Has anyone tried putting a matte clear coat over a classic case to protect the paint from chipping? Or have any tips about using a clear coats for such application in general?
I am considering doing it to my keyboard but have no experience with it.
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- 05 Aug 2022, 22:46
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
- 09 Jul 2022, 11:27
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
I was looking at what things were named in lsusb in Linux: Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0481:0002 Zenith Data Systems modelfkeyboards.com Brand New F62/F77 Model F Keyboard by Model F Labs ... iManufacturer 1 Tom Wong-Cornall/Ellipse/wcass/Purdea Andrei iProduct 2 modelfkeyboards.com Brand New F62/F77 Mo...
- 18 Jun 2020, 15:02
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: IBM Model F output invalid keypresses
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2062
IBM Model F output invalid keypresses
Hello! I'm working on restoring an IBM Model F bigfoot using soarers converter firmware. The controller is working but the key presses which are outputted are slightly wrong. For example, when I press the R key, the computer receives "ER". When I press "4" the computer receives "35". This pattern wh...
- 22 Nov 2019, 21:59
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
As someone who don't have low serial or single digit, I have to agree that it seems unfair. I think it would have been fine if only low serial existed, but since single digit is supposed to be one tier up it seems unfair. What is the priority for the one unit custom printed keycaps? Will they ship w...
- 22 Aug 2019, 21:24
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
I took a look at my old Model F(pictured in another thread here) and it too has a half space before Up and no space before Dn. Considering it took this long for anyone to notice, for paying maximum homage to the original i would keep the half space before Up, at the very least i hope there could be...
- 18 Aug 2019, 17:25
- Forum: Deskthority talk
- Topic: The wiki doesn't appear on internet searches
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12724
The wiki doesn't appear on internet searches
I've noticed that the Deskthority wiki doesn't appear in internet searches anymore. Previously I remember it showing up near the top when searching for specific information on keyboards or switches. This was a great way to find information and what eventually led me to this forum. Now it doesn't eve...
- 12 Aug 2019, 22:34
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: What is your ideal switch for a laptop keyboard?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2565
What is your ideal switch for a laptop keyboard?
It is quite easy to find peoples preferences for desktop keyboards. But if you were to design a laptop. What key-switches would you use then? Laptop keyboards have to make a lot more compromises than Desktop keyboards. Usually because they need to be short so the laptop can be thin and portable. I'm...
- 12 Aug 2019, 17:56
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
If a person orders extra/custom keycaps will those get shipped with the keyboard? Or do you plan to ship all keyboards before you start doing the extra keycaps?
- 09 Aug 2019, 21:38
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
The boxes look good. While I think dark blue would have looked even better, the black looks really nice too. Now the boxes become like the IBM Model M badges. The earliest ones have black, later ones have blue.
- 09 Aug 2019, 14:10
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Here is the master template that I assume was used to manufacture the printing jig. F XT Print Jig.png The Base set and most of the extra keys artwork. The red boxes are for me to align the artwork and won't get printed. F XT Base Set template.png F XT Extra Keys template.png The decoder sheet I ma...
- 07 Aug 2019, 22:17
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Is it possible to see a picture of the templates or their planned layout? Just curious how things are laid out.
- 05 Aug 2019, 20:41
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
We have space for an additional 1.75U in the 'Extras' group. I'll add a 'Ctrl' to it. Awesome! :) Also if there is room for one more 1U front-printed key. I would also add an Esc-key with ~ (tilde) front-printed. There are people who put tilde on a function layer that I think would be interested in...
- 03 Aug 2019, 22:43
- 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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Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
I have thought about a key layout for my F62 and what extra keys to get. f62-hhkb-pc-at.png I made this layout inspired by the IBM PC AT. I prefer double directional ↹ tab key and a backspace key (rather than "Delete" key). Because those keys aren't available with text legends I go for an IBM PC loo...
