1390120 Before and After Photos
- phosphorglow
- Location: Indianapolis - USA
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Kensington Expert Mouse
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring!
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Here's some photos of the board that was in the reconditioning time lapse video I posted. Enjoy!
More photos and info here!
More photos and info here!
- CeeSA
- Location: Westerwald, Germany
- Main keyboard: Deck 82 modded
- Main mouse: MM711
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue
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Looks like some PS renders very impressive.
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
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Exactly. Matt signed his SSK when he did its bolt mod:
http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/rest ... t6324.html
Are all Model Ms supposed to have their model number on the barrel plate under F11 and F12? I've been inside every one I own (okay, so that's only three…) and never even noticed!
http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/rest ... t6324.html
Are all Model Ms supposed to have their model number on the barrel plate under F11 and F12? I've been inside every one I own (okay, so that's only three…) and never even noticed!
- phosphorglow
- Location: Indianapolis - USA
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Kensington Expert Mouse
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring!
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Muirium wrote:Exactly. Matt signed his SSK when he did its bolt mod:
Are all Model Ms supposed to have their model number on the barrel plate under F11 and F12? I've been inside every one I own (okay, so that's only three…) and never even noticed!
Hehehe! I do sign them, but I'm sneaky about it. It's engraved on the underside of the barrel plate, usually accompanied by a smiley face sticker.
I might get fancy and official and make my own sticker eventually.
As for the model number on the barrel plate, I'm pretty certain that's the model/revision of the plate itself which doesn't seem to show up on the blue labeled boards.
- phosphorglow
- Location: Indianapolis - USA
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Kensington Expert Mouse
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring!
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(Now that you mentioned it mtl, I'm probably going to get fancy the next time I have to re-create a label and add a "Reconditioned by ____" line in it then. )
- Daniel Beardsmore
- Location: Hertfordshire, England
- Main keyboard: Filco Majestouch 1 (home)/Poker II backlit (work)
- Main mouse: MS IMO 1.1
- Favorite switch: Probably not whatever I wrote here
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Wow, that's quite a transformation.
- phosphorglow
- Location: Indianapolis - USA
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Kensington Expert Mouse
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring!
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Oh golly... what a beauty! In BOTH photos! So fantastically filthy. That's so my kind of board.
- scottc
- ☃
- Location: Remote locations in Europe
- Main keyboard: GH60-HASRO 62g Nixies, HHKB Pro1 HS, Novatouch
- Main mouse: Steelseries Rival 300
- Favorite switch: Nixdorf 'Soft Touch' MX Black
- DT Pro Member: -
I think I've seen those before. If they're the same, they're actually just stickers for WordPerfect or something.
- phosphorglow
- Location: Indianapolis - USA
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Kensington Expert Mouse
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring!
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Thanks! There always seems to be a very pretty board under all that gunk!Monkay wrote:Wow this is an awesome cleaning job! Although the process can be a real pain in the ass, the outcome always makes me really happy.
Laundry detergent, warm water, lots of soaking, various implements of cleaning, elbow grease, and a healthy dose of OCD. ;PIcarium wrote:Cleaning instructions? Looks like you got some serious dirt off these babies.
I'll get around to some cleaning tips one of these days.
I'm gonna take a stab at Lotus 1-2-3.wheybags wrote:What are the blue side legends?
(I still love how filthy that board looked...)
- Compgeke
- Location: Fairfield, California, USA
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M 1391401
- Main mouse: Coolermaster Recon
- Favorite switch: IBM Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: 0040
Lotus 1-2-3 is correct. Cleaning the caps is the longest part as I don't want to loose the stickers, they aren't something you see often.
- Elrick
- Location: Swan View, AUSTRALIA
- Main keyboard: Alps - As much as Possible.
- Main mouse: MX518
- Favorite switch: Navy Switch, ALPs, Model-M
- DT Pro Member: -
You guys are so funny - getting excited for old, dirty, scummy-faced Model-M's.
Of course once you clean them they look so different compared to anything else out there. So glad that there are people who find restoring these old babies as an enjoyable venture.
Doesn't anything make you want to reach for the sick bag when you open up one of these dirty keyboards?
Of course once you clean them they look so different compared to anything else out there. So glad that there are people who find restoring these old babies as an enjoyable venture.
Doesn't anything make you want to reach for the sick bag when you open up one of these dirty keyboards?
- kint
- Location: northern Germany
- Main keyboard: g80-8200/ FK-2002
- Main mouse: genius netscroll optical gen1
- Favorite switch: MX clear/ Alps white comp
- DT Pro Member: -
I guess it's because those used ones come in as a project. At least that's it for me. It's the same as buying an old wreck and restoring it for a nice oldtimer classic car, it's the work of creating something by yourself that is nice, not that much the actual finished product. And you'll worship the reworked keyboard even more as you put some effort in it.
Where's the point in simply throwing cash at someone for a soulless, finished, polished product, you miss out all the fun and sweat and tears this work inherits. And of course, cleaning others people dirt, and swearing over it is part of that.
Where's the point in simply throwing cash at someone for a soulless, finished, polished product, you miss out all the fun and sweat and tears this work inherits. And of course, cleaning others people dirt, and swearing over it is part of that.
- Elrick
- Location: Swan View, AUSTRALIA
- Main keyboard: Alps - As much as Possible.
- Main mouse: MX518
- Favorite switch: Navy Switch, ALPs, Model-M
- DT Pro Member: -
I know, but if I had enormous amounts of time to myself I would love to do it, but as always a week goes fast (shift work) and when you finish shopping, paying bills, fixing things around the house and doing some alone time with the mrs there is very little left for any possible Model-M restos.kint wrote:Where's the point in simply throwing cash at someone for a soulless, finished, polished product, you miss out all the fun and sweat and tears this work inherits. And of course, cleaning others people dirt, and swearing over it is part of that.
The life we lead now is so devoid of any "me time" you just learn to accept what it's like to live and work in the 21st century.
- phosphorglow
- Location: Indianapolis - USA
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Kensington Expert Mouse
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring!
- DT Pro Member: -
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Well said - I couldn't agree more! There's definitely something inherently gratifying about the transformation process.kint wrote:I guess it's because those used ones come in as a project. At least that's it for me. It's the same as buying an old wreck and restoring it for a nice oldtimer classic car, it's the work of creating something by yourself that is nice, not that much the actual finished product. And you'll worship the reworked keyboard even more as you put some effort in it.
Where's the point in simply throwing cash at someone for a soulless, finished, polished product, you miss out all the fun and sweat and tears this work inherits. And of course, cleaning others people dirt, and swearing over it is part of that.
- Half-Saint
- Location: Slovenia, Europe
- Main keyboard: Raptor Gaming K1
- Main mouse: Logitech G5 Mk.2
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue
- DT Pro Member: 0058
For cleaning plastics I highly recommend MELLERUD (http://www.mellerud.de/shop/mellerud/ku ... 0-5-l.html). This stuff will clean almost anything