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Offline v193r

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name for these keycaps?
« on: Sun, 13 February 2011, 01:25:20 »
Is there a name for keycaps which have this texture on top:


Btw that is my hhkb with blank keycaps.

I prefer this texture very much to other keycap texture. Its very good for gripping the keyboard for games and using for long hours.
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Offline bugfix

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« Reply #1 on: Sun, 13 February 2011, 05:09:40 »
PBT keys?
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Offline sixty

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« Reply #2 on: Sun, 13 February 2011, 05:18:51 »
To my knowledge there are no third party keycaps that come close to the Topre ones. Signature Plastics do have a pretty good texture, but after a few months they will wear off as well, unlike the Topre ones.
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Offline hasu

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« Reply #3 on: Sun, 13 February 2011, 06:17:20 »
People call this texture "pear skin" in Japan and Thinkpad lid has "peach skin".
Same in English?

But I don't know the name for keycap itself.
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Offline runeazn

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« Reply #4 on: Sun, 13 February 2011, 07:08:05 »
what that japanese guy said..
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Offline lootbag

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« Reply #5 on: Sun, 13 February 2011, 07:28:25 »
I call this keycap texture: "the best"
Topre keycaps are the best.
:D
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Offline Oqsy

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« Reply #6 on: Sun, 13 February 2011, 10:45:32 »
I'm pretty sure that texture can be duplicated with a sand blaster FYI :)

I've even gotten something similar from a random orbital sander with a really old sheet of sandpaper on both ABS and PVC.

It's a nice texture for gripping, etc but something about it just makes my skin crawl. I don't know what it is, it's intangible like fingernails on a chalkboard, but it isn't for me. The good news is that some 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper takes the creepy away in a hurry (and leaves you with shiny filco plastic)
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Offline v193r

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« Reply #7 on: Sun, 13 February 2011, 11:55:45 »
Quote from: lootbag;294357
I call this keycap texture: "the best"
Topre keycaps are the best.
:D


This.

I agree. Does cherry have anything like this?
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« Reply #8 on: Sun, 13 February 2011, 12:12:58 »
I believe vintage cherry dye sub caps are close if I'm not mistaken?
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Offline sixty

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« Reply #9 on: Sun, 13 February 2011, 13:58:40 »
Quote from: keyboardlover;294451
I believe vintage cherry dye sub caps are close if I'm not mistaken?

Its closer than their double shot ones, but not really like Topre either. I could e-mail the very helpful Topre Japan guy again, but I have doubts that he will tell me how they do it.

Interesting thing is, it does not seem to wear off. Even with my acid sweat of doom, I was not able to wear out any of my Topre keys (besides the spacebar, thats shiny like a mirror)
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