IBM Model F AT restoration
- snacksthecat
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- Main keyboard: SSK
- Main mouse: BenQ ZOWIE EC1-A
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Last edited by snacksthecat on 16 Dec 2018, 20:41, edited 1 time in total.
- //gainsborough
- ALPSの日常
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: some kind of alps keyboard
- Favorite switch: clk: SKCM blue, lin: SKCL cream, tac: SKCM cream
- DT Pro Member: 0188
Time for a classic snacks resto project, I'm thinking!
Should go all out with alt + ANSI mod!
Should go all out with alt + ANSI mod!
- Darkshado
- Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Main keyboard: WASD V2 MX Clears (work); M, F, Matias, etc (home)
- Main mouse: Logitech G502 (work), G502 + CST L-Trac (home)
- Favorite switch: Buckling spring, SKCM Cream Dampened, MX Clear
- DT Pro Member: 0237
Interesting stickers on it, the one with the faded red "WARNING" text also reads: "BOEING LIMITED PROPRIETARY information must be properly controlled."
- snacksthecat
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- Main keyboard: SSK
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I got all the stickers off and the top case cleaned up super nice.
The feet were a little bit yellow so I decided to put them in some peroxide. We'll see if those can be restored as well.
The feet were a little bit yellow so I decided to put them in some peroxide. We'll see if those can be restored as well.
- snacksthecat
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- Main keyboard: SSK
- Main mouse: BenQ ZOWIE EC1-A
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The feet brightened up a little bit. The color at least looks less ancient now.
The foam on the keyboard has turned to sticky mush. It was a pain to get all the remnants off of the barrels. That stuff likes to stick to everything.
Anyone know where I can get some good replacement foam?
The foam on the keyboard has turned to sticky mush. It was a pain to get all the remnants off of the barrels. That stuff likes to stick to everything.
Anyone know where I can get some good replacement foam?
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- Location: NC, USA
- DT Pro Member: 0117
This thread covers the various options people use
keyboards-f2/replacement-foam-mat-for-i ... t8033.html
and this one from GH
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=58814.0
keyboards-f2/replacement-foam-mat-for-i ... t8033.html
and this one from GH
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=58814.0
- fohat
- Elder Messenger
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Main keyboard: Model F 122-key terminal
- Main mouse: Microsoft Optical Mouse
- Favorite switch: Model F Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: 0158
Usually it gets sticky on one side and turns to grit on the other. A few hours or overnight soak in water or soapy water loosens it up considerably.snacksthecat wrote: ↑
The foam on the keyboard has turned to sticky mush. It was a pain to get all the remnants off of the barrels.
Anyone know where I can get some good replacement foam?
- snacksthecat
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- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: SSK
- Main mouse: BenQ ZOWIE EC1-A
- DT Pro Member: 0205
- Contact:
- snacksthecat
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- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: SSK
- Main mouse: BenQ ZOWIE EC1-A
- DT Pro Member: 0205
- Contact:
- snacksthecat
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- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: SSK
- Main mouse: BenQ ZOWIE EC1-A
- DT Pro Member: 0205
- Contact:
All cleaned up. I didn't consider doing any mods for this. Should I reconsider?
- fohat
- Elder Messenger
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Main keyboard: Model F 122-key terminal
- Main mouse: Microsoft Optical Mouse
- Favorite switch: Model F Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: 0158
ANSI Enter and 2x Backspace are essential to me.
Adding Alts requires Dremel work but moves it into the modern world.
Beautiful work, by the way.
Adding Alts requires Dremel work but moves it into the modern world.
Beautiful work, by the way.
- Darkshado
- Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Main keyboard: WASD V2 MX Clears (work); M, F, Matias, etc (home)
- Main mouse: Logitech G502 (work), G502 + CST L-Trac (home)
- Favorite switch: Buckling spring, SKCM Cream Dampened, MX Clear
- DT Pro Member: 0237
Regarding the addition of Alt keys, the Dremel work can also be done on the caps instead of the case. I'd have to double check, but using 1.25 ISO left shift sized keys might also fit decently and wouldn't require any changes to the case or caps.