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So I want to partially make my own key my own keycaps. I have a CNC router that I will use to carve the face of the key out of metal or wood, but I need a way to connect that to the stem of the switch. So I was wondering if there was a company that sells a keycap that connects to the stem of a Cherry MX keyboard while having a chiclet style face so I can glue the face I made to it, or something along those lines. I just want something as minimal as possible, so I see no plastic (which is why I can't just use existing keys for this). 

 

I have crawled all over the internet looking for this and cannot find it. Am I just not looking in the right place, is there somewhere I could get them custom 3D printed for cheap? Any suggestions?

 

I have a Corsair k70 red if that makes a difference. If I left out anything or if anything is confusing, please let me know, and thanks for the help. 

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I know you can get them custom printed somewhere. Can't remember the name of the company right now. Hold on let me find it. 

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i dont think so,

 

just get standard cherry keycaps and use an epoxy to make them flat

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I know you can get them custom printed somewhere. Can't remember the name of the company right now. Hold on let me find it. 

WASD??

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WASD??

They don't make 3D ones. Only flat printed ones.

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They don't make 3D ones. Only flat printed ones.

I know that I can get them custom printed, and its not so much that I want to just replace the keycaps, I want to make them (as much as I can). Its more of a project to kill time during the winter months than it is to fine a cool new look for my keyboard. 

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Dood, how much did you get that milling machine for?

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i dont think so,

 

just get standard cherry keycaps and use an epoxy to make them flat

Like I said, the problem is they have plastic going down the side, I need something like a chiclet keyboard where the the keycap is complete flat with no side to it. So if there is a chiclet style keycap then that will do, I couldn't find those though. I would rather not use a dremel to cut all the keycaps to how I want them. 

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Like I said, the problem is they have plastic going down the side, I need something like a chiclet keyboard where the the keycap is complete flat with no side to it. So if there is a chiclet style keycap then that will do, I couldn't find those though. I would rather not use a dremel to cut all the keycaps to how I want them. 

 

i dont think you will get chicklet on a cherry switch,

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Dood, how much did you get that milling machine for?

Its a fairly cheap on as far as they run, when all said and done I walked out of the shop $4500 poorer. Now I am saving up for the $1500 software upgrade so I can start doing 3D stuff...

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i dont think you will get chicklet on a cherry switch,

I agree, I was just hoping that maybe someone would know of that one random site that has them, or somewhere that I can can get them 3D printed for cheap. 

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I agree, I was just hoping that maybe someone would know of that one random site that has them, or somewhere that I can can get them 3D printed for cheap. 

 

cheap 3d printing / durable and precise enough for key caps. probably not gonna happen.

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Its a fairly cheap on as far as they run, when all said and done I walked out of the shop $4500 poorer. Now I am saving up for the $1500 software upgrade so I can start doing 3D stuff...

 

How big is it? And how complex are these 3D stuff you're planning to make?

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cheap 3d printing / durable and precise enough for key caps. probably not gonna happen.

Well cheap is relative. What I mean is cheap enough to be viable yet worth while. 

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How big is it? And how complex are these 3D stuff you're planning to make?

I think it can hand 18 by 28 ish, I don't remember of the top of my head. And nothing too complicated, some textured plaques and maybe if I get good grips for a friends pistol. 

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I think it can hand 18 by 28 ish, I don't remember of the top of my head. And nothing too complicated, some textured plaques and maybe if I get good grips for a friends pistol. 

 

Yeah, don't get a 3D printer if you're only going to be doing that kind of stuff, a milling machine can easily do that. You'll know it's time to get a 3D printer when you find it too hard to do on your machine.

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one thing i have seen people do is cut the stems out of key caps by using a small brass tube heated up to quickly cut the stems off the other option would be to machine then if you have a cnc router that is accurate that is.

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one thing i have seen people do is cut the stems out of key caps by using a small brass tube heated up to quickly cut the stems off the other option would be to machine then if you have a cnc router that is accurate that is.

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Sounds like a good plan, the drill press trick might actually work. Thanks for the help!

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