What I bought my keyboards for Christmas

[Rajagra]

What? You didn't buy pressies for your keyboards? And you call yourself a Geekhacker? Bah, humbug!

Anyway, these aren't exactly rare bargains, just useful things from ebay...



Contigo AUTOSEAL® Stainless Steel Travel Mug (Vacuum Insulated)
Also available from Amazon cheaper.
Repeating what I said in another thread:

Highly recommended. It isn't just spill-proof, it's airtight. No fiddling with caps when you want to drink, and you can't forget to close it when you put it down. When you pick it up the button to allow drink to flow falls naturally under your fingertips.

Because it's airtight it keeps drinks hot for longer too. If like me you drink black coffee you will need to add a drop of cold water to any boiling drink, otherwise it will remain dangerously hot for a long time (unlike the similar mug I used before that was not airtight, so took the edge off boiling drinks by the time I started drinking.)

Soft, goat hair keyboard cleaning brush. OK, they say it's a makeup brush, but I say it's perfect for giving keyboards a quick once over (dusting, I mean!) Would also make a good camera lens cleaner if you kept one dedicated to the job. (It comes with a plastic cover so you can keep the brush clean.)

[microsoft windows]

I use a big heavy-duty air compressor.

[overdriver]

cool mug. I am ordering now

[Rajagra]

A Makeup brush?  What a second, the GirlyMan thread is in the colored keys post.

I use a acid brush. Geek and proud of it.

Yep, I saw acid brushes mentioned in another thread, but they are not common here in the UK, and not cheap if you do find them. I'd never even heard of them before. They seem perfect for the job, but for a disposable product I'd want to pay a disposable price, and over here a box of them would cost much more than I paid for this brush. Go figure.

Shaving foam brush also works, but my favorite is the cleaning brush that came with an electric razor I have.

Indeed. My face is no stranger to the odd silvertip badger. Have you been peeking in my bathroom? I like the brush that goes with my razor too. Too big for cleaning keyboards though. :smile:

[bigpook]

wow, you actually use a straight razor?

[J888www]

Dish-washing brush (strong bristles) after I found the toilet brush to be too big and realised my fear of :spider:
 I now pay someone :washing: thirty Shillings to have my kbd cleaned when necessary.

[InSanCen]

Cheap, natural bristle paint brush. I nip them right up and glue the base before I use them though, otherwise I pick bristles out from between the keys for weeks. Brake Presses have some weird uses!

[Rajagra]

wow, you actually use a straight razor?

Yes, it's not so difficult or dangerous as you might think.
The only real obstacle is honing the blade (knowing what to buy and learning how to do it) or finding someone to do it for you.

http://www.straightrazorplace.com/ is the place to go. I'm sure people here will fully understand the various Aquisition Disorders that SRP regulars suffer from.

[bigpook]

Yes, it's not so difficult or dangerous as you might think.
The only real obstacle is honing the blade (knowing what to buy and learning how to do it) or finding someone to do it for you.

http://www.straightrazorplace.com/ is the place to go. I'm sure people here will fully understand the various Aquisition Disorders that SRP regulars suffer from.

I just started using a safety razor. It can be unforgiving for the first few days : )

A straight razor would be pretty awesome once you learned how to use it properly.

[Rajagra]

I just started using a safety razor. It can be unforgiving for the first few days : )

Yes, DE/safety razors are cool too. You just have to unlearn all those bad habits that cartridge razors teach you.

If you haven't watched Mantic59's Youtube videos, check them out NOW!

[bigpook]

Those are some good videos. Thanks for the link.

[itlnstln]

Be suspicious if you got them off of Craigs List.

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Hm.  Kinda looks like this guy:
 

[ricercar]

My eyes! The goggles, they do nothing!