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Title: What alps keycap expensive?
Post by: yasuo on Mon, 02 September 2013, 20:15:11

I want make custom keyboard with alps.
i need alps keycap custom,what they really expensive?like topre :eek:
may order in SP or any other besides SP?

Title: Re: What alps keycap expensive?
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 02 September 2013, 20:44:46

Many people here might be interested in what you find.

Title: Re: What alps keycap expensive?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 02 September 2013, 20:56:58

Edgar from Matias has said he's working on making thick PBT keycaps available. Forget where the thread is. And calavera is slowly working on an SP buy. Other than that, you'll have to buy a board to harvest from. There's not that many people making them and it's not easy to get a GB going since manufacturers seem to not have the molds.

Title: Re: What alps keycap expensive?
Post by: nubbinator on Mon, 02 September 2013, 21:10:28

Like CPTBadAss said, Alps caps are really uncommon since they're not as popular as Cherry MX or even Topre.  You basically have to get donor boards, find someone who's selling them (I've got some up for sale and I think Akimb0 might still have some), get them made from SP (which is expensive), or get an expensive novelty style cap from Paranoid if he still has some.

Title: Re: What alps keycap expensive?
Post by: yasuo on Tue, 03 September 2013, 00:55:51

how to humble hacker it seems keycap custom too,where they can get it?

Title: Re: What alps keycap expensive?
Post by: noisyturtle on Tue, 03 September 2013, 02:45:18

Does SP or GMK even have alps molds?

Title: Re: What alps keycap expensive?
Post by: nubbinator on Tue, 03 September 2013, 02:45:57

Quote from: noisyturtle on Tue, 03 September 2013, 02:45:18

Does SP or GMK even have alps molds?

Pretty sure SP does since there are Alps caps in the crap bags.

Title: Re: What alps keycap expensive?
Post by: Puddsy on Tue, 03 September 2013, 15:41:12

Quote from: yasuo on Tue, 03 September 2013, 00:55:51

how to humble hacker it seems keycap custom too,where they can get it?

Leopold.co.kr may have some, but currently there aren't that many on the market.

Title: Re: What alps keycap expensive?
Post by: DamnDan on Wed, 04 September 2013, 02:59:04

Quote from: nubbinator on Tue, 03 September 2013, 02:45:57

Quote from: noisyturtle on Tue, 03 September 2013, 02:45:18

Does SP or GMK even have alps molds?

Pretty sure SP does since there are Alps caps in the crap bags.

They do have the ESC mold that's for sure....too bad they don't do ALPS panic buttons ;/

Title: Re: What alps keycap expensive?
Post by: yasuo on Wed, 04 September 2013, 13:19:35

I email SP and they still could making ALPS keycap

He Say

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Thank you for the request! Yes we make keycaps that fit Alps switches.