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Fascinating! So you design the whole shebang, including keycaps? Maybe you're the person to ask: I've been thinking about switching back to a mechanical keyboa
by janfoeh 5y ago
Fascinating! So you design the whole shebang, including keycaps?
Maybe you're the person to ask: I've been thinking about switching back to a mechanical keyboard, but I am looking for a specific keycap form I haven't been able to find so far.
If I cannot find these off the shelf somewhere - how realistic and achievable is it to have these custom-made for me specifically?
By the way, what I am looking for is a square base with a recessed "mesa" - either rounded like the old Nixdorf/Siemens/Fujitsu KBPC S [1], or completely round like this vintage Nixdorf [2] or the Teenage Engineering OP-1 [3].
So if you or anyone else reading this has a pointer, I'd be grateful.
[1] http://www.notebook-service.biz/bilder/Tastatur/Siemens/Tastatur_Siemens_Nixdorf_Trackball_S26381-K250-V121_3.jpg http://www.notebook-service.biz/bilder/Tastatur/Siemens/Tast...
[2] https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTA2NlgxNjAw/z/icUAAOSwBoxeB1t4/$_57.JPG?set_id=8800005007 https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTA2NlgxNjAw/z/icUAAOSwBoxeB1t4/$...
[3] https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1 https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1
- lewisflude 5y agoI do design keycaps (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=107933.0 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=107933.0) and keyboards (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108970.0 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108970.0) but they're seperate things! If you liked the OP-1, then you might like these caps! https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=110702.0 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=110702.0 I know exactly what you mean when you describe that shape. I love that shape too! There are other sculpted profiles that sort of fit the bill in a way too, like this profile https://rama.works/kate-preview https://rama.works/kate-preview I'd be happy to talk more about keyboards! It's unrealistic to have a custom keycap set made for you outside of having it 3D printed (which is very doable), but if you work with a designer, you could potentially run it as a group buy if you're willing to put the time/effort in.