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Drmlk465 t1_je2fmiz wrote

Reply to comment by Rainyfriedtofu in first post on this sub. by Rainyfriedtofu

Aluminum key caps? Didn’t know that was a thing. How is it? Is it for feel? Sound? Both?

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Rainyfriedtofu OP t1_je2gu2s wrote

https://novelkeys.com/products/b-stock-aluvia-keycaps?variant=43127714939047&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic

You should try it. It feel really cool and lighter than I expected. I like the feel of cool aluminum, and it sounds really good to me. However, I am a total noob to keyboard building so what feel and sound good to me, might be really bad for some of the guys on this sub. I built this because it was fun and cool. I wouldn't be a good frame of reference.

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landroll313 t1_je57917 wrote

Was worried about it being b stock passed on the chance of unusable keys

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Rainyfriedtofu OP t1_je5mk07 wrote

It's really not as bad as you think it is. All of the keys were usable, and I can't even tell the difference between the A or B Stock. In fact, I kind of regret buying the A stock for another set. Then again, I was prepare to swap the keys from the A stock or other keycaps. I'm not OCD enough to be overly bother by one off key.

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landroll313 t1_je6etcp wrote

Off in the legends are fine but the warning about not fitting at all is the worry like the stem not being milled out

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AdhesiveChild t1_je62lh2 wrote

Caps from https://metalkeyboards.no are overall better quality and only cost a little extra for the same layouts

The sets from novelkeys have unfinished bottoms I'm pretty sure

Worth a look for anyone who's searching for aluminium sets

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