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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: ju6ju8Oo on Mon, 12 February 2018, 02:36:39

Title: cherry mx stem for custom resin keycap
Post by: ju6ju8Oo on Mon, 12 February 2018, 02:36:39
Is there a stem-only or a thin keycap that I can use to build a custom resin keycap on top of it?
Title: Re: cherry mx stem for custom resin keycap
Post by: Puddsy on Mon, 12 February 2018, 11:43:40
Is there a stem-only or a thin keycap that I can use to build a custom resin keycap on top of it?

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=78551.0
Title: Re: cherry mx stem for custom resin keycap
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 12 February 2018, 19:45:42
Or you can get a bunch of old keycaps, say from one of SP's crap bags  (https://pimpmykeyboard.com/grab-bags/) - some people give away the ones they don't want, and cut and dice as required.
Title: Re: cherry mx stem for custom resin keycap
Post by: ju6ju8Oo on Mon, 12 February 2018, 21:29:57
Or you can get a bunch of old keycaps, say from one of SP's crap bags  (https://pimpmykeyboard.com/grab-bags/) - some people give away the ones they don't want, and cut and dice as required.

Is it difficult to make a 2-part keycap from Resin on top of ABS/PBT keycap? I do not find any keycaps using this method though.
Title: Re: cherry mx stem for custom resin keycap
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 13 February 2018, 19:47:15
Or you can get a bunch of old keycaps, say from one of SP's crap bags  (https://pimpmykeyboard.com/grab-bags/) - some people give away the ones they don't want, and cut and dice as required.

Is it difficult to make a 2-part keycap from Resin on top of ABS/PBT keycap? I do not find any keycaps using this method though.

I have no idea.  Model M keycaps are two piece, so the idea is sound.

A lot of people use an old keycap as a base to sculpt something on top, then make a mold from that piece.