Author Topic: Poker DIY kit - EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE AT GEEKHACK ! ! ! (Read 27719 times)

elton5354 · « **Reply #30 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 12:00:25 »

Might as well buy new poker that is pre built for that price than to solder it for $140

jdcarpe · « **Reply #31 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 12:01:02 »

Quote from: tsangan;586384

Nice price! Compared to the people that ACTUALLY want to help others in the Phantom GB, your price is just 700% higher!

Soldering 60~ switches takes what? 2 hours if you're slow? $70 an hour is good business, you should quite your day job and do this full time! Bound to get lots of business

They are charging only $20 to solder a Phantom board? Wow.

tsangan · « **Reply #32 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 12:01:48 »

Quote from: jdcarpe;586390

They are charging only $20 to solder a Phantom board? Wow.

Yeah, people were doing it out of kindness of their heart to help fellow members get some custom boards

There was higher price options also for rush service but I forgot what they were

One other person was charging $50 but that was the highest

Quote from: elton5354;586388

Might as well buy new poker that is pre built for that price than to solder it.

I rather buy 2 kits and risk messing up 4 PCBs then pay $140 for a 2 hour job

net2522 · « **Reply #33 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 12:03:19 »

Time to learn 101 how to slodering?

1st Quit smoke make your hand more steady.

jdcarpe · « **Reply #34 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 12:03:24 »

Quote from: tsangan;586391

I rather buy 2 kits and risk messing up 4 PCBs then pay $140 for a 2 hour job

Just let me know a fair price and I will do it for that. Not trying to gouge anyone, I just didn't know.

jdcarpe · « **Reply #35 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 12:05:12 »

Quote from: net2522;586393

Time to learn 101 how to slodering?

1st Quit smoke make your hand more steady.

Nah, you'll be breathing in those solder fumes, anyway. Smokers' lungs are probably better conditioned for it.

tsangan · « **Reply #36 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 12:05:51 »

Quote from: jdcarpe;586394

Just let me know a fair price and I will do it for that. Not trying to gouge anyone, I just didn't know.

Well it depends on how much free time you have really and how efficient you are at soldering, I'm sure you can come up with a good price.

with that said though, it's probably not worth it for people that cannot do it themselves as buying a finished poker is $100~ and a alum case is like $120~ so it's essentially the same price as buying this kit and getting someone to do the soldering, no benefits out of this. For people that are looking for some DIY fun then this is pretty cool

jdcarpe · « **Reply #37 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 12:12:20 »

Quote from: tsangan;586397

Well it depends on how much free time you have really and how efficient you are at soldering, I'm sure you can come up with a good price.

I edited my original post.

Quote from: tsangan;586397

with that said though, it's probably not worth it for people that cannot do it themselves as buying a finished poker is $100~ and a alum case is like $120~ so it's essentially the same price as buying this kit and getting someone to do the soldering, no benefits out of this. For people that are looking for some DIY fun then this is pretty cool

Agreed, but I'm sure some people will like the idea of a factory-made aluminum case.

tsangan · « **Reply #38 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 12:17:03 »

Quote from: jdcarpe;586402

Agreed, but I'm sure some people will like the idea of a factory-made aluminum case.

From what I know vortex will be offering these just like their tenkeyless aluminum case which would be offered with a keyboard inside and just the case separate.

Also Imsto's and treble318's poker shells are just as good machine made, maybe even more so. Especially Imsto's his shell has REALLY thick walls with 3 sets of changeable feets

mkawa · « **Reply #39 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 12:20:03 »

i'll be offering a soldering service for these. going off of profo's pricing, how about 40 + ship per board, 70 + ship for 2 boards? that sound pretty reasonable?

i'm not sure how many i'll have time for. PM if interested

SmallFry · « **Reply #40 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 12:25:41 »

This is sweet, I think I shall have to indulge upon one of these kits...

lan123 · « **Reply #41 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 12:38:51 »

wow, this is very awesome. Nice iMav.

whiskerBox · « **Reply #42 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 12:49:09 »

Um maybe this question was already addressed and I just missed it, but does this kit include the stabilizers?

bavman · « **Reply #43 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 12:49:16 »

All you need is a $10 soldering iron from radioshack and a roll of solder.
I would say it would take you 1 hour max even if your slow.

jdcarpe · « **Reply #44 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 13:03:37 »

Actually, I will solder 2 of these for FREE if 2 people would let me keep their extra PCB. PM me if interested.

lan123 · « **Reply #45 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 13:08:27 »

how much does a solder kit cost?

demik · « **Reply #46 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 13:11:53 »

Like 10-12 for a cheap one

alaricljs · « **Reply #47 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 13:13:38 »

If you read the whole thread your question should be answered, however you also haven't worded it clearly enough. Are you looking for an already-built poker? Better to buy a compete poker w/ plastic case and an alu case and transplant it. If you are looking to buy a soldering iron and solder there's a thread in the other geeky stuff forum on soldering irons.

net2522 · « **Reply #48 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 13:17:00 »

I'm just can't hold my hand to steady enough to solder.

iMav · « **Reply #49 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 13:32:55 »

Quote from: elton5354;586388

Might as well buy new poker that is pre built for that price than to solder it for $140

Note, it includes an aluminum case...

jdcarpe · « **Reply #50 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 13:39:13 »

^ They were just talking about the ridiculous price I had originally quoted for soldering services, which I have since adjusted to a fair value.

The company I work for charges $120/hr for technical services, so I didn't know how outrageous the price quoted would seem.

dirge · « **Reply #51 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 13:47:43 »

How much would UK shipping be?

Djuzuh · « **Reply #52 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 13:49:07 »

The compagny you work for has to pay taxes, secretaries/bureautics, research and developpement, locals, furnitures and equippement, and all the time the employee spend not directly working for a client

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We suppose you have a home and equipement for yourself which are already paid off or that you are working for, and are only doing this to help somebody out ^^. So what you should charge for is only your time.

leehunz · « **Reply #53 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 13:51:26 »

seriously considering purchasing this wonderful kit.

i wanna see the aluminum case and i am wondering how much it will cost to ship to S.Korea.

is the case anodized?

jdcarpe · « **Reply #54 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 14:02:59 »

Quote from: Djuzuh;586500

The compagny you work for has to pay taxes, secretaries/bureautics, research and developpement, locals, furnitures and equippement, and all the time the employee spend not directly working for a client .

We suppose you have a home and equipement for yourself which are already paid off or that you are working for, and are only doing this to help somebody out ^^. So what you should charge for is only your time.

You're exactly right, of course. I wish I would have thought of that before I posted my original quote and made myself seem like an ass.

I'm good at soldering, but I suck at setting prices.

DanGWanG · « **Reply #55 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 14:11:46 »

Quote from: dante;586513

This is going to sound stupid but what is "4x tape" for?

Probably grips.

rhune · « **Reply #56 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 14:49:25 »

Would it be possible to order this WITHOUT the aluminum case? Looked through the thread and didn't see anyone else ask..

boost · « **Reply #57 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 14:50:55 »

Quote from: dante;586513

This is going to sound stupid but what is "4x tape" for?

Grips

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lan123 · « **Reply #58 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 14:57:15 »

Quote from: boost;586562

Grips

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lol... nice.

elton5354 · « **Reply #59 on:** Mon, 30 April 2012, 15:07:15 »

What size are the LED bulbs if I want to add them to each switch? 2mm?

EDIT: Ok thanks
I guess these will work

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