deskthority

From this: To this: http://steampunkworkshop.com/keyboard-shtml/

I have toyed with the idea of doing a steampunk conversion.

Nothing to show for it, yet, although I have my "naked F-122" that will be the base for the project.

One thing I did learn, and strongly recommend, is that you avoid black felt. It is impossible to keep dust-free.

A much more durable surface with a similar look would be flat black wrinkle paint.

yes that is impressive. Not my cup of tea, but nice nevertheless. I wonder what those "caps" feel like on bukling spring.

such a beautiful board, but I have a feeling that it might suck to type on. Regardless I want one, and would definitely use it.

seebart wrote: yes that is impressive. Not my cup of tea, but nice nevertheless. I wonder what those "caps" feel like on bukling spring.

Second this. I like the frame though, especially the "feet".

seebart wrote: yes that is impressive. Not my cup of tea, but nice nevertheless. I wonder what those "caps" feel like on bukling spring.

I'm sure they feel far superior to the way they did originally.

I learned to type on a manual Royal typewriter. I would not recommend it to anyone. It gave me bad (button-mashing) habits that still occasionally surface today.

I do prefer the brass and wood look to the black and chrome.

http://www.datamancer.net/

One thing holding me back on my project is keys. I want something that could realistically be typed upon, and IBM stems could probably be modded to accept older plastic caps.

I keep hoping to run across an old electric typewriter with spherical keys in brown/maroon/gray/gold/beige or something that would look good with dark stained wood and brass.

The one thing that leaves me sceptical in terms of typing "feel" with a major mod like this is that Model M was not constructed for this. Sure it'll work, but I cannot imagine the typing experience being superior to an unchanged Model M.

I've seen that one before and it amazes me. I wonder though what it's like to type on.