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geekhack Marketplace => Group Buys and Preorders => Topic started by: feng on Mon, 23 April 2012, 10:44:24
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Hello all,
Stuffes from MKC again. It's anodized aluminum keycaps this time. Their qualities are much better than those zinc keycaps since they were made by CNC individually.
They are top row profile (R4 row). The printed ones are laser-etched.
I still have some leftovers, please contact me if you need these
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8 images and blank ones available(from left to right):
1. Loong letter #1
(Red 0/4, Blue 0/2, Purple 0/2, Black 0/2)
2. Flaming Skull
(Red 3/5, Blue 0/4, Purple 0/4, Black 1/4)
3. Loong #1
(Red 0/3, Blue 0/2, Purple 0/2, Black 1/1)
4.Skull with crossbones
(Red 4/10, Blue 2/6, Purple 1/6, Black 1/5)
5.Loong #2
(Red 3/3, Blue 0/6, Purple 4/6, Black 2/4)
6.Loong #3
(Red 0/5, Blue 0/5, Purple 0/5, Black 0/5)
7.Skull with swords
(Red 1/5, Blue 0/5, Purple 0/5, Black 1/6)
8. Loong letter #2
(Red 1/5, Blue 2/2, Purple 2/2, Black 0/2)
9. Blank ones
(Red 7/20, Blue 6/20, Purple 7/20, Black 4/10)
10. Yinyang
(Black 1/8)
11. Alien
In the quote, the number on the left side means how many keycaps have been ordered; and the right side means the total stock.
FYI, loong is kinda a Chinese version of dragon. Unlike dragon, loong represents something good, it also represents the Chinese emperor long time ago.
More pictures:
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Pricing:
Blank: $15 for each
Printed: $18 for each
How to order:
Please first choose the the keycaps you want, and then send me the payment through Paypal and PM me your order and shipping address.
Shipping:
US - $4 (including delivery confirmation)
International - $7
Will ship the keycaps within a bubble mailer via USPS First Class.
If you need a box instead of the mailer for packing, or you need USPS Priority Service, please contact me for details, it costs a bit extra.
Payment:
Please send the payment to tangxiruo@hotmail.com as gift or add 3.5% to cover the fees through Paypal. After sending the payment, PM me your order and shipping address on this forum.
Sample Order PM:
1x Loong letter #1 Red
1x Loong #1 Blue
3x Blank Purple
Shipping address:
XXX XXX
1234 Keycap Blvd
St. Louis, MO 12345
United States
Order List:
1. ekw808 (Paid)(Shipped)
2. DanGWanG (Paid)(Shipped)
3. reaper (Paid)(Shipped)
4. i3oilermaker (Paid)(Shipped)
5. Nighted (Paid)(Shipped)
6. oneproduct (Paid)(Shipped)
7. mkawa (Paid)(Shipped)
8. jinzo.pk3 (Paid)(Shipped)
9. emptythecache (Paid)(Shipped)
10. Djuzuh (Paid)(Shipped)
11. dorkvader (Paid)(Shipped)
12. Fred (Paid)(Shipped)
13. *anonymous (Paid)(Shipped)
14. silat (Paid)(Shipped)
15. graboy (Paid)(Shipped)
16. Choi Young Gyoo (Paid)(Shipped)
17. Bim Gao (Paid) (Shipped)
18. megnin (Paid)(Shipped)
19. meomeo986 (Paid) (Shipped)
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Feng, you got my order, right? Payment this Friday. =P
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Check out the order list! Lazy guy! :D yeah I got your order.
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Hey, you just added that. I didn't see it before. lol ><
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No it was always right there with the other contexts. Probably no easy to see it since it's above tons of pictures. :P
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Yeah it was there the entire time! lol
Too much typing, not enough READING! haha
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Ugh, I'm such a sucker. pm'd and paypal'd.
dat purple.
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Fiat debt credits transferred. [ATTACH=CONFIG]48753[/ATTACH]
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Now, I have to decide which one(s) I want.
Those Loong (dragon?) ones look really nice, but piracy is in my heritage, so maybe I should go with the jolly roger. Luckily I have until may 10'th to pick.
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Luckily I have until may 10'th to pick.
Not really, you have until they're gone to pick.
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paid
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Not really, you have until they're gone to pick.
Yeah, I noticed that, and picked ASAP.
