New Designed Anodized aluminum alloy plate for GH60/poker

[imsto]

Anodized aluminum alloy plate for GH60/Poker

Made by Hammer and FMJ

one fits all versions (GH60/poker etc except the 10X space bar)

Special designed

Still could open the Cherry MX switches to change it.





Colors like the ones below as last GB.









order here
http://imsto.cn/index.php?route=product/product&path=61&product_id=67
it's a preorder, the plate will be shiped at the end of May or begining of June.

[SpAmRaY]

I might be willing to try again, hopefully the color I want would get made this time.

[imsto]

7 colors, the pink is canceled.

[SpAmRaY]

How long will ordering be open?

[imsto]

until it's sold out...

[Razor Lotus]

Looks good! Now to decide which colour...

[Latin00032]

I might be willing to try again, hopefully the color I want would get made this time.

Last time I wanted purple in a hhkb layout. I got silver.

Are we going to get what we want this time?

[SpAmRaY]

I might be willing to try again, hopefully the color I want would get made this time.

Last time I wanted purple in a hhkb layout. I got silver.

Are we going to get what we want this time?

Last time I wanted HHKB in orange I got a refund, after waiting forever :/

[Latin00032]

Are these hard anodized?

[mashby]

What layouts are possible with this plate?

[Razor Lotus]

I have a question,

for those who has ordered the plates before, I'd like to know. Does the red in the red plate look something like this?




I'm looking for a nice bright chilli red kind of thing.

And for the plain silver one, is it a mirrored finish/highly reflective or is it something like this?



Pardon me, it's abit hard for me to figure out from the pictures he posted.

Thanks in advance for your help

[imsto]

Are these hard anodized?

no, it's not.   as a plate, it's not necessary to make it as hard anodized.   

[SpAmRaY]

What is your MOQ?

[imsto]

I have a question,

for those who has ordered the plates before, I'd like to know. Does the red in the red plate look something like this?

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I'm looking for a nice bright chilli red kind of thing.

And for the plain silver one, is it a mirrored finish/highly reflective or is it something like this?

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Pardon me, it's abit hard for me to figure out from the pictures he posted.

Thanks in advance for your help

almost the red as the case, but i should say that different batch of anodized plate will got tiny difference, color is complicate.
the surface is something like mat-finished

[yuiop]

These look great.  I like the fact that the new design supports universal layout.

How thick are these? 1.5mm?

[ideus]

These look great.  I like the fact that the new design supports universal layout.

How thick are these? 1.5mm?

What do you mean by universal layout?

[SpAmRaY]

These look great.  I like the fact that the new design supports universal layout.

How thick are these? 1.5mm?

What do you mean by universal layout?

It supports multiple layouts with one plate.

[yuiop]

These look great.  I like the fact that the new design supports universal layout.

How thick are these? 1.5mm?

What do you mean by universal layout?

What SpamRay said.

You can create all kinds of crazy layouts with this plate and a GH60 PCB.  ie true HHKB clone with 1x backspace, 1.75 right space etc.

[WinterIsle]

Bear in mind, this plate doesn't compatible with poker2.
However, it is really good imo for most custom 60% pcb like 38GT, GH60, FaceU/W, ThumbU etc. 

[mashby]

Has anyone been able to order one yet? I just tried and it won't let me checkout because it's "Out of Stock".

[yuiop]

Not working for me either.

Please fix this Imsto.

[Razor Lotus]

Bear in mind, this plate doesn't compatible with poker2.
However, it is really good imo for most custom 60% pcb like 38GT, GH60, FaceU/W, ThumbU etc. 

Not compatible with poker 2?

That's like the majority of 60% keyboards out there lol

What about KBT pure??

[jorgenslee]

Bear in mind, this plate doesn't compatible with poker2.
However, it is really good imo for most custom 60% pcb like 38GT, GH60, FaceU/W, ThumbU etc. 

Not compatible with poker 2?

That's like the majority of 60% keyboards out there lol

What about KBT pure??

