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Title: Blank colored thick PBT caps?
Post by: Broduce on Sun, 08 June 2014, 22:27:13: Is there anywhere to buy thick PBT singles of various colors? I know some artisan crafters have sold blanks before, so I'm guessing they aren't readily available anywhere?
Title: Re: Blank colored thick PBT caps?
Post by: Pacifist on Sun, 08 June 2014, 22:30:37: Imsto blanks
Title: Re: Blank colored thick PBT caps?
Post by: Broduce on Sun, 08 June 2014, 23:22:00: Quote from: Pacifist on Sun, 08 June 2014, 22:30:37
Imsto blanks
On the IMSTO website? I'm not seeing where to order colored blanks
Title: Re: Blank colored thick PBT caps?
Post by: fleimi on Mon, 09 June 2014, 06:11:21: First time poster here (on Geekhack) and first time posting on a Colemak layout, it's taking a ****ing lifetime... Anyway, only place I know to buy PBTs is SP, but I don't think they sell singles, worth checking though.
Title: Re: Blank colored thick PBT caps?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 09 June 2014, 10:32:53: I think only the light blue color is readily available still maybe. imsto have had blank RGB set and some red 1x1 key in the past, but otherwise there is not much in the way of colorful PBT key in Cherry thick. You could always try your hand at dye them yourself. It's not that difficult to get a good result, though many of RIT color seem to have had formula change and do not work as well as they used to or at all now in some case.
Title: Re: Blank colored thick PBT caps?
Post by: Quardah on Mon, 09 June 2014, 11:00:27: Quote from: Broduce on Sun, 08 June 2014, 22:27:13
Is there anywhere to buy thick PBT singles of various colors? I know some artisan crafters have sold blanks before, so I'm guessing they aren't readily available anywhere?

Hey buddy, you seem to be new. Welcome to geekhack!

Here is something that might help you in your mighty quest for holy keycaps, it's our "ALL KEYCAPS SITE LIST" thread that we built in here. It contains the sites we know that sells keycaps.

Here : http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=45672.0

Hope this help!

Cheers!
Title: Re: Blank colored thick PBT caps?
Post by: davkol on Mon, 09 June 2014, 13:02:11: PBT SA from SP's inventory should fit the bill. Not cheap though.
Title: Re: Blank colored thick PBT caps?
Post by: Broduce on Mon, 09 June 2014, 20:11:26: Quote from: davkol on Mon, 09 June 2014, 13:02:11
PBT SA from SP's inventory should fit the bill. Not cheap though.
Thanks, not sure why I glossed over this in my search. $1 each isn't too bad.
Title: Re: Blank colored thick PBT caps?
Post by: davkol on Tue, 10 June 2014, 01:39:00: An ErgoDox set costs about as much as an IMSTO's full set, but I'd have to add not exactly cheap shipping and tax. T_T
Title: Re: Blank colored thick PBT caps?
Post by: Broduce on Tue, 10 June 2014, 19:34:15: Ordered a few 1x PBT blanks from SP late last night and they shipped this morning! Can't wait