deskthority

I'll second the Matias dampened tactile switch option: much sharper tactility and quieter than unsilenced Cherry MX Brown or Clear. Haven't tried Zilents yet.

digital_matthew wrote: ↑

Yesterday, 21:17

You could try sanding the 8 key down to the original whiteness since they're double-shot. It will wreck the texture though.

Could a drop of peroxide cream applied only on the legends with a toothpick work?

Hypersphere wrote: ↑

15 Feb 2019, 23:07

I would have liked to have purchased this one, but I am way over my budget for the year already!

In February?

I don't think I could live without the standard arrow keys though. I use those all the time. For what it's worth you could transform that numpad into an arrow cluster: the zero can be split in two. The F AT can also be ANSI or ISO modded if you don't like the BAE. There's also two pads for the usua...

And because it is Alps, is this like a few decades old? If it is a few decades old, I think I'd rather go with Matias' just due to the durability. The KBParadise and Matias-branded boards on the market are made with current-production "successor" or "clone" switches that share the same keycap mount...

Judging by your current TKL Razer and your interest in the V80, I can't recall any vintage "TKL" form-factor Alps boards: customs and the V80 are your only options. If you're still ok with full size you have much more choice. Thinking out loud: what about click-modding a Dell Bigfoot? I've had one Q...

Pro Micro clone + TMK Onekey with the PS/2 mouse support enabled, it's what I've done to revive an old Microspeed.

The project itself already has flippers and springs set aside.

For the ping on the Model Fs (or M for that matter), you could always try a "floss mod" which removes a lot of that without affecting feel. Plus it's easily reversible if you don't like it.

Maybe I've just been so conditioned to the extreme of buckling springs for 20 years, that anything less harsh and mechanical feels mushy and imprecise by comparison? I would think so. After all the buckling spring's tactility is quite sharp and happens right at actuation. For something more silent ...

I think that's an HP rubber dome, they made Alps boards with the same profile on some laptops but I don't recall any full sized ones; get the seller to photograph the underside if you can.

Here's a way to improve your odds per the Wiki article : Aside from the country of manufacture, the other way to readily distinguish this variant from the others is the presence of three (rather than four) screw holes on the bottom of the case. @Murium: did the ANSI Alps mount model also have a thre...

French Canadian layout Model M in classifieds, Montreal:
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.ht ... 1412330614

If you're just curious about the general shape and feel of a trackball, elecplus has a couple of Microspeed (CST's old name) units in stock. I added one to an order about a year ago, converted it to USB using TMK. I found the 400 CPI too slow for my tastes, but it was close enough to give me a good ...

Webwit, if possible you should put that source on a public git repo somewhere

Excellent!

(I wouldn't worry about having removed too much material: some old batches of caps had a notch about twice as high with no notable difference in sound or operation, so there's some leeway here.)

You could also go AT to XT: https://hackaday.com/2017/01/21/attoxtkeyboard/

How about 3D printing a legend "shot", putting it into a mold and casting the rest of the cap?

I checked my stash of extra Unicomp caps and it turns out a few still had the molding defects I have in mind ( flashing ). Some "witness marks" where the mold separates are completely normal and you'll see them on correct stems, this isn't: 2019-01-21 01.32.38.jpg 2019-01-21 01.34.10.jpg So the fix ...

Is the keyboard continuously sending up and down events or is it "stuck down" for the controller?

Welcome to DT! I don't really see how springs could get bent in shipping, anyhow you got that fixed, so moving along... [glares in the general direction of Unicomp's quality control.] Spring alignment when inserting keycaps can sometimes be finicky, with incorrect placement leading to "crunchy" soun...

Found this while browsing local classifieds: "like new" black ANSI Unicomp Ultra Classic with black blanks, 120$CAD, in Montreal Kijiji: https://www.kijiji.ca/v-souris-claviers-webcams/ville-de-montreal/clavier-mecanique-type-ibm-model-m-mechanical-keyboard/1408719748 The ad's text was worth a chuck...

Mine has arrived but I'm dealing with some nasty pneumonia at the moment, will upload pics soon but thank you very much to my secret santa :) Hope that pneumonia's been sorted out; care to post pics of your package on the photo thread ? By my count, only three recipients are still waiting for their...

Are the inserts and their position compatible with Costar stabs by any chance?

For shorter questions the code formatting feature here is fine, but for uploading all your sources, keeping track of your changes and so on, my recommendation is that your familiarize yourself with Git and GitHub. This way you can push your branch to GitHub and anyone interested can look at it there.

Got mine earlier today! There's a few games on the outside... 2019-01-12 20.52.38.jpg 2019-01-12 20.52.42.jpg Hmm, let's give this a try... Name that switch: Space Invader Topre Cherry MX Alps SKCM/SKCL IBM buckling spring Quiz 1. Peak force of beamspring: 75g? 2. SKCL/SKCM launch year: 1985? 3. Num...

Looking forward to the project moving again! I too would love to see decent reproduction SSK cases made available (can't find the thread about the molding experiments), in a pinch something 3D printed like this (https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=14639) would also work. I've never worked wi...

so should I buy an M2 or just get a model M? There are several on ebay for around $75 each. Given your budget and location you could do as Fohat suggested and simply buy a new Classic from Unicomp. As he said, comes with a warranty, native USB and Windows keys. (I'd recommend the "103 key layout" o...

Speaking of flexible PCBs, this popped up on my FB feed earlier today: https://blog.hackster.io/new-from-osh-p ... f343d6ebd3 I did not run the numbers for a typical keyboard though

it seems the plate is melted on. That is correct! The "barrel plate" on Model M boards is fixed to the metal backplate using so-called "plastic rivets", protruding pins are heated and pressed on as part of the manufacturing process. Did you connect directly or with the KVM while you were testing? J...

twasa wrote: ↑Code Set: 1
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That doesn't look right to me, I'd expect code set 3 for terminal M122s.