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Lasered some legends onto some blank keycaps. MOST of them came out alright. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by wjrii@lemmy.world to c/mechanical_keyboards@programming.dev

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These are for an upcoming keyboard meetup in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. I'm annoyed that some of the tacos didn't infuse properly, but most of them came out okay.

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[–] Covenant@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait a second, did you laser colour? What kind of laser are you using?

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

So I used a diode laser, but with Cricut “infusible ink” markers, which are basically a form of dye sublimation. Heating up the specific spot enough to get transfer without bleeding is tough, though. I end up with less vibrant colors than I’d like, and this particular batch of blanks sometimes just doesn’t “take.” Mostly I end up with good detail and nice pastel colors that are on there better than paint or stickers, but not nearly as deep as proper dye sublimation.