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Title: Removing legs on IBM model M
Post by: simon1234 on Sat, 30 October 2010, 06:33:59

Hi!

By legs i mean those things on the back that you clip down to make the keyboard higher. I have just recived 2 keyboards. One, basicly like new(but with only one leg and even that one broken) and not in very good state but with both legs. i have tryed to take off the legs from the broken one but i'm afraid i might brake them. Is it even possible to take them off?

Title: Removing legs on IBM model M
Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 30 October 2010, 11:47:54

Quote from: ripster;240487

Flip the leg up.  Take your right hand thumb and press on the left side of the leg to your right and it should just pop out.

Right/left is not all that important but pushing it sideways is the trick.

THAT'S...WHAT...SHE...
...SAID!

...Phew.

Title: Removing legs on IBM model M
Post by: Rajagra on Sat, 30 October 2010, 17:57:35

I faced the same problem recently, merging two boards to make one perfect and one rough. The board that started out in the best condition had a missing foot. I found it so hard to remove a foot that I just made the other board into the perfect one. :ohwell: I normally find a way round these things, but there seemed to be a real risk of damage so I took the sensible approach.

If only if I could find my handbook...

Title: Removing legs on IBM model M
Post by: simon1234 on Sun, 31 October 2010, 15:03:27

Thanks! I'm gonna try that. But yeah the other keyboard is in bad shape so i used it quite a lot for parts. :) I really have to preserve every 1393669 that i find, it's a Slovenian keyboard. about 15 years ago there were a LOT of these keyboards, like 80% of offices had them. in like 2000 most offices "upgraded" to newer PCs and these keyboards were sent to be recycled, that really sucks. So whenever i see one of 1393669 i do everything i can do to get it.