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Dual Model M Restoration and Bolt Mod
« on: Sat, 08 November 2014, 17:30:25 »
I just finished restoring and bolt modding my two full-size Model Ms! It was quite a bit of fun and very rewarding!

Here's an album of the full process if anyone's interested!

http://imgur.com/a/IM8pP

Here are some before shots:

The '87:












The '91:




[img]http://i.imgur.com/qeTPpPS.jpg?1">>




Some after shots:

The '87:













The '91:










Together:



« Last Edit: Sat, 08 November 2014, 17:54:01 by koalapear »
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Re: Dual Model M Restoration and Bolt Mod
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 08 November 2014, 17:34:05 »
Nice  :thumb:

Gotta love dat price.
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Re: Dual Model M Restoration and Bolt Mod
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 08 November 2014, 18:24:56 »
Congratulations on a successful restoration, even if there were a couple of hiccups.

Deep joy to see such care and attention for so old keyboards.  Sometimes I wonder if 20 years from now people will be exercising the same attention to old QFR or Filcos.
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Re: Dual Model M Restoration and Bolt Mod
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 08 November 2014, 19:17:05 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 08 November 2014, 18:24:56
Congratulations on a successful restoration, even if there were a couple of hiccups.

Deep joy to see such care and attention for so old keyboards.  Sometimes I wonder if 20 years from now people will be exercising the same attention to old QFR or Filcos.
Thank you! :D

I can just see it now: "Just scored this ancient QFR at Goodwill for $5.00! Any tips on cleaning it up?"
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Re: Dual Model M Restoration and Bolt Mod
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 08 November 2014, 20:19:12 »
Quote from: koalapear on Sat, 08 November 2014, 19:17:05
Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 08 November 2014, 18:24:56
Congratulations on a successful restoration, even if there were a couple of hiccups.

Deep joy to see such care and attention for so old keyboards.  Sometimes I wonder if 20 years from now people will be exercising the same attention to old QFR or Filcos.
Thank you! :D

I can just see it now: "Just scored this ancient QFR at Goodwill for $5.00! Any tips on cleaning it up?"

:))

I wonder how the MX switches would last ... the buckling springs don't seem to be causing many problems at all for people.  I've seen pictures of one or two where the springs had rusted and broken, but that's about it.
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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

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Re: Dual Model M Restoration and Bolt Mod
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 08 November 2014, 20:33:09 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 08 November 2014, 20:19:12
:))

I wonder how the MX switches would last ... the buckling springs don't seem to be causing many problems at all for people.  I've seen pictures of one or two where the springs had rusted and broken, but that's about it.

That's a good question. The vintage MX boards that people find seem to be in good working order for the most part. I can't imagine they'd be as easy to clean and repair as a BS board if the condition is really bad though. I'm always amazed by how well old IBM boards clean up.
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