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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: flizz on Sun, 21 October 2012, 00:58:35

Title: PBT Keycaps for ninja Filco mj2
Post by: flizz on Sun, 21 October 2012, 00:58:35

Hi I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find an 87 filco layout PCB key caps that has the font printed on the front side. I'm interested in black and red. If anyone could inform me about these it will be greatly appreciated!

Title: Re: PBT Keycaps for ninja Filco mj2
Post by: Hyde on Sun, 21 October 2012, 14:47:42

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/KBC-Dark-Gold-Black-Side-Printed-PBT-104-Keyset-Cherry-MX-Keyboards-/230852274561?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item35bfde2981#ht_500wt_1414

Or the same product from a different seller:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/104-PBT-gold-black-side-printed-key-caps-MX-cherry-Switches-Filco-Noppoo-/300722553745?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item4604760391#ht_2086wt_1220

This is the only one I'm aware of, though both qtan and geek feng have account on geekhack so maybe you can contact them directly and get a better deal  :P

Title: Re: PBT Keycaps for ninja Filco mj2
Post by: flizz on Sun, 21 October 2012, 18:48:52

thanks so much, are there any out there that has white font on black pbt key caps? front printed?

Title: Re: PBT Keycaps for ninja Filco mj2
Post by: alaricljs on Sun, 21 October 2012, 18:55:24

I've never seen PBT 'printed', only engraved, lasered or dye-sub.  None of those methods support a white legend on a dark cap.

Title: Re: PBT Keycaps for ninja Filco mj2
Post by: laffindude on Mon, 22 October 2012, 00:44:10

^That's not entirely correct. You can laser lighten PBT. You don't get really white legends, but you can get them light enough. There were those legended Ducky PBT caps in brown and "gold."  Oni's legend is off white (a little tan in dimmer lighting). Poker PBT had the pink legends. The whitest legend from laser is probably Cherry POM caps, but that's POM.