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SMRT Gadget Metal Typewriter Novelty Keycaps
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Give your keyboard an industrial, metallic look with these Cherry MX-compatible keycaps from SMRT, a company known for its fidget spinners metal trinkets. Made entirely out of metal (even the stems), they’re sturdy and built to last Read More
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SMRTGadget
191
May 23, 2018
Just want to update people who have backed this drop that there are some error in the Massdrop system regarding price and quantity for different materials
Will update everyone soon when we have an answer
Petar
0
Jun 8, 2018
SMRTGadgetThats just not right guys... I ordered these. Waited so long to actually see that you canceled the drop. I'm pretty pissed.
Even if it was a pricing mistake, its not the customer's fault. You should cover that difference and learn your lesson.
Kind regards. Petar
Even if it was a pricing mistake, its not the customer's fault. You should cover that difference and learn your lesson.
Kind regards. Petar
Poblopuablo
338
May 10, 2018
Confused by the listing, in one spot(the "note") it says 2 stainless steel is "+$2" and another part of the listing("style options") it says "-$2"
Cyphre
2710
Feb 18, 2018
Received mine.
They are a bit smaller overall than I imagined. As in, the diameter of the top is roughly the width of the top of a keycap. This is decidedly small because there is no taper beyond that dimension, so the ideal dimension it shouldn't have been based on would be closer to the width of a bottom of a keycap. Obviously I have no idea what they based the dimension on, but I do hope they try out an increased diameter since these are already round, making for even bigger gaps between them.
They are also incredibly hard to get on. I'm sure its possible that their tooling just wore down throughout the process (tiny end mills don't last very long) but brass has no flex, so the stem needed to maintain some critical dimensions. Wasn't the switches either, as I attempted to mount them on every variety I have on hand (Cherry, Gateron, Kailh, and others). Overall, they are well made at least. If I were to make a suggestion, batch check every 10-25 with a gauge block in the future to get a better grasp on tooling wear. Or possibly switch to using two prongs instead of all 4 to reduce the chances for tolerance changes (only needing to maintain the diagonal dimension between the two).
They are also incredibly hard to get on. I'm sure its possible that their tooling just wore down throughout the process (tiny end mills don't last very long) but brass has no flex, so the stem needed to maintain some critical dimensions. Wasn't the switches either, as I attempted to mount them on every variety I have on hand (Cherry, Gateron, Kailh, and others). Overall, they are well made at least. If I were to make a suggestion, batch check every 10-25 with a gauge block in the future to get a better grasp on tooling wear. Or possibly switch to using two prongs instead of all 4 to reduce the chances for tolerance changes (only needing to maintain the diagonal dimension between the two).
Cyphre
2710
Feb 27, 2018
One minor problem overall is that the MX "+" pattern has two different thicknesses. The vertical is 0.043" thick while the horizontal is 0.049" thick (at least on the Cherry switches I have on hand). If a keycap doesn't have a direction, you will run into issues mounting a keycap if the orientation of the stem doesn't match what you are mounting to. Unless both slots are wide enough to fit the horizontal. Metal just happens to have a lot less 'give' compared to other plastic keycaps.
Overall diameter? I'd say somewhere around 0.650"-0.700" as the bottom of a typical keycap appears to be around ~0.710".
Overall diameter? I'd say somewhere around 0.650"-0.700" as the bottom of a typical keycap appears to be around ~0.710".
SarreqTeryx
10
Jan 25, 2018
how much would a full set go for? would a bulk discount be possible? 4 and 2 at a time is ungainly
SMRTGadget
191
Feb 27, 2018
SarreqTeryxWe would love to do full set, but are having hard time to estimate volume for raw material purchases. Do you have any suggestions?
Varholiaglimp
939
Jan 24, 2018
Do the stainless steel keycaps contain nickel alloy?
It might be fun to use them as escape keys with various typewriter keycap sets sold on MD. I'm just wondering if people with nickel allergies will find stainless steel unusable over time. Some SS is hypoallergenic; some is not.
It might be fun to use them as escape keys with various typewriter keycap sets sold on MD. I'm just wondering if people with nickel allergies will find stainless steel unusable over time. Some SS is hypoallergenic; some is not.
anonomous
558
Jan 24, 2018
All the products sold by SMRT are clones of other companies products. Not a fan.
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