[GB] Alps Party 60% - Hannibal at the Gates

[BlueNalgene]

Are we at the .16$ price for the quiet clicks yet? If we are or are close enough to push it over, ill get some more.

Quiet clicks are at $0.18 still.  It would require a minimum of 430 more ordered to reach th $0.16 point.

[swimmingbird]

When exactly are you going to close the gb (time wise)?

[ika]

When exactly are you going to close the gb (time wise)?

like... three hours ago?

[njbair]

When exactly are you going to close the gb (time wise)?

like... three hours ago?

On the next Quantum Leap:

Sam leaps back three hours to help a swimming bird buy a keyboard before the deadline.

[BlueNalgene]

When exactly are you going to close the gb (time wise)?

It is closed.  I'm still messing around with Excel though.  If you have some changes you would like to make, now is the time to PM me.

[swimmingbird]

When exactly are you going to close the gb (time wise)?

like... three hours ago?

On the next Quantum Leap:

Sam leaps back three hours to help a swimming bird buy a keyboard before the deadline.

Already bought one! Was tempted to get one in AEK style as well though

Now just to find a case to go with this

[deductivemonkee]

Wait, will this work with a poker ii case without a pcb? If not I'll have to change my order, I was planning to wire with a teensy

[njbair]

Wait, will this work with a poker ii case without a pcb? If not I'll have to change my order, I was planning to wire with a teensy

You would have to find a way to fasten it to the case, since the plate has no mounting holes, only through holes for access to the PCB mounting holes.

[swimmingbird]

Wait, will this work with a poker ii case without a pcb? If not I'll have to change my order, I was planning to wire with a teensy

You would have to find a way to fasten it to the case, since the plate has no mounting holes, only through holes for access to the PCB mounting holes.

Sorry if it's already been posted but what case are you going to use for yours Nick?
Also, what layout are you going for?

[deductivemonkee]

Wait, will this work with a poker ii case without a pcb? If not I'll have to change my order, I was planning to wire with a teensy

You would have to find a way to fasten it to the case, since the plate has no mounting holes, only through holes for access to the PCB mounting holes.

Would using standoffs work?
If I got a pcb, how would you mount that?

EDIT: Wording

[njbair]

Wait, will this work with a poker ii case without a pcb? If not I'll have to change my order, I was planning to wire with a teensy

You would have to find a way to fasten it to the case, since the plate has no mounting holes, only through holes for access to the PCB mounting holes.

Sorry if it's already been posted but what case are you going to use for yours Nick?
Also, what layout are you going for?

I ordered 3 sets: Dell ANSI, Infinity, and HHKB. With PCBs for all of them. I got switches for two of them, one with quiets and one with clicks. The HHKB plate is getting powder coated and the other two will be bare.

I'm honestly not sure what I'll be using for cases yet, but I'm thinking about trying my hand at a wooden case for at least one of them.

Depending on the shade of blue the powder coating turns out to be, I may want to get one of those blue TEX aluminum cases for it. But it will be a while before I'll have more funds for keyboard parts, especially with Alpine Winter (I'll be buying three sets myself if we hit 100).

[swimmingbird]

Wait, will this work with a poker ii case without a pcb? If not I'll have to change my order, I was planning to wire with a teensy

You would have to find a way to fasten it to the case, since the plate has no mounting holes, only through holes for access to the PCB mounting holes.

Sorry if it's already been posted but what case are you going to use for yours Nick?
Also, what layout are you going for?

I ordered 3 sets: Dell ANSI, Infinity, and HHKB. With PCBs for all of them. I got switches for two of them, one with quiets and one with clicks. The HHKB plate is getting powder coated and the other two will be bare.

I'm honestly not sure what I'll be using for cases yet, but I'm thinking about trying my hand at a wooden case for at least one of them.

Depending on the shade of blue the powder coating turns out to be, I may want to get one of those blue TEX aluminum cases for it. But it will be a while before I'll have more funds for keyboard parts, especially with Alpine Winter (I'll be buying three sets myself if we hit 100).

Yeah I almost joined that massdrop buy for the cases but read about shorting in the OP and didn't want to risk it

[njbair]

Wait, will this work with a poker ii case without a pcb? If not I'll have to change my order, I was planning to wire with a teensy

You would have to find a way to fasten it to the case, since the plate has no mounting holes, only through holes for access to the PCB mounting holes.

Sorry if it's already been posted but what case are you going to use for yours Nick?
Also, what layout are you going for?

