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- 16 Sep 2015, 00:28
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Cerakote - ceramic powder coating safe for plastics
- Replies: 47
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Looks really nice! Does it retain surface texture and imperfections? How flexible is it? I guess it's not going to crack and flake... Hi chzel - yes, it does retain surface texture and imperfections as some of the macro shots show. The texture you see is the underlying texture of the molded keyboar...
- 31 Aug 2015, 01:08
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Face U/MX-mini U replica, acrylic/alu plate, KEEP ORDERING
- Replies: 749
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- 31 Aug 2015, 00:02
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Face U/MX-mini U replica, acrylic/alu plate, KEEP ORDERING
- Replies: 749
- Views: 142202
- 13 Jul 2015, 23:59
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
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Unicomp can print them with "Shift" if you like. And then there's that guy on Etsy with the awesome custom dyesub process… I don't think "awesome guy" has a printing jig for anything other than 1u keycaps. I could be wrong. But, yes, the temptation for outfitting a new F62 in dye-sub APL caps... Bu...
- 13 Jul 2015, 23:19
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3855160
- 10 Jul 2015, 05:43
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Data General Dasher replica
- Replies: 153
- Views: 41173
I'd still like a photo to take a close look at legends. The one that sticks out to me is the numerical "3" which would be really nice to have made right. I'm also digging into 3d parametric modeling programs (damn, do they work differently than other CAD). I successfully modeled a new turntable cove...
- 04 Jul 2015, 01:47
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Round 5 and Round 6 kits for sale!
- Replies: 15480
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- 11 Jun 2015, 01:05
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Round 5 and Round 6 kits for sale!
- Replies: 15480
- Views: 4347250
But they *aren't* ellipsis is my whole point. The spacing is all wrong. Those really are just dots \ldotsAce wrote: ↑They're not just dots, they're Ellipses, the plural of Ellipsis, a series of three dots meant to indicate an omission or pause without alteration of meaning.
- 11 Jun 2015, 00:44
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Round 5 and Round 6 kits for sale!
- Replies: 15480
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- 03 Jun 2015, 23:51
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Data General Dasher replica
- Replies: 153
- Views: 41173
I'm slightly surprised BBQ was a match. I would have thought it too green. A touch richer BE would be cool. facetsesame: If it's of interest, if 74S181 would take a straight down shot of the keys with sufficient resolution, I could start making vector traces to see how far off from existing legends ...
- 02 Jun 2015, 03:11
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Data General Dasher replica
- Replies: 153
- Views: 41173
Probably no dice on me getting to the keyboards at the computer history museum. My contact could get me in and get the boards, but I wouldn't be able to touch them at all. That's probably not worth the time then. It's all on you mr_a500. Even though I know that you're being sent some SP chips to com...
- 29 May 2015, 00:29
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Data General Dasher replica
- Replies: 153
- Views: 41173
Exactly. I'm Scottish, not English. We call lorries trucks up here for starters. (I assume we came up with the name and it emigrated to America.) I'm in two minds about check vs. cheque. But one spelling I much prefer the American way is cue vs. queue. What a nightmare that is in redundancy! Apt or...
- 13 May 2015, 01:21
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Data General Dasher replica
- Replies: 153
- Views: 41173
The caps on that Wang board especially look like they could be Comptec's SS family keys. I remember reading they were a Comptec customer too. Aha. They may either be SA or SS. But I definitely thought that these spherical key caps looked extremely familiar and I now understand why. I have a number ...
- 08 May 2015, 19:04
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Data General Dasher replica
- Replies: 153
- Views: 41173
I'd be all for a replica. I was *this* close to buying one, but I like to use my keyboards, and old foam and foil isn't really the best for that. From signature plastics: "and the resources to color match nearly any custom color for a fee" Guess it might be worth finding what the fee is, and if the ...
- 07 May 2015, 23:04
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Round 5 and Round 6 kits for sale!
- Replies: 15480
- Views: 4347250
- 06 May 2015, 00:37
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Round 5 and Round 6 kits for sale!
- Replies: 15480
- Views: 4347250
The computer history museum seems to have a Dasher Display in good condition: http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102674418 http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102650916 I could ask if I could inspect their unit for matching, and if someone wanted to find me a color rin...
- 23 Apr 2015, 02:51
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Round 5 and Round 6 kits for sale!
