Nice, i'm imaging right now Round 5 SA caps on a SSK. Yummy!
Do the caps fit regarding their dimensions in all? Not that the caps then touch/polish each other.
Great idea!
But how to accommodate all the various Cherry key heights on buckling spring stems?
Great idea!
But how to accommodate all the various Cherry key heights on buckling spring stems?
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If the center of the BS stem is drilled out to accept the MX stem - do you have a need to modify the bottom of the MX stem to center index and angle the spring - so that it buckles in the correct direction?
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yes we would need to tilt the stem inside the hole a little, but I have to test it on a real keyboard. At one point I had half a dozen model m (including ssk) around but I ended up selling all of them due to space constraints.
Might be a few days but I will get a cost for that figured out. Does it need to be 100% functional?
Great idea!
But how to accommodate all the various Cherry key heights on buckling spring stems?
I need a buckling spring keyboard both ansi and iso. looking for them right now.
Great idea!
But how to accommodate all the various Cherry key heights on buckling spring stems?
I need a buckling spring keyboard both ansi and iso. looking for them right now.
you only need one as both ANSI and ISO have the same barrel frame. I can send you a spare to play with if melvang runs into trouble with his.
Wut. Incredible. All the Cherry will need to be the same profile to fit most buckling spring boards. If somebody has not said that already.
It's not only the frame. I also need the ISO enter and left shift
Very interesting!
SA profile would probably look best, I seem to associated SA with olden terminals and Model M is a similar vintage.
Is the hole in the stop just a round hole drilled through, or is there a "+" for the keycap to slot in to? I guess it's not necessary, a hole would suffice, as long we it was tight enough to hold the keycaps on.
Now I just remembered that I have an old typewriter in the basement with keycaps that fit Cherry stems, theoretically, but are wrong inside to actually work on a keyboard.
If those fit on some sort of buckling spring key stem, it would be amazing! They are super-thick, spherical doubleshots in a truly vintage color ......
PICTURES!
I wanted to thank madhias who volunteered his Model M to the cause. I received the keyboard few days ago and I'm ready to 3d print the beta 1 of the slider :) Crossing fingers, let me know if you spot any issue.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/dMuMlmb.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/A5RNGBR.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/3BE9zZY.png)
I wanted to thank madhias who volunteered his Model M to the cause. I received the keyboard few days ago and I'm ready to 3d print the beta 1 of the slider :) Crossing fingers, let me know if you spot any issue.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/dMuMlmb.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/A5RNGBR.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/3BE9zZY.png)
Hum, I just got a revelation:Or you could just use the keycaps from a Model M2, no?
Since some cherry keys have a profile in them (well most in fact) AND that we can now produce custom model F pcb's and controllers THEN we could make a flat barrel plate and flat everything and even reuse existing cherry keyboard cases if things are aligned correctly (or version close to one).
Hum, I just got a revelation:Or you could just use the keycaps from a Model M2, no?
Since some cherry keys have a profile in them (well most in fact) AND that we can now produce custom model F pcb's and controllers THEN we could make a flat barrel plate and flat everything and even reuse existing cherry keyboard cases if things are aligned correctly (or version close to one).
Yeah, pretty sure M2 barrel frame is flat, with profiled caps, though I can’t find any side-view pictures in an image search :/. Not totally sure how well a flat plate would work for Model F PCB / flippies / barrels though.
I wanted to thank madhias who volunteered his Model M to the cause. I received the keyboard few days ago and I'm ready to 3d print the beta 1 of the slider :) Crossing fingers, let me know if you spot any issue.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/dMuMlmb.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/A5RNGBR.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/3BE9zZY.png)
I wanted to thank madhias who volunteered his Model M to the cause. I received the keyboard few days ago and I'm ready to 3d print the beta 1 of the slider :) Crossing fingers, let me know if you spot any issue.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/dMuMlmb.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/A5RNGBR.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/3BE9zZY.png)
Do you think that 'nub' on the bottom is sufficient to capture the top of the spring, from rest and through the buckle?
I need to make more changes... gosh this prototyping phase is expensive :P
I need to make more changes... gosh this prototyping phase is expensive :P
is there enough of a stem for the cherry cap to grip?
yeah the stem works. the problem is that for some reasons the spring doesn't "click". There's very little room for error. Also 3d material is pretty rough while the slider needs to be smooth.
more testing needed.
yeah the stem works. the problem is that for some reasons the spring doesn't "click". There's very little room for error. Also 3d material is pretty rough while the slider needs to be smooth.
more testing needed.
Not certain what aspects of your design you're keying on, but I believe the angle of the spring mount point on the underside of the key has to a very specific angle for the buckling action to work properly.
I believe the problem is in the spot where the springs lays. It is probably too deep (or not deep enough). That is the only measurement that I couldn't take.
I'm kind of curious how this is progressing...