Author Topic: Dressing Up Keyboards with Keycaps (Read 120698 times)

balanar · « **Reply #200 on:** Sun, 29 January 2012, 03:02:39 »

Quote from: reaper;502213

You're welcome but I've read somewhere here that the quality isn't that great (since they're ABS with pad printing). IIRC, OP specifically stated that they were KForce from either eBay or Taobao.

You know of any other similar looking ones then? I really how they looked in the picture I posted. I have an idea to mix these with the dye subbed ones (red on white) from imsto ( i think the keycaps from imsto will scream at the blasphemy of being forced to interact with such cheap keys though.)

Quote from: naranja;502199

yay or nay

I'd have to pass as I don't really like that shade of green! I envy people who can type on blanks though!

balanar · « **Reply #201 on:** Sun, 29 January 2012, 03:04:09 »

Quote from: reaper;502213

You're welcome but I've read somewhere here that the quality isn't that great (since they're ABS with pad printing). IIRC, OP specifically stated that they were KForce from either eBay or Taobao.

Quote from: naranjaYou know of any other similar looking ones then? I really how they looked in the picture I posted. I have an idea to mix these with the dye subbed ones (red on white) from imsto ( i think the keycaps from imsto will scream at the blasphemy of being forced to interact with such cheap keys though.)

[QUOTE=naranja;502199

yay or nay

I'd have to pass as I don't really like that shade of green! I envy people who can type on blanks though!

baldgye · « **Reply #202 on:** Mon, 30 January 2012, 05:52:43 »

Hey guys I'm a new user to posting, I've been creeping around here for a few months as I'm totally new to the mechanical keyboard 'scene' and I wanted in!

Anyways after a month or so of looking up switches and brands I went with a Filco Majestouch-2, NKR with Cherry MX Blue switches, and totally love it... anyway today in the post came a bunch of caps I bought from WASD when I was wasted lol;;

emptythecache · « **Reply #203 on:** Mon, 30 January 2012, 08:23:22 »

wasted keycap buying is awesome. nice job man.

FKSSR · « **Reply #204 on:** Thu, 02 February 2012, 10:39:54 »

Quote from: ripster;418686

My variation on that theme.
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More pics here.

That is exactly what I have had in my head for my black Filco. I'm not 100% set on it, yet, but it's my top idea right now...

FKSSR · « **Reply #205 on:** Thu, 02 February 2012, 14:04:21 »

Here is my new CM Storm Quickfire (blue switches) with blank keys from WASDKeyboards.com (at work):

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lightsout714 · « **Reply #206 on:** Thu, 02 February 2012, 17:48:45 »

That looks very nice. I bet your co workers love you with all the clicking!

F u r u y á · « **Reply #207 on:** Thu, 02 February 2012, 23:10:13 »

Quote from: FKSSR;506528

Here is my new CM Storm Quickfire (blue switches) with blank keys from WASDKeyboards.com (at work):

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Blanks are so elegant, with maybe a couple of different keycaps at max. I don't understand all the fuzz about double shots (easily gets shiny and sticky!), RGB, and dozen of different keycaps in the same setup.

My first Blanks will come from Round 4. Hopefully I'll be alive until then.

hazeluff · « **Reply #208 on:** Thu, 02 February 2012, 23:16:06 »

Quote from: F u r u y á;507011

Blanks are so elegant, with maybe a couple of different keycaps at max. I don't understand all the fuzz about double shots (easily gets shiny and sticky!), RGB, and dozen of different keycaps in the same setup.

My first Blanks will come from Round 4. Hopefully I'll be alive until then.

Doubleshots because of the colors!.

Kisakuku · « **Reply #209 on:** Thu, 02 February 2012, 23:21:55 »

Quote from: hazeluff;507013

Doubleshots because of the colors!.

Doubleshots because of the shots!

F u r u y á · « **Reply #210 on:** Thu, 02 February 2012, 23:22:57 »

Yeah I know, but still, only two colors! I would understand in case for custom keys (TL, troll, SC2, etc), but for those more than just two colors would be appreciated! In case for the regular keys (qwer, asdf, ...) I definetly don't think that the higher contrast of DS justifies the ABS material (and lack of elegance!)

