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IBM 5140 PC Convertible Keyboard Rivet Plug
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A simple fix for a fatal flaw in one of the world's most satisfying keyboards.
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The IBM 5140 has an incredible keyboard, but with a design flaw - there are two load-bearing screw bosses on the underside that surely were meant to have screws in them. Instead, they were heat-formed into rivets, that after 50 years are often broken.
This rivet plug fits snugly into the screw boss, and with a little glue should hold the keyboard fast against the cover.