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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: trombompoline on Thu, 04 February 2016, 03:01:04

Title: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: trombompoline on Thu, 04 February 2016, 03:01:04

ABS or PBT?

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: jacobolus on Thu, 04 February 2016, 03:04:42

PBT, except for the spacebar.

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: joey on Thu, 04 February 2016, 03:05:01

PBT, spacebar is ABS.

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: starscream on Thu, 04 February 2016, 03:40:53

ABS, with a PBT spacebar  :thumb:

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: fanpeople on Thu, 04 February 2016, 03:43:39

PBT, with optional PBT spacebar

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 04 February 2016, 03:59:12

Just in case you missed the earlier replies, all keys are PBT except for space bar which is ABS.

You can get third party PBT space bars, maybe.

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: sth on Thu, 04 February 2016, 04:13:59

let me get in on this

pbt

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: bocahgundul on Thu, 04 February 2016, 04:16:20

PBT

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: fanpeople on Thu, 04 February 2016, 04:23:05

This

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Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: KingRama on Thu, 04 February 2016, 05:16:51

The Happy Hacking Keyboard keys are manufactured from a thermoplastic engineering polymer PBT or Polybutylene terephthalate. It is resistant to solvents, mechanically strong and is heat resistant up to 150 degrees centigrade (perfect for you fast typers out there). Compared to ABS, PBT is highly resistant to wear, leaving it's grainy texture lasting longer. None of these properties exist with the space bar as it is ABS.  :blank:

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: ghostjuggernaut on Thu, 04 February 2016, 06:32:03

.rabecaps sba htiw TBP

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: xondat on Thu, 04 February 2016, 11:30:04

Y'all are missing it. He can't hear.

PBT WITH ABS SPACEBAR MAN

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: romevi on Thu, 04 February 2016, 11:30:53

PBT

That's pronounced "pbbbtt."

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: demik on Thu, 04 February 2016, 11:47:40

Pb&j

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: whmeltonjr on Thu, 04 February 2016, 11:51:00

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Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: trombompoline on Thu, 04 February 2016, 12:16:42

Thank you all!

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: bcredbottle on Thu, 04 February 2016, 12:23:52

It's a bunch of bull**** is what it is.

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: crickclackman on Thu, 04 February 2016, 16:48:52

Quote from: trombompoline on Thu, 04 February 2016, 12:16:42

Thank you all!

PBT.

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: FrostyToast on Thu, 04 February 2016, 16:51:04

HHKB JP is all PBT baby  :-*

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: riotonthebay on Thu, 04 February 2016, 16:52:55

they're light grey or dark grey plastic

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: deduction on Fri, 05 February 2016, 00:31:36

Quote from: riotonthebay on Thu, 04 February 2016, 16:52:55

they're light grey or dark grey plastic

Mine's definitely a light grey.  Or is it light gray?  I really can't decide.

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: fanpeople on Fri, 05 February 2016, 00:42:01

Quote from: deduction on Fri, 05 February 2016, 00:31:36

Quote from: riotonthebay on Thu, 04 February 2016, 16:52:55

they're light grey or dark grey plastic

Mine's definitely a light grey.  Or is it light gray?  I really can't decide.

IT IS GREY.

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: sth on Fri, 05 February 2016, 02:30:01

Quote from: romevi on Thu, 04 February 2016, 11:30:53

PBT

That's pronounced "pbbbtt."

pee bit

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: Shaussman on Fri, 05 February 2016, 08:23:31

Pub tuh

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: FrostyToast on Fri, 05 February 2016, 08:50:28

Quote from: riotonthebay on Thu, 04 February 2016, 16:52:55

they're light grey or dark grey plastic

Really? I thought they were light black and dark white.
The more I look it over I think it could be light dark white.

Title: Re: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?
Post by: keyboardia1 on Fri, 05 February 2016, 08:51:09

All HHKB caps are ABS.

Notable exception: All keys that are not the space bar.