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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] MW Meteor Dreams
« Last post by BrianEF on Mon, 16 March 2026, 02:57:33 »Stunning set! I am dailying Jade dragon on my marble 60 in the past year, I guess it is a sign for me to get a new set! GLWIC!
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Keyboard Keycaps / Re: LARD keycaps: A breakthrough in DIY lettering
« Last post by Hak Foo on Mon, 16 March 2026, 01:29:13 »Some followup with additional experimentation:
It seems like there are several factors that impact the quality of the result:
* Burn time/setting. There's a bit of a less-is-more factor there. Longer burn times seem to lead to blurrier, more ragged results. I was getting decent results with one or two runs at 30ms or 40ms. (see onwards) Going up to much higher amounts didn't materially increase contrast. In some cases it might have overcharred the material underneath.
* Dye choice. I tried a mix of "frost grey" and "graphite", and it produced (on different keys) either grey or brown. This seemed to be more receptive to lasering than the pure black (or mostly) "graphite" dye, on one type of keycaps. I suspect this is a very analogue process-- how deep the dye sinks in could be impacted by exactly how long it soaked and what concentration is used.
* Keycap stock material. I had two sets I mixed, which could be identified due to how their mould info was labelled and slight artifacts of the cast. One was very prone to ablation-- you could see the dust kicked off on a single 30ms run-- and it produces much higher contrast results, which could be mistaken for doubleshot or commercial lasering from distances of over 5km. The other seems way less prone to kicking up dust, and produced a lower-contrast result.
* Content choices: It seems to favour bolder content-- delicate hanzi or fine line are may not render as well as bold glyphs.
* I had a few blanks in different colours I threw into the machine, and the results ranged from terrible to vaguely detectable. I suspect part of the issue is that many of these might be the "low ablation" material, so
* Texture. The one with worse contrast performance has a rough-grained texture that makes it a bit more "sparkly" when dyed. This seems to make for worse contrast and it *might* be improved by sanding it down a bit with a melamine "eraser" sponge.
It seems like there are several factors that impact the quality of the result:
* Burn time/setting. There's a bit of a less-is-more factor there. Longer burn times seem to lead to blurrier, more ragged results. I was getting decent results with one or two runs at 30ms or 40ms. (see onwards) Going up to much higher amounts didn't materially increase contrast. In some cases it might have overcharred the material underneath.
* Dye choice. I tried a mix of "frost grey" and "graphite", and it produced (on different keys) either grey or brown. This seemed to be more receptive to lasering than the pure black (or mostly) "graphite" dye, on one type of keycaps. I suspect this is a very analogue process-- how deep the dye sinks in could be impacted by exactly how long it soaked and what concentration is used.
* Keycap stock material. I had two sets I mixed, which could be identified due to how their mould info was labelled and slight artifacts of the cast. One was very prone to ablation-- you could see the dust kicked off on a single 30ms run-- and it produces much higher contrast results, which could be mistaken for doubleshot or commercial lasering from distances of over 5km. The other seems way less prone to kicking up dust, and produced a lower-contrast result.
* Content choices: It seems to favour bolder content-- delicate hanzi or fine line are may not render as well as bold glyphs.
* I had a few blanks in different colours I threw into the machine, and the results ranged from terrible to vaguely detectable. I suspect part of the issue is that many of these might be the "low ablation" material, so
* Texture. The one with worse contrast performance has a rough-grained texture that makes it a bit more "sparkly" when dyed. This seems to make for worse contrast and it *might* be improved by sanding it down a bit with a melamine "eraser" sponge.
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Off Topic / Re: Gaming PC Parts discussion thread.
« Last post by tp4tissue on Sun, 15 March 2026, 21:34:45 »FSR4.1 coming to older gpus, 6series and 7 series.
Gud' Cuz Tp4 definitely can't afford m0ar GPUs.
Gud' Cuz Tp4 definitely can't afford m0ar GPUs.
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Off Topic / Re: OMG.... swear 2 GOD (Firefly get reboot)
« Last post by tp4tissue on Sun, 15 March 2026, 19:27:01 »Rewatchn' right now
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This is Emotionally Overwhelming.
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This is Emotionally Overwhelming.
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Off Topic / Re: OMG.... swear 2 GOD (Firefly get reboot)
« Last post by tp4tissue on Sun, 15 March 2026, 18:38:43 »There were no stakes before this event,
Now, Tp4 is angry.
Now, Tp4 is angry.
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] DCS Olivetti
« Last post by Poesjuh on Sun, 15 March 2026, 18:26:56 »Here again to ask for mod colored pipe and tilde.
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Off Topic / Re: OMG.... swear 2 GOD
« Last post by tp4tissue on Sun, 15 March 2026, 18:25:25 »SErously isrllllt must NOT be allowed to launch nv(lrrr msisiles.
What a horrible country, seriously, they're ridiculous, Down with the lbby...
What a horrible country, seriously, they're ridiculous, Down with the lbby...
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Off Topic / OMG.... swear 2 GOD (Firefly get reboot)
« Last post by tp4tissue on Sun, 15 March 2026, 18:23:19 »If is rllt launches a nv(lr missile before I get to see the Revival of ANIMATED Firefly.
Tp4 will be very very very depressed.
Tp4 will be very very very depressed.
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] DCS Olivetti
« Last post by Puddsy on Sun, 15 March 2026, 17:07:58 »i can probably be counted on to buy a set, olivetti owns
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Off Topic / Re: What's Bothering You? (The thread about what is bothering you.)
« Last post by iri on Sun, 15 March 2026, 16:24:34 »I could be anyone noisy wants =)I must be your idol then.
Anal bleaching
I prefer to be evaluated based on other parts of my body.
Judge not a man by the cleanliness of his soul, but by the cleanliness of his hole
Billy?