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by lucar
23 May 2019, 10:54
Forum: Workshop
Topic: UPDATED: IBM Model F restoration - May 2019
Replies: 8
Views: 3472

Re: UPDATED: IBM Model F restoration - May 2019

Great work!

And what a rust! I personally would have sprayed an antirust paint first on the plate as a prep to the final paint , but that's a matter of preference.

Thanks for the cross link to my Model F restoration video!!!

Cheers
Luca
by lucar
26 Apr 2019, 00:27
Forum: Workshop
Topic: IBM 5251 Beam Spring Restoration
Replies: 8
Views: 3357

Re: IBM 5251 Beam Spring Restoration

darkcruix wrote:
19 Apr 2019, 20:29
Hi,

great info. My insulation mat did look completely different (as did the PCB):

IMG_2538.jpg
Is that mat a new one or just the one that came with your beamspring?
by lucar
26 Apr 2019, 00:18
Forum: Workshop
Topic: IBM 5251 Beam Spring Restoration
Replies: 8
Views: 3357

Re: IBM 5251 Beam Spring Restoration

Hi! Great work! And lucky owner !! Do anyone know if the crossed grooves in the lower metal plate have any use? I always ask myself why did IBM bother to make that grooves... Are they functional to the PCB , capacitance or whatever? Luca There is a plastic sheet between the plate and PCB with the s...
by lucar
18 Apr 2019, 17:25
Forum: Workshop
Topic: IBM 5251 Beam Spring Restoration
Replies: 8
Views: 3357

Re: IBM 5251 Beam Spring Restoration

Hi! Great work! And lucky owner !!

Do anyone know if the crossed grooves in the lower metal plate have any use?
I always ask myself why did IBM bother to make that grooves...

Image

Are they functional to the PCB , capacitance or whatever?

Luca
by lucar
08 Apr 2019, 16:55
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Yet another beamspring refurb (5251)
Replies: 49
Views: 19155

Re: Yet another beamspring refurb (5251)

I'm using EVA also for my bigfoot/XT project and it gets just the right after some time pressed. Right now I have a new sheet under weigh load so I can work better with it later without clamps or other tools. Hi, if you didn't already, I strongly suggest You to release some spacebar stabilizer tens...
by lucar
08 Apr 2019, 08:10
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Yet another beamspring refurb (5251)
Replies: 49
Views: 19155

Re: Yet another beamspring refurb (5251)

Hi Luca, In the end it was about 2 mm thick. But I fear that information isn't worth much, unless you have foam with the same firmness... Thanks for the information. I'm restoring a Model F "BigFoot" and I used 1 mm thick Eva art foam and It works well after I failed with 3 mm insulation foam. The ...
by lucar
07 Apr 2019, 09:25
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Yet another beamspring refurb (5251)
Replies: 49
Views: 19155

Re: Yet another beamspring refurb (5251)

@matt3o: Oh, thank you. @darkcruiz: Thanks. There is no wobble (at the moment). After cutting around on the foam to make it thinner (by about a good third), I hit the sweet spot: Thin enough to enable a correct assembly, and thick enough to hold the switches properly. Could You Express that in mm ?...
by lucar
07 Apr 2019, 09:12
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Decision Data 8010
Replies: 2
Views: 1714

Re: Decision Data 8010

Very nice color scheme!
by lucar
26 Mar 2019, 13:14
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Quefrency Split Keyboard Build
Replies: 5
Views: 5222

Re: Quefrency Split Keyboard Build

AMongoose wrote:
26 Mar 2019, 12:52
Cool build!
That cable is awesome, I hope you have a matching one for the usb.
I didn't find a matching one, instead, I'm waiting for a black sleeved 90 degr magnetic cable form china.
The Pro Micro micro-usb connector is too weak for normal use. I already broke one.

:)
by lucar
26 Mar 2019, 12:50
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Quefrency Split Keyboard Build
Replies: 5
Views: 5222

Quefrency Split Keyboard Build

Hello, I built this Quefrency split keyboard starting from the pcbs... Parts List: - Quefrency 65% Split Staggered Keyboard PCBs - N. 70 stock, lubed, Gateron yellow switches - GMK "Monochrome" double shot keycaps - Laser cut, top and bottom stainless steel plates - 3D printed, middle layer - N. 4 a...
by lucar
27 Feb 2019, 15:23
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Anyone in Italy? Go rescue those beams man!
Replies: 41
Views: 10898

Re: Anyone in Italy? Go rescue those beams man!

that's for checking that for "us" :) Luca! I was pretty sure of that You're welcome. Italy is a strange country, I bet in some other country the authorities would have welcomed a cleaning effort by privates and for free. The funny part is that I had the phone contacs by a local ecologist group and ...
by lucar
27 Feb 2019, 07:48
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Anyone in Italy? Go rescue those beams man!
Replies: 41
Views: 10898

Re: Anyone in Italy? Go rescue those beams man!

As a follow-up, I report that I contacted local authorities and I also the actual owners of the place: there is no interest in letting anyone enter the site. It's all polluted with asbestos and other chemical agents, nor the place is safe to walk in from the general local building safety rules. I've...
by lucar
18 Feb 2019, 09:22
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: find one special ibm model M
Replies: 4
Views: 1710

Re: find one special ibm model M

Check this out:

https://i.imgur.com/G8NpoWA.jpg

Luca
by lucar
07 Feb 2019, 23:07
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Cleaning up zrrion's Wyse PCE
Replies: 27
Views: 10623

Re: Cleaning up zrrion's Wyse PCE

Hi!

