u mean the rabbit year keychain? i only left few. not many

i'm talking about creating a brand new one with different design

it has to depend how detail i able to make first

but shouldn't be too pricy la.

er... two method to do this:
1. Mold injection
2. cnc milled.

First one will cost me quite high. a 2 x 1" thick alu sheet cost me rm1xx already...
so ii only can try the second option

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Added on July 31, 2012, 10:29 amey? Ripster no copy right protected the pic ka?
btw, brown PCB, which brand of this keyboard a?

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Added on July 31, 2012, 10:29 amey? Ripster no copy right protected the pic ka?
btw, brown PCB, which brand of this keyboard a?

This post has been edited by storm88: Jul 31 2012, 10:29 AM

er...

My 3D printer can print, but not sure if it able to do such high detail level or not.

it's time to do some "lesson"
Option 1- Mold Injected
The price for metal sheets is not fix one. Its estimate around RM100 +/-

Most keycap (99.9%) in the market is hot plastic mold injected. Hot plastic is injected into a mold form by two or more pieces of Alu/Steel base, which already been engraved. (For this case i see it needs only two, top and bottom)

So the hot plastic inside the mold will be cooled and the mold will be crank up, then there you'll get your product. (the keycap)

For mold injection, of course the higher number it able to produce from the mold, the cost will be even up easier. The most expensive part is the mold itself. The more precision a mold is being crafted, the higher the price is. For the plastic? Bla, it's dirt cheap. I can get a 5kg PBT resin with hundred ringgit plus only. The number? you can count

Yes, basicly you can put any color of material into a same mold, also maybe other material like PBT or POM. But not really advisable as the shrinkage of ABS, PBT & POM totally diff

option 2- CNC milled
For example like the one you given, i can take a red color keycap and add a layer of hot red abs plastic on top of it, to thicken the base which will be milled off later. Then wait for it to cool off.

When it's cool up, cnc machine will engrave the shape and then you'll get your keycap.

Basicly, Cnc milled normally is meant to do small quantity job only.

For the mold injecting, i always pass to other ppl to do it one

and for CNC, yes, i'm addon a layer and engrave it.

No, i'm not mill from a solid cube.

ERm..

Mind i ask why you want to apply a layer on top of PBT keycap?

i have quite alot red color keycaps left, applying a layer on top of them will save me time.


But. I cannot simply "Stick" on the caps but i must reheat the base and let the molecule melt and only by that the new ABS layer able to applied on top of it. before reheating the top, i had to sand off the printed material too!

I not sure of the ABS red match the keycap i have or not. Let's pray they match perfectly

Applying PBT plastic on PBT is possible, provided you have the skill to control the shrinkage ratio.
But PBT has much higher melting temperature point and crystallization behavior, imo it'll be much difficult compare to applying a layer on top of ABS caps.

holy shit!!!
they look so similar to Ducky products

why does it like that one?

or Rm219 for a Cherry MK3800

that is not ma price ma
btw i only has mx blue and brown

Hi folks,

Just to let you guys know that, i no longer the distributor of DUCKY CHANNEL.
For newer model enquirers, please refer to the new authorized distributor ya.

For Warranty claim, you still can go back to where you bought the kb, and we will honor that without delay

Second thing,
Pertaining to the wrist rest, we are changing to Key Chain. Expect to start distribute out to dealers before Hari Raya.

i think he needs a backlit kb?

er... Not sure if this good news anot.

Keycool, *Might* come into MY

erm, i'm directly dealing from Keycool Tzuhai.

This post has been edited by storm88: Aug 8 2012, 04:19 PM

these are the parts for the stabilizers la
btw, as bro human10 said ady, no harm la, everyone learns from mistake