Reproduction logo badges for Model M 122

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Quartz64

03 May 2018, 09:37

I have bought 1986 IBM Model M 122. It was in good condition, but was missing a square IBM logo badge. I asked my collegue (his friend owns the necessary equipment) if he could help to make a reproduction badge. That guy made ten of them! I don't need that much, so I can give away 8 of them for the cost of shipping.
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Badges are 0.75"×0.75" in size, made from 0.5 mm aluminium sheet. Printing method is laser engraving with color infill. Don't know if it would be better with dye-sublimation, but they look nice.
Edit: image URL, another photo.
Last edited by Quartz64 on 03 May 2018, 12:13, edited 3 times in total.

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Iggy

03 May 2018, 09:39

Quartz64 wrote: I have bought 1986 IBM Model M 122. It was in good condition, but was missing a square IBM logo badge. I asked my collegue (his friend owns the necessary equipment) if he could help to make a reproduction badge. That guy made ten of them! I don't need that much, so I can give away 8 of them for the cost of shipping.
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Badges are 0.75"×0.75" in size, made from 0.5 mm aluminium sheet. Printing method is laser engraving with color infill. Don't know if it would be better with dye-sublimation, but they look nice.
I'd like to have one. Your image links doesn't work though.

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Quartz64

03 May 2018, 10:01

I'd like to have one.
ok, PM me your address. There is no need for prepayment. The calculator on Russian post service's website doesn't work at this moment, but I think that it will be no more that 2–3 USD to EU.

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Blaise170
ALPS キーボード

03 May 2018, 11:18

The image link isn't working because you only used the imgur page. You need to have the direct link, so instead of:

https://imgur.com/T9YKMY5

You should instead use:

https://i.imgur.com/T9YKMY5.jpg

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Quartz64

03 May 2018, 12:13

Thanks for the advice. Added another photo.

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depletedvespene

03 May 2018, 12:44

Those badges look very nice. I'm interested as well!

ALSO: I don't think I've ever seen the legend "Allin Destr" before, and I wonder what national layout have you got. Can we see a picture of the full keyboard? Thanks!

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Brett MacK

03 May 2018, 12:49

Wow that you be really useful to have! I would be up to grab one, so many model m's I didn't buy because it was missing the badge.

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Quartz64

03 May 2018, 13:10

It's Italian, here is full album. I have bought it with another two Italian boards — 1996 M 122 and F XT.
Looks like that website is online again, I will post shipping rates in about 1 hour.

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snuci
Vintage computer guy

03 May 2018, 13:27

I would be interested in one too.

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Quartz64

03 May 2018, 14:33

Iggy Germany 1pc
depletedvespene USA 1pc
Brett MacK USA 1pc
orihalcon USA 2pcs (or 1 if there will be another participants)
snuci Canada 1pcs
There is 1 or 2 badges left. Shipping is 3 USD to Europe, 3.5 USD to US and Canada.

Engicoder

03 May 2018, 14:41

I will take one

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Quartz64

03 May 2018, 14:44

P.S. Important note. Make shure that your keyboard uses 0.75" badge, not 1". AFAIK, 0.75" was only for F-122 and 1st generation of M-122.

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seebart
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03 May 2018, 14:51

Good GB. I ran something similar a while ago.

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Quartz64

06 May 2018, 16:27

Iggy Germany 1pc
depletedvespene USA 1pc
Brett MacK USA 1pc
orihalcon USA 2pcs
snuci Canada 1pc
Engicoder USA 1pcs
Local guy 1pc
All 8 badges are distributed now. I have all addresses except Brett MacK.
I don't have any information about another batch yet, only minimum order amount ($50), going to ask a couple of other companies. Some of you asked about badges in inverted color (silver logo on black background) — I don't know about suitability of laser engraving for that kind of badges, let's wait for the information.
Maybe it will be cheaper to produce them in EU and US? Shipping from Russia is slow and unreliable. Here is Inkscape file for it, I have slightly increased the side margins.

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Quartz64

10 May 2018, 09:10

I have shipped all badges today, PM'ed the tracking numbers.

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Iggy

25 May 2018, 15:26

I got it today! It's a very nice looking badge, you can clearly feel the ridges in the logo. If only it would fit my F122. :oops:

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Quartz64

28 May 2018, 18:57

Iggy wrote: If only it would fit my F122. :oops:
That's sad. I thought that F-122 badge has the same dimensions as 1st gen M122 (0.75").

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Iggy

28 May 2018, 19:22

Quartz64 wrote:
Iggy wrote: If only it would fit my F122. :oops:
That's sad. I thought that F-122 badge has the same dimensions as 1st gen M122 (0.75").
I've measured your badge at 1.8cm x 1.8cm, the one of my F122 is 2cm x 2cm.

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