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glwgbPuddsy, thank you so much. Do also please forgive me for not getting back to that pm. Been running around like a headless horse!
I'm excited...(insert heavy breathing)Woot me too my friend. Way more scared than excited but nonetheless happy to think about getting a pretty board in peoples hands.
glwgbPuddsy, thank you so much. Do also please forgive me for not getting back to that pm. Been running around like a headless horse!
Love the case, im debating whether I should get the orange case for GMK yuri. Do you think it will match with the blue and fiery orange? or is a lighter orange?
Can’t wait to join this groupbuy! I am deeply confused about which color to pick since I will soon receive two keyaet: Budapest SA and Dasher SA..
it would be rose gold for Budapest SA, cyan or orange for Dasher SA!! Life dilemma :p
If I wanted to do a 1.25U right shft and a 1U Fn to the right of it (Rather than having the 1U on the left and the 1.25U to the right) would it work, or would it be offset?
Some question. Following FAQ, I need PCB-mounted stab to build this keyboard, what about switch. I guess switch is plate mounted.Yes those will work and yes you are right! On a side note, PCB mounted switches will work just as fine if not better, since they also mount to the plate and PCB. PCB mounted switches are the same as plate mounted but they have little legs that poke into the PCB. So you are getting double the tightness per switch if you go with those.
Therefore PCB-mounted stab and plate-mounted switch, is this right?
Does these stab work? https://zealpc.net/collections/halloween-trick-or-treat-sale/products/zealstabilizers
Also getting some small physical color samples today after work. Will post those up when i get them!
Honest question, what would you do for a return key? Just thinking if you have to go to a layer for a return key, it would be annoying since that is used quite often.
If I wanted to do a 1.25U right shft and a 1U Fn to the right of it (Rather than having the 1U on the left and the 1.25U to the right) would it work, or would it be offset?
The plate would support it, but the PCB does not. You wouldn't be able to fit a 1.25U cap on the left.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/yf81nqK.jpg)
If I wanted to do a 1.25U right shft and a 1U Fn to the right of it (Rather than having the 1U on the left and the 1.25U to the right) would it work, or would it be offset?
The plate would support it, but the PCB does not. You wouldn't be able to fit a 1.25U cap on the left.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/yf81nqK.jpg)
Thanks! If I wanted to throw a JD40 PCB in there, would the case/plate support it?
If I wanted to do a 1.25U right shft and a 1U Fn to the right of it (Rather than having the 1U on the left and the 1.25U to the right) would it work, or would it be offset?
The plate would support it, but the PCB does not. You wouldn't be able to fit a 1.25U cap on the left.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/yf81nqK.jpg)
Thanks! If I wanted to throw a JD40 PCB in there, would the case/plate support it?
Great article. Decided to go with spilt spacebar. Still considering about right shift and backspace. Cause the split spacebar give me backspace at the bottom position. Do I need additional keys at right position by splitting right shift and backspace.If I wanted to do a 1.25U right shft and a 1U Fn to the right of it (Rather than having the 1U on the left and the 1.25U to the right) would it work, or would it be offset?
The plate would support it, but the PCB does not. You wouldn't be able to fit a 1.25U cap on the left.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/yf81nqK.jpg)
Thanks! If I wanted to throw a JD40 PCB in there, would the case/plate support it?
Hey buddy, the JD40 PCB has one less column than Pearl. Its a 4x12 matrix vs. my 4x13 matrix. Not only that, the bottom row is centered on Pearl (about 1mm to the right more). And Row 2 is staggered differently than any 40% in existence as well (few mm's to the right). So in no way would any other 40% pcb fit. I could design a plate for the JD45 pcb, but I have to see that the usb clears and also i you might have some tiny gaps on the sides of the bottom rows..Ill check tonight how it looks!
I wrote a super interesting article on Pearls layout if you would like to read up on it here - https://www.pearlboards.com/blogs/news/pearls-unique-key-layout
Haha thanks! Im actually losing money by doing so. So many extra colors up the charge. Anodizing follows the same principles of economies of scale as all the other parts. Its like if you buy a gallon of milk but only pour a glass. Im paying for the whole gallon just to be able to offer you all something nice and extra. Fingers are crossed that it all goes well, and if all said and done i can ship you all some pretty boards, that will put a smile on my face
Great article. Decided to go with spilt spacebar. Still considering about right shift and backspace. Cause the split spacebar give me backspace at the bottom position. Do I need additional keys at right position by splitting right shift and backspace.Thank you, and not sure what you are asking my friend!
Koob, you seriously rock! This makes me want to purchase just that much more!!!Awesome man!!! I'm so happy haha :] I'll get some your way for sure!
I'm glad it looks like everything's coming together well, also that website is pretty nice, and I wasn't expecting stickers! (You must have talked to my wife and found out I love stickers ;) because now I have to buy some)
Gb is live fellas. Best luck to all and any questions feel free to ask! Thanks to everyone who helped and supported this project!Waiting for new month salary to make an order LOL :v
Going to be a difficult decision picking a color. Cyan and yellow look awesome but black, gray, or silver would be more compatible with stuff.exactly how i feel. cyan and yellow seem more fun but i think what's really cool about this design is how flexible it is with keysets so while I want a fun color I also want to take advantage of it's compatibility which means choosing something neutral
Silver most compatible IMO. Any set with light alphas works wonderfully. Black second most, as any set with dark mods or dark alphas looks nice. Gray I have mixed feelings about. I know it's probably the most popular case color, but I think it really particular sets to work with.. I think my gripe is that gray mods (like half the sets around?) that don't contrast enough or aren't well color matched irks me :Dyup. this is probably what I'm gonna do. Was also thinking grey but like you mention it's really only compatible with certain sets.
Am I brave enough to do a yellow case with Nautilus? (only one single key will be off profile with nautilus due to it's good 40% support.. either caps or enter). Or maybe blue.
Silver most compatible IMO. Any set with light alphas works wonderfully. Black second most, as any set with dark mods or dark alphas looks nice. Gray I have mixed feelings about. I know it's probably the most popular case color, but I think it really particular sets to work with.. I think my gripe is that gray mods (like half the sets around?) that don't contrast enough or aren't well color matched irks me :Dyup. this is probably what I'm gonna do. Was also thinking grey but like you mention it's really only compatible with certain sets.
Am I brave enough to do a yellow case with Nautilus? (only one single key will be off profile with nautilus due to it's good 40% support.. either caps or enter). Or maybe blue.
In for a red and brass! Such a beautiful board, very nice job!Great choice! Red looks very bold and solid, thanks for joining!
Doing my part to help with that moq :rolleyes:Damn my dude, your contribution might have saved the GB from imminent doom! Thanks a mil :)!
Went with yellow and a brass plate.
Cheers Kooba! This is gonna be so great.
Waiting for new month salary to make an order LOL :vHa, that's pretty much me every month
I love the design but without having read into it, $280 for this small a board seems really expensive to me.Appreciate it, cost is high due to all the extras and custom work. Considering a blocked JD45 is $250, but you cant buy them anymore and has half the parts, id say price isn't so bad!
Holding out to see if MOQ will allow for a bare alu case (sans anodization)Haven't forgotten about you bud, I will definitely keep you in the loop on this.
So many options guys. Don't pick the wrong color ;] Ahh silver? Heck yea! Great colorSilver most compatible IMO. Any set with light alphas works wonderfully. Black second most, as any set with dark mods or dark alphas looks nice. Gray I have mixed feelings about. I know it's probably the most popular case color, but I think it really particular sets to work with.. I think my gripe is that gray mods (like half the sets around?) that don't contrast enough or aren't well color matched irks me :Dyup. this is probably what I'm gonna do. Was also thinking grey but like you mention it's really only compatible with certain sets.
Am I brave enough to do a yellow case with Nautilus? (only one single key will be off profile with nautilus due to it's good 40% support.. either caps or enter). Or maybe blue.
How does the PCB fair as far as holtite compatibility? It looks like 1 of the 2 switch holes would be fine but some solder tacking would be needed for the larger hole. I would love to have my spare pcb a switch testing one :)Lord, got your note and order, and it warmed my heart! You've got this dude, and ill pm you soon with some info for you!! Thanks for everything man!
(I'm also a holtite noob so go easy on me if I'm completely wrong)
How does the PCB fair as far as holtite compatibility? It looks like 1 of the 2 switch holes would be fine but some solder tacking would be needed for the larger hole. I would love to have my spare pcb a switch testing one :)Lord, got your note and order, and it warmed my heart! You've got this dude, and ill pm you soon with some info for you!! Thanks for everything man!
(I'm also a holtite noob so go easy on me if I'm completely wrong)
Snag an adorable purple Pearl to add to my growing collection of 40%, looking forward to getting it in March!Congrats!! What other 40s do you own?
Okay, seriously can I just say congrats Koob? I mean you have 40/50 for your MOQ and it's barely even been a day! (technically less than a day but stinkin' close)AH man ty<3 ! Its a group effort, everyones helped in some way :thumb: I've got your stickers too sir, going out tomorrow! Woot woot
You've obviously done something right so keep it up :D
Am I correct to assume that if an aluminum plate is selected, it will be anodized in the same color as that chosen for the case?You can leave a note in the cart and specify the color you want the plate in at checkout!
Prepare for a cyan Perl LOLOh baby!!!Show Image(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171102/868d74e547a7ca70c020b104db526079.jpg)
Am I correct to assume that if an aluminum plate is selected, it will be anodized in the same color as that chosen for the case?You can leave a note in the cart and specify the color you want the plate in at checkout!
Am I correct to assume that if an aluminum plate is selected, it will be anodized in the same color as that chosen for the case?You can leave a note in the cart and specify the color you want the plate in at checkout!
Both my CC's were declined for some reason, but it worked when I went through PayPal.
Anyway, order submitted.
UGH. Too many colors that I want :'(Extra case is the solution for your problem :))
Hmmm.. maybe an option to by extra cases?:DUGH. Too many colors that I want :'(Extra case is the solution for your problem :))
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Hey everyone, awesome job on the orders...RIP Koob lol. I have a feeling by dec 1 ur gonna have far surpassed MOQ. Gonna be busy!
Hmmm.. maybe an option to by extra cases?:DUGH. Too many colors that I want :'(Extra case is the solution for your problem :))
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How 'bout combining differently colored tops and bottoms?
Purple+Pink+Laser would be killer
So, what are the MOQs for colors? BTW, it was good practice with KBDFans 60% case providing spreadsheet with each color option purchased.I imagine its 50 for each sir! And i was wondering if people wanted to see the details on others orders. Not sure if i should or shouldn't compile that list and make it public. Thoughts?! Id def say Cyan or Purple :P
Not insisting, but it could help someone to make their choice (like me. I'm deciding between gray, purple, orange, blue and cyan)
Wait, so in order for each color to run it needs to have 50 orders? So 50 for cyan, 50 for purple,etc?So, what are the MOQs for colors? BTW, it was good practice with KBDFans 60% case providing spreadsheet with each color option purchased.I imagine its 50 for each sir! And i was wondering if people wanted to see the details on others orders. Not sure if i should or shouldn't compile that list and make it public. Thoughts?! Id def say Cyan or Purple :P
Not insisting, but it could help someone to make their choice (like me. I'm deciding between gray, purple, orange, blue and cyan)
No man everything is fine. It will run and ill cover any costs that dont hit moq!Wait, so in order for each color to run it needs to have 50 orders? So 50 for cyan, 50 for purple,etc?So, what are the MOQs for colors? BTW, it was good practice with KBDFans 60% case providing spreadsheet with each color option purchased.I imagine its 50 for each sir! And i was wondering if people wanted to see the details on others orders. Not sure if i should or shouldn't compile that list and make it public. Thoughts?! Id def say Cyan or Purple :P
Not insisting, but it could help someone to make their choice (like me. I'm deciding between gray, purple, orange, blue and cyan)
Ouch brother. Nothing i can do there :( Well i can label the total costs minus shipping and save money? Ideas?Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/rk7ogcR.jpg)
With 23% import vat it's $435... :/
Ouch brother. Nothing i can do there :( Well i can label the total costs minus shipping and save money? Ideas?
No man everything is fine. It will run and ill cover any costs that dont hit moq!Wait, so in order for each color to run it needs to have 50 orders? So 50 for cyan, 50 for purple,etc?So, what are the MOQs for colors? BTW, it was good practice with KBDFans 60% case providing spreadsheet with each color option purchased.I imagine its 50 for each sir! And i was wondering if people wanted to see the details on others orders. Not sure if i should or shouldn't compile that list and make it public. Thoughts?! Id def say Cyan or Purple :P
Not insisting, but it could help someone to make their choice (like me. I'm deciding between gray, purple, orange, blue and cyan)
Gotcha! Very rad of u to do that btw
https://www.logistics.dhl/us-en/home/our-divisions/ecommerce/customer-service/contact-ecommerce-business-get-a-quote.htmlTy! Will check that out
Gotcha! Very rad of u to do that btwNo worries :)
Purple and GMK Laser? Your thoughts?Mito is sending me GMK modifiers soon (fingers cross) and i can test them out for you. My thought would be Pink and Laser though :p!
3-Bobcarlthethird mentioned engraving order numbers to the Pearls, will find out more soon!
I think it will definitely be possible, and ill eat the extra costs since many have already paid! I'll work on some renders soon and share :)3-Bobcarlthethird mentioned engraving order numbers to the Pearls, will find out more soon!
That would be sweet if that's possible! Would love mine to have an engraving of the order number as well :)
Purple and GMK Laser? Your thoughts?Mito is sending me GMK modifiers soon (fingers cross) and i can test them out for you. My thought would be Pink and Laser though :p!
3-Bobcarlthethird mentioned engraving order numbers to the Pearls, will find out more soon!
That would be sweet if that's possible! Would love mine to have an engraving of the order number as well :)
Will join for silver pearl by the end of the GB! I'm gathering moneyWonderful :) !
I have something in the works to go along with this board. I'll post more details tonight and some official info next week.Oh boy!! I wonder what it could be haha
Sure :) Ill get it Sunday, out of town rn and only have the purple on me!Would you mind combining different color bottom and top case and take some photos.
Sure :) Ill get it Sunday, out of town rn and only have the purple on me!Thank you!
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With 23% import vat it's $435... :/
Any suggestions on best to pair with Carbon SA? I can't decide between black, gray or silver.Seem like Canada Postal fee is quite expensive.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/rk7ogcR.jpg)
With 23% import vat it's $435... :/
Oddly enough, in Canada I'm given one option, "International Flat Shipping Rate" and it's 80 USD. How am I paying more than someone in Europe??? I might as well ship it to an address in the US and drive to pick up.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOv5O1utP9bFDOMVqjThhFpDjKShnxut3b4d1bpdg9nNXs_g/viewform?c=0&w=1Dude this is so cool. Id def get in on it, and thanks for sharing!
GMK Pearl compatibility kits.
Blank 1u R2 and blank 1.5u R3 keys to allow you to maintain proper profiles on your Pearl for Esc/Tab, Enter, and whatever you use the key next to 'A' for. The kits will be useful as accents on other 40/45% keyboards as well.
I'm waiting for GMK to respond to see if this is feasible when it comes to pricing and MOQ (2 key single color kits is ideal. GMK has made small kits with NO MOQ before, so that would obviously be best).Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/xHGcvZe.png)
These will provide exact color matches, acceptable approximate color matches, or accent colors for 35+ GMK sets, as well as JTK, EnjoyPBT, Modern Beige, etc if you want to mix and match..
Oddly enough, in Canada I'm given one option, "International Flat Shipping Rate" and it's 80 USD. How am I paying more than someone in Europe??? I might as well ship it to an address in the US and drive to pick up.Morning, if you are given the maximum Fee of $80, it means USPS did not find a way to calculate or ship your package. In that case i would have to send it some other way and refund you the difference. I'll send you a pm and see if i cant bring that down to about $40!
2-@tameone I can do your order RAW sandblasted. If you still want this let me know what parts you want raw. Same price, you'd think it would be cheaper but its less parts for the anodizer and they actually want more work. Sorry my dude. If it turns out cheaper in the end ill PayPal you back money.
Hey everyone, i don't like airing my dirty laundry, but i want to inform you all that PayPal has "limited" my account.
Hey everyone, i don't like airing my dirty laundry, but i want to inform you all that PayPal has "limited" my account.
Do yourself a favor and use stripe.
Maybe Google Wallet
Hey everyone.......after submitting all my documents, PayPal customer service merchant review team called me from nebraska and told me that i'm to high risk and that PayPal isn't suited to work in situations such as mine. PayPal expects orders to be fulfilled within 20 days yada yada. They currently have 1,025.45 USD locked up in it. This 1grand will ONLY unlock when I show PayPal that i have been fulfilling orders via tracking numbers come March time when all Pearls will be delivered. I withdrew the rest (about 80%) a day earlier when MOQ hit and have everyones order money in my bank account.
I have a 9-5 job and can cover this grand thats locked up for the time being. As for proceeding with payments, i've disabled PayPal from my Shopify store and am taking orders directly to my bank account via Shopify Payments which uses STRIPE. I plan on getting help from an established vendor such as mechkeys.ca to proxy the PayPal account or something of the sort.
Ive put over 2grand of my own money into prototyping the boards, setting up the site, creating stickers, pre-buying some shipping and packaging supplies, making business cards and making small deposits to my manufacturers. Ive also invested so many hours into designing everything, marketing, forming relations with everyone and this is a really ****ty situation to be in. PayPal is right though, it's my first group buy and they've never seen my account go through this before so they can't do much except cover themselves...
Im sorry this happened my friends. I plan on pushing through and have my own money ready to cover any disasters or mishaps. Will keep everyone updated, and thanks for your understanding!
Will join for silver pearl by the end of the GB! I'm gathering moneyJoined for "Black Pearl" instead of "Silver Pearl" lol. I'm pretty sure I'll get rose gold too for GF lol.
Joined for "Black Pearl" instead of "Silver Pearl" lol. I'm pretty sure I'll get rose gold too for GF lol.Thanks so much man, just updated the form with your order! Everything is good. And it was nice to offer PayPal for those who wanted it. Appreciate the kind words though!! If you ever need anything please don't hesitate to ask :)
I paid with credit card and worked out well. I don't know why we need to pay with paypal though, I'm all good?..
