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I think this was a Mercari find, not sure if it was posted before. IIRC was just as cheap as any other normal M. Keytronics or something "file to fit" type job from what I can see. Fairly well done.

Glad to see this forum is still a thing.

I picked up an inexpensive dirty XT which has a couple of numpad keys that are like you say. They got better with normal use, but still only fire 90% of the time.

There are a few of these left. May I ask why you have lost interest in ALPS switches? Are you feeling okay? ;) I have only three inexpensive alps boards, perhaps poor examples. I have used them along with my few model f's, m's, and cherries in my little stash. I find that a modern unicomp is what my...

Somebody PM'ed asking, here is the ebay listing:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/225926488313

I think international shipping is possible, just message Gary on ebay for shipping cost. Pickup in person weekdays 9am-4pm is fine too.

He has some of it jarred up into small jars, and on ebay under 2583g now. His warehouse will be closed for winter break from Friday afternoon until January 03rd I believe. If you want to pick up in person In Los Angeles tomorrow morning, just message him on ebay.

Yes I see your point. Each 30g for $19 plus mail sound more reasonable? First class mail should make it come to about $25 shipped. I think a favor was called in for this jar, so its not likely to be available again. Usually he would need to order a much larger quantity to get something made.

What is a good container size? 30 grams each?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234763333584
Does a price match with the above price work? $34?

I was hesitant to bump this old 2020 thread because it took much longer than what I stated it would, but a small batch of 2583 is now available. If this is still something anyone is interested in let me know. I have kind of lost interest in alps all together myself. If any demand remains from others...

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28 Nov 2023, 15:38

Out of the loop maybe, but certainly not out of the goop.

I see now that there are reproduction beamers in various layouts. Relatively affordable at $300. May have to try one, one day.

Have beamers come down in cost yet? I have been out of the loop.

Good to know it will be back!

My fastest boards are the microsoft ergonomics. I caught a beat down from my eleven year old nephew on chiclets this past thanksgiving. He did 130 on a chrome book! The test app he uses is lenient on typos. But yea real world 50wpm no errors is what is really gettin things done. Racing is fun, 100+ ...

Looks good. What is happening at the 2:03 mark?

Dehumidifier a/c unit could speed up the dry. Some old geezers will let a stuck motor soak in diesel for YEARS while they wait for the rings to free up. I've got one soaking on year #3 in my shed.. a week is easy. The whole coffee fiasco is why I like M's though. Hard to kill, and even if you do man...

I use an XT, an AT, and an m101 in rotation. I'm on the fence whether its more annoying, or good for your mind to have to adjust. I'm starting to sway from the former to the latter.. I approve of the jank!

The heart desires what the heart desires. If OP dont like them alpses then OP don't like them alpses.

Get a fat tip iron that has more thermal inertia than a $6 iron, try to heat the substrate you will be applying the solder to first. Do not melt the solder directly with the iron. When you touch the solder to the pre-heated wire or whatever it is, it should flow. Sometimes having a higher wattage ir...

I kind of agree with what fischer says. If somebody made an affordable modern reproduction of a 1988 Civic I would be all over that the same way I was all over a reproduction M. A modern 1988 Porsche 911.. maybe that too if I could scrape together the money.

A damn fine backside does tend to make up for other issues.

You could drill a small dimple or hole. I've done that on modern keyboards where I wore the bumps completely smooth. It serves the same purpose just as well.

I've done this floss mod and didn't think it made a significant difference as far as 'office collateral damage' type things go.

I'm in, where do I put down for the pre-order.

If I had a good ball mouse I would run it as a daily.. more power to anybody who wants to do it. You do have to clean the rollers which is no big deal. Also if you stop on a dime or go zero to a hundred sometimes the ball inertia can keep the cursor from doing what you want for a split second. Which...

I kind of agree with davkol on the rubber gome keyboards. They are fine. Which is why mx browns or otemu blue or whatever cheap attainable else thing gets you halfways from "fine" to endgame will sell. I guess its not really an unpopular opinion. Only unpopular here amongst the fringe lunatics. We d...

Well. Usually its a crap shoot was my point. But I'm still thinking about this one.. Let me go type up a comparison list on my Selectric and ponder some more.

For the same cost as a brand new lexington M, I can get a filthy binding alps white board or take 2 months to relearn a defunct xt layout after soldering up a usb adapter.. or make one month's payment of a 2 year payment plan on a beamspring.. let me think about this one.

Btw the shift lock schtick is very weird and wonderful.

That’s fighting talk! You bring your creaky Unicomp and I’ll bring my solid metal Kish, and we’ll resolve the matter in the manner of gentlemen. ;) Doing my part spreading M gospel for those unwashed rubber gomers out there that would hear the word. Mine board stayeth on mine mount. No creaketh sha...

Yes physics don't care about jenkiness! Poor overpriced XT needs so much to get on par with a $90 unicomp M101: Build/buy usb adapter, fix spacebar weighting, figure out where to prog F11 and F12, adjust to lack of home key bumps, adjust to strange modifier key position, adjust to vertical return ke...

THIS YES. That FXT space bar is beastly.

I will try this on my some of mx blacks caps to "turn them into mx reds" too. Maybe some of that silicone caulk in a tube would work I wonder.