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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Squalljericho on Sat, 21 May 2016, 18:33:56
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Hello ,
I was wondering if anyone could tell me the type of covering that is ok this keyboard . It is an old keyboard I picked up from a thrift store. The covering feels like the the coverings that were on the old keypads back in my elementary school' s cafeteria.
Thank you all .
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that looks like hard plastic.
they also have silicone cover which is meant to be typed on..
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Thank you for the reply , I think it's silicone , it's soft and flexible. Do you know where I might get something like that ? Also would a heat gun work ?
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Thank you for the reply , I think it's silicone , it's soft and flexible. Do you know where I might get something like that ? Also would a heat gun work ?
I don't think it's safe to heatgun or blowdry a flat piece on a keyboard.
Keyboards plastics are quite sensitive to heat and warp easily..
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Do you have any ideas as to how a cover like that could be made for a modern keyboard ?
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Unicomp sells covers for various mechanical keyboards. If you want one for a modern keyboard Mechanicalkeyboards sells a cover made for Ducky keyboards that might work. Shoot MK an email and they'll tell you if it'll fit on your current keyboard. The Ducky one is silicone based
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Thank you very much I will give it a shot.
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Sure thing. Oh, and if you want a keyboard roof Elitekeyboards have some atm for 87/88 key keyboards. Just a few examples off the top of my head. I'm sure there are more out there especially if you search for them on taobao or ebay