deskthority

Never get tired of your reviews, most of them are not applicable to me but they are always entertaining and informatitve.

Interesting Keyboard, what do you have planned for it? Parts, Display, Restoration?

Don't know if there is a difference with the black ones vs this lighter one, but the black version is one of my least favorite keyboards I have ever used. I do like this color though, never seen one before.

Irving wrote: 26 Feb 2025, 20:02 Under ‚Private Messages‘, all old PM are under ‚Sent messages‘ whereas newer ones are under ‚Outbox‘. Do they not even get sent any more?

I have noticed the same thing. Let's test it out. I'll send you a message.

Was unable to locate mine, would love to know more about this switch and what can be done to service and restore them.

This is a very cool project. Will it be left in the raw or do you have plans for a finish? Your hand wiring is very clean, good job.

I have a keyboard with these switches in my collection somewhere. I cant remember the make or application. I will try and see if I can track it down this weekend in storage. I don't think it's branded Xerox I think I would have remembered that.

I joined DT 9 yrs ago. I haven't been witness to the decline of DT as I had to step away to deal with health and other life issues. I have lost a mother and a son along the way and had 6 grand kids enter my world. I guess I was part of the decline by stepping back.

I am a little disheartened by ...

This is basically the prototyping approach I was using with my SBS & SCM projects. I see this is an old topic and not sure where it went but the work looks very nice. I plan on making a few full sets of keys using the printed / resin infused method in the upcoming weeks.

Dang, it looks like I just came back for a swim and the pond is full of mud. This used to be my favorite place on the internet but it seems the future is extremely uncertain.

Wow, it has been a long time. I'm just getting back to doing some keyboard stuff with my oldest son and dug up our design files to dust off this project (sort of) and make a few custom keyboards. I don't have any intentions of making a serious production run but am looking forward to getting back ...

UPDATE: I promised to keep everyone informed on the status of SBS and I know it's been a bit of a moving target. I am out of physical therapy and going back to work full time next week. This milestone should soon provide me with the cash flow to move forward with SBS once again.

My son and I are ...

Closing in on 2 months since my wreck and my recovery is taking longer than I expected. I am considerably behind with pretty much everything right now. SBS is probably going to have to remain parked for a couple of months. I'll keep everyone informed.

Sorry I should have posted here as well as in the off topic section. I am recovering from a serious car wreck. (I got hit by someone driving on the wrong side of the road). It's taking me longer to get back up to speed than I expected. My son has been busy with a new baby as well as a new position ...

Sorry I've been missing in action lately. I am recovering from a serious auto accident right now and everything in my life is moving at a snails pace. My son has had a lot on his plate this past month as well, getting ready for his first baby and getting up to speed with some new software where he ...

If you're working on production tooling, does that mean the prototypes all went well, or is this work that's not specifically related to the shapes of the molds?

There is more to the production tooling than just the mold cavity itself. All the caps excepting the space bars use the same mold base ...

Yes they are all the same profile and are very close to the originals in dimension. The big difference is the spherical top, and colors, and really cool fonts and .... ?

Sorry for not updating, I haven't had much to update on. Real life has demanded a lot from me over the last few weeks as it has for my son. Now for some good news, We have started the millwork on the die sinks for production tooling, this is actually a very big deal. Attached is a picture of one of ...

Hi Zed, It's a pleasure to read about the degree of care and attention to detail you're lavishing on the design. The typographical "optical anomalies" actually make a difference, at least to my eye (used to be a graphic design and typography geek).

Related I suppose to the debate raging elsewhere ...

I have been plugging away the last week putting the finishing touches on the Beam Spring font. I came to the conclusion that it is actually more of a 'real' font than I had originally thought. There are some tricks that typographers use when designing fonts to compensate for various optical ...

Shihatsu wrote: o god can't wait so impatient giev nao SBS!!!!

I think I'm more impatient than anyone right now, I've been loosing sleep over it

Unfortunately, I'm still not ready to give the update that I wanted to but since I promised something I will share a little about the status of SBS.

My son and I have been working this project from different physical locations and it has been challenging to say the least but a little over a week ...

Just registered to say that I'm glad this project is not dead. Don't feel stressed that you have to push yourself even further. I think we'd be all happy if this projects reaches its final stage at some point, it doesn't have to be tomorrow.

Is Alps support still under development?

Yes, Alps ...

rsbseb wrote: We will have an update to send out this weekend on SBS

Sorry to report it's going to be another day or two

We will have an update to send out this weekend on SBS

I do a lot of drawing and don't like to take my hand away from my trackball if possible. Left hand enter and Nav cluster are the most desirable attributes of a custom keyboard for me

Your layout is little different than mine, but I see you have a left hand enter key Your board looks to be in excellent condition and I like the wider caps on the side columns. I'm interested in seeing your approach for a case.

Damn, you want to be able to make custom keycaps?

On the contrary, I think a lot of you don't realize just how trivial it is to make your own dye-sublimated caps, and what a ripoff they are.

Here's what you need, as an example:

Epson inkjet printer
Heat transfer inks
Heat transfer paper
An oven ...

Nice work Rick, keep it up. This is a cool project and I hope you remain in a position to see it through to completion.

Chyros wrote: Damn, you want to be able to make custom keycaps? Oo

Holy guacamole =D .

SBS should have options for custom caps after the first round

Great project. I need to tackle a similar one in order to develop some skills as well.. nice looking board BTW