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Title: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: RougeR on Tue, 08 January 2013, 05:25:18: I shall start, thanks badly packaged m15 from ebay seller.
(http://i.imgur.com/IHhPX.jpg)

so yeah any keyboard gore post it, water damage, incinerated, crushed, broken on arrival, thermite, aliens, mauled by animals, shot, blow up, dropped, bamboozled, keyboard science gone wrong, gaming rage quits, murder weapon or just plain old ****ed up....you name it. If its any of the above or worse.
POST IT.
Title: Re: KEYBOARDS GORE
Post by: RougeR on Tue, 08 January 2013, 05:25:57: reserved
Title: Re: KEYBOARDS GORE
Post by: MissMurd3r84 on Tue, 08 January 2013, 05:27:48: I shall post teh legendary rust bucket.
(http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/4969/20121020143714.jpg)
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: RougeR on Tue, 08 January 2013, 05:29:00: Quote from: MissMurd3r84 on Tue, 08 January 2013, 05:27:48
I shall post teh legendary rust bucket.

IMPRESSIVE
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: BigBrother on Tue, 08 January 2013, 05:30:02: Quote from: MissMurd3r84 on Tue, 08 January 2013, 05:27:48
I shall post teh legendary rust bucket.
Show Image
(http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/4969/20121020143714.jpg)

I'm calling keyboard services. That ain't right.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: davkol on Tue, 08 January 2013, 05:37:18: My Dell AT101W came incorrectly packaged, so that stem on the Windows key was broken. Two other switches didn't work without any obvious damage, even though the seller claimed the keyboard had been fully functional.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 08 January 2013, 07:40:31: I received a Ducky 1087XM in the original box inside a large padded envelope with no extra padding.

All told the damage included every single standoff holding the PCB to the case bottom. The face frame was cracked near the Esc key, and I had to remove the Esc switch and straighten the plate there.

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No pics of the inside since I never got around to that, but all the dust is from the padding inside the envelope since the envelope tore.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: linkz on Tue, 08 January 2013, 10:22:44: Quote from: RougeR on Tue, 08 January 2013, 05:25:18
I shall start, thanks badly packaged m15 from ebay seller.
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/IHhPX.jpg)

so yeah any keyboard gore post it, water damage, incinerated, crushed, broken on arrival, thermite, aliens, mauled by animals, shot, blow up, dropped, bamboozled, keyboard science gone wrong, gaming rage quits, murder weapon or just plain old ****ed up....you name it. If its any of the above or worse.
POST IT.
Isn't this the $1200 keyboard! :eek:
That's the epitome of keyboard gore.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: SmallFry on Tue, 08 January 2013, 10:26:47: Quote from: RougeR on Tue, 08 January 2013, 05:25:18
I shall start, thanks badly packaged m15 from ebay seller.
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/IHhPX.jpg)

so yeah any keyboard gore post it, water damage, incinerated, crushed, broken on arrival, thermite, aliens, mauled by animals, shot, blow up, dropped, bamboozled, keyboard science gone wrong, gaming rage quits, murder weapon or just plain old ****ed up....you name it. If its any of the above or worse.
POST IT.
Holy... wow.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: absyrd on Tue, 08 January 2013, 10:39:17: Ouch. Sorry to see/hear about that m15. How goes the dealing with the seller? I hope you get your money back.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: RougeR on Tue, 08 January 2013, 14:22:59: this wouldnt be too too bad normally, but the fact is im unlikely to ever find one so cheap again.
and yeah its useable still but its lost A LOT of value, and some function.

Quote
just got the keyboard, wasnt very well packaged just one sheet of bubble wrap and folded in half which is going to lead to it clunking about against the other half. got it home and sure enough
http://i.imgur.com/IHhPX.jpg

piece of the ball joint is broken off and the joint is cracked all the way through. will no longer connect together and has lost most of its value to me as a collector and to other collectors as well as its intended function

from here i feel we should proceed one of two ways.

a) you could give me a full refund including shipping both ways

b) i could keep the keyboard and you would only refund cost of the keyboard not the postage. (it has lost a lot of functionality and wont be worth much anyway)

regards

email to ebay seller^
-copied from DT post
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: daerid on Tue, 08 January 2013, 18:04:43: Quote from: alaricljs on Tue, 08 January 2013, 07:40:31
I received a Ducky 1087XM in the original box inside a large padded envelope with no extra padding.

