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Offline phototristan

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Anyone tried rubber feet on the Model M?
« on: Fri, 30 April 2010, 09:17:22 »
Has anyone tried putting rubber feet on the  bottom of the Model M? Just two on the top part , since the bottom already has them built-in.  I have found it makes the keyboard slide around on the desk a lot less easily (at least with my Space Saver) and also it makes the over all feel a bit more sturdy when typing.

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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #1 on: Fri, 30 April 2010, 09:18:03 »
Shelf liner.
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« Reply #2 on: Fri, 30 April 2010, 09:51:18 »
I use high-profile, round bumpons.  The clear ones are much better than the black ones.  I get them at Home Depot.  For applications where something needs to slide back and forth (like a keyboard on the kitchen table) I use high-profile, square bumpons and put a felt or cork sticky pad on them.  Great for avoiding spills, too, I just peel off the fouled felt and put a new one on.  Keyboard undamaged.
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Offline phototristan

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« Reply #3 on: Fri, 30 April 2010, 09:56:48 »
I can't remember where I got my black round rubber stickies in the above picture, but I believe they came with some hifi device I bought a while back.

Ideally, I'd like them to be a bit more low profile and I thought about cutting it so that it's thinner and just a mm or two of rubber, but then I figured I may not get it cut right so just left them as is. Works great.
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« Reply #4 on: Fri, 30 April 2010, 16:05:56 »
I buy wee rubber feet by the gross. They're on everything, even my kids.
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Offline InSanCen

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« Reply #5 on: Fri, 30 April 2010, 16:35:38 »
Gripmat. Job done. I use it under my mousemat as well...

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=217606
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Offline aegrotatio

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« Reply #6 on: Sat, 01 May 2010, 23:54:06 »
This thread reminded me that my kitchen laptop needed non-skid feet.  Around $6 at Target you can get assorted non-skid pads of all types: felt, plastic, foam, CORK, and hard plastic non-skid.
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Offline EverythingIBM

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« Reply #7 on: Sun, 02 May 2010, 02:35:55 »
I actually just pasted on little strips of electrical tape on the bottom of those little square feet; works just as good.

I love electrical tape; I plaster it everywhere in my computers and peripherals. It works great as padding for the spacebar and arrow keys. Gives them more grip. And electrical tape has virtually no residue either.
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« Reply #8 on: Sun, 02 May 2010, 09:22:11 »
Quote from: InSanCen;177620
Gripmat. Job done. I use it under my mousemat as well...

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=217606


That grip mat looks like shelf liner, but the shelf liner is less expensive.
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« Reply #9 on: Sun, 02 May 2010, 09:48:15 »
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Shelf liner = Ghetto

NanoFiber Textile (he has a british accent so it must be true!)
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What's better we DON'T sell it to the UK.  Yanks continue to dominate the Leet Race: Cyberguys/Amazon $25.

lol, thats pretty harsh ripster. What did shelf liner ever do to you?
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« Reply #10 on: Sun, 02 May 2010, 10:08:34 »
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Shelf liner = Ghetto

NanoFiber Textile (he has a british accent so it must be true!)
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What's better we DON'T sell it to the UK.  Yanks continue to dominate the Leet Race: Cyberguys/Amazon $25.



That thing is a freakin' yoga mat LOL.
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« Reply #11 on: Sun, 02 May 2010, 10:29:36 »
Check this out.  Amazing stuff.  The world is our mousepad.  

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Offline Mental Hobbit

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« Reply #12 on: Sun, 02 May 2010, 11:00:03 »
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Here's a video of me using my mouse mat. It's all about surface area.


That US flag above your desk surprised me. ;P
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« Reply #13 on: Sun, 02 May 2010, 11:26:45 »
Quote from: Mental Hobbit;178140
That US flag above your desk surprised me. ;P


He just does that so Obama won't come and take his soul.
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« Reply #14 on: Sun, 02 May 2010, 14:51:49 »
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Has anyone tried putting rubber feet on the  bottom of the Model M? Just two on the top part , since the bottom already has them built-in.  I have found it makes the keyboard slide around on the desk a lot less easily (at least with my Space Saver) and also it makes the over all feel a bit more sturdy when typing.

Mine don't slip at all. I thought it was because they weigh like 10 kilos a piece.
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Offline InSanCen

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« Reply #15 on: Sun, 02 May 2010, 17:13:09 »


My mousemat is better than yours... ;-)
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« Reply #16 on: Sun, 02 May 2010, 17:18:39 »
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Mine don't slip at all. I thought it was because they weigh like 10 kilos a piece.


Mine can slide sometimes; although there's so little room on my desk, that it really has nowhere to go.
The PS/2 cord on mine fell out when I was unplugging some USB cables at the back, AGH! The SDL cable is just too heavy.

A model F wouldn't slide. Especially with those "cork pads".
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« Reply #17 on: Sun, 02 May 2010, 17:56:50 »
Classic, but still awesome. Film is great too.
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« Reply #18 on: Sun, 02 May 2010, 19:18:05 »
I think those guys in District 13 have rubber feet.
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« Reply #19 on: Sat, 08 May 2010, 14:51:02 »
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« Reply #20 on: Sat, 08 May 2010, 18:50:29 »
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Maybe a whole desk pad then..:

http://www.unplggd.com/unplggd/home-office/king-size-desk-pad-116206?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Funplggd+%28Unplggd%29


Oh, **** no! Gripmat under the KB and Mousemat, job done. I bought my desk because it actually matches the Other Half's expectations of decor. That would get me in more hot water than announcing another KB acquisition.
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« Reply #21 on: Sat, 08 May 2010, 21:44:22 »
I want carpet on my desk, too!
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« Reply #22 on: Wed, 12 May 2010, 10:26:07 »
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I want carpet on my desk, too!


That's what she said.
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« Reply #23 on: Wed, 12 May 2010, 13:24:40 »
Totally lost me there webwit.

You're talking about replacements for the flip-down plastic feet, or the little circular rubber ones along the front edge?
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« Reply #24 on: Wed, 12 May 2010, 13:30:13 »
Awesome.
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« Reply #25 on: Wed, 12 May 2010, 13:32:53 »


Not the traditional application of a facepalm, but I literally did one, so this fits.
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« Reply #26 on: Wed, 12 May 2010, 13:38:32 »
The way I read it, you can get both.  That, and in some of his recent pics, you can see the spare risers.
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« Reply #27 on: Wed, 12 May 2010, 13:45:58 »
The way I read it, there are rubber versions of the rear flip-down feet.

Yeah, I saw the spares in a photo or two.
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« Reply #28 on: Wed, 12 May 2010, 14:11:39 »
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The M4 has rubber feet.  A sign of quality.
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:O WANT (for normal M that is).
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