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Title: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: Binge on Tue, 01 April 2014, 11:48:21
As the title suggests.  Pad printing is better and will increase your productivity, touch typing ability, WPM, and social skills.

Tired of being ostracized for your silly novelty keycaps and light bright-esque keyboard?  Dazzle it up with some SLICK pad printed caps for a more refined look.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/QWERTY_keyboard.jpg)
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 01 April 2014, 11:51:35
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Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: Binge on Tue, 01 April 2014, 11:57:53
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It's not April >.>, it's the season for a new feel! for a Pad Printed feel :D
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: Zeal on Tue, 01 April 2014, 12:00:14
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It's not April >.>, it's the season for a new feel! for a Pad Printed feel :D

Agreed, you can ACTUALLY FEEL the letters on pad printing!

Pad Printed keycaps best keycaps.
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 01 April 2014, 16:37:22
Actually I quite liked my pad-printed set from EK - thanks SpAmRaY!

Although the contrast between the green keycaps and the white legends was not as good as I hoped.
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: Photekq on Tue, 01 April 2014, 16:43:10
Pad printed GMK is pretty nice.. I'm just sayin'..
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: Binge on Tue, 01 April 2014, 16:51:56
Pad printed GMK is pretty nice.. I'm just sayin'..

You're preaching the words of uber-pad my friend.  Preach on.
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: Photekq on Tue, 01 April 2014, 16:57:02
Look at this pad printed goodness. Go away non-believers.

(http://i.imgur.com/7hd2MJ6.png)
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: epzy on Tue, 01 April 2014, 16:57:11
According to Linkbane pad printed OEM keycaps is the best if you want to get over 100 WPM and be worthy of a mechanical keyboard.
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: phoenix1234 on Tue, 01 April 2014, 19:18:55
Look at this pad printed goodness. Go away non-believers.
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/7hd2MJ6.png)

I DO believe, please sell me your "pad printed"
:))
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: Linkbane on Tue, 01 April 2014, 23:58:59
According to Linkbane pad printed OEM keycaps is the best if you want to get over 100 WPM and be worthy of a mechanical keyboard.

You're an idiot. Don't put words in my mouth, unless it's in the spirit of the (over) April Fool's Day.
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: Pacifist on Wed, 02 April 2014, 00:00:08
According to Linkbane pad printed OEM keycaps is the best if you want to get over 100 WPM and be worthy of a mechanical keyboard.

You're an idiot. Don't put words in my mouth, unless it's in the spirit of the (over) April Fool's Day.

still some seconds left

edit:8 secs too late
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: ideus on Wed, 02 April 2014, 00:13:56
Faster kitty! That is a pad printed set, so you shall do it.


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Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: epzy on Wed, 02 April 2014, 02:57:44
According to Linkbane pad printed OEM keycaps is the best if you want to get over 100 WPM and be worthy of a mechanical keyboard.

You're an idiot. Don't put words in my mouth, unless it's in the spirit of the (over) April Fool's Day.

Quote from: epzy on Tue, 01 April 2014, 23:57:11

Who's the idiot now. xDDd
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 02 April 2014, 06:41:47
According to Linkbane pad printed OEM keycaps is the best if you want to get over 100 WPM and be worthy of a mechanical keyboard.

You're an idiot. Don't put words in my mouth, unless it's in the spirit of the (over) April Fool's Day.

Quote from: epzy on Tue, 01 April 2014, 23:57:11

Who's the idiot now. xDDd

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Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: Photekq on Wed, 02 April 2014, 07:27:00
Quote from: epzy on Tue, 01 April 2014, 23:57:11

Who's the idiot now. xDDd
parred
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: Linkbane on Wed, 02 April 2014, 09:07:19
According to Linkbane pad printed OEM keycaps is the best if you want to get over 100 WPM and be worthy of a mechanical keyboard.

You're an idiot. Don't put words in my mouth, unless it's in the spirit of the (over) April Fool's Day.

Quote from: epzy on Tue, 01 April 2014, 23:57:11

Who's the idiot now. xDDd

It was about to be over, I wasn't implying that it was. The idiotic responses that come out, "BURN HE SAID HE WAS AN IDIOT!11!".
What a cesspool of trolls and self important fools.
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 02 April 2014, 09:09:19
According to Linkbane pad printed OEM keycaps is the best if you want to get over 100 WPM and be worthy of a mechanical keyboard.

You're an idiot. Don't put words in my mouth, unless it's in the spirit of the (over) April Fool's Day.

Quote from: epzy on Tue, 01 April 2014, 23:57:11

Who's the idiot now. xDDd

It was about to be over, I wasn't implying that it was. The idiotic responses that come out, "BURN HE SAID HE WAS AN IDIOT!11!".
What a cesspool of trolls and self important fools.

