Using Selectric Keycaps on a beam spring Keyboard

Wingklip · 24 Apr 2017, 10:38

Is it possible? They seem to fit but I can't get them to stay on stable. They rock forward really easily and don't stay on, but the fit seems to be fine. I've also noticed that the selectric ones have the stalks without the gap in the middle.

Really don't want to use a German layout lol

andrewjoy · 24 Apr 2017, 12:21

You can use mx caps . Just jam on them a bit they will fit.

Wingklip · 24 Apr 2017, 13:48

andrewjoy wrote: You can use mx caps . Just jam on them a bit they will fit.

Naniiiii

Anyhow this is the result of cannibalising a selectric 2:

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Note the inverted y because sculpted profile lol

andrewjoy · 24 Apr 2017, 14:42

LOL

Looks cool tho .

Wingklip · 24 Apr 2017, 15:22

andrewjoy wrote: LOL

Looks cool tho .

Do Cherry caps really fit without breaking anything?

I would consider getting a high profile one for my control and alt buttons

andrewjoy · 24 Apr 2017, 15:26

Wingklip wrote:
andrewjoy wrote: LOL

Looks cool tho .
Do Cherry caps really fit without breaking anything?

I would consider getting a high profile one for my control and alt buttons

Without breaking , yes .

Without stretching the cherry mount a little , no.

codemonkeymike · 25 Apr 2017, 13:49

I thought Selectric 1 keycaps were supposed to be tight on beam-spring mounts, maybe it is different for selectric 2. Something you can try is a thin sheet of rubber like the keyboard had originally.

kuato · 25 Apr 2017, 16:13

Early selectric caps fit tight on bs stems. They're kind of a pain to remove from the typewriter so you have to be very patient not to brake anything.

andrewjoy · 25 Apr 2017, 18:33

Holy shit that looks cool.

Madhias · 25 Apr 2017, 18:56

andrewjoy wrote: Holy shit that looks cool.

Yes, that blue is amazing!

codemonkeymike · 25 Apr 2017, 19:31

You do loose some of the charm of the front printed num-pad on the keyboard though

Wingklip · 26 Apr 2017, 11:28

kuato wrote: Early selectric caps fit tight on bs stems. They're kind of a pain to remove from the typewriter so you have to be very patient not to brake anything.

A 3278? Nise! Where can you find those blues?

Perhaps there are DSA's that look like that? It looks charming a n d classy

Bruh

codemonkeymike · 26 Apr 2017, 13:51

Wingklip wrote:
kuato wrote: Early selectric caps fit tight on bs stems. They're kind of a pain to remove from the typewriter so you have to be very patient not to brake anything.
A 3278? Nise! Where can you find those blues?

Perhaps there are DSA's that look like that? It looks charming a n d classy

Bruh

A Selectric lol. Cindy had one a while ago and I saw one on eBay once.

kuato · 26 Apr 2017, 14:03

Wingklip wrote:
kuato wrote: Early selectric caps fit tight on bs stems. They're kind of a pain to remove from the typewriter so you have to be very patient not to brake anything.
A 3278? Nise! Where can you find those blues?

Perhaps there are DSA's that look like that? It looks charming a n d classy

Bruh

that's a 3276. I bought a blue keyset from Cindy a while back and sold it to a friend last year. These came from a spare blue selectric that I found locally, but these show up on eBay every once in a while.