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Geez, it did not occur to me that the Apple AEKII would be regarded as a keyboard that needs to be preserved. I thought it's the type of keyboard that was so mass produced it, that is pops up everywhere. Also, I did not find much praise for the dampened ALPS switches. They also felt like a lacklust...

Nice, I had one of those laser branded k102s too, I really liked the badge but I ended up slaughtering it for it's switches. Also on the note of the current discussion, DrClick can you see if those blue alps fit on regular alps keycaps. I had a Copam 430 which is probably one of the rarest blue alp...

Interesting! I have another project in stock at the moment and I've been somewhat struggling to find the R2 1u \ key, at least for GMK caps anyway. I don't think something like DSA would fit the board too well, but you might also be having the same issue as me for the \ key, just a heads up.

There was the Silo switches, Hall Effect and Beamspring MX-mount switch. BOX switches came and went. People got crazy about a switch combo named "Holy Pandas", it got extremely expensive but now there are multiple versions of them. TGR is becoming the new OTD. There was an MX Alps slider called the ...

Nice! Where did you manage to get that plate by the way? (I know it's been a couple years since you built it) Damn, those caps are gorgeous.

I managed to get a pretty decent board with these switches in, albeit it's very dirty and will need serious cleaning. One thing, though, is that 3 of the switches have broken stems. I would like to get some to replace them so I can have a complete build, which would be pretty cool. Cross-mount versi...

depletedvespene wrote: ↑

16 Apr 2019, 04:48

abrahamstechnology wrote: ↑

16 Apr 2019, 03:35

Would anyone get mad if I bought all the SKCL Yellows from Taobao and red Sharpie'd them?

Do it if you must. But that won't make you "the cooler Abraham".

Especially because Yellow Alps and Amber Alps don't have the same color

snacksthecat wrote: ↑

13 Apr 2019, 18:24

Winner winner winner!!!

Wow, I actually won! Thank you so much!
I'll take the Model M, since I currently don't have one.
I'll PM you my address.

I think you forgot to mention that the board is PCB mounted, but whatever. Finally got to see a review of this board hahaha

not sure I understand what is happening He's thinking of quitting his iMav account, whether on GH, here, or wherever keyboard-related, and is asking for our opinions. He could still be active on the sites, just under a different, probably unknown name. I personally don't have an opinion on it, sinc...

Super Glue works decently well with ABS and that's what I've used in mine. I'm not sure if it would work as well for you because there isn't a lot of surfaces in your part, but give it a try.

Looks like I might need some help with this one. https://i.imgur.com/kYlnGec.jpg Apparently I need a Matias board to buy the spare caps and that I need to show them which caps from which board are missing, all just for confirmation? Very odd (albiet I tried to buy a backslash cap too, as a backup). ...

Hypersphere wrote: ↑

22 Mar 2019, 16:14

You might be able to purchase a 7u spacebar from Matias. Send them an email to ask.

I've just contacted Matias, and they do indeed sell individual caps if you contact them directly! (At least for the spacebar.)

Thanks!

I'm looking for a black 7u spacebar, in whatever mount it may be. Specifically, I'm looking for a black Alps Electric-made black spacebar, but I've only known a single board that comes with it, and I don't have enough money to actually obtain such a set just for a spacebar, so that's out of the ques...

I just noticed that that the connector's pins are so bent! Otherwise, this is a great restoration! Love how IBM boards clean up so well.

Bump... the board still doesn't work.

Lbibass wrote: ↑

22 Feb 2019, 14:44

Quite a nice set! Too bad about there being no homing keys. How are the Hirose Clears in there?

They are so nice! Extremely smooth, a nice sound to boot because of the stem. Feels very comfortable to type on too because of the light progressive springs. They're awesome.

Technically an OG Cherry JP Dyesub set... these are Hirose JP Dyesub keycaps!


It's a beaut.

I've reassembled the board, with all of the bolts and the foam removed. It still doesn't work.

So, I received a Model F AT a couple days ago. My first buckling springs keyboard! Looks great, feels great. Love this thing. (I'll get a better picture of this thing when it actually works. :) ) https://i.imgur.com/13rt29A.jpg The one problem though is that none of the "switches" work. The lock lig...

Very nice! Though please retrobright the 8 keycap so that it'll blend with the rest. Otherwise, perfect! Nice job!

Are the keycaps completely white or are they beige? They look really nice! Good job on the pictures!

Myoth wrote: ↑

17 Feb 2019, 21:47

snacksthecat wrote: ↑

17 Feb 2019, 21:25

Petition to rename this little guy as the PingMini

it should be called pingsaver !

Pingsaver's already taken though.

Good luck finding the Pingmaster btw! I have one but I don't wanna sell it.

I have a pretty incomplete set of an M0118, missing Ctrl, a shift, and a \| key that's next to the ISO enter. I'm not sure what you are looking for specifically, but if you're still interested, just PM me. I'm also im the US.

Keycaps with interchangeable stems... why is this not a thing yet? Getting them hand-aligned with the required submillimetrical position (so as they wouldn't look "crooked") would be a pain in the ass for most people (and downright impossible for gits with thick, clumsy fingers, like myself). Perha...

Keycaps with interchangeable stems... why is this not a thing yet?

abrahamstechnology wrote: ↑

23 Jan 2019, 02:17

What Alps (or clones) are these?

Seems like plain old Yellow Alps to me. I believe some of them can come without the LED cutout.

I brought home the Micro Switch board (it's really a word processor) and a bunch of Model Ms. Photos if and when the kids give me a break... Hey, I'll take 1 of those Ms if you have too much ;) ..., there were a bunch of PS/1, PC XT, 286 and 386 systems of various generations. I may go back some ti...

I brought home the Micro Switch board (it's really a word processor) and a bunch of Model Ms. Photos if and when the kids give me a break... Hey, I'll take 1 of those Ms if you have too much ;) ..., there were a bunch of PS/1, PC XT, 286 and 386 systems of various generations. I may go back some ti...