And thanks for working so hard. In my opinion, the Pearl is having all the good aspects that the nice keyboard should have.
Now I need to decide which switch to put in...
I'm glad you're keeping us in the loop on this Koob, and I want to remind everyone that you did say in both the IC and the GB thread that this may happen, albeit you most likely did not imagine this result.Thank you Lord. Ive already got my Pearls, and for everyones sake i hope no more stupid **** comes up to disrupt this
I hope that you will be able find an appropriate proxy to help those that cannot order through Stripe!
Like I've said countless times, your dedication and effort shows in the product you've created and the service you've given. Keep it up man, you're almost there!
Will join for silver pearl by the end of the GB! I'm gathering moneyJoined for "Black Pearl" instead of "Silver Pearl" lol. I'm pretty sure I'll get rose gold too for GF lol.
I paid with credit card and worked out well. I don't know why we need to pay with paypal though, I'm all good?..
And thanks for working so hard. In my opinion, the Pearl is having all the good aspects that the nice keyboard should have.
Now I need to decide which switch to put in...
Damn, conversion will be bad for me. I'll try to use CC, but not quite sure, if your payment system will accept Debit Card from outside of the US. I remember Roz had the same issue with UK78 GB with PP.Honestly, I have to apologize again. I never thought PayPal would be so strict with my account. If you need any help just send me an email!
In for a silver plus extra pcb and plate, super hyped! Not sure what to pair it with. Hydro is a dream, Violet Tendencies, Godspeed, idk. Thanks Koob and good luck, it's a true beauty.Take a look at Night King SA. I think it is very suitable to silver background. However they don't have special keys for spllit spacebar.
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In for a silver plus extra pcb and plate, super hyped! Not sure what to pair it with. Hydro is a dream, Violet Tendencies, Godspeed, idk. Thanks Koob and good luck, it's a true beauty.Wow thanks for joining in, and for your nice thoughts! Silver is a beautiful color that works well with anything! My personal favorite might be hyperfuse!
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In for a silver plus extra pcb and plate, super hyped! Not sure what to pair it with. Hydro is a dream, Violet Tendencies, Godspeed, idk. Thanks Koob and good luck, it's a true beauty.Wow thanks for joining in, and for your nice thoughts! Silver is a beautiful color that works well with anything! My personal favorite might be hyperfuse!
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Thank you! Do u have silver one irl? Thought I saw one listed as silver on ur insta
Also donut_sauce, i promised you a side by side pic of all the Pearls. Here it isShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/8PxdZ45.jpg)
Just those 4 man! The silver you saw was Daves mechmini2 prototype case! He sent me it to check out and build. Its so expensive to prototype x0Oh i thought this one was labeled silver?[attach=1]
Just curious what does everyone use the split space for? Use one of them as the fn key?Generally it's space and enter with fn to switch between layers :D
Just curious what does everyone use the split space for? Use one of them as the fn key?Just like the two excellent gentlemen above me answered, I've seen one function as a space and the other as a backspace/fn key. I've also seen it be used as a shift key. The magic is that since every key is programmable, there is no right or wrong and you are free to invent whatever crazy layout you want ;]
Just curious what does everyone use the split space for? Use one of them as the fn key?Just like the two excellent gentlemen above me answered, I've seen one function as a space and the other as a backspace/fn key. I've also seen it be used as a shift key. The magic is that since every key is programmable, there is no right or wrong and you are free to invent whatever crazy layout you want ;]
In my split space build, my bottom row is
[1u Ctrl]-[1.25u Win]-[1.25u Alt]-[2.25u LShift]-[2.75u Space]-[1.25u Menu]-[1u Fn]
Thanks for the reply guys. Very helpful. Thinking about order a pearl for myself.
As a programmer, I would use the arrow key extensively and sometimes need the number key. So I need the Fn key to be convenient to reach.
On my 60% that I set the Caps Lock key to be my Fn and I,J,K,L to be the arrow cluster. But on a 40% I still need the LShift which leaves no space for the Caps Lock. Also I use the '-' and '=', '{' and '}' keys a lot. Any suggestion on how to get those back on the 40%?
Thanks for the reply guys. Very helpful. Thinking about order a pearl for myself.Just curious what does everyone use the split space for? Use one of them as the fn key?Just like the two excellent gentlemen above me answered, I've seen one function as a space and the other as a backspace/fn key. I've also seen it be used as a shift key. The magic is that since every key is programmable, there is no right or wrong and you are free to invent whatever crazy layout you want ;]
In my split space build, my bottom row is
[1u Ctrl]-[1.25u Win]-[1.25u Alt]-[2.25u LShift]-[2.75u Space]-[1.25u Menu]-[1u Fn]
As a programmer, I would use the arrow key extensively and sometimes need the number key. So I need the Fn key to be convenient to reach.
On my 60% that I set the Caps Lock key to be my Fn and I,J,K,L to be the arrow cluster. But on a 40% I still need the LShift which leaves no space for the Caps Lock. Also I use the '-' and '=', '{' and '}' keys a lot. Any suggestion on how to get those back on the 40%?
Just curious what does everyone use the split space for? Use one of them as the fn key?Just like the two excellent gentlemen above me answered, I've seen one function as a space and the other as a backspace/fn key. I've also seen it be used as a shift key. The magic is that since every key is programmable, there is no right or wrong and you are free to invent whatever crazy layout you want ;]
In my split space build, my bottom row is
[1u Ctrl]-[1.25u Win]-[1.25u Alt]-[2.25u LShift]-[2.75u Space]-[1.25u Menu]-[1u Fn]
Thanks for the reply guys. Very helpful. Thinking about order a pearl for myself.
As a programmer, I would use the arrow key extensively and sometimes need the number key. So I need the Fn key to be convenient to reach.
On my 60% that I set the Caps Lock key to be my Fn and I,J,K,L to be the arrow cluster. But on a 40% I still need the LShift which leaves no space for the Caps Lock. Also I use the '-' and '=', '{' and '}' keys a lot. Any suggestion on how to get those back on the 40%?
Y'all are madmen. I cant use a 40% to program, only to wack burglars on the head with
Y'all are madmen. I cant use a 40% to program, only to wack burglars on the head with
It definitely takes some getting used to. But I use mine for security reasons mostly. Can't mess with my station if you can't use my keeb :p
Joined the Pearl Hype Train!Haha!! Thank you Roger :) Exciting!!💎
so kooba, the prototypes that you have in hand are purple, cyan, red and silver right?Hey pod! Designing a board can be tough the first time around. I had never used Cad, never understood screw sizes, threading, tolerances, top mount plates etc. After a very meticulous process, i had finished designing the little board and paid for 2 protos, cyan and red. Fixing almost everything from the first revision, came my second 2, GRAY and purple. Heres the kicker
is there a sample for rose gold?
Joined the Pearl Hype Train!Haha!! Thank you Roger :) Exciting!!💎so kooba, the prototypes that you have in hand are purple, cyan, red and silver right?Hey pod! Designing a board can be tough the first time around. I had never used Cad, never understood screw sizes, threading, tolerances, top mount plates etc. After a very meticulous process, i had finished designing the little board and paid for 2 protos, cyan and red. Fixing almost everything from the first revision, came my second 2, GRAY and purple. Heres the kicker
is there a sample for rose gold?
Revision 3 will be what you all will get. They will be ever so slightly better and most likely have numbered weights. I havent produced any revision 3's because its incredibly expensive to make just 2 :(
I will try to have a single rose gold Pearl made after the GB closes, and have it in my hands before producing the rest. I'll most likely be contributing it to the GB so if it is bad and no one wants it, it came out of my pockets. If this happens, it will prob cause a delay but assures you all of the color. At that point everyone can gauge the color and if theyd like to, change their orders :) I dont have a sample of rose gold because it will be done at another shop, since my supplier doesnt do rose gold. Hoping it turns out nice!
Yes sir! Thats when I submit everything in :]
Joined the buy! Thanks everyone for the insight! Got the purple one but still little bit undecided b/w cyan and purple though..Hey awesome!! :) Purple and Cyan look incredible with everything I've thrown on them so far. Honestly, every single Pearl rocks any keyset like a champ. Its like a very beautiful lady who doesn't look bad in anything know what i mean? xD
I am still hesitating with getting this 40% pearl.. I’m quite afraid I will not like 40%, but I do love the look of this board. Maybe I will wait for 60% pearl (even more with all the nice 60% gb soon with ca66 and m0110!!)Thank you fox, I'm glad you like the look :) A 40% board, especially a very unique one is gamble if you've never used one. I don't disagree with your hesitation, and while id love to get this out to as many people as I can, my first concern is that you know what you are getting yourself into.
I am still hesitating with getting this 40% pearl.. I’m quite afraid I will not like 40%, but I do love the look of this board. Maybe I will wait for 60% pearl (even more with all the nice 60% gb soon with ca66 and m0110!!)Thank you fox, I'm glad you like the look :) A 40% board, especially a very unique one is gamble if you've never used one. I don't disagree with your hesitation, and while id love to get this out to as many people as I can, my first concern is that you know what you are getting yourself into.
Try a 40 out one day, get a cheap one off mech market and see if its for you! If you love the form factor, Im sure one will find its way to you.
And yea, so many cool 60%'s are available right now! Pretty cool that the market is growing outside of the normal ebay, kbdfans, and standard aluminum square cases. I'm still wanting a Noxary X60 myself, but ill make my dream 60 if Pearl runs well :]
Can't decide which of the 2 I should get: dark blue, cyan, black and grey. Which would best match keysets like Nautilus, Yuri and Laser? All look so good. And will the polycarbonate plates be bundled to save on shipping?Cyan, imo, would look amazimg with all three of those sets. I went with silver, but may change to cyan. Still conflicted. Cyan looks sick, but silver with the rgb strip. Hmm.
Can't decide which of the 2 I should get: dark blue, cyan, black and grey. Which would best match keysets like Nautilus, Yuri and Laser? All look so good. And will the polycarbonate plates be bundled to save on shipping?Cyan, imo, would look amazimg with all three of those sets. I went with silver, but may change to cyan. Still conflicted. Cyan looks sick, but silver with the rgb strip. Hmm.
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I'm in the same boat, I'm tempted by a pearl just because it looks so nice, but 40% just doesn't seem like the right thing for me. I even think i could do a like 50% without a number row, but losing standard keys in the main layout would screw with me.Understood! And it all depends on how well Pearl does. If its received well, id love to make something truly unique in the 60+ range :]
I'd buy the **** out of a 60% tho. The real question is... any plans for 65% :D.
Can't decide which of the 2 I should get: dark blue, cyan, black and grey. Which would best match keysets like Nautilus, Yuri and Laser? All look so good. And will the polycarbonate plates be bundled to save on shipping?I won't steer you the wrong way on colors, but yes, the poly diffuser is bundled!
Btw, is the rgb underglow pre-soldered?Yes it is, you only need to program a key to toggle it for RGB to work.
I am still hesitating with getting this 40% pearl.. I’m quite afraid I will not like 40%, but I do love the look of this board. Maybe I will wait for 60% pearl (even more with all the nice 60% gb soon with ca66 and m0110!!)Thank you fox, I'm glad you like the look :) A 40% board, especially a very unique one is gamble if you've never used one. I don't disagree with your hesitation, and while id love to get this out to as many people as I can, my first concern is that you know what you are getting yourself into.
Try a 40 out one day, get a cheap one off mech market and see if its for you! If you love the form factor, Im sure one will find its way to you.
And yea, so many cool 60%'s are available right now! Pretty cool that the market is growing outside of the normal ebay, kbdfans, and standard aluminum square cases. I'm still wanting a Noxary X60 myself, but ill make my dream 60 if Pearl runs well :]
I'm in the same boat, I'm tempted by a pearl just because it looks so nice, but 40% just doesn't seem like the right thing for me. I even think i could do a like 50% without a number row, but losing standard keys in the main layout would screw with me.
I'd buy the **** out of a 60% tho. The real question is... any plans for 65% :D.
Thanks for you answer Kooba!! Indeed I should try a 40% one day. Moving from full to 60% was really a revolution for me, I love 60 (or around 60%) layout, think they are super efficient for what I am doing (mainly code). I am quite afraid that the 40% push it a little too far, especially for code, which would make things less efficient.I remember feeling the same way! My first 60's were very hard to get used to, and then i moved down more and it was harder still. In my case, i don't use my 40's to program. They are more for leisurely use! I cant go below TKL for actual software development. I even use the PAUSE button sometimes to see what my terminal scripts are doing. But when I get home, if its bigger than 40% on my desk I don't like it :p
And I totally agree with you Amnesia, the thing which bother me the most is loosing the classical layout on the other ray. a 60% without top raw (number) and a split space bar would do very nice. But with this layout I am quite not sure. Even more than this make the fitting of keyset complicated. I have a Budapest SA and Dasher SA on the end which need a keyboard, but I am afraid that they will not fit :( !
Thanks for you answer Kooba!! Indeed I should try a 40% one day. Moving from full to 60% was really a revolution for me, I love 60 (or around 60%) layout, think they are super efficient for what I am doing (mainly code). I am quite afraid that the 40% push it a little too far, especially for code, which would make things less efficient.I remember feeling the same way! My first 60's were very hard to get used to, and then i moved down more and it was harder still. In my case, i don't use my 40's to program. They are more for leisurely use! I cant go below TKL for actual software development. I even use the PAUSE button sometimes to see what my terminal scripts are doing. But when I get home, if its bigger than 40% on my desk I don't like it :p
And I totally agree with you Amnesia, the thing which bother me the most is loosing the classical layout on the other ray. a 60% without top raw (number) and a split space bar would do very nice. But with this layout I am quite not sure. Even more than this make the fitting of keyset complicated. I have a Budapest SA and Dasher SA on the end which need a keyboard, but I am afraid that they will not fit :( !
As for the keyset, any ANSI keyset will work. You can take the keys off your 60%'s and cover a Pearl perfectly. Budapest, Dasher, they both work fine. The layout Pearl uses was made specifically for allowing coverage from normal keysets :] The keyset compatibility on a 40% was actually my first checkmark when creating this project.
Being on mac, I enjoyed instantaneously the 60% layout more than tkl or full since I mever used the f keys or page up/down, pause and so on. So the pomer layout was perfect, with caps lock remap to layer acces, and arrow on wasd, I love it. So yeah, 40% could be more for leisure when you don’t really need the full efficiency.I agree, I love my Mac, but I do use the arrow keys a ton. 65% ftw! Definitely give at a second look and see if its not for you ;]
On the keyset side, I need to recheck then, I thought it was tricky with some key but if you say so, this get a problem off :cool:
Really happy to have joined this GB :) got my SA Godspeed cockpit, matching USB C cable, and I'm currently waiting for my switch samples to arrive so that I can decide what to use for my buildWow you are all set! I've got another buddy who also has SA Godspeed ready for his Pearl, its exciting. What switches were you thinking of? Thanks for joining :thumb:
As it seems the PCB doesn't have a button or something else to reset the controller.These pcb's can always be put into bootloader mode if you hold down a certain key while powering on the PCB. I wouldn't bank on it getting bricked, and jetpack should have more on that info in the near future :]
So will the PCB be bricked when flashed with misconfigured QMK and e.g. no configured RESET Key?
Any update on engraving the order number? Is that still happening?Weight engraving is definitely happening! Been playing with new designs. Thoughts?
Any update on engraving the order number? Is that still happening?Weight engraving is definitely happening! Been playing with new designs. Thoughts?Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/RkQczrM.png)
Also i need suggestions on what color aluminum plate to get. I'm getting a purple pearl, but can't decide between a purple, cyan, or green ALU plate. Thoughts?A green plate would look sick. Red looks pretty sweet too. Id say it all depends on what keyset will go on it. For my Purple Pearl, the red plate and SA Miami combo looks killer when the plate shines through!
Getting brass plate as well.
You guys are hilarious lmao. I see how it is!
And thoughts?!Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/oPh30km.png)
I like it tons although I would enjoy a bottom left engraved number though ;) I know I'm a picky little boy!Fixed it
I like it tons although I would enjoy a bottom left engraved number though ;) I know I'm a picky little boy!Fixed itShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/O4pvsOb.png)
I like it tons although I would enjoy a bottom left engraved number though ;) I know I'm a picky little boy!Fixed itShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/O4pvsOb.png)
Will in-switch LEDs and RGB leds work together without brightness issues? I'm asking cause I've just assembled UK78 and in-switch LEDs are so dim and setting RGB brightness to max just turns in-switch LEDs off. Ultimately, I guess, it killed the PCB on UK78, so it's bricked right now.Dang, i can't believe that actually happened. I just tested out a board, full top leds and all the rgb on. Its not bad. If you put the RGB all the way up, id say the top leds shine maybe 6/10 on a brightness scale. Its a nice bright, nothing crazy. But putting the RGB down a bit only slightly dims it, while making the top leds substantially brighter. That seems like a good tradeoff point! I'll make a video of it sometime soon :]
Screw that, made it 88.
I do hope, that the numbers on the site are actual, cause I've been waiting for 88 for some time to match it with Laser 88 novelty.
DMC-12 forever.
hey, I ordred through mechkeys.ca because PayPal but at checkout I put in my peasant EU address and I wasn't charged anything for shipping? Is that correct?Hey bud, thats correct. I'll calculate shipping soon for all the mechkeys.ca orders and invoice you separately!
Damn. Ok, pp transaction says 25 nov 2017 06:36:11 GMT-08:00 and just before paying i've checked Google form and it was 87 pearls purchased. Whatever, congrats JFKroflcopter, I guess my bad luck is here again.I honestly feel terrible. I wish you would have pm'd me ahead of time or something. Im here for whatever you need you know. And yea :/ Checking the orders, he put his in way early in the AM. I was asleep for both of your orders. :[
You guys are hilarious lmao. I see how it is!Also i need suggestions on what color aluminum plate to get. I'm getting a purple pearl, but can't decide between a purple, cyan, or green ALU plate. Thoughts?A green plate would look sick. Red looks pretty sweet too. Id say it all depends on what keyset will go on it. For my Purple Pearl, the red plate and SA Miami combo looks killer when the plate shines through!
