Of course something always gets in the way, so factor that in.
After this GB =)Awsome man, i will join for sure
What happened to the Eagle/Viper weight?
That's happening next. Hopefully in 2-3 months.
The little stars were indeed dropped.
Updated the first post with an order tracker (I edit this manually)
Please check that I got your order right, and watch it for any updates such as when I start invoicing.
The difference in weight is negligible. Though brass is indeed heavier than stainless steel.
The stars are quite difficult to engrave properly and will probably take a bit longer to do
Also, I am up for doing weights of all kinds, but as there has been no mention of a V3 I cannot guarantee that this weight.
I haven't been part of reddit very long. Do you know if I need to be active for X amount of time before I post a GB posting?
I can post on your behalf maybe and link it to GH? idk if that is allowed since I am not running it but I can try!
Hey Guys,
The closing date has come and gone, and we still didn't even reach the total of how many Octagon V2 weights sold. I'm a bit disappointed as I didn't expect that combined weights would be less than the single weight from my previous GB.
As of this posting
Total BB Orders: 31
Total Orion Orders: 14
As a result, I'm going to keep this open for one more week. Closing January 23rd 9 pm PST.
I think I'm going to start PMing black bird and orion owners if I can find the original purchase lists somewhere on GeekHack.
Wow thanks! Looking at those sheets, I'm already seeing quite a few names that didn't make it on my GB. I'll send a PM their way. Hopefully it's just a case of "oh i didn't know" rather than a "your GB sucks man!"
a "I don't have enough money" is understandable though.
GB Officially Closed. I'll be sending off invoices shortly
GB Officially Closed. I'll be sending off invoices shortly
Shortly != Instantly.GB Officially Closed. I'll be sending off invoices shortly
I don't seem to have gotten an invoice. Should I be concerned?
Shortly != Instantly.GB Officially Closed. I'll be sending off invoices shortly
I don't seem to have gotten an invoice. Should I be concerned?
You can start worrying when there are a lot of people posting "paid" here.
Paid, I'm looking forward to this :D
Paid, I'm looking forward to this :D
You're not on any of my lists.....are you sure you're commenting on the right GB?
Just updated the spreadsheet!
2. Tungsten final pricing hasn't been resolved yet
Yes, due to the rare nature of this product I have purposely hidden their name from the spreadsheet. When the GB ends, they may or may not choose to reveal themselves. Regardless, I will post photos of the units when I receive them so everyone can ooh and aah over shiny things.
I tried to convince someone to order a platinum one, which I would gladly hand deliver personally, but the cost was about equivalent to a year of college tuition fees lol.
I'll keep you all posted.
Thank you everyone for your support. This is a great example of what makes this community so great! For those who have paid, I would just like to re-iterate that I haven't absconded with your money or anything, it's still sitting in my PayPal account. You have my guarantee that if this GB does fail, you will receive back every penny you gave me.
But anyway, another bit of bad news. Tungsten is now also a no go. We had only one person sign up for one engraved Orion tungsten weight. The total for one unit was $865 due to the fact that it was a one off, and it also includes the price for my manufacturer to buy the extra tooling to accommodate it. I wasn't kidding when I advertised $500 MINIMUM. $865 was still doable but after a few extra days to think it over, my one buyer thought better. I don't blame him.
$865 can get me 2 additional Duck keyboards! Perhaps if the weights were all a universal size between Duck's keyboards it would have been a more viable purchase. Perhaps that's something that can be suggested for his Eagle/Viper/Octagon/etc V3 series or something.
HYPE!!!!!
Hey guys I've had to fly home to Taiwan due to a family emergency. Nonetheless, I was able to submit the order before I left on Friday. We are now in the manufacturing and waiting stage. I'll be back stateside in two weeks and will provide further updates then.
If, for whatever weird reason, anyone doesn't want their weight, I'll buy! Just bought a Blackbird on reddit and it doesn't come with a weight! :( This was after the GB buy period had ended so now it looks like I'm without a way to make this board any heavier.