There is the retro appeal of DS with specific colors and fonts too, forgot about that... well, to each his own, every person is different

dorkvader · « **Reply #211 on:** Thu, 02 February 2012, 23:36:18 »

Doubleshots so that people know from a distance what layout I'm using. (Got a Dvorak customer in the computer service center today. She was awesome.)

F u r u y á · « **Reply #212 on:** Thu, 02 February 2012, 23:42:00 »

Quote from: dorkvader;507027

Doubleshots so that people know from a distance what layout I'm using. (Got a Dvorak customer in the computer service center today. She was awesome.)

that's peculiar

pea.tear.gryphon · « **Reply #213 on:** Fri, 03 February 2012, 00:09:31 »

So clean! Where did you get the keycaps?

FKSSR · « **Reply #214 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 15:47:47 »

Quote from: F u r u y á;507011

My first Blanks will come from Round 4. Hopefully I'll be alive until then.

I've been away from GH for a while... What "Round 4" group are you referring to? I bought my key caps from WASDKeyboards.com, but I'd love to get blank PBTs that don't wear as fast.

Quote from: lightsout714;506720

That looks very nice. I bet your co workers love you with all the clicking!

I had a Filco Zero (fake white ALPS) before that was louder. So, my coworkers were happy to hear this softer keyboard. Ultimately, though, this keyboard is not much quieter than some people's rubber domes, since they clack when they bottom out.

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #215 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 17:00:10 »

Only doubleshots I care about anymore really are Cherry ones. I vastly prefer the lower profiles. Well just any of their keys in general really, the pom ones are pretty nice too. Something about pbt, I don't like the feeling of it.

I am more of an understated type of person too, but that doesn't mean you can't have color. You just need to do some pre planning so it dosen't look like a crayola factory exploded on your board.

lightsout714 · « **Reply #216 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 18:54:04 »

Quote from: lysol;507538

Only doubleshots I care about anymore really are Cherry ones. I vastly prefer the lower profiles. Well just any of their keys in general really, the pom ones are pretty nice too. Something about pbt, I don't like the feeling of it.

I am more of an understated type of person too, but that doesn't mean you can't have color. You just need to do some pre planning so it dosen't look like a crayola factory exploded on your board.

Thats funny because I recently got my first cherry doubleshots. Hated the profile and sold them ASAP!

F u r u y á · « **Reply #217 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 18:56:55 »

Quote from: FKSSR;507489

I've been away from GH for a while... What "Round 4" group are you referring to? I bought my key caps from WASDKeyboards.com, but I'd love to get blank PBTs that don't wear as fast.

Double shot replacements ROUND FOUR!

qtan have some PBT (not blank though), and VorTex group buy has it also, but it will take a while (maybe not as long as R4 though).

If someone else knows other sources of blank PBT, please shout!

FKSSR · « **Reply #218 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 21:55:59 »

Quote from: F u r u y á;507628

Double shot replacements ROUND FOUR!
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If someone else knows other sources of blank PBT, please shout!

Thanks, but unless I'm missing something, none of those have blank black or white keys, correct?

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #219 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 21:59:02 »

The vortex (KBC) are available in blank black or white. Only other source I know for blank pbt MX keys is SP, and a full set is much more expensive, and it's unlikely they will have all keys in stock in the same color in one go.

dorkvader · « **Reply #220 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 21:59:16 »

Quote from: FKSSR;507818

Thanks, but unless I'm missing something, none of those have blank black or white keys, correct?

You're missing it no longer: It's right here!
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Round4_Pricelist#BLANKPBT_.28Blank_cylindrical_PBT_style.29

BLANKPBT/BLANKSTD/WHITE
BLANKPBT/BLANKSTD/BLACK

There's also TKL, etc.

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #221 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 22:06:41 »

Still look at the price difference! $130? for SP GB4 vs $50 for KBC...

BiNiaRiS · « **Reply #222 on:** Tue, 07 February 2012, 04:11:31 »

Screwed around with my poker tonight and didn't find anything I loved. Used some random Cherry caps I've had laying around. Found that it's super hard to match colors :\ It's that pesky bottom row that is the hardest. Phantom/dox will clear that up and let me use 1.5 CTRL/ALT caps though.

