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Title: Possible to rig a topre keycap on a novatouch without taking it apart?
Post by: Koobs on Mon, 11 May 2015, 17:32:05

So basically I may buy a topre reaper off a guy, and im really thibking about it as I may buy a topre board in the future. Now my question is, can I rig it onto a novatouch stem without taking the board apart? Will the cap atleast sit on the board? Like ive nevee touched a topre cap so I have no clue. Any help is appreciated, and if I need to go the slider route, it is what it is.

Title: Re: Possible to rig a topre keycap on a novatouch without taking it apart?
Post by: Air tree on Mon, 11 May 2015, 17:40:41

I don't believe it will really fit at all.

Title: Re: Possible to rig a topre keycap on a novatouch without taking it apart?
Post by: Joey Quinn on Mon, 11 May 2015, 17:50:24

Bro's topre stems won't work on a Novatouch without quite a bit of modification.

Edit: You'd need to cut out the middle bit that holds the two halves of the topre stem.

Title: Re: Possible to rig a topre keycap on a novatouch without taking it apart?
Post by: Koobs on Mon, 11 May 2015, 18:14:53

Quote from: Joey Quinn on Mon, 11 May 2015, 17:50:24

Bro's topre stems won't work on a Novatouch without quite a bit of modification.

Edit: You'd need to cut out the middle bit that holds the two halves of the topre stem.

So my only option is getting a topre keyboard, topre slider, or trading it for a mx reaper which seems less likely?

Title: Re: Possible to rig a topre keycap on a novatouch without taking it apart?
Post by: Air tree on Mon, 11 May 2015, 18:18:17

Quote from: Koobs on Mon, 11 May 2015, 18:14:53

Quote from: Joey Quinn on Mon, 11 May 2015, 17:50:24

Bro's topre stems won't work on a Novatouch without quite a bit of modification.

Edit: You'd need to cut out the middle bit that holds the two halves of the topre stem.

So my only option is getting a topre keyboard, topre slider, or trading it for a mx reaper which seems less likely?

Pretty much.

Title: Re: Possible to rig a topre keycap on a novatouch without taking it apart?
Post by: trizkut on Mon, 11 May 2015, 18:19:08

Quote from: Koobs on Mon, 11 May 2015, 18:14:53

Quote from: Joey Quinn on Mon, 11 May 2015, 17:50:24

Bro's topre stems won't work on a Novatouch without quite a bit of modification.

Edit: You'd need to cut out the middle bit that holds the two halves of the topre stem.

So my only option is getting a topre keyboard, topre slider, or trading it for a mx reaper which seems less likely?

I think I remember reading that Bro's squared MX stems don't fit in the novatouch sliders

Title: Re: Possible to rig a topre keycap on a novatouch without taking it apart?
Post by: Joey Quinn on Mon, 11 May 2015, 18:19:09

Quote from: Koobs on Mon, 11 May 2015, 18:14:53

Quote from: Joey Quinn on Mon, 11 May 2015, 17:50:24

Bro's topre stems won't work on a Novatouch without quite a bit of modification.

Edit: You'd need to cut out the middle bit that holds the two halves of the topre stem.

So my only option is getting a topre keyboard, topre slider, or trading it for a mx reaper which seems less likely?

Yeah but even an MX reaper won't work due to the rectangular stem. You'd need to sand it down for it to work on a Novatouch.

Edit: trizkut beat me by 1 sec  :))