(RAMA WORKS x Invyr) Aluminium Keycaps SA Row 3 [Shipped!]

[zisb]

The buying period is now over. Thanks to all who participated

Greetings,

After much hard work I am finally able to offer you guys Aluminium Row 3 SA keycaps. It was extremely difficult to get at this price so I hope you enjoy.

The groupbuy will be run over here: http://www.gb.mech.market/?product=aluminium-keycap-group-buy

I am currently based in Australia so shipping costs are based off that. It's a $13 flat rate World wide + $0.35 per 7g. This means if you order 50 caps shipping will be $30.50 ( 13+(0.35*50)=shipping ) if you live in Australia, however, $10 flat rate is offered.

The MoQ is 100 caps. It is currently 259/100

The timeframe for shipping will be definitely before Christmas. The Order will be placed as soon as the GB is over. It will then take 2-4 weeks for manufacturing. Once manufacturing is complete I will receive the caps. Package them and send them off to you guys.

• It is $4.99USD per cap. This is a great improvement over what usually would cost $20.
• The caps are low tolerance milled, meaning that each and every cap should be very similar.
• The caps are lightly sandblasted
• The caps are also anodised (clear) to protect from wear.
• 1u size
• 7g in weight each
• Row 3 SA Profile
• Caps are blanks

A Video of the prototype caps can be found here

I hope you enjoy them and feel free to ask away.

A message from KingRama
Designed by RAMA – www.rama.works.

NOTE: This is not a release of an official RAMA cap, but a collaborative effort between ZISB(Invyr) and RAMA to bring to the community low cost SA profile key caps. This is separate from the work that RAMA produces out of RAMA WORKS and will differ in its presentation and packaging.

also for the warning/note:

Unfortunately, not all Cherry MX Stems are made equal. The stem cross for each switch type vary heavily. You will find that the precisely dimensioned RAMA SA 3 (WHITELABEL) will fit perfectly on some switches, and very loosely on others.

In the event of a loose fitting cap, place a piece of tape across the stem and push onto the switch. This will act as a shim to fill the gap between the cross and the stem.

[zisb]

Approval bump!

[Shados]

And now I kinda want a board with full aluminium keycaps. Not at >500 USD though .

[zisb]

That's as good as I could get it. Otherwise it would be $2000 with most manufacturers. 

[Shados]

That sucks, I'd be tempted to go for it if it were more like $200.

[Khuya]

so tempting to get 60%, but can't afford..

[Data]

Waiting for someone to fill a Planck with these.  )

[zisb]

That, I would love to see!

[danielucf]

Going to pick up some of these, what are the chances of Titanium in the future?

[duynguyenle]

Hey man, I talked to you briefly over at reddit, but I'm curious if I buy a few caps, could I arrange for my orders to be un-anodised? (from the Reddit thread, these were to be anodised but the oxide layer will not be dyed i.e. just clear anodise).

Asking as I would like to try and get a few and find a local coating shop to anodise them in different colours to match the SA sets I have, and I'm not sure if caps can be re-anodised without abrading away the factory-anodised layer.

Let me know! 

[zisb]

Going to pick up some of these, what are the chances of Titanium in the future?

Theres definitely a chance, however it is much more expensive to mill and manufacture titanium.

[zisb]

Hey man, I talked to you briefly over at reddit, but I'm curious if I buy a few caps, could I arrange for my orders to be un-anodised? (from the Reddit thread, these were to be anodised but the oxide layer will not be dyed i.e. just clear anodise).

Asking as I would like to try and get a few and find a local coating shop to anodise them in different colours to match the SA sets I have, and I'm not sure if caps can be re-anodised without abrading away the factory-anodised layer.

Let me know! 

Hey man. I will have a quick chat with my manufacturer and see if some can just be set aside. It shouldnt be a problem since anodising is usually last.

[Zealousy]

I'm in for one! Looking forward to seeing how it turns out!

[zisb]

Hey man, I talked to you briefly over at reddit, but I'm curious if I buy a few caps, could I arrange for my orders to be un-anodised? (from the Reddit thread, these were to be anodised but the oxide layer will not be dyed i.e. just clear anodise).

Asking as I would like to try and get a few and find a local coating shop to anodise them in different colours to match the SA sets I have, and I'm not sure if caps can be re-anodised without abrading away the factory-anodised layer.

