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Finally found some fitting caps for my BRK OUT: Vintage Triumph Adler harvested from a Gabriele 9009 typewriter.

Keeb: https://github.com/weteor/BrkOut/

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Actually the whole machine is giving me a geek-gasm

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's quite the chonker 😅

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's it like to type on? Is it clicky?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The one I got was so dusty, it was mostly scratchy... I just took off the caps and put the rest into storage for later 😅

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what is this keyboard layout? looks gorgeous btw

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

it's aptmak plus random caps on the keys i don't use :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My god, that looks incredible

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you! :) Hoping to get a case printed in retro beige for the full old school look...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That sounds so rad! I'd love to see it again when you have a beige version :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'll definitely post it once done :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

right thumb :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What, and they just fit?!

Edit: It looks great!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

pretty much, yea! The Gabriele used cherry MY switches iirc, and the stems are very similar :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aha, interesting! This opens up an entirely new category of things to look for in thrift stores, for me. It hadn't occurred to me that electrical typewriters would be of relevance! Thanks for the learning!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Afaik, there's only a few models that you can use the switches of... Here's some more details: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19UCdgpzgFKxGdhGBXevc7OxsyMYAmwKew-pMzkjfXtI/htmlview

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So cool! I've been hoping to see one of these daughterboard orthocades in the wild. Have any extra parts? Would love to build one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Got all of it through a mini-groupbuy, so just one set of components for me... I bet you'd find other people to share with, though! 😊

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

beautiful build as always 😍

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you Bubble! 💚

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That looks 👌