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Title: Aw, man, an eBay miss
Post by: aegrotatio on Tue, 14 September 2010, 16:25:58

I was watching then lost track of time.  Boo-hoo.

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Model-M-Keyboard-Blue-Label-replaced-rivets-/330470733972

Title: Aw, man, an eBay miss
Post by: didjamatic on Tue, 14 September 2010, 16:28:10

Dangit!! A bolt modded m for under $10!!!

Title: Aw, man, an eBay miss
Post by: aegrotatio on Tue, 14 September 2010, 16:30:50

Yeah, I was sure it was going to be shilled, I mean the labor involved must be worth something.  Then again the description doesn't actually say that it works aside from the eBay "reburbished" boilerplate notice.

Then I got busy talking to cow-orkers.  Hehe.

Shills always come back for selling again. We'll see.

Title: Aw, man, an eBay miss
Post by: WhiteRice on Tue, 14 September 2010, 17:16:33

Hey guys how do you know if a bolt mod needs to be done? Is it a feeling thing or is it when keys stop responding?

I took apart my space saver and almost all the rivets on the bottom came off. But it's still types fine.

Title: Aw, man, an eBay miss
Post by: microsoft windows on Tue, 14 September 2010, 17:25:14

Well, if you're happy with your keyboard then there's no need to do the bolt mod.

Title: Aw, man, an eBay miss
Post by: ricercar on Tue, 14 September 2010, 19:05:28

After each drop I open my Model Ms to see if a rivet broke.

Title: Aw, man, an eBay miss
Post by: mcdonc on Tue, 14 September 2010, 23:38:09

I was the high bidder.  I'm not gonna drop it from anything though.

Title: Aw, man, an eBay miss
Post by: Daniel Beaver on Wed, 15 September 2010, 09:50:56

Quote from: mcdonc;223485

I was the high bidder.  I'm not gonna drop it from anything though.

And I was the seller. It was my first bolt mod, but it came out all right. More to come in the future.

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Hey guys how do you know if a bolt mod needs to be done? Is it a feeling thing or is it when keys stop responding?

Probably not. It's very time consuming, and dealing with all the little bolts and nuts makes you want to pull you hair out. It does give the board a more consistent feel, and less twangyness, but the effect is subtle at best. I'm not going to try it on any of my boards unless there are responsiveness issues with the keys.

This one was only missing a couple rivets, but I decided to try a full replacement just to see what the keys feel like afterwards. This board was pretty muddy before I restored it, so I wanted to clean the membrane (which you can't get at without removing all the rivets). This also proves to me that basically any Model M can be brought back from the dead.

Title: Aw, man, an eBay miss
Post by: TexasFlood on Wed, 15 September 2010, 10:17:54

Quote from: ripster;223581

Show Image

(http://i39.tinypic.com/2qdncie.gif)

(extra trivia points for naming the movie)

Looks like the warthog from hell from Raising Arizona.

Title: Aw, man, an eBay miss
Post by: mcdonc on Wed, 15 September 2010, 15:24:39

I'll take good care of it, Dan. ;-)  Thanks...

Title: Aw, man, an eBay miss
Post by: mcdonc on Fri, 08 October 2010, 22:21:16

For the record, I've now been using this thing since I got it in the mail, it's awesome.

Title: Aw, man, an eBay miss
Post by: Oqsy on Fri, 08 October 2010, 22:28:02

damnit I knew the trivia, too... then again the coen's are a household name in my uh... household.