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Title: Key Pullers
Post by: pexon on Thu, 06 February 2014, 12:35:06: I am interested in getting a nice new key puller, something that will not damage thin ABS caps. I have seen some cool turned metal ones, does anyone know where I can pick one up from? Classifieds?
Title: Re: Key Pullers
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 12:36:02: http://www.ebay.com/itm/MKC-Stainless-Steel-Keycap-Puller-/330944917204
Title: Re: Key Pullers
Post by: C5Allroad on Thu, 06 February 2014, 12:37:32: http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/wasd-wire-keycap-puller-tool.html#ad-image-0
Title: Re: Key Pullers
Post by: pexon on Thu, 06 February 2014, 13:55:25: Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 12:36:02
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MKC-Stainless-Steel-Keycap-Puller-/330944917204 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/MKC-Stainless-Steel-Keycap-Puller-/330944917204)

Thats the one I was thinking of dude, thanks, will get one ordered! :D
Title: Re: Key Pullers
Post by: esoomenona on Thu, 06 February 2014, 13:58:59: .
Title: Re: Key Pullers
Post by: tricheboars on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:00:16: how are you damaging keycaps with a puller? holy moley you guys must go Conan on your caps.

then again i dont really do crappy caps so maybe that is why i havent had to deal with issues like this.
Title: Re: Key Pullers
Post by: pexon on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:01:24: Quote from: tricheboars on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:00:16
how are you damaging keycaps with a puller? holy moley you guys must go Conan on your caps.

then again i dont really do crappy caps so maybe that is why i havent had to deal with issues like this.

I haven't damaged my keycaps, I simply want a quality puller that will not put any undue stress on my new AT101W caps
Title: Re: Key Pullers
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:03:45: Honestly this is the best key cap puller ever

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=45795.msg967098#msg967098

Just DIY!
Title: Re: Key Pullers
Post by: Tym on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:06:10: Only problem with those MKC ones were that alot arrived with bent parts, but i think they were straightened out pretty easily.
Title: Re: Key Pullers
Post by: pexon on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:06:34: Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:03:45
Honestly this is the best key cap puller ever

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=45795.msg967098#msg967098 (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=45795.msg967098#msg967098)

Just DIY!

Thats awesome, I will give it ago, cheers Ray
Title: Re: Key Pullers
Post by: BlueBär on Thu, 06 February 2014, 15:10:36: Quote from: tricheboars on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:00:16
how are you damaging keycaps with a puller? holy moley you guys must go Conan on your caps.

then again i dont really do crappy caps so maybe that is why i havent had to deal with issues like this.

Those plastic keypullers (those without a wire) can scratch your keycaps, which is especially bad for backlit keycaps as they just have a thin coat of paint on the outside.
Title: Re: Key Pullers
Post by: HPE1000 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 15:34:37: I don't know, my wire keypuller screwed up a couple of my GMK keycaps. It dug into the edges of some of them.
Title: Re: Key Pullers
Post by: jdcarpe on Thu, 06 February 2014, 15:35:28: Yeah, Alps are tough to remove. Use that keypuller!