I think he was talking about the LEDS near the spacebar on the Poker2 pcb that's why it is not compatible.

[Razor Lotus]

Bear in mind, this plate doesn't compatible with poker2.
However, it is really good imo for most custom 60% pcb like 38GT, GH60, FaceU/W, ThumbU etc. 

Not compatible with poker 2?

That's like the majority of 60% keyboards out there lol

What about KBT pure??

I think he was talking about the LEDS near the spacebar on the Poker2 pcb that's why it is not compatible.

I think i see what you mean. It's like how the plates that are used to demo the colours have that round slot near the spacebar stab but this universal one doesn't right?

Any idea if it will work for the KBT pure? I havent had the tools to remove my keycaps to see where the LEDs are though..

[jorgenslee]

Bear in mind, this plate doesn't compatible with poker2.
However, it is really good imo for most custom 60% pcb like 38GT, GH60, FaceU/W, ThumbU etc. 

Not compatible with poker 2?

That's like the majority of 60% keyboards out there lol

What about KBT pure??

I think he was talking about the LEDS near the spacebar on the Poker2 pcb that's why it is not compatible.

I think i see what you mean. It's like how the plates that are used to demo the colours have that round slot near the spacebar stab but this universal one doesn't right?

Any idea if it will work for the KBT pure? I havent had the tools to remove my keycaps to see where the LEDs are though..

Sorry I can't actually answer your question since I don't have a KBT pure but this is a universal plate and base on the switch hole arrangement, it will support it. But then again your problem if there is a LED in place. I am not an expert on this but I guess you could just remove the LED if there is one. Someone correct me if I am wrong though.

[quochung1989]

Sure Universal plate is fit KBT Pure. You 'll not remove any led. It  support Pure well. This photo 'll prove that

[imsto]

I might be willing to try again, hopefully the color I want would get made this time.

Last time I wanted purple in a hhkb layout. I got silver.

Are we going to get what we want this time?

sorry for that, ... hope there will not be any problems this time

What is your MOQ?

of what? a new color?

These look great.  I like the fact that the new design supports universal layout.

How thick are these? 1.5mm?

yes

it's my fault....  hope it works now.
Has anyone been able to order one yet? I just tried and it won't let me checkout because it's "Out of Stock".

fixed...

[imsto]

to all:
the plate is not suitable for poker2 because poker2 is plated mounted stablizers.

[mashby]

Worked like a charm. Just ordered one in green.

[imsto]

yeah  works now.

[yuiop]

Arghhhh. Can't decide on colors

[TheSoulhunter]

Im in!

[imsto]

Im in!

ha   you always in my GB

[TheSoulhunter]

Im in!

ha   you always in my GB

[imsto]

deadline reach
starting producing

[Razor Lotus]

deadline reach
starting producing

Does that mean I won't be able to order anymore?

Reason why I'm not able to order is cause I will be changing address within 3 weeks, so depending on when they ship, I might have to change my address before it gets sent out.

Let me know if I should place my order now and change the address midway or if I'm still able to order this in 3 weeks time

[mashby]

deadline reach
starting producing

Did the green reach the MOQ?

[imsto]

deadline reach
starting producing

still could order.

Does that mean I won't be able to order anymore?

Reason why I'm not able to order is cause I will be changing address within 3 weeks, so depending on when they ship, I might have to change my address before it gets sent out.

Let me know if I should place my order now and change the address midway or if I'm still able to order this in 3 weeks time

[kakakowie]

I'm just curious, the plate in the 1st picture looks different than the plate in the last picture. Is there any reason for this? which plate are we getting?

By "Universal" does this mean it supports both the poker2 layout and the pure layout? I still can't decide which layout to go with for the gh60.

And if only they had white :/

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[feizor]

I'm just curious, the plate in the 1st picture looks different than the plate in the last picture. Is there any reason for this? which plate are we getting?

By "Universal" does this mean it supports both the poker2 layout and the pure layout? I still can't decide which layout to go with for the gh60.

And if only they had white :/

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I would also like to know if this plate can fit poker 2. Thanks.

