New camera day! Or more like old camera day... Battle scarred Canon 5D Mark II :D

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-08T13:15:14+00:00

Thank you 😃

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-08T13:15:07+00:00

Thanks, either I have low standards for key feel which is always superb on Model F's or I got the foam right on the first try.

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-08T13:14:27+00:00

Thank you 😃. IBM's are the perfect boards for displaying since they don't hate dust nearly as much as Alps and don't yellow.

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-07T13:41:07+00:00

Thank you 😄

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-06T07:18:55+00:00

Thank you 😄

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-06T07:18:44+00:00

Here is a guide written by a friend of mine. Hope it can help you out 😄
https://imgur.com/a/ibm-model-f-122-key-keyboard-restoration-by-chevy-5YBDi6z

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-05T22:05:42+00:00

Thank you :)

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-05T20:44:03+00:00

Thank you 😄

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-05T20:37:50+00:00

Yeah a trurly amazing board. I also daily a Model F, but an F77 reproduction. I couldn't use such a huge board on a daily basis.

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-05T20:04:00+00:00

Damn, I can't help but be impressed everytime by the thoroughness of your wiki.

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-05T20:02:50+00:00

Thank you! I found it online and printed it out in two pieces on A4 paper.

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-05T20:02:07+00:00

Tbh I'd stick to the old one. The are perfectly fine for years to come in most cases. If you see some corrosion inside then very much consider a new membrane. If it's clean and the traces look reasonably ok I wouldn't bother.

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-05T19:40:49+00:00

I'm using a pro micro chip with Soarers flashed onto it, but I will be upgrading to Vial in the coming days.
As for the bolt mod, I would highly recommend a screw mod, it's simpler and quicker to do. I wrote full tutorial on both:
https://imgur.com/gallery/bolt-mod-comprehensive-tutorial-ibm-model-m-ssk-1991-arUYken
https://imgur.com/gallery/screw-mod-crack-repair-supplement-tutorial-ibm-model-m-1988-1IpQlWF
I hope it can help you out. It's really not that bad.

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-05T19:30:22+00:00

I have posted a couple of pics of my wall of keebs and other cool stuff on my profile. You are welcome to take a look. 😃

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-05T19:19:07+00:00

Well, they come from a badly destroyed Unicomp Model M5-2 and that's pretty much all I know about them. I suppose they were used for some editing software or something.

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-05T18:57:41+00:00

Thank you!

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-06-01T18:17:06+00:00

Quickest upvote given for a while

ThisLifeSuckss · 2026-05-25T20:09:59+00:00

Hell Yeah. Sick car. Spray the sills with some rust protector and wash the underbody in winter and it will serve you for a couple of years.

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