- 01 Aug 2019, 12:44
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
I came up with a keyboard layout for the F77. It has dedicated media-keys and nav-cluster. Function-keys and system-keys are on a function layer. I'm not going to make this as I've ordered a F62 with HHKB layout. But I thought it was a cool use of extra/custom keycaps so I share anyways :) keyboard-...
- 31 Jul 2019, 23:39
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Hi Ellipse! Didn't get an answer for this question. Can you please clarify. I also remember reading that international keys would be produced by Unicomp. Is that still true? Can Ellipse clarify what keys will be produced and dye-sublimated by him. And what will be done by other companies such as Uni...
- 25 Jul 2019, 18:12
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
They all have a uniform profile. So it is possible to swap two keycaps of the same dimensions anywhere on the keyboard. But they are mounted on a curved plate, so on the keyboard they will have a slightly curved profile.
- 24 Jul 2019, 11:59
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
I think the reason IBM put the text on the left side of the legend (which as you noted is inconsistent) is because they wanted the text to align with the text of the caps lock key. But that is just pure speculation. Anyways. I made a quick mock-up in GIMP on what text to the left and text to the rig...
- 23 Jul 2019, 23:37
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
While the PC keyboards had the tab and backtab symbol on the same key, most IBM terminal keyboards had two separate keys - the backtab was in the same position as the \| key on modern US keyboards (including the 4704) Yes! And since the key-sets for these keyboards have tab/backtab on the same key ...
- 23 Jul 2019, 21:47
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Zed. I'm also wondering about the legends for tab key on the key sets. It is common for the tab key to have two arrows. One for forward tab and one for backward tab. Where the backward tab icon is on top (because backtab is entered with shift+tab). Currently the tab legend only has the forward tab i...
- 21 Jul 2019, 19:04
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
So if I understood correctly only front-printed functions keys and the non front-printed HHKB set can be ordered as sets, and other keys need to be ordered individually at a price of $4 per key. This becomes very expensive for me who would like a front-printed HHKB layout. Getting all the extra keys...
- 20 Jul 2019, 19:18
- 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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Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Thanks! Unfortunately, we are not able to do front printing on a 'Return' sized key. There isn't enough room on the templates for another 2.25U key and as I understand how Ellipse has setup the printing jig, 1.5U is the largest size that can front printed anyway. I believe that the regular HHKB key...
- 20 Jul 2019, 12:07
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Final artwork for all of the extra key sets with a few minor additions and changes. F XT Extra Keys ren A.png F XT Extra Keys ren B.png F XT Extra Keys ren C.png Nice job Zed! But I notice that the "HHKB Front Print" set is missing one key. A replacement for the Enter key which has the top legend "...
- 28 Jun 2018, 18:59
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: IBM 4704 F107 "Project I" review (capacitive buckling springs)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3787
- 19 Nov 2017, 00:31
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26263
- Views: 8686622
- 23 Oct 2017, 20:53
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26263
- Views: 8686622
K104 White ALPS, price seems okey but I'm still not sure if it is worth it
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MTek-Monterey- ... 2687500407
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MTek-Monterey- ... 2687500407
- 22 Oct 2017, 12:15
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26263
- Views: 8686622
Ohhh, thought it was space invaders. That explains the low price then.balotz wrote: ↑This is an NMB dome with slider board. Not bad for a rubber dome but domes nonetheless.
- 21 Oct 2017, 22:27
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26263
- Views: 8686622
4 interesting keyboards https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-4-Vintage-Archer-Tandy-Radio-Shack-Keyboards-75-48-key-277-1020-/292301909215?hash=item440e8d2cdf:g:LJEAAOSwT2dZ61xq RT101 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-AT-T-5-pin-din-Keyboard-Model-RT101-ATT-/332418497562?hash=item4d65afbc1a:g:jBoAAOSwH3hZ...
- 03 Sep 2017, 21:55
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8700
- Views: 3859440
- 03 Sep 2017, 16:23
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26263
- Views: 8686622
- 12 Aug 2017, 02:19
- Forum: Other external
- Topic: Great/Interesting Finds
- Replies: 26263
- Views: 8686622