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Offline Half-Saint

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0mg, I've created a monster (now with pics)
« on: Wed, 20 October 2010, 02:07:33 »
A couple of months ago I picked up a dirty, beat up model M (1992-05-04). There are three missing rivets, the case was warped as was the spacebar and there were four missing keycaps. Since I needed a new case and replacement keys I decided to go a step further and stuck it in an industrial M case!

I'll post pics as soon as I apply that LED label...

Cheers

EDIT: Couldn't wait so here it is!



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Offline Moogle Stiltzkin

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« Reply #1 on: Wed, 20 October 2010, 03:18:16 »
I'd be interested to look at the pics :}

Good job.
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Offline Half-Saint

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« Reply #2 on: Wed, 20 October 2010, 10:43:20 »
Bump. Added pics to the original post. The Frankenstein monster is alive.
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Offline KillerBee

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« Reply #3 on: Wed, 20 October 2010, 11:53:00 »
nice!!
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Offline Half-Saint

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« Reply #4 on: Wed, 20 October 2010, 15:19:43 »
Thanks! Judging by the lack of comments I'd say people are no longer interested in frankensteinian mods of the model M or where I got that case from :P
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Offline Phaedrus2129

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« Reply #5 on: Wed, 20 October 2010, 15:21:15 »
Where did you get the Industrial case?
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Offline sixty

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« Reply #6 on: Wed, 20 October 2010, 18:08:47 »
I thought everyone knew since webwit revealed it months ago?

Unicomp has stock on industrial cases and even industrial mini top parts.

Edit: I think by that time webwit had already disappeared from here and had only revealed it to the Koreans. Oh well, now you know.
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Offline aegrotatio

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« Reply #7 on: Wed, 20 October 2010, 22:35:46 »
Are these with the same Model M black keycaps they were not able to find adequate lettering techiques for?  The same blank keycaps you can buy a bag for $20 due to this unfortunate circumstance?
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Offline Half-Saint

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« Reply #8 on: Thu, 21 October 2010, 01:01:57 »
Quote from: sixty;236540
I thought everyone knew since webwit revealed it months ago?

Unicomp has stock on industrial cases and even industrial mini top parts.

Edit: I think by that time webwit had already disappeared from here and had only revealed it to the Koreans. Oh well, now you know.


I thought everyone knew about industrial mini tops! I don't remember anyone mentioning full sized industrial cases. Anyway, I was able to get both, top and bottom halves from Unicomp.

You might be surprised that they still have industrial M13 cases as well! I know because I got two bottom halves by mistake :P They're "compatible" with regular tops provided you break/cut off a small piece of plastic. This would allow you to use the other port-hole for USB or whatever.

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