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To open your Model M you'll need a 5.5mm nut driver.

Dishwasher isn't really a good idea. Water can get stuck inside and cause problems. Far better to disassemble the thing and do it manually.
That said, Model Ms aren't that hard to clean. The Care and Feeding of a Model M is a good article on this.

I would suspect components placed in the wash would be susceptible to long term rust problems. That is better than throwing it away because it is dirty. I personally have an old IBM Model M keyboard that can be disassembled. The plastic keycaps and outer casing is removable so I can wash that in water. The more delicate electronics I usually clean by hand with cotton swabs and other tools.

Here is a popular illustrated guide to cleaning a Model M. You can also buy one yourself from here. Although as a warning many Intel based motherboards have moved away from PS/2 ports so the days of the Model M may be numbered.

It's not the same size as our enter key. Personally, US keyboards piss me off. I think your enter key is way too small.

My wife suffers from repetive stress problems in her fingers and wrists. ...she finds old-fashioned mechanical typewriters much easier on her fingers because they offer gradual resistance rather than the feeling of moving through air then hitting a wall...

The old Model M IBM keyboards, with it's buckling spring", will meet the requirements, and for keyboard snobs like myself are the only way to type. http://www.3m3718.com/modelm.php http://www.preater.com/modelm/

Wow. That sure looks like they just took an old Model M keyboard and spray painted it. I know the old Ms don't have have windows keys, but _every_ other feature looks the same. Weird.