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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: kalrand on Wed, 20 August 2014, 23:55:37
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I have the keyboard from a (dirty) wheelwriter 3 typewriter, and aside from harvesting the caps, is there anything to do with the husk, or otherwise worth harvesting?
Bonus: I have about 0 soldering ability, so this isn't going to be one of those situations where I make a custom controller for it. And it's quite heavy, so shipping it to someone is probably out too.
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you can remove the KB and mail it to me. I'll put new keycaps on it, bolt mod it and use it as a "cheap SSK".
More importantly, do you plan to use the "code" key and spacebar? I'm collecting those for an idea I've got.
All levity aside, you can harvest the springs / hammers from it as well. You can practise your bolt modding skills, etc.
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ooh, measure the o-rings (or just mail them to me). I want to give them a try.
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No no, you should send the "code" key to me. I also have an idea for something to do with them. :-)
Dorkvader can have the spacebar though.
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I think the Code key will actually fit on my unicomp where the right Alt and menu key is on the lower right, if I replace the control key with a 1x wide.
So I think that's going to happen.
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No no, you should send the "code" key to me. I also have an idea for something to do with them. :-)
Dorkvader can have the spacebar though.
I think the Code key will actually fit on my unicomp where the right Alt and menu key is on the lower right, if I replace the control key with a 1x wide.
So I think that's going to happen.
dangit, all three of us had the same idea.
I was going to keep this secret until I made one work, but you can sack one of the mods and use the WW spacebar and code key instead.
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dangit, all three of us had the same idea.
No, I have a different idea. :-)
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dangit, all three of us had the same idea.
No, I have a different idea. :-)
my idea was to use the code key for something. How is your idea different from that?
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No no, you should send the "code" key to me. I also have an idea for something to do with them. :-)
Dorkvader can have the spacebar though.
I think the Code key will actually fit on my unicomp where the right Alt and menu key is on the lower right, if I replace the control key with a 1x wide.
So I think that's going to happen.
dangit, all three of us had the same idea.
I was going to keep this secret until I made one work, but you can sack one of the mods and use the WW spacebar and code key instead.
We should put together a wiki article about this.
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This is now a thing.
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