Getting brass plate as well.
And thoughts?!Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/oPh30km.png)
You guys are hilarious lmao. I see how it is!Also i need suggestions on what color aluminum plate to get. I'm getting a purple pearl, but can't decide between a purple, cyan, or green ALU plate. Thoughts?A green plate would look sick. Red looks pretty sweet too. Id say it all depends on what keyset will go on it. For my Purple Pearl, the red plate and SA Miami combo looks killer when the plate shines through!
Getting brass plate as well.
And thoughts?!Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/oPh30km.png)
Ouch, im sorry guys. JFKroflcopter got #88. I didn't know competition was so fierce! And the order numbers are not accurate, but the form is. Some people have made multiple orders, some people have bought only stickers, plates and PCBS. You can just see what the current orders are at on the form and try to join in at that number. GL.hey, I ordred through mechkeys.ca because PayPal but at checkout I put in my peasant EU address and I wasn't charged anything for shipping? Is that correct?Hey bud, thats correct. I'll calculate shipping soon for all the mechkeys.ca orders and invoice you separately!
Thank you guys for joining - Happy late thanksgiving everyone and have a great weekend!
from a design perspective, IMO the number should go bottom right just cause it has the most negative space because of the angle of the font and the size of the first letters.Very good point, ty!
Option to not have a number? :)Ahhh probably not xD
thanks for clearing that up! I had another questions, how would I be able to get additional parts such as a 2nd PCB since the mechkeys page just covers the kit and not extra parts with PayPal? Is the only option for extra parts to go through your shopify store with a credit card? cheersCheers my friend! You can always pm me anything that you need and i can invoice you with an alternate PayPal account ;]
I need a 60% of this in my life, two even. Please consider doing a 60% version!I definitely will try and work on one if Pearl 40% runs well :D
I know the GB for the Pearl 40% isn’t even over, but I’d definitely consider myself in if there was a GB for a. Pearl 60% :D
Went with Cyan and brass. I was about to order an additional plate and PCB, but with the $60+ shipping, I decided to drop those.Woot! Hey, if you order them, I will cancel the extra shipping and bundle them with your current order! I'll pm you about it
Can't wait! :)
do you have any photos that you could add to the imgur albums linked in OP of your black pearl with maxkeys orange on dolch set on it? it always seems to be creeping in the background ;DHey buddy, I don't have a black pearl, only gray. I can link some of those pics if you would like and try to photoshop it darker?!
I know the GB for the Pearl 40% isn’t even over, but I’d definitely consider myself in if there was a GB for a. Pearl 60% :DAwesome :]
Is it possible to see a picture with sa Budapest on rose gold?Im sorry Kalopsia, I don't have either of those in hand x!
I am in the same boat. This pearl design look just amazing, but I cannot resolve to use 40%. But if this go to 60%, I will be the first one to buy!!!Fox! Awesome hearing that, and thank you very much<3
I know it's too early to say, but would this be the only round for the 40%? Or is round 2 in the future?Hey! Thanks for joining in :] And you know, more rounds would be dictated by you guys and by the quality of this GB. If everything works out but everyone hates Pearl, then no more R2. If it becomes a very popular board with necessary changes and the market isn't saturated by 40%'s, then I can see a R2 happening with more accurate prices and timelines. I'm not in this to make a profit, and I just want to be able to fulfill! Which is why more rounds would for certain be dictated by you guys, and are not planned as of right now!
I am in this GB, but just wondering if this will be a limited run.
Like others have said, other form factor such as 60%, 65% would be awesome! :thumb:
All this talk about the next project, eeck im so excited, I agree, 65% is the dream!
Am also buying a pearl 40, but I agree, having a matching pearl 60 would be pretty sweet :pYou are all being too nice! I appreciate the interest in a Pearl 60/65% even when there are so many cool boards already out there in those form factors. Bare with me, lets see how well I can handle this GB, and if things don't go to **** we can all work on the next board together! :thumb:
Hey buddy, I don't have a black pearl, only gray. I can link some of those pics if you would like and try to photoshop it darker?!
Went with Cyan and brass. I was about to order an additional plate and PCB, but with the $60+ shipping, I decided to drop those.Woot! Hey, if you order them, I will cancel the extra shipping and bundle them with your current order! I'll pm you about it
Can't wait! :)
There might not be a R2 sir! But i might stock a few extra PCB's and some acrylic plates!Went with Cyan and brass. I was about to order an additional plate and PCB, but with the $60+ shipping, I decided to drop those.Woot! Hey, if you order them, I will cancel the extra shipping and bundle them with your current order! I'll pm you about it
Can't wait! :)
Ah no don't worry, I was ordering them bundled to the same order initially anyways. I just forgot that the shipping was so costly so I left them out to keep my financials happier. We're good.
I can join for other plate options in R2 in any case, right? ;)
Ok, here you have it! I made a video just for you! GRAY Pearl - SA Maxkey Orange on Dolch - Cyan Alu plateHey buddy, I don't have a black pearl, only gray. I can link some of those pics if you would like and try to photoshop it darker?!
hey, no need for photoshop, no matter what color pearl or keycap color i just was interested to see how a maxkeys set with 6.25 space looks like because i'm planning to use maxkeys sa ninja on my green pearl ;D
What's the best way to tell you if we want to change our order? I am thinking of changing from pink to purple.Haha, just morse code me what you need! But idk, id take Pink over Purple ;]
Email, PM, phone call, text message, letter with a pigeon? :p
What's the best way to tell you if we want to change our order? I am thinking of changing from pink to purple.Haha, just morse code me what you need! But idk, id take Pink over Purple ;]
Email, PM, phone call, text message, letter with a pigeon? :p
When is our last day to switch our order to a different color? I’m also torn about my choice (silver) actually thinking of switching to either pink or cyan but not sure🤔Try to get your choice in before the GB closes bud! :) I think any of those are great choices!
Also the pink looks almost more magenta right? sorta like this? (https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/images/products/large_2296_VA68Mg_PinkWhite.jpg)Mm i don't think so, the pink should be darker than that! The purple is definitely lighter and more magenta-e, but i wouldn't say the pink is.
When is our last day to switch our order to a different color? I’m also torn about my choice (silver) actually thinking of switching to either pink or cyan but not sure🤔Try to get your choice in before the GB closes bud! :) I think any of those are great choices!Also the pink looks almost more magenta right? sorta like this? (https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/images/products/large_2296_VA68Mg_PinkWhite.jpg)Mm i don't think so, the pink should be darker than that! The purple is definitely lighter and more magenta-e, but i wouldn't say the pink is.
Do u know what time u r planning on closing it tomorrow?
thanks so much for the special request video! much appreciatedOf course buddy!! Anything for you. And lmfao, its because i wanted to show off that it can be built both ways xD
SA looks great on this board, will use SA Ninja with my green pearl
interesting that you have a 1.25/1/6.25/1.25/1 config on the bottom row (1.25 and 1 on left and right of space bar are inverted) - any reason for this or just for lolz?
Do u know what time u r planning on closing it tomorrow?Hey donut!! A full day from now, at midnight!! Dec 1st at 12pm. Like 29 hours from now (its 7:30 pm right now)!
Are there any SA GB’s currently running or starting soon? I know Flamingo is running.
Edit: and by running I mean still able to enter
And now I realize I want one as I have GMK laser that could go on! I don’t know what color to pick!I think, any neutral color, pink or purple would be great with laser! I personally went with purple for laser myself
I already ordered a silver Pearl, but I think I just need some validation.
I'm pairing this with GMK Laser. I'm not quite brave enough to commit to the bright case colors (even though they look incredible), so I wanted to stick to silver, gray or black.
What do you guys think? Will Laser pair well with a silver case?
And now I realize I want one as I have GMK laser that could go on! I don’t know what color to pick!
I already ordered a silver Pearl, but I think I just need some validation.
I'm pairing this with GMK Laser. I'm not quite brave enough to commit to the bright case colors (even though they look incredible), so I wanted to stick to silver, gray or black.
What do you guys think? Will Laser pair well with a silver case?
Trying to hurry up and decide, would you say the pink is like this? (https://goo.gl/images/UiVq82)thanks so much for the special request video! much appreciatedOf course buddy!! Anything for you. And lmfao, its because i wanted to show off that it can be built both ways xD
SA looks great on this board, will use SA Ninja with my green pearl
interesting that you have a 1.25/1/6.25/1.25/1 config on the bottom row (1.25 and 1 on left and right of space bar are inverted) - any reason for this or just for lolz?Hey donut!! A full day from now, at midnight!! Dec 1st at 12pm. Like 29 hours from now (its 7:30 pm right now)!
Trying to hurry up and decide would you say the pink is like this? (https://goo.gl/images/UiVq82)
Do u know what time u r planning on closing it tomorrow?
Thanks. Yeah I saw that one. Not really my thing. Thanks though!Are there any SA GB’s currently running or starting soon? I know Flamingo is running.
Edit: and by running I mean still able to enter
Kono (https://kono.store/products/maxkey-berserk-sa-keycap-set-group-buy) has SA Berserk (Maxkeys) open through December if you're interested in red/orange - it's an Eva Unit 02/Ironman kind if thing.
Mr. Koob, did you get my PM yesterday about color change? Thanks!Hey buddy!! Yes i did! The change was made. Ty for reminding me.
Mr. Koob, did you get my PM yesterday about color change? Thanks!Hey buddy!! Yes i did! The change was made. Ty for reminding me.
Also hey everyone! The buy has closed, and you all hit 128 orders. Thank you for joining, ty for the support, and ty for your patience. Ive been doing some intense bookkeeping with my friend Dave from mechkeys.ca these days before sending all the orders to my folks on Monday for review. If everything is alright with them, i will send payment over and get started on the machining. Still need to revise my plate design and sell acrylic plates, and also need to finalize the weight design. Thanks everyone! :thumb:
Current Status on Parts
I have everyones cables and all the boxes for shipping (few hundred dollars)
I prepaid for all the PCBS a week ago and they should be done soon (like 4grand)
Still need to pay for the case screws (few hundred dollars)
I will pay for the diffusers today (few hundred)
Need to pay for the cases/weights/plates (Like 20k)
Awesome thanks!!!You are very welcome ;]
Omg yesss, definitly behind the choice for a darker purple! I was alright with the magentish color but kind of wished for a grapeish color, wish come true haha! :DAyy happy to hear!
Oh man, I would have love a darker purple Pearl. Too late to change, I assume? :-[Hey man! PM me your order # and I will request for a change. Its going to be a while before anodization starts so I can for sure try and change it for you!
I didn’t join because I have a MM2 waiting to be build and want to test 40% with it first, but I just wanted to say that I really enjoy all the updates, pictures, videos and little statistics you post! Awesome communication!That's super nice of you to say, thank you! MM2 is a wonderful board. I actually helped Dave edit some of the parts on it like the plate and polycarbonate bottom piece, even added the maple leaf! I have one and love it. MM1 was a big inspiration for Pearl, and Dave has mentored and guided me through this whole project. Even if you like MM2, Pearl is still very different. Its a 13x4 matrix instead of 12x4, with row 2 being offset to the right some and the bottom row being centered and blocked. Hope you enjoy it, and tag me in any pics of it :]
Good job! And keep it coming! :)
So if I already ordered a purple pearl, will I get the darker purple color automatically? Or do I have to request it?
So if I already ordered a purple pearl, will I get the darker purple color automatically? Or do I have to request it?
Automatically. You'd only have to request the previous lighter purple if that was the shade you really wanted.
How would the "R1" engraving on the left blocker look like?Its on the underside, here's a pic!
Hello everyone! Just wanted to drop an update -
I've got all the accessories and hardware packed up for every order. That's a 10ft USB-C cable, mounting screws, plastic feet and 3 white indicator leds. I've also got all the RGB Diffusers in house.
Waiting on the PCB's and the Cases. A final sample case is still being made and after that the rest will get the green light.
In the meantime, I'm having jordijolimon help me make acrylic plates, and having KomatozKaps help make a beautiful little custom artisan for the buy.
Acrylic plates have more flex, sound more dampened, feel lighter/softer and ping less than their respectful metal plates.
Cheers everyone - Koob
Hello everyone! Just wanted to drop an update -HYPE INTENSIFIES
I've got all the accessories and hardware packed up for every order. That's a 10ft USB-C cable, mounting screws, plastic feet and 3 white indicator leds. I've also got all the RGB Diffusers in house.
Waiting on the PCB's and the Cases. A final sample case is still being made and after that the rest will get the green light.
In the meantime, I'm having jordijolimon help me make acrylic plates, and having KomatozKaps help make a beautiful little custom artisan for the buy.
Acrylic plates have more flex, sound more dampened, feel lighter/softer and ping less than their respectful metal plates.
Cheers everyone - Koob
Hello everyone! Just wanted to drop an update -
I've got all the accessories and hardware packed up for every order. That's a 10ft USB-C cable, mounting screws, plastic feet and 3 white indicator leds. I've also got all the RGB Diffusers in house.
Waiting on the PCB's and the Cases. A final sample case is still being made and after that the rest will get the green light.
In the meantime, I'm having jordijolimon help me make acrylic plates, and having KomatozKaps help make a beautiful little custom artisan for the buy.
Acrylic plates have more flex, sound more dampened, feel lighter/softer and ping less than their respectful metal plates.
Cheers everyone - Koob
Are there any SA GB’s currently running or starting soon? I know Flamingo is running.
Edit: and by running I mean still able to enter
Happy New Year, Koob. Thanks for the great update.Happy New Year man! I think I stated that if you needed a color change just PM me. I'm sure I can ask for a change before they get anodized, just let me know what you want and your order# please!
That rose gold turns out great. I think I ask multiple times before, can we still change color or production has now started and it is locked down now?
Hey Koob! Just wanted to ask how's everything coming along.Hey there! Thanks for asking. Production for the Pearl cases is currently happening. That's all the weights, bottoms/tops, and plates being machined and then anodized. I expect that to last a while since its a lot of orders. Probably a month plus. Best case scenario would mean they would be done somewhere near the end of February and then shipped to me and then I start shipping them out March as expected.
Also, will there be extra acrylic plates for people who couldn't get one? Or extras in general? I might want to take another plate and pcb
Nice forty!Thanks JD! If you ever read my Interest Check post it says, "Hello I'm Kooba, this boards sole designer, and I'm here to tell you the modern day 40% board has arrived! Ive loved 40% boards and decided to fuse my three favorites together into one. Mechminis RGB, Mininvans Cherry/Alps compatibility and JD45s thick case and blocked style." Credit to you!
...Hey there! Thanks for asking. Production for the Pearl cases is currently happening. That's all the weights, bottoms/tops, and plates being machined and then anodized. I expect that to last a while since its a lot of orders. Probably a month plus. Best case scenario would mean they would be done somewhere near the end of February and then shipped to me and then I start shipping them out March as expected.
All of the accessories and extras are packed up. All of the PCB's are tested and ready to be packed.
Now to answer your question, there should be about 25 extra PCB's. Maybe to cover failures and such. If you want an extra I can for sure reserve you one. For the acrylic plates, Jordijolimon has been amazing in working with me to get me a well designed plate. Getting an acrylic plate should not be a problem at any time.
I did order 1 extra Pearl of a few colors (the most popular ones) again to cover failures, but want to hold off on selling anything like that until I make sure everyone has a good order.
I will have extras of all the accessories at any time as well. That's cables, leds, rubber feet, mounting screws, stickers etc! I think I got an email from you but got busy with friends this weekend and might have neglected my emails, I do apologize!!!! For other updates check my IG, I frequently talk about it there :)
And here are some recent pics for you all!Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/LNroSmB.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/Jir13wA.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/5MLemCL.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/3t1BG3W.jpg)
Thanks for the fast answer Koob!Thanks for all the compliments man, and you are always welcome! I'm trying my best for you all! There will most likely be some things that go wrong with the actual cases, but hopefully nothing so bad that we cant fix it! And any detailed updates that I get, you can be more than sure I'll post them up before you ask ;] As for the color, I think they are all great colors haha! But thanks again for everything, will look forward to your PM's!
I was aware that production had started, just wanted to ask nicely how was it going :)
I'll send you an email or PM about plates and Pcb in 2 weeks or so (paycheck, you know)
Also, check who did wrote to you, it wasn't definitely me hahah
That gray color is gorgeous, it's reassuring me I chose a good color, thanks for the pics :thumb:
And by the way, you are doing an amazing job with this GB (with details like ordering extras just in case and having everything packed and tested, etc). I can see a good future for your next GB's.
Thanks! Really looking forward to receiving mine :D
Haha thanks fellas, I mean it. But for real, things have ran smoothly thus far because of everyone here, not just me. We are all in this together! I'm a customer in for my own Pearls too. So thank you all!
Also soon donut! And Lord, thanks for the reddit tag the other day<3
OMG how did I miss this!Dont worry man! Im sure there will be some extras floating around from Round 1! :P
This is simply amazing!
Finger cross for round 2!
Hey Kooba! When do you think you will have some info/pics/3d models to share of the 6x% Pearl! I can’t wait to see what it give :DHaha hey fox! Thanks so much for the excitement, but its really nothing special! I mellowed down this next design and made something more normal and elegant. As for any sneak peaks and things like that, i really don't want to hype anything at all until Pearl GB is fulfilled. I hope you understand my reasoning and commitment to making sure that everything goes well with Pearl before presenting new projects. But to give you a solid timeline, my prototypes are made and I will present solid pictures and details after i receive all of the Pearl cases. So before March! Thank you for keeping up with me fox!
OMG how did I miss this!Dont worry man! Im sure there will be some extras floating around from Round 1! :P
This is simply amazing!
