Stabilizers & Hooks for Apple Keyboard

Mcbeef

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Hi all,
I stumbled upon this Apple Keyboard from 1988. It has Alps Salmon switches and seems to be working but it is missing a stabilizer under the spacebar together with the "hooks" to attach the stabilizer to the metal backplate.

There is an online store that sells stabilizers and hooks for, among others, Alps switches but it's quite hard and expensive to get in the Netherlands. So I made a small tool to shape my own stabilizer from 304 rvs. Then I decided I might make different sizes to accommodate the other buttons on the keyboard and before I knew. I made a small toolbox for it.

If people are interested and nearby (within postal range) I can make you all the stabilizers you need.
 

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Hey, that's a nice idea! Thank you for posting it. Do you plan to upload the 3D model files anywhere?
Hi, I am not sure about uploading the files because ideas are easily stolen online. (I am not sure it even works) I might put the files up here if anyone is interested.
 
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