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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: vim_commando on Sun, 09 April 2017, 13:22:20
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Yeah, so my wife and I bought a laser cutter a couple months ago and I've had an idea rolling around in my head... laser cut keycaps! I searched around and I only found the ones Moz made a few years back.
I think mine came out looking pretty good. It has taken several prototypes and a lot of tweaking to get to this point, but the end results are worth it :D
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Here are some Victorian-era engravings in silver and gold. Poker keycaps anyone? The watch has a bronze border instead of gold.
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I always see WASD clusters, but as an avid Vim user, I couldn't help myself. I needed an HJKL cluster. :cool:
I threw on some danger symbol modifiers for fun.
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Ok, ok, I made some WASD clusters too. Here is one in gold and bronze.
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These should fit most MX-compatible keys. Laser cutting the stems makes it a little tricky to keep the tolerances just right so the caps both fit and stay secure.
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Moving a little away from the steampunk feel, WASD in silver and blue.
I've got more ideas running around in my head, and unrestricted access to a laser, so I'm certifiably dangerous :))
Let me know what you think!
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Yeah, so my wife and I bought a laser cutter a couple months ago ...
Nice! I'm planning on picking up a Mr. Fusion next time I go to Target.
Seriously though those are very cool! I've seen some ads for "hobbist" CO2 laser cutters (not cheap) - is that something like what you're using?
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Yes, we got the ~$2,000 eBay special. It definitely won't win any awards for ease of use or reliability, but it can produce some good results once you've figured it out.