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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: xandr on Fri, 04 October 2013, 02:47:03

Title: printed/lasered semi-clear keycaps?
Post by: xandr on Fri, 04 October 2013, 02:47:03

Is there any company that offers custom lasered or printed keycaps in semi-clear like the KBC Semi-Clear ABS 104-Keyset (http://www.ebay.com/itm/330853929008) that feng has for sale?

I don't even want to put backlight behind them, I just like the looks like on the old Apple Pro Keyboard M7803 (http://www.hafeezcentre.pk/ads_images/1293791840_su57/hc134012980456.jpg).

I think combining keycaps like that with a silver aluminium case and 60% size would match my iMac really nicely... :)

Title: Re: printed/lasered semi-clear keycaps?
Post by: Fizzerific on Wed, 09 October 2013, 04:12:25

Not 100% sure how these are printed but they look slightly closer to what you're after.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151100324951

Title: Re: printed/lasered semi-clear keycaps?
Post by: Grendel on Wed, 09 October 2013, 15:53:35

There are two different versions offered by Max (http://www.maxkeyboard.com/keyboard-parts/key-cap/full-keycap-sets.html), top & front printed. The legends are laser "printed".

Title: Re: printed/lasered semi-clear keycaps?
Post by: xandr on Thu, 10 October 2013, 07:57:29

Yeah, the Max caps are what Fizzerific had already linked. Sadly they aren't customizable either.

Also the modifiers are slightly less useful on a Ducky Mini that's going to be used on a Mac. The bottom row is Ctrl, Alt, Cmd, Space, Cmd, Fn, Pn, Ctrl which means I'd need only one alt, but 2 of their "Win" caps and 2 Fn caps. :(