you have a dirty enter
Here's my SSK and M65Show Image(http://i2.minus.com/jEMCNnK1Zw90e.jpg)
And here's my favorite board, my model F AT which I modded to have a ANSI enter and backspaceShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/bHSwu7b.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/e50m8R7.jpg)
I really want one for work but they are just so noisy :(
Just went though mine and cleaned out the case (and the 6 broken rivet heads). Board is in great shape. Caps have no shine as the dirt was protecting them quite well. There was quite a bit of chow on the board, and a bunch of sticky stuff, but it all came off and now the board feels new.
Ordered up a few caps from Unicomp to brighten it up a bit.
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Just went though mine and cleaned out the case (and the 6 broken rivet heads). Board is in great shape. Caps have no shine as the dirt was protecting them quite well. There was quite a bit of chow on the board, and a bunch of sticky stuff, but it all came off and now the board feels new.
Ordered up a few caps from Unicomp to brighten it up a bit.
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Nice pics, that's one good looking Model M. I'd like to clean mine out but all my nut drivers are too big to fit into the tiny holes. Keycap cleaning will have to suffice for now.
Just went though mine and cleaned out the case (and the 6 broken rivet heads). Board is in great shape. Caps have no shine as the dirt was protecting them quite well. There was quite a bit of chow on the board, and a bunch of sticky stuff, but it all came off and now the board feels new.
Ordered up a few caps from Unicomp to brighten it up a bit.
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Nice pics, that's one good looking Model M. I'd like to clean mine out but all my nut drivers are too big to fit into the tiny holes. Keycap cleaning will have to suffice for now.
Thanks. All of my sockets were too big as well. I just took one to a grinder to allow it to fit. You don't need a lot of strength in the socket, so you can get it pretty thin.
Just went though mine and cleaned out the case (and the 6 broken rivet heads). Board is in great shape. Caps have no shine as the dirt was protecting them quite well. There was quite a bit of chow on the board, and a bunch of sticky stuff, but it all came off and now the board feels new.
Ordered up a few caps from Unicomp to brighten it up a bit.
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Nice pics, that's one good looking Model M. I'd like to clean mine out but all my nut drivers are too big to fit into the tiny holes. Keycap cleaning will have to suffice for now.
Thanks. All of my sockets were too big as well. I just took one to a grinder to allow it to fit. You don't need a lot of strength in the socket, so you can get it pretty thin.
Just went though mine and cleaned out the case (and the 6 broken rivet heads). Board is in great shape. Caps have no shine as the dirt was protecting them quite well. There was quite a bit of chow on the board, and a bunch of sticky stuff, but it all came off and now the board feels new.
Ordered up a few caps from Unicomp to brighten it up a bit.
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Nice pics, that's one good looking Model M. I'd like to clean mine out but all my nut drivers are too big to fit into the tiny holes. Keycap cleaning will have to suffice for now.
Thanks. All of my sockets were too big as well. I just took one to a grinder to allow it to fit. You don't need a lot of strength in the socket, so you can get it pretty thin.
I'll give that a try.
Wanted to try something different with my ssk. Its a combination of blank black and blank pebble keys.
Only a crappy pic, looks way better in real. Now I need a black BS clickclack ;D
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Wanted to try something different with my ssk. Its a combination of blank black and blank pebble keys.
Only a crappy pic, looks way better in real. Now I need a black BS clickclack ;D
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Wanted to try something different with my ssk. Its a combination of blank black and blank pebble keys.
Only a crappy pic, looks way better in real. Now I need a black BS clickclack ;D
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Get the blank pebble keys by sanding? Looks very nice.
Just went though mine and cleaned out the case (and the 6 broken rivet heads). Board is in great shape. Caps have no shine as the dirt was protecting them quite well. There was quite a bit of chow on the board, and a bunch of sticky stuff, but it all came off and now the board feels new.
Ordered up a few caps from Unicomp to brighten it up a bit.
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Nice pics, that's one good looking Model M. I'd like to clean mine out but all my nut drivers are too big to fit into the tiny holes. Keycap cleaning will have to suffice for now.
Thanks. All of my sockets were too big as well. I just took one to a grinder to allow it to fit. You don't need a lot of strength in the socket, so you can get it pretty thin.
I'll give that a try.
Or if you are not too impatient, get this (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Green-Nonslip-Handle-5-5mm-Socket-Nut-Screw-Driver-Tools-/350654394033?pt=AU_Hand_Tools&hash=item51a4a16eb1&_uhb=1) from eBay - $5.41 with free shipping.
I got this one (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Metal-Hex-NUT-key-Socket-Screw-Driver-Wrench-8-0-7-0-5-5-4-0-mm-RC-80213-B-/221192410186?pt=AU_Toys_Hobbies_Radio_Controlled_Vehicles&hash=item338018544a&_uhb=1) - a set of 4 for about $14.
Just went though mine and cleaned out the case (and the 6 broken rivet heads). Board is in great shape. Caps have no shine as the dirt was protecting them quite well. There was quite a bit of chow on the board, and a bunch of sticky stuff, but it all came off and now the board feels new.
Ordered up a few caps from Unicomp to brighten it up a bit.
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Nice pics, that's one good looking Model M. I'd like to clean mine out but all my nut drivers are too big to fit into the tiny holes. Keycap cleaning will have to suffice for now.
Thanks. All of my sockets were too big as well. I just took one to a grinder to allow it to fit. You don't need a lot of strength in the socket, so you can get it pretty thin.
I'll give that a try.
