Late last year, CPTBadAss hooked me up with a Model M.
Here's some pics of when I cleaned it up and bolt modded it.
![cool :cool:](https://cdn.geekhack.org/Smileys/solosmileys/cool.gif)
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Here it is. It was
dirty filthy. I actually typed on it in this condition just to test it out...boy were my fingers sticky after.
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/002_resize.JPG)
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/IMG_2539_E.jpg)
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/IMG_2535_E.jpg)
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I soaked the cable in soapy water and cleaned it with a toothbrush.
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/003_resize.JPG)
Aaand that's how filthy the water was after.
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/004_resize.JPG)
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I ordered a nut driver but shipping delays led me to modify a socket wrench to access the deeper nuts.
I attached one of the nuts to my dremel to drive the socket wrench bit against a steel file.
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/006_resize.JPG)
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/005_resize.JPG)
Some time later...
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/008_resize.JPG)
Viola!
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/007_resize.JPG)
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The inside wasn't pretty...
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/IMG_2544_E.jpg)
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/IMG_2549_E.jpg)
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Once open I gave everything a wash before drilling.
I don't remember where I learned the tape trick but it was from a user that made a time lapse bolt mod video. The tape trick was from
phosphorglow's amazing Model M refurbishing video. Thanks for the heads up CPT!
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/009_resize.JPG)
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/010_resize.JPG)
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I followed
dorkvader's guide and used a round bit to make round pockets as guides for drilling.
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/IMG_2553_E.jpg)
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Yep, Bob was here.
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/IMG_2562_E.jpg)
Ignoring the missing keys...DONE!
![Thumbs up! :thumb:](https://cdn.geekhack.org/Smileys/solosmileys/thumbsup.gif)
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/IMG_3655_E.jpg)
Oh yeah...no speaker but...
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20523800/GH%20Pictures/2015-02-17b%20Model%20M/IMG_3657_E.jpg)