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Title: Aluminum caps?
Post by: Noxidian on Wed, 22 August 2012, 17:24:14

Is there ever goign to be another batch or Aul caps? I so VERY much want. :eek:

Title: Re: Aluminum caps?
Post by: longweight on Wed, 22 August 2012, 17:34:35

Very unlikely I am afraid, the Koreans all got theirs in the original GB. You can still get a set but you have to be willing to pay the price and wait a long time. I did and I don't regret it at all.

Title: Re: Aluminum caps?
Post by: i3oilermaker on Wed, 22 August 2012, 17:37:28

I would contact Feng - he may have some but probably only top row keys.

Title: Re: Aluminum caps?
Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 22 August 2012, 22:55:08

You can always cast them yourself, though this might be an expensive option indeed.

Title: Re: Aluminum caps?
Post by: Noxidian on Wed, 22 August 2012, 23:04:48

Casting would be an expensive option, and I don't think they would come out perfect.

Title: Re: Aluminum caps?
Post by: longweight on Thu, 23 August 2012, 00:55:00

My scarface caps were cast and they are damn near perfect.

Title: Re: Aluminum caps?
Post by: The_Beast on Thu, 23 August 2012, 00:58:37

You have to get good molds.

good molds = good caps
bad molds = bad caps


^__^

Title: Re: Aluminum caps?
Post by: longweight on Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:05:39

Good moulds :D

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/7316464154_717e691723_b.jpg)


(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7320557432_16d98e0e7c_k.jpg)

Title: Re: Aluminum caps?
Post by: Ian S on Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:44:13

Are the orange ones also Aluminium?

Title: Re: Aluminum caps?
Post by: Djuzuh on Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:45:23

Quote from: Ian S on Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:44:13

Are the orange ones also Aluminium?

nop.

Title: Re: Aluminum caps?
Post by: longweight on Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:45:38

No :(

Title: Re: Aluminum caps?
Post by: Ian S on Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:55:14

It's frustrating game this keyboard one.  A load of carrots dangling everywhere and most are not available.  And what are are not all that easy to get.

Title: Re: Aluminum caps?
Post by: longweight on Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:58:49

It took me about 6 months to find my caps, I am just waiting for metal modifiers now!

Title: Re: Aluminum caps?
Post by: Ian S on Thu, 23 August 2012, 04:19:33

Quote from: longweight on Thu, 23 August 2012, 03:58:49

months

I looked at / read your site yesterday.  Good info :)

In what ways do you prefer the metal to the plastic caps?  I noticed from your video that they make a lower pitched sound.  The old Cherry's are very different in sound and feel to the new QPAD caps and I greatly prefer the Cherry's on the MX-blues.

I think I could not cope without large clear text on the caps and I need the caps to be a light and easy to look at colour, ie, beige, as even after 30 years of near touch typing I still have to look at the board quite lot.  I expect that is asking the impossible if buying metal ones is nearly impossible.  :(

Title: Re: Aluminum caps?
Post by: longweight on Thu, 23 August 2012, 04:25:31

Thank you :)

They are lovely and cold most of the time and I really like the effect that they have had on the sound of the brown switches. I'm not sure why I like them so much but I know that I never even think about taking them off the board so they must be doing it for me!