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Offline wordfool

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« on: Mon, 22 November 2010, 20:13:29 »
... the keys off your Filco keyboard.

I didn;t get the keypuller and although I have read about all the paperclip solutions I cannot picture how to bend said paperclip to get under a key and yank with enough force. Can someone post a pic of their home-made keypuller?
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Offline kidchunks

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« Reply #1 on: Mon, 22 November 2010, 20:20:27 »
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Offline Kairxa

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« Reply #2 on: Mon, 22 November 2010, 21:56:11 »
When I did it several weeks ago, all I did was press the keys hard enough vertically (bare handed, of course), and then wiggle them while pulling them. It took a lot of force though.

Default Filco keycaps are a lil bit coarser than their blank keycaps, if you're gonna pull your blanks (not the otaku version), now that require some tools.
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Offline wordfool

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« Reply #3 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 00:01:24 »
I saw that wiki kidchunks, but no indication of how to actually use the paperclip... just hook one end around the bottom of the cap? Seems like the clip would not be strong enough for any decent leverage
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Offline squarebox

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« Reply #4 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 00:36:02 »
Buy a keypuller... It's worth it...
Saves you all the trouble.

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Offline squarebox

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« Reply #5 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 01:44:07 »
Yup, Filco require more work. I will do a Filco once I get a HD webcam.
But ur wiki already have video on how to pull the longer keys.
« Last Edit: Tue, 23 November 2010, 01:46:11 by squarebox »
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Offline Moogle Stiltzkin

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« Reply #6 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 01:46:50 »
using my new key cap puller, i tried practising on my spare logitech multimedia keyboard.

Those stabilizer keys with the metal grippers is very tricky to uninstal :/

Glad i got the ducky kb :X should be easier.
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Offline Parak

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« Reply #7 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 07:20:48 »


Oh, for a filco? More 'roids fixes everything, at least once.
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Offline danrew

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« Reply #8 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 10:59:24 »
I generally use my the wire keypuller I got from Elitekeyboards but when its not on me I just unplug the keyboard, push down the keys around my target and grip the key with my fingers and pull it up vertically.  It can be tricky when trying to remove alphanumeric keys but the larger keys are really easy to pull using this method.

Plus, using your bare hands makes you feel like a manly man ^^
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