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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: hwood34 on Wed, 05 February 2014, 23:39:05

Title: Wooden Caps
Post by: hwood34 on Wed, 05 February 2014, 23:39:05

I was wondering how one would go about making the mounts. Could you use a small dremmel bit, or would you just have to use a gouge?

Title: Re: Wooden Caps
Post by: welsinki on Wed, 05 February 2014, 23:44:14

I wonder if those lazer cutters could do this.

Title: Re: Wooden Caps
Post by: Input Nirvana on Thu, 06 February 2014, 00:07:34

You guys….it's been done. Nothing new. Totally badasss. Tried to start a group buy in about 2010 but I was not in a good place to do it and GH didn't have the members or the interest. Caps are about $10 which seemed like a lot "back in the day" but is nothing now with $100 gold caps.

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=19336.msg370113#msg370113

Still can happen. Cool guys in Taiwan. I've been there.

Title: Re: Wooden Caps
Post by: hwood34 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 00:16:19

Yeah, I'd still like to be able to make my own, considering you can buy pen blanks for like $4 per whcih will make 5-6 caps, with just about endless variety.

Title: Re: Wooden Caps
Post by: Input Nirvana on Thu, 06 February 2014, 00:31:34

Ahhh….different animal. I get it, and I'm with ya.

I want:
Solid color keycaps with a clear double-shot legend that is Kilngon. (i.e.: black keycaps with orange lit up Kilngon symbols on my Split Kinesis)

NO. I do not speak, read, write, or eat Kilngon, although I'd definitely "get busy" with a Klingon babe if there was no noxious smell associated with the process.