit, F&J homing bump kits. Profiles are nice and accurate and don't feel confusing with the rest of a cap set.
I'll probably end up putting together some WASD kits with legends in the future, for those who aren't crazy about blanks.
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Also, I thought I might try something new with the Mister, something a little more sinister looking?
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Also in the works, and first working try finished: Rubber for the inner shot, they feel super nice to the touch!
What do you guys think?
F&J homing bump kits
I would be happy to- the only thing is that I don't have a Bro set to do color matching with. Would you want them with homing bumps or just deep dish?F&J homing bump kits
would you be up for making two of these in BroSet colors? Black base with purple accent? They would be for F & J
EDIT: I can send you a BroSet key for color reference
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Just saw your edit. That sounds good to me, I'll pm you when I get home and we can work out the final details if that's ok
Black and purple sounds smexy! Even for those that don't have the BroSet! :thumb:Is that the same as the old hyper fuse from about a year ago? I actually have a DCS set
What about going trans purple maybe guys? I guess it very much depends on taste but I think that could actually look great!
Is trans infill possible Dodgy? =)
I really wish I had one of the dsa Hyperfuse sets to send you a sample as well Dodgy! xD
I can definitely send you one as soon as gmk Hyperfuse sets arrive if no one send you one by then! =)
Is that the same as the old hyper fuse from about a year ago? I actually have a DCS set
Is that the same as the old hyper fuse from about a year ago? I actually have a DCS set
Good point actually Dodgy.
Its probably not exactly the same since it uses standard GMK colors, however Bunny said its a really close match compared irl.
I probably wouldn't mind if the color match isn't like 100% spot on as long if it goes with the theme personally.
But as soon as the gmk ones hit I can definitely shoot one your way to get the closest match possible dodgy! =)
I have been reading this thread since yesterday and couldn't help but feel inspired (also encountered a lot of terms I prolly would have to deal with once I start doing my own *crosses fingers*)Glad you like my stuff! Thanks!
I realized that it only took you like 4 months to produce such good results with such really cool designs too. Was the process ever frustrating for you? cos I can imagine some of it being a trial and error until you got great results.
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Awesome 3d printer!
saw some of these in person today, great stuff. Dodgy, once you have some pink/white or similar style to miami.....i would be very interested! Thanks for the cap today too! I owe you a beer
I have been reading this thread since yesterday and couldn't help but feel inspired (also encountered a lot of terms I prolly would have to deal with once I start doing my own *crosses fingers*)Glad you like my stuff! Thanks!
I realized that it only took you like 4 months to produce such good results with such really cool designs too. Was the process ever frustrating for you? cos I can imagine some of it being a trial and error until you got great results.
p.s.
Awesome 3d printer!
I wouldn't say it was frustrating- I enjoy refining a process and improving on designs. The only times that were frustrating were things that felt like brick walls, and working in such a small space. Most of the time if I was unhappy the answer was simple- spend more time working on the details. Print failures can really be a headache though.
Speaking of improving- no more flat tops for top row double shots-Show Image(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/10/19394af0e2c7cb6ebd47c78cfbe85caa.jpg)saw some of these in person today, great stuff. Dodgy, once you have some pink/white or similar style to miami.....i would be very interested! Thanks for the cap today too! I owe you a beer
Thanks man! Pinks and Miami caps are getting rolling tonight! :thumb:
I only 3d print my masters- I won't be ever selling something straight from the printer. The finished products will always be hand cast- hopefully in some more materials besides resin soonI have been reading this thread since yesterday and couldn't help but feel inspired (also encountered a lot of terms I prolly would have to deal with once I start doing my own *crosses fingers*)Glad you like my stuff! Thanks!
I realized that it only took you like 4 months to produce such good results with such really cool designs too. Was the process ever frustrating for you? cos I can imagine some of it being a trial and error until you got great results.
p.s.
Awesome 3d printer!
I wouldn't say it was frustrating- I enjoy refining a process and improving on designs. The only times that were frustrating were things that felt like brick walls, and working in such a small space. Most of the time if I was unhappy the answer was simple- spend more time working on the details. Print failures can really be a headache though.
Speaking of improving- no more flat tops for top row double shots-Show Image(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/10/19394af0e2c7cb6ebd47c78cfbe85caa.jpg)saw some of these in person today, great stuff. Dodgy, once you have some pink/white or similar style to miami.....i would be very interested! Thanks for the cap today too! I owe you a beer
Thanks man! Pinks and Miami caps are getting rolling tonight! :thumb:
If there's anything I feel inspired even more when I read success stories such as yours :thumb: your resins has great color too. Is this yellow one a product of 3d printer? cos it looks rubbery (nice shade of yellow too!
