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Not exactly a solenoid, but in my F122, I used a relay as a clicker:
https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/te-connectivity-potter-brumfield-relays/1432873-1/PB2034-ND/1236848

The relay seems to work pretty well. It's nowhere near the original one, but a relay instead of a solenoid might be ...

swampangel wrote: I think he means the IBM originals are all zinc, and it's only Ellipse's "ultra compact" cases that are aluminum.

Correct. The IBM originals and Ellipse's reproductions of the same are both zinc, with the compact cases having aluminum

FXT wrote: I thought the cases were made of zinc like the originals

The full-size are. The compacts are aluminum

I think we all got somewhat lucky that keyboards are one of the few (if not the only) PC parts that managed to escape the dreaded tariff. And Ellipse's insistence on minimizing delays worked out perfectly, since taking extra time to add the trackpoint to the keyboards could have potentially caused ...

It's up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7wmMZmMinM

pr0ximity wrote: There's a presumption by some that all M's will sooner or later require a bolt mod. I'm not experienced enough with them to say whether that's true or not, but that's why it's a desirable thing to have.

On a long enough timeline, every Model M gets a bolt mod

digital_matthew wrote: Hmmm... This may actually be worth checking out...

He went full university professor on it. Here's a quick screen cap:

To be honest I think that Linus' "reviews" are more just hands-on first looks than actual reviews. They completely lack depth and often are really subjective rather than objective, but thats's just my 2¢. Great entertainment and nothing more.

His upcoming Model M vid was actually pretty good. He ...

To be honest I think that Linus' "reviews" are more just hands-on first looks than actual reviews. They completely lack depth and often are really subjective rather than objective, but thats's just my 2¢. Great entertainment and nothing more.

His upcoming Model M vid was actually pretty good. He ...

I'm not a fan of LinusTechTips but it might make sense to send him a review unit for all the publicity. On the other hand I feel like his audience might not appreciate something as nice as a Model F because it's not "gamer" enough.

I'm not a fan of LinusTechTips but it might make sense to send ...

So, what you are saying is; I will be able to wire the keyboard into one of those force feedback chairs , so that it massages my nether regions as I type?

With the right component, anything is possible. If you can find a relay that can use a 9V, 300mA signal to drive the motors on that chair ...

Idk if anyone has asked this but could I put a solenoid in my F77? It uses an off the shelf xwhatsit so I just need the solenoid and the solenoid driver?

I was never able to find an original IBM solenoid, but instead I put a relay in my F122 together with the solenoid driver and it works like a ...

The PCBs have finally arrived from China! I still have one spare FSSK PCB if anyone is interested (PM me). I'll be testing at least one FEXT PCB for now to make sure they work before sending them out. After testing, I'll PM everyone individually with a cost estimate with shipping, at which point you ...

Just a reminder that this group buy closes tomorrow night at 11:59 PM eastern time.
If you haven't filled out this google doc, please do so immediately!

Just a reminder that this group buy closes tomorrow night at 11:59 PM Eastern time.

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Update, 8/29: The boards have been ordered! We had 18 FSSK and 14 FEXT PCBs ordered. Therefore, there are 2 spare FSSK PCBs and 1 spare FEXT PCB to anyone interested. First come, first served.

Update 9/6: The PCBs have finally arrived from China! I still have one spare FSSK PCB if anyone is ...

If you're interested in buying FSSK / FEXT PCBs, please fill out this google doc by 8/25/17.

It will be approximately $9 USD plus shipping for FSSK boards and $12 USD plus shipping for FEXT boards (due to the larger PCB size).

More details can be found in the google doc, and PM me for any ...

It appears that HASL is only available on a board that is 0.6 or thicker, so it seems like that's what they had gone with for the first round of boards to save costs.

As per emdude's suggestion, i'll be going with easyEDA since the cost is approximately half that of PCBway (unless anyone has any ...

Additionally, I've reached out to idollar for the set-up specs (i.e., PCB dimensions, number of layers, thickness, basic vs. full-feature, etc.) but he hasn't gotten back to me. If anyone is able to provide them, it will help immensely and let me go about getting a quote quicker.

i$ posted that ...

Update: We are currently up to 7 FSSK PCBs. Additionally, there has been interest for at least 6 FEXT PCBs. Because of this, I've decided that I'm going to run a group buy for FSSK and FEXT PCBs.

Please continue to let me know if you're interested. I'll be seeking quotes with pcbway shortly, and ...

Ellipse wrote: The factory said that these springs' tolerances are as tight as those of their aerospace customers.

The most important part of a buckling spring keyboard is the spring (it's in the name). Tolerances need to be tight on this, so I'm glad at least one factory is able to do it.

Update: Between DT and r/mk, we are currently up to 6 PCBs

I'm really interested in doing the FSSK https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/f-ssk-t10744.html mod and am considering getting the PCBs made. Depending on interest, I may turn this into a limited-run group buy, but for now I just want to see how many people are interested because of minimum order ...