Things to do with your Rubber Domes/useless keyboards

[EvilHMB]

Things to do with your Rubber Domes/useless keyboards

[Hak Foo]

Some might have compatible caps, or a case you could cut apart for a custom PCB project.

[EvilHMB]

Some might have compatible caps, or a case you could cut apart for a custom PCB project.

dont worry this wasnt mine, my friend sent me this picture and i felt like sharing haha. (i'd never)

[rowdy]

[EvilHMB]

Touche good sir. touche... i'd like to see how fast i could type on that >.>; needs a 40 percent imo.

[rowdy]

Another view of it:



Or this one:



Or even this outfit:

[EvilHMB]

they could use a matching bag


Wolfgang Keyboard Bench designed by Nolan Herbut
took 2000 keys shoulda used some clacks.

[EvilHMB]

More bench angles..








lets plug in some random keyswitches yeah? (if only they'd all hold)

[noisyturtle]

USE TU WIP BUTT


FITE FUR CORNER OFICE


USE AS PLAT FUR FUD


PUT ON CAR TO MAKE HOMERS


IZ NOW HAT

[davkol]

There was a thread for those weird pictures.

A serious reply: I've dismantled some vintage rubber domes. Cables are soldered to better keyboards with cut cables (no idea why some idiots cut cables from fully working keyboards). Metal backplates are used in the garden. I gave rubber dome sheets to a friend to make some ghetto o-rings. I've collected leds from controllers for possible future use. I let cleaned keycaps dry on the membrane foils. Plastic cases and keycaps were recycled.

[EvilHMB]

There was a thread for those weird pictures.

A serious reply: I've dismantled some vintage rubber domes. Cables are soldered to better keyboards with cut cables (no idea why some idiots cut cables from fully working keyboards). Metal backplates are used in the garden. I gave rubber dome sheets to a friend to make some ghetto o-rings. I've collected leds from controllers for possible future use. I let cleaned keycaps dry on the membrane foils. Plastic cases and keycaps were recycled.

Why bring Metal back plates to the garden when you can bring the garden to the backplate??






serious response: Lol, well depends if you care about recycling or have time to do that. Time used vs potential money made from working. but, i'm sure making those ghetto orings were annoying to cut/measure lol

[EvilHMB]

cut sheets incase in plastic create bracelet.

bracelets

[CPTBadAss]

In accordance to the prophecy, I have disposed of them in the proper way:

1) Build a boat with said rubber dome keyboards
2) Wait for your beloved mechanicals to somehow break (operator error, water damage, messed up solder job, etc)
3) Put the mech board into the boat
4) Put boat out to sea
5) Use a bow and arrow to light the boat on fire, ensuring your board will be in Valhalla waiting for you
6) Play appropriate music for a Viking funeral, I like Amon Amarth

I feel like I'm the only person who read the prophecy when I joined Geekhack...

[EvilHMB]

I think thats illegal, according to ohio rules and regulations 3734.03
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3734

please reuse your possessions wisely, else please recycle them.

[CPTBadAss]

I'm fairly sure the Prophecy overrides silly things like state law. Also, the bow and arrow intimidates people who try to mess with my rituals.

I usually send my unwanted keyboards to an e-waste recycler

[EvilHMB]

LOL "I usually send my unwanted keyboards to an e-waste recycler" should put that in black font.

i'd carry a kendama mace incase anybody got to close.

[davkol]

There was a thread for those weird pictures.

A serious reply: I've dismantled some vintage rubber domes. Cables are soldered to better keyboards with cut cables (no idea why some idiots cut cables from fully working keyboards). Metal backplates are used in the garden. I gave rubber dome sheets to a friend to make some ghetto o-rings. I've collected leds from controllers for possible future use. I let cleaned keycaps dry on the membrane foils. Plastic cases and keycaps were recycled.

Why bring Metal back plates to the garden when you can bring the garden to the backplate??

serious response: Lol, well depends if you care about recycling or have time to do that. Time used vs potential money made from working. but, i'm sure making those ghetto orings were annoying to cut/measure lol

Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I live in a country that was occupied twice and a part of a world war twice in the last 100 years, and that does NOT have the highest amount of waste per capita in the world. Never throw anything away is still a common mindset around here, and honestly, I was super happy to find out that I hadn't trashed those cables.