If, for whatever weird reason, anyone doesn't want their weight, I'll buy! Just bought a Blackbird on reddit and it doesn't come with a weight! :( This was after the GB buy period had ended so now it looks like I'm without a way to make this board any heavier.
Aye, none of them came with weights, it's too bad. Merlin's doin the good by making them.
I guess in a way, duck weights are as limited as duck keyboards. Maybe if another version comes out, I'll run the GB again.
Problem is that not everyone who purchases a Duck also wants a weight. I personally am happy to spend another $60 on a board I care about, but most people's wallets are hurting after the cost of the board itself.
Another thing to note about Duck boards is that the weights are not visible in any way unless you disassemble the keyboard.
Unfortunately there just isn't enough demand to guarantee that enough people are willing to come together and make a GB like this one happen.
UPDATE
Still waiting on polished brass material to get in, but the stainless steel material came in last week. It's apparently 1-2 weeks out. Hopefully closer to 1 week.
UPDATE
Still waiting on polished brass material to get in, but the stainless steel material came in last week. It's apparently 1-2 weeks out. Hopefully closer to 1 week.
UPDATE
Still waiting on polished brass material to get in, but the stainless steel material came in last week. It's apparently 1-2 weeks out. Hopefully closer to 1 week.
So does this mean stainless steel will finish and ship out to us before brass is done - or will they all be shipped together once all are complete?
Nothing new to report here guys. Move along.
Nothing new to report here guys. Move along.
Merlin, wondering if you would have extras. Just recently acquired an Orion kit and extra weight is always helpfulGood luck. I asked a while ago about a blackbird weight but was told it was hard enough getting this to happen in the first place so unlikely that there will be extras.
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doom2 might be interested in your spot =)
Merlin, wondering if you would have extras. Just recently acquired an Orion kit and extra weight is always helpful
doom2 might be interested in your spot =)
i unfortuneatly need to sell my spot. SS orion weight.
If you look at the first post there is a google doc with that info. In his case its an Engraved SS Orioni unfortuneatly need to sell my spot. SS orion weight.
I can take. Is it engraved?
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Hey Merlin
Any chance that you are going to make a GB for Duck Eagle/Viper weright insert after this GB?
Thanks man
Still hoping for a Blackbird weight...any weight. Hell I'll pay the premium on a tungsten one!
Still hoping for a Blackbird weight...any weight. Hell I'll pay the premium on a tungsten one!
I've got the scrap metal steel weight haha. Its a perfect fit and about the same weight but...it's scrap metal.
If anyone would be able to let go of a Blackbird weight, please let me know.
Thank you... I hope I can find one.If anyone would be able to let go of a Blackbird weight, please let me know.
Sorry- wish I'd have had the foresight to pick up an extra or two for such occasions... Good luck- hope you find one!
UPDATE
The machine shop seems to be overloaded with other projects. With some of their tooling breaking it's created quite a queue. I have no news as to when this will be done and I don't want to keep saying "oh next week".
I apologize for the long wait and I hope we can get this figured out soon.
UPDATE
The machine shop seems to be overloaded with other projects. With some of their tooling breaking it's created quite a queue. I have no news as to when this will be done and I don't want to keep saying "oh next week".
I apologize for the long wait and I hope we can get this figured out soon.
No worries, thanks for the update :)
UPDATE
The update is that there is no update. I didn't receive a status email from my manufacturer this week. I've checked in as well and no reply. Hopefully he's just really busy with our weights!
In other news, I would like to publicly express my frustration and my apologies with how long this is taking. I understand that 3 weeks were wasted just waiting on materials but it's still taking too long. The good news is that I am still waiting for Duck to send me the CAD files for the Viper/Eagle, so it's not like I have a GB on hold. At this point I'm shopping around for other local manufacturers.
Any good news regarding a Viper/Eagle weight? Loved your Octagon weight :)
So there wont be a weight inserts GB for eagle/viper? :( what do you mean open an IC and buy what you think the quabtities would be?UPDATE
The update is that there is no update. I didn't receive a status email from my manufacturer this week. I've checked in as well and no reply. Hopefully he's just really busy with our weights!
