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Alps SKCC Keycaps on IBM Beam Spring Sliders

Posted: 06 Dec 2019, 07:26
by yuchipashe
So I wanted to have the rough keycap texture on my Beamspring (since they're pretty worn out), so I plan on using the MT3 /dev/tty keycaps on it with the 3D printed MX mount slider (Thanks darkcruix :) ), and while waiting for the MX mount to be 3D printed, I tried to mount one of the SKCC keycaps on the beamspring, and to my surprise they fit perfectly!
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Of course the beamspring keycaps is high profile so only the one from my Hitachi Basic Master board worked, and I do like how it looks :D
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Re: Alps SKCC Keycaps on IBM Beam Spring Sliders

Posted: 06 Dec 2019, 09:34
by purdobol
How tight or loose is the fit ?

Re: Alps SKCC Keycaps on IBM Beam Spring Sliders

Posted: 06 Dec 2019, 10:01
by yuchipashe
purdobol wrote: 06 Dec 2019, 09:34 How tight or loose is the fit ?
Perfect fit. I would even go as far as to say it fits better than the original keycaps (since the original one is a bit lose vertically I believe)
Fitting it back to the original SKCC switch still takes the same effort as before.

Fitting the keycap

How each keycap sounds

Re: Alps SKCC Keycaps on IBM Beam Spring Sliders

Posted: 07 Dec 2019, 03:07
by PlacaFromHell
Jesus fucking Christ, IT WORKS!!! The profile is a bit weird, but is definitely more tight. I'm testing it with SKFF keycaps which are about the same. The thinner keycaps actualy improve the sound.

Re: Alps SKCC Keycaps on IBM Beam Spring Sliders

Posted: 07 Dec 2019, 18:43
by ZedTheMan
Ya know, I've got a really nice looking set of SKCC keycaps from a Canon typewriter. And here I was hoping it had SKCLs instead haha.