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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: vun on Sun, 30 December 2012, 14:46:00
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So, I have a WYSE board that I can't use with anything so I'm trying to at least make use of the keycaps. The caps lock stem is off-center and I've heard it's possible to mod it so the stem is in the center, due to my lack of modding experience I don't want to dive into this so I'm wondering if anyone here knows a good way of centering the stem.
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Not the easiest mod to start with.
You will need to cut the stem off cleanly, or get a donor stem from somewhere else. I would use a donor base, too. I kept various parts from several junk boards for projects like these.
The stem can be adhered with epoxy, and you will do well to make a jig out of wood in order to position it correctly. It would be almost essential that you have a proper example to build the jig around, then remove the original and set the new piece into the same setting.
I would set the naked stem in place, apply the wet epoxy, and carefully set the top exactly where you want it.
Perhaps someone else has a better idea.
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Any suggestions for an ideal epoxy to use for this application? Or more specifically, for some hot ABS on ABS action? That's the one thing, aside from a substantial amount of laziness, which is keeping me from doing the same with my Cherry stepped caps locks and space bars.
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Any suggestions for an ideal epoxy to use for this application? Or more specifically, for some hot ABS on ABS action? That's the one thing, aside from a substantial amount of laziness, which is keeping me from doing the same with my Cherry stepped caps locks and space bars.
This is the link I sent to vun over IRC
http://imgur.com/a/3mWPe
KEYBOARD SCIENCE!!!