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Offline slueth

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« on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 06:09:18 »
ABS doubleshot plastic keycaps for cherry mx keyboard

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ASDFGHJKL:"
ZXCVBNM<>?

Please look at this site for reference on the color scheme that I want.
http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64.aspx

List of interested peeps intrested:
slueth
JSchool
blainchen
NormaJean
jat4

List of things to do.
☑0.Gather interest!(troll and get trolled)
   1.a.Determine font and create a file to submit to SP. Try to stick to font that they have to comply with 2.
      b.Determine windows logo and other symbols to use.

   2.Determine Costs.
If cost too high go back to 1, or give up.
   
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If you want a font they cant do, you must submeit SVG files. Per file you';ve got to pay $25. The caps themselves are still more expansive than regular text caps. The $40 Stamndard kit would cost something between $150 and $200 depending on quantitiy.
         
   3.Gather cash monies

   4.Ship

   5.Profit! ermh.. new caps YAY!
« Last Edit: Mon, 25 April 2011, 23:26:40 by slueth »
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Offline tacite

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« Reply #1 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 07:01:03 »
what is this? Group Buy , WTB, commercial or what?
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Offline slueth

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« Reply #2 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 07:09:10 »
Group buy if a lot of people want it, else I will just buy it for myself :X
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Offline tacite

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« Reply #3 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 07:10:07 »
PBT doubleshots? From who?
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Offline slueth

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« Reply #4 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 07:11:33 »
um Signature Plastics in Washington.
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« Reply #5 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 07:16:21 »
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Offline slueth

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« Reply #6 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 07:20:12 »
Probably do it in abs :) or pad printed.
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Offline slueth

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« Reply #7 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 12:00:57 »
Arrghh! I would rather have PBT printed then ABS keys if I am going for this white on brown.  They feel way better.
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« Reply #8 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 12:11:39 »
Quote from: slueth;327407
Arrghh! I would rather have PBT printed then ABS keys if I am going for this white on brown.  They feel way better.


There is one little issue with PBT:

They have got no tool to make space bars in PBT!

I've asked about that. The material (PBT) is shrinking a bit more than ABS, so the forms must be a bit larger to make the space bar fit.

Another problem might be a different shade of color compared to the keys.

Just stick with ABS and get some more sets as replacements.
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Offline slueth

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« Reply #9 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 12:36:09 »
Jeez PBT is a hassle to work with :X.
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Offline Lpb45

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« Reply #10 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 13:55:43 »
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Signature Plastics is like Unicomp.

Unimaginative and creative as a rock.

This is my thoughts exactly about SP, they could make a KILLING by doing a little marketing here and doing 1 off sets for people on a quote basis but it seems that they do not want any part of that.  My guess is they are super oldschool at the top of the company and will not understand 2 years from now why they are out of business once someone else comes along who is willing to jump through the hoops to make the extra profit.  Im guessing they get lots of calls about doing some unique stuff but turn it all down due to lazyness/ sutbborness / inability to adapt.
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Offline 7bit

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« Reply #11 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 14:52:21 »
Quote from: Lpb45;327481
This is my thoughts exactly about SP, they could make a KILLING by doing a little marketing here and doing 1 off sets for people on a quote basis but it seems that they do not want any part of that.  My guess is they are super oldschool at the top of the company and will not understand 2 years from now why they are out of business once someone else comes along who is willing to jump through the hoops to make the extra profit.  Im guessing they get lots of calls about doing some unique stuff but turn it all down due to lazyness/ sutbborness / inability to adapt.


Melissa is always friendly to me and answered nearly all my questions. Only in a few cases I had to ask more than twice ...

The only thing I'm missing, is a list of symbols they can do.

BTW: nearly all keyboard enthusiasts know SP, so what kind of marketing should they do?
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« Reply #12 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 17:28:59 »
Quote from: Lpb45;327481
This is my thoughts exactly about SP, they could make a KILLING by doing a little marketing here and doing 1 off sets for people on a quote basis but it seems that they do not want any part of that.  My guess is they are super oldschool at the top of the company and will not understand 2 years from now why they are out of business once someone else comes along who is willing to jump through the hoops to make the extra profit.  Im guessing they get lots of calls about doing some unique stuff but turn it all down due to lazyness/ sutbborness / inability to adapt.


They use molds, right? If the custom project required a custom mold (different font, symbols, etc) it could be very expensive. A small mold can cost several hundred dollars. If they're lasering the keys and doing the printing another way that does not require making new molds then ignore my comment :p
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« Reply #13 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 17:37:08 »
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They use molds, right? If the custom project required a custom mold (different font, symbols, etc) it could be very expensive. A small mold can cost several hundred dollars. If they're lasering the keys and doing the printing another way that does not require making new molds then ignore my comment :p


If you want a font they cant do, you must submeit SVG files. Per file you';ve got to pay $25. The caps themselves are still more expansive than regular text caps. The $40 Stamndard kit would cost something between $150 and $200 depending on quantitiy.
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« Reply #14 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 17:49:51 »
Quote from: 7bit;327607
If you want a font they cant do, you must submeit SVG files. Per file you';ve got to pay $25. The caps themselves are still more expansive than regular text caps. The $40 Stamndard kit would cost something between $150 and $200 depending on quantitiy.


