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Title: Red PANIC keycap for Topre?
Post by: Ludovician on Wed, 11 February 2015, 07:50:24

I saw the PANIC keycap a little while ago and it gave me a good laugh. I have decided I really want to buy a PD-KB400WN (HHKB Pro 2 blank) and it would be excellent to have that keycap on it.

Does anyone know if such a thing exists/is available?

Title: Re: Red PANIC keycap for Topre?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 11 February 2015, 07:55:40

The closest you could get would be a red blank. There aren't really any custom legend topre caps outside of artisan caps.

Title: Re: Red PANIC keycap for Topre?
Post by: Ludovician on Wed, 11 February 2015, 08:00:54

Well, that's disappointing. Thanks for the reply.

Title: Re: Red PANIC keycap for Topre?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 11 February 2015, 08:02:09

One other solution would be to get an MX compatible topre slider then you could put any MX keycap on that particular key.

Title: Re: Red PANIC keycap for Topre?
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 11 February 2015, 14:48:47

Or find someone who will print a custom legend onto a blank Topre keycap.

Title: Re: Red PANIC keycap for Topre?
Post by: saturnotaku on Wed, 11 February 2015, 14:57:22

Quote from: rowdy on Wed, 11 February 2015, 14:48:47

Or find someone who will print a custom legend onto a blank Topre keycap.

WASD might provided you send them the cap. Couldn't hurt to shoot them an email about it.

Title: Re: Red PANIC keycap for Topre?
Post by: hwood34 on Wed, 11 February 2015, 18:05:34

You can order mx-compatible sliders on shapeways right now, though it won't be cheap.

Title: Re: Red PANIC keycap for Topre?
Post by: Puddsy on Wed, 11 February 2015, 18:15:46

dosen't exist from SP but you can probably get one printed like has been suggested

Title: Re: Red PANIC keycap for Topre?
Post by: Ludovician on Wed, 11 February 2015, 18:53:43

I've sent a message off to one of the people on the artisan board who does customs. I figure I'll try to get a DON'T PANIC one for my Model M at the same time.

Title: Re: Red PANIC keycap for Topre?
Post by: jtjoatmon on Wed, 11 February 2015, 20:16:50

How effective are the MX sliders from Shapeways now? I heard of them in the past but iirc they weren't perfectly functional yet.

Title: Re: Red PANIC keycap for Topre?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 11 February 2015, 20:21:06

Quote from: jtjoatmon on Wed, 11 February 2015, 20:16:50

How effective are the MX sliders from Shapeways now? I heard of them in the past but iirc they weren't perfectly functional yet.

Last I talked to Matt he was about done with an improved version.

Title: Re: Red PANIC keycap for Topre?
Post by: Cheese! on Thu, 12 February 2015, 17:52:28

Sliders would be your best bet, I have yet to come across a topre panic button on my travels but many an MX I have seen.