[CommonCurt]

I'm just curious, the plate in the 1st picture looks different than the plate in the last picture. Is there any reason for this? which plate are we getting?

By "Universal" does this mean it supports both the poker2 layout and the pure layout? I still can't decide which layout to go with for the gh60.

And if only they had white :/

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I would also like to know if this plate can fit poker 2. Thanks.

I think it was said earlier in the thread that this plate design won't fit the Poker2 because the Poker2 uses plate mount stabilizers.

Besides I think the GB is over.

[feizor]

Oh OK, thanks.

[Razor Lotus]

I'm just curious, the plate in the 1st picture looks different than the plate in the last picture. Is there any reason for this? which plate are we getting?

By "Universal" does this mean it supports both the poker2 layout and the pure layout? I still can't decide which layout to go with for the gh60.

And if only they had white :/

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You'll get the one shown in the first picture

[kakakowie]

Hmm, im unfamiliar with universal layouts.

From what I understand the stabilizers have to be pcb mounted while the switches are plate mounted?

And since the holes were enlarged to accommodate different layouts, would this have any effect on the stability of the switches that are placed in these locations? (Enter,shift keys etc)

Main question: Should I get PCB mounted or plate mounted switches?

[jorgenslee]

Hmm, im unfamiliar with universal layouts.

From what I understand the stabilizers have to be pcb mounted while the switches are plate mounted?

And since the holes were enlarged to accommodate different layouts, would this have any effect on the stability of the switches that are placed in these locations? (Enter,shift keys etc)

Main question: Should I get PCB mounted or plate mounted switches?

To answer your main question, depends on what your PCB supports. If your pcb supports pcb mounted switches then you can install pcb mounted switches along with this plate for added stability, otherwise just get the plate mounted switches. I have a universal plate which I bought from sprit's GB and I use plate mounted switches on 1x1 keys and pcb mounted switches on larger keys for added support since the holes for those area are too large for the switches. This plate might be different but I'm not sure.

[kakakowie]

Hmm, im unfamiliar with universal layouts.

From what I understand the stabilizers have to be pcb mounted while the switches are plate mounted?

And since the holes were enlarged to accommodate different layouts, would this have any effect on the stability of the switches that are placed in these locations? (Enter,shift keys etc)

Main question: Should I get PCB mounted or plate mounted switches?

To answer your main question, depends on what your PCB supports. If your pcb supports pcb mounted switches then you can install pcb mounted switches along with this plate for added stability, otherwise just get the plate mounted switches. I have a universal plate which I bought from sprit's GB and I use plate mounted switches on 1x1 keys and pcb mounted switches on larger keys for added support since the holes for those area are too large for the switches. This plate might be different but I'm not sure.

Ok Thanks! I'm planning to use them with the gh60 so PCB mounts shouldn't be a problem.

[SpAmRaY]

deadline reach
starting producing

Any estimate on when these will be ready to ship?

[kakakowie]

Will the plates be shipping out this week?

[mashby]

Any updates?

[Defying]

I assume this GB is closed now?

[Razor Lotus]

I assume this GB is closed now?

Not sure.

I still managed to place an order for it ytd

[Oobly]

Seems they can still be added to the shopping cart on his site...

I ordered one a while back, but have had no update on my order or response from imsto to my PM. Here's hoping they ship soon.

[kakakowie]

Just saw that the status of the order updated to processing!    Anyone else?

[Razor Lotus]

Whre did you see it at?

I don't see it on the site nor did I get an Email.

But then again I ordered quite late

[kakakowie]

Whre did you see it at?

I don't see it on the site nor did I get an Email.

But then again I ordered quite late

I ordered end May. It's on the order history page - status changed from "GB Participated" to "Processing"

[yuiop]

Whre did you see it at?

I don't see it on the site nor did I get an Email.

But then again I ordered quite late

I ordered end May. It's on the order history page - status changed from "GB Participated" to "Processing"

Same for me.

