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Title: Hello from Seattle!
Post by: aanoi on Wed, 02 December 2015, 23:02:52
Hey guys!

I'm a designer here in Seattle at a certain software company and I'm relatively new to the deeper world of mechanical keyboards, but it's something that i've fallen deeply in love with :) I'm in pursuit of a SA keycap set from Signature Plastics as i have an obsession with typography and love the type on their cap sets! As a designer myself, i'm inspired by the creators of sets on this forum and actually hope i can share some designs myself with you all. I have a few i've been sitting on and it would be a dream to get a set produce with others :)

I'm sadly late to the game on many many many many beautiful SA cap sets and desperately looking for a set i can get my hands on. I feel that i'm quickly running out of options as it seems to be hard to get your hands on any set :( If anyone has any advice or info on how i can buy a set, i would appreciate it more than you can know.

Thanks for having me!
Title: Re: Hello from Seattle!
Post by: demik on Wed, 02 December 2015, 23:52:56
SEAHAWKS SUCK.


- mad 49er fan.

also welcome!
Title: Re: Hello from Seattle!
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 06 December 2015, 02:50:55
Welcome to Geekhack!

SA keycap sets are great, as long as you have heavier switches.  There's a lot of plastic in the keycaps, and many say they are too heavy for lighter switches.

To find a set, have a look at group buys (https://geekhack.org/index.php?board=70.0) for any running GBs, or interest checks (https://geekhack.org/index.php?board=132.0) for upcoming GBs.  Other than that keep an eye on classifieds (https://geekhack.org/index.php?board=59.0) as they do turn up for sale from time to time.
Title: Re: Hello from Seattle!
Post by: aanoi on Mon, 07 December 2015, 02:11:35
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 06 December 2015, 02:50:55
Welcome to Geekhack!

SA keycap sets are great, as long as you have heavier switches.  There's a lot of plastic in the keycaps, and many say they are too heavy for lighter switches.

To find a set, have a look at group buys (https://geekhack.org/index.php?board=70.0) for any running GBs, or interest checks (https://geekhack.org/index.php?board=132.0) for upcoming GBs.  Other than that keep an eye on classifieds (https://geekhack.org/index.php?board=59.0) as they do turn up for sale from time to time.

Oh wow thanks! I really appreciate the advice :) I'm going to be all over that, hopefully one goes up for sale!
Title: Re: Hello from Seattle!
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 08 December 2015, 04:05:19
Quote from: aanoi on Mon, 07 December 2015, 02:11:35
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 06 December 2015, 02:50:55
Welcome to Geekhack!

SA keycap sets are great, as long as you have heavier switches.  There's a lot of plastic in the keycaps, and many say they are too heavy for lighter switches.

To find a set, have a look at group buys (https://geekhack.org/index.php?board=70.0) for any running GBs, or interest checks (https://geekhack.org/index.php?board=132.0) for upcoming GBs.  Other than that keep an eye on classifieds (https://geekhack.org/index.php?board=59.0) as they do turn up for sale from time to time.

Oh wow thanks! I really appreciate the advice :) I'm going to be all over that, hopefully one goes up for sale!

Another thought - there's uniform profile SA, where all the keycaps are the same height making the typing surface essentially flat (like a laptop keyboard), and sculpted where each row is a different height, and probably what you're used to on a conventional keyboard.  You might find you prefer one over the other.

I love my Nuclear Data Green, which is uniform profile, but I'm still undecided about Hack'd by Geeks, which is scuplted.
Title: Re: Hello from Seattle!
Post by: absyrd on Tue, 08 December 2015, 04:20:47
Quote from: demik on Wed, 02 December 2015, 23:52:56
SEAHAWKS SUCK.


- mad 49er fan.

also welcome!

Pete Carroll sucks.

I like Macklemore.

This is all I know of Seattle.