Key Cap Creation (Topre Fn)

[rowdy]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!  Thank You!!!!! 

A little bit of joy after recent negative events - congratulations

And congrats to btctopre too!

[dustinhxc]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!  Thank You!!!!! 

A little bit of joy after recent negative events - congratulations

And congrats to btctopre too!

Yeah brother, Ive been so down because of Reptiles bull****.. I knew I couldnt type fast so I was hoping for at least the random draw so I could get some of the beautiful orange good ness! Im in so much joy!   

[Synjin]

There weren't really very many entries so that was a positive for people who tried

[rowdy]

I tried, but my hands were too cold to type properly.  I resolved to try again when the heater came on, and ended up doing something else and forgot

[cooldiscretion]

I didn't enter because I thought it was a speed competition and I would get schooled by all those pros around GH.

Feeling a bit foolish now...

[Synjin]

Should have read the rules of entering

[cooldiscretion]

Should have read the rules of entering

I maaaaaaaay have breezed by the rules and ass-umed it was a speed competition.


I'll read your rules next time though. 

[naasfu]

love this dark trans purple color.   unfortunately it looks like dark blue with my crappy camera.

[absyrd]

love this dark trans purple color.   unfortunately it looks like dark blue with my crappy camera.

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Still a good pic despite "crappy camera".

Congrats to the winners!

[Synjin]

All prizes for the winners have been shipped out yesterday.

[btctopre]

All prizes for the winners have been shipped out yesterday.

[FoC_Tow]

love this dark trans purple color.   unfortunately it looks like dark blue with my crappy camera.

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Soo beautyful, especially combined with that easter Pink! =)

Really love the picture as well, no matter which camera it was shot with.
Awesome shot Naasfu! Love the light and framing!

All prizes for the winners have been shipped out yesterday.

Much Congratz to the Winners again!
Can't wait for more pictures once people recieve them! =)

The big question tho is....
Has my beloved Pale trans Pink been taken hostage Synjin? xD

I hope i don't get PM'ed in demand of ransom money... Ö_Ö

[exitfire401]

So, I've been using the cap Synjin sent me in the place of my "E" key for the last couple of weeks. I can easily say, it feels exactly how you want a cap to feel, which is just like you never changed it out. The profile is spot on, the texture is amazing, and the thickness, while I would still like it a little thicker, is good enough to keep from having any flex in the key. Once he perfects the molds and the release, these will be a more than suitable replacement for the keys on the HHKB or Realforce. Note: mine was supposed to be UV reactive, but really didn't react much under black light.

[FoC_Tow]

So, I've been using the cap Synjin sent me in the place of my "E" key for the last couple of weeks. I can easily say, it feels exactly how you want a cap to feel, which is just like you never changed it out. The profile is spot on, the texture is amazing, and the thickness, while I would still like it a little thicker, is good enough to keep from having any flex in the key. Once he perfects the molds and the release, these will be a more than suitable replacement for the keys on the HHKB or Realforce. Note: mine was supposed to be UV reactive, but really didn't react much under black light.

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Woah, that one hell of a collection exit! Ö_Ö
Thx for the sweet pics and quick review man! Nice to see more of Synjin's Blanks in the wild! =)

That Gamer set looks crazy nuclear btw... So its also uv active after all?

[exitfire401]

So, I've been using the cap Synjin sent me in the place of my "E" key for the last couple of weeks. I can easily say, it feels exactly how you want a cap to feel, which is just like you never changed it out. The profile is spot on, the texture is amazing, and the thickness, while I would still like it a little thicker, is good enough to keep from having any flex in the key. Once he perfects the molds and the release, these will be a more than suitable replacement for the keys on the HHKB or Realforce. Note: mine was supposed to be UV reactive, but really didn't react much under black light.

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Woah, that one hell of a collection exit! Ö_Ö
Thx for the sweet pics and quick review man! Nice to see more of Synjin's Blanks in the wild! =)

That Gamer set looks crazy nuclear btw... So its also uv active after all?

It reacts to UV light, just doesn't glow.

[FoC_Tow]

It reacts to UV light, just doesn't glow.

Thx exit! I remember people asking if it was gid but haven't seen brought up if it was uv active...
Im not really a fan of gid anyway tbh, but uv active is a nice touch! =)

Much congratz on getting a nuclear set man! 

