nuts and bolts
I found that the screws I ordered from McMaster Carr strip incredibly easily. (I was using a small hand screw driver, and I wasn't overly aggressive with it)
Huh. I never saw that. Are you sure the screw driver is a philips head #1 drive?
I had about 5-6 crossthread on me, and I made sure the nuts were going on straight.
Definitely changes the feel of this keyboard though. I did it to an '89 '1401 that still had stabilizers on the numpad, though interestingly, when I drilled the studs over there, there was no problem with the stabilizer holder thingies. Makes me wonder how many different stud designs there are.
Most of the openings in the membranes are somewhat wider than the original
studs and so they will fit easily without much precision required. EXCEPT!
On this 1391401, the membranes have one hole that is a tight fit
over the stud. This one:Show Image(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=13159&stc=1&d=1288021695)
I had to use the chisel to remove what was left of the stud
before the membranes would sit down flat.
I thought it was really strange. ... I had to put a LOT of pressure on the board in some places to get the bolts long enough to engage the nuts.
3. is it better to remove the studs completely or partially
4. what's an european equivalent of a 1/16" drill bit?
1. rubber mat is real dirty - can I wash it?
2. can I wash the membranes? water? alcohol?
3. is it better to remove the studs completely or partially
4. what's an european equivalent of a 1/16" drill bit? :D
Well, just finished drilling the holes with an european 1.6mm drill bit. Most of the holes are actually a bit off center. I don't know how the hell you guys get your centered, I found this close to impossible. However, I did leave all the little nubs in place where the rivets used to be. I'm still waiting for the screws & nuts to arrive. Will keep you posted.
Yes, they are straight vertically. I used a drill stand to make sure of that :)No pics so far. Everything I did can be explained with words and by looking at OP's pictures :)
OK, regarding the drill stand: as to not be offcenter, wouldn't it be easier to first drill with a smaller drill bit, then only use the 1.6mm later on? Could that help be more centered?
And anyway: is it an issue that they're slightly offcenter?
Well, just finished drilling the holes with an european 1.6mm drill bit.
Once more, help!
Is it possible to test the membranes on a PC without the barrel assembly etc.?
Typing this on my bolt-modded Space Saver :-)
I figured out what was wrong. The membranes weren't in correct order! Anyway, there's one last issue:
I had to remove the white insert for the Enter key or the key would constantly get stuck. Interestingly, right Shift doesn't exhibit the same behavior.