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The IBM controller is hooked to its circuit board with solid core wire. Do I need anything specific to wire the swifttttttt board to the xwhatsit, or will ordinary "hook-up wire" from eBay work? There's no one correct solution. Last time I soldered an xwhatsit, I took a single strand of a 40 pin ID...

In these pictures, the silkscreen around the pin header is wrong (too many GNDs). I have corrected this. https://i.imgur.com/ctZsgqZ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/nGTo5C9.jpg Source: https://github.com/taylorswift22/MF50/ QMK Firmware: http://35.164.28.200:5000/#/xwhatsit/ibm/f50/universal/LAYOUT Gerbers:...

So, I uploaded the gerber file to JLPCB and it looks like: $4.00 "engineering fee" $20.40 for quantity 5 boards ($4.10 each seems incredibly cheap) $31.80 shipping (DHL air from Guangdong, China) --------- $56.20 That's their default "FR-4" material and two-layer board. That's all I have to do? It ...

This PCB is for the Model F AT. It has no relation to the Model F XT. One question ... how long it took you to generate the gerber files ? Which software have you used ? Have you used in any manner the ones which I generated for the FSSK ? I used KiCad to make the PCB. I'm not sure how long it took,...

Bonk. https://i.imgur.com/sLycbgY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Yw3KEMj.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qbXc8LW.jpg QMK Firmware: http://35.164.28.200:5000/#/xwhatsit/tamsin/6770_wheelwriter/universal/LAYOUT_all Obviously, the matrix is different from the stock PCB, so you cannot use the original IBM controller. ...

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I built the correct QMK-xwhatsit firmware for this PCB (FSSK v1.00b) and thanks to pandrew, it is now available on QMK configurator: http://35.164.28.200:5000/#/xwhatsit/ibm/fssk_v1_0b/universal/LAYOUT_all I originally linked the wrong firmware because I stupidly assumed the FEXT firmware would work...

Aand it's done! I'm glad it came together. Do you mind if I use some of these pictures in my Instructions post? Upd: taylorswift, what's the PCB thickness? I noticed it's pretty thin - thinner than XTant - but forgot to measure and now I can't get to it with calipers! Also thanks for using stainles...

I am about halfway through invoicing and shipping. It may take a while for me to send invoices, but I am making a commitment to promptly ship once payment is received. ------------ Extras/Round 2? --------- Well I hope there’s hope for a Round 2 in that case — and I would be willing to pay more than...

Plate manufacturing completed. https://i.imgur.com/5Vhsort.jpg The time per plate ended up being more than triple my expectations, and I do not have the time or energy to improve the smoothness of the cuts on the top and bottom edges. I went over each one with a file to remove the worst of the jagge...

Plates and foam arrived. https://i.imgur.com/T7xEGCl.jpg I completed the first plate and did a quick test fit to verify dimensions. https://i.imgur.com/T3xJbZo.jpg Quick video of the plate: AJeVqXgxGL0 Obviously, the top and bottom edges, which are cut with a bandsaw, are rougher than the sides, whi...

Two items of bad news: 1. Ponoko hasn't even shipped it yet. I guess they're busy over the holidays... all my previous orders were made in exactly the estimated time 2. I ordered 10 PCBs from JLCPCB when I need about 13. I ordered 5 more. Although they cost more each I will match the price of the fi...

Plates and foam ordered. https://i.imgur.com/ylzjbsv.png Here is the final plate design. The orange lines (which are not part of the cad drawing) indicate where I cut with a vertical bandsaw after rolling the plate. Slip rollers inherently leave a distance unbent on the leading and trailing edge, ap...

Here is saylor twift talking, plz accept donations even if you are going to sell at cost or my heart wont be at ease for all the work youve put into :) I love you, Inozenz :) The wire I ordered from digikey came in a couple days ago. It was a failure. It has too many strands per wire and they won't...

I have ordered 10 PCBs and 10 SMD Model F Controllers. The final cost of each PCB is $6.63 and the final cost of each controller is $6.63 plus $5.01 for a USB-C Pro Micro clone. My current thinking is that the controller and pro micro will each be optional. I cleaned up the PCB slightly before order...

I will be ordering 10 SMD Model F Controllers. Those who want them will have them included with their kit, and those who want to use alternative controllers will not. I can find homes for the extras. Unfortunately the 74AHC595D,118 shift register used in the SMD Model F Controller is out of stock on...

Just finished updating the plate. AT support is added, switched some rectangles for slots, and the plate has a smaller footprint on the top and sides. The smaller footprint should help with Mini M support, but that is still unconfirmed. https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/659135038990057513/104...

Xwhatsit controllers are supported? Any xwhatsit-based controller running any firmware is supported. The only thing that would make a capacitive PCB support one and not the other is if its designed in a way that requires QMK's per-pad calibration to function. Any idea how to make a bottom plate? I ...

This looks amazing. Could you upload a video of how it sounds to type on the fully assembled board? of course. Here are three recordings for comparison: 2022 Metal Plate FSSK: https://voca.ro/14lwPVqY7il0 1987 Model M: https://voca.ro/11TVHPzVLSbv 1984 F122: https://voca.ro/1iW8DDAXuCas The F122 is...

https://i.imgur.com/Ge02QIg.jpg This thread is for a ̶G̶r̶o̶u̶p̶ ̶B̶u̶y̶ sale of my Metal FSSK top plate. Assembly guide: https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?p=512498#p512498 Final update: Completed. Update 3/11/2023: Partway through sending invoices. Update 2/16/2023: Manufacturing completed. Up...

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