What's on your workbench today?

ddrfraser1 · May 25, 2021, 6:13pm

Off topic but still cool:

Turned my C64 mini into this little thing that I can mount in a 3.5 inch floppy bay.

rpiguy9907 · May 25, 2021, 6:31pm

Amazing!

Andreas · May 25, 2021, 7:12pm

Love it. Love your mod. Love the NES on the ground. Love your wall decoration. Love your toe

ddrfraser1 · May 25, 2021, 7:15pm

Thanks. I try

rpiguy9907 · May 25, 2021, 7:31pm

Leading Edge Blue Alps snuck into frame too. Nice find.

ajoflo · May 27, 2021, 11:54pm

What!?!

So just when you think you’ve bottomed out, there’s still a bump left to go. Nice. Could you have the bump occur on the upstroke? Kind of like haptic feedback on a PlayStation controller.

sarvopari · May 28, 2021, 1:25am

First time desoldering (a whole board) Took a couple switches to get used to it, but I think I have it now. I’m starting on one side of the pad, then moving the iron to the other side, then gently pushing against the pin until I see it moving—at which point—fwoop!—I solder sucker it up.

Deadeye · May 28, 2021, 1:31am

This is the correct face for “desoldering a whole board”

sarvopari · May 28, 2021, 2:08am

Bahaha, wish me fortitude pleasee

donpark · May 28, 2021, 2:11am

Maybe. 1mm is rather a small space though. I think a sloped ledge at the end may be more realistic than a bump with each keystroke ending on the ledge.

Results from the prototype:

bump needs to be further down. 4mm keytravel ends right where the bump was.
epoxy clay didn’t stay on.

chono · May 28, 2021, 8:55pm

Swapped out the default .5mm button spacers for the mouse clicks with .9mm on the left and .8mm on the right to eliminate pre-travel
Swapped out the 5mm DPI button with the 3mm DPI button because I don’t use that button at all
Lubed the mouse click rails/guides/whatever they are called with 205g0

djmantis · May 28, 2021, 9:05pm

Know any dope mods for a Logiteck MX Master?

Manofinterests · May 28, 2021, 9:21pm

I just have to ask because curiosity;

Do people who have mice with holes have issues with sweat and crud accumulating at the vertices of those hexagons?

chono · May 28, 2021, 9:38pm

This is my 2nd hole mouse and I haven’t had any issues, but I also don’t eat any where near my PC and I don’t like the way my hands feel if they’re a bit oily so I wash my hands pretty often…

M_er_sun · May 28, 2021, 9:57pm

No keyboards today, but giving my 1973 mini Marantz some much needed care. New bulbs, fixing a solder joint, cleaning etc. Will post an update when I’m finished