I ordered 3 sets: Dell ANSI, Infinity, and HHKB. With PCBs for all of them. I got switches for two of them, one with quiets and one with clicks. The HHKB plate is getting powder coated and the other two will be bare.

I'm honestly not sure what I'll be using for cases yet, but I'm thinking about trying my hand at a wooden case for at least one of them.

Depending on the shade of blue the powder coating turns out to be, I may want to get one of those blue TEX aluminum cases for it. But it will be a while before I'll have more funds for keyboard parts, especially with Alpine Winter (I'll be buying three sets myself if we hit 100).

Yeah I almost joined that massdrop buy for the cases but read about shorting in the OP and didn't want to risk it

I have a black TEX case already. It's not a bad case. I also have one of their acrylic 60% cases. I'm eager to try something different.

I ran an IC recently for a monster 60% case inspired by SkiData cases, but it didn't really go anywhere. I guess people want small cases.

[deductivemonkee]

Does anyone have a cad file for a case with no pcb that I could make on a cnc?
I'm bad with freecad/librecad and such.

[njbair]

Does anyone have a cad file for a case with no pcb that I could make on a cnc?
I'm bad with freecad/librecad and such.

There's got to be a way to use standoffs to raise the height up to the plate level, then you could just use washers around the screws to bite down on the plate.

[deductivemonkee]

Does anyone have a cad file for a case with no pcb that I could make on a cnc?
I'm bad with freecad/librecad and such.

There's got to be a way to use standoffs to raise the height up to the plate level, then you could just use washers around the screws to bite down on the plate.

Eh ,first build, I'm a noob. I don't deny that.
Thanks, I'll figure out a way... Somehow.

[swimmingbird]

Does anyone have a cad file for a case with no pcb that I could make on a cnc?
I'm bad with freecad/librecad and such.

There's got to be a way to use standoffs to raise the height up to the plate level, then you could just use washers around the screws to bite down on the plate.

Yeah I was thinking it couldn't be too hard to fix it..... but I want someone else to do it first 

[deductivemonkee]

Us Canadians get ripped off with these prices. This keyboard will be my prized object in my igloo among my dog sled team and maple syrup collection... Lol

(I'm allowed to make stereotypical jokes about myself)

[njbair]

Us Canadians get ripped off with these prices. This keyboard will be my prized object in my igloo among my dog sled team and maple syrup collection... Lol

(I'm allowed to make stereotypical jokes about myself)

Can't you just fashion a case out of recycled Molson cans and hockey pucks?

[deductivemonkee]

Us Canadians get ripped off with these prices. This keyboard will be my prized object in my igloo among my dog sled team and maple syrup collection... Lol

(I'm allowed to make stereotypical jokes about myself)

Can't you just fashion a case out of recycled Molson cans and hockey pucks?

But I'd have to destroy my scale replica of the Eiffel tower to get the pucks and cans...

[deductivemonkee]

The sad thing about buying all of this, is that it's almost cheaper than getting a pok3r into Canada...

[deductivemonkee]

Just a thought, if I loaded an at101w plate into keyboard-layout-editor.com, and chose sandwich case, would that work for a case?

[deductivemonkee]

Woot! Added a pcb to my order at the last minute! I hate being indecisive...

[njbair]

I hate being indecisive...

Are you sure?

[deductivemonkee]

I hate being indecisive...

Are you sure?

Yes. I just cost myself another $45.

[njbair]

I hate being indecisive...

Are you sure?

Yes. I just cost myself another $45.

You made the right choice. A Teensy is ~20USD, plus all the wire and extra time, that's got to add up to more than the cost of the PCB. And the PCB will help with the overall rigidity and stability of the board, even if you did manage to figure out a way to shoehorn the plate-only assembly into a case designed for a PCB.

[deductivemonkee]

I hate being indecisive...

Are you sure?

Yes. I just cost myself another $45.

You made the right choice. A Teensy is ~20USD, plus all the wire and extra time, that's got to add up to more than the cost of the PCB. And the PCB will help with the overall rigidity and stability of the board, even if you did manage to figure out a way to shoehorn the plate-only assembly into a case designed for a PCB.

Yep. Good thing I'm now broke.

[deductivemonkee]

Also, I'm sorry I couldn't at least get the novelty caps from you njbair... But! Expect a build log from me sometime this decade!

[njbair]

I hate being indecisive...

Are you sure?

Yes. I just cost myself another $45.

