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Nuum

21 Apr 2017, 16:19

Wow, that arrived fast! Have fun with it!

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zslane

21 Apr 2017, 19:00

Glory be to the almighty beamspring!

(IBM should be ashamed for ever abandoning that gorgeous aesthetic.)

Slom

21 Apr 2017, 20:57

seebart wrote: The "yellowing" issue on Beamspring keycaps is another one of our unsolved topics. Quite a few people here argue that it does not exist. I say it does, but it seems rather random. Look at the "Ü" key on my 3278 vs. the rest of the keycaps:
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Can you pull the caps and show a picture of the inside?

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seebart
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21 Apr 2017, 21:37

Slom wrote:
seebart wrote: The "yellowing" issue on Beamspring keycaps is another one of our unsolved topics. Quite a few people here argue that it does not exist. I say it does, but it seems rather random. Look at the "Ü" key on my 3278 vs. the rest of the keycaps:
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Can you pull the caps and show a picture of the inside?
I know what you're getting at, but I don't believe that IBM used yellowish keycaps to beginn with. And why only that one key?

Slom

21 Apr 2017, 21:51

seebart wrote:
Slom wrote:
seebart wrote: The "yellowing" issue on Beamspring keycaps is another one of our unsolved topics. Quite a few people here argue that it does not exist. I say it does, but it seems rather random. Look at the "Ü" key on my 3278 vs. the rest of the keycaps:
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Can you pull the caps and show a picture of the inside?
I know what you're getting at, but I don't believe that IBM used yellowish keycaps to beginn with. And why only that one key?
Because they certainly did for legends ...

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Crossfire

21 Apr 2017, 21:52

My daily driver:
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seebart
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21 Apr 2017, 22:00

Slom wrote: Because they certainly did for legends ...[/img]
I've seen that picture and I don't believe that's significant in any way. I really don't believe IBM of all companies would have shipped keyboards with randomly yellowish keycaps. What I do believe is that different keycaps have a different compositions of plastics that then yellowed over time.

Slom

21 Apr 2017, 22:05

seebart wrote:
Slom wrote: Because they certainly did for legends ...[/img]
I've seen that picture and I don't believe that's significant in any way. I really don't believe IBM of all companies would have shipped keyboards with randomly yellowish keycaps. What I do believe is that different keycaps have a different compositions of plastics that then yellowed over time.
I'm mostly interested in whether the yellow(ed) ones use a different mold. They consistently do on my keyboard.

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seebart
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21 Apr 2017, 22:09

Slom wrote:
seebart wrote:
Slom wrote: Because they certainly did for legends ...[/img]
I've seen that picture and I don't believe that's significant in any way. I really don't believe IBM of all companies would have shipped keyboards with randomly yellowish keycaps. What I do believe is that different keycaps have a different compositions of plastics that then yellowed over time.
I'm mostly interested in whether the yellow(ed) ones use a different mold. They consistently do on my keyboard.
I understand what your saying, I still don't believe those were originally yellowed. This in fact proves it must be a different mold with a different composition.

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pansku
Member of the Beam Spring cult

22 Apr 2017, 17:35

Here are some pics from one of the badly yellowed ones: http://imgur.com/a/jm1bB
The white balance is a little off but you get the idea.

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Slom

24 Apr 2017, 22:06

pansku wrote: Here are some pics from one of the badly yellowed ones: http://imgur.com/a/jm1bB
The white balance is a little off but you get the idea.
Thanks :)

And now for something completely different ... typing on this right now, painfully slow ;)
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seebart
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24 Apr 2017, 22:13

pansku wrote: Here are some pics from one of the badly yellowed ones: http://imgur.com/a/jm1bB
The white balance is a little off but you get the idea.
Interesting, thanks for those pictures. From what I can tell your "P" key does not have that yellowish mold that we saw on Slom's pictures. It is a key with the lighter mold though.

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livingspeedbump
Not what they seem

28 Apr 2017, 23:28

KBD75+GMK Honeywell

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FC980M w/ GMK Honeywell

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ramnes
ПБТ НАВСЕГДА

29 Apr 2017, 16:45

Everything goes so well together. Nice one!

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PollandAkuma

01 May 2017, 16:57

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Hi, it's-a me, kbdfr.

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mike52787
Alps Aficionado

01 May 2017, 16:59

PollandAkuma wrote: Image
Hi, it's-a me, kbdfr.
what a beautifully ugly keyboard

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kekstee

01 May 2017, 19:06

mike52787 wrote:
PollandAkuma wrote: Hi, it's-a me, kbdfr.
what a beautifully ugly keyboard
Bonbon Ü

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I got something new myself, after years of looking at these:
An actual SSK!
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kbdfr
The Tiproman

02 May 2017, 08:00

PollandAkuma wrote: Image
Hi, it's-a me, kbdfr.
:lol:

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Wodan
ISO Advocate

02 May 2017, 09:55

Finally "novatouched" my HHKB JP Type-S
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Some pics from the process:
http://imgur.com/a/I0hVU

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gnmar2723

03 May 2017, 05:11

Very clean looking; I like it! Where are the blank caps from? EPBT blanks or similar?

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snoopy

03 May 2017, 09:09

kekstee wrote:
mike52787 wrote:
PollandAkuma wrote: Hi, it's-a me, kbdfr.
what a beautifully ugly keyboard
Bonbon Ü

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I got something new myself, after years of looking at these:
An actual SSK!
1392980 Terminal, Feb '90
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Ah, I just love pictures of SSKs. It's still one or maybe the best looking board ever made. The proportions are perfect. Looks good on every desk. Congratz to that nice board.

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cookie

03 May 2017, 10:54

@Wodan: I think I could never type on a HHKB JP, the whole layout seems weird to me. But it looks neat, I especially like the mat underneath, where did you get it from?

lolpes

08 May 2017, 13:05

Some new boards:

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"Nothing" - Best keycap ever!

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emdude
Model M Apologist

08 May 2017, 19:20

lolpes wrote:
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I love how this looks, a very tasteful amount of accents. Just a big fan of blue in general too. :D

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Phenix
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08 May 2017, 19:47

Wodan wrote:Finally "novatouched" my HHKB JP Type-S
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Some pics from the process:
http://imgur.com/a/I0hVU
Did you just replaced the Alphas with mx sliders?
or the whole board (as that is a bit harder)

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Madhias
BS TORPE

09 May 2017, 01:25

lolpes wrote: "Nothing" - Best keycap ever!
Ah, the GMK window led caps I think I sold you once :)

lolpes

09 May 2017, 10:18

@Madhias Yup yes they are :3 Still have them except the red ones which I gave away :)

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Khers

09 May 2017, 10:58

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Too late for May the 4th...

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gnmar2723

09 May 2017, 21:58

Khers wrote:
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Too late for May the 4th...
Crispy af.

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drakche

09 May 2017, 22:23

My SKIDATA arrived. Really digging​ it!Image

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