deskthority

Just received my FSSK and F104 today. Got the FSSK set up with no problems at all. Solenoid installed and set to max throw. Man... I am exactly as blown away as I had hoped I would be!

Without question this is very likely my "end game" keyboard... or pair of them... unless someone convinces me that ...

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Any other next ideas?


Okay, I'll throw something a bit wild out there, since you asked for ideas:

How about a cap buckling spring KB with room for a small computer to be mounted inside (Pi or similar), complete with a standard (or minimal) I/O shield, passive cooling, and a PC speaker? I ...

Oh man, those are gorgeous! Thanks for the update and let me just put this out there: attention to detail is everything in a niche project like this. I don’t mind the wait when the results are this good.

Yeah, I'll second that opinion on both Unicomp and ClickyKeyboards. I've dealt with both repeatedly and have never been disappointed.

Since you've cleaned the membranes and examined the traces, I might check to see that you haven't overtightened the bolts in the backplate causing some / all of the traces to be permanently activated due to the pressure being applied to them.

I'm just starting a similar journey on a few M's that I ...

I am ready to start work on this project except for sourcing the type of screw I want to use. I've read all of the opinions about screw vs bolt and I have decided to go with screws. Can anyone post a product link or otherwise tell me where to find the right ones? Some suppliers use different terms ...

Yeah, I've been wondering how to manage that part of it, so this will be quite helpful, thank you! Especially since I have 9 in total that I will eventually be working on, including a 122-key (1395660), and two "Quiet Touch" specimens (71G4644).

Man, on the topic of the RD ones - I got them for a ...

Thank you for the detail and encouragement fohat and browncow. As I mentioned, I am really looking forward to this work, especially the tedium, oddly enough.

Having purchased a 1391401 from clickeykeyboards.com last year, I found that enjoy using the keyboard so much that I have decided to try my hand at a full refurb and screw mod. I found the 1391401 pictured here on eBay for $10, listed as untested, missing keycaps, and no cable. Well, it works just ...

Excellent suggestion to try to work up a group buy. Thank you for that.

A while back I purchased a couple of Keychron keyboards (Q1 Pro and Q3 Pro SE - both ANSI layout) for which Keychron shows brass switch plates for sale, but have been out of stock for months now, and I'm tired of waiting. I installed one in another keyboard and immediately loved how it felt and ...