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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: JSchool on Wed, 04 May 2011, 02:56:38

Title: Converting keycaps - need suggestions
Post by: JSchool on Wed, 04 May 2011, 02:56:38

I thought I saw a thread on this forum before that showed a keycap converstion how-to, but I can't find it.  So...

Other than the obvious, hollowing out the inside, what's the best way of creating cherry MX adapters to secure them to the switches?  I don't suppose they're sold seperately anywhere?

Title: Converting keycaps - need suggestions
Post by: calavera on Wed, 04 May 2011, 03:16:22

damnit, can't find that damn thread either but what you have to do is harvest them from other key caps. Just buy the cheapest piece of crap keyboard with mx switches.

Title: Converting keycaps - need suggestions
Post by: kbdfr on Wed, 04 May 2011, 03:23:40

Quote from: calavera;341435

damnit, can't find that damn thread either but what you have to do is harvest them from other key caps. Just buy the cheapest piece of crap keyboard with mx switches.

 
...or MY switches.

Title: Converting keycaps - need suggestions
Post by: kbdfr on Wed, 04 May 2011, 03:36:45

Have a look there:
http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:13999
http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:9617

Title: Converting keycaps - need suggestions
Post by: JSchool on Wed, 04 May 2011, 16:57:06

Those are the threads I was remembering, thanks.  Was hoping there was an easier way to go about it, like someone made adapters, but oh well.  Any suggestions for ultra cheap cherry keycaps that I can tear apart?