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Triple shot keycaps
Making triple shot keycaps at home. A proof-of-concept video by keymacs.
Published June 18, 2022
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After his handmade doubleshots and stepped caps, keymacs aka lispnick posted a carefully crafted video on the process of making triple shot keycaps.
This is, of course, a proof-of-concept video. For real manufacturing, I hope to cast and machine the keycaps in larger clusters to reduce the amount of hand work, … but it will take some more time before I get there – keymacs.
According to the designer, beside Alps stems, the next-gen keycaps will also support MX, Beamsprings, Micro Switch SW, Topre, and more.
Some specs of the manufacturing process, combining resin casting and milling, were shared by keymacs:
- Materials by Smooth-On
- Mold Star 16 FAST
- Smooth-Sil 945
- Smooth-Cast 310
- UVO Pigments
- Sun Devil
- Desktop CNC by Carbide 3D: Nomad Pro
Check out the original project at https://keymacs.com.
Published on Sat 18th Jun 2022. Featured in KBD #83 (source).
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