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Resin keycap casting

Make your own set of keycaps with silicone molds and UV-curable resin.

KBD.news
Published August 12, 2021

A video tutorial by Adafruit:

And the article with details:

https://learn.adafruit.com/diy-decorative-resin-keycaps

Published on Thu 12th Aug 2021. Featured in KBD #39 (source).

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