In other news, I would like to publicly express my frustration and my apologies with how long this is taking. I understand that 3 weeks were wasted just waiting on materials but it's still taking too long. The good news is that I am still waiting for Duck to send me the CAD files for the Viper/Eagle, so it's not like I have a GB on hold. At this point I'm shopping around for other local manufacturers.
Any good news regarding a Viper/Eagle weight? Loved your Octagon weight :)
I'm thinking that there won't be a GB. I might just open an interest check, and buy what I think the quantities would be. That way people aren't waiting forever for their weights while I hold on to their money. It's just sad that my weight is taking just as long or longer as it takes Duck to ship the keyboards to us.
I believe he's saying that he'll just put in an order and have them up for sale, rather than the typical GB method where you wait for everyone to prepay and then do the order.Thats even better.
Will we have a way to put in a deposit? I'm 100% in for two Viper weights.
I would be down to buy/pre-order a Viper/Eagle weight today, no matter the wait time, no matter the cost. What worries me about you buying them all and then just selling them is me not getting one.
Hey Merlin
Any chance that you are going to make a GB for Duck Eagle/Viper weright insert after this GB?
Thanks man
UPDATE
I was informed last night that the plates would be done today! I should receive some photos and maybe even a video. Here's hoping that the plates are as I envision in my head! Glad to see this coming to a close haha.
Is this real life?
UPDATE
I was informed last night that the plates would be done today! I should receive some photos and maybe even a video. Here's hoping that the plates are as I envision in my head! Glad to see this coming to a close haha.
UPDATE
I was informed last night that the plates would be done today! I should receive some photos and maybe even a video. Here's hoping that the plates are as I envision in my head! Glad to see this coming to a close haha.
UPDATE
I was informed last night that the plates would be done today! I should receive some photos and maybe even a video. Here's hoping that the plates are as I envision in my head! Glad to see this coming to a close haha.
Oh yay!!!
Merlin64, would you mind updating the spreadsheet with my weight that I got from zacheadams?
@merlin64
It's been almost two weeks since the update that the weights would be done. Any news or are you still just as in the dark as we are?
I'll be making a post today about the weights. He's done, but I noticed on some of the photos that a plate was scratched, so I asked him to fix it. This was last week and I haven't heard back...he might have discovered more scratched plates and knew I wasn't going to take it.
LIES!!!
No just kidding lol! Yes looks like I forgot to post on the thread. I wrote the message to kawasaki and I guess in my mind I thought I had posted on the thread. I'll ping him again for this week's update.
By the way I don't think @merlin64 gives me any kind of notification.
LIES!!!Wow he's alive! Sent you pm 😀
No just kidding lol! Yes looks like I forgot to post on the thread. I wrote the message to kawasaki and I guess in my mind I thought I had posted on the thread. I'll ping him again for this week's update.
By the way I don't think @merlin64 gives me any kind of notification.
By the way I don't think @merlin64 gives me any kind of notification.
UPDATEWoot
Ok guys, I was given a new estimate! 1 week to ship time to me! Fingers crossed!
UPDATE
Yep slight delay, but ship time going to be next Wednesday actually. Should get to me by Thursday/Friday.
UPDATE
Surprise Surprise...not shipped yet. But at least we are talking shipping now. He's finishing up the engraving on the last of the brass Orions. Everything else is done. So far so good. In other news..I finally built my Octagon V2. haha.
UPDATE
Weights are in boxes and ready to ship to me! I actually asked him to hold on to it for a bit longer so delay is 100% my fault this time. Not gonna be here this weekend to receive such a large/heavy package figured it would be safer to just put it off for a few more days.
After receiving, plan is to test fit again on a community member's blackbird. Please remember that I have neither of the boards so totally relying on people with Duck boards to do this.
And the weights are in!! Came in two boxes, pretty heavy. Woohoo!
