Orion V2 Kustom TKL Group Buy

[MarkRobbo]

where did you all source your stabs?

I got mine from GON, but spirit sells them too (and gold plated wire)

[sncbraxsc2]

where did you all source your stabs?

Got mine from GON http://www.gonskeyboardworks.com/

but saw icyskyz was selling some on reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/3rr1yb/tw_h_stabilizer_wires_blue_sleeved_mini_usb_cable/

[Steezus]

where did you all source your stabs?

Got mine from GON http://www.gonskeyboardworks.com/

but saw icyskyz was selling some on reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/3rr1yb/tw_h_stabilizer_wires_blue_sleeved_mini_usb_cable/

I bought two sets of gold stabs from icyskyz, haven't got them in yet but the transaction was easy and had no problems. They don't have to be gold stabs but I like them to be.

[appleonama]

Some shots before I build it over the weekend.

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so freaking awesome no way i could sell mine


well RIP my topre collection gotta make way for 1 cherry board

Ahaha. I like your renewed vigor! I know how it is to be torn on a buy, man. Good luck battling those demons, hehe.

Lol yes it's a real battle I am so torn at the moment. I love topre and my topre collection but the reality is I only use 2 topre boards out of my 5. I can't have money laying around being unused. I might as well sell them to someone who will use them. This will leave me with my favorite topre boards and awesome cherry board.

That's definitely good logic to follow. It can definitely be hard to let go to boards sometimes, even if you don't use them often. Oh the sentimental attachment!

:thumb: Well, I'll find love in the Orion but I'm a little skeptical since the duck Eagle wasn't great. Maybe it was the switches, 62g ergo clears felt very cheap to me compared to topre. I recently tried my blacks and they felt awesome for linears. I will be using gateron blacks with
 :thumb: Well, I'll find love in the Orion but I'm a little skeptical since the duck Eagle wasn't great. Maybe it was the switches, 62g ergo clears felt very cheap to me compared to topre. I recently tried my blacks and they felt awesome for linears. I will be using gateron blacks with gold plated springs and zip sockets.

[appleonama]

All of you post pictures please show off your glories boards.

You may have one potato  . 65g zealios + 72g spring in zealio for spacebar

Does anyone happen to know if anyone still sells sip sockets that have not been removed from their plastic housing? I remember zeal selling them but I may be mistaken.

Your best bet is to buy them on eBay along with some very small wore clippers to clip off the black plastic around them.

[appleonama]

where did you all source your stabs?

Sprit aka sprite guy


I bought springs, stabs, and lube  from him it took about a week for shipping in the USA

[Steezus]

where did you all source your stabs?

Sprit aka sprite guy


I bought springs, stabs, and lube  from him it took about a week for shipping in the USA

Sprit has gone off the deep end again, he's vanished but has slowly been filling out orders. Last I saw somebody that put in an order in the beginning of August got theirs mid October. Just be wary,

[appleonama]

where did you all source your stabs?

Sprit aka sprite guy


I bought springs, stabs, and lube  from him it took about a week for shipping in the USA

Sprit has gone off the deep end again, he's vanished but has slowly been filling out orders. Last I saw somebody that put in an order in the beginning of August got theirs mid October. Just be wary,

Welp then everyone should take this advice. I remember he disappeared when he was  fulfilling cases.
I bought my stuff earlier this year when he was very active.

[kacase]

Here are some pics of my assembled goodness:

[E3E]

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I love the look of clears with clear switch tops. I think your Orion and my Lightpad could be siblings. :P



Great looking board though! Sorry to derail the thread.

Holy ****, that side LED acrylic panel is god-like! Definitely hope the next Octagon comes with all of the same aesthetics! SO HYPE.

[Pemdas]

Here are some pics of my assembled goodness:

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Yes! That gif is glorious!. The inserts look awesome  :thumb:

[Steezus]

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Great build kacase! I saw your post on reddit and lol'd a little bit by how ignorant the people were commenting on your Orion. They had absolutely no clue what the board was, why it costs so much, and why it did not have any windows keys. :p

[appleonama]

Here are some pics of my assembled goodness:

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 :eek:  dam

[rainb1ood]

kacase that is beautiful. well done!

[appleonama]

Just received mine, safe and sound. It's in perfect condition and I'm gonna assemble it right away.

Will post pics after assembling.

Thanks Elton for the perfect work. 

PICTURES PICTURES!!!

