Thank you for your reply. I don't really consider myself an artist, but I have fallen in love with what resin casting can do, and I am going to take a sculpting class next year to learn more about art and have some more time to make caps.
That's great Pac. I wish you both artistic and financial success (however you decide to define them) -- just do me a favor? Stop with these sorts of statements:
Sheesh, no wonder there are no services like mine. I try to give back to the community and get stabbed in the back for it.
Just... have fun in the keycap casting rabbit hole, and don't try to be (or sound like) an altruist. Make cool **** for the sake of making cool ****, and if you can also make some money in the process, do it, and don't say that "I did it all for you, people!" Be honest. Say, "I did it for me -- to make cool **** and make some money." Because that, Pac,
that would be original. Your designs may end up only being awesome in your own eyes, and that's okay too. Just don't conflate buying a pressure pot into tearing down the Berlin Wall, or throwing yourself on top of a financial hand grenade. Say, instead, "I want to make more/better/cooler **** (and money) and so I need a pressure pot."
This teacup tempest (at first) provoked a facepalm, but now I think these kinds of dust-ups are the mark of a creative community. No drama means there's no passion -- nothing is happening. Even with the rustling, GH is a fun place. To wit:
(yet another incredibly brilliant, engaging, perfectly written comment by yours truly)
ooohhh my god i dont care holy COW do i ever not care about whatever you have to say
LOL i actually read it what the hell is going on stop agreeing with me
When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their testimony.
This is totally (sort of) off topic, but I have one of your flocked spacebars and it is awesome. I've told you this before, but I'm telling you again because it's still true.
I really didn't want to mention this but since you mentioned it I think now you've forced me to -- my flocked keycaps are still available for sale at
techkeys. Check my
keycap flocking build log to see all the love that went into making them. And discover the mystery of the keycap bathmat.
Hoff, I'm glad you like the spacebar! Thanks for the mention -- also, keep in mind that when your flocked spacebar starts to gets dirty, it can be gently cleaned with hand soap and some TLC.
Last point and then I'm done: I hope people don't close up their worklogs. That would suck. I think these logs make it easier for others to learn, and some of those people will inevitably become competitors, but they also add perceived value to products. Which is more romantic? Seeing SP or GMK cast dozens of keycaps at once and unceremoniously dumped into a washing solution, or seeing them hand-designed and cast to the sonorous song-stylings of Barry White? So I hope the writeups continue because they're good for business and they push the art form forward.
Sincerely in it for the money,
-K.