Finger cross for round 2!Hey Kooba! When do you think you will have some info/pics/3d models to share of the 6x% Pearl! I can’t wait to see what it give :DHaha hey fox! Thanks so much for the excitement, but its really nothing special! I mellowed down this next design and made something more normal and elegant. As for any sneak peaks and things like that, i really don't want to hype anything at all until Pearl GB is fulfilled. I hope you understand my reasoning and commitment to making sure that everything goes well with Pearl before presenting new projects. But to give you a solid timeline, my prototypes are made and I will present solid pictures and details after i receive all of the Pearl cases. So before March! Thank you for keeping up with me fox!
OMG how did I miss this!Dont worry man! Im sure there will be some extras floating around from Round 1! :P
This is simply amazing!
Finger cross for round 2!Hey Kooba! When do you think you will have some info/pics/3d models to share of the 6x% Pearl! I can’t wait to see what it give :DHaha hey fox! Thanks so much for the excitement, but its really nothing special! I mellowed down this next design and made something more normal and elegant. As for any sneak peaks and things like that, i really don't want to hype anything at all until Pearl GB is fulfilled. I hope you understand my reasoning and commitment to making sure that everything goes well with Pearl before presenting new projects. But to give you a solid timeline, my prototypes are made and I will present solid pictures and details after i receive all of the Pearl cases. So before March! Thank you for keeping up with me fox!
Right after I found out about this gb (after it was already over),
Read thread everyday.
It is 40% end game for me.
I wish I had luck in purchasing extras. :)
Right after I found out about this gb (after it was already over),Awe man, sorry fella. If I don't have extras, I'm sure you will be able to find one somewhere!
Read thread everyday.
It is 40% end game for me.
I wish I had luck in purchasing extras. :)
We can always hope for a round 2!Thanks for the blessings JD! It really sucks that some people missed the buy, I want everyone to own a beautiful premium Pearl. I kept the buy open for a month, and everyone could join, no raffle or fcfs or anything. Made sure everyone knew what I was selling and tried my best to advertise it and give multiple color options and a solid timeline. Because of this, I'd like to think that Pearl reached almost everyone. But if round1 finishes well and the demand is over MOQ for a second round, I can definitely make more! I'm not discontinuing support or disappearing.
As I am not familiar with English, I have looked mainly at the information that was posted on the keyboard site of my country and looked around the thread with geekhack's link.I could sell you mine...
So when I was used to geekhack and I was enjoying looking around at the different threads, this gb was already over. I felt sad, too.
But I wanted to buy Pearl badly.
Unfortunately, if there are no extras later, I will wait for future R2.
maybe I'll be lucky to get aftermarket.
If I really can't stand waiting, I might want to make a new one, as koob said. (It's probably very expensive ... :-[ )
Anyway, I sent PM several times
koob was really kind and had a good attitude. :thumb:
I will watch with interest the next project and won't miss it!
As I am not familiar with English, I have looked mainly at the information that was posted on the keyboard site of my country and looked around the thread with geekhack's link.I could sell you mine...
So when I was used to geekhack and I was enjoying looking around at the different threads, this gb was already over. I felt sad, too.
But I wanted to buy Pearl badly.
Unfortunately, if there are no extras later, I will wait for future R2.
maybe I'll be lucky to get aftermarket.
If I really can't stand waiting, I might want to make a new one, as koob said. (It's probably very expensive ... :-[ )
Anyway, I sent PM several times
koob was really kind and had a good attitude. :thumb:
I will watch with interest the next project and won't miss it!
if you agree to my terms.Show Image(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180205/a7767c4cba0ae69a6dea452f4a74235d.gif)
Hahahaha haha!!!!! Never!!!!! Endgame!!!!!
Seriously though, everyone has been so nice in this thread that I feel like an ******* now. But at least this ******* isn't Pearlless...
(sorry)
Hey everyone! I've requested some pictures from my manu as they finish small batches, and wanted to share!
Small update first though. Revised my Pearl build/assembly guide on my website, and working on a www.pearlboards.com/setup (http://www.pearlboards.com/setup) page to help all users out. Since maybe in 2 months time ppl COULD have their Pearls, wanted to try and make sure that information is out there. So working on that.
They still have a while before finishing everything, but its going! I've noticed some things such as tooling marks left by the change of drill heads, and tiny points on the inside walls for hooking onto the metal when anodizing. These things are expected and are all on the inside, never to see the light of day! And not on all of them either. If come delivery time some fail my personal QC, I will have to b-stock them, send them back or have new ones made. If that happens it would delay that persons specific order, but I mean, no other way to it.
Lastly, take these photos with a pinch of salt. They are not the most high quality or correctly colored photos. Once I have them in hand I will take way better photos.
New slightly darker dank memes Purple vs. original prototype elegant lighter Purple. Only one person opted to keep the lighter purple (lordgiblite). Stay classy man.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/dy7NapB.jpg)
Orange PearlShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/RdHp8uE.jpg)
Cyan PearlShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/bXABwLV.jpg)
Blue Pearl Bottom piecesShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/vrkJYRc.jpg)
Silver PearlShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/b0Rq8Zs.jpg)
Black PearlShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/5dOc3bD.jpg)
Weight - As recommended by Amnesia, the bottom right corner had the most free space visually and it was decided to number there. Also after various chats, used a simple clean font for numbering. Apologies if anyone is offended xDShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/Yy4kAeL.jpg)
Thanks everyone for keeping up with this project and for your patience and support! -Koob
Soooooo stoked for my pearl! Those colors are looking mighty fine. Thanks for all the great work and communication on this koob :thumb:No, thank you my friend! :)
Nice! Would be great if you can ask for the green sample, if not don't worry. The other colors look awesome, especially the orange!Thanks real! I asked and here is a green photo I was able to get, no case has been anodized in Green yet!
Not sure if you guys like lighter or darker shades of these colors, but from experience, the colors look darker in real life mainly due to lighting inside rooms and on dark desks and such.
A darker shade is not a problem, in my opinion, helps the diffuser pop out with underlighting more if anything. ;)Can't disagree there! And yw sir! :D
Thanks for the update!
Hey everyone! I've requested some pictures from my manu as they finish small batches, and wanted to share!
Small update first though. Revised my Pearl build/assembly guide on my website, and working on a www.pearlboards.com/setup (http://www.pearlboards.com/setup) page to help all users out. Since maybe in 2 months time ppl COULD have their Pearls, wanted to try and make sure that information is out there. So working on that.
They still have a while before finishing everything, but its going! I've noticed some things such as tooling marks left by the change of drill heads, and tiny points on the inside walls for hooking onto the metal when anodizing. These things are expected and are all on the inside, never to see the light of day! And not on all of them either. If come delivery time some fail my personal QC, I will have to b-stock them, send them back or have new ones made. If that happens it would delay that persons specific order, but I mean, no other way to it.
Lastly, take these photos with a pinch of salt. They are not the most high quality or correctly colored photos. Once I have them in hand I will take way better photos.
New slightly darker dank memes Purple vs. original prototype elegant lighter Purple. Only one person opted to keep the lighter purple (lordgiblite). Stay classy man.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/dy7NapB.jpg)
Orange PearlShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/RdHp8uE.jpg)
Cyan PearlShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/bXABwLV.jpg)
Blue Pearl Bottom piecesShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/vrkJYRc.jpg)
Silver PearlShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/b0Rq8Zs.jpg)
Black PearlShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/5dOc3bD.jpg)
Weight - As recommended by Amnesia, the bottom right corner had the most free space visually and it was decided to number there. Also after various chats, used a simple clean font for numbering. Apologies if anyone is offended xDShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/Yy4kAeL.jpg)
Thanks everyone for keeping up with this project and for your patience and support! -Koob
Maybe its just me but that orange looks really yellow.Check it, these are my original color samples taken off page 1 of this thread. It definitely matches the orange more and should be darker in person. My guys camera is kind of bad!
Hey everyone! I've requested some pictures from my manu as they finish small batches, and wanted to share!
Small update first though. Revised my Pearl build/assembly guide on my website, and working on a www.pearlboards.com/setup (http://www.pearlboards.com/setup) page to help all users out. Since maybe in 2 months time ppl COULD have their Pearls, wanted to try and make sure that information is out there. So working on that.
They still have a while before finishing everything, but its going! I've noticed some things such as tooling marks left by the change of drill heads, and tiny points on the inside walls for hooking onto the metal when anodizing. These things are expected and are all on the inside, never to see the light of day! And not on all of them either. If come delivery time some fail my personal QC, I will have to b-stock them, send them back or have new ones made. If that happens it would delay that persons specific order, but I mean, no other way to it.
Lastly, take these photos with a pinch of salt. They are not the most high quality or correctly colored photos. Once I have them in hand I will take way better photos.
New slightly darker dank memes Purple vs. original prototype elegant lighter Purple. Only one person opted to keep the lighter purple (lordgiblite). Stay classy man.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/dy7NapB.jpg)
Orange PearlShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/RdHp8uE.jpg)
Cyan PearlShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/bXABwLV.jpg)
Blue Pearl Bottom piecesShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/vrkJYRc.jpg)
Silver PearlShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/b0Rq8Zs.jpg)
Black PearlShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/5dOc3bD.jpg)
Weight - As recommended by Amnesia, the bottom right corner had the most free space visually and it was decided to number there. Also after various chats, used a simple clean font for numbering. Apologies if anyone is offended xDShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/Yy4kAeL.jpg)
Thanks everyone for keeping up with this project and for your patience and support! -Koob
Maybe its just me but that orange looks really yellow.Check it, these are my original color samples taken off page 1 of this thread. It definitely matches the orange more and should be darker in person. My guys camera is kind of bad!Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/RdHp8uE.jpg)
OrangeShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/eFunGBe.jpg)
YellowShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/qyEkXku.jpg)
kicking myself for getting silver over cyanx0 lol
Wow :eek: !! This sample look dooooope! The more I see these Pearl, the more I want one in 6x% !!!! I almost regret not joining the 40% :-[Thanks foxlive!! No ragrets man :)
Those little teasers look amazing! Thank you for the update Koob.Lord, thanks so much man ;] Glad to see you soaking in the update! Stay relaxed too bro
And I will always stay classy ;)
P.S. Your cat is flippin' adorable
this is a good colorThis GB wouldn't be what it is had it not been for all your great input Puddsy ;D
Numbers are cool.It will :) The red proto is super vibrant! Earl will shine like the sun
I hope the red comes out nice and rich! I love this board already. I shall name him... Earl.
I kind of regret not taking the blue or the cyan now :-[Honestly, don't fret man. Since the cores can we swapped, a simple case swap with someone will probably be possible. I'm sure people will trade/sell different colors. And yes, I took some pics this morning just for you! Gray anode!
Kooba, do you have any pics of the gray anodising? I know we've seen a prototype, but just for the sake of it :)
All of them look superb by the way, eager to have it in my hands...
How's the QMK stuff coming along? I noticed there is a 'coming soon' bit on the website.Letme ping jetpacktuxedo and see whats up. Also, I have no idea if it will or wont x!
Will the pcb be added to the QMK repository? That would be super duper awesome.
I kind of regret not taking the blue or the cyan now :-[Honestly, don't fret man. Since the cores can we swapped, a simple case swap with someone will probably be possible. I'm sure people will trade/sell different colors. And yes, I took some pics this morning just for you! Gray anode!
Kooba, do you have any pics of the gray anodising? I know we've seen a prototype, but just for the sake of it :)
All of them look superb by the way, eager to have it in my hands...Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/Mp3AurJ.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/mxgBR7v.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/59a7deM.jpg)
Friends, thanks so much for all the spying and wonderful feedback and hype and compliments and all!! I read every single comment for better or worst and hope to move forward with this a bit every day! I forgot to address the extras situation. I will really only know what I have left over come shipping time. Also, when I open more Pearl's up I'll take more pics and inspect the machining and anodizing and keep a checklist of what's good and what's bad. Might make a public list so everyone is aware of what the deal is and no one is in the dark as to the state of the GB and the inventory. Happy Valentines day to those of you who have a couple, and to those who don't, keep your head up! Life is beautiful either way
The purple came out so pretty! can't wait for this to finally ship.All the colors came out super cool, the dark purple is really nice! Will try to ship stuff soon.
Hey Koob, dude you are awesome! I super appreciate how great you've been as a GB runner and this looks like an enormous amount of work you're doing. Thank you so much.Donut thank you man! Also, you are so right! I didn't think anyone would understand, but the phone cant capture the color. It just dies haha. Same with cyan honestly. There are 3 pink orders FYI (neon reds).
I think the colors turned out great. That pink one (neon red) is nuts! Looks like your camera couldn't even handle the saturation intensity:) Kudos to whoever got that one, Very unique. I think GMK Laser is gonna be rad on that.
Beautiful work Kooba! These pearl look amazing! Keep it going, and I hope seeing all this beautiful keebs motivate you to do a 6x% pearl :D !Fox thanks! At this point I might just send you the board for you to reveal since you are the #1 6x% supporter lol!
Koob, I can't imagine all the sorting and QCing you have to do. :thumb:Ty eyedrop! Quite a lot, but Rome wasn't built in one day! I love my JD45's. Were a big inspiration for Pearl. As cool as they are, every time I take them apart I realize they are somewhat deprecated. Makes me feel a little better about having it sleeved in my closet :p
I missed the blocked corner JD45 that I sold every time someone else post theirs, so the Pearl will definitely be a keeper.
Can't wait to get it!
You really are doing this GB the right way! I have faith that you will succeed and that not only will this be a learning experience but a great stepping stone to other great projects I know you have cooked up in your head. The Pearl has the glorious smell of amazing, so much that the wife is sad she didn't decide to get one during the GB!Lord, always so thoughtful! Ty, you know it. I've been thinking, if I do a next GB man, we need to send stress relief samples to everyone :)
Keep it up man, you seriously rock the socks off of us 40 lovers :thumb:
This meme is super tired but it's how I feel when looking at Koob's instagram
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Totally! I wish I had ordered two :)This meme is super tired but it's how I feel when looking at Koob's instagram
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Except I still want to keep my color, I just need more Pearls lol
Thank you fellas. Happy to be doing this work for you!Ahhhh yes ! I’m in! And for sure I will be the first to join for a 60 :pBeautiful work Kooba! These pearl look amazing! Keep it going, and I hope seeing all this beautiful keebs motivate you to do a 6x% pearl :D !Fox thanks! At this point I might just send you the board for you to reveal since you are the #1 6x% supporter lol!
Totally! I wish I had ordered two :)This meme is super tired but it's how I feel when looking at Koob's instagram
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Except I still want to keep my color, I just need more Pearls lol
Thank you fellas. Happy to be doing this work for you!Ahhhh yes ! I’m in! And for sure I will be the first to join for a 60 :pBeautiful work Kooba! These pearl look amazing! Keep it going, and I hope seeing all this beautiful keebs motivate you to do a 6x% pearl :D !Fox thanks! At this point I might just send you the board for you to reveal since you are the #1 6x% supporter lol!
Here is a little teaser of my new 6X% board haha. That's all I'm leaking until all of the Pearl orders are sent out. I do not want to hint at the idea of a new GB if I cant even complete my first one :p
Custom cone feet I designed just for this boardShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/LLAHfB1.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/LztNhFo.jpg)
Here is a little teaser of my new 6X% board haha. That's all I'm leaking until all of the Pearl orders are sent out. I do not want to hint at the idea of a new GB if I cant even complete my first one :p
Custom cone feet I designed just for this boardShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/LLAHfB1.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/LztNhFo.jpg)
Sold, I'm first. Let me buy 4. :))
Here is a little teaser of my new 6X% board haha. That's all I'm leaking until all of the Pearl orders are sent out. I do not want to hint at the idea of a new GB if I cant even complete my first one :p
Custom cone feet I designed just for this boardShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/LLAHfB1.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/LztNhFo.jpg)
Just going to slide in here and leave a fresh Pearl build.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/IK11w1A.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/wnUjoTD.png)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/4dA3uBs.jpg)
Just going to slide in here and leave a fresh Pearl build.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/IK11w1A.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/wnUjoTD.png)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/4dA3uBs.jpg)
This looks great! What key set is on here? Hyperfuse mixed with...Miami?
I ordered Rose Gold, and if that is the colour, then I love it! I'd be totally happy with that. It's beautiful, seriously.
looking great, thanks for the status update!Hey Dana! You're welcome. Lets see. Once I QC all the orders I have, I need to find your order and get your weight #. If its in the batch I have rn, and if you don't need any extras or anything, I can probably try to send it out...this Monday?! You might be ahead of my QMK guide if you don't mind. I think you ordered early, but if not, I wont even have your case in house yet and would need to pull someone else's case if you want it that badly xD
Any idea when you think you might start shipping them out? It would be awesome to bring mine to the Columbus meet on the 3rd.
I've never been interested in a 40%, but this one looks really cool.Hey thanks dude!
looking great, thanks for the status update!Hey Dana! You're welcome. Lets see. Once I QC all the orders I have, I need to find your order and get your weight #. If its in the batch I have rn, and if you don't need any extras or anything, I can probably try to send it out...this Monday?! You might be ahead of my QMK guide if you don't mind. I think you ordered early, but if not, I wont even have your case in house yet and would need to pull someone else's case if you want it that badly xD
Any idea when you think you might start shipping them out? It would be awesome to bring mine to the Columbus meet on the 3rd.
Truth be told, I can send it out even tomorrow, but I absolutely dread the idea of sending stuff out without being organized and knowing my inventory. Even giving Robo his Pearl had me really worried since I hadn't checked all the Cyan orders yet, but he ordered real early so he had a priority. Its a lot to keep track of and the fear of ****ing up peoples orders way overshadows my want to send them out early. That's why I ask for everyone's patience!I've never been interested in a 40%, but this one looks really cool.Hey thanks dude!
Ty for all the nice words everyone. They mean a lot to me! Yesterday was a super long day! Had my IRL friends R0b0tical and Mangoes (ek599) come over and help me sort through all these parts. Robo built his order and you can imagine I was sweating the entire time hoping nothing went wrong lmao, especially after he almost convinced me the plates were cut wrong x!
Learned some things yesterday as well. The sidewalls are super tight and a thin wired keycap puller is preferred when pulling keys. The cyan is also a TINY bit lighter than my prototype color. We all agreed its prettier!
