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Stainless Steel: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0717/9095/files/TDS__Stainless_Steel_PLA_1.0.1.pdf?1771

Copper: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0717/9095/files/TDS__BrassBronzeCopper_HTPLA_1.0.0.pdf?1771

Their conductive filament (Is that what you tested?) contains carbon black.

I have no ...

I still have all the test equipment to do testing except for the PCBs (and none of it is still set up, alas).

BUT. I do have a reel of Copper and a reel of Stainless Steel FDM filament I could probably print those feet with.

Let me see if I can print them now, and if so - maybe I could throw a few ...

I actually abandoned the resin process because of the amount of resin waste I was producing.

(There's a minimum volume of resin you have to mix for (thermal?) reasons and I was blowing through a LOT of it during my iterations)

Sorry I'm late to the party, but are you using both a vacuum chamber and a pressure pot?

(I was able to cast these in 2012 with normal resin fairly consistently, before I fell off the forum like a degenerate)

I've just gotten back from Coventry, it's been a fair few years so I have a lot of catching up to do.

But to maybe save me some some hassle, can someone please let me know the current "best in class" for Model F conversion to USB. I have 5 of them to convert.

Is it still teensy with qmk et al ...

All the projects I've done are really personal projects that I've opened up to other people and made available. I have no interest in fabbing, building, shipping, and selling so I don't do it.

I'll help anyone that asks for help, but Open Source isn't my job.

DMA wrote: 23 Mar 2022, 00:12 Wait, you don't have a stepper in your basement?

I do have a pick and place machine

Good to see you again, how you been?

My God.

I walk away for a few years and people here have decided to observe reality?

I have failed.

I guess I could look at using xwhatsit, but that would mean having to actually design an electronically symmetrical board.

*eyes up his pile of PIIs in the corner of the room*

I wonder...

The freaking PSoC board used by DMA's Common Sense project is 20+ weeks backordered and I can't find them *anywhere*.

Sorry, I just needed to vent around those who would understand.

Oh, I do like this kind of art!

Muirium wrote: 22 Mar 2022, 21:16 It was a loved one and she died, unfortunately. He’s not likely ever coming back. I’ve been there. Eventually I did return but I can sympathise completely.

Oh, that's so sad. Thank you for letting me know.

Yeah - RL > DT

All the time he needs…

I just had someone on a discord channel tell me that I was overpaying by buying a teensy.

Nah, I'm only using a few of them - I can afford the extra $$ for the convenience and reliability. My time is worth it.

Now, if I were building a few hundred of them…

(nah, who am I kidding. If I was buying ...

XMIT wrote: 13 Feb 2022, 04:38 I keep trying to buy back the Model F parts I sold to lot_lizard, I even offered to pick them up in person.

Speaking of lot_lizard - has anyone heard from them?

Last I heard they were dealing with health problems. I'm hoping they're doing better.

It may be checking the VCF discord.

Probably, what's your timezone and availability look like?

(If anyone else wants to watch as far as I'm concerned their welcome to too)

If you're willing to use diptrace (and it's also free) I'll set up a meeting / screen share and teach you.

voidstar wrote: 15 Sep 2021, 07:51 I have a working 5110 that (thankfully!) survived shipping.

That device has a secret 360 emulator to debug mainframes.

What's the pitch of the FPC?

The dreary 60s/70s office is just me.
The telephones.
The stationary.
The computers and keyboards.

Speaking of... anyone got any guesses for ID? Are they modified vintage or custom made?
Thoughts?

wcass wrote: 17 Apr 2021, 05:14 I made this in 2011 and has been my daily driver since. Typing on it right now.
It doesn't show well in the picture, but the Caps Lock key has blue LED indicator under it.
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What happened to that glorious metal-milled beauty of Model F you built?

My thoughts exactly. It seems like OP just wants to tell others what to do while citing his years of open source projects and whatnot as an appeal to authority.


Well, he is an authority and his knowledge and access to resources are what make him well suited to this particular endeavour if it's ...

*woken up from my slumber by the prospect of spherical buckling spring caps*

Have money, will spend,

Hmm, I keep looking at that section and I wonder if it's a series of DIP switches and not an IC.

Can you get a peek under that frame to see what, if any components are hiding under there?

I wouldn't be so sure, look at this section:
Looks like a 14 pin DIP.

I would be amazed if the PCB is salvageable - but I would be deliriously happy to be proved wrong.

On the bright side, replacing it with a new one isn't difficult nowadays.

Two thoughts spring to mind:

1. You can already buy black cases from unicomp
2. I wonder if we approached them with an MOQ they'd be willing to stamp out some of these in custom colours.

I'd love the yellow

Got the board without more couple days ago.

In my first thought, its a 5251 beam spring or some kinda variant, but now I know it's not. Its much shorter than a nornal 77-key beam, more like being from a nondetachable device with case gone, so anybody here could give some help for identifying ...

I have to be honest, I really wish that we had this website in usenet format

Try the beamspring.dip file here:

https://github.com/redvers/modelf

For some reason I can't get a working diptrace here so I can't verify it. Let me know if it's good / bad.



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