You made the right choice. A Teensy is ~20USD, plus all the wire and extra time, that's got to add up to more than the cost of the PCB. And the PCB will help with the overall rigidity and stability of the board, even if you did manage to figure out a way to shoehorn the plate-only assembly into a case designed for a PCB.

Yep. Good thing I'm now broke.

Yeah but it's not real money, it's Canadian money.

[deductivemonkee]

I hate being indecisive...

Are you sure?

Yes. I just cost myself another $45.

You made the right choice. A Teensy is ~20USD, plus all the wire and extra time, that's got to add up to more than the cost of the PCB. And the PCB will help with the overall rigidity and stability of the board, even if you did manage to figure out a way to shoehorn the plate-only assembly into a case designed for a PCB.

Yep. Good thing I'm now broke.

Yeah but it's not real money, it's Canadian money.

WHAT? No! Our dollar went up 1 cent today! Now 1 USD is only 1.31 cad...

[njbair]

WHAT? No! Our dollar went up 1 cent today! Now 1 USD is only 1.31 cad...

Don't feel bad. As an American I'm forced to spend valuable keyboard moneys on things like firearms...and healthcare.

[deductivemonkee]

WHAT? No! Our dollar went up 1 cent today! Now 1 USD is only 1.31 cad...

Don't feel bad. As an American I'm forced to spend valuable keyboard moneys on things like firearms...and healthcare.

You win. I'm out of stereotypical jokes. And snappy comebacks.

[BlueNalgene]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Part way through sending invoices I forgot to put a line for powder coating.

If you get two invoices, this is probably why.  I'm so sorry.

[deductivemonkee]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Part way through sending invoices I forgot to put a line for powder coating.

If you get two invoices, this is probably why.  I'm so sorry.

You did better than me, I'd never be able to run a gb.

[jbondeson]

Aaaand paid!

Let the alps roll!

[nickheller]

Received my invoice! Thanks for running this buy!

[Freetail]

Paid Starting to feel the hype

[theginginator]

Paid 

[SJHL]

Paid. Thank you!

[tominabox1]

Blue I sent you a PM. I botched my order and got invoiced for extra stuff. Totally my fault.

[BlueNalgene]

Invoices sent to everyone.

With that minor hiccup and the fact that I am suddenly responsible for so much money combined with the fact that I have literally been perfecting the spreadsheet for 12 hours straight.... I'm done for the night.  I'm going to go ride out this panic attack under a blanket with some shoegaze.

If you have issues with your orders or questions, PM me and I get to it tomorrow.

[trees]

Invoices sent to everyone.

With that minor hiccup and the fact that I am suddenly responsible for so much money combined with the fact that I have literally been perfecting the spreadsheet for 12 hours straight.... I'm done for the night.  I'm going to go ride out this panic attack under a blanket with some shoegaze.

If you have issues with your orders or questions, PM me and I get to it tomorrow.

What is the due date for payment? I thought i would get the invoice after i get paid on friday

[ika]

paypal is jacked up I'll have to pay another day

[CommonCurt]

Invoice payed 

[Tyr]

There's got to be a way to use standoffs to raise the height up to the plate level, then you could just use washers around the screws to bite down on the plate.

I tried that with a plate I got from LeandreN for a hand wired build in the generic Taobao plastic case, washers didn't work for me. What I ended up doing is getting brass standoffs, surrounding them with nylon spacers so the plate could rest on them (I needed to cut down the center one a bit to fit between the switches) and then use a short screw with a very broad head to hold the plate in place. The broad screws peek out a bit at the sides, but it's not to bad.

I'm at work so I don't have pictures, but here's the stuff I used:
http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/Threaded-Metric-M2-Brass-Male-Female-Standoff-Spacer-Length-3mm-25mm-/191582241494?var=&hash=item0
http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/50x-10mm-Nylon-Round-Spacer-OD-7mm-ID-3-2mm-for-M3-Screws-Plastic-/130698223554?hash=item1e6e389fc2
http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/M2-x-2mm-Phillips-Flat-Head-Screw-Nickel-Plated-/201372215370?var=&hash=item0

[atectatifern]

Paid!

[tofgerl]

While I'm sure Blue appreciates that you've paid what you told him you would, it might not be as useful information to the other people in this thread, so how about we keep the spam to a minimum?

[atectatifern]

Are you a mod? if not, how about you p*ss up a rope?

[tofgerl]

Please supply rope, and I shall do my upmost.

[sth]

edit - nevamind got my invoice looks fine to me.


tofgerl chill out homey!!!