My Kingdom for Smooth ABS SA Keycaps
Every time I build a new keyboard, I go hunting for keycaps. And every time I go hunting, it eventually devolves into a desperate search for SA (or equivalent) profile keycaps with a smooth finish. SA is the ultimate profile, IMHO, and they're relatively hard to come by. Signature Plastics, which is where a lot of SA sets come from like the T0mb3ry SA Carbon set (they might actually hold the trademark on the SA profile if I'm not mistaken), is reportedly going through some management/ownership struggles (last I heard, they're looking for new ownership), and along with apparently the rest of the industry, they seem to be neglecting this superior keycap profile in their own stocks. If you order direct from them, they have a couple themed sets in stock (maybe), but generally you can have any color you want, as long as it's black or white. Drop carries a fair number of MT3 profile sets, which are very similar to SA. But just like SP's SA-P profile, they're made with a different...
Apr 10, 2024
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Its been 2 years since we started, so thank you for continuing to support us in listening to our podcast.
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Kevin joins me late thanks to the rain and haircuts, but we talk our way through some topics:
- Another Podcast!: https://typehype.net/threads/the-international-kit-a-new-podcast-for-the-mechanical-keyboards-community-episode-1.399/
- Unsafe behaviour: https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/99fpf2/comment/e4oepoq?st=JL6I6HN9&sh=b2885070
- Box Switches wrap up: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/9a20dp/received_new_stock_box_royals_and_measured_stems/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/98w7az/buying_box_switches_with_new_stem_mr_sleeves_gb/
- Handy Tool: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/98tfnc/time_for_another_3d_printed_switch_modding_tool/
- Handy PCB Tool: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/98po20/best_pcb_manufacturer/
- CA66 R2: https://play-keyboard.store/collections/group-buys/products/ca66-66-custom-keyboard-kit
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