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Title: My Customized z150! (There are many others like it, but this one is mine.)
Post by: TypeSaucy on Sun, 28 March 2021, 12:37:38

See how I transformed this:
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Into this:
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There are many others like it, but this one...
This one is mine.

Here's my build log album, with it's own set of comments! Type Test at the end too!
https://imgur.com/gallery/zB2vSjx (https://imgur.com/gallery/zB2vSjx)

Thank you for your time!

~TypeSaucy

Title: Re: My Customized z150! (There are many others like it, but this one is mine.)
Post by: Rob27shred on Sun, 28 March 2021, 14:51:31

Damn! One hell of a restoration job there man! I can't say I would've used those lovely SKCM browns for such a project, but to each their own. Awesome job, enjoy using that beast of a board! :thumb:

Title: Re: My Customized z150! (There are many others like it, but this one is mine.)
Post by: TypeSaucy on Sun, 28 March 2021, 22:09:13

Thank you for the feeeback!
I can understand why some people wouldn't want to use these for the z150 as the board was originally made with linears, let alone light-weighing switches.

Title: Re: My Customized z150! (There are many others like it, but this one is mine.)
Post by: darzzy on Sun, 28 March 2021, 22:14:34

Wow great work! I never thought the keeb could be restored as well as it was  :thumb:

Title: Re: My Customized z150! (There are many others like it, but this one is mine.)
Post by: Sup on Mon, 29 March 2021, 07:13:30

Very impressive taking a board this beaten up and to restore it. I wouldn't even dare to try  :-[

Title: Re: My Customized z150! (There are many others like it, but this one is mine.)
Post by: treeleaf64 on Thu, 01 April 2021, 12:10:47

Nice keycap I wish i had money for crp r4 so i could have bought cherry profile keycap that look like that

Title: Re: My Customized z150! (There are many others like it, but this one is mine.)
Post by: thefarside on Sat, 03 April 2021, 10:41:26

Great job! That’s a helluva restoration!

Title: Re: My Customized z150! (There are many others like it, but this one is mine.)
Post by: Maledicted on Tue, 06 April 2021, 13:20:59

Awesome work. I may need to do something similar. I have a few beat-to-hell Zeniths kicking around as well.

Title: Re: My Customized z150! (There are many others like it, but this one is mine.)
Post by: TypeSaucy on Fri, 09 April 2021, 09:10:23

Quote from: Maledicted on Tue, 06 April 2021, 13:20:59

Awesome work. I may need to do something similar. I have a few beat-to-hell Zeniths kicking around as well.

Now that you mentioned it, I've already moved forward with restoring a ZKB2.
It mostly consists of restoring the switches and mounting plate, but the switches are tons of work.

Cheers, king.