Let me know! 

Okay I had a chat and that's no problem at all! Just PM me when you have placed your order and the quantity ordered (just to confirm) and I will leave a note for the manufacturer.

[27]

Really like these, but I don't really like SA.  Any chance of them happening in Cherry profile eventually?

[duynguyenle]

Hey man, I talked to you briefly over at reddit, but I'm curious if I buy a few caps, could I arrange for my orders to be un-anodised? (from the Reddit thread, these were to be anodised but the oxide layer will not be dyed i.e. just clear anodise).

Asking as I would like to try and get a few and find a local coating shop to anodise them in different colours to match the SA sets I have, and I'm not sure if caps can be re-anodised without abrading away the factory-anodised layer.

Let me know! 

Okay I had a chat and that's no problem at all! Just PM me when you have placed your order and the quantity ordered (just to confirm) and I will leave a note for the manufacturer.

Thanks man, I'll make an order later after work and let you know my order number.

[zisb]

That made me giggle. I just did a quick count and there are 99 that have been ordered. Just need one more to hit that MoQ  )

[zisb]

MoQ Has been hit 

Thanks everyone who joined in to the sale! For those who haven't, dont worry you still have about 6 days left.

[duynguyenle]

MoQ Has been hit 

Thanks everyone who joined in to the sale! For those who haven't, dont worry you still have about 6 days left.

Zisb I sent you a PM about my order 

[milchek]

Just joined, first group buy purchase off this forum!

EDIT: Hmm seems I spoke too soon. There seems to be an error with checkout?

"This recipient is currently unable to receive money."

I'll PM you.

[zisb]

Hey guys. Checkout will be down for today. I just have to wait for paypal to verify my information (Again  ). Ill keep you updated.

[zisb]

Alright, the store is functioning again. Sorry about that everyone.

[duynguyenle]

Alright, the store is functioning again. Sorry about that everyone.

Hey Zisb I'm the one who asked about getting some of the caps in my order in a raw non-anodised form, I think I sent you a PM but wasn't sure, could you confirm?

Thanks! 

[zisb]

Alright, the store is functioning again. Sorry about that everyone.

Hey Zisb I'm the one who asked about getting some of the caps in my order in a raw non-anodised form, I think I sent you a PM but wasn't sure, could you confirm?

Thanks! 

Yep confirmed 

Sorry it has been a busy weekend 

[duynguyenle]

Alright, the store is functioning again. Sorry about that everyone.

Hey Zisb I'm the one who asked about getting some of the caps in my order in a raw non-anodised form, I think I sent you a PM but wasn't sure, could you confirm?

Thanks! 

Yep confirmed 

Sorry it has been a busy weekend 

No worries man! Glad we made MOQ, looking forward to seeing this made!

[KingRama]

Very excited for this Zisb.

Zisb sent me one of the prototypes and I can confirm that it feels amazing.

Here's a video of the sound difference, very satisfying!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGbelG0B6sD/?taken-by=ramaworks

[milchek]

Here's a video of the sound difference, very satisfying!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGbelG0B6sD/?taken-by=ramaworks

That's a hell of a thock. Didn't realise it would make such a difference!

[KingRama]

Here's a video of the sound difference, very satisfying!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGbelG0B6sD/?taken-by=ramaworks

That's a hell of a thock. Didn't realise it would make such a difference!

Yeah man, huge difference! Just noticed you're in Melbourne, where about's?

Could show you in person if you want Or come around to whenever me and a few other Melbourne GH'ers meet up

[milchek]

Just noticed you're in Melbourne, where about's?
Could show you in person if you want Or come around to whenever me and a few other Melbourne GH'ers meet up

Yep I'm in Melbourne, well, SE Suburbs anyway. Didn't realise there was a Melbourne GH group - details? Would be keen to come along at some point. I have a newborn to contend with right now though, so spare time is scarce. Anyway, I ordered a few of these though, so if timing is right I'll grab em at the next meet, so you don't have to post em.

