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- 15 Feb 2018, 21:10
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Spherical Buckling Spring Thread
- Replies: 314
- Views: 86535
UPDATE: I promised to keep everyone informed on the status of SBS and I know it's been a bit of a moving target. I am out of physical therapy and going back to work full time next week. This milestone should soon provide me with the cash flow to move forward with SBS once again. My son and I are cur...
- 13 Nov 2017, 16:28
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Spherical Buckling Spring Thread
- Replies: 314
- Views: 86535
- 08 Oct 2017, 04:03
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Spherical Buckling Spring Thread
- Replies: 314
- Views: 86535
Sorry I should have posted here as well as in the off topic section. I am recovering from a serious car wreck. (I got hit by someone driving on the wrong side of the road). It's taking me longer to get back up to speed than I expected. My son has been busy with a new baby as well as a new position a...
- 28 Sep 2017, 15:43
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: All Messed Up
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2066
All Messed Up
Sorry I've been missing in action lately. I am recovering from a serious auto accident right now and everything in my life is moving at a snails pace. My son has had a lot on his plate this past month as well, getting ready for his first baby and getting up to speed with some new software where he w...
- 23 Aug 2017, 04:57
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Spherical Buckling Spring Thread
- Replies: 314
- Views: 86535
If you're working on production tooling, does that mean the prototypes all went well, or is this work that's not specifically related to the shapes of the molds? There is more to the production tooling than just the mold cavity itself. All the caps excepting the space bars use the same mold base. T...
- 23 Aug 2017, 02:59
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Spherical Buckling Spring Thread
- Replies: 314
- Views: 86535
- 22 Aug 2017, 17:45
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Spherical Buckling Spring Thread
- Replies: 314
- Views: 86535
Sorry for not updating, I haven't had much to update on. Real life has demanded a lot from me over the last few weeks as it has for my son. Now for some good news, We have started the millwork on the die sinks for production tooling, this is actually a very big deal. Attached is a picture of one of ...
- 19 Jul 2017, 16:20
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Spherical Buckling Spring Thread
- Replies: 314
- Views: 86535
Hi Zed, It's a pleasure to read about the degree of care and attention to detail you're lavishing on the design. The typographical "optical anomalies" actually make a difference, at least to my eye (used to be a graphic design and typography geek). Related I suppose to the debate raging elsewhere o...
- 17 Jul 2017, 23:01
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Spherical Buckling Spring Thread
- Replies: 314
- Views: 86535
I have been plugging away the last week putting the finishing touches on the Beam Spring font. I came to the conclusion that it is actually more of a 'real' font than I had originally thought. There are some tricks that typographers use when designing fonts to compensate for various optical anomali...
- 07 Jul 2017, 15:21
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Spherical Buckling Spring Thread
- Replies: 314
- Views: 86535
I think I'm more impatient than anyone right now, I've been loosing sleep over itShihatsu wrote: ↑o god can't wait so impatient giev nao SBS!!!!
- 07 Jul 2017, 06:57
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Spherical Buckling Spring Thread
- Replies: 314
- Views: 86535
Unfortunately, I'm still not ready to give the update that I wanted to but since I promised something I will share a little about the status of SBS. My son and I have been working this project from different physical locations and it has been challenging to say the least but a little over a week ago...
- 03 Jul 2017, 15:30
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: SCM Profile
- Replies: 205
- Views: 42871
Just registered to say that I'm glad this project is not dead. Don't feel stressed that you have to push yourself even further. I think we'd be all happy if this projects reaches its final stage at some point, it doesn't have to be tomorrow. Is Alps support still under development? Yes, Alps suppor...
- 03 Jul 2017, 05:31
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Spherical Buckling Spring Thread
- Replies: 314
- Views: 86535
Sorry to report it's going to be another day or tworsbseb wrote: ↑We will have an update to send out this weekend on SBS
- 30 Jun 2017, 04:27
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Spherical Buckling Spring Thread
- Replies: 314
- Views: 86535
- 28 Jun 2017, 01:27
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Another custom 62% Model M build
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2486
- 27 Jun 2017, 21:56
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Another custom 62% Model M build
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2486
- 26 Jun 2017, 03:41
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IBM Model-F-like keyboard designs
- Replies: 250
- Views: 57387
Damn, you want to be able to make custom keycaps? On the contrary, I think a lot of you don't realize just how trivial it is to make your own dye-sublimated caps, and what a ripoff they are. Here's what you need, as an example: Epson inkjet printer Heat transfer inks Heat transfer paper An oven Sci...