Hopefully that means these are close to being ready to be shipped.
Not that I have any use for them until I get my hands on GH60 pcbs.....hopefully soon

[Oobly]

Same for me, updated to "Processing" 

[kakakowie]

Something in the mail today...So unexpected haha - my order is still stated as "Processing"

[yuiop]

[Oobly]

Something in the mail today...So unexpected haha - my order is still stated as "Processing"

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Nice!

I see you've got your switches all ready there in the background, too  :D

Can't wait for mine to arrive. I'm going to add it to my KBT Pure Limited and mod the switches while I'm at it. They're already trampoline and latex modded, going to convert them from Browns to ErgoClears. Then I just have to wait for the GMK Dolch GB to complete.... ahh....

[Razor Lotus]

Something in the mail today...So unexpected haha - my order is still stated as "Processing"

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Nice!

I see you've got your switches all ready there in the background, too  :D

Can't wait for mine to arrive. I'm going to add it to my KBT Pure Limited and mod the switches while I'm at it. They're already trampoline and latex modded, going to convert them from Browns to ErgoClears. Then I just have to wait for the GMK Dolch GB to complete.... ahh....

I'm on a kbt pure too

One thing im scared of is whether it there will be a space for the caps lock LED on the plate

[mashby]

I'm on a kbt pure too

One thing im scared of is whether it there will be a space for the caps lock LED on the plate

Is the LED on the switch, or off to the right?

[Razor Lotus]

The one to the right of it. Basically the one that activates when you toggle the caps switch.

Another thing I'm concerned about is the SMD LEDs for the fn + space.  If used with a high profile case, they will be blocked by the plate and hence cannot be seen anymore

EDIT: If you look at the picture of the plate received or the picture of the plate on the first post and look at the insides of a KBT pure posted on the first page (scroll down), notice the caps lock switch and notice that the left part ends just a little bit beyond the tab key which is exactly where the caps lock key for the pure but without the space for the LED beside it, as you can also see in the picture

[mashby]

The one to the right of it. Basically the one that activates when you toggle the caps switch.

Another thing I'm concerned about is the SMD LEDs for the fn + space.  If used with a high profile case, they will be blocked by the plate and hence cannot be seen anymore

EDIT: If you look at the picture of the plate received or the picture of the plate on the first post and look at the insides of a KBT pure posted on the first page (scroll down), notice the caps lock switch and notice that the left part ends just a little bit beyond the tab key which is exactly where the caps lock key for the pure but without the space for the LED beside it, as you can also see in the picture

It looks like the plate supports off-center caps lock, which may leave enough room. Every plate that I've ever used has either had a notch, or a hole cut out for the LED, so I supposed I've never thought about it. However, I'm using the plate on a Pure as well, so I'm curious too.

As for the SMD LEDs, those may be obstructed since the Pure was never designed for a plate. My Poker X is that way. I can still see the lights, but they are a bit muted.

[Razor Lotus]

The one to the right of it. Basically the one that activates when you toggle the caps switch.

Another thing I'm concerned about is the SMD LEDs for the fn + space.  If used with a high profile case, they will be blocked by the plate and hence cannot be seen anymore

EDIT: If you look at the picture of the plate received or the picture of the plate on the first post and look at the insides of a KBT pure posted on the first page (scroll down), notice the caps lock switch and notice that the left part ends just a little bit beyond the tab key which is exactly where the caps lock key for the pure but without the space for the LED beside it, as you can also see in the picture

It looks like the plate supports off-center caps lock, which may leave enough room. Every plate that I've ever used has either had a notch, or a hole cut out for the LED, so I supposed I've never thought about it. However, I'm using the plate on a Pure as well, so I'm curious too.

As for the SMD LEDs, those may be obstructed since the Pure was never designed for a plate. My Poker X is that way. I can still see the lights, but they are a bit muted.

Yeah i was looking at this picture which bluebar posted in the keyboard section http://i.imgur.com/P0qLx.jpg

looks just like one of the plates you have there. But if you compare the one that imsto has, it doesnt seem to have the hole or slot for the caps LEDs like the ones you have. The pink plate doesnt seem to have a slot for the caps lock LED too actually. Cause that looks like a hole next to the tab key, presumably for a screw.

