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Offline Air tree

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My mothers keycap project
« on: Thu, 09 January 2014, 01:02:46 »
Well a few weeks ago my mother found out about my hobby of keyboards (Even though i haven't bought my first real keyboard (HHKB pro 2) yet because of procrastination) She just saw my new Steel Brobot v2 and thought it was Really cool, And now she says she is going to sculpt a keycap and make a mold for me and have a topre keycap made for me by the end of the month and she said i quote "It will be awesome! You shouldn't doubt me Austin!" So Once she gets this keycap done i will post some pictures here.


I still have to give her advise on what plastic type to use for it though.


So tell me what you guys think of this? Are you curious to see what she comes up with? I'm quite exited to see she is that interested in hobbies of mine even though she understands so little about keyboards.


Also I'll post updates of her progress.
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Re: My mothers keycap project
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 09 January 2014, 03:50:47 »
Yes, very curious.

Is your mother an artist perhaps?  Or skilled at working with plastics?
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Re: My mothers keycap project
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 09 January 2014, 03:56:16 »
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 09 January 2014, 03:50:47
Yes, very curious.

Is your mother an artist perhaps?  Or skilled at working with plastics?
Sadly, I honestly don't know much about her past when it comes to artistic things but she said she is pretty good with that sort of thing so she is going to get a design going and start sculpting.


I'm really not sure about her work with plastics though.
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Re: My mothers keycap project
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 09 January 2014, 04:03:11 »
Quote from: Air tree on Thu, 09 January 2014, 03:56:16
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 09 January 2014, 03:50:47
Yes, very curious.

Is your mother an artist perhaps?  Or skilled at working with plastics?
Sadly, I honestly don't know much about her past when it comes to artistic things but she said she is pretty good with that sort of thing so she is going to get a design going and start sculpting.


I'm really not sure about her work with plastics though.

I wish her well :)

Sculpting keycaps is, as I understand, difficult.

The results can be fantastic though!
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Re: My mothers keycap project
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 09 January 2014, 05:53:28 »
ur mother?

as in the one that goes... tadaaa.. and you exist?
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Re: My mothers keycap project
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 09 January 2014, 06:33:16 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 09 January 2014, 05:53:28
ur mother?

as in the one that goes... tadaaa.. and you exist?
The only one that i have. Unless i was secretly adopted.
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