Re: Model M Key Cap Replacement WAS: Keyboards and the Model M (was Re: NEC ProSpeed 386)

2016-06-01 Thread Guy Dawson 
On my 1992 IBM Model M most of the key caps are removable but some are not.
Notably, wider keys such as Backspace, Enter and the big + on the numeric
pad don't have removable caps. They're like the Unicomp Wide Keys.


On 1 June 2016 at 14:52, geneb  wrote:

> On Tue, 31 May 2016, Christopher Satterfield wrote:
>
> Unicomp still sells replacement caps (
>> http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/category/Buttons ), however I believe they
>> have a minimum order amount (price). There are also the ever-so-hated
>> keyboard forums where you can often post a "Looking for" and find someone
>> with some spares they'll dump dirt cheap or free.
>>
>> AFAIK, the key caps that Unicomp sells are the monolithic cap & plunger
> that their keyboards use, not the two-part keys that the real Model M
> keyboards use.  (For those not aware, the Model M key cap is separate from
> the plunger - the key cap is _literally_ just a cap on top of a smaller key
> form that's got the plunger molded in.)
>
> g.
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Re: Model M Key Cap Replacement WAS: Keyboards and the Model M (was Re: NEC ProSpeed 386)

2016-06-01 Thread geneb 

On Tue, 31 May 2016, Christopher Satterfield wrote:


Unicomp still sells replacement caps (
http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/category/Buttons ), however I believe they
have a minimum order amount (price). There are also the ever-so-hated
keyboard forums where you can often post a "Looking for" and find someone
with some spares they'll dump dirt cheap or free.

AFAIK, the key caps that Unicomp sells are the monolithic cap & plunger 
that their keyboards use, not the two-part keys that the real Model M
keyboards use.  (For those not aware, the Model M key cap is separate from 
the plunger - the key cap is _literally_ just a cap on top of a smaller 
key form that's got the plunger molded in.)


g.


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Re: Model M Key Cap Replacement WAS: Keyboards and the Model M (was Re: NEC ProSpeed 386)

2016-05-31 Thread Swift Griggs 
On Tue, 31 May 2016, Christopher Satterfield wrote:
> Unicomp still sells replacement caps (
> http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/category/Buttons ), however I believe they
> have a minimum order amount (price). There are also the ever-so-hated
> keyboard forums where you can often post a "Looking for" and find someone
> with some spares they'll dump dirt cheap or free.

One can also 3D print keycaps for Cherry MX switches. There are models out 
there for free. Here's someone doing it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub4cb-u8EWA

-Swift

Re: Model M Key Cap Replacement WAS: Keyboards and the Model M (was Re: NEC ProSpeed 386)

2016-05-31 Thread Christopher Satterfield 
Unicomp still sells replacement caps (
http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/category/Buttons ), however I believe they
have a minimum order amount (price). There are also the ever-so-hated
keyboard forums where you can often post a "Looking for" and find someone
with some spares they'll dump dirt cheap or free.

Model M Key Cap Replacement WAS: Keyboards and the Model M (was Re: NEC ProSpeed 386)

2016-05-31 Thread Ali 
While on the subject anyone know where one can buy replacement key caps? 
-Ali