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Offline Pdub

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Hello All!
« on: Wed, 03 June 2015, 21:57:39 »
My name is Parker, a friend at work has shown me the ways of Key caps, and he has created a monster. I look forward to talking with all of you about it! I might br tossing around the idea of making some, but I am not certain yet.
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Re: Hello All!
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 06 June 2015, 10:10:44 »
Welcome to GH! :cool:

Be sure to check out the making stuff together! subforum to see the DIY key cap projects of our other members!

Happy Keyboarding!
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Re: Hello All!
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 07 June 2015, 01:47:40 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

The making of keycaps is by no means difficult, as long as you have the right equipment, and a fair bit of patience.  Expect your first few batches to fail - that is perfectly normal.  There are many threads in the making stuff together section that infiniti has directed you to from other members who have tried their hand at keycap making, and many of them have turned out some fantastic results!

Btw have you got a mechanical keyboards yet?
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Re: Hello All!
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 10 June 2015, 09:20:34 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 07 June 2015, 01:47:40
Welcome to Geekhack!

The making of keycaps is by no means difficult, as long as you have the right equipment, and a fair bit of patience.  Expect your first few batches to fail - that is perfectly normal.  There are many threads in the making stuff together section that infiniti has directed you to from other members who have tried their hand at keycap making, and many of them have turned out some fantastic results!

Btw have you got a mechanical keyboards yet?

I do, I have two, Razer Blackwidow and Blackwidow Chroma (home and work). I am looking into making or buying a realforce, as well. I have been digging into making them some more. Its becoming more likely.
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Re: Hello All!
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 15 June 2015, 05:42:58 »
Quote from: Pdub on Wed, 10 June 2015, 09:20:34
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 07 June 2015, 01:47:40
Welcome to Geekhack!

The making of keycaps is by no means difficult, as long as you have the right equipment, and a fair bit of patience.  Expect your first few batches to fail - that is perfectly normal.  There are many threads in the making stuff together section that infiniti has directed you to from other members who have tried their hand at keycap making, and many of them have turned out some fantastic results!

Btw have you got a mechanical keyboards yet?

I do, I have two, Razer Blackwidow and Blackwidow Chroma (home and work). I am looking into making or buying a realforce, as well. I have been digging into making them some more. Its becoming more likely.

Not sure how you'd go about making a RealForce - the parts you'd need you could probably only get from another RealForce, which kinda defeats the purpose of buying it in the first place ;)
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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

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