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by Wizzard
17 Nov 2021, 18:53
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Model F Upgrades and Repairs
Replies: 4
Views: 1742

Re: Model F Upgrades and Repairs

Weezer - No, that's me. The paint is THICK, I assumed this was a weird gouge.

Both plates were heavily corroded with mouse filth, and the Bigfoot also had a thick coat of automotive repair detritus. Cleaned, cleaned again, sanded down to remove the rust and given a coat of self-etching primer. The ...
by Wizzard
17 Nov 2021, 16:55
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Model F Upgrades and Repairs
Replies: 4
Views: 1742

Re: Model F Upgrades and Repairs

Pics attached here. My bad!
The bottom pic is the lot, less the 2 I am working one - One F/AT and one F/Bigfoot.
Bottom middle of the first pic, you can see the beat up case - This is AFTER cleaning. The hairline crack is at the top right, and the divot at the right bottom is hard to miss, it's ...
by Wizzard
17 Nov 2021, 16:43
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Model F Upgrades and Repairs
Replies: 4
Views: 1742

Model F Upgrades and Repairs

Greetings, Deskthority!

I picked up a box of old keyboards at an estate sale, and among them was a handful of Model M and Model F keyboards.

I am in IT, and consider myself a mechanical enthusiast, but I know these can be expensive devices, and are worth my time to refurbish *properly*.

The Model ...

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