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What printers do you use to print the keycaps? I tried this before but it takes a lot of work to sand the surface in order to remove the layer lines.
by pca006132 4y ago
What printers do you use to print the keycaps? I tried this before but it takes a lot of work to sand the surface in order to remove the layer lines.
- nkrisc 4y agoI would imagine resin printers would be far superior for key caps compared to FDM.
- Symbiote 4y agoA while ago I tried using CurviSlicer to FDM-3D print a keycap. It modifies G-code to make slightly-curved top surfaces. The top of the keycap was nice, and wouldn't have needed any finishing. However, the slicer messed up the sides/insides of the keycap. Someone more motivated could try applying the curviness only to the 'dish' part of the keycap. Curvislicer: https://github.com/dhardy35/curvislicer https://github.com/dhardy35/curvislicer
- riskable 4y agoI use a Prusa MK2.5s with a 0.4mm nozzle most of the time. For fine detailed legends I use a 0.25mm nozzle. Here's some keycaps I printed recently: https://imgur.com/a/Ge0tlc5 https://imgur.com/a/Ge0tlc5 The key (haha) to printing great keycaps is to print them on their sides. That way their top surface is smooth (to your fingers) right off the printer. The keycaps in those images have not been post-processed in any way. That's exactly how they looked when I took them off the printer.