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Offline Noxidian

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Aluminum caps?
« on: Wed, 22 August 2012, 17:24:14 »
Is there ever goign to be another batch or Aul caps? I so VERY much want. :eek:
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Offline longweight

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Re: Aluminum caps?
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 22 August 2012, 17:34:35 »
Very unlikely I am afraid, the Koreans all got theirs in the original GB. You can still get a set but you have to be willing to pay the price and wait a long time. I did and I don't regret it at all.
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Offline i3oilermaker

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Re: Aluminum caps?
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 22 August 2012, 17:37:28 »
I would contact Feng - he may have some but probably only top row keys.
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Offline dorkvader

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Re: Aluminum caps?
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 22 August 2012, 22:55:08 »
You can always cast them yourself, though this might be an expensive option indeed.
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Offline Noxidian

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Re: Aluminum caps?
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 22 August 2012, 23:04:48 »
Casting would be an expensive option, and I don't think they would come out perfect.
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Offline longweight

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Re: Aluminum caps?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 23 August 2012, 00:55:00 »
My scarface caps were cast and they are damn near perfect.
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Offline The_Beast

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Re: Aluminum caps?
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 23 August 2012, 00:58:37 »
You have to get good molds.

good molds = good caps
bad molds = bad caps


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Offline longweight

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Re: Aluminum caps?
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:05:39 »

Good moulds :D




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Offline Ian S

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Re: Aluminum caps?
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:44:13 »
Are the orange ones also Aluminium?
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Offline Djuzuh

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Re: Aluminum caps?
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:45:23 »
Quote from: Ian S on Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:44:13
Are the orange ones also Aluminium?
nop.
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Offline longweight

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Re: Aluminum caps?
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:45:38 »
No :(
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Offline Ian S

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Re: Aluminum caps?
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:55:14 »
It's frustrating game this keyboard one.  A load of carrots dangling everywhere and most are not available.  And what are are not all that easy to get.
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QPAD MK85 MX-red currently wearing beige vintage Cherry double shots.  Logitech K750.  Cherry G80 1000 with Blacks / Grey (circa 1990) that I've had since about 1994.

Sold: Realforce 88UB 45g; QPAD MK80 MX-Blue.

Offline longweight

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Re: Aluminum caps?
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:58:49 »
It took me about 6 months to find my caps, I am just waiting for metal modifiers now!
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Offline Ian S

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Re: Aluminum caps?
« Reply #13 on: Thu, 23 August 2012, 04:19:33 »
Quote from: longweight on Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:58:49
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I looked at / read your site yesterday.  Good info :)

In what ways do you prefer the metal to the plastic caps?  I noticed from your video that they make a lower pitched sound.  The old Cherry's are very different in sound and feel to the new QPAD caps and I greatly prefer the Cherry's on the MX-blues.

I think I could not cope without large clear text on the caps and I need the caps to be a light and easy to look at colour, ie, beige, as even after 30 years of near touch typing I still have to look at the board quite lot.  I expect that is asking the impossible if buying metal ones is nearly impossible.  :(
« Last Edit: Thu, 23 August 2012, 04:28:31 by Ian S »
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Sold: Realforce 88UB 45g; QPAD MK80 MX-Blue.

Offline longweight

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Re: Aluminum caps?
« Reply #14 on: Thu, 23 August 2012, 04:25:31 »
Thank you :)

They are lovely and cold most of the time and I really like the effect that they have had on the sound of the brown switches. I'm not sure why I like them so much but I know that I never even think about taking them off the board so they must be doing it for me!
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