I arrived late on that classified, check my restore video of a Bull Questar (Wyse pce) , those are great keyboards!
Luca
by lucar
28 Jan 2019, 10:00
Forum: For sale
Topic: [ENDED] WTS/WTT Some vintage stuff.
Replies: 24
Views: 7887

Re: WTS/WTT Some vintage stuff.

PMing in queue for the 2x very dirty WYSE PCE.
by lucar
06 Jan 2019, 20:57
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: AEK64 Keyboard build log
Replies: 17
Views: 7129

Hey Luca, yeah, also have a Performa 200 in the mail which I don't need (if anybody wants that, please pm me), was just keen on the M0118. But yes, it is also sad to separate them. Shortly after my last reply I was curious about any other videos of yours, and to my delight I saw the Wyse restaurati...
by lucar
06 Jan 2019, 10:34
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: AEK64 Keyboard build log
Replies: 17
Views: 7129

Hi lucar, congrats to the great video and new board. Still hoping, considering your careful work, .... Cheers and happy typing. Hello, thank You for Your kind words that I really appreciate. In reality I ask myself the same questions whenever I'm in the position of changing, replacing, hacking some...
by lucar
02 Jan 2019, 09:29
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: AEK64 Keyboard build log
Replies: 17
Views: 7129

Great build vid. I built mine from an Irish board and the same case, albeit with less care and expertise. Mine would benefit from a proper cleaning as you demonstrated. Did you lube the sliders? Also, where did you get the plate and insulating strip that you adhered to the case? Hi, I did lube the ...
by lucar
30 Dec 2018, 14:09
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Anyone in Italy? Go rescue those beams man!
Replies: 41
Views: 10898

There must be many other similar factories somewhere in Italy or Canada with a lot of beams in good condition waiting to be found and rescued. As far as I know, Canada and Italy had IBM subsidaries in charge of manufacturing Beamsprings. It's very likely that factories bankrupted in the same period...
by lucar
30 Dec 2018, 10:42
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Anyone in Italy? Go rescue those beams man!
Replies: 41
Views: 10898

matt3o wrote: what Italian mech group?
It's called CCCP (nothing connected to ussr) , it's on Telegram, pm me if You want an invitation link :-)

luca
by lucar
30 Dec 2018, 10:22
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Anyone in Italy? Go rescue those beams man!
Replies: 41
Views: 10898

I alerted our Italian mech group, we have a couple of people in the area but probably scared of the place conditions and local laws that would'nt permit stealing the parts from there and getting in to a private property. Contact me if someone wants try to go there. For sure it's a pity to see all th...
by lucar
29 Dec 2018, 09:14
Forum: Other
Topic: (Free/Raffle) Election Day 2018 - "Your vote, your keyboard."
Replies: 79
Views: 114984

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)))

It's wonderful!!

Luca
by lucar
25 Dec 2018, 18:08
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: AEK64 Keyboard build log
Replies: 17
Views: 7129

So beautiful! I've always wanted the JP legends, but I struck gold before christmas and found an NIB AEKII with the Swedish layout that I've been wanting for a long time. Do you feel that the metal plate is to harsh with the white dampened alps? Sincerely, I've built custom keyboards using only sta...
by lucar
24 Dec 2018, 18:42
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: AEK64 Keyboard build log
Replies: 17
Views: 7129

Video is back online, I apologize for the problem, when You spot an error in a video , it then takes about 1Hr to have it newly rendered and published again.

Luca
by lucar
24 Dec 2018, 17:33
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: AEK64 Keyboard build log
Replies: 17
Views: 7129

Hello Matteo, it's my personal Apple II , I bought it myself in New York in 1984, I still have the original invoice: it's equipped with a 16k Ram Card, 1MB Apple II Memory Expansion Card, 80 col Videx , 6809 OS/9 card, Softcard II, floppy controller, serial card , Mountain CPS card and Sanyo 4509 B...
by lucar
24 Dec 2018, 17:26
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: AEK64 Keyboard build log
Replies: 17
Views: 7129

I've got some little problems with the editing of the video, if You don't see it , just come back later on youtube...it never gets right at the first trial :)
by lucar
24 Dec 2018, 17:22
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: AEK64 Keyboard build log
Replies: 17
Views: 7129

Hello Matteo, it's my personal Apple II , I bought it myself in New York in 1984, I still have the original invoice: it's equipped with a 16k Ram Card, 1MB Apple II Memory Expansion Card, 80 col Videx , 6809 OS/9 card, Softcard II, floppy controller, serial card , Mountain CPS card and Sanyo 4509 B/...
by lucar
24 Dec 2018, 16:55
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: AEK64 Keyboard build log
Replies: 17
Views: 7129

AEK64 Keyboard build log

I finally got it done!
Merry Christmas

Luca
by lucar
21 Dec 2018, 17:44
Forum: Workshop
Topic: IBM 5110/5120 keyboard conversion
Replies: 75
Views: 19726

Are you testing the keyboard with the switches mounted or teared down?
by lucar
10 Dec 2018, 10:53
Forum: Workshop
Topic: IBM 5110/5120 keyboard conversion
Replies: 75
Views: 19726

Have you tried giving Al an email @ bitsavers? It is possible that there is still documentation that has not yet been digitized yet. That's a great idea. I hadn't thought to try that. Can anyone help me identify the other capacitors? https://i.imgur.com/Dbr4RcS.jpg #1, #2, #9 https://i.imgur.com/bO...

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