Yo Merlin, I've traded my Black Bird. Should I go about trying to find someone that may want my spot or does that person already exist?Maybe you should offer it to the person with whom you traded the Black Bird :)
Engraved Stainless Steel weight
Yo Merlin, I've traded my Black Bird. Should I go about trying to find someone that may want my spot or does that person already exist?Maybe you should offer it to the person with whom you traded the Black Bird :)
Engraved Stainless Steel weight
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#1 please, minus the you suck part :) , if ppl want to polish the weights they can do it themselves, it's not that hard. The most important thing is that they fit.
#1 please, minus the you suck part :) , if ppl want to polish the weights they can do it themselves, it's not that hard. The most important thing is that they fit.
100% Agreed.
FFS the weights are INSIDE the keyboard ;)
I am fine with them the way they are, gimme #1
And of course no one sucks
FFS the weights are INSIDE the keyboard ;)
I am fine with them the way they are, gimme #1
And of course no one sucks
This!
another vote for #1 here... seems like we can buff out the imperfections ourselves fairly easily (on the brass weights) but i think its going to be pretty difficult for the guys that ordered stainless, those maybe should be candidates to send back, those circular marks look like a real SOB to get rid of.I was thinking that when a screw goes over the screwhole it'd cover the circles. Otherwise, it's really fine considering the marks won't show as the PCB and plate will be above the weight...
another vote for #1 here... seems like we can buff out the imperfections ourselves fairly easily (on the brass weights) but i think its going to be pretty difficult for the guys that ordered stainless, those maybe should be candidates to send back, those circular marks look like a real SOB to get rid of.
I'll be figuring out some kind of refund scheme, which I should nail down fairly shortly. I'll keep an eye on this thread as people chime in. Or feel free to PM me regarding any comments/questions/concerns/etc
I'll be figuring out some kind of refund scheme, which I should nail down fairly shortly. I'll keep an eye on this thread as people chime in. Or feel free to PM me regarding any comments/questions/concerns/etc
My suggestion would be just dont make us pay shipping instead of refunds.....
I have mixed feelings about this. I don't like how they turned out.
I seem to be in the minority here but I would be happy with option #2, as the brushed finish on my Fjell weight looks great IMO and the finish on my stainless steel TX87 weight is crazy fingerprint magnet. Also those brass Orion weights look like hell.
Obviously I am not going to insist that you do anything against what the majority of GB participants want, but if the final decision is to just ship the weights as is, don't bother sending mine. I am in the mindset that the money I spent is for a product of a certain level of quality and craftsmanship and a scratched and ****ty weight isn't something I am interested in owning and/or putting in my keyboard. If there is no follow through on delivering a quality product I will simply consider this a failed GB in my book and move on, no hard feelings.
Alternatively I would prefer option #3, as the time is irrelevant to me. I don't mind waiting for a higher quality/better product.
I still want the weight I paid for, and am still anticipating the Viper V2 weight GB.
This is a tricky place to be stuck in. A bit of advice to you, maybe talk to someone like LeandreN, who has handled the Fjell R1 GB through issues and mistakes very professionally and transparently and read through the Mech27 GB thread (by XX7) as an example of what not to do in a similar situation. I hope the absolute best for you Merlin and I will continue to respect you as a community member no matter what your final decision is.
He literally said two posts above you that he was not going to impose the will of the majority on everyone, so if you want option #2 or #3 than it sounds like he would be more than willing to do that. merlin64 has been extremely transparent this entire GB so I don't think he needs to look to other members of the community for advice on how to handle this situation, as I cannot think of any better way he could be handling this than how he is doing it right now; by asking each member of the GB their opinion on what they want done with their individual product.
He literally said two posts above you that he was not going to impose the will of the majority on everyone, so if you want option #2 or #3 than it sounds like he would be more than willing to do that. merlin64 has been extremely transparent this entire GB so I don't think he needs to look to other members of the community for advice on how to handle this situation, as I cannot think of any better way he could be handling this than how he is doing it right now; by asking each member of the GB their opinion on what they want done with their individual product.
