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Offline C5Allroad

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Blank keycaps
« on: Tue, 10 September 2013, 20:54:15 »
Hey guys I really like the idea of someone not being able to use my computer unless they can touch type. Where can I buy blank keycaps? If I were to buy white would they turn black or brown from my fingers? My only weakness is the number row symbols.  :p
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 10 September 2013, 21:00:53 »
Nothing to stop them plugging in a different keyboard or just using the mouse.
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 10 September 2013, 21:04:40 »
Who says that my friends bring extra keyboards? Hehe.
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 10 September 2013, 21:22:24 »
wasd has blank sets. Feng, imsto and qtan also have them.

Group buys in general have blanks.
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 10 September 2013, 21:31:36 »
Oh thanks I can't till I order them. :)
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 10 September 2013, 21:44:22 »
Depends on whether you want to have friends :)  On a side note, I touch type (not fast, due to OCD/dyslexia), but I also smoke and often use the phone while on the computer.  Blanks, especially on my main computer, are a real pain.
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 11 September 2013, 01:09:47 »
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 11 September 2013, 03:45:45 »
Quote from: HUNTERANGEL121 on Tue, 10 September 2013, 20:54:15
If I were to buy white would they turn black or brown from my fingers?
I have a blank white set for daily use and yeah they will tend to show dirt/sweat/whatever more easily. For me personally, they still look "white" unless you look at them very closely.
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Offline C5Allroad

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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 11 September 2013, 20:56:06 »
How would one clean them?
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #9 on: Wed, 11 September 2013, 21:09:43 »
White keycaps do not get overly dirty with normal use.  You would need to have dye on your hands to stain the keycaps.  Normal rules for eating at your keyboard apply to white caps, same as black ones.
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 12 September 2013, 16:17:42 »
I never bring food into my computer room, I sometimes bring Gatorade or lemonade with me into the computer while on the keyboard but that's irrelevant to being dirty. I'm saying from normal gamer sweat and usage. :)
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 12 September 2013, 16:19:00 »
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 12 September 2013, 18:51:42 »
Would it be white like new? Or close to it?
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #13 on: Thu, 12 September 2013, 18:57:39 »
Pretty close to it.

You won't get many stains on keycaps that won't soak off, and denture tabs help to get rid of oil and dirt.

Just put about 3 in a container of warm water, soak the keycaps until the water turns clear (or turns brown, depending on how dirty the keycaps were), and then spread them out on newspaper or similar to dry.

There are a couple of threads around here that explain it similarly.
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #14 on: Thu, 12 September 2013, 20:54:24 »
Ok. Now I need to find a PCB mounted board that's TKl. I've been looking all over....
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #15 on: Thu, 12 September 2013, 23:14:44 »
Quote from: HUNTERANGEL121 on Thu, 12 September 2013, 20:54:24
Ok. Now I need to find a PCB mounted board that's TKl. I've been looking all over....

If you want PCB mounted switches for the ability change them easier, you could always buy a Phantom or similar TKL board with a custom plate here on the classifieds.
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Re: Blank keycaps
« Reply #16 on: Fri, 13 September 2013, 20:55:27 »
Hmmm I'll be looking around then. :)
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