11 Feb
2014
11 Feb
'14
5:16 a.m.
On 02/10/2014 02:10 PM, Maxx Wood wrote:
Hi everyone!
Thought I'd share my site with you. I restore/recondition M's despite their
condition. It's a labor of love for these fantastic mechanical keyboards.
The site is at http://www.phosphorglow.net/
Neat! Typing this on an M from November of '86 - I do find that I miss
having a caps lock LED sometimes, though.
If you are in need of a lovingly reconditioned M or
need yours restored,
please mosey over to my corner of the interwebs.
Have you encountered any problems with the r/h shift key? Mine has a habit
of sticking if it's pressed in the r/h 20% or so of the key width, and I
assume from new they were designed so they they could be hit at any spot;
obviously it seems to pivot a little and then jam. I assume it's worn
somewhere, although there aren't any visible signs of where it binds. A bit
of 'dry' lubricant a couple of times a year helps a lot, but isn't enough
to cure it entirely (and most of the time I'm not hitting the key in that
last 20% anyway, but once in a while it'll catch me out).
I could probably use another M (maybe even two) at some point, and also a
model F. But cleaning them up is part of the fun... :-)
cheers
Jules