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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: Rafen on Fri, 23 September 2011, 12:07:18

Title: Key caps for HHKB
Post by: Rafen on Fri, 23 September 2011, 12:07:18

I'm looking to find key caps for a HHKB pro 2. I would love to be able to find some red ones. Elite keyboards only sells white and black. Can anyone help me?

Thanks

P.S. Don't wanna spend more than $100 USD unless I have don't have any other choice.

Title: Key caps for HHKB
Post by: hcry4 on Fri, 23 September 2011, 12:14:29

You might want to PM jrockroll to see if he still has any left (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?22114-Topre-Keycaps).

Title: Key caps for HHKB
Post by: Rafen on Fri, 23 September 2011, 12:46:17

Thanks a lot, I will PM him. Also if anyone else knows of any that are for sale let me know.

Title: Key caps for HHKB
Post by: hashbaz on Fri, 23 September 2011, 14:38:23

There's also the option of RIT dying white keys.  HHKB caps in particular take dye well and look fantastic:

(http://uhhh.org/~lherzog/blog-images/hhkb-color-keys-big.jpg)

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=2158&d=1237144512)

There are a couple of articles in the mod subforum that describe how.

Title: Key caps for HHKB
Post by: Rafen on Fri, 23 September 2011, 16:50:30

I don't think I feel that comfortable dying keys that cost that much money.

Title: Key caps for HHKB
Post by: hashbaz on Fri, 23 September 2011, 16:58:13

*shrug*

Title: Key caps for HHKB
Post by: tsangan on Sat, 24 September 2011, 11:56:12

I wonder if I can commission someone that has experience with this to dye some keys for me, keys will be provided of course.

I don't trust myself doing it myself lol

Title: Key caps for HHKB
Post by: ironman31 on Sat, 24 September 2011, 23:09:28

I'd do it in a heartbeat, as long as they had a guarantee they wouldn't **** up my caps

Title: Key caps for HHKB
Post by: hashbaz on Sat, 24 September 2011, 23:26:52

I have no actual experience dying key caps (yet), but out of curiosity, what would you be willing to pay someone to dye a full set?  Assume there was a replacement guarantee for melted/lost/botched/etc. caps.

Title: Key caps for HHKB
Post by: ironman31 on Sat, 24 September 2011, 23:56:20

the heartbeat thing was sort of kidding. I wouldn't pay that Much for keycaps at the moment. Sorry for the confusion.

Title: Key caps for HHKB
Post by: tsangan on Fri, 30 September 2011, 12:51:09

Quote from: hashbaz;421004

I have no actual experience dying key caps (yet), but out of curiosity, what would you be willing to pay someone to dye a full set?  Assume there was a replacement guarantee for melted/lost/botched/etc. caps.

I don't know what would be fair, since I don't know the cost of the materials + how much time it takes for the person either.

But I am willing to a pay a reasonable amount, I would probably buy a brand new blank white/grey set and have the whole thing done similar to the 2nd pick you linked