deskthority

Thanks for the tip. I bought a set of micro screws for this purpose, but the only ones I can screw in are M1. The problem with these is that the head is smaller than the hole. So it would just slip through. Can this board be salvaged at all, without just gluing on the switches?

attached dust sleeves to barrels relatively easily. Supporting wall came about 0.75mm thick - should be enough for people not explicitly trying to break the key, I guess. Increasing barrel diameter should provide more sturdiness - but can cause barrel to keycap contact.
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Thanks for the feedback! I guess I'm not as big of a fan of Model Fs as some people, even though this XT is my daily WFH board.
I went with the Model M122... for the reasons given above. Mostly it comes down to repairability--Ms are a whole lot easier to repair than Fs as far as I'm concerned. Now

Messaged!

Attempted a repair on a cracked barrel plate with ABS glue and it worked out better than I thought it would.
Put it on heavy with a Q-tip and let it cure for a week before I did a screw mod. I had a major break in the center
and hair line cracks running down each channel. This barrel plate is rare because

https://imgur.com/a/nixdorf-softkeys-Cm8HUhq
Switch bottoms have patina
Every switch was cleaned in the ultrasonic without mixing parts
1100 eur, eu proxy only
Can include 2x G80-0577 boards as bottom housing donors

Hi.
I'm a disgrace, to myself and to anyone who reads this. It turns out that—for some stupid reason—the date and clock were crossed. I think it's time to start wearing the glasses my wife gave me for my birthday.
Sorry :) Let's pretend nothing happened.
BTW (both boards are working as expected)

Looking for a coiled cable in good or new condition that hasn't been stretched out. Willing to buy or trade depending on the owner's preference. Can trade a good-condition Model M (SDL to DIN5) black coiled cable from the mid-1980s, or I have other items available. I'm a nonsmoker/pet-free and any items

Bump, still looking for this.

This is a very old thread, but I figured I'd add a data-point for foam and foil. I have a KB5151 that chatters (multiple of the same key output with one press) quite badly. It does this with most, though not all, switches.
And then a few of them just don't register every time, notably the shift keys.

New project video:
2026 Brand New Beam Spring Keyboard production: case bending assembly
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You can still customize your Brand New Model F and/or Beam Spring Keyboards on the project website: https://modelfkeyboards.com/
Production and assembly of the round 2 (classic style) Brand

Hi, I can not PM either.
Also sometimes i can not open this link here in China. We have a link in aliexpress too.
Could you contact us there and then we send a promotion code via ali message.
X87PRO

Hey folks, I'm working on restoring an Apple M0110 and found gerber files for a Pro Micro footprint PCB that works with these long stem alps. I spent a bunch of money to print a few of these on 1.6mm PCBs with thick ENIG surface finish - these feel really nice. I also spent some time to get the ZMK firmware

I found an old Motorola development terminal from 1982, and it also happens to feature the worst switches I have ever seen in a keyboard. :lol:
They are a linear spring-over-membrane design with a cross mount, and features an internal as well as an external coil spring.
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Also a weird metal

Dm's are open;)

I'm seller. The price is down $500 (USD)

Yes edbods, I noted last year that the boxes and outer foam would be updated for my orders to the factory in the future. This will allow more space for the keycaps and additional burst rating for the box itself. However, for current stock, just like with the old cases from the original production,

Today we mark the five-year anniversary of my initial post here on DT. The title of my post was an allusion to the previous effort to recreate the lisp keyboard started by vsedach. My thanks go to all the folks in the community who inspired my work. In particular, I was impressed by the work of rsbseb

Those Multitech boards are fascinating—I’d love to see more close-ups of the key matrix if you get the chance :| :roll:

I fixed it. That was the wrong version of the firmware. For anyone else trying to get this particular model working with the model f labs controller, you need to use this version: http://35.164.28.200:5000/#/xwhatsit/ibm/3101_3727_3278_87key/xwhatsit_rev4/LAYOUT (note the 3727 and xwhatsit versions)