I didn't mean to come off as hostile in my post, just wanted to put my two sense out there. While Merlin has been very transparent there has been a lot of "updates coming on ___ date!" only to not post anything for a week followed by "Nvm, more delays from factory." which I understand is not his fault, but isn't exactly the best way to communicate in my opinion.
I also don't want Merlin to have to personally invest any further into making this GB happen, so I don't want to be the one guy who forces him to have a weight refinished if nobody else wants to go down that path.
He literally said two posts above you that he was not going to impose the will of the majority on everyone, so if you want option #2 or #3 than it sounds like he would be more than willing to do that. merlin64 has been extremely transparent this entire GB so I don't think he needs to look to other members of the community for advice on how to handle this situation, as I cannot think of any better way he could be handling this than how he is doing it right now; by asking each member of the GB their opinion on what they want done with their individual product.
I didn't mean to come off as hostile in my post, just wanted to put my two sense out there. While Merlin has been very transparent there has been a lot of "updates coming on ___ date!" only to not post anything for a week followed by "Nvm, more delays from factory." which I understand is not his fault, but isn't exactly the best way to communicate in my opinion.
I also don't want Merlin to have to personally invest any further into making this GB happen, so I don't want to be the one guy who forces him to have a weight refinished if nobody else wants to go down that path.
I think that merlin has run this one extremely well and given fairly frequent updates given the delays and other issues that have happened.
If it's Duck level quality I'm happy to pay more.another vote for #1 here... seems like we can buff out the imperfections ourselves fairly easily (on the brass weights) but i think its going to be pretty difficult for the guys that ordered stainless, those maybe should be candidates to send back, those circular marks look like a real SOB to get rid of.
The screws will only cover the countersunk portion unfortunately.
From the responses so far it looks as though a lot of people are picking #1. I'll follow up through PM on people who haven't responded by tomorrow.
I just want to say those who chose option #1 thank you for picking the "easy way" for me. Nonetheless I am not content with merely sending you a product that is less than what I promised. I'll be figuring out some kind of refund scheme, which I should nail down fairly shortly. I'll keep an eye on this thread as people chime in. Or feel free to PM me regarding any comments/questions/concerns/etc
For those inquiring about other weights that I'm doing. I have a Viper/Eagle prototype in the works, should get to me in a day or two. I am not going through this manufacturer anymore, I'm actually seeing if Duck can do it for me (if he responds) and also have two manufacturers locally I am courting. Regardless it might be the most expensive weight yet @_@.
My personal opinion, which people don't necessarily have to agree or abide by is that I take ALL of them back to the manufacturer and have them all have a brushed finish. That way everyone will have the same product. In the future I won't be reading about "WTS Duck Blackbird/Orion with shiny weight + small scratches" vs "WTS Duck Blackbird/Orion with Brushed weight". And don't forget engraved vs non engraved is another qualifier.
However I understand that some people don't mind too much and just want the weight for what it is..a weight. This works better in a way as with fewer weights to re-do, my manufacturer should theoretically get them done faster. I'll be happy to ship those out to the ones who have specified so either in this thread or via PM to me.
Meanwhile still waiting on replies. The order tracker form should be updated shortly as well with people's responses.
My personal opinion, which people don't necessarily have to agree or abide by is that I take ALL of them back to the manufacturer and have them all have a brushed finish. That way everyone will have the same product. In the future I won't be reading about "WTS Duck Blackbird/Orion with shiny weight + small scratches" vs "WTS Duck Blackbird/Orion with Brushed weight". And don't forget engraved vs non engraved is another qualifier.
However I understand that some people don't mind too much and just want the weight for what it is..a weight. This works better in a way as with fewer weights to re-do, my manufacturer should theoretically get them done faster. I'll be happy to ship those out to the ones who have specified so either in this thread or via PM to me.
Meanwhile still waiting on replies. The order tracker form should be updated shortly as well with people's responses.
Only issue with taking them back to be brushed is the chance that this manufacturer makes the issue worse. I'm in for #1 although I'm not quite sure what a little elbow grease entails.