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byFd · « **Reply #223 on:** Tue, 07 February 2012, 04:22:04 »

last one is my favourite but maybe only because its the most consistent

btw i like the keys with the additional golden/brown/whatever legend.

FKSSR · « **Reply #224 on:** Tue, 07 February 2012, 08:22:52 »

Thanks guys for pointing that out to me. I don't know how I missed it. I guess I paid too much attention to the pretty pictures.

So, it looks like blank black keys are $110 in the Round 4 group or $33 in Vortex. I'll do a search, but if I don't find it first, is there someone in the US that is helping with the Vortex order?

pitashen · « **Reply #225 on:** Tue, 07 February 2012, 11:13:24 »

Quote from: BiNiaRiS;508048

Screwed around with my poker tonight and didn't find anything I loved. Used some random Cherry caps I've had laying around. Found that it's super hard to match colors :\ It's that pesky bottom row that is the hardest. Phantom/dox will clear that up and let me use 1.5 CTRL/ALT caps though.

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wow this is absolutely an cherry braggin show off post. lololol

I am drooling over your anti-caps-lock key. Is that the correct profile? where did u get it (harvest) from?

F u r u y á · « **Reply #226 on:** Tue, 07 February 2012, 11:55:18 »

Quote from: FKSSR;508109

Thanks guys for pointing that out to me. I don't know how I missed it. I guess I paid too much attention to the pretty pictures.

So, it looks like blank black keys are $110 in the Round 4 group or $33 in Vortex. I'll do a search, but if I don't find it first, is there someone in the US that is helping with the Vortex order?

Those R4 prices are not final, but probably it will be very expensive.

I asked that before (VorTex in US) and sixty told me to talk to iMav and I did but I never got an answer.

Other Blank PBT (only white though): feng, imsto.

BiNiaRiS · « **Reply #227 on:** Tue, 07 February 2012, 13:07:23 »

Quote from: pitashen;508262

wow this is absolutely an cherry braggin show off post. lololol

I am drooling over your anti-caps-lock key. Is that the correct profile? where did u get it (harvest) from?

I found it on eBay. ncbound i think. it was just a set of caps off an old board he said didn't work. i got him to ship me the board as well. sixty thought it was going to be a specific cherry board, but it turned out to be some random company we'd never heard of.

the full set of keys was identical to these except of course for cherry mx:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/260950357418

oh, and the caps lock/scroll lock/num lock have led windows.

VladeK · « **Reply #228 on:** Wed, 08 February 2012, 09:42:24 »

A little red skull on snow

ekw808 · « **Reply #229 on:** Wed, 08 February 2012, 13:20:16 »

Just got a set of white pbts. =) But that f12 key is killing me

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RiGS · « **Reply #230 on:** Wed, 08 February 2012, 16:05:47 »

Quote from: lightsout714;507625

Thats funny because I recently got my first cherry doubleshots. Hated the profile and sold them ASAP!

That's funny because your new KBC dyesubs have the same Cherry profile. Do you plan to sell them as well?

lightsout714 · « **Reply #231 on:** Wed, 08 February 2012, 16:24:21 »

Quote from: RiGS;509443

That's funny because your new KBC dyesubs have the same Cherry profile. Do you plan to sell them as well?

I am aware of that. I think it was more of an issue that I didn't have the modifiers. And I didn't like them next to filco profile caps. And didn't want to wait 6 months for a moogle.

That said I don't prefer the profile of these caps. But it's not a deal breaker. They look so nice. Plus the cherry set I got was pretty worn. I'd like to score a new set one day.

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RiGS · « **Reply #232 on:** Wed, 08 February 2012, 16:43:06 »

Why don't you prefer the Cherry profile? The lower profile helps to reduce the switch wobble. I can't say a reason why would anyone prefer the thin OEM/Filco key profile, unless they prefer to use them with O-rings.

lightsout714 · « **Reply #233 on:** Wed, 08 February 2012, 17:28:20 »

Idk that's just how I like them.My kbc pbts sit higher and have a better feel to me when typing. To me cherry almost feels like a low profile key.

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PixelVandalism · « **Reply #234 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 04:33:22 »

I got one

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FKSSR · « **Reply #235 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 10:51:57 »

Quote from: F u r u y á;508296

Those R4 prices are not final, but probably it will be very expensive.

