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Offline Tr0j4nM4x1mus

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kep cap switching
« on: Sun, 21 March 2010, 21:50:01 »
is there any other keyboards that the keys will interchange with a model m?
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Offline Oqsy

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« Reply #1 on: Sun, 21 March 2010, 22:33:36 »
Model F
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« Reply #2 on: Sun, 21 March 2010, 22:39:15 »
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Model F


...I thought Model Fs had one-piece keys, and the question was about keycaps specifically?
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Offline Oqsy

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« Reply #3 on: Sun, 21 March 2010, 22:44:37 »
Ah yes my mistake, I was picturing caps and stems in my head...

I'm guessing most of the IBM Model M variants will at least be close, but there will always be exceptions.  The better question is what kind of key caps do you WANT on your Model M?  Maybe then we can help you find the board you need to harvest them :D
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Offline Tr0j4nM4x1mus

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« Reply #4 on: Sun, 21 March 2010, 22:55:45 »
sorry ... to be more specific any other keyboard that the key (stem & cap or one piece) will interchange/fit on a model m
I'd like to find a set of black keys
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Keyboards - 4 Cherry G80-3000lscrc-2 (two with black DS keys one with black & white DS keys)
HHKB Professional white
2 ABS M1 (modded with complicated alps one with pinks & one with rubber bumper whites)
2 IBM Model M\'s one 89 & one 97
Dell AT-101W black (modded with rubber bumper whites- M1 keys)
Focus FK2001 with cover
Focus FK2000 with cover
Unicomp Model M black mighty mouse
Cherry G84-4100 white

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Offline Tr0j4nM4x1mus

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« Reply #5 on: Sun, 21 March 2010, 23:09:46 »
thank you - so black lettered keys are going to be almost impossible unless you go the custom lettered/big bucks rout
or that being the case is there a cheap keyboard that I can steal the keys from (for the stems) dremel the skirts & dremel the stems from in side any set of black keys & glue them to the aforementioned stems?
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Keyboards - 4 Cherry G80-3000lscrc-2 (two with black DS keys one with black & white DS keys)
HHKB Professional white
2 ABS M1 (modded with complicated alps one with pinks & one with rubber bumper whites)
2 IBM Model M\'s one 89 & one 97
Dell AT-101W black (modded with rubber bumper whites- M1 keys)
Focus FK2001 with cover
Focus FK2000 with cover
Unicomp Model M black mighty mouse
Cherry G84-4100 white

Looking For - Compaq G80-1838

Offline Specter_57

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« Reply #6 on: Mon, 22 March 2010, 06:17:03 »
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What we need to do here is to figure out some method or means of making our own coloured or clear keycaps (the cap part I mean, not the stem assembly...) from a material such as low-melting plastic (ie "Friendly Plastic" aka "Shapelock"...) or two-part epoxy mix, which can be coloured.

I have given this idea some thought, and have come up with a method or two which could work, but I lack the tooling to make the items required to produce a mold or a ram for pressing.

The third-party replacement caps and/or custom printing of caps is simply not practical economically...as we already know.

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Offline nanu

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« Reply #7 on: Mon, 22 March 2010, 07:07:18 »
Quote from: Tr0j4nM4x1mus;166070
thank you - so black lettered keys are going to be almost impossible unless you go the custom lettered/big bucks rout
or that being the case is there a cheap keyboard that I can steal the keys from (for the stems) dremel the skirts & dremel the stems from in side any set of black keys & glue them to the aforementioned stems?


This isn't worth anyone's time. You'd get a surprising reaction if you actually did this for an entire board and managed to get well-aligned keys.
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Offline Oqsy

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« Reply #8 on: Mon, 22 March 2010, 18:36:19 »
Unicomp doesn't make a board with black lettered keys?  Oh yeah, the black Customizer has whitish/gray keys doesn't it... oh bother.  I'd just go with the black blanks and become a proficient touch-typist.
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Offline Specter_57

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Here's a way to switch keycaps....
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 02 April 2010, 10:29:46 »
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« Reply #10 on: Fri, 02 April 2010, 11:00:26 »
Unicomp has blank beige/white keys.   I picked up a couple of sets for $20/ea and I think they are both subtle and sophisticated  :-))

Where does one find red ESC keys??  Also, I'd like some blue/purple WASD keys if anyone has those??
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Offline Arc'xer

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« Reply #11 on: Fri, 02 April 2010, 16:13:37 »
Gotta say those keys look great, something interesting in setting up color coded keys for games with lots of hotkeys and whatnot.
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