Re: source for mechanical keyswitches

2008-03-20 Thread Michael Paulsen
On 3/20/08, Reid Priedhorsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:20:21 +0100, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 11:12:12AM -0500, Reid Priedhorsky wrote: > >> Dear All, > >> > >> I would like to rebuild a keyboard that uses mechanical keyswitches (see > >> p

Re: source for mechanical keyswitches

2008-03-20 Thread Reid Priedhorsky
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:20:21 +0100, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 11:12:12AM -0500, Reid Priedhorsky wrote: >> Dear All, >> >> I would like to rebuild a keyboard that uses mechanical keyswitches (see >> previous post). Do any of you know where I can buy new mechanical >>

Re: source for mechanical keyswitches

2008-03-20 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 11:12:12AM -0500, Reid Priedhorsky wrote: > Dear All, > > I would like to rebuild a keyboard that uses mechanical keyswitches (see > previous post). Do any of you know where I can buy new mechanical > keyswitches? If they are like IBM model M clicky keyswitches, do they ev

source for mechanical keyswitches

2008-03-20 Thread Reid Priedhorsky
Dear All, I would like to rebuild a keyboard that uses mechanical keyswitches (see previous post). Do any of you know where I can buy new mechanical keyswitches? Or do I need to cannibalize old keyboards? If I do this, how can I tell which keyswitches are good and which are nearly worn out? I do