Why not take advantage of that and open an interest check for the beam springs?
Because the guy deserves a vacation
I'm not denying the fact Ellipse deserves a vacation. All I am asking is if a beam spring reproduction project would ever be on the table, even if it's years from now I don't see my 5251 breaking anytime soon so I'm not concerned about rushing the process. I was just shocked to see how simple the beam spring design actually is when I opened mine up to restore it.
You still need to get the materials and tolerances just right if you're going to do anything more than a one off. You can't realistically hand fit more than one keyboard's switches... Each component has to be precise enough to be interchangeable and have enough slop so that they work within the range of tolerances of other parts.
This takes absolutes ages to work out for each individual part, you need to know more than just the dimensions; it's definitely not the case of just doing a 3D scan and sending it off to be made.
If you read how much problems ellipse had sourcing the springs, sorting out the fly plate and beam AND another spring would be a total nightmare. Remember buckling springs are the "simplified" switches - there's definitely more than 3 parts in beam springs.
Plus, iirc they use a totally different mount for caps, so you'd need to make moulds for every single keycap! I seem to remember that each cost about 500$ to make, correct me if I'm wrong.
The, upfront, investment in money and time would be huge. You'd need a lot of buyers to break even, before you even get into profit and getting paid for your time and effort.
Sorry to be such a Debbie Downer... wish it wasn't the case.