Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project

[tron]

Good point about the scope of experience with the reproduction beamspring reviews, those owners have likely never owned an original, let alone multiple originals. I'm curious to try out the reproduction BSSK now since I've owned a total of four original IBM beam spring keyboards (down to two atm). Chyrosan mentioned at the beginning of the video the smoothness difference was huge, then at the end said it was slight so I'm a bit confused.

I've had scratchy beam spring keyboards before and it's usually caused by industrial dust contamination (gritty type) and sometimes excessive use. It would be easy to trouble shoot the new switches by ultrasonically cleaning a few test modules and/or swapping parts until the point source is identified. They should feel almost like contactless switches but I wonder how the tolerances compare to original and if the mold parts that may have been re used or re purposed have any wear vs R1.

[primus]

Even if it's ever so slightly scratchier than the OG beamsprings I think it's still a very good product. Let's not forget that these are a fraction of the price of what you would pay to get an OG beamspring, have USB, a modern layout and they are less tall. Overall I think those turned very good!

[jmaynard]

I'd absolutely daily a W124. I'd daily my 1987 R107 if I could get the wiring issues straightened out.

I do daily my 3279 with the original keyboard. I love it. I do hope the B122 I have on order will equal it, or nearly so. I use a Model F Labs F104 on my work computer, and it's great, but still heavier than the 3279.

[Green Maned Lion]

If I had a 124 that wasn't barely road worthy, I'd daily it, too. If I had enough space to work on cars at my property, I'd buy one I could daily, not to mention a series of other older Benzes. But we aren't going to pretend that daily driving old MBs is for the shallow of pocket and/or mechanically inclined, are we? lol

[caesarcaliyugula]

I see the manual on the website has cleaning instructions for the Model M and F keyboards. Is there anything different one should know about cleaning the beam spring reproductions, or do the model F instructions suffice?

[dodddummy]

Whoa! Did someone fix DT? Logged me in the first time and navigating the threads has resulted in zeros errors so far.

[kbdfr]

Whoa! Did someone fix DT? Logged me in the first time and navigating the threads has resulted in zeros errors so far.

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[spikeofax]

Praise be!