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Offline billm

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IKBS laser etching?
« on: Wed, 03 February 2010, 15:00:02 »
I was wondering if anybody had any experience with having keys laser etched from IKBS (International Keyboard Solutions) in NYC?

I just spoke to them on the phone and they quoted me a price of $55 to red laser etch the alpha-numeric chars on my korean topre 86(whichever model).

I love this keyboard and I love that it's black. I'm a pretty decent touch typist for most keys but hunting for numbers/symbols is killing me with this board since I can't simply look down and find the key I want when I get lost. This is especially troublesome using vi, which I do a lot.

I'd simply like them to red etch over the existing black lettering. Does this sound plausible? I don't want to destroy my $200 keyboard.

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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #1 on: Wed, 03 February 2010, 16:39:16 »
Looking at their foreign language service, though, it appears that the etch the bottom-right of the key.  If that is the case, it shouldn't interfere with the existing legends.  The "foreign language" legends would just be those of the US ANSI layout.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #2 on: Wed, 03 February 2010, 16:48:46 »
Hmm...  It's hard to tell if he can't read the letters because of the language or that it's black-on-black (or both).  I guess it really doesn't matter.  I didn't pay too much attention to the details of the post.  I just focused on if IKBS was a good company or not.  Their website is very Unicomp-esque, so take that for what it's worth.
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Offline billm

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« Reply #3 on: Wed, 03 February 2010, 17:56:01 »
yeah what I want them to do is etch over the english legend in the top left and leave the korean dark. I don't care too much if the fonts don't match up exactly. I just need to be able to see the numbers/symbols primarily.

I'll post pictures after its done so you guys can see...
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #4 on: Thu, 04 February 2010, 07:08:07 »
Quote from: ripster;156046
Wait, I thought you were a English Major?

History.  I'm also a Data Analyst, so I skip over the unnecessary details and focus on the main question, so I didn't really pay too much attention to why he couldn't read the caps.  Are you going to check out the "Cinecast" of a Prarie Home Companion this weekend (IIRC)?
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #5 on: Thu, 04 February 2010, 08:57:51 »
I'll probably skip it.  I like the skits, but I am not a big fan of the music.
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Offline sethstorm

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« Reply #6 on: Thu, 04 February 2010, 21:16:03 »
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Go for it and post pics.
Other idea would be to buy blanks first and then have them etch it like the KBC keys.

Question is, can they work with a set of blanks?  That might be an option for some of us who want the holy grail of white-on-black IBM keys w/o the M13 attached to them.

I'd not mind knowing how it ends up since this would have similar implications for what I'm wanting.
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Offline SAL36864

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« Reply #7 on: Sun, 14 March 2010, 22:54:04 »
As blank keys and laser etching is an order of magnitude cheaper than most other options for a custom set of keys, I would be interested in how it turns out.
« Last Edit: Tue, 16 March 2010, 00:12:37 by SAL36864 »
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Offline ricercar

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« Reply #8 on: Mon, 15 March 2010, 19:05:58 »
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an oder of magnitude

Does a 10-day old corpse reek an odor of magnitude more than a recently deceased one?
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Offline SAL36864

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« Reply #9 on: Tue, 16 March 2010, 00:14:19 »
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Does a 10-day old corpse reek an odor of magnitude more than a recently deceased one?


I would think so...
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