I guess I'll have to forget about the SMD LEDs then, cause they're already rather muted behind my keycaps

[Razor Lotus]

I guess we have to wait for imsto to reply.

Imsto, is it possible to cut hole for the caps lock LED on my plate? I'll give you my order details if it's possible to do so

[mashby]

I think there's enough room for the Caps Lock led, but you're right, we won't know till we actually get the plates in our hands.

My Reasoning
If you notice the cutout is wider than the 1x1 key that fits in the hole. This is because it supports both center mount and off-center mount switches. To give enough room for either switch location, that should leave space for the side-mounted LED.

Here's a photo of a 38GT which supports both caps lock configurations. I believe the center mount location is on the left, which is what the Pure has. You can see how much space is available for the side-mounted LED to shine through.

[yuiop]

Looking at the pic kakakowie posted, it doesn't look like there's a hole for the off-switch caps lock led.  It is understandable because I can't think of any other 60% board that has a dedicated caps lock led like Pure.

While it's true that this plate supports both caps lock configurations, the extra space for the off-centered caps lock is on the left so it won't help with the LED.

[mashby]

Looking at the pic kakakowie posted, it doesn't look like there's a hole for the off-switch caps lock led.  It is understandable because I can't think of any other 60% board that has a dedicated caps lock led like Pure.

Well the Poker X has the same LED layout, however since it's not a full LED board, you can choose to use the switch mounted LED instead, or in addition too.

While it's true that this plate supports both caps lock configurations, the extra space for the off-centered caps lock is on the left so it won't help with the LED.

I'm not sure that's right. Then again, I could be totally confused.    When I look at pictures of center-mount and non-center mount caps It would appear than an off-center mount is to the right of the center mount.

[yuiop]

In that picture, when you flip the keycap, stem will be on the left....


So this is the off-centered mount.

[Oobly]

For our Pures we'll have to drill a hole for the LED ourselves, move the LED to the left of the switch or just remove the Caps Lock LED. I don't use Caps Lock, but I like to know when it's on, so I'll drill a hole for it. It shouldn't be hard since it's an aluminium plate and also should not need any extra protection from corrosion for the drilled edges.

Moving the LED will require you to solder wires to the legs and mount it somehow just to the left of the switch so it shines through the off-centre mount area.

The surface mount LED's will glow through a little, but won't be as bright as before. I actually like this as I found them to glare without any covering. I put some plastic over them to diffuse the light already.

I can't wait to see how this plate looks mounted on the Pure with thick dark caps and LED's on full... background glow should be quite nice.

[Razor Lotus]

For our Pures we'll have to drill a hole for the LED ourselves, move the LED to the left of the switch or just remove the Caps Lock LED. I don't use Caps Lock, but I like to know when it's on, so I'll drill a hole for it. It shouldn't be hard since it's an aluminium plate and also should not need any extra protection from corrosion for the drilled edges.

Moving the LED will require you to solder wires to the legs and mount it somehow just to the left of the switch so it shines through the off-centre mount area.

The surface mount LED's will glow through a little, but won't be as bright as before. I actually like this as I found them to glare without any covering. I put some plastic over them to diffuse the light already.

I can't wait to see how this plate looks mounted on the Pure with thick dark caps and LED's on full... background glow should be quite nice.

I think drilling for me will be quite difficult as I do not have the means to do so even though I have a drill. Like, I don't have a backyard to do it and I don't have a workbench or anything like that.

As for mounting it to the left of the switch, I'm not sure about that but there seems to be some sort of cylindrical LED holder which raises the LED to around the height of where the plate is supposed to be. Unless that can be removed, I think that it will get in the way of the plate mount too and that's even before any sort additional wires are added.

I think my best bet is to either find some way of drilling the hole which is really hard for me atm or to find out if there's any way a hole can be added during the manufacturing.