Will #2 do anything about scratches where the screws go?
I kind of want to sell my spot get my money back.
Will #2 do anything about scratches where the screws go?
I kind of want to sell my spot get my money back.
Yes #2 will fix it.
I'll also start packing all the option #1 peoples and picking up the rest of the screws.
Random Note: In case people don't know, ketchup and/or lemon juice works pretty well when polishing up brass. I prefer ketchup as it's easy to smear on and works kind of like a paste.If you want to do this: please make sure your ketchup has a good amount of vinegar in it. I got some with none to basically none once which didn't work at all. The McDonalds ketchup works great :thumb:
UPDATE
Hey guys, just wanted to leave a short update before a very busy weekend. I've gotten quite a few weights bubble wrapped and ready to go, not as many as I had hoped. I'm trying to get the packing done first before I send out an invoice, so I'm not holding on to anymore money for any longer. Refunds of some form are still being negotiated.
In other news I'm waiting to meet with the manufacturer in person for more discussion/negotiation and hand offs. He's not certain he can properly re-surface the stainless steels so trying to figure out what to do there.
For those who are going to the Seattle Meetup this Saturday, please PM me so I know to just bring your weight to you. For all those interested in catching presentations from Binge, The Van Keyboards, Jchan, and Joshua of Plugable, please tune in to www.twitch.tv/topclack at 11 am PST tomorrow morning July 22nd. I'll be manning the cameras and other things so you may catch a glimpse of me.
Also, I probably won't be responding to any messages after tonight, so if you message me then, you won't get a reply till earliest Monday.
LOL looks like I made a mistake there, Kawasaki I'll be sending you another invoice to make up the difference in shipping price.
You are correct!
UPDATE
In the meantime, I have nearly finished shipping with all Option 1ers. Still waiting on some invoices to be paid though. I'm super excited as I found just the right shaped box for all these things!
In the meantime, for all you who have already received your weights, please comment over here to give people your opinions please!!
Wait, we got invoices? I'll be paying soon (should get my paycheck after the weekend). :thumb:
Looking forward to it. :DWait, we got invoices? I'll be paying soon (should get my paycheck after the weekend). :thumb:
LOL yes you did! Just option 1ers right now.
Hi Merlin,
a friend of mine picked mine up from customs today. Overall i'm quite happy with it and already built it into my orion. Typing feels different and much smoother now!
Sadly I can't find the screws you sent, which is probably due to the fact that my friend who picked it up from customs had to open it there and thew the box away. Luckily I had one extra screw from assemlbling my orion, so the weight is now held in place by a single screw until I get around to buy a set of new screws.
Thank you for running the group buy!
Cheers kacase.
Hey Merlin, is there any Orion weight that no one wanted by any chance? Thanks!Hi Merlin,
a friend of mine picked mine up from customs today. Overall i'm quite happy with it and already built it into my orion. Typing feels different and much smoother now!
Sadly I can't find the screws you sent, which is probably due to the fact that my friend who picked it up from customs had to open it there and thew the box away. Luckily I had one extra screw from assemlbling my orion, so the weight is now held in place by a single screw until I get around to buy a set of new screws.
Thank you for running the group buy!
Cheers kacase.
Thanks for checking in kacase! The screws are in a small bag, taped to the packaging used to wrap the weight in. Look around your packaging, it should be there. Holding it down with 1 screw is quite scary.....I hope nothing bad happens.
Hi Merlin,
a friend of mine picked mine up from customs today. Overall i'm quite happy with it and already built it into my orion. Typing feels different and much smoother now!
Sadly I can't find the screws you sent, which is probably due to the fact that my friend who picked it up from customs had to open it there and thew the box away. Luckily I had one extra screw from assemlbling my orion, so the weight is now held in place by a single screw until I get around to buy a set of new screws.
Thank you for running the group buy!
Cheers kacase.
Thanks for checking in kacase! The screws are in a small bag, taped to the packaging used to wrap the weight in. Look around your packaging, it should be there. Holding it down with 1 screw is quite scary.....I hope nothing bad happens.
