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by robo
12 Dec 2023, 21:36
Forum: Mice & other input devices
Topic: Ploopy Classic Trackball
Replies: 6
Views: 25432

Re: Ploopy Classic Trackball

On that topic, I just saw an interesting video on using thinned two part epoxy and an airbrush to apply a perfectly smooth plastic coating over a 3D printed shape. With some practice it seems like it can produce really nice results and they will be extremely durable.
by robo
01 Dec 2023, 00:15
Forum: Mice & other input devices
Topic: Ploopy Classic Trackball
Replies: 6
Views: 25432

Re: Ploopy Classic Trackball

I'm not a fan of the 3D printed look at the best of times, but for something you are constantly in contact with the rough texture seems particularly unwelcome. Neat idea though.
by robo
26 Oct 2023, 23:32
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

Ellipse wrote:
26 Oct 2023, 19:18
The Model F has made it to the PC World Best Mechanical Keyboards of 2023 list! A nice honor for the project.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/1966306 ... oards.html
Oof.. they call it a Model M!
by robo
14 Sep 2023, 00:53
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Unique NEC keyboard
Replies: 17
Views: 21504

Re: Unique NEC keyboard

I would be nervous about what happens when you press F6...
by robo
07 Oct 2022, 16:20
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

Anyone know of a fix for a squeaky key? My J key squeaks slightly - it's subtle but since I'm a Vim addict i'm often just quietly pressing that key as I scroll down a page. The squeak happens in the early travel of the key, before the spring buckles. It sounds like a tiny 'ee-aw, ee-aw' as I press t...
by robo
15 Jul 2022, 19:35
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: AEKI with Model Number: M0116C.. Have you ever seen this??
Replies: 9
Views: 1708

Re: AEKI with Model Number: M0116C.. Have you ever seen this??

But who the hell just makes a typo in a big-brand keyboard's Model No. and then releases it? Apple, I thought you were different! :oops: Apple in the first half of the 90's was a dysfunctional mess producing buggy products. A typo on a product label from the early 90's doesn't particularly surprise...
by robo
21 Jun 2022, 19:53
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: are vintage membrane keyboards worth it?
Replies: 23
Views: 3274

Re: are vintage membrane keyboards worth it?

Like anything, rubber dome + membrane keyboards can be designed and manufactured better or worse. IMO they're partly maligned just because they are/were cheap and ubiquitous, so get zero respect, but there's a reason everyone switched to them in the 90's - they're simple, cheap, and work well enough...
by robo
21 May 2022, 01:48
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

The comments about foam made me wonder - once the original foam has deteriorated, won't the spare foam have deteriorated too? Or is it more wear than age?
by robo
12 May 2022, 18:26
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

I imagine one other thing IBM had over Ellipse's operation, aside from, you know, having the resources of IBM at its peak, vs being one person, is that they presumably shipped their keyboards with keys installed, which seems to be important for keeping springs and flippers in place during the tumble...
by robo
11 May 2022, 18:27
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

Swap the spring. It’s a dud. Best in the trash. Well, you were mostly right :) I tried swapping the F and G key springs around, and now the F key works perfectly and the G key shows a lower signal level than the surrounding keys (like, 150s vs 170s) when depressed, but high enough that it works fin...
by robo
10 May 2022, 22:23
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

I don't get it though... I took it out again and it's perfectly straight, no kinks or anything. Rolls smoothly across the table so basically no curve at all.

(I did not buy extra springs as I was not expecting to have to replace parts right away...)
by robo
10 May 2022, 22:16
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

Well, flipped and reseated spring... it seemed like it was fixed for about 20 seconds, and now it's back to the old behavior. Playing with the "Util for xwhatsit running QMK firmware" util I got from these boards somewhere, I can see that the signal level for this key when struck gently is just abou...
by robo
10 May 2022, 22:00
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

Thanks - i don't have spare springs, but yeah, investigating further, I can better characterize the problem - when struck 'hard' (ie. normal fast typing) and held down, the F key doesn't register as being down. ie. if i hold down the F key, it doesn't type a letter F or repeat the letter, as all oth...
by robo
10 May 2022, 21:33
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

Hmm... getting a bit frustrated about the inability to type capital F's at a fast typing speed here... I followed the instructions about unplugging for extended time, as well as re-tightening the screws holding the controller PCB to the frame (which were already tight). But still, typing Left Shift ...
by robo
04 May 2022, 20:51
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

Please check one of my recent posts about tightening up the controller grounding to improve key sequence issues. Also unplugging, waiting 15 minutes, and plugging back in one time also seems to permanently fix the issue for some people. Thx, found the post: https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?p=5...
by robo
04 May 2022, 19:45
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

At long last received my F77 - installed all the keys as per instructions and am enjoying it a lot for the most part. It definitely looks even better in person than in the photos. Had a few initial problems with a couple keys not clicking which I eventually resolved by removing and reseating springs...
by robo
27 Apr 2022, 21:25
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: New Model M vs Model F Repro
Replies: 32
Views: 6130

Re: New Model M vs Model F Repro

mrprofessor wrote:
27 Apr 2022, 11:00
You don't get any support after buying a 400$ board, and it's sad.
I will say that Ellipse is very responsive in that thread about individual people's issues... OTOH that's a big reason it's 250 pages long!

