Author Topic: [Interest Check] KBC 104 PBT Cherry MX Key Caps UPDATE (Read 34425 times)

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #50 on:** Tue, 24 January 2012, 00:57:23 »

Just curious, how come there's black engraved, but no blank black? Can't they just NOT engrave it and sell for the same price?

daerid · « **Reply #51 on:** Tue, 24 January 2012, 16:08:31 »

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon;497383

Just curious, how come there's black engraved, but no blank black? Can't they just NOT engrave it and sell for the same price?

Amen! Blank black is exactly what I want

manirra · « **Reply #52 on:** Tue, 24 January 2012, 18:38:18 »

^ Are the three of you talking about blank black caps for the 6gv2/7g? I looked around on taobao and couldn't find any KBC blank black caps either, but I think WASD sells them.

Greenbean · « **Reply #53 on:** Tue, 24 January 2012, 20:08:23 »

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon;497383

Just curious, how come there's black engraved, but no blank black? Can't they just NOT engrave it and sell for the same price?

x4

I've been looking for ages for something like that. I'm afraid white would gey dirty easily.

Thick PBT in BLANK Black. One can dream...

lightsout714 · « **Reply #54 on:** Tue, 24 January 2012, 23:16:36 »

Are these available? I'm interested in a black and gold set.

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443330 · « **Reply #55 on:** Wed, 25 January 2012, 05:30:26 »

I'm also looking for thick blank black PBT key caps for my KBC Poker.. Do they even make these?

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #56 on:** Wed, 25 January 2012, 05:50:42 »

feng, there were just 6 people that asked for blank blacks. Is it possible you ask KBC to not engrave some of the black sets and sell them as blanks? Some places have blank whites, but none has blank blacks.

Quote from: Greenbean;498084

Thick PBT in BLANK Black. One can dream...

Quote from: 443330;498514

I'm also looking for thick blank black PBT key caps for my KBC Poker.. Do they even make these?

Currently there's no such thing, but check out imsto's thick dyesub PBT group buy, that's the thickest ones you can get right now. I asked if there's an option for black keys, but he said no. You could try to dye them yourself for thick black PTBs.

443330 · « **Reply #57 on:** Wed, 25 January 2012, 05:58:49 »

Thanks Whitefiredragon, but the price is a bit steep for me, I was thinking more along the lines or 35~45 usd shipped.

lightsout714 · « **Reply #58 on:** Wed, 25 January 2012, 08:35:10 »

Quote from: 443330;498520

Thanks Whitefiredragon, but the price is a bit steep for me, I was thinking more along the lines or 35~45 usd shipped.

You will have a hard time getting new pbt's at that price. These are $51 only a little more then your budget though.

443330 · « **Reply #59 on:** Wed, 25 January 2012, 19:08:10 »

If that's the case, the stock PBT caps from KBC will have to do.. Even though they look ugly ;C

lightsout714 · « **Reply #60 on:** Thu, 26 January 2012, 00:32:36 »

Payment sent for a black printed set.

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feng · « **Reply #61 on:** Thu, 26 January 2012, 08:30:59 »

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon;498518

feng, there were just 6 people that asked for blank blacks. Is it possible you ask KBC to not engrave some of the black sets and sell them as blanks? Some places have blank whites, but none has blank blacks.

Currently there's no such thing, but check out imsto's thick dyesub PBT group buy, that's the thickest ones you can get right now. I asked if there's an option for black keys, but he said no. You could try to dye them yourself for thick black PTBs.

I'm sure they will have blank black for sale in the future. KBC just made blank white no so long ago, so I think blank black should be the next step.

443330 · « **Reply #62 on:** Thu, 26 January 2012, 08:34:03 »

Hey Feng, How much roughly do you think they will sell for?

feng · « **Reply #63 on:** Sat, 28 January 2012, 21:25:39 »

Quote from: manirra;497345

feng, if you could confirm compatibility of the 7g keycaps with the 6gv2 that would be great. The bigass enter key and small shift are the main issues... but I'm definitely interested in the black engraved for 6gv2.

I finally got understood about this question. :S Actually each either 7G or 6GV2 kit comes with 107 keys. There are 3 extra keys: right shift, backspace, and |\ key. So those key sets would fit on both 7G and 6GV2. Thanks for bringing this question manirra!

CaiSter21 · « **Reply #64 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 20:35:32 »

I would be in for a set of blank white pbts

i wanna try my luck with rit dye.

lightsout714 · « **Reply #65 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 21:41:20 »

Quote from: CaiSter21;507723

I would be in for a set of blank white pbts

i wanna try my luck with rit dye.

