Model M Repair

HAL · 21 Apr 2014, 22:30

My son Linus and I have been busy repairing an industrial Model M this afternoon

Daniel Beardsmore · 21 Apr 2014, 22:51

I hope he didn't have anything to eat beforehand! ;-)

scottc · 21 Apr 2014, 23:03

Welcome to Deskthority! I'd love to see more pictures of the shiny, clean industrial M.

Ps: great signature!

Medowy · 21 Apr 2014, 23:12

Haha awesome picture!

Welcome to Deskthority!

HAL · 21 Apr 2014, 23:20

Here is the final result

HAL · 21 Apr 2014, 23:27

This was finished 2 days ago.

Medowy · 21 Apr 2014, 23:34

Whoa, looking good. That industrial case looks just amazing.

HAL · 21 Apr 2014, 23:43

The 1388032 is realy old

webwit · 21 Apr 2014, 23:48

Old and rare! Nice show.

rzwv · 21 Apr 2014, 23:53

Black round logo to a black angle logo -- It is wonderful.
Although 1985-11-05 had seen, the model manufactured by 1985-09-12 was seen for the first time.

photekq · 21 Apr 2014, 23:56

HAL wrote:My son Linus and I have been busy repairing an industrial Model M this afternoon

Great photo!

That 1388032 is pretty much my dream Model M

Industrial fullsize with a square, black logo. Lovely! That 1394946 isn't too bad either

scottc · 22 Apr 2014, 00:14

Wow, gorgeous keyboard. Very jealous...

Game Theory · 22 Apr 2014, 14:06

Great post and first photo

I think it summarizes a good part of the vintage keyboard hobby.

mr_a500 · 22 Apr 2014, 15:34

HAL wrote:My son Linus and I have been busy repairing an industrial Model M this afternoon

I like how you're both so focused on the work.

At first I thought your son's name was Linux.

Muirium · 22 Apr 2014, 15:46

Think of the trouble when he demands all his toys be PBT. Kinda like us…

Madhias · 22 Apr 2014, 16:05

Really nice picture, you two. Early learning is for sure the best. "Linus" was/is also in the game how to name our not-yet-born son.

Ah, wondering how many Austrian guys are here at DT! I spot an "oldbuildingflat".

HAL · 22 Apr 2014, 23:34

madhias wrote:Really nice picture, you two. Early learning is for sure the best. "Linus" was/is also in the game how to name our not-yet-born son.

madhias wrote:Ah, wondering how many Austrian guys are here at DT! I spot an "oldbuildingflat".

Yep. I get it - Altbauwohnung

HAL · 22 Apr 2014, 23:40

Tonight I am going to reveal how to get rid of tags/grafitti written with permanent marker. Even though now you all are going to bid against me for those cheap keyboards with "signatures".

HAL · 22 Apr 2014, 23:41

I got this tip from my girlfriend. It pays of to listen to your girl.
Thanks baby.

HAL · 22 Apr 2014, 23:46

I am using the technique described by Phosphorglow to keep the stamps (dates etc.)

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First I put on some paper and scotch tape

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then I add another layer of protection with duct tape

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HAL · 22 Apr 2014, 23:48

I start of with the tooth brush

HAL · 22 Apr 2014, 23:53

Then I attack with the markingswith the dirt eraser

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It only needs to be moist

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Ready, Steady, Go ...

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within seconds the markings start to vanish

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and within minutes they are almost gone

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This only took 15 minutes

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The dirt eraser can be washed and reused on the next ebay find

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HAL · 22 Apr 2014, 23:59

The stamp (and some dirt) was preserved. Thank you Phosphorglow

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The marking is only visible if you know that is was there

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phosphorglow · 09 May 2014, 08:27

Very nice work sir! I'm quite happy to see the case stamps preserved - kudos to you! You went a bit above and beyond what I normally do, but it's good to be a bit paranoid and over engineer sometimes...

I rather enjoy the preserved case dust, too. Heheheh.

I typically only use a piece of good packaging tape and make sure I get all the air pockets out so that water doesn't have a chance to creep under it, and then slowly peel it off after it's completely dry.

cookie · 09 May 2014, 10:57

Hello HAL, Welcome to Deskthority

Your keyboard restoration is next level stuff! I am verry impressed by the details you are paying attention to

I like the industrial Model-M, unfortunately fullsize keyboards are not my cup of tea, never tried a BS keyboard myself

XMIT · 03 Mar 2015, 15:56

This is excellent. I do plenty of Model M restorations and appreciate your photos. As a fellow father I hope to be able to share some of my eclectic hobbies with the next generation.

Now I don't want to turn this into the "let's post pictures of our kids with keyboards" thread, but my little girl certainly loves keyboards too:

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edit: If you look closely you can see some bolt mod bolts through the key caps. I need to read some of phosphorglow's back posts for ideas. I already have a set of brass screws and washers for a back-side (as opposed to through) bolt mod on my next keyboard.

seebart · 03 Mar 2015, 16:17

someone is happy with her M! Nice picture.

DanielT · 04 Mar 2015, 17:33

Kids love keyboards

My daughter is the best keyboard tester, after I build a board I let her test it with Aqua's key test she loves doing that and she is really good

HAL · 04 Mar 2015, 17:38

Yes, kids love keyboards. My son loves "testing" the caps lock and num lock LEDs on my Realforce 87U 55g.

Madhias · 04 Mar 2015, 17:42

I have to stop our little boy when he is hammering on the Realforce keyboard at home too strong. But I think they are built to survive such stress tests!