I asked that before (VorTex in US) and sixty told me to talk to iMav and I did but I never got an answer.

Other Blank PBT (only white though): feng, imsto.

Thanks, again! I wish I would have known more about PBT caps before ordering the ABS from WASDKeyboards. The ABS caps aren't bad, but since they are on my work computer, they are going to get shiny and slick pretty fast.

I'll look more into getting PBT cabs in the coming weeks, when I finalize what I'm going to do with a couple of my other keyboards.

pitashen · « **Reply #236 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 11:59:37 »

Quote from: RiGS;509467

Why don't you prefer the Cherry profile? The lower profile helps to reduce the switch wobble. I can't say a reason why would anyone prefer the thin OEM/Filco key profile, unless they prefer to use them with O-rings.

erm..being lower profile doesn't reduce the wobble from the switch itself. However it does reduce the degree of wobbling movement at the top of the keycap. Think swaying of a taller building vs a lower building under the same earthquake.

lightsout714 · « **Reply #237 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 12:35:56 »

Quote from: pitashen;510268

erm..being lower profile doesn't reduce the wobble from the switch itself. However it does reduce the degree of wobbling movement at the top of the keycap. Think swaying of a taller building vs a lower building under the same earthquake.

I'm thinking thats what he meant.

Shuffled my caps around. Really want a red alert set for the cherry red quickfire.

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RiGS · « **Reply #238 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 13:11:12 »

Quote from: pitashen;510268

erm..being lower profile doesn't reduce the wobble from the switch itself. However it does reduce the degree of wobbling movement at the top of the keycap. Think swaying of a taller building vs a lower building under the same earthquake.

This is what I meant, but you said this like this wasn't common knowledge.

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pitashen · « **Reply #239 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 13:18:21 »

Quote from: RiGS;510324

This is what I meant, but you said this like this wasn't common knowledge.

Did not mean to offend.

RiGS · « **Reply #240 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 13:24:00 »

No problem, me neither. Hey, why don't we all just relax?

megnin · « **Reply #241 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 17:10:11 »

I thought I'd color code the significant functional catagories.
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hashbaz · « **Reply #242 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 17:42:59 »

The keys from my RGBY group buy have arrived.

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reaper · « **Reply #243 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 18:11:43 »

^ Looking good. They seem darker than the ones from previous group buy.

Sent from iPhone

hashbaz · « **Reply #244 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 18:19:10 »

Quote from: reaper;511335

^ Looking good. They seem darker than the ones from previous group buy.

Sent from iPhone

Heh, that's just the lousy lighting. The blue is darker but red and green are the same as aggiejy's sets.

Reptile · « **Reply #245 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 18:27:29 »

Quote from: hashbaz;511338

Heh, that's just the lousy lighting. The blue is darker but red and green are the same as aggiejy's sets.

That blue is perfect

pitashen · « **Reply #246 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 19:12:43 »

Quote from: hashbaz;511338

Heh, that's just the lousy lighting. The blue is darker but red and green are the same as aggiejy's sets.

I have to say I prefer the blue from Desko/aggiejy's

dorkvader · « **Reply #247 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 19:33:44 »

Quote from: hashbaz;511338

Heh, that's just the lousy lighting. The blue is darker but red and green are the same as aggiejy's sets.

The blue is amazing. I could get lost in it.

Hmm, now what keyboard should I put it on...?

eth0s · « **Reply #248 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 19:49:48 »

Did any of you guys see a pic of my Ultimate Gamer from the SP Grab Bag thread? It has real Cherry double-shots (not SP), Tiffany-turquoise WASD from SP, and some sweet cheat keys for my hax!

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Also, somebody said it was impossible to make a complete set of keycaps from an SP Grab Bag, well I proved him wrong with this Ultimate Poker (done only with keycaps from my 2 SP mixed color bags, except Space Bar which is OEM):

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[Disclaimer: obviously the Poker is just for fun, as are the cheat keys, 'cuz I don't hack, much.]

demik · « **Reply #249 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 23:46:53 »

Quote from: pitashen;511379

I have to say I prefer the blue from Desko/aggiejy's

i think aggiejy's blue is way too light.

that one looks closer to the desko blue, if it's the same blue we're talking about.

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Author Topic: Dressing Up Keyboards with Keycaps (Read 120698 times)