I took pictures of the yellow that came out gold and the one weight I rejected.
Also, after feeling the first cases, I thought it best to give them a wash. The orders felt sticky and the holes were grainy. I googled a ton of "can you wash anodized aluminum" and tested it out on one of my Pearls first. I thoroughly cleaned out a small bucket and filled it with lukewarm water with a pinch of soap. I mixed the water around and let it settle. Then I dipped a case part in and pulled it out, rinsing it with cold water, finally drying it on a set of fluffy towels. During the clean, id use some microfiber applicators to clean out the threaded holes as well. Incredibly, the bucket collected grime and metal flakes, so it was a great idea! Once clean, I've inspected them and am put them in a QC passed crate. Have done like 15 cases so far and they are all good.
I plan on cleaning/inspecting a lot of more cases tonight. Then I still need to count all the orders up, get acrylic plates, finish my website guides and begin to pack/ship. That all if WORST case scenario will still put us on the "shipping in march" timeline. Here are some pics!
Yellow (Gold :/)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/UfOEwPF.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/qsUwBwF.jpg)
Rejected Weight #28Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/kuUspyL.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/eTZCwF0.jpg)
Robo building his crazy PearlShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/cz2b8Y2.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/bncaH0p.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/YmiSZs9.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/TDOd90n.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/bVGvxEF.jpg)
Pearls being cleanedShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/E73LH2p.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/6BMrNxD.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/Kclyk55.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/ASBKeBD.jpg)
Metal flakes after a cleanShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/zT6Trvu.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/iEdlKSL.jpg)
Extra combination pics requested by my discord familyShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/PVYrU4V.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/lkhMNGk.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/ONZQkEu.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/bbsZEJV.jpg)
Just as a reminder! If I don't have updates to give, its because I will simply be cleaning/inspecting/counting these orders. I expect it to take some time, there's still a lot to be done, and I will be doing it! Thanks!!
Sorry if u already mentioned but what’s the scoop on acrylic plates.Messaged Jordijolimon this morning, haven't heard from him yet. He's probably really busy. Waiting on one more prototype plate from him and then I am going to order a bunch in all colors if it works. Problem is, the past have broken super easily. And the ones that haven't broken, I've had to dremmel extensively to get them to work. I for sure will liquidate the Pearl Factory inventory once everything is sent out!
Also once everyone has received their Pearl and is happy (replacements finished), will u be selling leftover stuff? Pcbs etc.. if there is any...
Sorry if u already mentioned but what’s the scoop on acrylic plates.
Also once everyone has received their Pearl and is happy (replacements finished), will u be selling leftover stuff? Pcbs etc.. if there is any...
Also congrats to Robotical- Pearl and a Trash Panda😍😍😍
Messaged Jordijolimon this morning, haven't heard from him yet. He's probably really busy. Waiting on one more prototype plate from him and then I am going to order a bunch in all colors if it works. Problem is, the past have broken super easily. And the ones that haven't broken, I've had to dremmel extensively to get them to work. I for sure will liquidate the Pearl Factory inventory once everything is sent out!
Hey! If I find some boards are straight fckd when QC'ng them, there wont be extras. If all boards are fine, in the end there might be 1 extra in the most popular colors. I never really thought about buying extras since this GB wasn't a "for profit" kind of thing. I'm sorry everyone, figured everyone who wanted one got in on the GB.
I went through all the Gray Pearls last night. I listed two bottom case parts as b-stock since the anodizing is kind of weird, and one top case part as b-stock as well since it has a tiny little impact chip. Didn't think these issues were big enough to reject them. The bottom parts are fine on all areas that will be seen when using the Pearl (side perimeter). Only the bottom and top of the BOTTOM case parts have the weird anodizing. But the bottom sits against the desk and the top is covered by the other case.
If anyone here has a gray order and is willing to take these b-stock parts, which are still beautiful, I can try and work out some discount or something, and I would be very appreciative. As a matter of fact, if I find more b-stocks that I don't reject, ill list and if anyone is willing to take them I will do the same! Please pm me, possibly list an order #, I can try to ship your Pearl early too for your kindness!
If not, I will have to send them back to get refinished and re-anodized and stuff. Thanks everyone! Here are pics
Some Pearls voyaging the seasShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/vBB9Wd7.jpg)
Small impact chip - Listing as b-stock. Anyone willing to take?Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/bOlvGDG.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/JXRLxnB.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/9fouZBS.jpg)
Dana if you read this, your order is packed, ready to ship tomorrow! ;D
I might be, or I might not be. Depends, who's askin?!
Hi Koob, order #1056 here. I'll take an acrylic plate. Would you post pics of the different colors once you have them in your hand?Perfect! Yes i'll post some pictures for you! Your order is Silv/Brss with an extra PCB. Got all that here, no worries. Look ok to you? Have a great weekend too!
I have PM you before, can you verify the color of my Pearl as well? Do you have extra PCB, just curious.
Thanks much. Have a great rest of your weekend.
Pretty darn cool looking case, man.Thank you! If someone ever wants to sell a spot i can let you know as well!
If anyone needs cash, I'll buy your Pearl from you. Send me a PM :)
Hi Koob, order #1056 here. I'll take an acrylic plate. Would you post pics of the different colors once you have them in your hand?Perfect! Yes i'll post some pictures for you! Your order is Silv/Brss with an extra PCB. Got all that here, no worries. Look ok to you? Have a great weekend too!
I have PM you before, can you verify the color of my Pearl as well? Do you have extra PCB, just curious.
Thanks much. Have a great rest of your weekend.
Oh, I just send you a PM. Hopefully there is not a mixup here.Yo my bad lol, i was looking at order 1065. I have you for exactly what you pm'd me :) Cyan/Brass
Oh, I just send you a PM. Hopefully there is not a mixup here.Yo my bad lol, i was looking at order 1065. I have you for exactly what you pm'd me :) Cyan/Brass
Hello everyone! Going to be sending a mass email soon, as well as making cross posts in other social networks. Its simple,
1. If you want acrylic plates shipped with your Pearl order, please pm me or post here with your order number. My acrylic provider, Jordijolimon, has mentioned to me that the available colors are clear, frosted, black, red, cyan, orange, neon pink, dark transparent green and blue. I plan on buying like 30 of them from him, split between those colors, and then charging you $35 for them. I will stock them in my site as well if they don't sell before i ship your order. You can always buy them after, but best i send with your order. Free shipping CONUS as well.
2. If you have an address change, please message me that as well. Check your order receipt and make sure it matches your current address if you are unsure.
3. If you have pm'd me before about anything important about your order, not regarding an extra Pearl, please feel free to remind me of it again. Because my brain is in a million places and i could have forgotten or not written it down.
Thank you so much!
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:Saw my email, started making strange noises and saying things like "mine, my own, my precious"....my coworkers looked at me weird lolShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/chnRUjy.png)
Hey guys!! Wow, i see emails have been going out haha. Very happy to see.
Ive packed (not shipped) the first 25 orders so far (120+ to go), and am trying to get through printing those labels. Tomorrow my friend will drop some of them off, and the next day more will be dropped off, etc. Every day after work i try to pack a few more, and eventually when I've collected enough, i will again reprint labels and send them out in the following days.
So they will be shipped in batches guys, and its a slow process, and its mostly first order first serve style. I might arrange for pickup as well at some point, and that would land shipping on every other Saturday. So weekly shipments.
Important notes, make sure to double check your address, and if its an international order out of the USA, i need a phone number from you. Ive already isolated 4 boxes that are going to japan, china and Canada where i wasn't provided a phone number. Ive emailed those people already and am awaiting their replies.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/BorEYH5.jpg)
Thanks so much donut!! Its funny but, this is all way more stressful than satisfying. I want to make sure everyone is happy and gets a good Pearl. I think the most satisfying part of all this is everyones support, and hoping to see how you all build the boards :)Hey I just got my shipping confimation too :) If we contacted you earlier in the GB about a case color order adjustment, our shipping notice from Pearlboards will still state the original order color right? (for example I'm #1028 and switched from Silver to Cyan but Pearlboards shipping notice says Silver/Brass.)
So great to hear... Can't imagine this is already shipping thanks to many updates. Unbeatable...Haha thanks a lot!<3 All the colors are amazing, not one is better than the other in my opinion ;D Brass is super strong. PERSONALLY i like lubed liners on acrylic. That being said, my friend R0b0tical just built his Pearl with a brass plate and lubed vintage blacks with vintage mx clear springs (ghosted the blacks). And well, it typed super nice!!
And btw... I guess I chose the right color... black... so deep... ha...... great anodize....
Guess I have to prepare vintage black since I heard brass plate does feel really good with light linears... (am I wrong?....:V)
Cheers....
Glad to see these going out Koob. Great job!! :thumb:Really appreciate it Mike!!
Hey I just got my shipping confimation too :) If we contacted you earlier in the GB about a case color order adjustment, our shipping notice from Pearlboards will still state the original order color right? (for example I'm #1028 and switched from Silver to Cyan but Pearlboards shipping notice says Silver/Brass.)You are right. I cant change the virtual order, but i can change the physical one ;D I have you down for a CYAN.
You are right. I cant change the virtual order, but i can change the physical one ;D I have you down for a CYAN.Sweet. Just ordered switches and 1 stabilizer:) Now time to hunt down the perfect keyset...
Wooooohoo! Thats the best build ;] Skeletor cough coughYou are right. I cant change the virtual order, but i can change the physical one ;D I have you down for a CYAN.Sweet. Just ordered switches and 1 stabilizer:) Now time to hunt down the perfect keyset...
Did you ever end up following through with those artisans that you commissioned? Just curious if we should be on the lookout :pI am. Things got a bit complicated with that. Komatoz, my artisan maker, was having issues casting the artisan chests because of time issues/equipment/weather. She teamed up with BoomSnap! Caps and he is finishing the casting/shooting. I have been keeping track of them as best as I can without micro managing anything, but BoomSnap! Caps is working on this as we speak and Komatoz is working on sending me auth cards/goodie bags. The giveaway receivers have already been randomly selected from all my order numbers and they will most likely receive the cap separately from their order, so don't expect anything yet!
Not sure if I've already asked about this: there are cables included but are the cables all matched with the case color (i.e. cyan cable for cyan Pearl)? Or we're colored cables some extra things and the default is some black cable? I think I remember seeing cyan cables somewhere.Thank you as well! The majority of the cables are cyan, but I have a few in white, silver, red, gold and rose gold. I've tried to pack cables accordingly. Like if I'm packing a RG Pearl, I pack a RG cable. Red Pearl, red cable, silver Pearl white cable, etc. Purple Pearls will most likely have Gold or Cyan, Blue Pearls Cyan cable, Green Pearls, maybe white. I ordered these cables from a wholesaler and they didn't send me any black cables. 'Cry'
Thanks for all the hard work Koob. Can't wait!
Dana if you read this, your order is packed, ready to ship tomorrow! ;D
Also, shipped around 25 orders today. One was dropped off at USPS, the rest were dropped at a packmail service to be picked up later. The orders numbers were 1006 to->1037, with some of those not shipped and waiting a phone number from the customers. Other random orders were shipped also. I updated tracking via email and your PayPal order if applicable.
Expect them to arrive Thursday 2/22 or Friday 2/23, no signature required.
Jordi also sent me 2 acrylic plates today from Cali. I am hoping these work and are the final design so I can pull the trigger on making the rest. Stay tuned!
Not sure if I've already asked about this: there are cables included but are the cables all matched with the case color (i.e. cyan cable for cyan Pearl)? Or we're colored cables some extra things and the default is some black cable? I think I remember seeing cyan cables somewhere.Thank you as well! The majority of the cables are cyan, but I have a few in white, silver, red, gold and rose gold. I've tried to pack cables accordingly. Like if I'm packing a RG Pearl, I pack a RG cable. Red Pearl, red cable, silver Pearl white cable, etc. Purple Pearls will most likely have Gold or Cyan, Blue Pearls Cyan cable, Green Pearls, maybe white. I ordered these cables from a wholesaler and they didn't send me any black cables. 'Cry'
Thanks for all the hard work Koob. Can't wait!
Hey there everyone! With the first batch of people receiving their boards tomorrow and Friday, i thought it best to update the
www.pearlboards.com/setup
page and just go ahead and remind everyone of a few tips. I hope that everyone enjoys their Pearls and they arrive safe. They aren't perfect, but i hope they are perfect enough for you!
1. When screwing in the 4 case screws, do them all slowly at the same time. Don't screw in one fully and then the next and then the next etc
2. Same with the plate! This prevents stripping.
3. If your brass plate is slightly bowed or bent, just apply a tiny bit of leverage and bend it back.
4. On the switchplate, the OPEN 2u top corner is where the backspace goes, if you can orient your plate correctly.
5. Do not touch brass with your bare hands or water. It will tarnish unevenly
6. Peel film off both sides of the plastic diffuser! I wrote "Peel" on the side that seems like it doesn't have a film, but it does :P
7. You can download the default hex files and both the windows and mac versions of BMC (Bootmapper client) on www.pearlboards.com/setup
8. This is the default flashed layout made by me and flashed using Bootmapper clientShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/CasX4mA.png)
Thanks everyone! Keep me updated on your orders please :)
this is the most dedicated gb I've ever been in! so much efforts put into the setup, build log and all. Glad to be a part of it. :thumb:
Thank you again fellas, for real. I work a lot every day, in and out of work, and understand what it means to have someone else's hard earned cash in hand. When I join a GB, I don't really expect the best product. What I do expect are updates, pictures, information, and my money to be handled responsibly. I guess I'm trying to manage this exactly like id want my product handled when I join other GB's. And I've been ****ed on a few buys that I wont mention, ended up selling my spot or never receiving my product, and I was quite frankly tired of it. Hoping to make it right for you guys!
Seriously. As a participant in this group buy, I genuinely feel spoiled with all the detailed updates and pictures. Hats off to Koob for all his hard work and dedication.Thank you again fellas, for real. I work a lot every day, in and out of work, and understand what it means to have someone else's hard earned cash in hand. When I join a GB, I don't really expect the best product. What I do expect are updates, pictures, information, and my money to be handled responsibly. I guess I'm trying to manage this exactly like id want my product handled when I join other GB's. And I've been ****ed on a few buys that I wont mention, ended up selling my spot or never receiving my product, and I was quite frankly tired of it. Hoping to make it right for you guys!
I think you're handling this better than you think, you constantly keep all of us updated and I think using Instagram as another form of updates was flat out genius! So if your goal was to handle this like a group buy you would want to be a part of I think you succeeded and went above and beyond! Thanks for making this a wonderful experience :D
Can't wait to spend three weeks beating my head against a wall trying to get my custom layout flashed :))If you need help don't hesitate to ask man!
Haha :D! Thank you sir. Ah such hard decisions. My favorite build uses Lubed Panda housings with a gat yellow spring and stem. So smooth..Well looks like I know what switch I plan on making next, probably for an eventual pearl build (first PCB gets Box Jades)
Switches are very interesting, and I'm super picky about my builds! There's so many combinations and mods and tunes. Id say don't take my word for it, but try to mod some switches and see what you like best! :)One of my favorite mods so far are silent blacks in zealios housings with Gat yellow springs, working them in right now before lubing them but I love them.
One of my favorite mods so far are silent blacks in zealios housings with Gat yellow springs, working them in right now before lubing them but I love them.Dang!! I need to try that haha
Definitely a great linear switch IMOOne of my favorite mods so far are silent blacks in zealios housings with Gat yellow springs, working them in right now before lubing them but I love them.Dang!! I need to try that haha
Switches are very interesting, and I'm super picky about my builds! There's so many combinations and mods and tunes. Id say don't take my word for it, but try to mod some switches and see what you like best! :) That being said, dang, I'm itching to try a full Jade build!
I actually desoldered the jades from a different board. I love how they feel, and as far as the space bar goes a few things could of happened. Either lubing the spacebar can fix it or the switch/space bar is slightly crooked which can cause too much pressure on the switch not allowing for an easy return. Thanks for the word or warning but I think I got this lol ;)Switches are very interesting, and I'm super picky about my builds! There's so many combinations and mods and tunes. Id say don't take my word for it, but try to mod some switches and see what you like best! :) That being said, dang, I'm itching to try a full Jade build!
Man, i just put some Jades in a hotswap board I have. They are weird. I wouldn't do it if you're going to solder in permanently. The tuning of the click bar to spring is close but not quite right. It almost gives you the feeling of the key actuating on release instead of press. It took me several hours to feel comfortable on it. Also, I don't know if it's just the stabilizer wire in this board, but I couldn't get a jade switch working correctly on the space bar. The jade switch would get stuck for a very brief moment after release. I had to swap in a navy which worked well but of course is a bit on the heavy side and took some getting used to.
For me, these jade switches are more satisfying if you type in a very particualr manner. It's almost like you have to quick-strike them. Hard press and fast release yield the best typing experience for me on them. This isn't how I usually type, though. Gaaah, it's taking me forever to even type this reply with them.
I actually desoldered the jades from a different board. I love how they feel, and as far as the space bar goes a few things could of happened. Either lubing the spacebar can fix it or the switch/space bar is slightly crooked which can cause too much pressure on the switch not allowing for an easy return. Thanks for the word or warning but I think I got this lol ;)Switches are very interesting, and I'm super picky about my builds! There's so many combinations and mods and tunes. Id say don't take my word for it, but try to mod some switches and see what you like best! :) That being said, dang, I'm itching to try a full Jade build!
Man, i just put some Jades in a hotswap board I have. They are weird. I wouldn't do it if you're going to solder in permanently. The tuning of the click bar to spring is close but not quite right. It almost gives you the feeling of the key actuating on release instead of press. It took me several hours to feel comfortable on it. Also, I don't know if it's just the stabilizer wire in this board, but I couldn't get a jade switch working correctly on the space bar. The jade switch would get stuck for a very brief moment after release. I had to swap in a navy which worked well but of course is a bit on the heavy side and took some getting used to.
For me, these jade switches are more satisfying if you type in a very particualr manner. It's almost like you have to quick-strike them. Hard press and fast release yield the best typing experience for me on them. This isn't how I usually type, though. Gaaah, it's taking me forever to even type this reply with them.
