Qwerkywriter Typewriter Inspired Mech in Wireless iPad Mode!
Posted: 28 May 2014, 03:17
Should be fun!
Should be fun!
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Qwerkywriter Typewriter Inspired Mech in Wireless iPad Mode!
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Should be fun!
Posted: 28 May 2014, 03:24
Bluetooth I presume? (As anything else would need a dongle on the iPad.) That's more like it!
Posted: 28 May 2014, 04:00
yes! bluetooth! 
Posted: 28 May 2014, 08:01
Awesome! 
Now if I can only convince you to make a buckling spring version...
Now if I can only convince you to make a buckling spring version...
Posted: 28 May 2014, 10:16
Buckling spring would be amazing and there would be a lot of benefits including making the keycap weight a bit higher for better feel without making the stem feel wobbly.
I honestly don't know where to even begin. I own a unicomp space saver and from what I understand they own the BS patent and have the tools? I guess in the remote chance I can afford to have alternate switches, i could ask the Unicomp guys. That does sound pretty fun!
I honestly don't know where to even begin. I own a unicomp space saver and from what I understand they own the BS patent and have the tools? I guess in the remote chance I can afford to have alternate switches, i could ask the Unicomp guys.
That does sound pretty fun!Posted: 28 May 2014, 10:52
Wow thats nice !
!Posted: 28 May 2014, 12:03
Unicomp has the tooling, but not the patents. The patents are all expired.SonicRevolution wrote:Buckling spring would be amazing and there would be a lot of benefits including making the keycap weight a bit higher for better feel without making the stem feel wobbly.
I honestly don't know where to even begin. I own a unicomp space saver and from what I understand they own the BS patent and have the tools? I guess in the remote chance I can afford to have alternate switches, i could ask the Unicomp guys.
Posted: 28 May 2014, 12:44
The relevant patents are:
US 3699296 (conductive BS), IBM, expired 1991-05-21 (was not used on a keyboard)
US 4118611 (capacitive BS), IBM (reassigned to "Morgan Bank" (J.P. Morgan?) in 1991), expired 1997-08-30
US 4528431 (membrane BS), IBM (reassigned to Morgan Bank in 1991), lapsed 1997-07-09 due to non-payment
US 4859820 (foam-dampened BS), AT&T, lapsed 2001-08-22 due to non-payment (may not have been used on a keyboard)
US 5010219 (Alps BS), Alps, expired 2009-07-07 (but IBM's stuff doesn't use this, other than the Sega Teradrive keyboard (which was an IBM/Sega joint venture))
That's right, capacitive BS was patented for longer than the membrane variation.
US 3699296 (conductive BS), IBM, expired 1991-05-21 (was not used on a keyboard)
US 4118611 (capacitive BS), IBM (reassigned to "Morgan Bank" (J.P. Morgan?) in 1991), expired 1997-08-30
US 4528431 (membrane BS), IBM (reassigned to Morgan Bank in 1991), lapsed 1997-07-09 due to non-payment
US 4859820 (foam-dampened BS), AT&T, lapsed 2001-08-22 due to non-payment (may not have been used on a keyboard)
US 5010219 (Alps BS), Alps, expired 2009-07-07 (but IBM's stuff doesn't use this, other than the Sega Teradrive keyboard (which was an IBM/Sega joint venture))
That's right, capacitive BS was patented for longer than the membrane variation.
Posted: 28 May 2014, 16:44
Besides the Bluetooth, and all the commendable style and work on show in this project, I have something similar in mind with my buckling spring Kishsaver. Like all Model Fs, it has an iPad ledge after all…
Anyone good at folding acrylic?
Spoiler:
Posted: 28 May 2014, 19:58
woohoo! CM REP! I am a big fan! Go POLT and CM STORM Cherry MX Green TK! - There I've blurbed out my fanboy quipsCM Bram wrote:Wow thats nice
Posted: 29 May 2014, 01:41
Try the Spacing Guild. If they can fold space, they should have no trouble with acrylic.Muirium wrote:Besides the Bluetooth, and all the commendable style and work on show in this project, I have something similar in mind with my buckling spring Kishsaver. Like all Model Fs, it has an iPad ledge after all…
Anyone good at folding acrylic?Spoiler:
Seriously, though, hats off to SonicRevolution -- the Qwerkywriter is a beautiful piece of work. Inspired!
Posted: 29 May 2014, 02:48
Thank you so much! It was a labor of love. And honestly, I'd like to own a real production Qwerkywriter myself. I mean, isn't that the best reason for doing this? 