What solutions are you gys using to solve the issue, for those who are using it on a pure?

[mashby]

@yuiop -- thank you for setting me straight. Figured I probably had things flipped around. Doh!

@Razor Lotus -- I'll either drill a hole, or simply desolder the LED and riser if I decide it's too much trouble.

[yuiop]

Got my plates today!

Ordered 5 plates only got 4
Imsto, YGPM sir.



Green is not what I expected.  It's a light shade of green, very teal-ish.  It looks okay just not what I expected.
Very happy with other colors

[mashby]

Thank you for posting the picture. I too bought a green one and it does look much lighter than what I was expecting.

Hope mine arrives soon!

[Oobly]

I got my plate!

Fits my Pure just fine, but it's a little hard to type on..... 



I'll be drilling a hole for the Caps Lock LED and it also looks like I'll need to file either the top or bottom edge a little to get it to fit the Pure Limited case. It's about 0.5mm too tall.

Will be a fair bit of work, desoldering all the LED's and switches, but I reckon it'll be worth it.

[mashby]

I got my plate!

Fits my Pure just fine, but it's a little hard to type on..... 

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LOL!

[Zentaaa]

So this wont work on a poker just because of the stabilisers?

[okwchin]

Looking good!


Should I have received a shipping notification by now? Maybe its ono the way out.

Edit - I have checked my order #314 on the imsto website, shows no update, only "Waiting for Process".

[Razor Lotus]

I got my plate!

Fits my Pure just fine, but it's a little hard to type on..... 

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I'll be drilling a hole for the Caps Lock LED and it also looks like I'll need to file either the top or bottom edge a little to get it to fit the Pure Limited case. It's about 0.5mm too tall.

Will be a fair bit of work, desoldering all the LED's and switches, but I reckon it'll be worth it.

Nice. If i sent you mine could you drill it for me too? I don't have easy access to tools like this here in singapore. And even if I did, finding a spot to drill the plate is going to be difficult

[xauser]

Can't order a plate website won't let me pick a color option. What's going on?

[mashby]

Can't order a plate website won't let me pick a color option. What's going on?

I believe the group buy is over. You'll have to wait until he runs it again, or pick one up in the classifieds.

[kakakowie]

Anyone know what size the holes at the edges of the plate are meant to be? The ones for the pcb mounting screws. I can't seem to fit my screw heads through them 

[Oobly]

Anyone know what size the holes at the edges of the plate are meant to be? The ones for the pcb mounting screws. I can't seem to fit my screw heads through them 

Try putting the screws in place from the side before putting the PCB / plate assembly in the case.

Nice. If i sent you mine could you drill it for me too? I don't have easy access to tools like this here in singapore. And even if I did, finding a spot to drill the plate is going to be difficult

I'm sure you could find someone around where you live to drill the hole for you. If not, then sure, I'll drill the hole for you (I assume you'll be sinding it from UK?). Just send me a PM if you get stuck.

I got mine installed, had to file down both the top and bottom edges to get it into the aluminium case, but it looks sweet! Will post pics soonish, when I find some time to organise my stuff. I had to drill the hole bigger than I thought (to fit around the LED standoff, almost 5mm). My board also now has ErgoClears.... overall, quite a lot of work, but I'm happily typing this post on it now 

So this wont work on a poker just because of the stabilisers?

The plate will fit an original Poker, but not a Poker II.

The Poker II uses plate mounted stabilisers and they don't fit on this plate. I tried with some from my Ducky G2Pro. If you could somehow mount some PCB mounted stabilisers to the Poker II PCB it may still be possible.... I don't think it can be done easily, but I don't own a Poker II, so I'm not sure.


Note: I had to modify my spacebar stabiliser to fit under the plate. The stock one had a kink that impacted the plate, so I had to straighten it and shorten and rebend one end. Be careful if you do this, it's easy to make the stabiliser bind if you get the bends / angles / lengths wrong.

