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Title: Custom lego keycap
Post by: Jixr on Wed, 24 July 2013, 13:52:06

Someone has had to have done this before right?

I'm thinking of taking one of my extra keys, and cutting out the cherry stem + and gluing it to the bottom of a red 2x2 red lego block to have an awesome esc key, I googled it, but didnt find anything.

I figured someone would have tried it before, but since I couldn't find anything, maybe its a fail idea?

Title: Re: Custom lego keycap
Post by: Jixr on Wed, 24 July 2013, 14:20:30

Well, I suppose I'll just have to stop by the store and pick up a small box of lego's and try this one out for myself.

Title: Re: Custom lego keycap
Post by: Tarzan on Wed, 24 July 2013, 14:25:55

Quote from: Jixr on Wed, 24 July 2013, 14:20:30

Well, I suppose I'll just have to stop by the store and pick up a small box of lego's and try this one out for myself.

Take a keycap along, so you can see what block most closely matches the cap. 

 :D

Title: Re: Custom lego keycap
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 24 July 2013, 14:26:29

I've seen a few pictures on here but thats about it.

Title: Re: Custom lego keycap
Post by: asura on Wed, 24 July 2013, 14:33:50

What? You have to go out to get lego?!?

Title: Re: Custom lego keycap
Post by: Jixr on Wed, 24 July 2013, 15:05:38

Lol, unfortunately, All my lego bins ( and i know everyone says they have tons of legos, but believe me, i have tons ) are at my parents house, I honestly wanted to take them with me when I moved out, but that didn't happen. The only set I have is the lego architecture set I keep on my desk at work, though there is a lego store in the mall, and they sell individual bricks, so I may just do that next time i'm out clothes shopping.

Title: Re: Custom lego keycap
Post by: RabRhee on Wed, 24 July 2013, 15:31:26

Someone posted a couple of designs, one was a 2x2 block key, the other was a single post that would fit a minifig head on it, plus its been mentioned a few times in the 'what keycap would you like'. Not seen any actual results here yet.

Title: Re: Custom lego keycap
Post by: Jixr on Wed, 24 July 2013, 15:47:17

Yeah I just want to do a basic red 2x2 brick, I've no disire for minifig heads staring at me all day.

Title: Re: Custom lego keycap
Post by: Yzeets on Wed, 24 July 2013, 16:23:48

seems pretty easy with some epoxy and a dremel

Title: Re: Custom lego keycap
Post by: reiuorw on Wed, 24 July 2013, 20:09:22

I saw it here


http://www3.kbdmania.net/xe/index.php?&mid=photo&search_target=title_content&search_keyword=%EB%A0%88%EA%B3%A0&document_srl=6948951

Title: Re: Custom lego keycap
Post by: Ultratude on Thu, 25 July 2013, 04:08:05

My avatar... It was made last year.

Title: Re: Custom lego keycap
Post by: DamnDan on Thu, 25 July 2013, 04:46:12

Quote from: Ultratude on Thu, 25 July 2013, 04:08:05

My avatar... It was made last year.

Was it you who made a whole tutorial about these DIY keycaps? It looks Awesum! ^^

Title: Re: Custom lego keycap
Post by: Yzeets on Thu, 25 July 2013, 13:25:01

do you have any more pictures of it? looks amazing