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Glass Keycaps
« on: Mon, 11 December 2017, 11:23:09 »
Has anybody ever made key caps out of molded glass before? I could imagine some interesting designs with such a material.
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Re: Glass Keycaps
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 12 December 2017, 13:10:54 »
I heard someone was making some under the name firecaps
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Re: Glass Keycaps
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 12 December 2017, 19:59:30 »
There's some discussion here.

There's some actual keycaps here.
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Re: Glass Keycaps
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 20 December 2017, 13:09:20 »
I would absolutely LOVE to get a complete set of glass key caps for my IBM model M.  However, given the idea of glass key caps, I would consider another brand of keyboard with the same feel, and auditory feedback; especially if the keyboard had the same layout as IBM’s design.  Maybe I’m asking way too much.  Alas...
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Re: Glass Keycaps
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 20 December 2017, 14:51:11 »
My brother is a highly trained glassblower. I had him try to make me some quite a few years ago. He attempted using the "lost wax process" and the stems just never came out right.
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