[btctopre]

not supposed to be any real sunlight here until the weekend (wtf texas), so just a few dark pics of some of the caps synjin surprised me with from the giveaway:






also got a yellow fn/esc set, but i felt the quality of the transparent caps were better than those so that's what i've been testing out the last 36 hours. my thoughts on the caps:
really well-made, especially for someone who has only been casting them for a month or so now. the shift key has a couple bubbles on it, but the smaller keys are basically flawless other than being a little rough around the bottoms (which isn't really visible when you have the caps on). the stems are very sturdy, and the caps "snap" on like your standard rf/hhkb keys, so synjin has gotten through the hard part. for sound, they're slightly more chattery than your standard rf keys, probably from the different material composition, and for feel, they're a little more "plastic-y" than the pbt, but neither are directly noticeable unless you're feeling/listening for it.

for improvements, there aren't really a whole lot necessary other than just cleaning up the final product more. thickening the walls up would be welcome, as it should add some depth to the colors on transparent caps and "improve" the thock sound, and then maybe remove the cross-supports around the stem (though that'll likely cause issues, also not really necessary for solid caps). maybe make the caps not as transparent as well, as right now the slider is very visible in proper lighting (which could be a good thing for some, but mine are purple so i don't want to see them).

i'll probably use the caps for a week or two and then pass them along to someone else who participated in the contest/giveaway, so keep your eyes peeled on here if you're interested in them.

keep up the good work synjin, please don't stop now when you've gotten so far already. thanks again for the caps 

[Joey Quinn]

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not supposed to be any real sunlight here until the weekend (wtf texas), so just a few dark pics of some of the caps synjin surprised me with from the giveaway:

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also got a yellow fn/esc set, but i felt the quality of the transparent caps were better than those so that's what i've been testing out the last 36 hours. my thoughts on the caps:
really well-made, especially for someone who has only been casting them for a month or so now. the shift key has a couple bubbles on it, but the smaller keys are basically flawless other than being a little rough around the bottoms (which isn't really visible when you have the caps on). the stems are very sturdy, and the caps "snap" on like your standard rf/hhkb keys, so synjin has gotten through the hard part. for sound, they're slightly more chattery than your standard rf keys, probably from the different material composition, and for feel, they're a little more "plastic-y" than the pbt, but neither are directly noticeable unless you're feeling/listening for it.

for improvements, there aren't really a whole lot necessary other than just cleaning up the final product more. thickening the walls up would be welcome, as it should add some depth to the colors on transparent caps and "improve" the thock sound, and then maybe remove the cross-supports around the stem (though that'll likely cause issues, also not really necessary for solid caps). maybe make the caps not as transparent as well, as right now the slider is very visible in proper lighting (which could be a good thing for some, but mine are purple so i don't want to see them).

i'll probably use the caps for a week or two and then pass them along to someone else who participated in the contest/giveaway, so keep your eyes peeled on here if you're interested in them.

keep up the good work synjin, please don't stop now when you've gotten so far already. thanks again for the caps  :thumb:

The red looks great with the RF caps.  :thumb:

[Air tree]

Is there any chance of MX keycaps in the future? If it's one thing I'm going to miss is using one of your Fn caps or any of the rest, once I get those topre-mx sliders. 

[Synjin]

Perhaps. Right now I've been very busy since it is almost the end of the semester and my  baby keeps getting sick.

[Air tree]

Perhaps. Right now I've been very busy since it is almost the end of the semester and my  baby keeps getting sick.

Have a good semester then, and  hope your baby gets well soon! 

[Synjin]

She is getting better slowly

[btctopre]

alright, got a good week's worth of use out of the caps, so now it's time to pass them on. will give away the following caps to the first person that participated in the original giveaway (and is located in CONUS) that requests them here. i'll cover shipping and all that.

(yellow esc/fn, red/white/blue esc/fn/hhkb shift)

apologies to FoC_Tow, Ludovician, byker (and any other international participants), shipping outside of the usps system still makes me uncomfortable. if none of the CONUS participants want the caps and one of ya'll do though, then i may make the effort to ship beyond the border.

edit - my only additional thoughts after the further use is that the front right corner on the fn is sort of flat(?), so there's a noticeable difference in texture there. everything else is still fantastic on the trans set.

