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Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« on: Sat, 28 June 2014, 02:48:55 »
According to the DT wiki, it's ABS doubleshot (though I think that may only be the green caps), but in any case, it's a fantastic price for some sexy caps if you're in the New York area:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Royal-Electric-Typewriter-/121363256874?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c41d0562a#shpCntId
« Last Edit: Sat, 28 June 2014, 11:22:54 by nubbinator »

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Re: Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 28 June 2014, 08:42:18 »
Damn, unfortunately this is a bit too out of the way for me without a car. Good find.

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Re: Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 28 June 2014, 14:06:06 »
The royal alpha 610 is very similar to the royal alpha 700 that I got keycaps from a while back. The keycaps are the same and were all doubleshot.

I would expect doubleshots and front printing on all the keys there.
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Note that the DT wiki article got much of it's information from the GH wiki article that I wrote, so this isn't really a second source of information or anything.

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Re: Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 28 June 2014, 14:23:41 »
Should have doulbeshots and M9 switch. Pretty good set for an FC660, just need a few other keys from EK in the GMK bright green and elsewhere to finish it out.

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Re: Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 28 June 2014, 16:26:47 »
Should have doulbeshots and M9 switch. Pretty good set for an FC660, just need a few other keys from EK in the GMK bright green and elsewhere to finish it out.

But the back slash key cannot be sourced anywhere in that color.

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Re: Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 29 June 2014, 09:54:18 »
Sure but you can use the [R] (which is a home row profile not bottom row) or backspace key, if you don't mind having a key from adjacent row profile for the \| key.

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Re: Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 29 June 2014, 10:28:54 »
I said "forget the profile" and used one of the 1.5-unit flat-keys from the side.

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Re: Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 29 June 2014, 12:11:15 »
Those green keys on the left are 1x1.25 and are similar profile shape to a numpad + key.

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Re: Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 29 June 2014, 21:17:55 »
Those green keys on the left are 1x1.25 and are similar profile shape to a numpad + key.
you are correct: they are flat profile. I had no issues using it that way for a few weeks before I sold the KB.

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Re: Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 03 July 2014, 21:13:15 »
I bought this. Hopefully I'll pick it up tomorrow and see what I got.

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Re: Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 03 July 2014, 21:16:48 »
I bought this. Hopefully I'll pick it up tomorrow and see what I got.

Make sure to post pics.  And if you don't want the PCB and switches, let me know.  I'd love to do a disassembly and review of them since it should be Cherry M9 switches.

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Re: Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 07 July 2014, 15:49:32 »
I bought this. Hopefully I'll pick it up tomorrow and see what I got.
Congrats!

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Re: Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« Reply #12 on: Mon, 07 July 2014, 17:09:00 »



Picked it up today. Needs some cleaning. All the keys are double shot with the front print being something else since they are a different lighter color.

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Re: Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« Reply #13 on: Tue, 08 July 2014, 11:11:38 »
IIRC the light green side legends are dye sub

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Re: Royale Typewriter, $30 OBO New York
« Reply #14 on: Tue, 08 July 2014, 14:20:15 »
Side legends are pad printed. It's not possible to dyesub on ABS.