[mashby]

Anyone know what size the holes at the edges of the plate are meant to be? The ones for the pcb mounting screws. I can't seem to fit my screw heads through them 

I believe the holes are for mounting screws for a Poker / Pure style mounting. However, some screws include an attached washer that is bigger than the hole. This means you may have to buy new screws.

From the Simple Questions & Answers FAQ: Poker/Pure cases use M2-4mm (0.4mm pitch) machine screws to mount the PCB to the case. McMaster-Carr part # 92000A011.

I have a bunch of them and I'd be happy to mail you a set.

[Razor Lotus]

didn't know mounting a plate was so much work....

[yuiop]

In case anyone was wondering, here's the green plate in comparison with green TEX case (which has more 'true' green color)



I can easily fit those screws with big head through the hole.  Not sure if they are standard size or not.

[mashby]

In case anyone was wondering, here's the green plate in comparison with green TEX case (which has more 'true' green color)

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I can easily fit those screws with big head through the hole.  Not sure if they are standard size or not.

Interesting. Thank you for taking the picture with the case.

From the picture in the OP, I was expecting more of a hunter green.  :-[

[Oobly]

Here are a few pics...

Got the hole drilled and edges filed down so it fits the case:


Here's the stabiliser bar along with an original one:


Got my newly modified switches soldered back in along with the LED's:


And with keycaps on again

[mashby]

Here are a few pics...

Got the hole drilled and edges filed down so it fits the case:
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Here's the stabiliser bar along with an original one:
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Got my newly modified switches soldered back in along with the LED's:
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And with keycaps on again
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Really nice work Oobly!

[Razor Lotus]

Here are a few pics...

Got the hole drilled and edges filed down so it fits the case:
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Here's the stabiliser bar along with an original one:
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Got my newly modified switches soldered back in along with the LED's:
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And with keycaps on again
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Neat little work on the hole there.

Are the change in stabs your own doing or is it necessary for the plate installation?

[Oobly]

Here are a few pics...

Got the hole drilled and edges filed down so it fits the case:
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Here's the stabiliser bar along with an original one:
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Got my newly modified switches soldered back in along with the LED's:
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And with keycaps on again
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Neat little work on the hole there.

Are the change in stabs your own doing or is it necessary for the plate installation?

Thank you.

I found the standard "bent" stabiliser bar hit the plate, so I had to make it flatter so it doesn't. It's a lot of work to mount this plate to a Pure, but the end result is nice.

[Lurch]

does anyone have an extra purple plate by any chance?

[Razor Lotus]

So I got my plate today, silver colour.

It looks really good actually. Really neat and feels really good too even though it's aluminium. I can definitely flex it with my hands.

The edges look really cleanly cut and there are a few minor scratches on the surfaces which can only be seen if you look really closely and some stains which I can't really remove but all in all I'm quite happy with it.

Also, I emailed Imsto if it was possible to drill a hole for the caps lock LED for the pure and he said it was possible but there would be complications but I still asked if I could have it done. I didn't get a definite reply but over here it seems like he didn't do it.

Now I need to find a way to either drill a hole or remove the caps lock LED somehow...

[Xenderwind]

So I got my plate today, silver colour.

It looks really good actually. Really neat and feels really good too even though it's aluminium. I can definitely flex it with my hands.

The edges look really cleanly cut and there are a few minor scratches on the surfaces which can only be seen if you look really closely and some stains which I can't really remove but all in all I'm quite happy with it.

Also, I emailed Imsto if it was possible to drill a hole for the caps lock LED for the pure and he said it was possible but there would be complications but I still asked if I could have it done. I didn't get a definite reply but over here it seems like he didn't do it.

Now I need to find a way to either drill a hole or remove the caps lock LED somehow...

LED probably wouldnt be that hard to remove.  Just desolder it and then cut off the plastic standoff thing.

[Razor Lotus]

So I got my plate today, silver colour.

It looks really good actually. Really neat and feels really good too even though it's aluminium. I can definitely flex it with my hands.

The edges look really cleanly cut and there are a few minor scratches on the surfaces which can only be seen if you look really closely and some stains which I can't really remove but all in all I'm quite happy with it.

