deskthority

Actually, I can forecast what will happen based on the past ethical records of Model F labs:

The shipping will be delayed (artificially) until the tariffs are reduced enough.

This can/will be done, as there has never been a fixed deadline on delivery of products. It may not be ethical, but ...

wobbled wrote: Yesterday, 01:28 Good job piping down little man

Insults only work if the recipient respects you. Send that PM if you want to talk, otherwise refrain from doing so. I assume every response from you in this thread will be on-topic and relevant to the discussion going forward.

EDIT: I'm not going to pollute this thread further by continuing the flame war. It's immature and counter productive. If you want to continue slinging insults, send a PM.

I don’t know why you’re so obsessed with defending this guy, but anyway clearly you don’t know tariffs, allow me to help. I know you swedes don’t really have any great universities so your education may leave something to be desired.
You are from the US so any comment on education is an instant ...

This is on Ellipse to pay anyway as he is the one importing them from China.


Tariffs are paid by the end customer, always. That's how tariffs work. Otherwise companies would sacrifice their profit margins which won't happen. Not here nor anywhere else. If people understood this before ...

This is on Ellipse to pay anyway as he is the one importing them from China.


Tariffs are paid by the end customer, always. That's how tariffs work. Otherwise companies would sacrifice their profit margins which won't happen. Not here nor anywhere else. If people understood this before voting we ...

Again, not to worry anyone as these keyboards are months away from completion and I do not expect this to be an issue later this year.


Unless you're personally arranging for a Luigi situation in regards to Trump, I think it's safe to assume things are going to get much, much worse in a few ...

Nothing just yet in terms of a new update. The factory is still working on those remaining parts (module assembly, case parts and top and bottom inner assembly plates) noted with last month's update; they are expected to take several months in total to complete. The expectation is still for these ...

Switching the keys is a good idea. Only problem is that the keyboards are 800km apart from each other (using them in two different locations).


Where in Sweden are you exactly? I have a bunch of spare keycaps you could borrow if you want to (random alphas and modifiers like numpad, F-keys etc ...

Going through the steps in the 'Manual' and before I continue I want to see if this has happened with anyone else. My 'd' key just dies all of sudden but works perfectly and registers with the solenoid if the 'e' or 'f' key are held down and then I type a 'd'. I took all the keys off and did ...

Going through the steps in the 'Manual' and before I continue I want to see if this has happened with anyone else. My 'd' key just dies all of sudden but works perfectly and registers with the solenoid if the 'e' or 'f' key are held down and then I type a 'd'. I took all the keys off and did some ...

..I tried photogrammetry to make a 3d scan of the flipper, but developers nowadays are too lazy to write anything without CUDA, so I failed. If anybody wants to help - I can send you the photos and you can use colmap (I hope) to create the model.
I only got to "point cloud" step, which is ...

I hade some scratchy keys too on my F62 which I solved (to my satisfaction at least) by polishing them with a whetstone for kitchen knives. Don't remember the grit but pretty fine. I'm guessing you've tried something similar already though.

Looks absolutely gorgeous. I'm just wondering if I'm regretting getting an ISO one instead of an ANSI one since I've converted to using ANSI at home. But I guess I'll just have to work more at the office to make sure I get full use of it. I'd love to see a sample of the industrial gray with the ...

wobbled wrote: 25 Jan 2025, 16:38 I'm an angsty teenager and I'm having a tantrum

I know, but please have it in your own thread because your contributions aren't wanted

Hi Ellipse,

Thanks for this. Just to be sure, the manual you are referring to is here: https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/manual/ ?
If so, I am not seeing the section dedicated to adjusting the spacebar. Thanks.


Part 1: Initial Setup and Troubleshooting Guide, Section E.

But I'll just chime in ...

Well it’s a good job that free speech is a thing then isn’t it? Had joe bought deskthority we would probably be banned by now.
I don’t really care that you want to keep up with the latest updates, you’re perfectly capable of scrolling, and we do not have to move our discussions elsewhere, that’s ...

Can't a moderator split out all discussions about how horrible Ellipse is to a new thread so this one can be kept on topic?


My posts are not about "Model F Labs" representative. This is just one of the examples to be considered.
Please do not make it personal. It is not.

Having said the ...

Can't a moderator split out all discussions about how horrible Ellipse is to a new thread so this one can be kept on topic?

Sounds very interesting. I'm in Europe though but if there ever manifests a complete kit to convert a Model M to an F I'd probably buy one if the shipping and duty costs aren't prohibitively expensive.

I feel that the additional foam padding and slight enlargement of the top inner assembly module holes (more like the IBM originals but not so large that the keys wobble a lot - like on the IBM originals) refines the beam spring sound and eliminates much of the additional reverberation and higher ...

There is no need to write a lot to answer such a long (wall) text : FMF - Free Model F - DT project & (real) Group buy

I believe that all answers can be found in the referenced post.


Great initiative! Now that you can deliver Model F keyboards in the hands of people that want them, AND have a ...

Companies are known to use open-source tools and never contribute back. Some do not even give attribution like they are legally required to.


Guess why FreeBSD is so popular amongst the likes of NetApp and Netflix :)


Giving back to the community by making new Model Fs and Beam Springs ...

Your last point is totally accurate though, it's always crazy clever and inventive to tell the Chinese what you want using information given to you for free by others, and have them crack the whip at their factory slaves to make it happen on your behalf. Brilliant.


Seems like you have a whole ...

Feedback request - for those outside the US and who received their new Model F keyboard through UPS, how was the delivery experience? Did the box and keyboard survive OK or did the box get roughed up in shipping?

I got my F62 to Sweden about a year ago and it arrived in stellar condition with no ...

I presume its so that you can rip off the tape and put in more modules, in case you want keys there.


Wouldn't that require cutting the outer case, though? That can't be easy to make look good. And the matrix would need to include traces for those keys...


There's an extra option to have ...

Looking good! Can't wait to get mine. Still on the fence if I should get a 60% ANSI as well in addition to the BSSK ISO I ordered.

My experience is that it doesn't improve with time. If anything mine have gotten worse. I just tried wiping a little dialetric grease on the stem of one of the keys. It has helped for now, but I don't expect it to last given how the scratchiness is from the stem scraping along the top edge of the ...

But... my purpose for this message is for anyone who is wondering about the solenoid. The keyboard is really great in so many ways, but having the solenoid going just changes the whole experience in a way that I really hadn't expected. I thought it would just be some fun noise or whatever... but it ...

Nice! The beamspring sample looks great