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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: 3K on Sun, 19 April 2015, 13:58:24

Title: Typewriter Key Caps
Post by: 3K on Sun, 19 April 2015, 13:58:24

Some time ago I bought some old Brother typewriter, hoping I'd get some MX-compatible caps but I got these guys instead.

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(http://abload.de/img/20150419_204145nkbgn.jpg)

Are they compatible to anything? I think they almost look similar to topre caps (with some modding of course).
What do you think?

Title: Re: Typewriter Key Caps
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sun, 19 April 2015, 13:59:52

Those look like the Brother caps others have put on their Topre boards. Should work.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=64072.0
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46009.0
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=57366.0

Title: Re: Typewriter Key Caps
Post by: 3K on Sun, 19 April 2015, 14:59:18

Thank you for the links! I guess I will sell them then.

Title: Re: Typewriter Key Caps
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sun, 19 April 2015, 15:00:45

Quote from: 3K on Sun, 19 April 2015, 14:59:18

Thank you for the links! I guess I will sell them then.

You might want to test them first lol. Wouldn't want to just try and sell them to someone only to not have them fit.

Title: Re: Typewriter Key Caps
Post by: 3K on Sun, 19 April 2015, 15:11:44

I have no topre board I could test them on. Either way I wouldn't sell them with gurantee to fit / without including the threads where similar caps were discussed about.
I could measure the stems though.

Title: Re: Typewriter Key Caps
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Sun, 19 April 2015, 15:25:53

yeah, same thing just the inverse of color as what others have had. If you're after MX you should be looking at TA (Triumph Adler) / Royal stuff... lots of different ones have been posted in this thread (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=36189.0). Also, since you are in Europe there are some other brands like Hermes H16 which are essentially rebranded TA you might look for.