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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: Keytrun on Mon, 13 January 2014, 12:32:03
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I'm curious about different kinds of metal keycaps. Does anyone actually use them for anything other than novelty keys on places that are seldom pressed? I just got my batman aluminum key from imsto.cn in the mail and I honestly expected it to be much heavier. Its made very well, I just expected heavier. I know that there are a myriad of zinc keys online for sale that sit in the alphanumeric slots, but I haven't heard from anyone who actually uses them. What are the advantages / disadvantages of different kinds of metal caps? Zinc? Aluminum? Would more people use aluminum keys if they weren't more expensive? Thanks!
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Metal space bar gives a crisper feel
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I wasn't impressed by the aluminum space bars I had. They sounded awful and the profile bothered me.
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Not a fan of aluminum spacebars either, having tried them in Cherry profile and OEM profile. They sound and feel clunky. Zinc caps are okay for less-frequently used keys, like Esc or the arrow cluster. Especially with heavier springs.
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Don't use a metal plate. Metal on metal feels bad.
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Don't use a metal plate. Metal on metal feels bad.
When in the world did keycaps make contact with the plate? :))
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Don't use a metal plate. Metal on metal feels bad.
When in the world did keycaps make contact with the plate? :))
he's just trying to up his post count
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Don't use a metal plate. Metal on metal feels bad.
When in the world did keycaps make contact with the plate? :))
he's just trying to up his post count
I can't wait to see what he has been wanting to sell us for so long :D
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Don't use a metal plate. Metal on metal feels bad.
When in the world did keycaps make contact with the plate? :))
he's just trying to up his post count
I can't wait to see what he has been wanting to sell us for so long :D
He makes ghetto caps, what else do you think he's selling? :))
Those blurry pics are just previews for whats in store :p
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Don't use a metal plate. Metal on metal feels bad.
When in the world did keycaps make contact with the plate? :))
he's just trying to up his post count
I can't wait to see what he has been wanting to sell us for so long :D
If he's like your typical art student, it will be a cap he brushed in gold, ate, and shat it out.