Filco "patch caps"? A relatively new keycap profile/system I wasn't aware of. Spotted in a Filco teaser posted by ffbe_noctis .
KBD.news Published March 7, 2021
Filco's "new gen patch keycap" comprises of two parts: the base one and a replaceable top part with the legends – with the latter being double-shot as I can see.
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Published on Sun 7th Mar 2021. Featured in KBD #16 (source ).
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video tutorial by
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s-ol and
FKcaps for Choc switches.
Making
triple shot keycaps at home. A proof-of-concept video by
keymacs .
The Teletype Model 33, an electromechanical teleprinter from the '60s with actual cylinders as its keys.
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MelGeek .
Keycaps with
interchangeable tops posted by
u/hunghingdailo .
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