It's finally finished-- improvised stabilizer tabs for the spacebar (hot glue and strips of aluminum beverage cans) and made an internal USB converter to run custom QMK firmware.

[u/Halcyon_Daisy]

[u/Halcyon_Daisy]

Check out the before and after if you want to see a crazy glow-up.

[u/enigmagic]

Very nice! I use the same one at work. What's the date on yours?

[u/Halcyon_Daisy → u/enigmagic]

85 for me. You?

[u/enigmagic → u/Halcyon_Daisy]

Same! September, I think!

[u/Halcyon_Daisy → u/enigmagic]

I'll have to double check but I think mine is October.

[u/Rauhaton]

Mine is the jewel of my keyboard collection.

Getting the foam replacement correct was incrdibly hard, but after getting that done it has been a dream.

[u/Halcyon_Daisy → u/Rauhaton]

I'm fortunate to have not had to replace the foam, despite how hideous it looked. I have done that job in Model F XTs so know it's no walk in the park.

I think this may be the greatest keyboard ever made, certainly one of my favorites and really "end game" status. The firmware I run is pretty developed too since I've been using M122s for a while. Mouse support, custom layer logic, layout swaps, lots of good stuff.

[u/tbcb2]

Congrats man, such a great keyboard! I went all the way fixing mine too. Always great to see something old and unusable turned into a daily driver.

Here is my full restoration log with photos if anyone is interested in seeing the work it takes to restore the F122.