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Title: These gold caps are pretty awesome!
Post by: jameslr on Tue, 30 July 2013, 23:11:55: But so expensive.... http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.w1003-2401587759.2.di81ro&id=14411872458&scene=taobao_shop
Title: Re: These gold caps are pretty awesome!
Post by: The_Ed on Tue, 30 July 2013, 23:14:22: Those look to be zinc...
Title: Re: These gold caps are pretty awesome!
Post by: jameslr on Tue, 30 July 2013, 23:23:19: They probably are, but they're plated to look like gold. I didn't mean to imply they're solid gold.
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Post by: YoungMichael88 on Tue, 30 July 2013, 23:29:13: I have those and I love them. They fit tight tho. Really tight.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/31/y7y5umy5.jpg)
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Post by: jameslr on Tue, 30 July 2013, 23:35:40: Nice!! I'll never get them, just thought they were neat novelty caps. How do they feel?
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Post by: The_Ed on Tue, 30 July 2013, 23:36:48: So tight you have to break your switches to remove them I've heard...
Title: Re: These gold caps are pretty awesome!
Post by: YoungMichael88 on Tue, 30 July 2013, 23:45:44: Quote from: The_Ed on Tue, 30 July 2013, 23:36:48
So tight you have to break your switches to remove them I've heard...
nah not that tight. You just have to be careful when removing them. I've had them on and off a few times for modding. I have them on reds and the weight of the caps make the switch soo light and it makes for a very smooth feeling, I love it but also really like heavy switches too. And the sound is very cool they "shimmer". Clink clink clink
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Post by: Photoelectric on Wed, 31 July 2013, 00:05:12: I have the silver versions (newer better fitting molds) for Esc and arrow keys. Too heavy to be used on normal switches for typing. Maybe on stiff switches like stock Clears and similar. They also sound clanky and metallic. I'd stick with them as novelty caps and would not recommend them for alpha keys.
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Post by: The_Ed on Wed, 31 July 2013, 00:09:19: Titanium spacebars are where the ****'s at if you like metal keycaps. I ordered 2 THICK ones from R2, and will likely sell my thin R1 for a slight markdown considering they don't wear.
Title: Re: These gold caps are pretty awesome!
Post by: YoungMichael88 on Wed, 31 July 2013, 00:12:55: Quote from: Photoelectric on Wed, 31 July 2013, 00:05:12
I have the silver versions (newer better fitting molds) for Esc and arrow keys. Too heavy to be used on normal switches for typing. Maybe on stiff switches like stock Clears and similar. They also sound clanky and metallic. I'd stick with them as novelty caps and would not recommend them for alpha keys.
Yea all my mods and shift, enter etc are the newer silver colored ones and they all fit very loose so I needed to put a small square piece of painters tape on the stems and press the tape into the stems with the switch so they would fit a little tighter. Actually I had to use two layers of tape. If I didn't I could have held the board upside down and with a little shake they would have fell off. Are yours the same?
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Post by: Photoelectric on Wed, 31 July 2013, 00:21:14: Yes. Well not that loose, but I use Teflon tape myself.
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Post by: YoungMichael88 on Wed, 31 July 2013, 00:28:41: I'm no typing champion so typing on them even on reds wasn't a big deal to me. I used it as my daily driver for months and months. I really do like how they feel. But that's the beauty of this hobby. We like what we like.
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Post by: Narcix on Wed, 31 July 2013, 03:15:59: Quote from: YoungMichael88 on Tue, 30 July 2013, 23:29:13
I have those and I love them. They fit tight tho. Really tight.
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Very nice looking board :D
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Post by: YoungMichael88 on Wed, 31 July 2013, 03:29:35: Thanks. For a poker it's very heavy now! Metal plate, metal case, metal caps. I should weigh it some day.
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Post by: MOZ on Wed, 31 July 2013, 05:33:15: I have the silver ones for the alphas. Very Nice. They will go onto my ErgoDox soon.

I need mods though, anyone selling?
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Post by: oTurtlez on Wed, 31 July 2013, 08:11:06: 390Y is about $39... Is that really so expensive?
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Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 31 July 2013, 08:15:41: Quote from: oTurtlez on Wed, 31 July 2013, 08:11:06
390Y is about $39... Is that really so expensive?

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plus shipping and agent fees
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Post by: oTurtlez on Wed, 31 July 2013, 08:31:47: Quote from: SpAmRaY on Wed, 31 July 2013, 08:15:41
Quote from: oTurtlez on Wed, 31 July 2013, 08:11:06
390Y is about $39... Is that really so expensive?

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plus shipping and agent fees

Last time I checked it was about 100Y to 1 USD. The hell happened.

EDIT: I was doing Yen not Yuan :p My bad :)) Too many currencies with the same letter! (And apparently symbol?!?!?)

DOUBLE EDIT: If it were yen it'd be $4 haha
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Post by: SeriouSSpotS on Wed, 31 July 2013, 09:01:00: They do look kind of cool
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Post by: jameslr on Wed, 31 July 2013, 10:27:29: I would like some gold mods if they ever make them I might pick them up. I didn't see any of them though. I don't think I would want them on alphas considering what people have said about them. Damn near $90 (after shipping and fees) for alphas alone is pretty pricey though.
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Post by: MOZ on Wed, 31 July 2013, 10:49:04: I've been in the hunt for Mods (2x, 1.5x) and some blanks as well for the ErgoDox.

Anyone interested in a GB, so we can get Feng to get these again.
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Post by: YoungMichael88 on Wed, 31 July 2013, 12:49:38: Quote from: jameslr on Wed, 31 July 2013, 10:27:29
I would like some gold mods if they ever make them I might pick them up. I didn't see any of them though. I don't think I would want them on alphas considering what people have said about them. Damn near $90 (after shipping and fees) for alphas alone is pretty pricey though.
The user Feng is the guy who gets these things made from MKC. He has said that there will be no more gold caps made as the failure rate is too high. So whatever you see for sale are just left over from the first round he had made. Once it all sells you're only chance is buying them from someone second hand.
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Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 31 July 2013, 17:57:19: Quote from: The_Ed on Wed, 31 July 2013, 00:09:19
Titanium spacebars are where the ****'s at if you like metal keycaps. I ordered 2 THICK ones from R2, and will likely sell my thin R1 for a slight markdown considering they don't wear.

Mine has some wear.

Well, strictly speaking you can see scratches in the polished surface now that I've used it so much. I expect sandblasted wouldn't have this issue as much.
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Post by: The_Ed on Thu, 01 August 2013, 00:57:46: Scratches?! What part of your thumb is hard enough to scratch titanium?!