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I like it. Do you have any pictures of the guts or a build log?
Very nice work... Any pics of the donor board before it was disassembled?
I like it. I like the combination of retro caps and the new case.I actually have two m0110's and an m0110a that I'm rebuilding. Unfortunately, I'm too picky to live with the vintage tee switches though. They hurt my hands. I'm converting one to use matias switches and I'll do the other (both?) using cherry switches. I'm trying to use the original case/caps.
Interesting! Are you making adapters, modifying stems, or what?
Quote from: Yoe on Wed, 22 July 2015, 12:55:24Interesting! Are you making adapters, modifying stems, or what?Well. It's been a process. I originally soldered the matias switches to the original circuit board, but I couldn't get them perfectly straight, so I CNC'd a plastic plate for the switches to snap into. This came out great.I planned on using essentially "sticks" as adapters, since the cap and switch are both females. Same problem. They're not straight enough. Works well but looks like crooked teeth. Now I'm using this as an excuse to CNC and mold my own adapters out of resin. I'm still working on the 3D model for the adapter. Kinda makes me wish I used cherry switches to start. This model, btw, allows you to put the Apple keycaps on cherry switches, but they'd sit a bit low on these keyboards:https://www.shapeways.com/product/UAXHBNY7S/cherry-to-commodore-print-v1-1?li=productBox-search
Aah, I see. Did you ever consider swapping the springs for some lighter ones?Cherry switches fit in the plate with no problem, right? (And then hand wire the matrix..) Soft linears like MX reds could be nice if you still want linears. Cherry switches would feel less flimsy with long stems and/or adapters than the Matias switches, I think. Anyway… I'm just throwing thoughts out there now. I guess you're on top of it already
Stylish build! Great idea of using L-profile oak siding that way.
Quote from: Yoe on Fri, 24 July 2015, 08:49:51Aah, I see. Did you ever consider swapping the springs for some lighter ones?Cherry switches fit in the plate with no problem, right? (And then hand wire the matrix..) Soft linears like MX reds could be nice if you still want linears. Cherry switches would feel less flimsy with long stems and/or adapters than the Matias switches, I think. Anyway… I'm just throwing thoughts out there now. I guess you're on top of it already Yea, I changed some of the springs to try and make it easier. It was way better, but I hate linear switches. Hate. Cherry switches snap into the existing plate great. I think I'll do that for the second one I've got, but I'll also wire it to the original board. I like the idea of it being backwards compatible. Plus, I can use the same altoids adapter for all the keyboards without wasting more teensies.