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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Bucky on Thu, 02 June 2011, 20:03:43

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: Bucky on Thu, 02 June 2011, 20:03:43

I have been looking to find a red ESC key for Cherry mx switches, elitekeyboards are out of stock at the moment, any other good places to buy colored keycaps?

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: noodles256 on Thu, 02 June 2011, 20:08:51

post in the classifieds. start a WTB thread

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 02 June 2011, 20:13:24

You can get doubleshot ones from Signature Plastics (http://www.keycapsdirect.com/redesc.php).

(http://www.keycapsdirect.com/images/redesc/red_white_mx.jpg)

(http://www.keycapsdirect.com/images/redesc/red_black_mx.jpg)

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: rsantos97 on Thu, 02 June 2011, 21:30:25

Quote from: keyboardlover;354949

You can get doubleshot ones from Signature Plastics (http://www.keycapsdirect.com/redesc.php).

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(http://www.keycapsdirect.com/images/redesc/red_white_mx.jpg)

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(http://www.keycapsdirect.com/images/redesc/red_black_mx.jpg)

That's where I got mine from recently.  They shipped it out very quickly.

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: rsantos97 on Thu, 02 June 2011, 21:31:29

Now anyone know where to find blue arrow keys? Not the WASD ones just arrows.

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: Bucky on Thu, 02 June 2011, 22:32:23

Ahh I didn't realize signature plastics sells smaller quantities of stuff, gonna grab a few from there, thanks!

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: rodya on Thu, 02 June 2011, 23:25:47

I didn't know that about Signature Plastics either!  Thanks!

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: aggiejy on Thu, 02 June 2011, 23:26:54

Only a few select keys.

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: Atenacius on Thu, 02 June 2011, 23:26:59

Yeah I recently bought 2 of them from Signature Plastics. Just email them about it and they'll send you an invoice for it. Nice people

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: rodya on Thu, 02 June 2011, 23:28:44

By the way, Bucky, did he tell you directly that he was out of stock for the Cherry MX Red Esc keys?  I'm looking on his site right now and it shows as in stock.

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: Bucky on Thu, 02 June 2011, 23:35:57

Yea I saw it as in stock also, but then added to cart and it then told me it was out of stock when I tried to pay. But double shots and the option to have white or black font is better anyway :)

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: reaper on Thu, 02 June 2011, 23:53:35

I got a few from there as well.  With the surge in mech keyboard popularity, I wouldn't be surprised if they were sold out.

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/eddie84/OCN/Mech%20keyboard%20club/th_DSC05445.jpg) (http://[URL=http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/eddie84/OCN/Mech%20keyboard%20club/DSC05445.jpg)](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/eddie84/OCN/Mech%20keyboard%20club/th_DSC05445.jpg) (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/eddie84/OCN/Mech%20keyboard%20club/DSC05445.jpg)[/URL]

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: rodya on Thu, 02 June 2011, 23:56:14

Quote from: Bucky;355048

But double shots and the option to have white or black font is better anyway :)

Ahh, right.  Good point :)

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Fri, 03 June 2011, 00:40:53

fentek (http://www.fentek-ind.com/keys.htm) has them too, and the always classy mudflap girl.

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: calavera on Fri, 03 June 2011, 03:07:32

I bought one of each red esc key cap from SP and they're alright. You can never have enough red key caps. I bought ALPS switch key caps too even though I only own one alps keyboard. :) You gotta pimp it up

Title: Red ESC key
Post by: Atenacius on Fri, 03 June 2011, 13:56:57

Quote from: calavera;355116

I bought one of each red esc key cap from SP and they're alright. You can never have enough red key caps. I bought ALPS switch key caps too even though I only own one alps keyboard. :) You gotta pimp it up

Yeah, they're better than the ones at elitekeyboards because they're doubleshot but they really skimped on the plastic. I would've payed 50 cents more for even slightly thicker caps.