Author Topic: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard  (Read 220989 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline radio_killah

  • Posts: 1427
  • Location: Bay Area
  • Chinchillin'
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #400 on: Fri, 13 February 2015, 13:25:03 »
I'm glad I desoldered a bunch of switches yesterday :)

Squeeeee.

Any extra MX Blues for me? ;)
I'm should be getting some MX blues in the mail soon from GON for my Octagon ;D

Offline tjweir

  • * Exquisite Elder
  • Posts: 1039
  • Location: Toronto
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #401 on: Fri, 13 February 2015, 13:33:50 »
I'm glad I desoldered a bunch of switches yesterday :)

Squeeeee.

Any extra MX Blues for me? ;)

How many do you need? I think I have 6. :)

Offline elton5354

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 2232
  • Location: Canada
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #402 on: Fri, 13 February 2015, 13:43:14 »
I'm glad I desoldered a bunch of switches yesterday :)

Squeeeee.

Any extra MX Blues for me? ;)

How many do you need? I think I have 6. :)

I have 11..I have 60 of MX Whites though.  I guess I'll just mix them up. I'm still short some though.. :eek:

Offline tjweir

  • * Exquisite Elder
  • Posts: 1039
  • Location: Toronto
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #403 on: Fri, 13 February 2015, 13:48:09 »
I'm glad I desoldered a bunch of switches yesterday :)

Squeeeee.

Any extra MX Blues for me? ;)

How many do you need? I think I have 6. :)

I have 11..I have 60 of MX Whites though.  I guess I'll just mix them up. I'm still short some though.. :eek:

I have some whites as well.

I'm going all WYSE Blacks (just bought more) other than Esc which will be Green.

When we meet up, I'll bring the blues and whites.

Offline frostylove

  • Posts: 245
  • Location: CHINA
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #404 on: Fri, 13 February 2015, 14:18:45 »
I'm glad I desoldered a bunch of switches yesterday :)

Squeeeee.

Any extra MX Blues for me? ;)

90 brand new MX blue switches for $30 shipped, any interest? ;D
Suhr Custom Standard Carve Top
Manson DL-1 Matt Bellamy Signature
Marshall JVM410H + 1960A
Lovepedal Kanji Enternity

Offline elton5354

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 2232
  • Location: Canada
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #405 on: Fri, 13 February 2015, 14:22:41 »
I'm glad I desoldered a bunch of switches yesterday :)

Squeeeee.

Any extra MX Blues for me? ;)

90 brand new MX blue switches for $30 shipped, any interest? ;D

I'm glad I desoldered a bunch of switches yesterday :)

Squeeeee.

Any extra MX Blues for me? ;)

How many do you need? I think I have 6. :)

I have 11..I have 60 of MX Whites though.  I guess I'll just mix them up. I'm still short some though.. :eek:

I have some whites as well.

I'm going all WYSE Blacks (just bought more) other than Esc which will be Green.

When we meet up, I'll bring the blues and whites.



Both offers sounds good. I'll take on both of you :D 

CAD $ is super low though! That's almost $40 CAD.  Happy times when USD was 1:1

Offline tjweir

  • * Exquisite Elder
  • Posts: 1039
  • Location: Toronto
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #406 on: Fri, 13 February 2015, 14:53:14 »

Offline rainb1ood

  • Posts: 560
  • so pretty so plastic
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #407 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 13:26:17 »
>19:37 13-Feb-2015    Airrival at Destination Airport    JOHN F.KENNEDY

It's in America!

Offline swornxin

  • Posts: 243
  • Location: Burlington
    • Nailed Down Custom Pins
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #408 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 14:54:11 »
Happy times when USD was 1:1

Sure was.
Gas prices are going up now, so here's hoping that the dollar will even out a little bit more.

Octagon - 62g Cherry tactile greys
Phantom - 65g Cherry tactile greys
FC660M - Cherry blues
KC60 - Gateron browns

Offline tjweir

  • * Exquisite Elder
  • Posts: 1039
  • Location: Toronto
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #409 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 15:24:31 »
Yeah, 80cents-ish right now. 

