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Title: Any recommendations for a wall mount keycap display?
Post by: Cocopah on Fri, 13 January 2017, 12:29:40

Hey I've been looking for an option to wall mount a keycap display. Does anyone know of any options?

Title: Re: Any recommendations for a wall mount keycap display?
Post by: Findecanor on Fri, 13 January 2017, 13:00:18

If you have got a Cherry MY keyboard, snap off all the switches and sand the bottoms. Then you could glue those onto a flat sheet. They are not perfectly 1×1 key sized at the base, but almost.
I have flattened quite a few of Cherry MY switches myself for building keyboard prototypes and testing out layouts.
I have also got a couple of fridge magnets made from MY switches as a gift from another member.

I also seem to recall a special contraption that was one piece of plastic with lots of stems on them but I can't recall what it was, sorry. Hopefully, me mentioning it will jog someone else's memory.

Title: Re: Any recommendations for a wall mount keycap display?
Post by: menuhin on Fri, 13 January 2017, 13:09:25

I think key caps are more beautiful on a keyboard.

More

Not exactly computer keyboard...
(http://www.synthparts.com/wall3.jpg)

But if you have more key caps than you can fit on your keyboards... perhaps these?

(https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB12jcdNVXXXXapXFXXq6xXFXXXy/220105582/HTB12jcdNVXXXXapXFXXq6xXFXXXy.jpg)

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shipping-Brand-New-108-key-mechanical-keyboard-Keycap-Storage-board-Keycap-sort-out-Tool-for/32578535082.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mechanical-Keyboard-Keycaps-Holder-Key-Cap-Storage-Board-Keycap-Placement-Tool-108-Keys-For-MX-Switch/32757009777.html

Or

(http://netdna.walyou.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Key-Promises-2.jpg)

Title: Re: Any recommendations for a wall mount keycap display?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 13 January 2017, 13:11:03

I never got anywhere but I asked the same thing once

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44102.0

Title: Re: Any recommendations for a wall mount keycap display?
Post by: menuhin on Fri, 13 January 2017, 13:17:15

Similar thread but for artisan caps and not really wall-mounted.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=72253.0

Title: Re: Any recommendations for a wall mount keycap display?
Post by: Cocopah on Fri, 13 January 2017, 13:18:47

Hmm those are all options. What I had in mind was acrylic similar to the taobao with stems.

https://world.taobao.com/item/523182869340.htm#detail (https://world.taobao.com/item/523182869340.htm#detail)