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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: microsoft windows on Mon, 11 December 2017, 11:23:09

Title: Glass Keycaps
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 11 December 2017, 11:23:09

Has anybody ever made key caps out of molded glass before? I could imagine some interesting designs with such a material.

Title: Re: Glass Keycaps
Post by: afrokobe on Tue, 12 December 2017, 13:10:54

I heard someone was making some under the name firecaps

Title: Re: Glass Keycaps
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 12 December 2017, 19:59:30

There's some discussion here (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=90281.0).

There's some actual keycaps here (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=87503.0).

Title: Re: Glass Keycaps
Post by: bettablue on Wed, 20 December 2017, 13:09:20

I would absolutely LOVE to get a complete set of glass key caps for my IBM model M.  However, given the idea of glass key caps, I would consider another brand of keyboard with the same feel, and auditory feedback; especially if the keyboard had the same layout as IBM’s design.  Maybe I’m asking way too much.  Alas...

Title: Re: Glass Keycaps
Post by: absyrd on Wed, 20 December 2017, 14:51:11

My brother is a highly trained glassblower. I had him try to make me some quite a few years ago. He attempted using the "lost wax process" and the stems just never came out right.