Hey look, something new!
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I need to touch up the master more, now that I'm seeing the cast results- but I thought I had enough to give a preview
It's been a very long time of trying to refine my process, techniques and setup- I think I've finally gotten things to a point that I'm prepared to start selling again, but I'm by no means done refining.
Production hits full throttle this weekend to build for a quick sale & giveaway. :thumb:
Absolutely interested, these are great!
Also, anything ever come of this design?Show Image(https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=54513.0;attach=57329;image)
I'm loving the idea behind it, and the execution is awesome.
I really like this one- obviously still needs touching up though.
Lots of caps being made. Almost time to hit artisan services.
These are way way cooler in person, I swear.
I really like this one- obviously still needs touching up though.
Lots of caps being made. Almost time to hit artisan services.
I really like this one- obviously still needs touching up though.
Lots of caps being made. Almost time to hit artisan services.
Just seen the new keycap. That's awesome, I love the profile. Does it have your stamp on the back?
Just seen the new keycap. That's awesome, I love the profile. Does it have your stamp on the back?
Thanks very much!
It does have the stamp but didn't really come out as cleanly this time. It's there and legible though.
I really like this one- obviously still needs touching up though.
Lots of caps being made. Almost time to hit artisan services.
Thanks guys. Trying to keep up pace but work has been ceaseless. As usual these guys haven't gotten the thorough touch ups quite yet- but I like to share when I can. I usually touch up the entire batch in one go before selling.
Thanks guys. Trying to keep up pace but work has been ceaseless. As usual these guys haven't gotten the thorough touch ups quite yet- but I like to share when I can. I usually touch up the entire batch in one go before selling.
Thanks guys. Trying to keep up pace but work has been ceaseless. As usual these guys haven't gotten the thorough touch ups quite yet- but I like to share when I can. I usually touch up the entire batch in one go before selling.
Thanks guys. Trying to keep up pace but work has been ceaseless. As usual these guys haven't gotten the thorough touch ups quite yet- but I like to share when I can. I usually touch up the entire batch in one go before selling.
Really wish I had more time to do this. Doing as much as I can after work. Neighbors below me complained to my landlord about the compressor running at midnight. Ah well- glad to hear you guys are digging the caps, thanks!
Really wish I had more time to do this. Doing as much as I can after work. Neighbors below me complained to my landlord about the compressor running at midnight. Ah well- glad to hear you guys are digging the caps, thanks!
Beautiful caps, man. I really like that design. It's like a swimming pool on a cap.
Really wish I had more time to do this. Doing as much as I can after work. Neighbors below me complained to my landlord about the compressor running at midnight. Ah well- glad to hear you guys are digging the caps, thanks!
You need dis:
http://www.amazon.com/California-Air-Tools-5510SE-5-5-Gallon/dp/B00NOSCDPA/ (http://www.amazon.com/California-Air-Tools-5510SE-5-5-Gallon/dp/B00NOSCDPA/)
Using this:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/THOMAS-1207PK80-Piston-Air-Compressor-3-4HP-115V-1Ph/41003014
Don't really have space for a compressor with integrated tank. Form factor is a big deal for me. I'm doing all of this off of a butchers block in a 1 bedroom apartment. It also seems to be a pretty scalable compressor so once I'm out of the city and somewhere that I can set up a workshop, I think this thing will really be able to handle some heavy duty applications.
Glad to hear you guys like what you're all seeing. Topre is planned but a little while away. And there are a handful of gamer sets made but I'd like to alter the design before ramping production up on them.
Really wish I had more time to do this. Doing as much as I can after work. Neighbors below me complained to my landlord about the compressor running at midnight. Ah well- glad to hear you guys are digging the caps, thanks!
Yep! I'm moving tomorrow to Minneapolis for work for a few months. Since I won't be able to cast while I'm there, I'll be taking the caps that I think are ready to sell and will do a sale from there after I've touched them up a bit.Really wish I had more time to do this. Doing as much as I can after work. Neighbors below me complained to my landlord about the compressor running at midnight. Ah well- glad to hear you guys are digging the caps, thanks!
Any chance these will be coming out?
Love those Toxic/Black style caps. I do not have that color scheme at all but that style is sexy!
Hey all, been a rough few months, but have been able to really put some quality time into casting. Here's an album of some of what I've ended up with!
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I'd like to get a sale going by the end of next week, need some packaging materials to come in, and figure out the best way to go about it- online store? raffle? first come, first served?
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Got anything white? :eek:
Got anything white? :eek:
Do these count?
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Going to open up things for sale this Wednesday, Nov 16, at 9PM EST