hey -- thanks a lot I am printing these keycaps, but the legs are fragile if printed with PLA in the recommended way, is there a way to prevent that? i've attached some photos for your reference
MOTE - Choc Low Profile Flat Keycaps
Flat keycaps designed to match the TOTEM keyboard
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@tikwurp_2601596 The legs can be quite fragile, unfortunately there's not much that can be done about that with FDM printing. That said, I've had no issues with broken legs with my prints in PETG or ABS/ASA
Hey, I'm currently building a totem, but I can't seem to print the homing key properly. The "marking" gets completely filled. Any advice on how to get that small detail printing properly ?
@HendyBebeBel_2426600 You may have too much squish on your first layer, hard to say without a picture.
It might be something with my print settings, but I found that the best fit for the switches was scaling these caps down to 95%. All flat on the teal/purple one, but used some angled ones for the red build. Nice!
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@domelqq_2624206 https://ryanis.cool/cosmos/ is a free keyboard design tool for that style, for which you are able to download files to print. Keep in mind that the URL changes as you make design changes, so save each URL for a design you like.
@DoomHammer_1037095 Thats really cool thank you
Looks great! The homing key can barely be felt, but that's ok. Looking forward to trying different color combinations.
I'm also thinking of remixing this for a more aggressive angle, which I ended up uploading as a remix here: https://www.printables.com/model/1000549-mote-remixed-choc-low-profile-flat-keycaps-with-mo (edited)
@Endracion_71897 Thanks! Glad you were able to tailor these to your needs.
Caps installed on my full TOTEM REDUX build (see its page for details). To fit my ZeroRanger theme I debossed a sprite for the homing keys.
The whole build is a joy to use. Thanks to eiga for the video that made me aware of all three of these awesome designs!
@nfd_775158 Looks 🔥! Thanks for the rating.
Pretty fun for a simple flat keycap on an FDM printer. Of course there are issues with the stems breaking off, but just print some more keycaps! They can be a little wiggly as there exists a tolerance so that they don't break every time.
Love them.
Would love to see an MX MOTE set for the KLOR I'm planning on building. A matching Totem/KLOR combo would be wonderful. (edited)