DIY shine-through caps Prototyping NP profile shine-through caps by neXus5169 .
KBD.news Published June 19, 2021
Love the NP profile blanks but I miss my RGB for layers etc. Cannot find any XDA / NP profile black with shine through so I decided to try it home made style.
2 mm hole on top, 3 mm hole bottom filled with hot glue from the inside (used tape on the outside to make it leveled).
Looks quite okay.
More pics: https://imgur.com/gallery/zyjL1Hz
Was also wondering if epoxy or even nail polish could be better to fill the dot. Published on Sat 19th Jun 2021. Featured in KBD #31 (source ).
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