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Offline 1391406

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My heart leapt with excitement when I saw this
« on: Sun, 22 February 2015, 16:30:29 »
A listing on Etsy for "Selectric typewriter style keycaps for IBM Model M keyboard". I thought, wow! Just what I've been looking for! Then I saw the key caps.... and the price.
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Re: My heart leapt with excitement when I saw this
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 22 February 2015, 16:45:53 »
That guy prints each keycap individually by hand, apparently.
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Re: My heart leapt with excitement when I saw this
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 22 February 2015, 16:54:18 »
Damn!

Maybe I will win the lottery and order 3 sets of them.
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Offline 1391406

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Re: My heart leapt with excitement when I saw this
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 22 February 2015, 17:05:22 »
I was expecting Selectric converted Model M caps rather than pad printed caps in a Selectric font.
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Re: My heart leapt with excitement when I saw this
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 22 February 2015, 17:12:01 »
Quote from: 1391406 on Sun, 22 February 2015, 17:05:22
I was expecting Selectric converted Model M caps rather than pad printed caps in a Selectric font.

It's dyesub, not pad printed.
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Offline 1391406

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Re: My heart leapt with excitement when I saw this
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 22 February 2015, 17:16:40 »
Quote from: nubbinator on Sun, 22 February 2015, 17:12:01
Quote from: 1391406 on Sun, 22 February 2015, 17:05:22
I was expecting Selectric converted Model M caps rather than pad printed caps in a Selectric font.

It's dyesub, not pad printed.

You're right. Based on the title, I was expecting sphericals rather than Model M caps with a Selectric font.
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Offline E TwentyNine

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Re: My heart leapt with excitement when I saw this
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 23 February 2015, 12:06:52 »
I've seen this before, and what it makes me wonder is what it would cost to get a home-use dyesub printer that can handle printing on M blanks.
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Re: My heart leapt with excitement when I saw this
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 23 February 2015, 15:40:03 »
Quote from: E TwentyNine on Mon, 23 February 2015, 12:06:52
I've seen this before, and what it makes me wonder is what it would cost to get a home-use dyesub printer that can handle printing on M blanks.

The guys who makes those caps has a blog up with a detailed writeup of his dye sub self education process.  In short, I think he tried several dye sub printers at a not inexpensive cost each, before settling on the machine he has now.

EDIT : Found it - http://keycapdiy.blogspot.com  You have to click through the historical entries on the right.
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Offline litster

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Re: My heart leapt with excitement when I saw this
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 23 February 2015, 21:12:10 »
Very cool!  It may be worth the cost because of the one-off production.  It must take a lot of time to get a set printed.
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Offline E TwentyNine

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Re: My heart leapt with excitement when I saw this
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 24 February 2015, 07:50:45 »
Quote from: 0100010 on Mon, 23 February 2015, 15:40:03
Quote from: E TwentyNine on Mon, 23 February 2015, 12:06:52
I've seen this before, and what it makes me wonder is what it would cost to get a home-use dyesub printer that can handle printing on M blanks.

The guys who makes those caps has a blog up with a detailed writeup of his dye sub self education process.  In short, I think he tried several dye sub printers at a not inexpensive cost each, before settling on the machine he has now.

EDIT : Found it - http://keycapdiy.blogspot.com  You have to click through the historical entries on the right.

Thanks, will be reading all of that.  Not as complex as I expected.
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Re: My heart leapt with excitement when I saw this
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 24 February 2015, 16:46:57 »
So, my understanding is that it is one of these:
t=123

...Plus a custom holder for the blanks. Seems doable.
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Re: My heart leapt with excitement when I saw this
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 14 March 2015, 01:26:14 »
BTW, I spotted Selectric-style caps for Cherry MX on PimpMyKeyboard.
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Re: My heart leapt with excitement when I saw this
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 14 March 2015, 02:19:15 »
how much does a machine cost? Is it cost effective for one gher to buy it and do a small business selling custom dyesubs at a moderate markup? As a non-standad layout user I am always on the lookout for people who will do stuff like this. Sadly the current technology still seems too expensive for customized, individual dyesubs.
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Re: My heart leapt with excitement when I saw this
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 14 March 2015, 04:38:11 »
Quote from: Findecanor on Sat, 14 March 2015, 01:26:14
BTW, I spotted Selectric-style caps for Cherry MX on PimpMyKeyboard.

A far better deal than the rip-off price tag required for the original cap posting.
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