Damn, and I wanted a set of Comic Sans keycaps...

*runs and hides*
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Offline slueth

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« Reply #15 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 18:21:36 »
Lol.. I love comic sans, awesome for readability and adding pages to essays :)
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« Reply #16 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 19:03:09 »
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Lol.. I love comic sans, awesome for readability and adding pages to essays :)


A friend of mine has his BB Torch in Comic Sans...I picked it up to play around with, saw the font, and gave the phone back right away. I can't take people that use Comic Sans seriously...
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Offline Lpb45

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« Reply #17 on: Sat, 09 April 2011, 19:55:33 »
Quote from: 7bit;327515
Melissa is always friendly to me and answered nearly all my questions. Only in a few cases I had to ask more than twice ...

The only thing I'm missing, is a list of symbols they can do.

BTW: nearly all keyboard enthusiasts know SP, so what kind of marketing should they do?


I wasnt saying they were rude, guess it came out the wrong way.  I just read up some more on them, niche caps like the ones we buy are such a tiny tiny portion of the profit they make.  Just ignore what I said before I will be busy removing the foot in my mouth.
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Offline NormaJean

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« Reply #18 on: Wed, 13 April 2011, 16:14:22 »
I'm in for two sets of anything brown!!!1!!1!
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Offline godofdeath

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« Reply #19 on: Wed, 13 April 2011, 17:40:58 »
What is this thread about?
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Offline Pylon

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« Reply #20 on: Wed, 13 April 2011, 19:38:19 »
Quote from: ripster;327689
Have an iPhone?

Show Image



Putting it into Helvetica instructions here.


Except that it's Marker Felt, not Comic Sans.
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Offline celery

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« Reply #21 on: Wed, 13 April 2011, 20:17:54 »
Quote from: godofdeath;330219
What is this thread about?


Trolling, half-baked custom keycap planning, image macros, amateur font e-peening.

In other words, your typical GH thread.
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Offline celery

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« Reply #22 on: Wed, 13 April 2011, 21:47:26 »
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MOAR Font EPeen!!!

What's  This?
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I kekked.
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Offline JSchool

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« Reply #23 on: Wed, 20 April 2011, 07:31:30 »
What's the status on this?  I'm in for some Commodore 64-like keys.
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Offline blainchen

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« Reply #24 on: Wed, 20 April 2011, 08:10:22 »
I would also be in for one set of these keys if they are double shots.
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Offline Pylon

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« Reply #25 on: Wed, 20 April 2011, 12:39:13 »
Quote from: ripster;330319
MOAR Font EPeen!!!

What's  This?
Show Image

 
It's a Boeing 727. (though I don't know how to distinguish between the -100 and -200 models)
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« Reply #26 on: Thu, 21 April 2011, 07:47:32 »


u jelly?
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Offline Lpb45

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« Reply #27 on: Fri, 22 April 2011, 05:18:32 »
100 is the normal 727 model, 200 is the stretched version
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Offline Pylon

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« Reply #28 on: Fri, 22 April 2011, 09:02:34 »
I don't recall how to tell the two apart....something to do with the front doors? I also haven't seen one in real life.
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Offline Pylon

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« Reply #29 on: Fri, 22 April 2011, 09:04:30 »
After looking through some pictures, it looks to be a -200.
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Offline slueth

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« Reply #30 on: Mon, 25 April 2011, 00:32:59 »
Whoa looks like this thread got trolled and went way off topic.  At least I know there is a lot of interested in this layout.
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Offline JSchool

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« Reply #31 on: Mon, 25 April 2011, 16:32:41 »
DOO EET!

I want these keys.  If you don't do it I'll have to figure out the process and do it myself, and I am lazy.
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Offline slueth

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« Reply #32 on: Mon, 25 April 2011, 16:52:37 »
I been really busy with school. But if you guys can figure out what font that is or decide what font you guys want.  Also for the windows key/function we can't have commodore logo since that is probably trademarked.  We should figure that out as well.
It is gonna cost a lot upfront so maybe if you guys send me a pm, I can add you to list of interested so we can decide how to split costs.
This group buy was gonna be part of group buy 4 but since group buy 3 is taking a long time to resolve, I wanted to create a new group buy.
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Offline jat4

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« Reply #33 on: Mon, 25 April 2011, 18:22:13 »
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I been really busy with school. But if you guys can figure out what font that is or decide what font you guys want.

I'm interested, as long as the font and color look good.  I really don't want to spend >$100 on keys if you go with comic sans ;-)

Quote from: slueth;337136
Also for the windows key/function we can't have commodore logo since that is probably trademarked.  We should figure that out as well.

I ordered a commodore key from The Group Buy #3, so I guess the trademark won't be a problem.
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Offline slueth

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« Reply #34 on: Mon, 25 April 2011, 23:26:22 »
Wonder if we can get the same price for the commodore key.  We could use the logo from that or we can choose another.
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