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Title: Custom Spacebars for Groomsmen
Post by: xmagusx on Wed, 11 September 2013, 14:31:12
I'm getting each of my groomsmen a mechanical keyboard as their gift, and wanted to have a custom spacebar for each of them with their username on it. I was wondering what the best method to accomplish this might be. Thus far I have found that the fine folks at wasd provide something along these lines:

http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/printed-keycap-singles/custom-keycap.html

but was wondering if others knew of other available options, or had other suggestions as to how to accomplish same.

Thanks!

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Title: Re: Custom Spacebars for Groomsmen
Post by: domoaligato on Wed, 11 September 2013, 14:55:10
pm imsto. if your timeline is out long enough he could maybe do some dyesubbed pbt spacebars.
Title: Re: Custom Spacebars for Groomsmen
Post by: badcop on Wed, 11 September 2013, 15:02:21
lol i just suggested this idea to my fiance and i got.

"please....don't...."

:(
Title: Re: Custom Spacebars for Groomsmen
Post by: domoaligato on Wed, 11 September 2013, 15:11:55
lolz
Title: Re: Custom Spacebars for Groomsmen
Post by: xmagusx on Wed, 11 September 2013, 15:27:42
lol i just suggested this idea to my fiance and i got.

"please....don't...."

:(

Bummer. All of my groomsmen were fellow geeks who got this wistful look when I talked about a Model M and gave a blank look when I talked about modern mechanical keyboards, so I just saw a neat opportunity to do something cool for them.

Ideally, I'd love to get them all ErgoDoxes. I am not that rich, though. They get QFRs. :D

But we've all also been gaming together since BroodWars and Duke Nukem 3D, so being able to put their nick on the spacebar seemed like a good flourish if I could pull it off. Target date is probably Christmas.
Title: Re: Custom Spacebars for Groomsmen
Post by: Badwrench on Wed, 11 September 2013, 15:32:37
WASD would be a great way to go for what you are looking for.  You might even be able to get close to the CM font (if you wanted to).  In addition, I would do an enter key with your initials and the wedding date. 

ex:  A&J  9/11/13
Title: Re: Custom Spacebars for Groomsmen
Post by: domoaligato on Wed, 11 September 2013, 15:35:07
I just recently got married and I gave all my groomsmen personalized beer mugs.
 :thumb:
Title: Re: Custom Spacebars for Groomsmen
Post by: xmagusx on Wed, 11 September 2013, 15:39:50
WASD would be a great way to go for what you are looking for.  You might even be able to get close to the CM font (if you wanted to).  In addition, I would do an enter key with your initials and the wedding date. 

ex:  A&J  9/11/13

That would be neat, but at $10 a cap, the WASD price creeps fast. Definitely worth thinking about though, thanks! :)
Title: Re: Custom Spacebars for Groomsmen
Post by: Badwrench on Wed, 11 September 2013, 15:58:14
WASD would be a great way to go for what you are looking for.  You might even be able to get close to the CM font (if you wanted to).  In addition, I would do an enter key with your initials and the wedding date. 

ex:  A&J  9/11/13

That would be neat, but at $10 a cap, the WASD price creeps fast. Definitely worth thinking about though, thanks! :)

True, especially since you have to shell out for the QFRs in the first place.  Maybe do the space bar with the user name on the left side, and the initial/date on the right.
Title: Re: Custom Spacebars for Groomsmen
Post by: badcop on Wed, 11 September 2013, 17:01:01

lol i just suggested this idea to my fiance and i got.

"please....don't...."

:(

Bummer. All of my groomsmen were fellow geeks who got this wistful look when I talked about a Model M and gave a blank look when I talked about modern mechanical keyboards, so I just saw a neat opportunity to do something cool for them.

Ideally, I'd love to get them all ErgoDoxes. I am not that rich, though. They get QFRs. :D

But we've all also been gaming together since BroodWars and Duke Nukem 3D, so being able to put their nick on the spacebar seemed like a good flourish if I could pull it off. Target date is probably Christmas.

See that's cool. My friends are ignorant to the finer things in life. They don't get it.
Title: Re: Custom Spacebars for Groomsmen
Post by: eth0s on Wed, 11 September 2013, 17:11:20
I'm getting each of my groomsmen a mechanical keyboard as their gift, and wanted to have a custom spacebar for each of them with their username on it. I was wondering what the best method to accomplish this might be. Thus far I have found that the fine folks at wasd provide something along these lines:

http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/printed-keycap-singles/custom-keycap.html

but was wondering if others knew of other available options, or had other suggestions as to how to accomplish same.

Thanks!

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Nice!  This is a great gift.  Those are some lucky bastards getting a keyboard.  My groomsmen just got some cufflinks. 
Title: Re: Custom Spacebars for Groomsmen
Post by: xmagusx on Wed, 11 September 2013, 21:58:38
See that's cool. My friends are ignorant to the finer things in life. They don't get it.
Then would it not be considered almost a moral obligation to help illuminate them as to those blessings which thus far have been absent from their lives? :D
Title: Re: Custom Spacebars for Groomsmen
Post by: BakerMan1971 on Thu, 12 September 2013, 05:22:52
it might be an idea to email WASD and see if they would do a deal, for the special occasion and all, coincidentally, I was looking to get custom keys (possibly spacebars) made for my lan team :)