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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: danielepo on Wed, 08 August 2018, 06:35:02

Title: [Question] How to make underlays for IBM model M/F
Post by: danielepo on Wed, 08 August 2018, 06:35:02

Hello everyone,
I have recently recovered an IBM Model M 122 (the one i'm using to type this message) and while looking for info about nuts and bolt mods I run into phosphorglow's and I fell in love with the looks of the keyboards that have the coloured underlays.
(http://phosphorglow.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-05-10-23.51.59.jpg)

(http://phosphorglow.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-05-07-05.08.34.jpg)

but I haven't been able to find instructions on how to build the underlays

does somebody have experience with underlays? or reference links maybe?

Title: Re: [Question] How to make underlays for IBM model M/F
Post by: ag36 on Wed, 08 August 2018, 08:03:03

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00DEBTUKI/

Vinal wraps.

Title: Re: [Question] How to make underlays for IBM model M/F
Post by: danielepo on Wed, 08 August 2018, 09:55:11

Cool!
I haven't though about that solution

Any suggestions on how to cut the holes in the correct place ?

Title: Re: [Question] How to make underlays for IBM model M/F
Post by: ag36 on Wed, 08 August 2018, 17:55:57

Likely leather punch or gasket punch with a hammer.