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Beamspring space bar broken
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ayehavgunne
- Location: Austin TX
- Main keyboard: Always changing
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Master
- Favorite switch: Blue Alps
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I'm going about fixing up my newly acquired beamspring and the stabilizer hole on the underneath of the spacebar is broken.
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Anyone have some suggestions for repairing it?
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ZedTheMan
- Location: Central US
- Main keyboard: IModel F77/IBM 3101/Omnikey 102/96Kee
- Main mouse: Logitech G430/Logitech M570/Kensington Expert
- Favorite switch: Beamsprings. Alps SKCM Blue, Capacitive Buckling S
- DT Pro Member: 0219
Seconding ABS welding. This is how I fixed mine on my personal 3101. It's kinda a pain because I lost the broken piece and essentially had to add layer after layer of abs paste and shave and mould it into the right shape. Took a long time.... but it works!
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Weezer
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: IBM F122
- Main mouse: Dell 0KKMH5
- Favorite switch: IBM buckling spring & beam spring
I can't comment on what the best method for this is because I'm not super skilled at plastic repair. My fix would probably be bending a paperclip into a hole and then gluing it to the bottom xD I was fortunate enough to have a very kind and helpful member on here help me out with a similar repair.
What beamspring did you pick up though? Would you mind posing a pick?
What beamspring did you pick up though? Would you mind posing a pick?
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ayehavgunne
- Location: Austin TX
- Main keyboard: Always changing
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Master
- Favorite switch: Blue Alps
- DT Pro Member: -
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Unfortunately, broken is the way it came and I don't have the broken off piece.
Here are some picks so far. I am replacing the foam right now.
https://imgur.com/a/yUSlwhp
Other than this space bar everything looks to be in really nice shape.
It was listed as a 3276 but I don't see anything in it that indicates a model number or a year. From what I have(n't) found online I don't know what difference there is between the 3276 and the 3278 but it seems to be one of the two.
Here are some picks so far. I am replacing the foam right now.
https://imgur.com/a/yUSlwhp
Other than this space bar everything looks to be in really nice shape.
It was listed as a 3276 but I don't see anything in it that indicates a model number or a year. From what I have(n't) found online I don't know what difference there is between the 3276 and the 3278 but it seems to be one of the two.
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AJM
- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: Geonworks W1-AT
- Favorite switch: Lichicx Lucy
- DT Pro Member: 0231
That board looks great!
But have you mounted all the switches rotated by 180° (stems angled towards the front instead of the back) on purpose? That results in the weirdest keycap profile, I've seen so far.
But have you mounted all the switches rotated by 180° (stems angled towards the front instead of the back) on purpose? That results in the weirdest keycap profile, I've seen so far.
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ayehavgunne
- Location: Austin TX
- Main keyboard: Always changing
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Master
- Favorite switch: Blue Alps
- DT Pro Member: -
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Those pictures are of when it arrived. I am giving it a thorough cleaning and replacing the foam still. I'll put it back together in the correct orderAJM wrote: 15 Jul 2020, 20:18 That board looks great!
But have you mounted all the switches rotated by 180° (stems angled towards the front instead of the back) on purpose? That results in the weirdest keycap profile, I've seen so far.
