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Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: skcheng on Mon, 19 April 2010, 17:33:00

Nice!!  That's how I made my centered Caps Lock keys.   But it's nice to have the instructional video!!   A lot of work to move that stem on the key.....

I moved the stem on a few of the Cherry space bars, but the stabilizers don't fit.   Have you worked up a nice mod to move the stabilizers?  I have a few ideas....

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: eunjea on Mon, 19 April 2010, 18:13:13

Nice & Strong work. Well done. :-)

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: didjamatic on Mon, 19 April 2010, 18:13:28

Nice Ripster, I can't believe a novelty place makes 2 shots.

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 29 April 2010, 07:43:29

Quote from: ripster;177111

These look like standard ESC key profiles as well instead of these Vintage spherical ones.

They tried to capture the best of both worlds by using the crazy vintage typeface.

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: mrbill on Mon, 03 May 2010, 15:05:27

The double-shot red ESC keys from Signature are Cherry-profile rather than Filco-profile; they're shorter than the Filco keys but still work fine.

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: didjamatic on Fri, 28 May 2010, 13:15:57

Well done!  I really like IBM's with red Esc keys!

(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_-sQ6TN93LvU/S-xoWBahhZI/AAAAAAAAAqo/qNF5BPyVqsE/s400/John%20Higby%20Yo-Yo.jpg)

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: lmnop on Fri, 28 May 2010, 23:11:41

why isn't the geekhack key orange and black like the X%&#! key?

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: Hand on Sat, 19 June 2010, 15:44:01

Quote from: ripster;177111

I emailed Signature and they confirmed that the Orange #!X%* key and the Panic key are the ONLY two Cherry MX compatible keys.

The Panic key you got looked like this:

(http://www.learnedhand.com/panic_mx.png)

The one I got looks like this (image swiped from your AnyKey pic):

(http://www.learnedhand.com/panic_notmx.png)

On the positive side, the Orange X%&#! key they sent me is indeed Cherry MX compatible, although it's skyscraper-tall.

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: chimera15 on Sat, 19 June 2010, 20:02:25

Awesome website design on that site.  Will Signature plastics make an entirely custome cap set? What would that cost? $1.50 a key wouldn't be horrible on a 60 key keyboard...

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: hyperlinked on Mon, 21 June 2010, 03:14:37

Quote from: chimera15;194805

Awesome website design on that site.

And they didn't use Flash either!

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: chimera15 on Wed, 23 June 2010, 08:29:58

Quote from: hyperlinked;195139

And they didn't use Flash either!

Yeah I know, that's why I was really impressed. lol

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: lmnop on Sat, 11 September 2010, 01:06:26

trucker girl will outlive us all. thanks for the update.

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: polpo on Mon, 10 January 2011, 12:52:33

Quote

UPDATE: As far as I can tell all "Pimpmykeyboard" novelty keys are no longer Cherry MX compatible. At least the batch I got from them Jan 2011 wasn't .

Weird. I just ordered PANIC and X%&#! keys from pimpmykeyboard on January 6 and they're both Cherry MX compatible. When did you order yours?

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: RoboKrikit on Mon, 10 January 2011, 14:37:32

I ordered 2 each of the same keys in December and they came in Cherry MX form factor.

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: Moogle Stiltzkin on Wed, 12 January 2011, 11:12:34

What tool is this ?

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=9263&stc=1&d=1271714156)

Is this the one used to cut the stem out to be used ?

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: Pylon on Wed, 12 January 2011, 11:42:36

Looks like an X-Acto knife.

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: duq on Wed, 12 January 2011, 14:53:02

Quote from: Pylon;277406

Looks like an X-Acto knife.

+1 it looks to be a x-acto knife.

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: Minskleip on Wed, 12 January 2011, 17:05:01

What's an 'x-acto knife', and most importantly, what's it called in Europe?

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: sixty on Wed, 12 January 2011, 17:55:02

It is Göögle here.

In German I would guess the closest to X-Actos are Teppichmesser/Cutter-Messer and whatever you might call them.

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: Minskleip on Thu, 13 January 2011, 07:52:37

We have our own Norwegian search engines, like Kvasir and Sol.

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: WaffleIron on Sun, 23 January 2011, 15:18:44

Quote from: Minskleip;277822

We have our own Norwegian search engines, like Kvasir and Sol.

X-acto knife is the same as what you would call a hobbykniv in Norway. You can get them in different flavours at Clasohlson. It's basically a sturdy scalpel :)

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: lootbag on Sun, 23 January 2011, 19:17:55

hey ripster,

Since I haven't come across it, I thought I would add the "SELF DESTRUCT" key to the thread.
It has Cherry MX stems I believe, but the spacing is too close and the stems extend too far down for the stabilizers; it will still have to be modded.

Regarding the other keys... fml, I have so much modding to do.

(http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/4420/fmlo.jpg)

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: noodles256 on Thu, 02 June 2011, 20:49:54

looks good!

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: Dox on Mon, 13 June 2011, 17:58:45

I got some of them today! 2 PANIC key with cherry stem, 2 X%&#! with cherry stem and a some of others that i'll have to mod.
Thanks ripster for the link!

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: noodles256 on Mon, 13 June 2011, 18:01:04

i got the same!

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: Lester on Tue, 14 June 2011, 11:55:56

Quote from: ripster;354910

Updated the OP.  You CAN get Cherry MX compatible Panic keys still if you email them the request.

Show Image

(http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/1652/img4138.jpg)

photo courtesy of csm725 (http://www.overclock.net/keyboards/1031534-got-my-new-kbc-poker-browns.html)

Stands a bit higher than the other keys.  You can shave it down a bit but I've found the keys are so thick there is a limit before the switch starts sticking to the key.

Show Image

(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/459/img4141z.jpg)

Sweet, how much did one cost u?

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: 7bit on Tue, 14 June 2011, 12:15:20

Quote from: ripster;360614

Link in the OP.
...

 
Just followed your link and found this:

Quote

Options
...
    * Double Shot Molding of Keytop Legends if desired
...

Do they make them theirselves or are these SP key caps?

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: csm725 on Wed, 15 June 2011, 01:03:14

Here's a better link for the Panic MX compatible:
http://www.overclock.net/keyboards/1030685-awesome-signature-plastics-custom-support.html#post13703998
Thanks for using my pics, I feel special.

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: VPX on Wed, 14 September 2011, 13:05:44

Quote from: lootbag;283600

hey ripster,

Since I haven't come across it, I thought I would add the "SELF DESTRUCT" key to the thread.
It has Cherry MX stems I believe, but the spacing is too close and the stems extend too far down for the stabilizers; it will still have to be modded.

Regarding the other keys... fml, I have so much modding to do.

Show Image

(http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/4420/fmlo.jpg)

The "SELF DESTRUCT" and "Senior Moment" key caps have the 0L or 0M mount that has a bigger stem and a longer, thinner cross. I don't know if this is an old type Cherry mount or another manufacturer.
You can see the mount here: http://keycapsdirect.com/pdfs/MountStyles.pdf

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: VPX on Fri, 23 September 2011, 10:00:38

Sad face!
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Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: noodles256 on Fri, 23 September 2011, 14:05:26

ping

Title: Double Shot Keys From Signature Plastic - Pimp Your Keyboard
Post by: net2522 on Mon, 09 April 2012, 21:46:34

Keep up the good Wiki ripster!!
:pray2: