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Filthy Nasty Keyboards Thread!
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 18:07
by phosphorglow
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 21:43
by Britney Spears
Disgusting indeed! But keep them coming.
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 03:30
by vivalarevolución
My personal favorite that I have received for rehab:
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Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 06:44
by Compgeke
Some of what I've got.
A bit of everything:
Dirty 1390120:
After a quick and not-that-great cleaning:
An AT board I was removing keycaps from:
A couple 3278 boards:
I'll have more later but I can't be bothered to go take more pictures.
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 11:34
by wheybags
Don't suppose you'd be selling one of those 3278s?
Posted: 12 Mar 2014, 15:38
by phosphorglow
Ahhhhh... such lovely filthy potential. ^_^
Posted: 12 Mar 2014, 21:39
by nourathar
wheybags wrote:Don't suppose you'd be selling one of those 3278s?
my question too !!
Posted: 28 Mar 2014, 03:13
by phosphorglow
Posted: 04 Apr 2014, 00:47
by vivalarevolución
Got a Model F from Romania that required some tender, loving care:
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Posted: 24 Apr 2014, 21:36
by Medowy
NOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPE
Posted: 24 Apr 2014, 23:10
by hoggy
All the other keyboards in this thread make this one look clean...
Posted: 15 May 2014, 22:08
by Compgeke
Posted: 16 May 2014, 05:37
by phosphorglow
Awwww! She's gorgeous! 91's are one of my favorite model years. Lots of small design nuances. And the hammers are black! And they used a dielectric in between the membrane circuits. And some of the birth labels are laser printed on a durable plastic-ish label. Yay for sick days!
Re: Filthy Nasty Keyboards Thread!
Posted: 20 Dec 2022, 00:44
by hellothere
I know there's a later version of this thread, somewhere, and μ will probably find it a minute after I post. Anyhow, the dirtiest one I've seen in awhile.
Re: Filthy Nasty Keyboards Thread!
Posted: 20 Dec 2022, 10:14
by Half-Saint
I recently cleaned my office board that hasn't been cleaned in about 3 years... there was enough hair in there for a small toupee. Also plenty of breadcrumbs... unfortunately (or fortunately) I didn't take any pics. After cleaning, it looks as good as new
Re: Filthy Nasty Keyboards Thread!
Posted: 23 Dec 2022, 16:50
by browncow
Great work! Did you get the plate zinc-coated later or just painted it?
Re: Filthy Nasty Keyboards Thread!
Posted: 25 Dec 2022, 04:35
by headphone_jack
Some years ago I bought a lot of Model Ms that had been stored in a garage outbuilding for decades. This is the only picture that I have of the restoration process. The "crust" was a uniform 2mm deep across the entire board. You could feel it if you were typing in certain areas of the board, it actually made the click noticeably quieter. The entire board reeked of tobacco, I had to pressure wash the case to even begin attacking the buildup on the case and that barely got past it. The membrane had actually been eaten through in some areas by small worms which I found on the interior of the barrel plate. Definitely the most "ew factor" keyboards I have ever touched, although the worst are probably my flood rescue F XTs that I am currently in the process of restoring.
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