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For original sized pictures and more you can check: (click 查看大图)
http://photo.weibo.com/1421324307/albums/detail/album_id/3904765762372638#!/mode/1/page/1

The blue-grey + silver case is from Elton. The full black case is ordered from another source.

I should've went blue grey and black looks awesome

[E3E]

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Great build kacase! I saw your post on reddit and lol'd a little bit by how ignorant the people were commenting on your Orion. They had absolutely no clue what the board was, why it costs so much, and why it did not have any windows keys. :p

The reddit MK community is a nice place. Can't blame them for not being elitist enthusiasts. :P It's pretty much the first place a person goes to get their feet wet in this hobby.

[Fnzzy]

Apologies if I am going sort of off-topic with this, but can someone who used SIP sockets for LEDs tell me if it was worth it? I am currently removing SIP sockets from their housing for my Orion and it's super annoying

[kacase]

Thanks for all the love guys!!   

I am really happy with my board. I hope there will be a another GB for the Lightpad, or a Lightpad V2 so i can put it on the right side of my mouse

[Steezus]

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Great build kacase! I saw your post on reddit and lol'd a little bit by how ignorant the people were commenting on your Orion. They had absolutely no clue what the board was, why it costs so much, and why it did not have any windows keys. :p

The reddit MK community is a nice place. Can't blame them for not being elitist enthusiasts. :P It's pretty much the first place a person goes to get their feet wet in this hobby.

Yeah I know, by no means was I trying to talk bad about r/MK. I'm not a fan though, I don't see people there appreciate keyboards as much as Geekhack if I'm honest. I spent about 10 hours prepping, building, and keymapping my RS96 and post it on reddit to get about 20 upvotes and then have somebody post there unicorn puke Pok3r and it his the front page of r/MK. I honestly don't really care about upvotes, never did but it's the fact that Pok3r with random ass keycaps than an a custom keyboard, an Orion, an RS96, etc.

[Steezus]

Apologies if I am going sort of off-topic with this, but can someone who used SIP sockets for LEDs tell me if it was worth it? I am currently removing SIP sockets from their housing for my Orion and it's super annoying

Sip Sockets are so worth in my opinion, it's a pain at first but worth it in the end. It's nice when you have a faulty LED die and then it just becomes and easy swap, or if you change your keyset and want new matching LEDs to go along with it then it's much easier to swap the LEDs than de-soldering and soldering new LEDs.

[Fnzzy]

Apologies if I am going sort of off-topic with this, but can someone who used SIP sockets for LEDs tell me if it was worth it? I am currently removing SIP sockets from their housing for my Orion and it's super annoying

Sip Sockets are so worth in my opinion, it's a pain at first but worth it in the end. It's nice when you have a faulty LED die and then it just becomes and easy swap, or if you change your keyset and want new matching LEDs to go along with it then it's much easier to swap the LEDs than de-soldering and soldering new LEDs.

Alright, sounds like I will continue. Seems to be really worth it afterall

[kacase]

Apologies if I am going sort of off-topic with this, but can someone who used SIP sockets for LEDs tell me if it was worth it? I am currently removing SIP sockets from their housing for my Orion and it's super annoying

Sip Sockets are so worth in my opinion, it's a pain at first but worth it in the end. It's nice when you have a faulty LED die and then it just becomes and easy swap, or if you change your keyset and want new matching LEDs to go along with it then it's much easier to swap the LEDs than de-soldering and soldering new LEDs.

Alright, sounds like I will continue. Seems to be really worth it afterall

With my method it's actually not that much of a pain http://imgur.com/a/null/titledesc

[Steezus]

Apologies if I am going sort of off-topic with this, but can someone who used SIP sockets for LEDs tell me if it was worth it? I am currently removing SIP sockets from their housing for my Orion and it's super annoying

Sip Sockets are so worth in my opinion, it's a pain at first but worth it in the end. It's nice when you have a faulty LED die and then it just becomes and easy swap, or if you change your keyset and want new matching LEDs to go along with it then it's much easier to swap the LEDs than de-soldering and soldering new LEDs.

FYI the link isn't working for me.
Alright, sounds like I will continue. Seems to be really worth it afterall

With my method it's actually not that much of a pain http://imgur.com/a/null/titledesc

[missalaire]

Just out of curiosity does anyone happen to have a flat acrylic bottom they'd be willing to sell?

[slushi]

Along the same lines, if anyone has a black aluminum bottom they would like to sell, I'd gladly overpay for it lol.

[sncbraxsc2]

Just out of curiosity does anyone happen to have a flat acrylic bottom they'd be willing to sell?