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I am glad to be part of this GB. Now all I need is a personal note inside my Pearl when I open it up and a card with koob's cell phone for 24x7 customer service support. /sHahaha thanks so much man, I will happily oblige. Just to be clear, you wanted an extra PCB right, and the updated color change right, nothing else? If so your order goes out tomorrow!
Man, i just put some Jades in a hotswap board I have. They are weird. I wouldn't do it if you're going to solder in permanently. The tuning of the click bar to spring is close but not quite right. It almost gives you the feeling of the key actuating on release instead of press. It took me several hours to feel comfortable on it. Also, I don't know if it's just the stabilizer wire in this board, but I couldn't get a jade switch working correctly on the space bar. The jade switch would get stuck for a very brief moment after release. I had to swap in a navy which worked well but of course is a bit on the heavy side and took some getting used to.That's super interesting! I have a single Jade and I can see what you mean. Sucks that box switches cant be tuned either, so you are stuck with what you have. Have you tried box whites? I love those.
For me, these jade switches are more satisfying if you type in a very particualr manner. It's almost like you have to quick-strike them. Hard press and fast release yield the best typing experience for me on them. This isn't how I usually type, though. Gaaah, it's taking me forever to even type this reply with them.
I actually desoldered the jades from a different board. I love how they feel, and as far as the space bar goes a few things could of happened. Either lubing the spacebar can fix it or the switch/space bar is slightly crooked which can cause too much pressure on the switch not allowing for an easy return. Thanks for the word or warning but I think I got this lol ;)But he said that swapping the switch fixed it. So HMMMMMMMM. The plot thickens my friend
I actually desoldered the jades from a different board. I love how they feel, and as far as the space bar goes a few things could of happened. Either lubing the spacebar can fix it or the switch/space bar is slightly crooked which can cause too much pressure on the switch not allowing for an easy return. Thanks for the word or warning but I think I got this lol ;)Switches are very interesting, and I'm super picky about my builds! There's so many combinations and mods and tunes. Id say don't take my word for it, but try to mod some switches and see what you like best! :) That being said, dang, I'm itching to try a full Jade build!
Man, i just put some Jades in a hotswap board I have. They are weird. I wouldn't do it if you're going to solder in permanently. The tuning of the click bar to spring is close but not quite right. It almost gives you the feeling of the key actuating on release instead of press. It took me several hours to feel comfortable on it. Also, I don't know if it's just the stabilizer wire in this board, but I couldn't get a jade switch working correctly on the space bar. The jade switch would get stuck for a very brief moment after release. I had to swap in a navy which worked well but of course is a bit on the heavy side and took some getting used to.
For me, these jade switches are more satisfying if you type in a very particualr manner. It's almost like you have to quick-strike them. Hard press and fast release yield the best typing experience for me on them. This isn't how I usually type, though. Gaaah, it's taking me forever to even type this reply with them.
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I think it's most likely the stabilizer wire not being just right. I've written an in-depth post on here recently about how much I truly hate cherry stabilizers. GRRRRRRR.
I've lubed the stabilizer posts with thin lube to no avail. If I was going to commit to a full board I would probably use costar stabilizers to avoid the issue. It actually feels quite nice with a navy under the space bar though. I'm forcing myself to get used to these for now. I'm planning to switch out to a full board of navy tomorrow.
Let us know how the box switches fit on the brass plate Lord! :thumb:Will do! I'm looking forward to piecing everything together :D
Still don't know what switches I will use on the Pearl40%. I like Zealios but R10 takes ages to get fulfilled. I have ordered Box Navies but I would prefer having those on some other keyboard. Maybe Gateron Browns with swapped heavier springs? Anyone know anything similar to 67g/78g Zealios which I might like?
I am glad to be part of this GB. Now all I need is a personal note inside my Pearl when I open it up and a card with koob's cell phone for 24x7 customer service support. /sHahaha thanks so much man, I will happily oblige. Just to be clear, you wanted an extra PCB right, and the updated color change right, nothing else? If so your order goes out tomorrow!
Still don't know what switches I will use on the Pearl40%. I like Zealios but R10 takes ages to get fulfilled. I have ordered Box Navies but I would prefer having those on some other keyboard. Maybe Gateron Browns with swapped heavier springs? Anyone know anything similar to 67g/78g Zealios which I might like?Lmao Puddsys combination is wild. I need to try that. Also, you can just buy non R10 Zealios bro, they are probably still really good!?
I was thinking to get an acrylic plate with the extra PCB. But you do not have the acrylic plates yet, correct?Oh yes that's right! I looked through my pms but didn't see anything about that there, its because you posted it in the thread, my bad. I'll have 2 Saturday, hoping they work and then I'm giving Jordi the green light to make the rest! What stabs do you plan on using? If you use non screw ins, the plate will work even if it fails screw in stabs.
you can buy zeals at retail pricePuddsy, got a video or picture or writeup on that combination?
or, you can do my stupid way: buy bsun browns, MX clears, and the desired springs; combine
(clear stem, bsun housing, whatever spring you want)
Still don't know what switches I will use on the Pearl40%. I like Zealios but R10 takes ages to get fulfilled. I have ordered Box Navies but I would prefer having those on some other keyboard. Maybe Gateron Browns with swapped heavier springs? Anyone know anything similar to 67g/78g Zealios which I might like?Lmao Puddsys combination is wild. I need to try that. Also, you can just buy non R10 Zealios bro, they are probably still really good!?you can buy zeals at retail pricePuddsy, got a video or picture or writeup on that combination?
or, you can do my stupid way: buy bsun browns, MX clears, and the desired springs; combine
(clear stem, bsun housing, whatever spring you want)
you can buy zeals at retail pricePuddsy, got a video or picture or writeup on that combination?
or, you can do my stupid way: buy bsun browns, MX clears, and the desired springs; combine
(clear stem, bsun housing, whatever spring you want)
I was thinking to get an acrylic plate with the extra PCB. But you do not have the acrylic plates yet, correct?Oh yes that's right! I looked through my pms but didn't see anything about that there, its because you posted it in the thread, my bad. I'll have 2 Saturday, hoping they work and then I'm giving Jordi the green light to make the rest! What stabs do you plan on using? If you use non screw ins, the plate will work even if it fails screw in stabs.
How would you compare your bsuns to zealios Puddsy? Just curious!
Screw in stabs have not worked that well, I've had to dremmel the plates. Hopefully these new plates fix the issue though! I plan on shipping the Pearl with the Plates, unless otherwise requested. Saves a few bucks and the packaging on the Pearl is real tight so might be safer!
Koob! Holy sh*t! The board is gorgeous :eek: and the GB has really raised the bar. Can't wait to build this thing!It's so small too! Gonna be an easy build I think :))
Have they been arriving ok!? Thanks guys!!
Have they been arriving ok!? Thanks guys!!Pretty sure you could throw that packaging out a plane and it'd come out OK :)). The only real suggestion I would have is to maybe not package the PCB and plate in the same bundle. I could see that causing issues if the package has a particularly rough travel.
Pretty sure you could throw that packaging out a plane and it'd come out OK :)). The only real suggestion I would have is to maybe not package the PCB and plate in the same bundle. I could see that causing issues if the package has a particularly rough travel.Also bro! I put the PCB's with the plastic diffusers for rigidity. I dont think i packed a single pcb with a plate, unless i derped
Not fair, koob. We have to buy 2 Pearls to get that setup. :p
#4 checking in...Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/w5N6MRq.jpg)
Went with the 70g Aliaz
#4 checking in...That red looks great!Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/w5N6MRq.jpg)
Went with the 70g Aliaz
#4 checking in...Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/w5N6MRq.jpg)
Went with the 70g Aliaz
#4 checking in...Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/w5N6MRq.jpg)
Went with the 70g Aliaz
Had to take some nudes.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/CxnEyE6.jpg)
...I'm not sure what to do from here...
Haha! To be completely fair, page one states that you can choose different color tops and bottoms!
#4 checking in...Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/w5N6MRq.jpg)
Went with the 70g Aliaz
I'm quite impressed with the Aliaz switches. I have some 60g and 70g. They feel great. Probably just b/c I like Gateron though :)
Is finding out what number you are part of the excitement? I didn't think Koob told us what number each order is getting, right?Each weight is engraved with your order number, I was the 6th order so I got Pearl #6. Its funny bc I probably wouldve been #1 if I hadn't lost track of time that night.
Hey for anyone who plans to use Alps switches on this board, make sure to support BlindAssassin's nexus slider project if you're interested in MX caps on your Alps switches:
Most recently he's solved a way to use them on clicky alps and a clever MX to Alps stabilizer insert.
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=93403.msg2565585#msg2565585
Bad news guys/girls, have ran out of packing material. Will run to the store now. That adds a 1hour delay to the GB.1 hour delay lol that's the shortest delay I've ever heard of :D
I went and showed my support in the thread as well but I feel that the OP needs to keep things going on and stop wondering if there's enough interest. He's relating more responses in the thread to more interest in the sliders, and that's simply not true.
No idea whats going on, and I apologize, but the guy above me has created an awesome product. If you want to build your board with Alps but use Cherry Keycaps, WHICH I WANT since i have an alps Pearl core built, go ahead and join his GB when it opens! :P
Bro please, its great seeing you on here! And honestly, i still don't know what was going on lol. Been so busy. I just pop in for the pics and updates sometimes. Appreciate it!! Please don't let me miss your GB or sale if it ever happens. I want in.
Dude! The packaging on this is insane. You even included a screwdriver?! You are too considerate :)Gotta make it easy to put his next board together after all! :))
All this talk about the packaging, lets see it!!!!!!
Let us know how the box switches fit on the brass plate Lord! :thumb:
Awesome, that's great to hear. I just recieved some Jades for my Silver/Brass Pearl. Can't be more hyped right now. Thanks for testing lord!Let us know how the box switches fit on the brass plate Lord! :thumb:
For any that may be wondering, BOX Jades do in fact fit fine in the brass plate, there is not squishing of the stems and the spacebar works like a charm!
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No problem! Just remember to lube your stabs, if you can't I would suggest placing a different switch. It still doesn't stick but it wouldn't be as enjoyable IMO, I recommend superlube if you can find it cheap :)Awesome, that's great to hear. I just recieved some Jades for my Silver/Brass Pearl. Can't be more hyped right now. Thanks for testing lord!Let us know how the box switches fit on the brass plate Lord! :thumb:
For any that may be wondering, BOX Jades do in fact fit fine in the brass plate, there is not squishing of the stems and the spacebar works like a charm!
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Just finished mine too ;DI like that case with Plum! Great looking build :DShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/MVpcoch.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/PAons7X.jpg)
Beautiful work Koob!
Just finished mine too ;DShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/MVpcoch.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/PAons7X.jpg)
Beautiful work Koob!
The guy with the rejected weight 28 contacted me and said it was ok if i sent him his order. So id like to give him a round of applause for being a good sport!
Bad news guys/girls, have ran out of packing material. Will run to the store now. That adds a 1hour delay to the GB.
The buy hasn't been without problems as well! Had one poor fellas PCB not register a key and I had him send the PCB off to TurboKeys to repair. Another close friend of mine could not build her Pearl. Some cases are b-stock and i still need to get a final count of everything and see what i can do with them. Other orders will be delayed because of rejected weights that i already sent back. Here they are
The guy with the rejected weight 28 contacted me and said it was ok if i sent him his order. So id like to give him a round of applause for being a good sport!
I went and showed my support in the thread as well but I feel that the OP needs to keep things going on and stop wondering if there's enough interest. He's relating more responses in the thread to more interest in the sliders, and that's simply not true.
...Not true at all actually. I have made 3 major design iterations that required me to reevaluate the interest as different versions narrowed the market significantly, which was not what I wanted. I have never "related responses to more interest", I looked for input on some of the iterations as I wanted to make a product that people were happy with.
No idea whats going on, and I apologize, but the guy above me has created an awesome product. If you want to build your board with Alps but use Cherry Keycaps, WHICH I WANT since i have an alps Pearl core built, go ahead and join his GB when it opens! :P
Bro please, its great seeing you on here! And honestly, i still don't know what was going on lol. Been so busy. I just pop in for the pics and updates sometimes. Appreciate it!! Please don't let me miss your GB or sale if it ever happens. I want in.
Now, to keep on the topic, those Pearl builds look gorgeous, specially the golden with plum. Was that the golden it was supposed to be yellow? Or it was golden from the start? Just curious!
Now, to keep on the topic, those Pearl builds look gorgeous, specially the golden with plum. Was that the golden it was supposed to be yellow? Or it was golden from the start? Just curious!
Thanks! And yeah, that's how the yellow came out.
Some quick crappy pics of Pearl #21, built with MX Tactile Greys and no diffuser layer. Beautiful work koobaczech and I echo all the praise people have been giving you for this GB. The little handwritten notes inside the package were an especially nice touch :)
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Some quick crappy pics of Pearl #21, built with MX Tactile Greys and no diffuser layer. Beautiful work koobaczech and I echo all the praise people have been giving you for this GB. The little handwritten notes inside the package were an especially nice touch :)Now this is top cute.
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So I decided to stay up wayyy too late and build my Pearl tonight (this morning). Few quick phone pics:
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All tucked in and waiting for keycaps.
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First 40%. First clicky switches (whew, box navies are quite the experience). This thing is incredible.
Beautiful! Great work Koobazcech and Hervuli.Thanks so much Xondat!<3
Keep seeing awesome Pearls here and at r/mk. So envious of folks who have already managed to receive and build theirs!I think yours shipped today dude!
uuuugh I thought I could wait for mine because all the GB has had been a breeze, but all this pics are making me anxious to get it!Don't worry man, yours should go out soon (tomorrow) if all goes well with the plates!
For those who already receive their Pearl, diffuser or no diffuser?Definitely no diffuser is the way to go ;]
I am sooooo bummed I missed this GB. If anyone has 'ff__ regret send me a pm. I would love a black, purple or blue case but at this point ill take whatever comes my wayKeep your head up pal, you will find one! Check mechmarket and stuff.
For those who ordered from mechkeys, will mechkeys send shipping notification?Hey! Good thing you brought this up, since those orders are coming up next. Dave didn't calculate shipping, so I still have to invoice any mechkeys orders going out of the United States. They most likely wont get notified automatically either since Dave is busy with his Espectro GB right now. Instead, I will pull your email from the invoice and send you a notification and tracking # when I do send. Pm me your order # if you see this bud!
So I decided to stay up wayyy too late and build my Pearl tonight (this morning). Few quick phone pics:
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All tucked in and waiting for keycaps.
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First 40%. First clicky switches (whew, box navies are quite the experience). This thing is incredible.
For those who ordered from mechkeys, will mechkeys send shipping notification?My website was merely a payment gateway.
Loving this constant updates hahah Really excited to get it! Although I still need stabs, turns out Zeal stabs were at GB stage and they won't receive them until late March, bummer! I'll have to look for Cherry screw-ins in EU or something...uuuugh I thought I could wait for mine because all the GB has had been a breeze, but all this pics are making me anxious to get it!Don't worry man, yours should go out soon (tomorrow) if all goes well with the plates!
I totally agree with that, full alu block is the way to go. Except if you have a clear plate :pFor those who already receive their Pearl, diffuser or no diffuser?Definitely no diffuser is the way to go ;]Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/k25Kfcj.jpg)
anyone know if plate mounted stabs would work with the pearl plate? 6.25
Edit: I might be handwiring my pearl (long story) so i won't need the pcb. i just need to know if I can put plate mount stabs on it for the spacebar
anyone know if plate mounted stabs would work with the pearl plate? 6.25
Edit: I might be handwiring my pearl (long story) so i won't need the pcb. i just need to know if I can put plate mount stabs on it for the spacebar
It doesn't appear so, because of the large open hole for different layout options. Plate mount stabs need a specific cutout to be able to lock into.
But I'll let Kooba chime in with the official answer. :)
What switch do you recommend for this build?Definitely lubed linears or some tactiles like Zealios xD
I saw Novelkey's build in green with GMK 9009 and I am going to do that same when my green Pearl arrives ;D
If Koob wants - He can send me all that info, and I can submit a response to all your orders with appropriate tracking information - always at service.Dave! The man himself, so nice seeing you here. Thanks for all the help. I will do that as well :)
It doesn't appear so, because of the large open hole for different layout options. Plate mount stabs need a specific cutout to be able to lock into.Thanks JD! Spot on.
But I'll let Kooba chime in with the official answer. :)
Plate mounted stabs need an enclosure around them. You can mount a plate stab on these vertically, but they dont have walls on the sides so they will slide left and right.Koob, you are too awesome, thank you for humoring me. Yes, if could get a plate for 6.25u plate mount stabs/split backspace that would be awesome. no other stabs necessary.
You can use costar stabs however, the support is in for those.
But if you really must, my advice is have jordijolimon cut you an acrylic plate with your specific configuration including stab support. I have a file of every possible plate combo with that support included which i can hand off to Jordi if need be. Will be back to edit this post soon
Koob, you are too awesome, thank you for humoring me. Yes, if could get a plate for 6.25u plate mount stabs/split backspace that would be awesome. no other stabs necessary.Got it. Jordi already says he can do that without even needing my help lol. But I'll get that file to him anyways just in case. Split backspace meaning 1u 1u? If that's the case then only need support for the spacebar right?
Another caveat to using plate mount stabs with acrylic plates...JD, Jordi cuts them 3mm thick, and deep engraves the underside for the wire and other parts to clear. Any idea if other changes are required here, or if 3mm is too thick for the stab to clip, requiring that part to be 1.5mm?
Plate mount stabs really need a 1.5mm thick plate in order to clip in securely. Making a 1.5mm plate out of acrylic is sketchy, because at that thickness, the acrylic tends to break when you try and snap in things like switches and stabilizers. My advice would be to use thicker acrylic for the plate, and glue the stabilizers in using hot glue or cyanoacrylate.
Another caveat to using plate mount stabs with acrylic plates...JD, Jordi cuts them 3mm thick, and deep engraves the underside for the wire and other parts to clear. Any idea if other changes are required here, or if 3mm is too thick for the stab to clip, requiring that part to be 1.5mm?
