Thanks for your input, Richard. I don’t have access to a CNC device right now, but such a router is on the top of my (maker) wish list.
I have found a place where you can define the text and color (no graphics) of every keycap for an entire keyboard. So, basically you get 104 custom keycaps for 50$, that’s ok for me, I will only made one or two of these calculators. Am Montag, 20. Januar 2020 12:11:20 UTC+1 schrieb Richard Scales: > > Many Many years ago (1980 ish) I was involved in what were known at the > time as Microcomputer Terminals. These were Z80 based machines running CP/M > which used serial Terminals (VDU's) for I/O. We created some software which > required custom key caps so I (as the junior!) was sent off with a bag of > blank keys down to a local company who engraved lettering into the surface > of the keys which was then filled with some white paint - et voila - > customised keycaps. > Wind the clock forward 40 years (that's scary!) and things like cnc > routers are more common place - I have a desktop CNC router myself and I > can see that it would be no major issue to cut letters and words into the > surface of a blank key. > Assuming one had or had access to a small router, that would be a way of > achieving your goal. > Just my 2 cents as they say! > Richard > >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/5d674985-3248-4a6f-8508-3e19823b52c7%40googlegroups.com.
