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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: gigibecali on Wed, 22 August 2012, 05:28:53

Title: buy (pbt) doubleshots
Post by: gigibecali on Wed, 22 August 2012, 05:28:53
Where/from whom can I buy new (PBT) doubleshots?

Are they available on taobao or somewhere else?

I live in EU.

Thank you.
Title: Re: buy (pbt) doubleshots
Post by: 1stGenRex on Wed, 22 August 2012, 06:45:22
It's my understanding (although VERY limited) that PBTs cannot be double-shot, and that's why they are not so common. Dye Sub PBTs are common, as are laser engraved ones, but I've never seen doubleshot.
Title: Re: buy (pbt) doubleshots
Post by: The_Beast on Wed, 22 August 2012, 07:18:30
Deck is the only company that can DS PBTs AFAIK
Title: Re: Re: buy (pbt) doubleshots
Post by: boost on Wed, 22 August 2012, 11:21:59
Quote from: The_Beast on Wed, 22 August 2012, 07:18:30
Deck is the only company that can DS PBTs AFAIK

Didn't know pbt ds was possible...got link?
Title: Re: buy (pbt) doubleshots
Post by: hazeluff on Wed, 22 August 2012, 11:27:09
Quote from: The_Beast on Wed, 22 August 2012, 07:18:30
Deck is the only company that can DS PBTs AFAIK

Deck's translucent legends? Those are Painted keys with the legends lazered  off (or otherwise removed).

AFAWK Doubleshot -> ABS, Dyesub -> PBT

Is OP just looking for doubleshot keys and which ones?
Title: Re: buy (pbt) doubleshots
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 22 August 2012, 11:30:18
NO, they do not exist, or if they do only on some obscure keyboard that you will never find. And Deck are not doubleshot, they are dyesub on translucent.
It is possible in theory to doubleshot pbt, but the tolerances are so specific and calculate shrinkage etc, that there would probably be defect free yields very low which would make them very expensive to produce in comparison to abs.
Title: Re: buy (pbt) doubleshots
Post by: alaricljs on Wed, 22 August 2012, 11:36:36
Deck's are not double shot.  They are 2 part glue-ups with that dye-sub bit lysol mentioned.