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geekhack Marketplace => Classifieds => Topic started by: hashbaz on Sun, 28 August 2011, 00:54:28
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Looking to buy a handful of Cherry doubleshots, both white-on-black and black-on-white. I don't really care which keys they are, or from what layout. They can even be damaged or unusable on a keyboard.
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love to know the reason you want these..... :)
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I've got most of a set of really shiny doubleshots, but missing the "moogle kit" (entire bottom row incl. space bar) and some of the numpad keys. PM me if you want 'em
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love to know the reason you want these..... :)
I'm trying to put together a comprehensive RIT dye wiki article that distills the wisdom found in existing threads. I currently have some Unicomp keys, ABS blanks from WASD, some cheapie keys from a Logitech, and some lasered Cherry PBT keys.
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Thanks ripster, I appreciate the help. PM sent.
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I've got most of a set of really shiny doubleshots, but missing the "moogle kit" (entire bottom row incl. space bar) and some of the numpad keys. PM me if you want 'em
I assume these are white lettering on black keys?
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mine are white on black, yes.
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it seems that white on black is more available then black on white.
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it seems that white on black is more available then black on white.
Yup. I'm hoping a kind-hearted European has some old or damaged whites available for a good cause. :)
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Feh, good luck with those abs ones
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Feh, good luck with those abs ones
Well, I'm excited to experiment with wcass' low-temperature method (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?20372-rit-keys&p=389748&viewfull=1#post389748). I see from that thread that the 1 cup of MEK he recommended destroyed your keys -- how much water did you use?
I remember reading, possibly in iMav's original thread, that yo-yo hobbyists use non-boiling water + acetone. That gives me hope for ABS keys. Fortunately there is now a cheap source of ABS for lots of experimentation (WASD).
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Well, he said that you need enough water to fill whatever you're using to hold the keys plus an inch or two over that. That's how much I used. It should generally be the same amount of water even though I just used a glass bowl instead. If I ever try it again, I think I'll be attempting a much less concentrated batch along with using acetone instead. Because keys leaving with not enough color is recoverable.
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There is a guy here who successfully did White lettering on Black Keys ABS Cherry Corp doubleshots. It looked great. But he was secretive about his method because he was selling the keyboards.
You mean this guy? (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:4962&viewfull=1&page=27&do=comments#post110016) He seemed pretty straightforward about his process a few posts later. (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:4962&viewfull=1&page=28&do=comments#post110119) The (what I assume were) white doubleshots in the first link are the best looking results I've seen. Too bad they are so rare. :-/
Right now OCN has the best guide on the Intertoobs (http://www.overclock.net/keyboards/551389-keyboard-dye-customization-guide.html). Surely we can beat that!
Yup. My goal is to provide a large list of links to existing ideas, methods, and images, along with copiously documented results of my experiments across a bunch of methods and key types.
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just wondering what those RIT dyes consist of to get an aquivilent for europe also... i`d give it a shot with a few pad printed boards here. maybe it was interesting for your wiki what works for europe.
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Several Europeans in the original (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:4962&do=comments) RIT wiki thread tried Simplicol (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:4962&viewfull=1&page=31&do=comments#post132624), but none of them found it to work very well. A few also ordered RIT from Amazon or ebay.
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Several Europeans in the original (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:4962&do=comments) RIT wiki thread tried Simplicol (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:4962&viewfull=1&page=31&do=comments#post132624), but none of them found it to work very well. A few also ordered RIT from Amazon or ebay.
thx
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I have a handful of keys with broken off stems in the keys. Your for the price of shipping. Black on white cherry ds.
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Sweet, thanks Ascaii. PM sent.