[KingRama]

Just noticed you're in Melbourne, where about's?
Could show you in person if you want Or come around to whenever me and a few other Melbourne GH'ers meet up

Yep I'm in Melbourne, well, SE Suburbs anyway. Didn't realise there was a Melbourne GH group - details? Would be keen to come along at some point. I have a newborn to contend with right now though, so spare time is scarce. Anyway, I ordered a few of these though, so if timing is right I'll grab em at the next meet, so you don't have to post em.

Yeah I'm in SE as well!

Not exactly a group, but I just meet up with a few of the members every now and then, I'll let you know if something comes up! We just hang out together more than anything, but we always like showing things we got off

Oh, I'm not actually shipping them, I just designed these for ZISB, so they're entirely his product. It differs a bit from the caps I produce myself.

[Shados]

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Very excited for this Zisb.

Zisb sent me one of the prototypes and I can confirm that it feels amazing.

Here's a video of the sound difference, very satisfying!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGbelG0B6sD/?taken-by=ramaworks

Crap, that actually does sound amazing, hnnng. Maybe I'll just get four for the arrows on my Filco ._.

[KingRama]

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Very excited for this Zisb.

Zisb sent me one of the prototypes and I can confirm that it feels amazing.

Here's a video of the sound difference, very satisfying!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGbelG0B6sD/?taken-by=ramaworks

Crap, that actually does sound amazing, hnnng. Maybe I'll just get four for the arrows on my Filco ._.

OH man, another Melbourner! You gotta come along too :P Where abouts are you mate?

[Shados]

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Very excited for this Zisb.

Zisb sent me one of the prototypes and I can confirm that it feels amazing.

Here's a video of the sound difference, very satisfying!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGbelG0B6sD/?taken-by=ramaworks

Crap, that actually does sound amazing, hnnng. Maybe I'll just get four for the arrows on my Filco ._.

OH man, another Melbourner! You gotta come along too :P Where abouts are you mate?

There are literally millions of us ;)! I'm up just a few suburbs north from the CBD.

[KingRama]

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Very excited for this Zisb.

Zisb sent me one of the prototypes and I can confirm that it feels amazing.

Here's a video of the sound difference, very satisfying!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGbelG0B6sD/?taken-by=ramaworks

Crap, that actually does sound amazing, hnnng. Maybe I'll just get four for the arrows on my Filco ._.

OH man, another Melbourner! You gotta come along too :p Where abouts are you mate?

There are literally millions of us ;) ! I'm up just a few suburbs north from the CBD.

Hahaha oh yeah, there are too! :P I will find the GH'ers one by one Okay sweet, sounds close enough to me :P

[milchek]

showing things we got off

Let me know when the next catch up, I'll try to make it down and say g'day.

[KingRama]

showing things we got off

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Let me know when the next catch up, I'll try to make it down and say g'day.

HAHA! Awesome dude, I'll let you know for sure :D

[zisb]

Honestly I would try to go down to Melbourne if there was a meetup 

Anything to get out of Brisvegas.


On a side note we are now at 186.. so close to 200. Thanks for all the support guys <3

[zisb]

12 Hours left. Payment will be made immediately so please get your orders in now if you have been waiting 

[Khuya]

just got some $$, in for 33...

[ba7777]

great caps. Just ordered a dozen of them.


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[Meowsaur]

£13 for a singular keycap? I must be mental.
Ordered.

[xondat]

£13 for a singular keycap? I must be metal.
Ordered.

FTFY )

[zisb]

The buying period is now over. A great thanks to everyone who participated. 

Payment will be made to the manufacturer within a week. ( Transferring money takes time)

From there it will be a 3-4week manufacturing time.

I will keep you updated!

[duynguyenle]

The buying period is now over. A great thanks to everyone who participated. 

Payment will be made to the manufacturer within a week. ( Transferring money takes time)

From there it will be a 3-4week manufacturing time.

I will keep you updated!

Zisb I literally was just about to PM you to ask if I could add a few caps to my order 

Seems like I missed the boat... Sadness...

[jdreamer]

I am based in Australia as well. If there are any extras, please PM..

[jdreamer]

Any update?

[LunarisDream]

Any update?

A tad soon, mate.

[zisb]

Any update?

A tad soon, mate.

Ehh not bad


So at the moment I am just waiting for paypal to transfer funds to my bank account so I can pay. I should have it by 2nd of sept at the latest.

[zisb]

Payment has been made. Manufacturing is now beginning. Estimated date of completion is 22nd September. 