All told the damage included every single standoff holding the PCB to the case bottom. The face frame was cracked near the Esc key, and I had to remove the Esc switch and straighten the plate there.

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No pics of the inside since I never got around to that, but all the dust is from the padding inside the envelope since the envelope tore.

Unfortunately, that doesn't look too far off from the normal quality of the board (it's a really low quality board).
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: Internetlad on Tue, 08 January 2013, 18:10:56: does Unicomp still have the equipment to make those cases? Maybe you could contact them for a repair part?
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: SmallFry on Tue, 08 January 2013, 18:11:23: Still... a cracked frame?
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: BigBrother on Tue, 08 January 2013, 20:12:31: (http://i.imgur.com/Vxl6z.jpg) (http://imgur.com/gallery/Vxl6z)
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: fohat.digs on Tue, 08 January 2013, 20:47:46: That is just plain cool!

My kids will want to try this, they know that I have a pile of junk keyboards.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: RougeR on Tue, 08 January 2013, 23:06:12: very cool could even go for a moooooooocrosoft ergonomic keyboard
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: RougeR on Tue, 08 January 2013, 23:08:47: Quote from: Internetlad on Tue, 08 January 2013, 18:10:56
does Unicomp still have the equipment to make those cases? Maybe you could contact them for a repair part?

smallfry is right, the actual frame is cracked.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: The_Beast on Tue, 08 January 2013, 23:14:06: I shall hold a personal moment of silence for that M15

So it was bad packing or did it come like that?
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: RougeR on Tue, 08 January 2013, 23:43:58: Bad packag8ing one layer of buble wrap and folded in two, and there wasnt much between the two parts...couple this with a loose box and it being a weak point = recipe for disaster
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: razorsharpgears on Tue, 08 January 2013, 23:55:00: Show Image
Quote from: BigBrother on Tue, 08 January 2013, 20:12:31
(http://i.imgur.com/Vxl6z.jpg) (http://imgur.com/gallery/Vxl6z)
Wow, that's a great project :))
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: BigBrother on Wed, 09 January 2013, 01:40:11: people are all "cool/neat project". I keep thinking "They ****ed up his keyboard... with nature."
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: RougeR on Wed, 09 January 2013, 03:53:11: (http://imgur.com/a/gBZrr)
(http://i.imgur.com/cOyqeh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/ZV25sh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/6O5dch.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/cRCm8h.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/YyHNDh.jpg)

some more pictures, it really is a joy to type on especially split like this, these pictures show the full extent of the damage
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 09 January 2013, 03:56:57: Ouch! Those can be expensive - hopefully you can salvage something reasonable out of the parts :)
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: Lanx on Wed, 09 January 2013, 05:03:05: gorilla glue is surprisingly very strong for plastics, my lever broke on my ergo chair, it uses a lot of force, i gorilla glue'd it waited a day, sat in it and was prepared for the level to break off when i used it, it worked. It continued to work for a year, and then it snapped off again at the broken spot, put another drop of gorilla glue and it works again.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: BigBrother on Wed, 09 January 2013, 07:07:22: Quote from: Lanx on Wed, 09 January 2013, 05:03:05
gorilla glue is surprisingly very strong for plastics, my lever broke on my ergo chair, it uses a lot of force, i gorilla glue'd it waited a day, sat in it and was prepared for the level to break off when i used it, it worked. It continued to work for a year, and then it snapped off again at the broken spot, put another drop of gorilla glue and it works again.
Similar story here. Dropped my coffee pitcher on the floor and broke the lever. Used gorilla glue and it's fine now. The thing doesn't open completely because Gorilla glue puffs a bit- works fine though.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: SmallFry on Wed, 09 January 2013, 08:45:13: They non-expanding Gorilla Glue for those of you that don't like the expansion, granted I have no clue how different it is from epoxy at that point.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: tufty on Wed, 09 January 2013, 10:46:40: If it's made from ABS, it can be welded using acetone, or you can make gap-filling acetone / abs chip slurry (about 60/40 acetone to abs). Acetone-welded ABS is as strong as the original, gap-fill slurry is slightly weaker. If you go for the latter, you'll obviously want chips of ABS that are the same colour as the victim board.

Given that we're talking about a $1200 keyboard, you'll "probably" want to practice on something cheaper and more disposable first.

Acetone chips can be made by running (for example) bits of printer through a planer.

