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Offline Ghetto Caps

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Esc keys
« on: Mon, 09 December 2013, 21:18:42 »
Where is a place i can buy
-Thick PBT esc
-Reg. PBT esc
-ABS PBT esc

and cheap shiiping to canada
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 09 December 2013, 21:30:17 »
Check out this thread: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=45672.0
Elite Keyboards has a nice selection of single ESC keys, some nice new ones just came in.
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 09 December 2013, 22:35:54 »
Quote from: noisyturtle on Mon, 09 December 2013, 21:30:17
Check out this thread: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=45672.0
Elite Keyboards has a nice selection of single ESC keys, some nice new ones just came in.

Oh right. i forgot. they have to be blank
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 10 December 2013, 07:49:34 »
As suggested, just click the link above and go from there.
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 10 December 2013, 07:52:45 »
I do wonder what a ABS pbt esc is though..
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 10 December 2013, 07:55:02 »
Quote from: Moosecraft on Tue, 10 December 2013, 07:52:45
I do wonder what a ABS pbt esc is though..

Was gonna say... did you mean doubleshot PBT Esc? Or ABS Esc?
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 10 December 2013, 07:56:13 »
Quote from: noisyturtle on Mon, 09 December 2013, 21:30:17
Check out this thread: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=45672.0
Elite Keyboards has a nice selection of single ESC keys, some nice new ones just came in.

What, where.....I didn't see any new ones....
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 10 December 2013, 11:57:45 »
wups. My typos. I meant
Thick PBT Esc
Reg PBT esc
and ABS esc
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 10 December 2013, 13:34:01 »
Thick ABS you can get at EK.

The only place I can think of to get thin/thick PBT would be like a novelty dyesub key or something?
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 10 December 2013, 16:16:02 »
And presumably you want MX?  Or Topre?  Or Alps?  Or BS?
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 10 December 2013, 16:23:38 »
does it matter if its esc as long as its r4 because you want blanks...
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 10 December 2013, 16:30:50 »
Quote from: Pacifist on Tue, 10 December 2013, 16:23:38
does it matter if its esc as long as its r4 because you want blanks...

ESC keys are special though.
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 10 December 2013, 16:33:50 »
Sounds like someone wants to make custom keycaps and needs top row blanks as a base ;)
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #13 on: Tue, 10 December 2013, 18:31:15 »
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 10 December 2013, 16:33:50
Sounds like someone wants to make custom keycaps and needs top row blanks as a base ;)
Before i would just paint Wasd keys and the starcraft/LoL keys and sell it to my friends.
But now i want to make the function row lel.

Mostly MX. and some topre because i own a HHKB my self.
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #14 on: Tue, 10 December 2013, 20:55:25 »
Heh :)

We need moar custom Topre keycaps!
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #15 on: Wed, 11 December 2013, 00:26:08 »
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 10 December 2013, 20:55:25
Heh :)

We need moar custom Topre keycaps!

Is the problem that we can't get anyone to make a Topre cap mold, or just that it's really expensive?
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #16 on: Wed, 11 December 2013, 00:27:35 »
Quote from: ComradeSniper on Wed, 11 December 2013, 00:26:08
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 10 December 2013, 20:55:25
Heh :)

We need moar custom Topre keycaps!

Is the problem that we can't get anyone to make a Topre cap mold, or just that it's really expensive?

I think no one is allowed to make the caps
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #17 on: Wed, 11 December 2013, 00:28:37 »
Quote from: Pacifist on Wed, 11 December 2013, 00:27:35
Quote from: ComradeSniper on Wed, 11 December 2013, 00:26:08
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 10 December 2013, 20:55:25
Heh :)

We need moar custom Topre keycaps!

Is the problem that we can't get anyone to make a Topre cap mold, or just that it's really expensive?

I think no one is allowed to make the caps

CC does, or is that somehow different?
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Re: Esc keys
« Reply #18 on: Wed, 11 December 2013, 00:35:24 »
Quote from: ComradeSniper on Wed, 11 December 2013, 00:28:37
Quote from: Pacifist on Wed, 11 December 2013, 00:27:35
Quote from: ComradeSniper on Wed, 11 December 2013, 00:26:08
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 10 December 2013, 20:55:25
Heh :)

We need moar custom Topre keycaps!

Is the problem that we can't get anyone to make a Topre cap mold, or just that it's really expensive?

I think no one is allowed to make the caps

CC does, or is that somehow different?

I don't think anyone is allowed to make full on molds and sell for retail. But i'm probally wrong
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