[milchek]

Nice one! Thanks for the update.

[ba7777]

Great.


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[zisb]

Update Time!

To maintain complete transparency I am sharing with you everything that happens in regards to the GB:

Well thats the last time I will be using paypal   

After many calls back and forth between them I finally got an email from paypal that they are shutting down my business account due to "Excessive Risk". They refuse to tell me what is the risk and this was pretty much random, I woke up to it on Saturday morning as surprised as anyone would be. All my details had already been verified etc. So now I must wait until February until I can withdraw the rest of my balance.

DO NOT STRESS, IT WILL NOT EFFECT THE GROUP BUY
I am no Ivan, despite whatever happens, customers come first and you will get your caps on time. I just thought that it would be best to let you guys know 

I should be shipping off orders by the end of September

[zisb]

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[Hellcatz]

I hope you were able to withdraw the money from the account before they shut it down.

[zisb]

I hope you were able to withdraw the money from the account before they shut it down.

Yes, I just have to wait the 180 days first, but it wont interrupt the group buy in anyway. Kinda pissing me off, but what can you do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Like paypal doesn't really shut down an account, it just limits it so I cant do anything with it. I will be able to withdraw remaining funds in February but thats it.

[Hellcatz]

so after PayPal protection ends. That's assuming if paypal doesn't **** around with the account.

[zisb]

so after PayPal protection ends. That's assuming if paypal doesn't **** around with the account.

Yep 

I just wish they would actually communicate with their customers.

[ba7777]

Sorry to hear that dude.

[milchek]

****, that's ****-house, appreciate you filling us in and copping the wait time mate 

[nateth]

I'm seriously in shock. I've heard about BS like this, but I've never really seen a recent instance of it. I'm shocked they didn't try and shut me down while I was collecting for 7bit. I love their arbitrary behavior and enforcement.

[zisb]

I'm seriously in shock. I've heard about BS like this, but I've never really seen a recent instance of it. I'm shocked they didn't try and shut me down while I was collecting for 7bit. I love their arbitrary behavior and enforcement.

Yep, and as far as I know I wasn't doing anything against their TOS. Oh well its done and gone, time to pick up and move on 

[stillzman]

This also happened to the guy who runs the monthly geekhack keys GBs (forgot his handle) such a shame, I hope you get it sorted out sooner than 180 days!

[xondat]

This also happened to the guy who runs the monthly geekhack keys GBs (forgot his handle) such a shame, I hope you get it sorted out sooner than 180 days!

jdcarpe?

****, I didn't know that.

[zisb]

Manufacturing is now complete. I should revive them early next week, from there shipping can commence.

Manufacturer's Photo:

[milchek]

Nice one! Looking forward to it 

[Hellcatz]

Manufacturing is now complete. I should revive them early next week, from there shipping can commence.

Manufacturer's Photo:

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looks pretty dull compared to the renders. It doesn't have a gloss finish?

[zisb]

Manufacturing is now complete. I should revive them early next week, from there shipping can commence.

Manufacturer's Photo:

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looks pretty dull compared to the renders. It doesn't have a gloss finish?

No its not a gloss finish, but in real life it also isnt as dull. Check out the video, thats probably the closest that you can get.

[zisb]

Caps got delivered today! I'm gonna run home today 

I'll take some pictures when I am home for everyone. I will send out caps ASAP, Auspost estimates 11 business days from the day I send it.

Pictures should be up in roughly 4 hours.

[delivery]

Thanks for the update!!

[ba7777]

Wow, they're coming.

[Peddamann]

yeah! just got the mail!

"Your Mech Market Group Buys order from August 11, 2016 is complete"

now lets see how many weeks the shipping will take to germany

[zisb]

Hey everyone, I have fully sorted the caps and I will be shipping them ASAP. I have marked everyone as complete now. I'll grab some pics in a sec.

[ba7777]

Will we have tracking number?

[zisb]

Quick video of typing on the aluminium caps 

[milchek]

Awesome! Looking forward to em 

[jal]

Woo hoo!

I guess this means I should maybe build the board they're going on. Too many keyboard-related things piling up.

[zisb]

DONE

Phew, everything has now been 100% shipped. Thanks everyone.

