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Keyboard Mod

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:19 am
by kappage
Well, Today i found an old keyboard and i thought i might make a Keyboard mod its looking to be pretty sweet already heres a few pics ill post more as i continue on.

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The keyboard

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The Base

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The Rubber typing bit

What im planning on doing is spray painting the Bottom metal Toxic green and then mount it so you actually are just typing with the Rubber bit with no keys, if all goes to plan it should be done by this weekend and my touch screen should be in by then aswell.

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:24 am
by DMB2000uk
Sounds good, but you sure that you are going to be able to type comfortably on the rubber for any length of time?

Dan

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:49 am
by kappage
I have tried it, i can do it so long as i dont look or i get confused.

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:04 am
by Tech_Greek
kappage wrote:I have tried it, i can do it so long as i dont look or i get confused.
I want a futurisitc keyboard that would be cool, but I want gelkeys instead of plastic! :)

Good luck on project

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:49 am
by kappage
Im just trying to work on the connection now, i line it up perfect apply pressure evenly from what i can see and the lower half doesnt work!!!, but i am working on it.

@Tech Geek: Its got rubber keys or buttons.

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:51 am
by kappage
well it is done and fully working, my net is capped atm so ill get some pictures up asap

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:58 am
by kappage
Well here are the pictures as promised

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all i can say is that it is confusing......

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:16 am
by DMB2000uk
Its defiantly different and striking.

I thought that it might have looked tacky but I think you pulled it off. :mrgreen:

Now I thought that a keyboard with keys covered up was bad, but this is something else!

Dan

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:28 am
by kappage
i just need to keep saying to my self "just dont look" "you looked" "you idiot" "now were is F and J....."

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:31 am
by DMB2000uk
Lol, I was thinking that you don't have the lumps to know where the home row is. Why don't you put a ring of black (say permanent marker) on the tops of those two keys?

Dan

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:22 am
by bubba
Well that should slow down the request to use your PC the non leet.

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:48 am
by kappage
I like your thinking Bubba!!!

I doubt even my older brother who is a pc Genius compared to me would know what key is what!!

@ Dan: ill try to learn it for now!

Re: Keyboard Mod

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:19 am
by =LAS=Spitfire
haha thats different but I like it. Nice work man