My repro F77 is due to arrive tomorrow, so fingers crossed :)
by robo
18 Apr 2022, 21:26
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Keyboard suggestion for Model F, but quieter.
Replies: 35
Views: 4961

Re: Keyboard suggestion for Model F, but quieter.

FWIW, I floss modded my daily driver Model M a while ago and then had to laboriously un-floss mod it as it was driving me nuts with inconsistent sound and feel between keys. Maybe I didn't do it right but I'm not sure how precise you can be with bits of fuzzy polyester string anyway. As for quieter ...
by robo
25 Mar 2022, 21:08
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

I ordered this keyboard to use, not to resell. I would not like to wait extra time for a box that will be recycled immediately
by robo
16 Mar 2022, 17:56
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

I feel like th5 is engaging in some kind of weird concern trolling here. New user, only 5 posts, all about this one topic, which pretty much everyone else including the freaking project principal have replied to pointing out the pretty obvious fact that the project makes it abundantly clear about th...
by robo
16 Mar 2022, 17:41
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Teardown - Omron B2H triple-magnet clicky Hall effect switches
Replies: 8
Views: 2368

Re: Teardown - Omron B2H triple-magnet clicky Hall effect switches

Man, that switch seems so insanely over-engineered. To the point that it strikes me as being a bad design, just due to the complexity.
by robo
16 Mar 2022, 17:38
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Vintage looking 60% keyboard case
Replies: 49
Views: 7601

Re: Vintage looking 60% keyboard case

That's the problem with most 3D printing (aside maybe from high end industrial stuff). It's great for prototyping a shape or for something where appearance is secondary, but for this it's pretty much 100% about aesthetics, and for that filament based 3D printing sucks. I think trying to fill and fin...
by robo
25 Feb 2022, 17:16
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

However, for solo coding or writing, there’s nothing like having the hammer of fucking Thor striking down defiantly as every keystroke rumbles into my computer. I get that this is 100% subjective and what follows is purely my own opinion, so I just post it here for conversation, but to me there's a...
by robo
24 Feb 2022, 04:41
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

I wanted to share a nice sound test video of the new Model F with and without the solenoid, posted by someone on Twitter - I think this video captures the sound well. https://twitter.com/i/status/1467896098861817858 I'm sure I've said it before but I'll say it again - people putting solenoids into ...
by robo
24 Feb 2022, 04:37
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: The New Beamspring Repros?
Replies: 15
Views: 2729

Re: The New Beamspring Repros?

I've never tried beamsprings so I'm not sure what I'm missing, but i've been waiting for my Model F repro for years now so I'm gonna wait for that before preordering the next thing :P I also kind of feel like beamsprings are for the truly hardcore - the sheer size and height of the boards is intimid...
by robo
02 Feb 2022, 20:55
Forum: Mice & other input devices
Topic: Mechanical Mice equivalent?
Replies: 17
Views: 41159

Re: Mechanical Mice equivalent?

There's good reason people covet vintage keyboards and not vintage mice. Or monitors. Or anything else that has demonstrably improved over the years.

(Yes, i know collectors and nostalgic people exist, but nobody is using a C64 at work or claiming it's better than a modern machine)
by robo
25 Jan 2022, 02:39
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Spammers and moderation
Replies: 32
Views: 76636

Re: Spammers and moderation

headphone_jack wrote:
13 Nov 2021, 18:59
Alternatively, we could give up on this forum and move somewhere that isn't owned by an Arasaka analogue.
I think that will happen naturally. I pretty much just come here now to check in on the F77 group buy thread.

Whenever I go to other areas and click on a new thread... it's spam.
by robo
25 Jan 2022, 02:34
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: PLU ML87 are any good?
Replies: 2
Views: 2977

Re: PLU ML87 are any good?

What is happening to this site? So many new posts are just spam, and there is seemingly nothing we can do about it. :(
by robo
24 Jan 2022, 23:51
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

I don't know if I'm in the minority here, but I absolutely don't care about the packaging as long as the keyboard arrives in good shape. Then again I have no sense of nostalgia for hard styrofoam packaging either :P
by robo
23 Dec 2021, 00:49
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8668
Views: 3800151

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

When did people who have recently received their boards place their orders? (Assuming you didn't ask for a low serial). I'm interested in seeing how far along they've gotten. Ordered mine in May 2021...still waiting. I guess I am in for a long wait but I have other keyboards to tide me through :) I...

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