Looking for some nice thick pbt blanks

[foopod]

Hey there,

Looking for somewhere that I can get a nice set of thick pbt blanks that won't cost the earth. Preferably DSA, but at this point I am not fussy.
Also don't really care too much about colour, but a good selection would be nice.

Missed out on Ivan's group buy, otherwise that would have been fantastic.

Cheers,

[Razor Lotus]

try signature plastics?

[davkol]

try signature plastics?

Only SA is thick, but it's hard to find in PBT, unless from their leftover inventory... $1/keycap is a bit steep though.

[pbtforever]

Try Bangood or taobao

[foopod]

try signature plastics?

Had a look at signature plastics, might end up getting some of these (http://keyshop.pimpmykeyboard.com/product/dsa-pbt-blank-sets) if I can't find anything else.

Try Bangood or taobao

Couldn't find anything similar to what I'm looking for on Bangood, I will look into Taobao though.


Thanks for the help guys!

[davkol]

Just beware that DSA is thin, uniform profile (you perhaps already know that) and PITA to remove from switches, especially w/ MX Clear stems (high risk of accidental opening switches).

IIRC IvanIvanovich organized a Cherry blank POM GB, that might be close to what you want.

[foopod]

Just beware that DSA is thin, uniform profile (you perhaps already know that) and PITA to remove from switches, especially w/ MX Clear stems (high risk of accidental opening switches).

IIRC IvanIvanovich organized a Cherry blank POM GB, that might be close to what you want

Thanks for the input, I am pretty new around here and never even thought about that. I just thought they looked nice and didn't consider the consequences.

When you say that "DSA is thin", what do you mean by this? e.g. Thick DSA is thinner than thick DCS?
Or do thick DSA sets just not exist?

Cheers

[berserkfan]

Hey there,

Looking for somewhere that I can get a nice set of thick pbt blanks that won't cost the earth. Preferably DSA, but at this point I am not fussy.
Also don't really care too much about colour, but a good selection would be nice.

Missed out on Ivan's group buy, otherwise that would have been fantastic.

Cheers,

Try classifieds. There are ALWAYS people selling PBT blanks.

[tbc]

i wouldn't call dsa thin.

at worst it's medium.  and that's trashing it pretty bad, especially for the price.

DCS....now THAT is thin.
 

[foopod]

Wow, didn't realise just how much stuff was in the classifieds.

Thanks

[davkol]

i wouldn't call dsa thin.

at worst it's medium.  and that's trashing it pretty bad, especially for the price.

DCS....now THAT is thin.

Just beware that DSA is thin, uniform profile (you perhaps already know that) and PITA to remove from switches, especially w/ MX Clear stems (high risk of accidental opening switches).

Thanks for the input, I am pretty new around here and never even thought about that. I just thought they looked nice and didn't consider the consequences.

When you say that "DSA is thin", what do you mean by this? e.g. Thick DSA is thinner than thick DCS?
Or do thick DSA sets just not exist?

It's thick enough not to bend between fingers like DCS or WASD's OEM caps, but nowhere near thick Cherry. I've never seen any thicker DSA, definitely not in the blank sets they sell for about $40. Moreover, it feels cheap to me for the price, although it's *not* nearly as cheap as lasered Cherry.

[sth]

PM imsto and ask what colors he has in stock for blanks. probably has blue and grey full sets and might still have white/beige blanks too. pretty cheap and pretty thick.