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Title: Spherical Keycaps for Cherry MX
Post by: cgoldberg on Sun, 06 February 2011, 16:24:55

love these vintage doubleshot cherry caps:

(http://i.imgur.com/bNjWh.jpg)

I'm trying to find something similar in shape... spherical that fits cherry mx switches.

anyone have a set for sale or know where to get a board I can pull them from?

Title: Spherical Keycaps for Cherry MX
Post by: manfaux on Sun, 06 February 2011, 16:37:16

I want some of these too. Maybe we should starting another SP mass order?

Title: Spherical Keycaps for Cherry MX
Post by: noctua on Mon, 07 February 2011, 01:40:35

Quote from: manfaux;290914

I want some of these too. Maybe we should starting another SP mass order?

I'm in!

Title: Spherical Keycaps for Cherry MX
Post by: sixty on Mon, 07 February 2011, 01:45:31

Quote from: cgoldberg;290907

love these vintage doubleshot cherry caps:

Show Image

(http://i.imgur.com/bNjWh.jpg)

I'm trying to find something similar in shape... spherical that fits cherry mx switches.

anyone have a set for sale or know where to get a board I can pull them from?

I can order the exact ones as in the picture.... the problem is they are only available in blank or with number keys and cost $1,60 per keycap :eek:

I also have a set of  Siginature Plastics ones (not for sale), they are sadly not as good. They attract dirt like nothing else. If you guys do setup an order for it, I suggest not doing it in white/beige. They have a more rough texture than their normal keycaps and due to the spherical shape the dirt and grime gets "rubbed" into them.

Hard to explain, but not nice.

Title: Spherical Keycaps for Cherry MX
Post by: sixty on Mon, 07 February 2011, 01:50:42

Oh yeah, I also have a set of this keyboard's keycaps (http://keyboardporn.com/mx-switch/nixdorf-softkeys/) for sale. QWERTZ layout, but very vintage and double shot.

Title: Spherical Keycaps for Cherry MX
Post by: RiGS on Mon, 07 February 2011, 06:54:44

Quote from: sixty;291094

I can order the exact ones as in the picture.... the problem is they are only available in blank or with number keys and cost $1,60 per keycap :eek:

I also have a set of  Siginature Plastics ones (not for sale), they are sadly not as good. They attract dirt like nothing else. If you guys do setup an order for it, I suggest not doing it in white/beige. They have a more rough texture than their normal keycaps and due to the spherical shape the dirt and grime gets "rubbed" into them.

Hard to explain, but not nice.

Do you have a full set of these? Blanks and numbers are the exact thing I am looking for.

Title: Spherical Keycaps for Cherry MX
Post by: sixty on Mon, 07 February 2011, 10:54:40

I don't have a full set right now. The number keys are something like $1,70~1,80 each, the blank ones I think nearly $2,50.

A full set would easily come in at almost 200 dollars.