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Zinc keycap for Topre switches.

类型: IC
作者: cookie
发布时间: 2014-09-29 08:14:41
更新时间: 2014-09-29 08:16:15
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=63370.0


Hello everybody,
Due to a friend of mine who is very competent in metal works and various crafting techniques, I got the Idea of producing Zinc keycaps for topre switches.
We’ve talked cursorily about what is possible and what is not and before we start crafting the molds I’d like to check if you are interested in such a cap? :)
The fist step is this interest check here.
If the feedback is positive we are going to produce the fist prototype, probabbly the ESC or FN key and see how this will turn out.
We a concerned about the stem because zinc is a relatively soft material but we will figure something out.
If you are satisfied with the result we will evaluate the pricing and start producing on demand.
Next step would be a replacement spacebar for the HHKB/Realforce so that you guys can get rid of the cheap ABS one, but this step will take a while.
Last step would be a whole keycap set, but this will probably take a while.
What do you guys think?
Cheers!

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