Hey Merlin, is there any Orion weight that no one wanted by any chance? Thanks!Hi Merlin,
a friend of mine picked mine up from customs today. Overall i'm quite happy with it and already built it into my orion. Typing feels different and much smoother now!
Sadly I can't find the screws you sent, which is probably due to the fact that my friend who picked it up from customs had to open it there and thew the box away. Luckily I had one extra screw from assemlbling my orion, so the weight is now held in place by a single screw until I get around to buy a set of new screws.
Thank you for running the group buy!
Cheers kacase.
Thanks for checking in kacase! The screws are in a small bag, taped to the packaging used to wrap the weight in. Look around your packaging, it should be there. Holding it down with 1 screw is quite scary.....I hope nothing bad happens.
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Hi Merlin,
a friend of mine picked mine up from customs today. Overall i'm quite happy with it and already built it into my orion. Typing feels different and much smoother now!
Sadly I can't find the screws you sent, which is probably due to the fact that my friend who picked it up from customs had to open it there and thew the box away. Luckily I had one extra screw from assemlbling my orion, so the weight is now held in place by a single screw until I get around to buy a set of new screws.
Thank you for running the group buy!
Cheers kacase.
Thanks for checking in kacase! The screws are in a small bag, taped to the packaging used to wrap the weight in. Look around your packaging, it should be there. Holding it down with 1 screw is quite scary.....I hope nothing bad happens.
As the weight only rests on the aluminium base, I think the worst thing that could happen is that my 4kg Orion falls trough my desk.
Hi Merlin,
a friend of mine picked mine up from customs today. Overall i'm quite happy with it and already built it into my orion. Typing feels different and much smoother now!
Sadly I can't find the screws you sent, which is probably due to the fact that my friend who picked it up from customs had to open it there and thew the box away. Luckily I had one extra screw from assemlbling my orion, so the weight is now held in place by a single screw until I get around to buy a set of new screws.
Thank you for running the group buy!
Cheers kacase.
Thanks for checking in kacase! The screws are in a small bag, taped to the packaging used to wrap the weight in. Look around your packaging, it should be there. Holding it down with 1 screw is quite scary.....I hope nothing bad happens.
As the weight only rests on the aluminium base, I think the worst thing that could happen is that my 4kg Orion falls trough my desk.
Ok honestly though....did you guys really feel a difference in weight? The blackbird weight has gotta be one of the lightest weights I've ever seen. It's lighter than the Octagon V2 one, and definitely lighter than the Orion V2
Wow, what 60% do you have?
Wow, what 60% do you have?
It doesn't have a name yet ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
More info here, I've been lazy recently so no real updates since around forever (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=87618.msg2361401#msg2361401)
LOL uses carbon fiber plate to save on weight.....puts in tungsten weight....
Sweet you got it done! How much did it end up costing you?
UPDATEPics!
Weights are innn!!! And OMG they look fabulous!! Looks like all they really needed was some polishing. But these are nice and shiny!! I've only opened up 3, so I guess you all know what I'll be busy doing these next few days.
UPDATE
Weights are innn!!! And OMG they look fabulous!! Looks like all they really needed was some polishing. But these are nice and shiny!! I've only opened up 3, so I guess you all know what I'll be busy doing these next few days.
Anyone looking to offload a blackbird weight? PM me.
Anyone looking to offload a blackbird weight? PM me.
Try messaging megaforce93. Think he still has one he's looking to sell...
Anyone looking to offload a blackbird weight? PM me.
Try messaging megaforce93. Think he still has one he's looking to sell...
Already did. He sold his already unfortunately.
UPDATEWoot
Hey guys! Been doing extra polishing of the weights as I unwrap/inspect them. I got them all done last night! Expect to see invoices trickle out! Hurraaay.
I've sent a few invoices out already! Really trying to get it all done this week.
is it too late to join? :( those plate looks gorgeous..
If anyone wants to sell their blackbird weight(or their blackbird), please let me know :)
Cheers!