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Cherry profile caps but with softer edges?
spronkey:
Once upon a time I used to use an old membrane keyboard with what I think were approximately Cherry profile keys, however unlike most Cherry keycaps I have seen, these had really soft rounded edges - no sharp transition.
Does anyone make a set of keycaps like this? Essentially Cherry but with a bigger radius on the edge - almost like someone has taken to it with a roundover bit or sandpaper.
QWER|key:
--- Quote from: spronkey on Fri, 10 December 2021, 23:33:45 ---Once upon a time I used to use an old membrane keyboard with what I think were approximately Cherry profile keys, however unlike most Cherry keycaps I have seen, these had really soft rounded edges - no sharp transition.
Does anyone make a set of keycaps like this? Essentially Cherry but with a bigger radius on the edge - almost like someone has taken to it with a roundover bit or sandpaper.
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There's an active thread right now about the new Melgeek profile, which is essentially a Cherry Profile, with a rounded key.
hussar_name:
--- Quote from: spronkey on Fri, 10 December 2021, 23:33:45 ---Once upon a time I used to use an old membrane keyboard with what I think were approximately Cherry profile keys, however unlike most Cherry keycaps I have seen, these had really soft rounded edges - no sharp transition.
Does anyone make a set of keycaps like this? Essentially Cherry but with a bigger radius on the edge - almost like someone has taken to it with a roundover bit or sandpaper.
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OEM keycaps are taller and wider, and usually much more rounded.
Mikhail-222:
--- Quote from: spronkey on Fri, 10 December 2021, 23:33:45 ---Once upon a time I used to use an old membrane keyboard with what I think were approximately Cherry profile keys, however unlike most Cherry keycaps I have seen, these had really soft rounded edges - no sharp transition.
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Judt guessing, maybe that was some late 90's early 00's Chicony keyboard. Look e.g. for Chicony 0503 models. It has sort of low profile OEM keycaps, and has quite smooth edges due to gentle wall slopes. And they are good by the way.
But anyways, I highly doubt there are MX caps like that, I haven't seen any and I was searching for similar caps.
Findecanor:
--- Quote from: spronkey on Fri, 10 December 2021, 23:33:45 ---Once upon a time I used to use an old membrane keyboard with what I think were approximately Cherry profile keys, however unlike most Cherry keycaps I have seen, these had really soft rounded edges - no sharp transition.
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I still have a set of heavily yellowed and worn keycaps like that. They are from a DytCom (Dah Yang) keyboard in Swedish ISO layout with Cherry MX Black switches. The keycaps were pad-printed ABS.
BTW. Have you tried DCS? It is somewhat similar to Cherry profile, except for rounded corners, more slanted bottom row(s) and a coarser texture on top.
The keycaps on the BTC 15xx series rubber-dome (conductive dome, not membrane) keyboards have the same profile as DCS. The BTC were OEM:ed to lots of brands and very common so I think it is likely that the keyboard you remember was one of those.
The non-stabilised keys on the BTC are Cherry MX-compatible.
BTW. Welcome back after not posting for over ten years! ;)
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