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I can only speak of my experiences in the UK but incoming parcels will usually be held hostage until relevant import duties, local taxes and "handling fees" are paid. The exact mechanism depends on the courier who does the last leg, which is whoever the originating shipping company has a contract t...

It is SUCH a shame you cannot keep the stock cable when converting that keyboard. It's even nicer than IBM cables, IMO.

Donnelly20 wrote: ↑

08 Sep 2019, 16:09

i plan to use this. I may or may not make a little jig to hold the barrel plate

Yeah, as long as the barrel plate isn't flexing when you drill, you should be alright. At least with the Model F bolt mod, cracking wasn't a concern.

Get a replacement but use this one for practice. Yeah, I suppose since I'm already this far I might as well. I've seen some people say that theirs works fine even with a crack after a bolt mod, we shall see. There's no reason why it shouldn't work - I suppose it's like a crack in the case. It's the...

I guess it's like anywhere you go - online or in real life. It takes you by surprise when someone is rude to you and you can't understand why. Sorry to hear about the lowballers. I suppose "shy bairns get nowt" and you have to risk being offensive sometimes, but I can understand why it would really ...

Plus, there's a lot to choose from. Everyone's different. I like my tanky IBM keyboards almost exclusively, whereas others can't stand them. It definitely makes the hobby much more interesting, as a lot of what people want in a keyboard is subjective. If you want something sleek, modern and durable,...

I dread to think what the import taxes are going to add up to. :/

I actually think Model M keyboards are super easy and convenient to clean for several reasons. I simply let the keycaps soak in boiling water with Fairy Liquid, although I'm sure there are more elegant solutions out there. :P The case does not scratch easily, so you can be as rough as you want with ...

That black car is ridiculous. WTF?

Cool, but... why?

I would say thanks, but that's not my work! Hehe.

I did restore the assembly. By that, I mean I opened it multiple times to change shit because I'm a tinkerer. Stiiiiill not 100% for me. I reckon it could sound and feel better.

So after drooling over another user's black F122, I decided to do something similar with my 4980 Model F. https://postimg.cc/gallery/3iub1ti5w/ With the help of Troy at Unicomp, I ordered a custom set of keycaps. I said I wanted as many sublegends as possible, as I love the cryptic terminal legends....

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. ...

Unicomp—incompetent as they are—do in fact sell SSK barrel plates. They just don't know what they are. I haven't dealt with them all that much, but the staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Troy spent a lot of time helping me customise my keyset. I'll be showing it off soon when I get the (hope...

What are these FUCKING BOTS?

If you decide to do a bolt mod, I highly recommend using a soldering iron with a old sharp tip to melt some pilot holes for the drill. Use the tip to melt a bit of the plastic for each hole. If you don't, it's very easy for the drill to slip off the smooth plastic and make a janky shredded-up, poor...

After ~5 years of extensive use and abuse only 3 keys had minor chips in their label. I lost the upper part of the L’s label, a third of the O’s label and half of the ,’s label. Not too bad IMO. I’ve seen a lot worse with less usage.


Imagine trying to make that sound positive.

Muirium wrote: ↑

05 Sep 2019, 16:01

But is good enough worth a song and dance review? No, of course not. This sounds like attention seeking, all about the man, not the board. Like and subscribe!

DoN't FoRgEt To SmAsH tHaT lIkE

I think we can be very snobby about this niche hobby, but doesn't it upset you when people don't care about what they type on?

CountNoctua wrote: ↑

04 Sep 2019, 22:40

Wazrach wrote: ↑

04 Sep 2019, 22:36

It's just a keyboard(!)

Yeah, and if he didn't write a public review in a blog post, no one would care. But he did and he should be prepared for the comments and dissenting opinions.

I'm just quoting what some people say to me. It makes me die inside.

It's just a keyboard(!)

I forgot to mention that the power led(I assume)on the top right corner of the olivetti is hot-swappable. It's not soldered to anything and you can pull it right out and plug it back in with a nice snap. It's kinda like the Kaihua hot-swap socket for keyboard switches but some 30 years earlier. Sma...

I've had bad springs that make an inordinate amount of high pitched squeaking or buzzing or are a different pitch than the other springs. The click is created by the flipper slapping down though, not the spring. You can make it flip down and click as it would inside the keyboard just by holding a k...

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 ...

Well, I switched out the springs for the springs from a 1986 UK Model F. I forgot how high-pitched these ones were! The ping has the highest pitch I've heard!

Sounds and feels pretty good now at least.

Since the spacebar is the most important part, I'd honestly have a stock assembly with disintegrated foam over this. The stock spacebar sounds so good...

Never heard of or even experienced bad springs on any IBM Model F. I have however come across some slightly softer springs and I always thought it was due to having something heavy set on some of the keys over the years whilst in storage effectively softening the springs in their compressed positio...

Never heard of or even experienced bad springs on any IBM Model F. I have however come across some slightly softer springs and I always thought it was due to having something heavy set on some of the keys over the years whilst in storage effectively softening the springs in their compressed positio...

So after flossing the springs in my 4980 Model F, I woke up the next day to find some of the keys weren't working. I decided to open the keyboard yet again and switched out most of the springs for the springs from this 1984 UK Model F I disassembled a few months ago. When I first got that keyboard, ...

Thanks!

I don't know what else to call it. Awful image