Also, I emailed Imsto if it was possible to drill a hole for the caps lock LED for the pure and he said it was possible but there would be complications but I still asked if I could have it done. I didn't get a definite reply but over here it seems like he didn't do it.

Now I need to find a way to either drill a hole or remove the caps lock LED somehow...

LED probably wouldnt be that hard to remove.  Just desolder it and then cut off the plastic standoff thing.

Thanks. I just removed all the keycaps and was looking at the pcb. I'm guessing the LED can be removed and added back after removing that plastic thing so I guess I'll go down that route.

My next concern is the stabilizer bar. I took it out and tried to bend the legs at a slight angle so it an work without the middle part coming in the way of the plate but I can't seem to do it right. Nothing's working lol. I tried sitting the stabs with the bar in the slot in the plate but they wouldn't fit nicely cause of the bent part coming in the way so this is another issue for me

[TheSoulhunter]

Got em, thanks!

[Razor Lotus]

Here're some pictures of mine btw!




Took it out of the case to see if it would fit in the case and it did so I just put it on the bare switches for show

[xandr]

If anyone ends up with an extra plate they don't need, throw me a pm - color doesn't matter.

[frosty]

yeap. anyone with an extra 60% plate like this or have one that they wanna sell/don't want please pm me! i'd love to get one

[jorgenslee]

yeap. anyone with an extra 60% plate like this or have one that they wanna sell/don't want please pm me! i'd love to get one

I have one, it is the version before this. Red Poker 2 layout.

[frosty]

yeap. anyone with an extra 60% plate like this or have one that they wanna sell/don't want please pm me! i'd love to get one

I have one, it is the version before this. Red Poker 2 layout.

pm'ed

[mR_fRag`]

I need stock back

[kirkvomit]

Hi guys, will there be another batches of this plates? I need a plate that will allow to open switches for my Poker 2.

[MassiveAggresive]

Yup I would love to get in on one of these group buys if they come back in the future.

[heedpantsnow]

Dat necro bro

[Giorgio]

Is this plate available somewhere?
I'm planning to build a 60% iso, using a gon or a winkeyless pcb.

[mashby]

Is this plate available somewhere?
I'm planning to build a 60% iso, using a gon or a winkeyless pcb.

Sometimes IMSTO has them on his web site -- http://imsto.cn/ -- but I don't see them right now. Another source would be Gon's Keyboard Works.

[ideus]

What type of stabilizers do these plates support? Gon's site states it does not support plate mounted stabs, but it does not explain what type it does.

[mashby]

What type of stabilizers do these plates support? Gon's site states it does not support plate mounted stabs, but it does not explain what type it does.

I think it just support the Cherry PCB mounted stabs.

[ideus]

What type of stabilizers do these plates support? Gon's site states it does not support plate mounted stabs, but it does not explain what type it does.

I think it just support the Cherry PCB mounted stabs.

Thank you for the confirmation.

[Giorgio]

It's incredible that this is the only 60% iso plate with cutouts, and yet it isn't available... The alternative would be building my own plate: cutting and shipping to italy costs like half poker keyboard :-(

[Razor Lotus]

It's incredible that this is the only 60% iso plate with cutouts, and yet it isn't available... The alternative would be building my own plate: cutting and shipping to italy costs like half poker keyboard :-(

If it makes you feel better, Hammer's poker case costs about 1.5-2x more than a poker keyboard and yet a ton of people still bought them/want one. Me included. Would really jump on it if it came back into production

[vindaon]

Ordered a few of these around the beginning of the month / late April and they came in yesterday.

Thanks imsto.

[mashby]

Since IMSTO doesn't have any plates for sale at the moment, you might be interested in a GB that is going on right now for ISO Stainless Steel. Shipping out of Norway.

[vindaon]

Since IMSTO doesn't have any plates for sale at the moment, you might be interested in a GB that is going on right now for ISO Stainless Steel. Shipping out of Norway.

He has a few of these back in stock actually.