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i've recently thought up a little project idea for myself and figured i would post my thoughts.
i'm not sure how how feasible (or how durable) this would be but i'll post the idea anyways and do a little bit more research as i go.
i have a (currently broken) model m keyboard 1391401 (the unicomp classic is a remake of this keyboard) and am looking to repair the keyboard by buying a new logic board and membrane/backer board set from unicomp. however (and this has plagued me for years) the beige color is not too much to look at.
now i could be like the rest and just paint or dye it black, red or some other color, however, i had the novel idea that it may look pretty decent skinned with a vinyl print which was then secured using some decent permanent adhesive..
the rest of the keyboard i would like to vinyl dye black. so that it is nondescript and doesnt really stand out. as for keys i would either dye them some color or use the grey keys from unicomp (i would just buy a keyboard and strip out what i want in that case).
concept 1
concept 2
i was also thinking about doing a removable usb cable mod as well as possibly adding in a usb3.0 powered hub to the rear of the keyboard. and sleeving all the wires into one cord.
this is the keyboard as is without any sort of modifications.
this is a quick template i cut out to fit. i do not have sides cut out yet as this is just a proof of concept at this point. i do not have it trimmed to length yet also. again, just a proof of concept.
here the pieces are shown overlayed on the keyboard. i managed to get a pretty decent fit with just a bit of tracing and simple measurements.
at this point in time this is just a proof of concept and throwing of an idea out for some comments.
i need to purchase repair components (or a donor keyboard) from unicomp before i can begin.
i also need to look into some prices for vinyl printing, rit dye and some usb 3.0 hubs.
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glad to hear any thoughts and comments.
i'm not sure how how feasible (or how durable) this would be but i'll post the idea anyways and do a little bit more research as i go.
i have a (currently broken) model m keyboard 1391401 (the unicomp classic is a remake of this keyboard) and am looking to repair the keyboard by buying a new logic board and membrane/backer board set from unicomp. however (and this has plagued me for years) the beige color is not too much to look at.
now i could be like the rest and just paint or dye it black, red or some other color, however, i had the novel idea that it may look pretty decent skinned with a vinyl print which was then secured using some decent permanent adhesive..
the rest of the keyboard i would like to vinyl dye black. so that it is nondescript and doesnt really stand out. as for keys i would either dye them some color or use the grey keys from unicomp (i would just buy a keyboard and strip out what i want in that case).
concept 1
concept 2
i was also thinking about doing a removable usb cable mod as well as possibly adding in a usb3.0 powered hub to the rear of the keyboard. and sleeving all the wires into one cord.
this is the keyboard as is without any sort of modifications.
this is a quick template i cut out to fit. i do not have sides cut out yet as this is just a proof of concept at this point. i do not have it trimmed to length yet also. again, just a proof of concept.
here the pieces are shown overlayed on the keyboard. i managed to get a pretty decent fit with just a bit of tracing and simple measurements.
at this point in time this is just a proof of concept and throwing of an idea out for some comments.
i need to purchase repair components (or a donor keyboard) from unicomp before i can begin.
i also need to look into some prices for vinyl printing, rit dye and some usb 3.0 hubs.
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glad to hear any thoughts and comments.
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