I have a flat acrylic bottom that I would like to trade. Its my only bottom

[missalaire]

Just out of curiosity does anyone happen to have a flat acrylic bottom they'd be willing to sell?

I have a flat acrylic bottom that I would like to trade. Its my only bottom

I have a black aluminum bottom, but unfortunately not looking to sell or trade it :/

I just want a flat acrylic bottom that I can swap out to if I fancy.

[ika]

Apologies if I am going sort of off-topic with this, but can someone who used SIP sockets for LEDs tell me if it was worth it? I am currently removing SIP sockets from their housing for my Orion and it's super annoying

Sip Sockets are so worth in my opinion, it's a pain at first but worth it in the end. It's nice when you have a faulty LED die and then it just becomes and easy swap, or if you change your keyset and want new matching LEDs to go along with it then it's much easier to swap the LEDs than de-soldering and soldering new LEDs.

Alright, sounds like I will continue. Seems to be really worth it afterall

With my method it's actually not that much of a pain http://imgur.com/a/null/titledesc

pls fix your link! is your method shaving the plastic housings?

[elton5354]

Just some photos..

[alienman82]

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which alps caps?

[E3E]

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Great build kacase! I saw your post on reddit and lol'd a little bit by how ignorant the people were commenting on your Orion. They had absolutely no clue what the board was, why it costs so much, and why it did not have any windows keys. :p

The reddit MK community is a nice place. Can't blame them for not being elitist enthusiasts. :P It's pretty much the first place a person goes to get their feet wet in this hobby.

Yeah I know, by no means was I trying to talk bad about r/MK. I'm not a fan though, I don't see people there appreciate keyboards as much as Geekhack if I'm honest. I spent about 10 hours prepping, building, and keymapping my RS96 and post it on reddit to get about 20 upvotes and then have somebody post there unicorn puke Pok3r and it his the front page of r/MK. I honestly don't really care about upvotes, never did but it's the fact that Pok3r with random ass keycaps than an a custom keyboard, an Orion, an RS96, etc.

Heh. It's subjective, imo, but to be honest, I've had my builds and things I have labored on for days seemingly ignored on GeekHack too, probably because I have a **** camera or something. So I really don't know what to say there. I often feel overlooked, but that's likely a stupid inferiority complex I've developed. That's neither here nor there. My Octagon and Lightpad w/ Jukebox got some pretty nice karma, but yeah. Er, though that GIF of kacase's Orion's RGB lighting got pretty popular.

It depends really. I don't think they are always as smitten by customs as we are. In that respect, I do agree to an extent. I'm generally not a fan of commercial boards these days and could care less about Pok3rs and the like. There's no appeal there for me compared to custom builds and projects.

[Fnzzy]

Just assembled mine and I have some problems with the screws. I have the flat acryllic backplate and the 4 long screws that you are supposed to screw in the corner won't go all the way down. At some point they just won't go further down and unfortunately I learned that the hard way and one of my screws just broke off after I tried tried to tighten it even more in an attempt to make it go all the way down. Now I have half of a screw stuck in my top housing. However the 4 small screws worked just fine. My plan is to get similar screws that I can screw into the 3 corners that I have left and just leave that one corner screw alone and treat it as a cosmetic defect.

Anyway back to the point, anyone had similar problems where the 4 corner screws wouldn't go all the way down?

[filphil]

Just assembled mine and I have some problems with the screws. I have the flat acryllic backplate and the 4 long screws that you are supposed to screw in the corner won't go all the way down. At some point they just won't go further down and unfortunately I learned that the hard way and one of my screws just broke off after I tried tried to tighten it even more in an attempt to make it go all the way down. Now I have half of a screw stuck in my top housing. However the 4 small screws worked just fine. My plan is to get similar screws that I can screw into the 3 corners that I have left and just leave that one corner screw alone and treat it as a cosmetic defect.

Anyway back to the point, anyone had similar problems where the 4 corner screws wouldn't go all the way down?

I looked and it seems like duck didn't include enough screws for the flat acrylic plate. The case screws given to me were all four long and four short which is fine for the other two bottom cases. Flat bottom needs 8 short.

[Fnzzy]

This is why I was confused, the screw count seemed exactly right. Well I ****ed up. Gotta get more flat screws now and later see how to remove the broken one...

[digi]

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[filphil]

This is why I was confused, the screw count seemed exactly right. Well I ****ed up. Gotta get more flat screws now and later see how to remove the broken one...

