Two sets of Five Below keycaps later... Handwired, 3D printed Macropad for my 9yo daughter. Running KMK on a Pi Pico. (media.kbin.social)

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[-] NotTheOnlyGamer@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

How's the feel on the 5 Below keycaps? Every time I've looked at them, I've worried they would be gummy.

[-] wjrii@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So those two sets are just pvc (?) novelty caps, and yeah, “gummy” is not wrong. I didn’t get any of the OEM ones with branded properties like Harry Potter or Marvel, but they look like standard ABS gamer board stuff.

I don’t really know high end or artisans, but my PBT clone sets from Aliexpress (see lower left and lower right) and XVX cheapos feel way, way better.

this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2023

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