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Ricós
Ricós
@enriquericos@mastoart.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

Watching Netflix's version of The Three Body Problem (the Chinese one was better)

But these switches are awesome and I'd like to how they're called or if they're custom props. I might want to get them for an art project, a cyberdeck or who knows what.

Any button experts in the room? Please and thank you.

#askfedi #hardware #retrotech #casetteFuturism #electronics #buttons #switches

Top view. Doesn't add much information, they're just round, numbered, metal buttons, but the screenshot looks pretty.
Top view. Doesn't add much information, they're just round, numbered, metal buttons, but the screenshot looks pretty.
Top view. Doesn't add much information, they're just round, numbered, metal buttons, but the screenshot looks pretty.
Screenshot from the show. Three rows of buttons and a hand over them. Each button has a round "keycap" and a dark, tall, cylindrical stem inserted in grey metal "ring" with parallel ridges.
Screenshot from the show. Three rows of buttons and a hand over them. Each button has a round "keycap" and a dark, tall, cylindrical stem inserted in grey metal "ring" with parallel ridges.
Screenshot from the show. Three rows of buttons and a hand over them. Each button has a round "keycap" and a dark, tall, cylindrical stem inserted in grey metal "ring" with parallel ridges.
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AtotheJ
AtotheJ
@AtotheJ@kolektiva.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@enriquericos Kinda look like tactile push button switches, but with a custom prop cap.

Edit: I should clarify that you'll probably want to be searching exclusively for the heavy duty ones to maximise similarity.

A black plastic terminal, topped with chromed threading leading up to small metal push button top.
A black plastic terminal, topped with chromed threading leading up to small metal push button top.
A black plastic terminal, topped with chromed threading leading up to small metal push button top.
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Ricós
Ricós
@enriquericos@mastoart.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@AtotheJ I can always make the caps myself. Looking for heavy duty is a good idea, thank you!

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malte
malte
@malte@anticapitalist.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@enriquericos @AtotheJ then guitar pedal foot switches could be a good source for them. e.g. https://www.musikding.de/Switches

Switches

Footswitches, Footswitch momentary, Toggle Switches, Rotary Switches, Relay, Slide Switches, Optocoupler, Micro Switches, DIP Switches, Pushbutton Switches,
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