Unfortunately it doesn't seem that I was able to get tracking numbers for this shipment. Auspost is fairly cryptic sometimes.


Thanks everyone for your support and I really hope you enjoy.

[milchek]

DONE

Phew, everything has now been 100% shipped. Thanks everyone.

Unfortunately it doesn't seem that I was able to get tracking numbers for this shipment. Auspost is fairly cryptic sometimes.


Thanks everyone for your support and I really hope you enjoy.

Weird, they usually do tracking for every package now regardless of whether its sign-on-delivery or not, maybe the person serving you was just having a **** day. Anyway, will keep an eye out for the caps!

[jal]

Phew, everything has now been 100% shipped. Thanks everyone.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem that I was able to get tracking numbers for this shipment. Auspost is fairly cryptic sometimes.

Yee-Haw. Thanks for doing this.

Really looking forward to these... I have a Planck waiting for them.

[zisb]

Phew, everything has now been 100% shipped. Thanks everyone.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem that I was able to get tracking numbers for this shipment. Auspost is fairly cryptic sometimes.

Yee-Haw. Thanks for doing this.

Really looking forward to these... I have a Planck waiting for them.

I cant wait for pics

I have my own board coming up soon for them as well. FULL ALUMINIUM EVERYTHING.

I chucked a few on a TKL for sh*ts and giggles. http://i.imgur.com/CAT7BYn.jpg

[zisb]

Now that everything has been shipped, I will go ahead and say if there is any issue with your order when you receive it (There shouldn't be, but just to be safe) just send me a PM and I will do my best to resolve any issue. 

[jal]

FULL ALUMINIUM EVERYTHING.

I think this is how those people who paint themselves silver and panhandle in parks got their start.

Allow me to be cryptic and assert that there will be more aluminum in the future, that will be of interest to those who are interested in this sort of thing.

[Khuya]

samething for me, full 60% allum can't wait

Did you also send out shipping confirm?  I didn't get any.

[zisb]

samething for me, full 60% allum can't wait

Did you also send out shipping confirm?  I didn't get any.

Yep, everything has been shipped. I did mark everyone order as complete you should have got an email :s

[Khuya]

got shipping confirm from japan post..is this you? else i haven't seen anything

[zisb]

got shipping confirm from japan post..is this you? else i haven't seen anything

No it shouldn't be a japan post. Everything was shipped on the 11th, so I would expect it at around 11 business days... so around the 25th is when you should be getting it.

[Shados]

Mine arrived today :>. Here's a crap photo of them on my Filco:



They're a little less blindingly shiny in person, heh.

Overall: They're damn nice. The sound, feel, and heft of them are all amazing, infinitely nicer than the cheap zinc metal caps you can find around.

I do have some slight gripes, in that the anodizing isn't quite perfect: there's some definite surface colour/visible texture changes and banding in places, but it is only visible at certain angles & lighting conditions and doesn't affect the tactile texture, so not a big deal. One of the texture changes is a thin band around 1-2mm up from the bottom of the caps, which is present on each of the four I have... I actually kinda like it, as it adds some character to them, but annoyingly it is much less noticeable on one of them than on the other three.

Keycap wobble is more than GMK but about the same as other SA R3 caps, although it does feel a tad more noticeable due to the significantly greater cap weight. I'm OK with it.

They'll probably end up on my Duck Black Bird once that arrives and gets built.

[zisb]

Mine arrived today :>. Here's a crap photo of them on my Filco:

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They're a little less blindingly shiny in person, heh.

Overall: They're damn nice. The sound, feel, and heft of them are all amazing, infinitely nicer than the cheap zinc metal caps you can find around.

I do have some slight gripes, in that the anodizing isn't quite perfect: there's some definite surface colour/visible texture changes and banding in places, but it is only visible at certain angles & lighting conditions and doesn't affect the tactile texture, so not a big deal. One of the texture changes is a thin band around 1-2mm up from the bottom of the caps, which is present on each of the four I have... I actually kinda like it, as it adds some character to them, but annoyingly it is much less noticeable on one of them than on the other three.

Keycap wobble is more than GMK but about the same as other SA R3 caps, although it does feel a tad more noticeable due to the significantly greater cap weight. I'm OK with it.

They'll probably end up on my Duck Black Bird once that arrives and gets built.

