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Key Pullers
« on: Thu, 06 February 2014, 12:35:06 »
I am interested in getting a nice new key puller, something that will not damage thin ABS caps. I have seen some cool turned metal ones, does anyone know where I can pick one up from? Classifieds?
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Re: Key Pullers
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:00:16 »
how are you damaging keycaps with a puller? holy moley you guys must go Conan on your caps.

then again i dont really do crappy caps so maybe that is why i havent had to deal with issues like this.
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Re: Key Pullers
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:01:24 »
Quote from: tricheboars on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:00:16
how are you damaging keycaps with a puller? holy moley you guys must go Conan on your caps.

then again i dont really do crappy caps so maybe that is why i havent had to deal with issues like this.

I haven't damaged my keycaps, I simply want a quality puller that will not put any undue stress on my new AT101W caps
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Re: Key Pullers
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:03:45 »
Honestly this is the best key cap puller ever

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=45795.msg967098#msg967098

Just DIY!
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Re: Key Pullers
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:06:10 »
Only problem with those MKC ones were that alot arrived with bent parts, but i think they were straightened out pretty easily.
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unless they have some unforeseeable downside (like they're actually made of cream cheese cunningly disguised as ABS)

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Re: Key Pullers
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:06:34 »
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:03:45
Honestly this is the best key cap puller ever

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=45795.msg967098#msg967098

Just DIY!

Thats awesome, I will give it ago, cheers Ray
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Re: Key Pullers
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 06 February 2014, 15:10:36 »
Quote from: tricheboars on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:00:16
how are you damaging keycaps with a puller? holy moley you guys must go Conan on your caps.

then again i dont really do crappy caps so maybe that is why i havent had to deal with issues like this.

Those plastic keypullers (those without a wire) can scratch your keycaps, which is especially bad for backlit keycaps as they just have a thin coat of paint on the outside.
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Re: Key Pullers
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 06 February 2014, 15:34:37 »
I don't know, my wire keypuller screwed up a couple of my GMK keycaps. It dug into the edges of some of them.
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Re: Key Pullers
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 06 February 2014, 15:35:28 »
Yeah, Alps are tough to remove. Use that keypuller!
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