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We're making great progress! Come by and say hi!

Thanks so much!

The Chrome Return Bar will be fabricated but the Platen most likely will be integrated into the frame. The knobs would be sourced.

Qwerkywriter is now LIVE on Kickstarter! Enjoy!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/95 ... hanical-ke

Thank you so much! It was a labor of love. And honestly, I'd like to own a real production Qwerkywriter myself. I mean, isn't that the best reason for doing this?

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Buckling spring would be amazing and there would be a lot of benefits including making the keycap weight a bit higher for better feel without making the stem feel wobbly.

I honestly don't know where to even begin. I own a unicomp space saver and from what I understand they own the BS patent and ...

yes! bluetooth!

Should be fun!

Are the keys, apart from being so nice, also *comfortable* to type on?

I highly doubt that that it will be more comfortable to type on than a typical keyboard. But the appeal is in the style and vintage. Just don't expect to type 150 words/minute on it.

You pretty much summed it up. My pitch is ...

Broadmonkey wrote:badass audio setup is badass!

I think it would benefit if the keycaps would retain the ability to change the legend (like on modern relegendable keycaps). That way, different languages would also be supported much easier.

This is a very interesting idea!

Are the keys, apart from being so nice, also *comfortable* to type on?

There was a lengthy debate on this on another forum (geekhack) between staying true to the vintage aesthetic versus modernization. It's a struggle and honestly it's purely my own interpretation of how to balance it. When we do ...

Broadmonkey wrote:badass audio setup is badass!

I think it would benefit if the keycaps would retain the ability to change the legend (like on modern relegendable keycaps). That way, different languages would also be supported much easier.

That sure is a great point! I will keep that in mind!

Most typewriters have a metal spacebar that it nice and big and thick. I recommend looking into something like that, but I imagine a long metal key like that may add significant costs.

I love the idea. I own several aluminum spacebars and they are awesome. But yes, high manufacturing costs keeps ...

The keycap CAD design will be the very first thing we'll be tackling, if successful. The modifiers will definitely get another look over for sure.

Folks here at deskthority are such PRO's so I'm really looking forward to getting lots of advice and feedback.

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Hi there! Yeah I think the final photos I'm preparing hopefully can meet those expectations. I will post those here and you guys can give me your honest feedback when those come out.

Absolutely, I've got Hi Res Pics incoming soon! and a making of video! You guys are the best!

This is a repost from Geekhack but I wanted to post this on Deskthority because I value this community's insight and expertise tremendously.

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It's been a year and a half in the making and I'm about to launch my Kickstarter in 2 weeks. Below is a teaser pic of the ...

I only had the sense to research the bluetooth concept after well into the project. I think bluetooth absolutely makes sense! I plan to incorporate bluetooth transmitter on a new keyboard project based on the lessons learned from this project! Thanks so much for your kind words!

OMG! Oh NO!!! Datamancer was HUGE inspiration to me. I own one of his custom keyboards. This is truly sad and TERRIBLE news! (

https://vimeo.com/89983782

Here is the video of how I did it!

Hey guys,

I've a newbie to this site but I'm pretty active on other keyboard mod sites like GH and such. Anyway I thought you guys would get a kick out of a typewriter keyboard mod I just completed recently.

http://i.imgur.com/RSzpfQF.jpg

I'll post my blog info if and when I get admin approval ...