Or if you are not too impatient, get this (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Green-Nonslip-Handle-5-5mm-Socket-Nut-Screw-Driver-Tools-/350654394033?pt=AU_Hand_Tools&hash=item51a4a16eb1&_uhb=1) from eBay - $5.41 with free shipping.
I got this one (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Metal-Hex-NUT-key-Socket-Screw-Driver-Wrench-8-0-7-0-5-5-4-0-mm-RC-80213-B-/221192410186?pt=AU_Toys_Hobbies_Radio_Controlled_Vehicles&hash=item338018544a&_uhb=1) - a set of 4 for about $14.
Thanks, if filing down the one I currently have doesn't work I'll get one of those.
got 20 IBM's, but here is a pic of few
got 20 IBM's, but here is a pic of few
Daily Drivers...
Buckling Spring @ WorkShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/d4IFC8b.jpg)
Buckling Spring @ HomeShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/MMSfFSU.jpg)
Coles and Woolies actually sell it. It's coming back!
For those of you outside of Australia, Dr Pepper came and went years ago...
Internals from an iso '86 M in a new industrial shell. Most of its time only in a box, cause I think its to big for my desk. And I prefer to buckle springs on my ssk.Could I have a link to the full res clickclack background? I used to have it but now I've lost it :(
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How did I miss this thread? ;)
I haven't used anything else since I got it working.
How did I miss this thread? ;)
I haven't used anything else since I got it working.
Nice! Maybe unprinted caps as modifiers would look better. Or do you have plans to get the modifiers also in metal?
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Damn, for a second I thought wcass sold you one of his custom boards. That's really awesome. Hope you post more pictures or a build log or a typing test video when it's finished :D.
Why did I **** up that Backspace? And crappy phone photo.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/g5MOpho.jpg)
Overall, it turned out better than I thought. The stabilized keys are all wonky and I'm trying to fix them, but otherwise it turned out well. The case was hard to dye since I couldn't exactly fit it in the pot. I had to pour the dye and hot water into another container and refresh it with hot water from time to time to keep it warm. It took me about 6 hours to get it this color and it could have benefited from longer. In either case, it didn't turn out poorly.
Oh, for reference, it's Black, Red, and Crimson iDye Poly.
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Be aware, the case is a ***** to dye. It took a good 6 or 7 hours to get it that color since I didn't have anything I could do it over the stove with. I was afraid it wasn't going to turn out well since it still looked pretty bad at hour 4 or so and was only mediocre at hour 5 or so.
Anyways, I got my Model M keyboard last week. The board looks really nice, but it is missing the label on the back. Does anyone want to take a guess what year it might be from?It seems to be a bit of an oddball. It has a detachable cable, which I only have on my white label ones, but it has a blue label. Different case on the chassis of a white label?
Attached are a couple of pics, the front and the back (yeah, I know that USB/PS2 adapter won't work; Soarer's in the mail). Can something more be known from the outside, or do I have to open it?
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IBM Model F 6110345 122 key 9JULY84
IBM Model M 1391401 28SEP88
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My god, f122 is huge. Maybe the best photo that shows how big it really is.
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:)
Wow. Where did you get that sleeve? The whole thing looks awesome.
Sleeve added to the set up. And for the first time ever I feel like I don't want to change anything on this board anymore. :-X
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I am cleaning this '87 board right now...Show Image(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160606/411f851133d463623c9d4e7d124eb595.jpg)Show Image(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160606/897992a9494e4ac0d6f18bcbe0a7e08f.jpg)
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Does this count or are we strictly M's in here?
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Show ImageDoes this count or are we strictly M's in here?
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Show ImageDoes this count or are we strictly M's in here?
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wow! what have you done with it internally?
He might also have just painted the plate haha but I like phosphorglow's mod. I think it's clever.
He might also have just painted the plate haha but I like phosphorglow's mod. I think it's clever.
just curious, have anyone tried adding led to M? lol
He might also have just painted the plate haha but I like phosphorglow's mod. I think it's clever.
just curious, have anyone tried adding led to M? lol
Phosphorglow's added the lock LEDs but I haven't seen a full LED M yet.
Yeah its just sanded and painted. It was in pretty nasty shape when i got it. Basically i pulled it all apart and cleaned it with bathroom cleaner. I was able to save the foam which was good. The plate had to be sanded and primed and I opted to go with a hint of color. Wired up a Teensy 2.0 to the board and loaded up TMK i think and remapped some keys so that left shift and enter were in the right places for where my pinky's were hitting. I'm going to make a proper plastic molded usb port for the hole that was left from the oem cable and mount the teensy properly. I'll toss up some pics of that when i'm done.
the light blue plate looks really pretty!
My current work setup :thumb:
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Nope, they think it is ammusing. I work in a food lab, so ther are scientists coming and going, so no one has to sit nearby and listen all the time. And yeah, Unicomp for consistancy in colors. At least they are cheap. I was tempted to buy another set to see if I could get two that are closer in color but the difference is slight to the naked eye. It looks much worse in photos.My current work setup :thumb:
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Does it bother your co-workers?
Also - right Shift a lighter shade of green then left Shift. Go Unicomp!
Nope, they think it is ammusing. I work in a food lab, so ther are scientists coming and going, so no one has to sit nearby and listen all the time. And yeah, Unicomp for consistancy in colors. At least they are cheap. I was tempted to buy another set to see if I could get two that are closer in color but the difference is slight to the naked eye. It looks much worse in photos.My current work setup :thumb:
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Does it bother your co-workers?
Also - right Shift a lighter shade of green then left Shift. Go Unicomp!
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