PM the op I recently did and he had a black and gold set to sell me. He may have what you want.

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #66 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 23:35:09 »

Quote from: CaiSter21;507723

I would be in for a set of blank white pbts

i wanna try my luck with rit dye.

lol not a good idea. I can post pics up of my failed experiment with RIT dye and these same blank white PBTs.

443330 · « **Reply #67 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 23:35:49 »

Please do. I want to see.

CaiSter21 · « **Reply #68 on:** Mon, 06 February 2012, 23:45:24 »

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon;507916

lol not a good idea. I can post pics up of my failed experiment with RIT dye and these same blank white PBTs.

care to share what went wrong?

cus i thought that you could only fail if you used abs keys. since they can't handle the hot water.

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #69 on:** Tue, 07 February 2012, 00:13:03 »

Quote from: 443330;507917

Please do. I want to see.

Quote from: CaiSter21;507926

care to share what went wrong?

cus i thought that you could only fail if you used abs keys. since they can't handle the hot water.

Basically the white was suppose to turn gray and black, but it turned ugly brown instead. There were also some blotch marks for uneven colors. I will link it once I upload the pics and have a short description about it too.

hashbaz · « **Reply #70 on:** Tue, 07 February 2012, 01:02:38 »

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon;507916

lol not a good idea. I can post pics up of my failed experiment with RIT dye and these same blank white PBTs.

Quote from: CaiSter21;507926

care to share what went wrong?

cus i thought that you could only fail if you used abs keys. since they can't handle the hot water.

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon;507939

Basically the white was suppose to turn gray and black, but it turned ugly brown instead. There were also some blotch marks for uneven colors. I will link it once I upload the pics and have a short description about it too.

Lots of other people have had really good success with RIT dye. You should probably practice before you try it on your new, expensive set though.

CaiSter21 · « **Reply #71 on:** Tue, 07 February 2012, 07:41:25 »

Quote from: hashbaz;507976

Lots of other people have had really good success with RIT dye. You should probably practice before you try it on your new, expensive set though.

well, its kinda hard to find single blank white pbt keycaps....

hashbaz · « **Reply #72 on:** Tue, 07 February 2012, 22:53:15 »

Quote from: CaiSter21;508088

well, its kinda hard to find single blank white pbt keycaps....

Post a WTB. Someone surely has spares. Lasered Cherry keycaps are PBT after all.

Bertross · « **Reply #73 on:** Tue, 07 February 2012, 22:55:50 »

interested in 12) Black on White for Steelseries 7G/6GV2, these fit other MX mech? WASD and or Filco?

manirra · « **Reply #74 on:** Wed, 08 February 2012, 13:03:15 »

Quote from: Bertross;508913

interested in 12) Black on White for Steelseries 7G/6GV2, these fit other MX mech? WASD and or Filco?

feng did say that they contained 3 extra keys (so 107), and those would be the backspace, big enter, and small right shift in addition to the standard 104.

(so yes, they should fit WASD and filco to the best of my knowledge)

Lamaboi · « **Reply #75 on:** Wed, 08 February 2012, 18:20:01 »

If this is still up, I'd like to order a black engraved SS 6gv2 set.

FKSSR · « **Reply #76 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 10:38:14 »

Is there any chance that blank black keys would be available?

I'd be interested in 87-key sets of blank black and blank white. I could buy 104-key sets if needed.

Thanks!

lightsout714 · « **Reply #77 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 10:42:27 »

I don't think KBC has made a black blank set yet. Only engraved.

FKSSR · « **Reply #78 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 10:48:52 »

Quote from: lightsout714;510195

I don't think KBC has made a black blank set yet. Only engraved.

Cool. Thanks for the info. I have to wait on the white keys until I get my new keyboard anyway. So, at that point, I'll look into getting a couple sets of PBT caps together. I'm also not 100% decided on whether I'll want white engraved keys or blank, actually, now that I think about it. So, I'll decide that.

Glukos · « **Reply #79 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 10:49:12 »

Quote from: lightsout714;510195

I don't think KBC has made a black blank set yet. Only engraved.

http://global.pchome.com.tw/DCAH0X-A53717984

feng · « **Reply #80 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 11:24:49 »

Quote from: Glukos;510206

http://global.pchome.com.tw/DCAH0X-A53717984

I think those are from Ducky, not KBC. Gotta ask the head of KBC.

feng · « **Reply #81 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 11:59:34 »

As far as I know, KBC does make blank 37-set in black color, but doesn't make 104-set. I'm still waiting for response.

