deskthority

Congrats on 10 yrs, Mu!

Speaking of IBM caps...

No longer looking... F207, here I come!

This might still be available. Not sure. https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/com ... urce=share

iKBC MF108 is rather heavy. It's quite the block of aluminum

I'm working on a project for which I'd like a broken or complete buckling spring macropad (M50 or F50). I really just need the plate assembly with or without barrels. I'll be installing model f flippers and making a capacitive pcb regardless.

The goal is to make a case for my F107 guts and ...

I was wondering, how do you create those razor sharp cutouts for the legends?


Thanks for asking :D The cutouts are done in Fusion 360. The depth is ~0.8 mm. The most recent pics are of caps fresh off the printer (and washed and cured). I'm using a Mars 2 Pro with a layer height of 0.02 mm. I ...

thefarside wrote: 25 Jun 2022, 03:58 Looks great! Hope you’re ok!

Thanks! I'm doing much better. I still get out of breath and lightheaded sometimes though. It's definitely not an experience I'd recommend.

More pics:

After some printer downtime (and COVID), I'm back to making keycaps!

Infill and finishing details soon

My plan was to use the stems on the larger keys as well. IBM did this on a couple of >1u caps.

I haven't produced >1u caps yet, but I post updates here when I get time: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=27105

Yep, I agree, it is a lot of money. But I can make 1 keyset per week at most. I can imagine making a 60% blank keyboard in two days but a double-shot TKL will definitely take a week, triple shot 101 keyboard two weeks.


You've all the sympathy in the world from me :) Making keycaps is hard, time ...

Excellent work! You've been such a role model for craftsmanship and perfection!

Here's my other WIP F107.
It's not pretty,
but I love it.

Mini Update:

Vibratory polishing is going well. It took a bunch of testing to figure out which media and abrasive will work best (and which ones won't work at all). This test cap needed to be left in the coarse media longer to get rid of more layer lines, but it's enough of a result to say that ...

andreas, your work here is phenomenal!!! I'm very excited for updates.

Wow, that's just stunning! And I bet it feels and sounds as good as it looks.

Concrete might get a bit messy, but has anyone ever made a case from resin or some other composite material? Back in the day I had a turntable made by Kenwood, and the base was made of some sort of resin that looked ...

Looks good! Do you have any ideas for what type of case you’re going to make?


Thanks! I really want to make a concrete case with a brass or stainless pencil holder. I'm going back and forth between replicating the original case or making a wedge-style case with an integrated wrist rest ...

I finally got my 4704 guts up and running. I purchased a barrel plate, back plate, and pcb with an Xwhatsit pre-installed from Orihalcon a while back. New barrels, flippers, foam, and caps recently came from Model F Labs. I still need to finish the barrel plate and make a case, but it works like a ...

I helped out rsbseb a bit, back in the day. He still has the bubble dome shaped Windows keys from my Realforce 87U. You probably know what I'm thinking. That and an SSK set, plz! ;)


That project was awesome. I hope they're doing alright.

Bubble domes would be fun!

F122 is on my list of ...

Thanks for the encouragement everyone! :D

I have to mention that lispnick 's work making keycaps has been super inspirational! Check it out if you haven't already: https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?t=25131

Quick Update :


I'm working on a new CAD model that plays nicer with ...

It needs some cable management, but here's the setup sofar.

ThermometerSandwich wrote: 26 Jan 2022, 17:36 I plan on making a larger build log post in the Workshop about this topic in the next couple weeks. So, I suppose this is kind of a teaser trailer

Build log started: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=27105

Introduction

Hello all,
My name is Matt. In August 2021, I started 3D printing spherical keycaps for my Model F.

Here's how it started:
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Here's how it's going:
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Acknowledgements

I kept putting off making a post here until I saw this post (and ...

Heading your way, vyquad!

Pm sent. I'll gladly take a partial f107 for $200! Heck yeah!

Thanks for the shout-out vyquad! :D
Great work on your caps btw! I'm still amazed at how well those stems came out.

I plan on making a larger build log post in the Workshop about this topic in the next couple weeks. So, I suppose this is kind of a teaser trailer ;)
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