- 26 Jun 2017, 01:40
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: IBM Model-F-like keyboard designs
- Replies: 250
- Views: 57387
- 25 Jun 2017, 17:52
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Hand Wired, Arduino coded Televideo 925 keyboard
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2749
- 24 Jun 2017, 06:50
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Compact Buckling Spring - It's Alive!! (IBM Wheel Writer)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 9554
I just signed up (hello!) and I'm also interested in your progress. I bought a wheelwriter 3 keyboard on ebay (no case, like JP!) to start a similar project after seeing someone else's result (I hope I can come up with a smaller case): I just started taking my keyboard assembly apart (for cleaning ...
- 23 Jun 2017, 16:34
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Anyone know if the ThinkPad T92 is happening?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7937
I completely agree, my biggest issues with standard layouts is the lack of a large escape key and a left hand enter.vivalarevolución wrote: ↑I love the big escape key. And the big Delete key. There are few thing some satisfying than a decisive slam of those keys to produce an action.
- 23 Jun 2017, 02:08
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Compact Buckling Spring - It's Alive!! (IBM Wheel Writer)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 9554
I can't wait for updates on this project. I just bought 2 keyboards. One is from an Actionwriter & the other for a Wheelwriter. I don't have the case or the membrane headers though :( The membrane headers are pretty easy to locate and purchase new, I only used old ones because I had them and was im...
- 22 Jun 2017, 22:55
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Re-designing Alps to MX Adaptors
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1155
I still have a set of aluminum molds for injection molding them from a couple of years ago, but not for the extended stabilizers. If the shapeways material is now suitable for this application, I can probably get a model of a tree full of them to share. In fact I think we may already have one on fil...
- 22 Jun 2017, 20:16
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Compact Buckling Spring - It's Alive!! (IBM Wheel Writer)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 9554
- 22 Jun 2017, 17:17
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Compact Buckling Spring - It's Alive!! (IBM Wheel Writer)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 9554
Started working on the case and decided I would hack down the original as a starting point by lopping off over 4 inches in the width. I will need to cut down the metal plate as well. I did test some scraps and they appear to be solvent weldable so I will reuse the ends after they have been trimmed a...
- 22 Jun 2017, 00:36
- Forum: Group buys
- Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
- Replies: 8669
- Views: 3801275
We are three keyboards away from the big quarter million dollar order mark! As we wait for final tooling at the factory before production finishes up, all the completed parts are waiting in their boxes, ready to be assembled in the coming months - reposting some photos here: Now there's a load of w...
- 18 Jun 2017, 23:50
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What do you collect?
- Replies: 101
- Views: 21649
- 17 Jun 2017, 01:57
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The tin foil hat conspiracy
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10235
The architecture firm I worked for a eight years ago took on some government work. The GSA agent assigned to oversee our projects shared some information about several other projects he was involved with. I too could write a bad book about some of the conversations we had as well as some of the spec...
- 17 Jun 2017, 01:11
- Forum: News
- Topic: Stuff you just bought
- Replies: 2096
- Views: 746795
Broke down while out of town today :x and while I was waiting for a tow I wandered across the street to a Goodwill and found this interesting keyboard for $3. I occasionally will pick up a rubber dome and I'm sure this one is just that but it had a look that caught my eye and it's fairly hefty even ...
- 14 Jun 2017, 21:04
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Crypto-currencies and Alt-coins
- Replies: 55
- Views: 16461
It seems that I may be one of the few who likes cash. I always pay cash unless I don't meet the other party in person or the amount is more than about 200 bucks. Everyday personal life is 100% cash, the occasional higher sums bank transfer and online stuff mostly paypal. I'm with you 100%, I'm a ca...