Offline tjweir

  • * Exquisite Elder
  • Posts: 1039
  • Location: Toronto
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #410 on: Sun, 15 February 2015, 06:42:38 »
It's in Toronto.  Omgomgomg

Offline radio_killah

  • Posts: 1427
  • Location: Bay Area
  • Chinchillin'
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #411 on: Sun, 15 February 2015, 13:57:41 »
Darn president's day holiday. Gotta wait until tuesday to get it  :(

Offline TLSC.wipeOut

  • Posts: 326
  • Location: Canada
  • "Who dares, wins"
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #412 on: Sun, 15 February 2015, 16:45:42 »
Just placed an order for my MX switches from MK.com
Still waiting on my LEDs from the gb here tho *sigh*
OTD 456GT with Lubricated 68g Gold Spring MX Clears and GMK Dolch Keycap set

WTB: KMAC2 kit

Offline tjweir

  • * Exquisite Elder
  • Posts: 1039
  • Location: Toronto
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #413 on: Sun, 15 February 2015, 17:11:30 »

Just placed an order for my MX switches from MK.com
Still waiting on my LEDs from the gb here tho *sigh*

What did you get?

Offline doublin

  • Posts: 20
  • Location: Malaysia
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #414 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 00:19:54 »
I guess mine was the first one to arrive?  :p . Some blurry pics incoming. Package arrived safely and I don't see any scratches on the case which is a good thing  :thumb: . Also, free stabs!  :p



More






« Last Edit: Mon, 16 February 2015, 00:21:41 by doublin »

Offline KatzenKinder

  • * Maker
  • Posts: 382
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #415 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 00:54:04 »
Can't wait to see build logs for these! Please take lots of pictures everyone  :p

Offline radio_killah

  • Posts: 1427
  • Location: Bay Area
  • Chinchillin'
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #416 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 00:54:59 »
I guess mine was the first one to arrive?  :p . Some blurry pics incoming. Package arrived safely and I don't see any scratches on the case which is a good thing  :thumb: . Also, free stabs!  :p

Show Image


More
Show Image


Show Image


Show Image


Show Image

Nice. Lucky you! No pics of the PCB? I can't wait to see what everyone does with their octagons.

Offline doublin

  • Posts: 20
  • Location: Malaysia
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #417 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 01:00:06 »

Nice. Lucky you! No pics of the PCB? I can't wait to see what everyone does with their octagons.

Haven't opened it yet to avoid scratches and whatnot. It's on the forth picture along with the stabs.

Offline Synjin

  • * Exquisite Elder
  • Posts: 1499
  • Location: Wisconsin
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #418 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 03:26:54 »
Holy Damn =) <<< is wishing that mine arrives soon.

Offline doublin

  • Posts: 20
  • Location: Malaysia
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #419 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 04:59:26 »
Just putting this out here, if anyone currently have a Duck Eagle and is interested on the Octagon, do let me know.  :thumb:

Offline cannonking

  • Posts: 84
  • Location: United Kingdom
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #420 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 17:31:33 »
I got mine this morning, still don't have anyone who wants to build it for me though  :-X.

Offline whentheclouds

  • Posts: 613
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #421 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 18:08:43 »
buy a solder kit, watch a couple videos and do it yourself  :p the diodes are preinstalled and the smd leds are presoldered, so that's like 50% of the build done for ya.

Offline cannonking

  • Posts: 84
  • Location: United Kingdom
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #422 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 18:24:02 »
buy a solder kit, watch a couple videos and do it yourself  :p the diodes are preinstalled and the smd leds are presoldered, so that's like 50% of the build done for ya.
I'm super busy, might break it, and I also want someone to lube the switches and I probably won't be able to do that consistently or properly on my first try :(.

Offline whentheclouds

  • Posts: 613
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #423 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 18:30:51 »
it'll be my first try as well! don't sow doubt in me  :-X

Offline tjweir

  • * Exquisite Elder
  • Posts: 1039
  • Location: Toronto
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #424 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 18:31:37 »

buy a solder kit, watch a couple videos and do it yourself  :p the diodes are preinstalled and the smd leds are presoldered, so that's like 50% of the build done for ya.
I'm super busy, might break it, and I also want someone to lube the switches and I probably won't be able to do that consistently or properly on my first try :(.

I understand the busy part, I think it took 2 months to find the time to finish my viper. 

Offline Synjin

  • * Exquisite Elder
  • Posts: 1499
  • Location: Wisconsin
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #425 on: Mon, 16 February 2015, 20:36:04 »
buy a solder kit, watch a couple videos and do it yourself  :p the diodes are preinstalled and the smd leds are presoldered, so that's like 50% of the build done for ya.
I'm super busy, might break it, and I also want someone to lube the switches and I probably won't be able to do that consistently or properly on my first try :(.
Watch some vids before doing it. I did perfectly fine for my viper and it feels like buttery smooth currently.