Plate mount stabs really need a 1.5mm thick plate in order to clip in securely. Making a 1.5mm plate out of acrylic is sketchy, because at that thickness, the acrylic tends to break when you try and snap in things like switches and stabilizers. My advice would be to use thicker acrylic for the plate, and glue the stabilizers in using hot glue or cyanoacrylate.
Thanks, Koob and JD for being so helpful with this. Would it make sense to just make the spacebar opening a little wider so I can just shove in two dummy switches and skip a stabilizer all together? Otherwise the glue/ thick acrylic solution works for me:)Another caveat to using plate mount stabs with acrylic plates...JD, Jordi cuts them 3mm thick, and deep engraves the underside for the wire and other parts to clear. Any idea if other changes are required here, or if 3mm is too thick for the stab to clip, requiring that part to be 1.5mm?
Plate mount stabs really need a 1.5mm thick plate in order to clip in securely. Making a 1.5mm plate out of acrylic is sketchy, because at that thickness, the acrylic tends to break when you try and snap in things like switches and stabilizers. My advice would be to use thicker acrylic for the plate, and glue the stabilizers in using hot glue or cyanoacrylate.
Yeah, 3mm will definitely be too thick for it to clip into, so probably gluing it will be the best course. If he were to engrave the underside down to 1.5mm, it might be too fragile at that point, anyway. But only the front part (where the wire clips in) has to attach, so it may be worth a try.
Would it make sense to just make the spacebar opening a little wider so I can just shove in two dummy switches and skip a stabilizer all together? Otherwise the glue/ thick acrylic solution works for me:)
Thanks, Koob and JD for being so helpful with this. Would it make sense to just make the spacebar opening a little wider so I can just shove in two dummy switches and skip a stabilizer all together? Otherwise the glue/ thick acrylic solution works for me:)It's all up to you boss. I'll make whatever you want as long as you pay for the plates haha xD
Would it make sense to just make the spacebar opening a little wider so I can just shove in two dummy switches and skip a stabilizer all together? Otherwise the glue/ thick acrylic solution works for me:)
I doubt that would work very well. The design of the spacebar stabilizer allows it to act as a "leveling bar" in that if you push one side of it, the other side also goes down since the bar attaches everything together. Your best bet is to go with the new acrylic plate and glue them in.
Thanks, Koob and JD for being so helpful with this. Would it make sense to just make the spacebar opening a little wider so I can just shove in two dummy switches and skip a stabilizer all together? Otherwise the glue/ thick acrylic solution works for me:)It's all up to you boss. I'll make whatever you want as long as you pay for the plates haha xD
My Pearl is in Miami right now so I presume 1 week or so until I receive mine. :)
PEARL HYPE! Just got the tracking email! Can't wait to build this guy :DAwesome dude!
I just got my Pearl order (#10) and I’m really excited for te build :)Thanks for letting me know last night bud. Hope you don't have issues with the replacement!
However, there’s an issue with the bottom half of the case as there is a dent and the brass weight doesn’t fit the case perfectly. Is there anything I can do to fix this? I’ve also sent some pictures via instagram.
My Pearl is in Miami right now so I presume 1 week or so until I receive mine. :)
haha same, chilling by the beach before making the trip over the pond.Hope they arrive soon! :)
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4. There are 5 extra PCB's remaining. Will try to order more to have a sizeable stock of Acrylic plates + PCB's
How do i get one of these extra pcb's?? :-[Just pm me if you want bud. $35 via Paypal and free shipping CONUS
I'll buy that extra pcb too. :eek:Lol ok! You and charles are down for one each. Just, give me some time in case these next batch of Pearls need replacement PCB's! Wouldn't want to leave them hanging
I'll buy that extra pcb too. :eek:Lol ok! You and charles are down for one each. Just, give me some time in case these next batch of Pearls need replacement PCB's! Wouldn't want to leave them hanging
Just received my Pearl and wanted to say that this is one of the most impressive GB results I've ever seen. The attention to detail is immense here—not just the board itself but the packaging, the documentation, the cables, the whole package is so well thought-out and executed. I've been part of countless group buys and even the ones run by "professionals" are put to shame by this.
You have earned a long-term group buy participant in me and I will absolutely get in on whatever you do next.
Everyone else looking to run a buy should look at this as a case study for success.
Recieved mine today as well, number 62, and I really couldn't be happier. I got silver and brass and it is stunning. Built it wi5h box jades and split everything. Thank you very much Koob!Spilt everything is the way to go IMO. Can't wait for my board to get back from repairs.
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Just received my Pearl and wanted to say that this is one of the most impressive GB results I've ever seen. The attention to detail is immense here—not just the board itself but the packaging, the documentation, the cables, the whole package is so well thought-out and executed. I've been part of countless group buys and even the ones run by "professionals" are put to shame by this.
You have earned a long-term group buy participant in me and I will absolutely get in on whatever you do next.
Everyone else looking to run a buy should look at this as a case study for success.
I definitely agree on this, at least for what I can see here! I regret not joining it! But I am so glad it goes smoothly and cannot wait for the next GB, hopefully soon and in 6x% <3 !!Thank you SO much!! Catching up on the thread and seeing messages like this is beautiful<3 Makes it all worth it!
Keep it going koob :thumb:
Recieved mine today as well, number 62, and I really couldn't be happier. I got silver and brass and it is stunning. Built it wi5h box jades and split everything. Thank you very much Koob!What a pretty, pretty build!! Thanks for sharing, and you're welcome!
Hey Koob, if I want an extra acrylic diffuser do I send you pm here or checkout from the store?Just a pm will be great, sent yours out this morning, 2-3 days!
Spilt everything is the way to go IMO. Can't wait for my board to get back from repairs.SoonTM haha! Saturday? Sorry for the faulty diode. Happens! Good thing TurboMech was able to diagnose and repair.
I have just received my package today. But don't have time to build the keyboard now.Thanks Bo! Very kind of you to send some well wishes.
@Koob I don't see any extra top silver case in my package. Hope you will find it back soon
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Koob has a similar build. I really like this look. :)
So hot rn!! We are twins - Don't mind the A in place of the QShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/WUv2n2o.jpg)Show Image(https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=92259.0;attach=190189;image)
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quick question: for the led that come with the board, is the long leg positive and short leg negative?
I never wanted a 40% until I saw these 🤤
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I wanted one until i noticed that the stagger is ****ed up
#12 ready to click clackWow!! So beautiful! DSA looks awesome on these little boards. You are very welcome and ty as well #12!
pairing with just arrived hako true, smooth and steady~
Thanks Koob for the good work again!!
Thanks man! Yes positive is +. Says it on my build guide as wellquick question: for the led that come with the board, is the long leg positive and short leg negative?Positive is generally longer, can't see why they'd be any different.
Theres plenty of normal staggered 40s out there fellas! May i suggest the mechmin2, it has an extra plate for ortho as well!Haha, exactly same here. Standard stagger option with extra plate would have been excellent compromise.I never wanted a 40% until I saw these 🤤I wanted one until i noticed that the stagger is ****ed up
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But this was nice and chunky with a weight#12 ready to click clackWow!! So beautiful! DSA looks awesome on these little boards. You are very welcome and ty as well #12!
pairing with just arrived hako true, smooth and steady~
Thanks Koob for the good work again!!Thanks man! Yes positive is +. Says it on my build guide as wellquick question: for the led that come with the board, is the long leg positive and short leg negative?Positive is generally longer, can't see why they'd be any different.Theres plenty of normal staggered 40s out there fellas! May i suggest the mechmin2, it has an extra plate for ortho as well!Haha, exactly same here. Standard stagger option with extra plate would have been excellent compromise.I never wanted a 40% until I saw these 🤤I wanted one until i noticed that the stagger is ****ed up
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Theres plenty of normal staggered 40s out there fellas! May i suggest the mechmin2, it has an extra plate for ortho as well!Actually JD45 is the closest one to Pearl and that's about it. So I would say that at the moment there is nothing like it on the market.
Make sure your plate is flat, and make sure your switch isn't tilted when soldered. It looks titled to the right, press it down. Once assembled the gap won't be seen, so don't worry too much!
Built mine this morning. Still need to pick out a keyset but for now just threw on some enjoypbt. Also got QMK installed as well. (Attachment Link)
The Pearl arrived on my birthday and it's ****ing beautiful!!! Built it with Amber Alps and vintage double shot PBT caps. :DShow Image(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180305/c1cb4038e569869c86a1d8216b7feffc.jpg)Show Image(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180305/da9dc6203fa731708677455a468463fb.jpg)Show Image(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180305/463d92431af37165a094e3b42e82e4da.jpg)Show Image(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180305/4d35af2269539594449e01f3a23f0efd.jpg)Show Image(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180305/2b59134cd2cd020f5671869e33a08446.jpg)
The Pearl arrived on my birthday and it's ****ing beautiful!!! Built it with Amber Alps and vintage double shot PBT caps. :DHappy birthday!!! Great job on the ALPS, first one I've seen besides my prototype! Must be naisu
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thanks koob, that's exactly what happened. almost finished but just found that there are only 10 m3x4 screws included, not a big deal since 10 screws hold the plate just fine. but 4 more screws will make it perfectYou're welcome and sorry at the same time! So its fixed now? Pass me your order #, I'll pull up your address and mail you the missing hardware friend!
How did you manage to get QMK installed on your Pearl? I can't seem to make that happen with the current head of QMK, doesn't seem like you can build ps2avrGB at this time (issue: https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/issues/2425). Did you successfully flash QMK into your Pearl?I'll take a look at building tonight man, will keep you posted!
You beat me on the first Pearl with ALPS (the first published here at least hahah)There are some issues with ALPS. Letme explain. ALPS use wings on the sides to grip onto plates. Cherry switch variants use mainly the tops and bottoms to grip. To support some split options and a universal plate, some plate areas are opened up and not sectioned, such as the spacebar area. So when placing an ALPS switch here, it won't be using the plate at all. It will just go straight on the PCB. Same goes for the backspace and rshift if you decide to go full size on them and not split them. Apart from that, the plates support costar stabs and the only problem you would encounter at that point is the ALPS needing off size stabs (not 2u or 6.25u), requiring MATIAS style stabs, or not using cherry style inserts. If its the last one, use costars!
Did you encounter any problem with alps fitting? What stabs did you use? I'm planning to build mine with Oranges (and an extra pcb with blues) and use regular MX stabs since I will throw DSA Lightcycle on until I can get those ALPS to MX sliders and put Yuri on it, but I'm concerned with the MX stabs since I will not be able to use retro keysets AFAIK.
thanks koob, that's exactly what happened. almost finished but just found that there are only 10 m3x4 screws included, not a big deal since 10 screws hold the plate just fine. but 4 more screws will make it perfectYou're welcome and sorry at the same time! So its fixed now? Pass me your order #, I'll pull up your address and mail you the missing hardware friend!
How did you manage to get QMK installed on your Pearl? I can't seem to make that happen with the current head of QMK, doesn't seem like you can build ps2avrGB at this time (issue: https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/issues/2425). Did you successfully flash QMK into your Pearl?I'll take a look at building tonight man, will keep you posted!
make ps2avrGB
bootloadHID -r ps2avrGB_default.hex
make pearl
bootloadHID -r pearl.hex
How did you manage to get QMK installed on your Pearl? I can't seem to make that happen with the current head of QMK, doesn't seem like you can build ps2avrGB at this time (issue: https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/issues/2425). Did you successfully flash QMK into your Pearl?I'll take a look at building tonight man, will keep you posted!
The issue was indeed with QMK. Sebb767 created a pull request that resolves the issue, you can manually patch it currently if you need to convert your Pearl to QMK ASAP, or wait for it to land. PR is here: https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/pull/2478
Once you patch that, you can do (from the qmk_firmware dir):Code: [Select]make ps2avrGB
bootloadHID -r ps2avrGB_default.hex
This should update the new firmware and change the LEDs to red.
And then you can do:Code: [Select]make pearl
bootloadHID -r pearl.hex
And you're good to go. Edit your layout to your heart's content (or use pearl_jetpacktuxedo).
I will be receiving my Pearl this week, maybe even tomorrow!Lets hope it arrives well! For the bottom row,
I need a clarification regarding layouts: in the IC thread and the GB page (Pearl Boards) there are keyboard layouts that has two different bottom rows (the split space and the 6.25u space one). Are these two the only supported layouts or can I move various keys around (e.g. switch around some 1.25u and 1u keys or maybe have the split space set up as 2.25u:1.25u:2.75u)?
The split space is the way to go for me but would be nice to have a 1.25u between the spacekeys. I will get a better visual once I get the plate and PCB in my hands but I started planning my firmware already.
I will be receiving my Pearl this week, maybe even tomorrow!Lets hope it arrives well! For the bottom row,
I need a clarification regarding layouts: in the IC thread and the GB page (Pearl Boards) there are keyboard layouts that has two different bottom rows (the split space and the 6.25u space one). Are these two the only supported layouts or can I move various keys around (e.g. switch around some 1.25u and 1u keys or maybe have the split space set up as 2.25u:1.25u:2.75u)?
The split space is the way to go for me but would be nice to have a 1.25u between the spacekeys. I will get a better visual once I get the plate and PCB in my hands but I started planning my firmware already.
The two keys on the left and right ends can be swapped. So thats 1-1.25 or 1.25-1 on either side, regardless of split or not split space.
If you split the space, the only way you can build it is xx - xx - 1.25 - 2.25 - 2.75 - xx - xx
#1006 reporting in! Black Pearl with Black Selectric. Only had a TKL set, so some keys aren't exactly the right profile but it'll be temporary!
There are some issues with ALPS. Letme explain. ALPS use wings on the sides to grip onto plates. Cherry switch variants use mainly the tops and bottoms to grip. To support some split options and a universal plate, some plate areas are opened up and not sectioned, such as the spacebar area. So when placing an ALPS switch here, it won't be using the plate at all. It will just go straight on the PCB. Same goes for the backspace and rshift if you decide to go full size on them and not split them. Apart from that, the plates support costar stabs and the only problem you would encounter at that point is the ALPS needing off size stabs (not 2u or 6.25u), requiring MATIAS style stabs, or not using cherry style inserts. If its the last one, use costars!
So if I understood it correctly, I can use Costar or Matias stabs (I think they are the same except for the insert?) depending on the caps having MX or ALPS mounts for the stabilizers. Am I right? Or are there cut-outs for the Costar stabs dimensioned to 2u and 6.25u and then I'd need to bend a wire to fit the caps with Matias inserts and costar stabs?Letme clarify. My plates only support 2u and 6.25u costar or cherry stabilizers. No Matias support. If your caps use off size stabilizers, you are out of luck :/
I've got more PCB's and Acrylic Plates coming soon. Stockpiled for the long future in the likely absence of a second Pearl Group buy. If anyone actually reads this, JORDI, my acrylic cutter, made me foam inserts that sit between the plate and PCB. For that super premium sound dampening! Cannot wait to see how that works out. Jordi is the man. BoomSnapKep still trying to make some artisans. Still packing stuff, etc etc.That sound dampening foam sounds awesome (pun intended).
So if I understood it correctly, I can use Costar or Matias stabs (I think they are the same except for the insert?) depending on the caps having MX or ALPS mounts for the stabilizers. Am I right? Or are there cut-outs for the Costar stabs dimensioned to 2u and 6.25u and then I'd need to bend a wire to fit the caps with Matias inserts and costar stabs?Letme clarify. My plates only support 2u and 6.25u costar or cherry stabilizers. No Matias support. If your caps use off size stabilizers, you are out of luck :/
That sound dampening foam sounds awesome (pun intended).It does sound super cool!! Sound dampening is one of my personal favorite mods ever. I have sound dampening under my spacebar, and for my Pearl builds without the diffuser, I pack the extra top case inside space with the paper wrap that your Pearls came in. Its a wonderful mod. So damn excited to try a build with this foam + acrylic + a silent linear. As for a second Round, maybe. It would be a very long while. Id probably flatten the design more, make the tolerances less tight, and possibly center the indicator lights since people wanted that. But I need to reserve a slot to get the work done. And I already have my 6x boards ready to show off. So its a pipeline! Pearl R2 depends on the future demand and not the current hype of owning one, and the overall satisfaction of the long time users! Finally, I've never seen those costar style stabs with the long wires. Very interesting! I don't see why they wouldn't work xD
"Likely absence of a second Pearl buy" means you are not going to run another buy for this board? Just asking :)
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that you can find here https://matias.store/products/stabilizer-and-hook-set (https://matias.store/products/stabilizer-and-hook-set)). They seem to be the same as Costar but come with diferent length wires and ALPS or MX inserts. I think I can use those and try to bend the wire as it's been done before or use the extended inserts that blindassassin is doing with his stems as well.
Anyway, I will be using regular screw-in stabs since DSA Lightcycle uses mx stabilizers.
Grrrr, my Pearl is in ping-pong mode in the local Posti systems. Hopefully, I'll get it tomorrow.
my package has been "delayed" by USPS since last Friday, with no update since then. I'm trying to get a hold of them to request a re-delivery, but I fear that they've lost it .Yo what the heck...they better not have lost it.. I'll kill them. Also give it time, and be sure to call them. Could be many reasons. Maybe postage needs to be paid, maybe its held up at your local post office and you dont even know, maybe the need a different address. Ive had all 3 of these happen to me before. Calling/waiting has usually fixed the issue. Hope all is well :[
Donut, still working on your plate...
Grrrr, my Pearl is in ping-pong mode in the local Posti systems. Hopefully, I'll get it tomorrow.
Oh nice, another Pearl to Finland. :thumb:
My package is now in transport from Posti Logistiikkakeskus, so hopefully tomorrow but I'm happy if I get mine by friday.
Trust me the wait for Laser only gets worse once your Pearl is built :'(Grrrr, my Pearl is in ping-pong mode in the local Posti systems. Hopefully, I'll get it tomorrow.
Oh nice, another Pearl to Finland. :thumb:
My package is now in transport from Posti Logistiikkakeskus, so hopefully tomorrow but I'm happy if I get mine by friday.
