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Title: any helps on pointing me where to buy key caps
Post by: ykno on Fri, 01 April 2016, 03:03:38: can any one help me out buying key caps?

im not looking for anythign special i just want a difrent colour keycap for 123456 ( to start with)

and also a fn key that replaces the expand menu key or a blank key if easier and cheaper and maybe insert, home, page up, del, end, and page down keys with media controls printed on them aswell (less important)

ye im more looking for 123456 ye just dont no where to buy them looked on ebay can only really get full sets in the uk that i can see anyways
Title: Re: any helps on pointing me where to buy key caps
Post by: b0f0 on Fri, 01 April 2016, 04:00:20: wasdkeyboards.com
Title: Re: any helps on pointing me where to buy key caps
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 01 April 2016, 04:10:01: Quote from: b0f0 on Fri, 01 April 2016, 04:00:20
wasdkeyboards.com

This is really the only way to go for the second part of your request. You may find with your custom legends for media controls that the price might add up pretty quickly.

They keycaps and legend lasering are not the highest quality in the keyboarding world, but you said "not looking for special".

You may find it cheaper and more aesthetically pleasing to just buy a $20-$40 tai hao set through one of the vendors on here and/or ebay.
Title: Re: any helps on pointing me where to buy key caps
Post by: ykno on Fri, 01 April 2016, 04:45:31: Quote from: absyrd on Fri, 01 April 2016, 04:10:01
Quote from: b0f0 on Fri, 01 April 2016, 04:00:20
wasdkeyboards.com

This is really the only way to go for the second part of your request. You may find with your custom legends for media controls that the price might add up pretty quickly.

They keycaps and legend lasering are not the highest quality in the keyboarding world, but you said "not looking for special".

You may find it cheaper and more aesthetically pleasing to just buy a $20-$40 tai hao set through one of the vendors on here and/or ebay.

ah okay WASD is us tho so i dotn no if its worth buying from them for me in the UK so what about just for 123456 keys as there more important i know every now and then the corsair kits pops up on ebay but how can i go about just buying them keys? i dont think i can put a post in classifieds yet to make a WTB post so :/
Title: Re: any helps on pointing me where to buy key caps
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 01 April 2016, 04:48:53: I don't know how to just get 1-6. Like I said, finding and paying for someone to take it out of a set may cost more than buying a whole Tai Hao set (which you can use to accent other parts of the board when you get bored).
Title: Re: any helps on pointing me where to buy key caps
Post by: YMSNoms on Fri, 01 April 2016, 05:00:35: One of these should sell something close to what you are after.
http://www.keyboardco.com
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gaming/pc-gaming/keyboards/accessories
https://corus-kb.com/en/?id_lang=10
http://www.pexonpcs.co.uk
http://www.maxgaming.se
http://www.maxgaming.no
Title: Re: any helps on pointing me where to buy key caps
Post by: ykno on Fri, 01 April 2016, 06:00:56: Quote from: YMSNoms on Fri, 01 April 2016, 05:00:35
One of these should sell something close to what you are after.
http://www.keyboardco.com
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gaming/pc-gaming/keyboards/accessories
https://corus-kb.com/en/?id_lang=10
http://www.pexonpcs.co.uk
http://www.maxgaming.se
http://www.maxgaming.no

hmm no help WASD have the media keys i want but the shipping is like £20 so :/
Title: Re: any helps on pointing me where to buy key caps
Post by: seville57 on Fri, 01 April 2016, 10:39:02: Quote from: ykno on Fri, 01 April 2016, 03:03:38
can any one help me out buying key caps?

im not looking for anythign special i just want a difrent colour keycap for 123456 ( to start with)

and also a fn key that replaces the expand menu key or a blank key if easier and cheaper and maybe insert, home, page up, del, end, and page down keys with media controls printed on them aswell (less important)

ye im more looking for 123456 ye just dont no where to buy them looked on ebay can only really get full sets in the uk that i can see anyways

Here is something but it is in China:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shipping-Nonopaque-Hollow-out-Red-Keys-Grid-Keycaps-for-Mechanical-Keyboard-Dota-2-backlight-LOLWOW/1540375895.html?spm=2114.30010308.3.363.ShXv86&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_2,searchweb201602_3_10017_10036_10005_10035_10006_10034_10021_507_10022_10020_10018_10019,searchweb201603_9&btsid=69e36371-71e2-40d6-8026-1f2a6ccc1804
Title: Re: any helps on pointing me where to buy key caps
Post by: xtrafrood on Fri, 01 April 2016, 10:44:59: You could buy a full set of pbt keycaps off ebay for the same price, and just use the keys you need
Title: Re: any helps on pointing me where to buy key caps
Post by: ykno on Fri, 01 April 2016, 13:46:12: Quote from: csmertx on Fri, 01 April 2016, 10:44:59
You could buy a full set of pbt keycaps off ebay for the same price, and just use the keys you need

http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/keycap-mod-packs/mediakey-modifier-set.html

all i want is them really i can live with out the 123456 keys

but shipping is so much
Title: Re: any helps on pointing me where to buy key caps
Post by: suicidal_orange on Fri, 01 April 2016, 14:24:35: One big question - "different colour" to what?

Also if you're mixing keycaps you probably want to get them in the same profile otherwise they will be different heights which feels weird when you type on them and doesn't look great.
Title: Re: any helps on pointing me where to buy key caps
Post by: ykno on Fri, 01 April 2016, 16:47:59: media keys i want black and the 123456 i want any colour other than black