Offline MrChunky

  • Posts: 93
  • Location: Sweet Sweet Switzerland
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #426 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 08:20:34 »
Got the wrong colour keyboard. Some guy in Milwaukee is gonna get the wrong one too I guess :) Elton check PMs please, it would be great to resolve this quickly :thumb:

Offline Data

  • Posts: 2608
  • Location: Orlando, FL
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #427 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 09:19:20 »
USPS needs to get off their asses and update tracking.  I know they're working today...

Offline radio_killah

  • Posts: 1427
  • Location: Bay Area
  • Chinchillin'
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #428 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 09:48:00 »
USPS needs to get off their asses and update tracking.  I know they're working today...
Haha I'm glad to see there are people as impatient as I am.

Offline Zeal

  • Actually the King of Green Tea Kit-Kats
  • * Vendor
  • Posts: 2798
  • Location: BC, Canada
    • Zeal Generation Inc.
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #429 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 11:19:26 »
Item out for delivery. :))
        "Bird have wing, bird will fly. Henry had wings.  Henry now fly." -Sent

Offline elton5354

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 2232
  • Location: Canada
[GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #430 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 12:19:50 »
Got the wrong colour keyboard. Some guy in Milwaukee is gonna get the wrong one too I guess :) Elton check PMs please, it would be great to resolve this quickly :thumb:

If someone received a wrong case colour please PM me right away.

Anyway I just received mine just  now :D :D



2 boxes cause I'm special..
« Last Edit: Tue, 17 February 2015, 12:21:52 by elton5354 »

Offline tjweir

  • * Exquisite Elder
  • Posts: 1039
  • Location: Toronto
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #431 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 12:29:41 »
Got the wrong colour keyboard. Some guy in Milwaukee is gonna get the wrong one too I guess :) Elton check PMs please, it would be great to resolve this quickly :thumb:

If someone received a wrong case colour please PM me right away.

Anyway I just received mine just  now :D :D

Show Image


2 boxes cause I'm special..

I hope mine are in there!

Offline blackkat

  • Posts: 28
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #432 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 12:32:39 »
Just unwrapped mine :) 

Offline swornxin

  • Posts: 243
  • Location: Burlington
    • Nailed Down Custom Pins
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #433 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 14:04:20 »
Mine is in the truck for delivery.  Should I expect any import charges on the spot?

Octagon - 62g Cherry tactile greys
Phantom - 65g Cherry tactile greys
FC660M - Cherry blues
KC60 - Gateron browns

Offline blackkat

  • Posts: 28
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #434 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 14:07:31 »
Mine is in the truck for delivery.  Should I expect any import charges on the spot?

None for me.  The value was declared *correctly* in order to avoid charges  :thumb:

Offline swornxin

  • Posts: 243
  • Location: Burlington
    • Nailed Down Custom Pins
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #435 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 14:52:42 »
Just got delivered!  The blue grey case looks incredible and it weighs a ton! 

Since it's my first time doing a custom build (which is the case with a few of us in here), what are the steps that the more experienced builders follow?  Does anyone have a previous build log online that you wouldn't mind sharing? 

Octagon - 62g Cherry tactile greys
Phantom - 65g Cherry tactile greys
FC660M - Cherry blues
KC60 - Gateron browns

Offline tjweir

  • * Exquisite Elder
  • Posts: 1039
  • Location: Toronto
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #436 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 15:19:37 »
Just got delivered!  The blue grey case looks incredible and it weighs a ton! 

Since it's my first time doing a custom build (which is the case with a few of us in here), what are the steps that the more experienced builders follow?  Does anyone have a previous build log online that you wouldn't mind sharing? 

Just check youtube for soldering videos for Cherry MX keys.  It's not hard.
A good iron helps, but not a requirement.

Edit:
« Last Edit: Tue, 17 February 2015, 15:21:31 by tjweir »

Offline blackkat

  • Posts: 28
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #437 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 15:25:42 »
Pardon the potato pic.  She's so pretty :)


Offline tjweir

  • * Exquisite Elder
  • Posts: 1039
  • Location: Toronto
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #438 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 15:26:55 »
Pardon the potato pic.  She's so pretty :)

Show Image


Damn, that was fast.

Offline radio_killah

  • Posts: 1427
  • Location: Bay Area
  • Chinchillin'
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #439 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 15:43:15 »
Wow haha yes that was fast, how long did it take you to solder it up? Most of us haven't even gotten ours haha

Offline blackkat

  • Posts: 28
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #440 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 15:44:00 »
Pardon the potato pic.  She's so pretty :)

Show Image


Damn, that was fast.

