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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: saewen on Tue, 12 December 2017, 11:07:42

Title: Good quality keycaps with custom legends?
Post by: saewen on Tue, 12 December 2017, 11:07:42
Hello everyone.

I basically want my keyboard to look like this:

(https://i.imgur.com/98TiMrS.png)

As you can see, it's a standard ISO-ES layout, except for the 16 keys marked with red. I know one option is to order from WASD or Max Keyboards, but I know their keycaps are famous for being too thin and wearing off fast, so I'd prefer to avoid them.

I asked Varmilo if they could do it because I know they use dye sub PBTs, which would be much better. They told me that it would be difficult because “the legend or image are too much cornered, it is very hard to position when dye sub”.

Are there any other options out there? They keycaps don't necessarily have to be PBT, I don't mind ABS. I just don't want the legends to wear off in a couple of months.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Good quality keycaps with custom legends?
Post by: TalkingTree on Tue, 12 December 2017, 12:48:49
I had a §ů R1 Cherry profile cap dyesubbed by imsto (http://imsto.cn/index.php?route=product/product&path=59&product_id=93), you can see it here (https://i.imgur.com/z76DNB0.jpg). It's actually white rather than beige so you can actually notice the difference. Also know that imsto seems to have gone missing lately.

I can't really help you for the other rows.
Title: Re: Good quality keycaps with custom legends?
Post by: saewen on Tue, 12 December 2017, 18:44:55
Thank you for your reply, I'll see if I can at least have custom legends for R1 keycaps.
Title: Re: Good quality keycaps with custom legends?
Post by: nogoodnames444 on Tue, 09 January 2018, 15:37:08
Maybe wasd keyboards can do it  for you