- Replies: 15480
- Views: 4347250
- 21 Apr 2015, 00:31
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Face U/MX-mini U replica, acrylic/alu plate, KEEP ORDERING
- Replies: 749
- Views: 142202
I didn't read this whole thread, therefore my question: did this GB turn out as scam? Depends on what you call a scam... Some items were delivered. Many of them were broken or had issues. Some items are still not fulfilled. I don't think a cash grab was planned. Even though I'm on the "still waitin...
- 15 Mar 2015, 00:54
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Face U/MX-mini U replica knowledge base
- Replies: 319
- Views: 59771
Resurecting this one slightly... I finally had some time to put mine together. Like others, had keys that would not register... damn. Time to go through the check: Switch tested good, diodes on the board tested good, voltages at test points were good... I couldn't figure it out. After replacing some...
- 13 Feb 2015, 18:52
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: GMK Triumph Adler - now live on Massdrop!
- Replies: 77
- Views: 15704
I wonder, though, that our US friends expect us Europeans (and others) to help them reach the MOQ even without offering the different caps needed for our national layouts. OP wasn't asking anyone here to support the buy with purchases... he just wants a cap to match. There's a reason why there's be...
- 27 Jan 2015, 18:22
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26263
- Views: 8679622
3 IBM System/23 Datamasters. Local pickup only; does anyone live near San Francisco? http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-5322-System-32-Datamaster-Lot-of-3-Local-Pick-Up-Only-SF-BAY-Area-/291359785191?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43d66580e7 I do. While I realize that the /23 is the first F, how usable ar...
- 31 Dec 2014, 21:06
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: PuLSE SA Keyset (TIPPED! - JOIN US!)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12353
Oh, for sure, the engraving is very nice. I'm eye rolling the leading and kerning...madhias wrote: ↑The SA font is very nice, and i ... can't ... wait ... for ... the ... ROUND 5 CAPS!
But maybe, maybe, someday that will be fixed.
- 29 Dec 2014, 06:50
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: PuLSE SA Keyset (TIPPED! - JOIN US!)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12353
i missed the MiTo drama, can i get the tl;dr version? A couple people, especially bunnylake (which is a recurring theme, it seems...) rode him pretty hard more or less for being new, made it somewhat uncomfortable. The tipping point was MiTo putting in an endorsement for what turned out to be count...
- 23 Dec 2014, 07:27
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Round 5 and Round 6 kits for sale!
- Replies: 15480
- Views: 4347250
Yeah, even at 7bit buy levels, this is still a small, bespoke run of parts. There isn't the volume or margin to make it perfect *or else*. There's a reason why the far-eastern OEMs won't even pick up the phone for boards, plates, caps, or otherwise at enthusiast purchase numbers. 962--Isn't it funny...
- 12 Dec 2014, 20:52
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Cherry MX and Matias switches
- Replies: 4661
- Views: 928309
- 17 Sep 2014, 06:03
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Cherry MX and Matias switches
- Replies: 4661
- Views: 928309
I have a noobie question that, is the clear case switch with an led hole? Because I would like to replace my KBT Race switch. Then the backlit could glow better under keycaps. Shipping cost is too tempting here, want to order more :P Thank you in advance. Not a noob question because there's been a ...
- 10 Sep 2014, 19:53
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Face U/MX-mini U replica, acrylic/alu plate, KEEP ORDERING
- Replies: 749
- Views: 142202
TBH, I'm not sure it was shipping. So far *everyone* who has commented has had exactly the same issue: major bend/break over the Esc corner. Mine was bent also, but easily fixed. If it was due to packing/shipping, it must have been something about an automatic sorter or something, because reports ar...
- 10 Sep 2014, 00:28
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: Cherry MX and Matias switches
- Replies: 4661
- Views: 928309
- 03 Sep 2014, 22:08
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Face U/MX-mini U replica knowledge base
- Replies: 319
- Views: 59771
... The resistor is a 331 and is 330Ω. Source: http://www.hobby-hour.com/electronics/3-digit-smd-resistors.php And with the supplied voltage you can find out what led type would be the best. I don't know the supplied voltage, .... 330 is perfect for 5V input, and a 10mA, 2V led which is really, rea...
- 03 Sep 2014, 20:26
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Face U/MX-mini U replica knowledge base
- Replies: 319
- Views: 59771