I was tempted to get two, and I'm surprised these haven't sold out yet.
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Keycas are almost on their ways :)
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lol net2522 is probably trying to figure out how to hide it from his SO right now ;)
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^ Is he the guy that was hiding the Poker in his car?
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yah. insane!
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What!:boxing:
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hahaha am i incorrect?
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大疯哥V5
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items will be shipped to me from China tomorrow.
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^ Nice! Can't wait. Be sure to check both tire pressure on your bike before you go pick them up. =P
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hi..
i paid with paypal (nesnepho@hanmail.net)
and sent order message
plz check it.
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We're back to Monday now. :( So I should go prepare my 6 finals again? -_-
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You got my order from the future, right? ;-P
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Hopefully my order from the future too!
and feng now you can retake that accounting exam and ace it!
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Retaking the accounting exam will drive me nut... *_*
Got some orders shipped today. Because of the rollback, the new keycaps including alien, punisher, cherry logo, and yinyang got lost. I'll update those later.
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Hope mine made it out :)
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Got mine! They are beautiful! The only thing I noticed is that the black one has a very tight fit, and the others are a bit looser, but its workable.
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Got mine! They are beautiful! The only thing I noticed is that the black one has a very tight fit, and the others are a bit looser, but its workable.
Post pictures, please. I want to see what they look like on a keyboard.
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Damn does the purple one look awesome, I almost regret not having bought a keycap in this color as I originally intended too.
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I have a purple loong letter 2 and a purple blank if you would want one or the other.
Also, feng, one of my others won't fit on the stem. you think i could make the gap wider with a file?
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No thanks xD. Not right now.
I have two keycaps from him coming already. Will see how it turns out. Maybe in the future one day :P.
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The stem is a little tight on mine also. Otherwise it looks nice. =P
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/eddie84/OCN/Mech%20keyboard%20club/key%20caps/DSC07975.jpg)
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why don't they all fit the same if they are CNC made? o_O
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tolerances i guess.
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why don't they all fit the same if they are CNC made? o_O
tolerances i guess.
Indeed: If you're even .001 off (probably much less), it'd be the difference between loose and fitting well.
I hope mine arrive soon! Despite what the OP says, I' paid a while ago :p
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there are two tolerances involved (ie, two items subject to sample variation). first, the stem, second the mating bit of the key. CNC mills are subject to machining variation. more aptly, the cost of a mill is directly related to its precision :P. similarly, molding precision, wear etc will determine the size of the stem. if you're far enough from the mean on either or both of these two parts, you will get a poor or non-fit.
anyway, i would suggest filing away at the stem a little as opposed to the cap, as you'll file through the anodized layer if you file through the cap.
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yes, but if i file away at the stem, i'm making any other cap i want to put on it later too loose. I don't particularly want to swap stems later when i want to swap caps.
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anyway, i would suggest filing away at the stem a little as opposed to the cap, as you'll file through the anodized layer if you file through the cap.
I wouldn't. The aluminium of the keycap will form a thin oxide layer within seconds that should sufficiently protect it. Anodizing normally just increases the thickness of the protective oxide layer and adds the opportunity for adding dyes (interstitial "defects") for colouration.
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how far through does the dye usually penetrate? basically, i would worry about filing through the colored layer (they look so nice :))
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....on the part of the key that is hardly even visible when it's not on a stem?
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IT MATTERS OK
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SRSBSNS
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how far through does the dye usually penetrate? basically, i would worry about filing through the colored layer (they look so nice :))
Should be under about 50 microns. You'd file through it for sure, and it'd be shiny on parts of the bottom. Still, I'd much rather do this than damage my stems.
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Stem costs 3 bucks at most
Alum keycap cost you 15
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If I break a stem on one of my plate-mounted keyboards, it'll cost me a lot more than $15 in re-soldering the whole thing.
Eh, To each his own. I have my plans for what I'll do with the keycap. I will file it (If necessary), and grab some LDPE to protect the stem. Until then, I'll wait for shipping.
Speaking of which, I'm glad to see the OP is updated with shipping notifications.
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Mine arrived, and look excellent! The "cherry" front print is only a little off, but it's acceptible to me.
Now about filing: Does anyone know a decent file or set of files I can get? What about other methods.?I was considering some sandpaper and some scrap metal.