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7bit wrote: Just got the message:
Round 6 phase 2 will be finished at the evening of October 16th 2017.

Let's see, add a month because it's SP and they never hit a deadline , another month for sorting... Looks like it's coming for xmas

Myoth wrote: I'll pm you with what I need and such

Found a couple more: a "J" without nubbin, the "5" is a deep dish, the arrow is R3

Here's what I can offer. There's one deep dish "F" and a normal one, the "J" has a nubbin on it.The "0" and "numpad del" (yes it has a legend, it's azure on grey and very difficult to see - probably why it was in a grab bag) keys are actually R4, I don't think they usually come as R3. Same for the ...

Hi, I'm new here so I'm not sure I understand how this work.
I found that everything I need is available on the round 6 leftovers page but I'm not sure how to order them.
I tried leaving a message to 7bot but I got no reply.
Am I doing something wrong?

As I understand it the "bot" is a script ...

Wodan wrote:

Oblotzky wrote: This hobby is on the rise and everyone needs a set of SA caps...

Or 2... or 4

gogusrl wrote: hmm, now I noticed that the one in the auction has the pound key on 3 while mine has #

That's UK english vs International English I believe

Look, I'm not implying any malice here; I'm sure the intentions were always good and honourable. But when you use new investments instead of actual profit to pay returns (keycaps in this case), then what you have is, by definition , a Ponzi scheme. In this case it was not the intention , but ...

Also, I think 7bit is arguing that there would be less funds to raise overall if Round 7 can get the green light.

So maybe it is worth making a special effort to do that before cancelling it.

It would be good to understand what it would really take for SP to agree to produce Round 7.

For example ...

ehwc wrote:

Lalufu wrote: Another note:
I've found that two layers of saran wrap, put over the hole in the key before putting in the guide posts is

A piece of Scotch Tape works well, too

I have used TP myself. Seems to get the job done and you even have different thicknesses

Question: the "small cadet legend" alphas are produced and ready to ship, yes ? I could use a set for my Planck.

Does jumping in before Dec-31st mean that I will pay more first but eventually (like at the end of 2017 or after the production is completed) 7bit will give me back a 25% of what I paid ("25% rebate")?
Or does it mean that I am just paying less (like 25% off from the original price) before Dec-31st ...

Chyros wrote: Yes, should be Hi-Tek linear. I've got the Stackpole version.

Figures you'd have one Are they any good ? Looks like this would be trivial to convert with a teensy.

This guy is selling 2 "NOS" keyboards marked as TRS-80 replacement keyboards . In actual fact it seems like they are part of a kit copy of the TRS80 called the LNW-80 . PCB is marked "Hi-Tec" and from the look of it could be Hi-Tec linear switches. Pretty cheap in the US, which is not me ...

:o...got some keycaps today:
It's amusing that these keycaps will go from upstate Washington, all the way to Germany, and then all the way back to me in California; a month-long journey (at least) for something that would take 3-4 days if purchased directly from SP.

This is why I don't buy GMK ...

I've already ordered (and paid up) but I have a question: is this GB being run independent of Rounds 5/6 ? In other words will this ship only after the previous rounds have been completed or will the order go through when it's funded regardless of the state of the other rounds ?

Caps are about to hit the fan :)

Anyone who receives caps is OBLIGATED to post awesome pics of his caps to help fund phase2. We're all in this together!

Why wait?

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I have one of those keys ! Came in a crapbag. SP is giving away your order :o :lol: Only about a 100 left to go ...

There must be other fees because I made a PayPal payment once, and I paid in USD. The collector collected in USD. Why then did I pay a fee?

There's 2 kind of fees:
- currency conversion fee
- Paypal transaction fee

The second one varies on wether both are in the same country, if the payment is ...

Yes, of course. But you may incur extra fees; I expect there would be a fee for each currency conversion performed. So if there is a conversion coming in (e.g., from Euro to $AUS), and a conversion going out (from $AUS to $USD), you get to pay two fees. After all, receiving payment and sending a ...

But I just fiddled some and it looks like if I can collect in USD and send in USD there is no fee. I cant be sure but it looks right.

My Paypal certainly has 2 balances: 1 in EUR and 1 in USD. It doesn't look like they automatically convert funds received in one currency to the other, keeping ...

Nice! If I may ask, what did you use as rubber mat? Was it hard to disassemble all the switches or is there a trick?
I have the same task ahead of me, but I'll just leave the case away and hack something together from wood or something.

I used 2mm craft foam which is what I had readily available ...

Chyros wrote: I'm amazed the pan hasn't rusted on the inside, by the way. Even the cobalt plate on my F has small rust marks. That pan looks absolutely spotless =o .

I can assure you that was the only place not touched by rust

Yeah Beamspring is loud alright, how many hours did you spend with all this work?

Not that much. I did it over 3 weekends. The biggest timesinks were sanding the plate and other metal parts (by hand), because the rust had gotten into the switch holes and I had to use a dremel type tool to get in ...

Awesome job! Great to see these 5251's getting the care they need. Mine still is in similarly bad shape as yours was. Looks great. Congrats.

Apart from the technical issues with the keyboard, how do you like Beamspring as a switch?

Thanks. It's an absolute dream to type on. I'm a big fan of the ...

So I got an IBM 5251 from the infamous rust merchant and it was in pretty poor shape overal. The shell has taken a beating, note the yellow patch at the top left where they've completely removed the painted textured upper layer. The spacebar was rusted in the down postion and wouldn't budge. Keycaps ...

seebart wrote:

Tyr wrote:

seebart wrote: I believe you, I don't know what it is either. The seller doesn't seem to know...

I just noticed it has an F0 key So something designed by/for programmers Seperate line feed and return keys suggest some kind of early terminal keyboard.

Commodore 64 Keyboard ?

http://www.ebay.de/itm/332-Commodore-64-komfort-Tastatur-Keyboard-PC-Computer-Zubehor-/222137609176?hash=item33b86eebd8:g:Ul4AAOSwMVFXH6gd


I don't know what that is, but it isn't a c64 keyboard. For one thing the db9 connector for c64 peripherals are female, and for ...

FWIW I had hoped for a more sereen way of handling things, but from the beginning people were encouraged to file Paypal disputes or even police reports all before even getting their package. Personally I think that was a mistake and then when Beserkfan showed up in another thread instead of opening ...

The keyboard appears to be a Cherry G80-1800 with Cherry MX Black switches (not vintage black switches). It is in ANSI layout and has 1u modifiers (not the earlier winkeyless version). The keycaps are thick doubleshot ABS and are in excellent condition.

Wow. I should get this to build into that ...

photekq wrote: Yeah, he accepted Paypal on request for me too. I had to dust off my German a bit though I had them shipped to my mailboxde.com

You don't do SEPA in the UK ? I've seen a couple of those package-forwarding services advertised recently. Are you happy with that one ?

photekq wrote: Ships to DE but only accepts cash on collection!?

He also accepted bank transfers and ships to the EU at least. I was actually surprised he answered, usually German sellers just don't respond. Even though my German isn't that bad.