[Air tree]

alright, got a good week's worth of use out of the caps, so now it's time to pass them on. will give away the following caps to the first person that participated in the original giveaway (and is located in CONUS) that requests them here. i'll cover shipping and all that.

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(yellow esc/fn, red/white/blue esc/fn/hhkb shift)

apologies to FoC_Tow, Ludovician, byker (and any other international participants), shipping outside of the usps system still makes me uncomfortable. if none of the CONUS participants want the caps and one of ya'll do though, then i may make the effort to ship beyond the border.

edit - my only additional thoughts after the further use is that the front right corner on the fn is sort of flat(?), so there's a noticeable difference in texture there. everything else is still fantastic on the trans set.

Conus here :D

[btctopre]

Conus here

and we have our winner.

[FoC_Tow]

alright, got a good week's worth of use out of the caps, so now it's time to pass them on. will give away the following caps to the first person that participated in the original giveaway (and is located in CONUS) that requests them here. i'll cover shipping and all that.

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(yellow esc/fn, red/white/blue esc/fn/hhkb shift)

apologies to FoC_Tow, Ludovician, byker (and any other international participants), shipping outside of the usps system still makes me uncomfortable. if none of the CONUS participants want the caps and one of ya'll do though, then i may make the effort to ship beyond the border.

edit - my only additional thoughts after the further use is that the front right corner on the fn is sort of flat(?), so there's a noticeable difference in texture there. everything else is still fantastic on the trans set.

Conus here :D

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Gratz Air Tree!!   :thumb:

[thefebruaryman]

I getting itchy for some topre caps. Any news on the first sale?

[Synjin]

Sorry, I've been busy studying for finals and my baby keeps getting sick so I haven't been able to do much aside for babysit

[rowdy]

Life (tm) and especially baby should always come first

[Air tree]

These are really great looking. Great job Synjin!



Ps. Those skittles and smarties where tasty

[thefebruaryman]

Sorry, I've been busy studying for finals and my baby keeps getting sick so I haven't been able to do much aside for babysit

Sorry to hear it. Hope your child is all better and stays better soon. And good luck with those exams!

[rowdy]

These are really great looking. Great job Synjin!

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Ps. Those skittles and smarties where tasty

So many of these look better on a black HHKB.  Wondering whether I should get a black one too ...

[Air tree]

These are really great looking. Great job Synjin!

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Ps. Those skittles and smarties where tasty

So many of these look better on a black HHKB.  Wondering whether I should get a black one too ...

Do it! You can never have to much topre!

[rowdy]

These are really great looking. Great job Synjin!

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Ps. Those skittles and smarties where tasty

So many of these look better on a black HHKB.  Wondering whether I should get a black one too ...

Do it! You can never have to much topre!

It's more a case of adding another keyboard to my wish list

[dustinhxc]

HUGE THANKS TO SYNJIN! I was fortunate enough to get the trans dark orange that he made. It was my dream blanks and I was lucky enough to get all of these badass caps!
They are topre, perfect stem, fits and works great. Have been on my board for a week with no issues at ALL! They look amazing, they feel great!
These are amazing for how new you seem to be? Not sure if youve secretly been making caps longer or youre just really good quick!
The bottoms have some access on the edges. The Shift has a hard non trans piece inside of it. Besides that, they are great!
I CANT believe he made Modifiers. No one does that. Theyre awesome! Short right shift? I use it for Caps Lock (Control) and left Shift.
Here are some crappy iphone pics hah Ill take better ones soon. I also have some bros on here for color comparison.
Thanks again man! I just need one more orange fn for my arrow cluster to be complete. 











 

SO STOKED to see more and hopefully get in some sales for more orange blanks! I need all my mods! hehe

[Fire Brand]

Just like to say that crushed keycap in your first post the lighter pink looks amazing reminds me of cupcakes I would love that but I have no topre :X keep up the good work anyway hopefully you do that one again as it looks real nice but in MX

[nukec]

Well thats just amazing isnt it?

[dustinhxc]

This thread has been very inactive, BUT I finally took a nice photo of the awesomeeeee orange trans Topre caps I got from Synjin!

Here they are! I hope he makes more in the future.