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Offline balthaz4r

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A challenger appears
« on: Fri, 19 February 2016, 16:54:51 »
Greetings GH'ers. I had an account on here long ago but forgot the username or password or even email address I used. Back then, I was looking up info on bolt-modding a Model M.

My daily driver is a Unicomp Endurapro. I also have a Matias Laptop Pro for travel, and just got a Planck (PCB) with Cherry MX Greens.

Current projects are:
  • figuring out my ideal layout for my Planck
  • Planning my handwired build for my next Planck (or possibly Atomic)
  • SIP socket mod for my PCB Planck
  • Planning a TKL build for my girlfriend (shhh, it's a surprise)
  • Making USB cables

Future plans:
  • Get better keycaps for my Matias Laptop Pro
  • Experiment with plasti-dip
  • Pick up some artisan caps, at least one per board

Someday, maybe:
  • Restore and completely replace the controller on an AEKII to make it USB compatible
  • Learn about Bluetooth?! I know almost nothing about it
  • LED build where each key's LED can be controlled individually
  • Build an Ergodox Infinity or similar because I've never played with split boards before
  • Learn woodworking and make a custom wood case

Excited to be here! If you want to talk about any of the above things, I'd love to chat and exchange knowledge.
« Last Edit: Fri, 19 February 2016, 17:11:24 by balthaz4r »

Offline xtrafrood

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Re: A challenger appears
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 19 February 2016, 18:14:44 »
Sounds awesome, did you notice any tooling marks on your Unicomp keyboard? Welcome  :)

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Re: A challenger appears
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 20 February 2016, 00:45:41 »
Tooling marks? Nah, I didn't notice any :). Some of the keycaps do have those little marks on the back. Thanks!

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Re: A challenger appears
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 20 February 2016, 00:53:42 »

That dot in the middle of the board. I understand that this mark is pretty common for the new Unicomp keyboards.  ^-^

Offline balthaz4r

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Re: A challenger appears
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 20 February 2016, 00:57:57 »
Oh man, that is rough. No, both of mine are perfect :)

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Re: A challenger appears
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 20 February 2016, 01:05:23 »
I know right. I'm glad they're not all like that

Offline rowdy

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Re: A challenger appears
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 20 February 2016, 03:47:40 »
Welcome (back) To Geekhack!

I vaguely recall a balthazar (or similar) several years ago, but it might have been on a different forum.  A brief search did not reveal anything.

Some great projects you have lined up!

By the way did you ever end up successfully bolt-modding that Model M?  And what happened to it?
"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

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Re: A challenger appears
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 03 March 2016, 12:46:41 »

Future plans:
  • Get better keycaps for my Matias Laptop Pro
  • Experiment with plasti-dip

Examples for two items from you "future plans" list:

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=45456.msg2079694#msg2079694
« Last Edit: Thu, 03 March 2016, 12:48:51 by mseaworthy »