Dampeners are easy to make like this, if you have the right tools, and they're basically free then, unlike imported dampeners for Cherry MX with $15 shipping.

[JPG]

In accordance to the prophecy, I have disposed of them in the proper way:

1) Build a boat with said rubber dome keyboards
2) Wait for your beloved mechanicals to somehow break (operator error, water damage, messed up solder job, etc)
3) Put the mech board into the boat
4) Put boat out to sea
5) Use a bow and arrow to light the boat on fire, ensuring your board will be in Valhalla waiting for you
6) Play appropriate music for a Viking funeral, I like Amon Amarth

I feel like I'm the only person who read the prophecy when I joined Geekhack...

What if the boat does not get on fire?

[tadbitnerdy]

In accordance to the prophecy, I have disposed of them in the proper way:

1) Build a boat with said rubber dome keyboards
2) Wait for your beloved mechanicals to somehow break (operator error, water damage, messed up solder job, etc)
3) Put the mech board into the boat
4) Put boat out to sea
5) Use a bow and arrow to light the boat on fire, ensuring your board will be in Valhalla waiting for you
6) Play appropriate music for a Viking funeral, I like Amon Amarth

I feel like I'm the only person who read the prophecy when I joined Geekhack...

What if the boat does not get on fire?

Nuke it from orbit.  It's the only way to be sure.

[davkol]

[tadbitnerdy]

Fire was already tried.  However, it was with a bow and arrow... flame thrower might work better...

[EvilHMB]

There was a thread for those weird pictures.

A serious reply: I've dismantled some vintage rubber domes. Cables are soldered to better keyboards with cut cables (no idea why some idiots cut cables from fully working keyboards). Metal backplates are used in the garden. I gave rubber dome sheets to a friend to make some ghetto o-rings. I've collected leds from controllers for possible future use. I let cleaned keycaps dry on the membrane foils. Plastic cases and keycaps were recycled.

Why bring Metal back plates to the garden when you can bring the garden to the backplate??

serious response: Lol, well depends if you care about recycling or have time to do that. Time used vs potential money made from working. but, i'm sure making those ghetto orings were annoying to cut/measure lol

Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I live in a country that was occupied twice and a part of a world war twice in the last 100 years, and that does NOT have the highest amount of waste per capita in the world. Never throw anything away is still a common mindset around here, and honestly, I was super happy to find out that I hadn't trashed those cables.

Dampeners are easy to make like this, if you have the right tools, and they're basically free then, unlike imported dampeners for Cherry MX with $15 shipping.

Thats a good mindset. My family is like that too actually. (I do happen to recycle)

[Fnzzy]

Take it apart and make o-rings out of the rubber domes.


Great, I forgot to include pictures... doing it tomorrow 

[dustinhxc]

In accordance to the prophecy, I have disposed of them in the proper way:

1) Build a boat with said rubber dome keyboards
2) Wait for your beloved mechanicals to somehow break (operator error, water damage, messed up solder job, etc)
3) Put the mech board into the boat
4) Put boat out to sea
5) Use a bow and arrow to light the boat on fire, ensuring your board will be in Valhalla waiting for you
6) Play appropriate music for a Viking funeral, I like Amon Amarth

I feel like I'm the only person who read the prophecy when I joined Geekhack...

Hhaha this is legendary. Valhalla!

[digi]

I actually use a rubber dome 

[damorgue]

Well, you can name them Topre and somehow get a lot of people to like them

[rowdy]

Well, you can name them Topre and somehow get a lot of people to like them

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Toper is The Ultimate Rubber Dome keyboard.

[osi]

IDTECH VERSAKEY w/ MSR - She's dirty

[microsoft windows]

I type wonderful things with my rubber dome keyboards. They're great!

[rowdy]

I have two boxes full of old rubber dome keyboards.

The hard rubbish collection is starting soon.

[nubbinator]

IDTECH VERSAKEY w/ MSR - She's dirty

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When did Topre start using a membrane.

[orihalcon]

The rubber dome Model M's use the same membranes as the buckling spring ones, so I transplant those membranes since those can go bad on the buckling spring ones.