Had everything ready to go, Just needed to pop in the switches and go really :)  Spend a lot of time lubing, stickering and re-springing all of the clears though.  I may change out to the vintage blacks in the kbd at the top of the frame as I've been getting used to the 75% layout on them. 
« Last Edit: Tue, 17 February 2015, 19:33:46 by blackkat »

Offline radio_killah

  • Posts: 1427
  • Location: Bay Area
  • Chinchillin'
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #441 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 15:46:29 »
Pardon the potato pic.  She's so pretty :)

Show Image


Damn, that was fast.

Had everything ready to go, Just needed to pop in the switches and go really :)  Spend a lot of time lubing, stickering and re-springing all of the clears though.  I make change out to the vintage blacks in the kbd at the top of the frame as I've been getting used to the 75% layout on them.

Nice. How long did you spend tuning your switches? No LEDs?  :p

Offline blackkat

  • Posts: 28
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #442 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 15:47:39 »
Wow haha yes that was fast, how long did it take you to solder it up? Most of us haven't even gotten ours haha

An hour or so?  I was just into the process and got lost in the fun of making it.  Had the case sitting on the heater to warm up in the mean time, it was frozen taking it out of the box.
« Last Edit: Tue, 17 February 2015, 19:35:19 by blackkat »

Offline blackkat

  • Posts: 28
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #443 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 15:49:39 »
Pardon the potato pic.  She's so pretty :)

Show Image


Damn, that was fast.

Had everything ready to go, Just needed to pop in the switches and go really :)  Spend a lot of time lubing, stickering and re-springing all of the clears though.  I make change out to the vintage blacks in the kbd at the top of the frame as I've been getting used to the 75% layout on them.

Nice. How long did you spend tuning your switches? No LEDs?  :p

That was over a week of nights while watching youtube.  Leds are waiting on the LED and socket GB.  Hoping that they would come in at the same time, but no such luck *meh*

Offline Zeal

  • Actually the King of Green Tea Kit-Kats
  • * Vendor
  • Posts: 2798
  • Location: BC, Canada
    • Zeal Generation Inc.
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #444 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 15:57:50 »
Tease~

        "Bird have wing, bird will fly. Henry had wings.  Henry now fly." -Sent

Offline elton5354

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 2232
  • Location: Canada
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #445 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 16:00:14 »
Naked and undone..



Oh yeah, careful with the metal stickers.  You can bend them very easily if you don't slowly remove them from the plastic.  You can see mine was kinda bent..
« Last Edit: Tue, 17 February 2015, 16:03:27 by elton5354 »

Offline Zeal

  • Actually the King of Green Tea Kit-Kats
  • * Vendor
  • Posts: 2798
  • Location: BC, Canada
    • Zeal Generation Inc.
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #446 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 16:36:15 »
My Square arrived today~

Same shot, same settings, same position (almost). Simply a rotation of my polarized filter. :D (Although red turned out brighter in the pic than RL)


        "Bird have wing, bird will fly. Henry had wings.  Henry now fly." -Sent

Offline rainb1ood

  • Posts: 560
  • so pretty so plastic
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #447 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 17:12:42 »
Is there an ELI5 version or newbie friendly version guide for 02D keymapper?

http://duck0113.tistory.com/115

Offline whizzard

  • Posts: 226
  • Location: Boston, Massachusetts
  • whizzard got ur gizzard
    • LOOTKEYS BLOG
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #448 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 19:46:08 »
Mine was supposed to come today.. but I got the supreme luck of having the US shipper of the package becoming DHL.  I am not holding my breath... they missed today and never fail to disappoint me.  Thanks to the poster above I got the good idea that I can re-spring and lube my switches with the time I had put aside for assembling tonight.  Oh well DHL.

Offline Data

  • Posts: 2608
  • Location: Orlando, FL
Re: [GB] Octagon 75% Kustom Keyboard
« Reply #449 on: Tue, 17 February 2015, 20:16:55 »
Mine was supposed to come today.. but I got the supreme luck of having the US shipper of the package becoming DHL.  I am not holding my breath... they missed today and never fail to disappoint me.  Thanks to the poster above I got the good idea that I can re-spring and lube my switches with the time I had put aside for assembling tonight.  Oh well DHL.
How did you discover this? I was under the impression that USPS was handling the stateside delivery.

DHL suuuuuuucks. :(