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Offline gabba-gool

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Re: Keycaps Round 2
« Reply #50 on: Mon, 26 October 2015, 15:15:07 »
The improvement is very noticeable. I love those green transparent caps.

Offline Frogbot

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Re: Keycaps Round 2
« Reply #51 on: Mon, 26 October 2015, 23:42:45 »
I'll definitely do some more Fluro...  and will give painting one a shot when I get the chance.

Could you talk about your molding and casting process, would really appreciate it, and also what pigments do you use the colors are so vibrant.

I'll do a step by step guide on my process next time. I might try to do a 1.25 for some mod keys.

Any interest in doing some Topre ones as well? I'd be willing to ship you some blanks if you need them.

Yeah I might do Topre at some stage... want to get a board soon, can't decide between a Realforce 87U or HHKB just don't know if I could do the two hand arrows, as a designer I use the arrows and mouse a lot.

Definitely going to keep an eye out for any future sales.  I also second the topre request  ;D

I'll set up a shop soon I think.. it'll just be a heap of one off keys as I have no consistency at the moment. There' all one of a kind so that might be worth something. Any ideas of how I should price them?

What kind of pressure/vacuum setup are you using?

I'll go in to more detail when I make the guide but using a home made vac chamber for the silicon pour, this helps keep bubbles out of the stem and a cheap pressure pot (I can pressurize/depressurize from another room for safety). Sometimes I degas the resin but it doesn't seem to make much difference.

Thanks for the nice words!

Offline Jhonan

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Re: Keycaps Round 2
« Reply #52 on: Tue, 27 October 2015, 00:02:28 »
I just wanna tell you that so far, I think you're work looks amazing, and I'd love to get ahold of a couple.  Keep up the work, like to see these available sometime soon.

Offline DrCr4nK

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Re: Keycaps Round 2
« Reply #53 on: Tue, 27 October 2015, 00:02:46 »
Dude!  Just seeing these, and they're great!  I'm new to the hobby, and your **** is ****in awesome!  I just started sculpting, but based on your stuff -well, I got a ways to go!  lol  :D

Offline Butter

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Re: Keycaps Round 2
« Reply #54 on: Fri, 30 October 2015, 06:54:37 »
Awesome caps! any plant selling this??