Author Topic: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps? (Read 4876 times)

trombompoline · « **on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 03:01:04 »

ABS or PBT?

jacobolus · « **Reply #1 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 03:04:42 »

PBT, except for the spacebar.

joey · « **Reply #2 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 03:05:01 »

PBT, spacebar is ABS.

starscream · « **Reply #3 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 03:40:53 »

ABS, with a PBT spacebar

fanpeople · « **Reply #4 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 03:43:39 »

PBT, with optional PBT spacebar

rowdy · « **Reply #5 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 03:59:12 »

Just in case you missed the earlier replies, all keys are PBT except for space bar which is ABS.

You can get third party PBT space bars, maybe.

sth · « **Reply #6 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 04:13:59 »

let me get in on this

pbt

bocahgundul · « **Reply #7 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 04:16:20 »

fanpeople · « **Reply #8 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 04:23:05 »

This

What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps?

KingRama · « **Reply #9 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 05:16:51 »

The Happy Hacking Keyboard keys are manufactured from a thermoplastic engineering polymer PBT or Polybutylene terephthalate. It is resistant to solvents, mechanically strong and is heat resistant up to 150 degrees centigrade (perfect for you fast typers out there). Compared to ABS, PBT is highly resistant to wear, leaving it's grainy texture lasting longer. None of these properties exist with the space bar as it is ABS.

ghostjuggernaut · « **Reply #10 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 06:32:03 »

.rabecaps sba htiw TBP

xondat · « **Reply #11 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 11:30:04 »

Y'all are missing it. He can't hear.

PBT WITH ABS SPACEBAR MAN

romevi · « **Reply #12 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 11:30:53 »

PBT

That's pronounced "pbbbtt."

demik · « **Reply #13 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 11:47:40 »

Pb&j

whmeltonjr · « **Reply #14 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 11:51:00 »

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trombompoline · « **Reply #15 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 12:16:42 »

Thank you all!

bcredbottle · « **Reply #16 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 12:23:52 »

It's a bunch of bull**** is what it is.

crickclackman · « **Reply #17 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 16:48:52 »

Quote from: trombompoline on Thu, 04 February 2016, 12:16:42

Thank you all!

PBT.

FrostyToast · « **Reply #18 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 16:51:04 »

HHKB JP is all PBT baby

riotonthebay · « **Reply #19 on:** Thu, 04 February 2016, 16:52:55 »

they're light grey or dark grey plastic

deduction · « **Reply #20 on:** Fri, 05 February 2016, 00:31:36 »

Quote from: riotonthebay on Thu, 04 February 2016, 16:52:55

they're light grey or dark grey plastic

Mine's definitely a light grey. Or is it light gray? I really can't decide.

fanpeople · « **Reply #21 on:** Fri, 05 February 2016, 00:42:01 »

Quote from: deduction on Fri, 05 February 2016, 00:31:36

Quote from: riotonthebay on Thu, 04 February 2016, 16:52:55
they're light grey or dark grey plastic

Mine's definitely a light grey. Or is it light gray? I really can't decide.

IT IS GREY.

sth · « **Reply #22 on:** Fri, 05 February 2016, 02:30:01 »

Quote from: romevi on Thu, 04 February 2016, 11:30:53

PBT

That's pronounced "pbbbtt."

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Shaussman · « **Reply #23 on:** Fri, 05 February 2016, 08:23:31 »

Pub tuh

FrostyToast · « **Reply #24 on:** Fri, 05 February 2016, 08:50:28 »

Quote from: riotonthebay on Thu, 04 February 2016, 16:52:55

they're light grey or dark grey plastic

Really? I thought they were light black and dark white.
The more I look it over I think it could be light dark white.

keyboardia1 · « **Reply #25 on:** Fri, 05 February 2016, 08:51:09 »

All HHKB caps are ABS.

Notable exception: All keys that are not the space bar.

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Author Topic: What type of plastic are stock HHKB keycaps? (Read 4876 times)