(edit) "ABS chips can be made", obviously, not acetone. You could probably use custom ABS keycaps, too.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: tipo33 on Wed, 09 January 2013, 14:03:06: Quote from: tufty on Wed, 09 January 2013, 10:46:40
Acetone chips can be made by running (for example) bits of printer through a planer.

I lol'd at this for a good minute. It made my day.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 09 January 2013, 21:41:01: I have an NEC APC-H4100E that someone was using as a footrest under his desk. He managed to kick the left arrow key off. When I tried to remove the keycap from the switch, the whole switch fell apart. It's a custom NEC switch, AFAIK, so I have just had to leave it with an empty hole in the keyboard.

Pics l8r if I can be bothered to dig the keyboard out ;)

Edit: pic. You can see the pins still stuck in the PCB holes.

(http://i.imgur.com/xJ4pi.jpg)
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: tufty on Sat, 12 January 2013, 01:51:47: Quote from: tipo33 on Wed, 09 January 2013, 14:03:06
Quote from: tufty on Wed, 09 January 2013, 10:46:40
Acetone chips can be made by running (for example) bits of printer through a planer.

I lol'd at this for a good minute. It made my day.
Think "that scene from Fargo". That's me, that is.

(http://www.grolschfilmworks.com/media/uploads/images/fargo1.jpg)
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: Internetlad on Fri, 18 January 2013, 12:54:15: I opened up a capsule of that liquid Mio in the squirt-bottle, and tipped it over my cup, at which point (I suppose there was pressure built up) it squirted sideways all over my FK-2001. I managed to clean it up, but i've got a light pink stain all over my numpad now lol.

Might take it apart and look at cleaning the case a bit better.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: baldgye on Sat, 19 January 2013, 13:58:12: (http://i.imgur.com/0Qao6Vn.jpg)
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: Coumbaya on Tue, 25 June 2013, 06:51:46: I'm not sure it can be called gore but it's not worth creating a new thread...
I just noticed this typo on the led-sticker of my keyboard. The key is correct tho.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/25/myzuny5y.jpg)
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: Internetlad on Tue, 25 June 2013, 11:47:36: It's right next to the Inserret key
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: TheFlyingRaccoon on Tue, 25 June 2013, 12:42:35: (http://i.imgur.com/vijKqlP.jpg)
Staples, hair, pencil lead, dust. Yum!
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: hoggy on Tue, 25 June 2013, 14:29:24: Gloves! Mask! ...or just throw it out. (Just kidding ;))
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 25 June 2013, 16:00:02: Scorll lock might do something more useful?
I once got a POS keyboard that must have lived in a beauty salon or something. Hair, hair, hair, hair, more hair... it was super gross.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: noisyturtle on Tue, 25 June 2013, 16:02:43: Atari 400 keyboard. I would classify this atrocity as gore. The colors aren't bad, but if you've typed on one, may Cthulhu have mercy on your soul.
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Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: BucklingSpring on Tue, 25 June 2013, 16:51:13: Trop drôle - Est-ce un clavier AZERTY Francais?

Quote from: Coumbaya on Tue, 25 June 2013, 06:51:46
I'm not sure it can be called gore but it's not worth creating a new thread...
I just noticed this typo on the led-sticker of my keyboard. The key is correct tho.
Show Image
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/25/myzuny5y.jpg)
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: Coumbaya on Wed, 26 June 2013, 04:21:48: Quote from: Internetlad on Tue, 25 June 2013, 11:47:36
It's right next to the Inserret key
I lol'd :))

Quote from: BucklingSpring on Tue, 25 June 2013, 16:51:13
Trop drôle - Est-ce un clavier AZERTY Francais?

Quote from: Coumbaya on Tue, 25 June 2013, 06:51:46
I'm not sure it can be called gore but it's not worth creating a new thread...
I just noticed this typo on the led-sticker of my keyboard. The key is correct tho.
Show Image
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/25/myzuny5y.jpg)

QWERTY en iso a vrai dire, c'est le clavier d'un pc transportable DPS-9000, donc c'est du "sur mesure" (le clavier sert de protection à l'écran LCD une fois attaché à la tour).
Étrange que cette typo soit passée.
Title: Re: KEYBOARD GORE
Post by: hoggy on Wed, 24 July 2013, 00:39:57: Quote from: TheFlyingRaccoon on Tue, 25 June 2013, 12:42:35
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/vijKqlP.jpg)

Staples, hair, pencil lead, dust. Yum!

Access-IS?