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Offline fishcola

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Are spacebars from double shot sets still "single-shot?"
« on: Tue, 28 July 2015, 15:46:52 »
Since no legends are printed on spacebars (at least normally), I have to wonder whether spacebars from doubleshot sets are thicker abs, or if they're the same as a normal abs spacebar. Just curious.

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Re: Are spacebars from double shot sets still "single-shot?"
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 28 July 2015, 15:54:03 »
They are the same

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Re: Are spacebars from double shot sets still "single-shot?"
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 28 July 2015, 16:12:05 »
thanks!

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Re: Are spacebars from double shot sets still "single-shot?"
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 28 July 2015, 16:39:47 »
Think you're mistaken fknraiden. My SP DCS spacebars =/= GMK or Cherry spacebars. The SP DCS spacebars are thinner than the GMK/Cherry spacebars. Both are made from ABS.

Now I'm a bit confused. The SP DCS spacebars have the same wall thickness as the GMK spacebars but the GMK spacebars feel thicker and heavier.
« Last Edit: Tue, 28 July 2015, 16:46:11 by CPTBadAss »

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Re: Are spacebars from double shot sets still "single-shot?"
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 28 July 2015, 16:44:15 »
Really depends on the manufacturing process for the spacebars. It's really not relevant if the rest of the keys are doubleshot or not. It all depends on the mold used to form the spacebar.

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Re: Are spacebars from double shot sets still "single-shot?"
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 28 July 2015, 18:32:32 »
Now I'm a bit confused. The SP DCS spacebars have the same wall thickness as the GMK spacebars but the GMK spacebars feel thicker and heavier.

Kind of makes sense. the GMK spacebar might have a higher-density mold than your SP. So I guess thickness can be the same, but there are different manufacturing processes.
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Re: Are spacebars from double shot sets still "single-shot?"
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 28 July 2015, 21:36:50 »
The only double-shot blank keycaps I have seen came from Tao Hai and were 1.25x modifiers (and possibly 1.5x modifiers).
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Re: Are spacebars from double shot sets still "single-shot?"
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 28 July 2015, 23:06:56 »
I remember seeing an double-shot spacebar once, but cant remember from where and who made that.
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