Glukos · « **Reply #82 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 13:55:14 »

Quote from: ripster;510238

I don't know

GOTCHA!

443330 · « **Reply #83 on:** Thu, 09 February 2012, 18:19:39 »

I too would like an 87-blank KBC PBT key set.. But cannot find it anywhere.

Glukos · « **Reply #84 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 03:32:02 »

Quote from: 443330;510545

I too would like an 87-blank KBC PBT key set.. But cannot find it anywhere.

I'm sorry, Feng, for posting this here... (Australia only) =)

443330 · « **Reply #85 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 04:30:39 »

Wow they are expensive :C, would it fit a KBC Poker?

Glukos · « **Reply #86 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 05:36:28 »

Yeah, ANSI cherry mx compatible

443330 · « **Reply #87 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 05:37:52 »

Damn, that's exactly what I am wanting. But I would rather spend that amount of money on an aluminium poker case.

lightsout714 · « **Reply #88 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 08:49:23 »

Quote from: 443330;510892

Damn, that's exactly what I am wanting. But I would rather spend that amount of money on an aluminium poker case.

Thats pretty much the price for a set of PBT's. Maybe get lucky and score them for $50. Obviously the shipping from over there adds more.

megnin · « **Reply #89 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 12:51:35 »

I need a set of:

3) Blank White 104 PBT

443330 · « **Reply #90 on:** Fri, 10 February 2012, 15:49:41 »

I live in New Zealand, so the shipping should be a lot cheaper, doesn't mean it will be though. haha

FKSSR · « **Reply #91 on:** Sat, 11 February 2012, 14:15:41 »

Yeah, I really want a blank black 87-key PBT set for $80 or under. The only ones I can find in the US right now is the SP group buy in which they are $110 - which is too much for me.

Would it be useful to make a thread where everyone looking for blank black PBT key sets could post - to show KBC or SP or whoever that they should manufacture them for an "affordable" price? Just wondering if that ever works...

lightsout714 · « **Reply #92 on:** Sat, 11 February 2012, 14:24:46 »

Quote from: FKSSR;511833

Yeah, I really want a blank black 87-key PBT set for $80 or under. The only ones I can find in the US right now is the SP group buy in which they are $110 - which is too much for me.

Would it be useful to make a thread where everyone looking for blank black PBT key sets could post - to show KBC or SP or whoever that they should manufacture them for an "affordable" price? Just wondering if that ever works...

You need to find some ducky pbt's. I think pchome has some but not sure if they have blanks. Reaper just posted some pics of a ducky pbt set. Not sure if they are new maybe he can give you a lead where he found them.

korne · « **Reply #93 on:** Sat, 11 February 2012, 14:27:18 »

Im interested on "Black on White 104 PBT"

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #94 on:** Sat, 11 February 2012, 20:59:41 »

Quote from: hashbaz;507976

Lots of other people have had really good success with RIT dye. You should probably practice before you try it on your new, expensive set though.

It's not a matter of "practice" to get good at it, I took every step very slowly. Total process took me 6+ hours. I probably had a bad batch of dye, and also the caps themselves weren't the best to take up the colors. I just wrote up a thread on it, details to my failed dyed caps here:

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?27214-failed-RIT-dye-keycap-experiment-%28

manirra · « **Reply #95 on:** Thu, 16 February 2012, 20:58:03 »

To the top. I'm waiting on a couple of keyboards to come in the mail, but I'll probably take more than just the black steelseries keycaps.

kaen · « **Reply #96 on:** Sat, 24 March 2012, 05:05:30 »

any update with this?

Zifle · « **Reply #97 on:** Sat, 24 March 2012, 05:37:23 »

Quote from: kaen;555377

any update with this?

There was, but I'm afraid you're a little late

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?27232-Closed-KBC-PBT-104-37-Keysets-for-Cherry-MX

kaen · « **Reply #98 on:** Sun, 25 March 2012, 05:48:25 »

Quote from: Zifle;555387

There was, but I'm afraid you're a little late
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?27232-Closed-KBC-PBT-104-37-Keysets-for-Cherry-MX

I ordered/paid a while back, i was just wondering what was going on as there was no updates.

kaen · « **Reply #99 on:** Tue, 03 April 2012, 09:19:30 »

received mine today, purrrrfect.

thanks feng

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Author Topic: [Interest Check] KBC 104 PBT Cherry MX Key Caps UPDATE (Read 34425 times)