Hey there, Cheers for the review.

I'm really sorry about the anodising on that Cap, I tried to sort out everything but since it's only at an angle it's easy to miss some.

I can send you out a replacement if you would like.

In the future I will be moving away from my current manufacturer, although they were able to hit the desired Price point, they were a fair bit dodgy.

The only issue with this however is that everyone else was around $10 per Cap, so I am not really sure what to do, bit I think quality should be more of a concern.

As for the wobble, it's just the profile and weight. If it were, say, DSA there would be significantly less issue. I'm considering a fully custom profile in the future to eliminate this issue.

There are definitely some tough decisions I have to make, but I will ultimately persevere.

[Shados]

I'm really sorry about the anodising on that Cap, I tried to sort out everything but since it's only at an angle it's easy to miss some.

I can send you out a replacement if you would like.

Nah, don't worry about it. Like I said I'm pretty happy with them, and the anodizing difference is really only noticeable if you're staring closely at the cap while angling it back and forth under a bright enough light.

As for the wobble, it's just the profile and weight. If it were, say, DSA there would be significantly less issue. I'm considering a fully custom profile in the future to eliminate this issue.

Yeah it's not overly wobbly or anything, just thought I'd mention it as I've had some metal caps in the past that were spectacularly bad on this front. Bad milling tolerances on the stem make a lot of difference to wobble, but these seem pretty great on that.

[milchek]

Got mine today, they look and feel great! I did have one question though, I'll PM ya



 

[delivery]

Got it,,,!!! Will fool around with it in a bit, thanks

[priyadi]

[jal]

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That is (a) absolutely stunning, and (b) almost exactly what I'm planning to do, once mine get here.

[zisb]

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Lookin beautiful!  :thumb:

[Khuya]

got my 33x today as well, ty.  Now I only need spacebar, tab, |, and enter key to have complete 60%.  Can't seem to find these anywhere.

[dantan]

I missed the buy. Can I get on a mailing list for the next one? I hope Massdrop will organize something like this.

[zisb]

got my 33x today as well, ty.  Now I only need spacebar, tab, |, and enter key to have complete 60%.  Can't seem to find these anywhere.

Soon™

[EazyC]

Hello! I have two quick questions:

1. Are these the hybrid topre/mx stems that are circular which fit both switches?
2. Will there be another group buy for these?

[zisb]

Hello! I have two quick questions:

1. Are these the hybrid topre/mx stems that are circular which fit both switches?
2. Will there be another group buy for these?

Yo,

1. These are designed for MX. They will 'fit' into a topre stem, however they wont really function properly, although I do belive you can jury-rig it to function with bluetac or something silly like that.

2. Maybe however I have a significant pickle: I can get a simmilar price again, although the quality wont be as high as I want it to be, or I could raise the price a bit and have a significantly better cap quality wise.

If there is anything else let me know

[dantan]

Hello! I have two quick questions:

1. Are these the hybrid topre/mx stems that are circular which fit both switches?
2. Will there be another group buy for these?

Yo,

1. These are designed for MX. They will 'fit' into a topre stem, however they wont really function properly, although I do belive you can jury-rig it to function with bluetac or something silly like that.

2. Maybe however I have a significant pickle: I can get a simmilar price again, although the quality wont be as high as I want it to be, or I could raise the price a bit and have a significantly better cap quality wise.

If there is anything else let me know

Does that mean you will organize another buy within a reasonable timeframe? Like within a year or so?

[Dominathan]

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That.... is beautiful. 

I just got my 4 in, and they are amazing.  I just need to figure out what to do with them!

[Zealousy]

Just got mine over the weekend, it looks and feels lovely! Great job!

[EazyC]

Hello! I have two quick questions:

1. Are these the hybrid topre/mx stems that are circular which fit both switches?
2. Will there be another group buy for these?

Yo,

1. These are designed for MX. They will 'fit' into a topre stem, however they wont really function properly, although I do belive you can jury-rig it to function with bluetac or something silly like that.

2. Maybe however I have a significant pickle: I can get a simmilar price again, although the quality wont be as high as I want it to be, or I could raise the price a bit and have a significantly better cap quality wise.

