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Glad your keyboard arrived safely RainehDaze! That is a nice custom setup with the spring logo keys and HHKB style layout!

NilesLinus while I appreciate your longstanding support of the project, it appears that some of your comments are inaccurate and years out of date, as I can see that you were part of the very first batch of orders from many years ago; a lot has changed since then! It is clear that you did not ...

Here is the Apple/Mac F1-F15 set, updated as requested to be similar to the latest Mac design:

To reiterate, the solenoid will barely work unless you properly set the dwell time. I also recommend fully extending the solenoid L bracket, as detailed in the manual. The manual is on the new Model F project web site.

You may want to update to the latest firmware by following the manual. Not all keyboards are flashed with the latest factory firmware (only the classic and compact F104/FSSK, F15, and Round 1 beam spring boards currently are; the rest may not be). Generally, unless you can load the keyboard in Vial ...

Yes nac5605 - the factory is still working on this.

resonator you may want to burnish the back of the key stem and/or try the wiggle method for these keys. In my testing I have been unable to reproduce the issue you are describing. I do not think it is an issue with the key contacting the top of ...

I was asking about the hacksaw blade itself. I wasn't sure those were capable of cutting through 1-2mm of aluminum for the vertical sides you mentioned.

My F104 came in yesterday!

Surprisingly the box showed up in pretty reasonable shape externally, I was expecting a lot worse.
Despite two springs being bent over their barrels and one keycap somehow smashed a bit, everything popped together and worked straight away. I didn't have to troubleshoot ...

Here is a firmware One Shot Keys question from someone who recently received their keyboard: "if I keep pressing a key over and over, it stops working for roughly five seconds. I THINK this is “One Shot Keys”. There doesn’t appear to be a setting that I can find (in Vial) to TURN THIS OFF. I can set ...

I would say early to mid year at this point, since they have to take care of production and assembly and then we have to wait two months while they sail on the container ship.

Just wanted to thank you Ellipse for all your effort you put into making these new Model F keyboards a reality. I've been following this project for many years now and had an original F122 that started with the original xwhatsit firmware which never quite worked right for me despite constantly ...

pilcher my guess is you are not reinstalling the spring correctly, in the correct 12 o'clock position as well as with the spring about 1mm away from the 12 o'clock position of the barrel when the keyboard is held vertically, space bar end up. If the spring is too high up (too close to the 6 o'clock ...

They are still working on the samples. They expect to finish up production over the coming week or two and then they will do the assembly and testing to make sure everything is 100% functional before they send everything to me for final testing.

There are no major issues causing the delays; they ...

Great photos del20nd! Thanks for posting your review.

The manual mentions that the vertical stabilizers should have the larger ear on the right side for all keys except the ISO enter key, which has the larger ear on the left side. There is a photo that shows the normal orientation (larger ear on ...

I think this pandrew QMK firmware should work with the original xwhatsit controller: http://35.164.28.200:5000/#/xwhatsit/ibm/f62/xwhatsit/LAYOUT_default

With that firmware I believe you need to adjust the solenoid dwell time as described in the Model F project manual; otherwise the solenoid will ...

Nice photo! The badge goes well with the case and adds a nice touch.

I believe NKRO is enabled by default for NathanA firmware and not enabled for the previous pandrew firmware, which is still on the 62/77 boards which were manufactured beforehand. All other boards I believe use the NathanA ...

Probably yes, but there is not much to update in terms of the actual maintenance skills being shown. The factory of course updated their assembly processes a while back after the discovery of the issue with the assembly of some Round 1 modules, as this was fixed starting with the newer first aid kit ...

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 ...

I haven't received any DT email notifications since last week, though I am logged in and there have been new posts on my subscribed topics after the last time I refreshed the page. I am using a paid email address not gmail.

keycap yes you can upgrade an existing order to the low serial skip the line option by placing a new order.

The backlog time does vary as it is always an estimate; it might take a few extra weeks for orders placed in the past month that have not yet gone out since I am mailing out the F104/FSSK ...

Here is the draft Mac F1-F15 set, designed to match the legends style of Apple's keyboard. Please let me know your feedback:
Engr please do post photos of those bumpers on your Model F if possible!

That is normal. All Model F keyboards vary in their sound and each Model F keyboard sounds unique.

Yes, all appears normal

It is a tight fit, but I would install the case bolt inside the bottom case hole, then install the 1" bumper, and then install the bottom case to the top case. Be sure to install the bumper so that it is as far as possible away from the head of the bolt. I just tested it now and there is just enough ...

Yes, here are the additional BSSK mods available, as per the product page:

Mod 1: 3×5 right side block cut out area around the cursor keys (so you get 5 extra keys)

Mod 2: split right shift and split backspace

Everything looks correct from what I can see. The manual specifically notes that reseating keys many times will not solve most issues, and it has a step by step process to fix individual keys, including steps such as replacing the spring and testing with another keycap.

I suggest starting from the ...

Today I learned from some 10-K filings that Unicomp was acquired 7 years ago and then acquired by another company last year - I was not aware they were part of another company. Some details from the filing are copied below. The 2017 acquirer appears to focus on CRT monitors among other lines of ...

dr_xadium I think you have posted the first Classic Case F104 keyboard review! Glad that everything is up and running. I was confused initially as I wasn't sure if that was a Model F or Model M in the photo upon first glance! It matches nicely with the IBM beige color of the computer.

tyrantcyan ...

Nope; they are still working on them, I will post an update when they send me the update!

Now that Classic F104/Classic FSSK low serial orders have started shipping, just a reminder to check your junk folder in case the shipping confirmation email ends up there. This has happened a number of times from what folks have told me.

We also have the first videos featuring the new dye ...