You can use a manual screw extractor set.  They're pretty inexpensive from home depot/lowes type stores and a good thing to have around the house.  Just make sure you start with the smallest size and work your way up if need be. 

[Fnzzy]

I haven't heard of that, sounds interesting. Thank you!

[E3E]

Will trade a Clack for an unbuilt kit, pm for details.

 

[elton5354]

Just assembled mine and I have some problems with the screws. I have the flat acryllic backplate and the 4 long screws that you are supposed to screw in the corner won't go all the way down. At some point they just won't go further down and unfortunately I learned that the hard way and one of my screws just broke off after I tried tried to tighten it even more in an attempt to make it go all the way down. Now I have half of a screw stuck in my top housing. However the 4 small screws worked just fine. My plan is to get similar screws that I can screw into the 3 corners that I have left and just leave that one corner screw alone and treat it as a cosmetic defect.

Anyway back to the point, anyone had similar problems where the 4 corner screws wouldn't go all the way down?

Just assembled mine and I have some problems with the screws. I have the flat acryllic backplate and the 4 long screws that you are supposed to screw in the corner won't go all the way down. At some point they just won't go further down and unfortunately I learned that the hard way and one of my screws just broke off after I tried tried to tighten it even more in an attempt to make it go all the way down. Now I have half of a screw stuck in my top housing. However the 4 small screws worked just fine. My plan is to get similar screws that I can screw into the 3 corners that I have left and just leave that one corner screw alone and treat it as a cosmetic defect.

Anyway back to the point, anyone had similar problems where the 4 corner screws wouldn't go all the way down?

I looked and it seems like duck didn't include enough screws for the flat acrylic plate. The case screws given to me were all four long and four short which is fine for the other two bottom cases. Flat bottom needs 8 short.

Wow, I'm definitely going to address this back to truecustom. 

[Fnzzy]

[Want]

Never did I imagine the flat acrylic to look so good. Nice job mang.

[jbondeson]

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I can't believe I didn't investigate this buy thinking it didn't have any Alps support

You just need some Blues in a case that beautiful!

[rainb1ood]

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10/10 well done!

What camera did you use?

[missalaire]

Never did I imagine the flat acrylic to look so good. Nice job mang.

Same, until I saw this: http://kbdlab.co.kr/index.php?document_srl=2381083&mid=board_Lsno50

Makes me really regret not getting the flat acrylic bottom in the first place. Funds were tighter at the start of the group buy, but now I really realize how cheap that option was :/

Someone sell me your flat acrylic bottom!

[Ahkrael]

To be fair, I think if someone were to plan on DIY'ing any style of bottom, the clear acrylic wouldn't be the hardest to manage.  I mean you could get a piece cut with the right dimensions and rig it up somewhat.

[slushi]

Seeing all these Orions get built makes me so jealous haha. I can't wait to get mine but it looks like the second batch wont be for a while.

[Fnzzy]

10/10 well done!

What camera did you use?

Nikon D5200 with a Sigma 50MM F1.4EX.

Thanks!

[R1N3]

To be fair, I think if someone were to plan on DIY'ing any style of bottom, the clear acrylic wouldn't be the hardest to manage.  I mean you could get a piece cut with the right dimensions and rig it up somewhat.

Was there another update I missed?

[filphil]

To be fair, I think if someone were to plan on DIY'ing any style of bottom, the clear acrylic wouldn't be the hardest to manage.  I mean you could get a piece cut with the right dimensions and rig it up somewhat.

Was there another update I missed?

Negative.  Jut that the flat acrylic plate was the underdog of the bottom plates but it looks great. 

10/10 well done!

What camera did you use?

Nikon D5200 with a Sigma 50MM F1.4EX.

Thanks!

Do you use an ikea table too?  It looks like the same grain/pattern and color as mine,  )

[R1N3]

To be fair, I think if someone were to plan on DIY'ing any style of bottom, the clear acrylic wouldn't be the hardest to manage.  I mean you could get a piece cut with the right dimensions and rig it up somewhat.

Was there another update I missed?

Negative.  Jut that the flat acrylic plate was the underdog of the bottom plates but it looks great. 

10/10 well done!

What camera did you use?

Nikon D5200 with a Sigma 50MM F1.4EX.

Thanks!

Do you use an ikea table too?  It looks like the same grain/pattern and color as mine,  )

They all look so good! The exposed pcb gives the flat bottom a completely different sex appeal though.. especially for the price point