I've really been missing your posts  ::)
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: ideus on Wed, 02 April 2014, 09:38:11
Another emotional fighting! Oh my gosh, ladies.
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 02 April 2014, 21:23:57
So I'm guessing these caps I'm typing on are pad printed, the legends have a rough texture to them it is very interesting actually.
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: ideus on Wed, 02 April 2014, 23:35:19
Look at this pad printed goodness. Go away non-believers.

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/7hd2MJ6.png)



This cannot be pad printed.
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 02 April 2014, 23:53:44
Look at this pad printed goodness. Go away non-believers.

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/7hd2MJ6.png)



This cannot be pad printed.

The Cyrillic probably is.  The Roman legends are probably dyesub,.

Maybe.
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: ebacho on Thu, 03 April 2014, 00:18:53
Photekq, is that set from Originative or another source? (Unless its from a HASRO, then disregard).
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: Photekq on Thu, 03 April 2014, 02:15:11
3000HAV. Black legends are doubleshot. Red legends are pad printed. As you can see, the contrast on GMK/Cherry pad printing is really good. They also use a clear coat, so they won't wear away for a long time...
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: bazh on Thu, 03 April 2014, 02:24:40
Look at this pad printed goodness. Go away non-believers.

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/7hd2MJ6.png)



This cannot be pad printed.

The Cyrillic probably is.  The Roman legends are probably dyesub,.

Maybe.

if the caps are dyesub then all the legends must be dyesub so I assume they're ABS double-shot
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: ideus on Thu, 03 April 2014, 09:30:26
Look at this pad printed goodness. Go away non-believers.

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/7hd2MJ6.png)



This cannot be pad printed.

The Cyrillic probably is.  The Roman legends are probably dyesub,.

Maybe.

if the caps are dyesub then all the legends must be dyesub so I assume they're ABS double-shot


They look more like DS than sublimated. In any case, it is very hard to believe that legends this bold and defined could be made with pad printing. Also they do not seem to have any thickness over the caps surface, that means there is no ink at all over the caps, fact that leads to think they are not pad printed.
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: Photekq on Thu, 03 April 2014, 09:31:48
They look more like DS than sublimated. In any case, it is very hard to believe that legends this bold and defined could be made with pad printing. Also they do not seem to have any thickness over the caps surface, that means there is no ink at all over the caps, fact that leads to think they are not pad printed.

Please read below.. The red cyrillic legends ARE pad printed, and the black legends are doubleshot. It is from an original Cherry keyboard - the G80-3000HAV. Not all pad printing is terrible. GMK/Cherry pad printing is great.

3000HAV. Black legends are doubleshot. Red legends are pad printed. As you can see, the contrast on GMK/Cherry pad printing is really good. They also use a clear coat, so they won't wear away for a long time...

Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: ideus on Thu, 03 April 2014, 09:37:13
They look more like DS than sublimated. In any case, it is very hard to believe that legends this bold and defined could be made with pad printing. Also they do not seem to have any thickness over the caps surface, that means there is no ink at all over the caps, fact that leads to think they are not pad printed.

Please read below.. The red cyrillic legends ARE pad printed, and the black legends are doubleshot. It is from an original Cherry keyboard - the G80-3000HAV. Not all pad printing is terrible. GMK/Cherry pad printing is great.

3000HAV. Black legends are doubleshot. Red legends are pad printed. As you can see, the contrast on GMK/Cherry pad printing is really good. They also use a clear coat, so they won't wear away for a long time...


That makes sense, thank you for the heads up on your comment, I really did not catch it before. However I do not see this example as representative of main stream pad printing, which is just acceptable as its best. I do not know if this example of pad printing is currently available, but I am pretty sure that may be very expensive, if not a vintage example of an old process.
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: phoenix1234 on Thu, 03 April 2014, 09:38:06
They look more like DS than sublimated. In any case, it is very hard to believe that legends this bold and defined could be made with pad printing. Also they do not seem to have any thickness over the caps surface, that means there is no ink at all over the caps, fact that leads to think they are not pad printed.

Please read below.. The red cyrillic legends ARE pad printed, and the black legends are doubleshot. It is from an original Cherry keyboard - the G80-3000HAV. Not all pad printing is terrible. GMK/Cherry pad printing is great.

3000HAV. Black legends are doubleshot. Red legends are pad printed. As you can see, the contrast on GMK/Cherry pad printing is really good. They also use a clear coat, so they won't wear away for a long time...

Obviously, it has amazing pad-printed quality. I thought you was joking and the red colour is dye-sub. Learn new things everyday.
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: Chemoletter on Thu, 03 April 2014, 12:41:23
Werent wasd caps pad printed?
Title: Re: Tried PBT, POM, and double shots but Pad Printed OEM is the best!
Post by: epzy on Thu, 03 April 2014, 12:54:09
Werent wasd caps pad printed?

"All custom keycap sets feature UV coated ABS keycaps for extremely durable legends and resistance to keycap wear."