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Elrick wrote: ↑

10 Nov 2019, 01:51

ALWAYS buy anything via PAYPAL

I will agree in general but remember that Paypal almost always sides with the buyer, regardless.

As a seller you are in a weak position with Paypal even if you are in the right.

Model Fs are fickle beasts, and require a lot of fussy, tedious experimentation. I have read dozens of these threads where people were impatient and say something like "I took it apart THREE TIMES and it still doesn't work properly!" Personally, I have refurbished literally dozens of Model Fs and Mo...

So what's the Alps board that will do this but quietly? Dampened cream Alps are probably your best bet. The AEK2 "Nimitz" is a solid heavy keyboard with all the keys in standard ANSI position even if the legends are off for use under Windows. A Griffin iMate is the most common hardware converter or...

Would you have guessed in 1988 that your cheap-ass import "Omnikey" keyboard that was a fraction the cost of your American made Top Shelf IBM keyboard would be extremely sought after? I agree with most of your comments, but I remember buying a Northgate in the late-1980s-early-1990s and it was, eve...

There is plenty of room inside the case to put a Teensy (or knock-off board) to program with Soarer's firmware. From there you have an ordinary USB cable coming out, which you can get in beige so that it looks more natural. Some buyers might actually like those horrible old heavy sticky black coiled...

XMIT wrote: ↑

31 Oct 2019, 02:18

Humans built it once, it can be built again.

But in the low-3-digit price range, in today's dollars?

Purpose of survey seems unclear.

Questions about "what characteristics do you want in your keyboard" or "what is important to you" or "how do you use the keyboard" seem to be missing.

And especially here on DT, "Do you prefer modern or vintage keyboards, and why?" might be informative.

The guy was crazy to take off the bigass Enter key, that is the hardest one to re-install!

Also color was not necessarily the best question to ask, I bought one with blue Cherries once.

Over the years I have had times when touching any key on the keyboard would cause a computer that was off to power on. Usually it has happened with Dell AT101s, I can't remember it happening with a Model M. I thought that it was creepy and would not call it a "feature" - I thought of it as an electr...

About 6-7 years ago I was able to buy 4 trashed, filthy, incomplete F-122s for $85

One of them even had a case that was not broken.

I am truly interested in a model F122, but I see insane price differences at eBay. I see a nice one at $250 and a few more in the $400-$500 range. $250 for a clean complete F-122 is probably about as good as you can expect, unless you are patient and can pounce on a cheap listing as soon as it turn...

Muirium wrote: ↑

29 Sep 2019, 00:15

Dinnae talk shite!

A really good Model M can feel better than a really bad Model F, but in a straight competition there is no contest.

That is some nice gear! My Dremel is a standard basic cheapie from the 1980s. That burr tip still looks large - I have one that is much smaller than the diameter of the primary shaft. I do all the cutting with a chisel tip blade on an Xacto knife. I do the rough cuts with one blade, pull all the pla...

at the very front, you mean near the space bar correct? If that is the case, any idea what size screws I should use? Wait, no, I'm sorry, my mind drifted. I start the screws on the key side (top), and put the nuts on the back (bottom, adjacent to the metal back plate) with or without washers. Near ...

I use pan head M2x8 screws and they have never caused me a problem at that bottom row if I forgo the washers. I have always run the screws in through the barrel plate first, so that the threaded ends and nuts are on the metal back plate side. At the very front it is a different story and you might c...

Good luck. I'm not sure that I have ever had one that had not started turning gummy.

Not always a problem, but if several are broken in the same area you will have a mushy spot.

I like to use them wherever I can, but if the screw heads won't slip through the holes, then I suppose not.

How long are your screws? M2x8mm screws have plenty of clearance at the back, but the internal assembly is very close to the bottom case shell at the front (space bar row). If some part of the screw or nut is projecting too far, it will interfere with the case. It is a kludge but if the contact is m...

I am only going to be bolt modding one board, i thought of making a jig but i do not have access to a drill press so i will just have to use a hand drill. In the video i recommended the guy uses a pointy file to make pilot holes and it looked like it worked so i am going to give it a shot. Having d...

I feel like I've had to deal with "choosing beggars" trying to talk you down to the absolute lowest price possible, regardless of worth and work that's gone into an item. I understand completely that that is the world of trading .... It just doesn't give me any pleasure and most times stresses me o...

the holes are already there for you to guide yourself, right? I learned the Sandy55 method and that is what I have always done. In that scenario, after cutting off the broken end of the rivet, you want to shave the top of the "mesa" into a smooth flat plane. That shaft is perhaps 3 mm in diameter, ...

I added a bolt to the right of the spacebar barrel, just like in Fohat's F122 guide. I deprecated that portion of the guide years and years ago. I suppose I need to delete that photo with the blue tape. "I do, however, feel that a few (about 3) bolts along the longitudinal center line are helpful. ...

adamcobabe wrote: ↑

06 Sep 2019, 13:20

I highly recommend using a soldering iron with an old sharp tip to melt some pilot holes for the drill.

I have tried that method, but it pushes up a rim of plastic that may or not be balanced.

Easier and more precise is to use the smallest spherical burr tip in your Dremel.

I know it sounds a bit rudimentary, but surely you can just SAW the numpad off a fullsize M's barrel plate? I thought about that as well, though I've never done such a thing. Yes you absolutely can. Make a clean cut and it works fine. Also, even if it is cracked somewhat, the new screws will keep i...

fine bits of fluff from the paracord strands This detail may be significant. I tried using these instead of floss but didn't like it at all. The character of the material is quite different in several ways. I really like the open-weave floss because it is very airy and doesn't do anything but damp ...

davkol wrote: ↑

21 Aug 2019, 13:08

CST L-Trac is the way to go,

I would like to try one of these, but it is way out of my price range. Does anybody know of a knock-off or substitute that is cheaper?

Thanks

CountNoctua wrote: ↑

20 Aug 2019, 23:43

I was hoping to find black or dark colored keycaps,

Apple used thick high-quality PBT caps which dye well.

Look at reply #14 in this thread: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=35 ... #msg658453

Polecat wrote: ↑

18 Aug 2019, 01:26

but now we need four digits zeroes for it to be meaningful: 1999/ 04 / 01.

Fixed that for you.