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Title: Where can I find a black 6u spacebar?
Post by: Vozella on Fri, 04 September 2015, 21:38:48

Thanks.

Title: Re: Where can I find a black 6u spacebar?
Post by: Findecanor on Sat, 05 September 2015, 05:51:29

Should the stem be in the centre, or offset like Cherry?

Cherry-like profie, offset stem:
Signature Plastics and Gateron has made 6u space bars. These are in Signature Plastics' DCS and in Cherry's profile respectively. They have been sold in group buys, and people have spares. They fit Cherry's keyboards with 6u space bars and a few customs.

OEM profile, centre-stem:
Max Keyboards (http://www.maxkeyboard.com/6x-spacebar-cherry-mx-keycap-1x6.0.html) has them. I think other vendors resell Max Keyboards' stuff.

Title: Re: Where can I find a black 6u spacebar?
Post by: Melvang on Sat, 05 September 2015, 08:03:16

Yeah, 6u is a bit of an odd ball size for space bars.  Not unheard of, but very uncommon in group buys.

Title: Re: Where can I find a black 6u spacebar?
Post by: Durvid on Sat, 05 September 2015, 10:18:35

I got 2 granite colored ones directly from signature plastics for fairly cheap.  :thumb:

Title: Re: Where can I find a black 6u spacebar?
Post by: Joey Quinn on Sat, 05 September 2015, 10:52:30

If you're CONUS I've got a white gateron 6u I'll sell you for the cost of shipping.

Title: Re: Where can I find a black 6u spacebar?
Post by: Vozella on Sat, 05 September 2015, 20:45:21

Quote from: Findecanor on Sat, 05 September 2015, 05:51:29

Should the stem be in the centre, or offset like Cherry?

Cherry-like profie, offset stem:
Signature Plastics and Gateron has made 6u space bars. These are in Signature Plastics' DCS and in Cherry's profile respectively. They have been sold in group buys, and people have spares. They fit Cherry's keyboards with 6u space bars and a few customs.

OEM profile, centre-stem:
Max Keyboards (http://www.maxkeyboard.com/6x-spacebar-cherry-mx-keycap-1x6.0.html) has them. I think other vendors resell Max Keyboards' stuff.

Thanks for this. I might end up buying the one you linked me to.

Title: Re: Where can I find a black 6u spacebar?
Post by: azhdar on Sun, 06 September 2015, 15:47:11

You can get some on K1 Raptor keyboards (offcenter), I guess there are other G80-1800 around with this kind of caps.

Title: Re: Where can I find a black 6u spacebar?
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 06 September 2015, 16:28:13

Yep, the Cherry G80-1800, Cherry G80-11800 and Cherry G80-11900 with Windows keys have 6u space bar, offset stem. Cherry profile. The Cherry K1 Raptor is a variant of the Cherry G80-1800.

But I suppose that this key was intended for Vozella's custom. ;)