I'm thinking about placing an order for a bunch of 1U Windowed Keycaps from Signature Plastics. I'm using them in a boutique sequencer I'm designing. Would love to see if anyone want's to jump on a group buy of this. 500 pieces and the price is reduced to 0.61 USD a piece.
Some examples of the windowed keycaps they offer. I will be ordering the style on the far left.
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Pricing is as follows:
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1 pc $118.15
5 pcs $24.07 each
10 pcs $12.31 each
15 pcs $8.39 each
25 pcs $5.26 each
50 pcs $2.92 each
75 pcs $2.11 each
100 pcs $1.73 each
150 pcs $1.33 each
200 pcs $1.14 each
250 pcs $0.85 each
500 pcs $0.61 each
UPDATE: (some more details about the order)
Full Keyset: No
Size: 1U
Row: R4, but open to a more neutral R2 (according to this diagram) More
(https://www.solutionsinplastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dcsrowguide1-768x389.jpg)
Profile: Most likely DCS (I like the flat tops), but open to DSA if there's enough interest. The benefit of DSA is that you can kit out all of your 1U keys without worrying about angle.
Color: Something from the white, brown, or grey color palettes listed here, or a neutral variant of another color https://www.solutionsinplastic.com/keycaps-101/ (https://www.solutionsinplastic.com/keycaps-101/)
References for the device I'm building:
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/BzeAlNBeCQHxwlp58aN_fkqB1-bsH6gWC47QU71SqEiy39m5iL4jP_LIqOHXJ2smifXrupQHLL5b2oojP7u5tfa2hw)
(https://www.ericasynths.lv/media/Drum-Sequencer.jpg)
Profile? Row?
Black/Navy/DarkGreen?
Other sizes than 1U?
Entire set?
Waiting to hear back about what constitutes their bulk pricing. I'm assuming that if they change form in any way (#U size, R#, color, etc) then it won't be part of the same bulk pricing.
Again, I'm coming from the boutique synthesizer world where we're creating tactile interfaces, so this bulk purchase would be for a 1U keycap, single row, and one or two colors.
Profile is either going to be DCS (I like the flat tops) or DSA if there's enough interest. The benefit of DSA is that you can kit out all of your 1U keys without worrying about angle.
Going off this diagram (I see that people will either count the row # from the top or from the bottom? I'm new to keyboards so I'm not sure what the difference is), my plan was to order R1 keycaps, but I'm open to a more neutral profile like an R3 if there's particular interest.
Diagram:
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(https://img.shoplineapp.com/media/image_clips/5b597e0a9a76f0198c00083d/original.jpg?1532591623)
Signature Plastics uses this nomenclature though, so in that case I'm planning on ordering R4, but am open to R2 as a more neutral option.
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(https://www.solutionsinplastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dcsrowguide1-768x389.jpg)
If there's specific colors people are excited about I'd love to hear opinions. They can be found here for both ABS and PBT: https://www.solutionsinplastic.com/keycaps-101/ (https://www.solutionsinplastic.com/keycaps-101/)
I'm most likely leaning towards the white, brown, or gray palettes, as this is intended for a piece of hardware and isn't supposed to be flashy lol.
Some references as to what I am using this for:
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(https://www.ericasynths.lv/media/Drum-Sequencer.jpg)