If there is anything else let me know

Hmm unfortunate, looked like it was 100% the hybrid stems. Oh well haha, I doubt they would have sounded good on my HHKB anyway.

And hmmm, why make them more expensive? The pics people have shown seem to look great and people satisfied? I think if you make them any more expensive than $5 each, it becomes prohitively expensive for us trying to assemble 60% boards/plancks/ergos out of them and not just buying only a few novelties. In fact, I'm not sure how outlandish this sounds to most people, but I would most certainly be in for a 60% blanck keycap set in all metal. Whether you do it or someone else, seems like something that is extremely exotic and could get a nice following

[Meowsaur]

Arrived over the weekend.
Ready to hit the town.

.. or ready to just sit in my computer chair (most likely).

[Dominathan]

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Yours doesn't have the line at the bottom of the cap?  3 of mine have a line 3/4 down the cap that goes all the way around.  I actually thought it was part of the design.  Anyone else have that?

[zisb]

Hey Dom, PM'd ya.

It turns out some of the caps had that issue and I didn't catch it what so ever. 

[priyadi]

Yours doesn't have the line at the bottom of the cap?  3 of mine have a line 3/4 down the cap that goes all the way around.  I actually thought it was part of the design.  Anyone else have that?

Mine have the lines, maybe about 90% of them. I thought they are part of machining process, like injecting spots with plastic keycaps.

[zisb]

Yeah alot of them came out like that unfortunately. It was to do with the anodising process it seems. If anyone does have complaints about them I still have some leftover that don't have any marks on them if you would like to swap them out. 

[jal]

I just got my 4 in, and they are amazing.  I just need to figure out what to do with them!

I know see two comments from other folks in the Bay Area having received theirs... I'm getting worried now. That wasn't a cheap order.

[zisb]

I just got my 4 in, and they are amazing.  I just need to figure out what to do with them!

I know see two comments from other folks in the Bay Area having received theirs... I'm getting worried now. That wasn't a cheap order.

  I hope it gets there soon! It might be a bit longer for you though, everyone else got it in like small satchels whereas your order was in a decent sized box.

[Dominathan]

I just got my 4 in, and they are amazing.  I just need to figure out what to do with them!

I know see two comments from other folks in the Bay Area having received theirs... I'm getting worried now. That wasn't a cheap order.

How many did you get?  If you got a whole keyboardsl's worth, I want to bask in it!

[zisb]

I just got my 4 in, and they are amazing.  I just need to figure out what to do with them!

I know see two comments from other folks in the Bay Area having received theirs... I'm getting worried now. That wasn't a cheap order.

How many did you get?  If you got a whole keyboardsl's worth, I want to bask in it!

Im running A-/ full of them at the moment, definitely awesome 

[jal]

I know see two comments from other folks in the Bay Area having received theirs... I'm getting worried now. That wasn't a cheap order.

How many did you get?  If you got a whole keyboardsl's worth, I want to bask in it!

Well, none yet, but theoretically 50. Probably going to live on an ortholinear, but the other option to explore is to use them as alphas.

[jal]

I hope it gets there soon! It might be a bit longer for you though, everyone else got it in like small satchels whereas your order was in a decent sized box.

Problem solved.

I ran in to my postal worker on the way home, she flagged me down and handed it to me. I can't really understand her very well, but something about they switched her route for a couple days, and I imagine something about confusion about packages. (She's great, I just usually have no idea what she's talking about.)

Anyway, got 'em. On a scale of 1 to Mr. T, They're almost Mr. T. Pics later.

[leoparder]

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Yours doesn't have the line at the bottom of the cap?  3 of mine have a line 3/4 down the cap that goes all the way around.  I actually thought it was part of the design.  Anyone else have that?

I just received mine, all 4 have the line you are talking about. A bright line roughly 4/5 down the cap. I don't understand why.

[Sohan24]

Yeah mine have the lines near the bottom too but I don't mind. For this price point, I'm perfectly okay with this.
I think it's important for the keyboard community to have affordable artisan keycaps; its the best way for us to grow and increase the diversity of offerings.

[Dominathan]

Yeah mine have the lines near the bottom too but I don't mind. For this price point, I'm perfectly okay with this.
I think it's important for the keyboard community to have affordable artisan keycaps; its the best way for us to grow and increase the diversity of offerings.

Definitely