Yeah, Saturday is the day I'm planning on soldering mine together as well. Still waiting for GMK Laser to slap on my Pearl though. :)
Yeah, waiting for Laser as well. At first I wanted SA by the sea and maybe I'll order 40s kit for the sake of 40% SA compatibility, but not the full kit.If you're willing to wait a little bit Novelkeys has been teasing a new tactile box switch. You would need to wait for them to be produced after a group buy though.
Still deciding on switches and LED color, though. Most mods will be clicky and I want to try navies for this, but what about alphas: I like burnt oranges, but already have it on Planck:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/U0FEYSI.jpg)
And obviously, want to try something new.
What's your suggestion?
Yeah, waiting for Laser as well. At first I wanted SA by the sea and maybe I'll order 40s kit for the sake of 40% SA compatibility, but not the full kit.If you're willing to wait a little bit Novelkeys has been teasing a new tactile box switch. You would need to wait for them to be produced after a group buy though.
Still deciding on switches and LED color, though. Most mods will be clicky and I want to try navies for this, but what about alphas: I like burnt oranges, but already have it on Planck:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/U0FEYSI.jpg)
And obviously, want to try something new.
What's your suggestion?
Yeah, waiting for Laser as well. At first I wanted SA by the sea and maybe I'll order 40s kit for the sake of 40% SA compatibility, but not the full kit.If you're willing to wait a little bit Novelkeys has been teasing a new tactile box switch. You would need to wait for them to be produced after a group buy though.
Still deciding on switches and LED color, though. Most mods will be clicky and I want to try navies for this, but what about alphas: I like burnt oranges, but already have it on Planck:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/U0FEYSI.jpg)
And obviously, want to try something new.
What's your suggestion?
where do you see this teasing?
Yeah, waiting for Laser as well. At first I wanted SA by the sea and maybe I'll order 40s kit for the sake of 40% SA compatibility, but not the full kit.If you're willing to wait a little bit Novelkeys has been teasing a new tactile box switch. You would need to wait for them to be produced after a group buy though.
Still deciding on switches and LED color, though. Most mods will be clicky and I want to try navies for this, but what about alphas: I like burnt oranges, but already have it on Planck:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/U0FEYSI.jpg)
And obviously, want to try something new.
What's your suggestion?
where do you see this teasing?
he's been doing it on discord
Hey, wait a minute...
I noticed the title of this thread changed earlier this afternoon: "Re: [GB] Pearl 40% GB R1 Closed - Shipping to you - www.pearlboards.com"
"R1 Closed"
"R1"
Hey, wait a minute...
I noticed the title of this thread changed earlier this afternoon: "Re: [GB] Pearl 40% GB R1 Closed - Shipping to you - www.pearlboards.com"
"R1 Closed"
"R1"
:JD intensifies:
Hey, wait a minute...
I noticed the title of this thread changed earlier this afternoon: "Re: [GB] Pearl 40% GB R1 Closed - Shipping to you - www.pearlboards.com"
"R1 Closed"
"R1"
:JD intensifies:
This is now a meme
It does sound super cool!! Sound dampening is one of my personal favorite mods ever. I have sound dampening under my spacebar, and for my Pearl builds without the diffuser, I pack the extra top case inside space with the paper wrap that your Pearls came in. Its a wonderful mod. So damn excited to try a build with this foam + acrylic + a silent linear. As for a second Round, maybe. It would be a very long while. Id probably flatten the design more, make the tolerances less tight, and possibly center the indicator lights since people wanted that. But I need to reserve a slot to get the work done. And I already have my 6x boards ready to show off. So its a pipeline! Pearl R2 depends on the future demand and not the current hype of owning one, and the overall satisfaction of the long time users! Finally, I've never seen those costar style stabs with the long wires. Very interesting! I don't see why they wouldn't work xD
Can you give us a picture of that top case packing?Thank you bro<3 Nothings off the table. Just a matter of time and demand! And hoping to tease my new board before months end!
Thanks for the answer about a second round. I just wanted to have a bit more of an insight into your original comment about the likeliness of a second round :)
Also, very excited to see your 6% project. If it's not blocked I will have a predisposition to join in hahah
I'll get some of those stabs to try to fit ALPS keysets with non-standard mounting and see how it goes :)
Pearl #118 checking inThose ALPS are so pretty x!!!!!Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/M8nQFFp.jpg)
Fix the stagger on the top rowTop row stagger is normal, ROW2 stagger is offset a few mm's to the right. Did you mean R2?
Make the esc the same size as the tab. This has been rather difficult to get used to.If the ESC is made 1.5u, then the backspace would need to be made 1.5u, and you would lose a key for the extra .5u+.5u additions, and you would lose the ability to have a full size backspace. If we make the esc 1.5u and don't touch the backspace, another top key would have to be made 1.5u, and you would still lose a key.
Second fix would be to make the split space options a uniform size. This one isn't as big of a thing, but aesthetically would look much better.Could do this man! But id lose a huge aspect of Pearl, which is keyset compatibility. More specifically, the lack of need to buy specialty 40% kits. What size were you thinking for these? 2.25u?
Also here is the packing. Some under the spacebar, some inside the top case. There are way better materials to use than paper, like actual foam and sound dampening material. But just know they are mods that definitely improve sound!Thanks for the pictures Koob! Very clear now how to put the paper in, I'll try to find some dampening foam here as well, but this will do in the meantime.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/X888oua.jpg)
Extra PicShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/71rNbOD.jpg)
Hey bud! Answer to some of your questions!Fix the stagger on the top rowTop row stagger is normal, ROW2 stagger is offset a few mm's to the right. Did you mean R2?Make the esc the same size as the tab. This has been rather difficult to get used to.If the ESC is made 1.5u, then the backspace would need to be made 1.5u, and you would lose a key for the extra .5u+.5u additions, and you would lose the ability to have a full size backspace. If we make the esc 1.5u and don't touch the backspace, another top key would have to be made 1.5u, and you would still lose a key.Second fix would be to make the split space options a uniform size. This one isn't as big of a thing, but aesthetically would look much better.Could do this man! But id lose a huge aspect of Pearl, which is keyset compatibility. More specifically, the lack of need to buy specialty 40% kits. What size were you thinking for these? 2.25u?
As you can see, a 40% is naturally impaired by these layout issues. And it was tough choosing the route I did. Pearl was very experimental with the weight, USB-C, the new layout. It is for sure tricky getting used to. But this feedback is golden. I jot down everything and it will all go into account if a second round comes around. Thanks Zanduby
I'm fully turquo'd boys.yup looks like I have to sand the brass weight also, thought It was only me lol, no biggie
This thing had some very tight tolerances, had to sand down my brass weight to drop it in, but overall it's built like a tank and now I know I love box navys. Fun little board for sure, thanks Koob.
Mkay my Pearl is now waiting for pickup at the local post office. Tomorrow pickup, Saturday build day!Yup, works fine. Both the default and jetpack's keymaps currently include rgb. (https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tree/master/keyboards/pearl) Backlighting doesn't work yet afaik.
Also, I presume the underlighting work as described in this QMK documentation if I use QMK to setup my Pearl: https://docs.qmk.fm/feature_rgblight.html ?
Mkay my Pearl is now waiting for pickup at the local post office. Tomorrow pickup, Saturday build day!Yup, works fine. Both the default and jetpack's keymaps currently include rgb. (https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tree/master/keyboards/pearl) Backlighting doesn't work yet afaik.
Also, I presume the underlighting work as described in this QMK documentation if I use QMK to setup my Pearl: https://docs.qmk.fm/feature_rgblight.html ?
Jetpack's keymap also has a cool function where the LEDs indicate which layer u r on:)
my package has been "delayed" by USPS since last Friday, with no update since then. I'm trying to get a hold of them to request a re-delivery, but I fear that they've lost it .
I totally forgot about this thread! Pearl #102 checking in.
Yeah, he had to make the stagger different in order to "fix" key size compatibility.
If he went to a normal stagger, you would be basically at a JD40/JD45 and need different keycaps than you can find in a standard ANSI kit.
Yeah, he had to make the stagger different in order to "fix" key size compatibility.
If he went to a normal stagger, you would be basically at a JD40/JD45 and need different keycaps than you can find in a standard ANSI kit.
I feel that figuring a layout that fit oneself, is a terrific puzzle to solve. Having a 40%, it's not always reasonable to let keys sit where they usually are, we have so many characters we want to type, and yet we only have these many keys.
For me, the left most three keys from top to bottom, are tab, ctrl, and l_shift. I'm not using a esc nor capslock there.
I believe many others do have similar ideas/layouts, so, at least for me, I'm not able to use a standard ANSI kit anyway.
You guys using ALPS, what is your lube of choice? I'm guessing summer kind of dry lube, but which one and where do you prefer to lube?
I totally forgot about this thread! Pearl #102 checking in.OMG dude your board looks so cool with GMK Oblivion, great job on the build
Try first using bootmapper client and putting it in bootmapper mode. WKL-based PCB's tend to work strangely until flashed with bootmapper client.
You can toggle there the bootmapper mode and then check each pad to see if they work, since the client will show you in orange the one you "pressed".
I would leave QMK for now until you know it is working properly.
Is there a bootmapper client available for Linux? I only see Win and Mac clients on the Pearl page.
Hey ojrask! Sorry I've been so busy! Got your email and it alerted me to check the thread! Lots of cool stuff i missed. But your PCB seems like its missing some components that would definitely affect it. They could have fallen off in transit, rubbed of or just not been there to begin with. It happens! They could even be in the packaging that it was wrapped in. Regardless, I will send you a replacement PCB! I've got your address and hope this next one works fine! I'll inspect it before sending. Sorry about that sir!
Hey ojrask! Sorry I've been so busy! Got your email and it alerted me to check the thread! Lots of cool stuff i missed. But your PCB seems like its missing some components that would definitely affect it. They could have fallen off in transit, rubbed of or just not been there to begin with. It happens! They could even be in the packaging that it was wrapped in. Regardless, I will send you a replacement PCB! I've got your address and hope this next one works fine! I'll inspect it before sending. Sorry about that sir!
Awesome, I will try and see if the components are in the packaging somewhere, but it does look like there is only solder applied and nothing has dropped off of them.
I'll wait for the new PCB in the meantime, many thanks!
Hopefully, a thorough QMK guide is up by then, having trouble understanding why I can't even build the default keymap with it. :)
Hey ojrask! Sorry I've been so busy! Got your email and it alerted me to check the thread! Lots of cool stuff i missed. But your PCB seems like its missing some components that would definitely affect it. They could have fallen off in transit, rubbed of or just not been there to begin with. It happens! They could even be in the packaging that it was wrapped in. Regardless, I will send you a replacement PCB! I've got your address and hope this next one works fine! I'll inspect it before sending. Sorry about that sir!
Awesome, I will try and see if the components are in the packaging somewhere, but it does look like there is only solder applied and nothing has dropped off of them.
I'll wait for the new PCB in the meantime, many thanks!
Hopefully, a thorough QMK guide is up by then, having trouble understanding why I can't even build the default keymap with it. :)
hey ojrask, what issues are you having when compiling? is doing straight "make pearl:default" not working for you?
for me at least i know I had to update bash for windows (per qmk guide -" If you already have the Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux from the Anniversary update it's recommended that you upgrade it to 16.04LTS, because some keyboards don't compile with the toolchains included in 14.04LTS."). i was having issues compiling the Pearl before that.
Hey ojrask! Sorry I've been so busy! Got your email and it alerted me to check the thread! Lots of cool stuff i missed. But your PCB seems like its missing some components that would definitely affect it. They could have fallen off in transit, rubbed of or just not been there to begin with. It happens! They could even be in the packaging that it was wrapped in. Regardless, I will send you a replacement PCB! I've got your address and hope this next one works fine! I'll inspect it before sending. Sorry about that sir!
Awesome, I will try and see if the components are in the packaging somewhere, but it does look like there is only solder applied and nothing has dropped off of them.
I'll wait for the new PCB in the meantime, many thanks!
Hopefully, a thorough QMK guide is up by then, having trouble understanding why I can't even build the default keymap with it. :)
hey ojrask, what issues are you having when compiling? is doing straight "make pearl:default" not working for you?
for me at least i know I had to update bash for windows (per qmk guide -" If you already have the Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux from the Anniversary update it's recommended that you upgrade it to 16.04LTS, because some keyboards don't compile with the toolchains included in 14.04LTS."). i was having issues compiling the Pearl before that.
I'm on Ubuntu 14.04, so I am worried that I would need to compile some dependencies from source. E.g. my errors look like that libavr is missing the definitions for the Pearl MCU (atmega32A).
But yes, `make pearl:default` is the command that craps out on me with missing defitions that should be loaded from `avr/io.h` or similar. I do have `bootloadHID` up and running so all I would need from QMK is a built HEX file.
EDIT: Ah yes, gcc-avr is too old on 14.04. I will have to compile a newer version or then upgrade to 17.10. This results in the missing definitions when attempting to compile a HEX for Pearl (and other pa2avrGB boards). Found a similar issue at the QMK repo: https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/issues/1364
I seem to bricked my Pearl..What does the computer show as plugged in to the usb?
It works on my macbook perfectly, then I bring the Pearl to work to try on a windows machine, it can't find a driver.
Tried to reboot it several times, rescan for hardware change, no luck.
Bring it home, plug it, it just doesn't work anymore :eek:
Can anyone point out how to burn the default firmware without Pearl being recognized as a keyboard?
Bear with me if this is not the best place for this kind of question.
I seem to bricked my Pearl..What does the computer show as plugged in to the usb?
It works on my macbook perfectly, then I bring the Pearl to work to try on a windows machine, it can't find a driver.
Tried to reboot it several times, rescan for hardware change, no luck.
Bring it home, plug it, it just doesn't work anymore :eek:
Can anyone point out how to burn the default firmware without Pearl being recognized as a keyboard?
Bear with me if this is not the best place for this kind of question.
I seem to bricked my Pearl..What does the computer show as plugged in to the usb?
It works on my macbook perfectly, then I bring the Pearl to work to try on a windows machine, it can't find a driver.
Tried to reboot it several times, rescan for hardware change, no luck.
Bring it home, plug it, it just doesn't work anymore :eek:
Can anyone point out how to burn the default firmware without Pearl being recognized as a keyboard?
Bear with me if this is not the best place for this kind of question.
The very first time I plugged it to the windows box, it's ps2avrgb or something like that, but I didn't let windows to finish installing the driver; I did a windows update, reboot, and then Pearl is always recognized as an unknown device.
I seem to bricked my Pearl..What does the computer show as plugged in to the usb?
It works on my macbook perfectly, then I bring the Pearl to work to try on a windows machine, it can't find a driver.
Tried to reboot it several times, rescan for hardware change, no luck.
Bring it home, plug it, it just doesn't work anymore :eek:
Can anyone point out how to burn the default firmware without Pearl being recognized as a keyboard?
Bear with me if this is not the best place for this kind of question.
The very first time I plugged it to the windows box, it's ps2avrgb or something like that, but I didn't let windows to finish installing the driver; I did a windows update, reboot, and then Pearl is always recognized as an unknown device.
Edit. I don't want to hijack this thread, so I will keep the update here.
No, it doesn't work on mac anymore.
And when the first time I plugged it to a mac, Pearl just work out of box.
Today, after I feels it can be something with the windows machine, I tried to plug Pearl to a colleague's macbook pro, and got no luck, so it seems I somehow bricked my Pearl :(
I seem to bricked my Pearl..What does the computer show as plugged in to the usb?
It works on my macbook perfectly, then I bring the Pearl to work to try on a windows machine, it can't find a driver.
Tried to reboot it several times, rescan for hardware change, no luck.
Bring it home, plug it, it just doesn't work anymore :eek:
Can anyone point out how to burn the default firmware without Pearl being recognized as a keyboard?
Bear with me if this is not the best place for this kind of question.
The very first time I plugged it to the windows box, it's ps2avrgb or something like that, but I didn't let windows to finish installing the driver; I did a windows update, reboot, and then Pearl is always recognized as an unknown device.
Edit. I don't want to hijack this thread, so I will keep the update here.
No, it doesn't work on mac anymore.
And when the first time I plugged it to a mac, Pearl just work out of box.
Today, after I feels it can be something with the windows machine, I tried to plug Pearl to a colleague's macbook pro, and got no luck, so it seems I somehow bricked my Pearl :(
Assuming you soldered the three lock-indicator LEDs in the lower right corner of the PCB, what about if you hold down Esc while connecting the USB cable? Do all three LEDs blink? If so, then it's not bricked and you can re-flash the firmware. Since you mentioned that you're on macOS, if you have any interest in QMK, you might follow the instructions I wrote up here: https://gist.github.com/clee/a43f198a70de0e6dae22d7638b41440a
Thank you sir, you're a lifesaver :-*
Holding esc and plug, Pearl is being recognized as a HIDBoot device, so I figure it can be in flash mode, tried to use BootMapperClient to flash the default hex file, no luck.
Follow the gist provided, boom, my Pearl is back alive :p
Thank you everyone for jumping in to help.
That is really cool, donut_sauce.Sure, I used layer_state_set_* (https://docs.qmk.fm/custom_quantum_functions.html)
Care to share your qmk setup? :)
So mine finally arrived over the pond after sitting in customs for about a week.
Firstly have to say how amazing it look the the quality truly is fantastic!! Sunday morning was spent building a keyboard, which would be a first for me! One thing to say though, the weight is amazing! Never thought I would be thankful for loads of weight on a board.
Only issue I seem to be having ... cannot seem to get caps lock to work ... using the boot mapper client, which is a little clunky, but even with the original has files just don't seem to be able to get that working.
Any help would be great here :)
Very nice to hear this! I may even join in for a 40 pearl, they really look so nice, but I am mainly looking for the 60 pearl! Where is it :p? Shipping is almost finish I think, I cannot wait for the IC to pop up x) !MoreHey everyone! Wanted to check in, see how all the builds were, how the Pearls are holding up, comments, complaints etc. Any help anyone needs please don't hesitate to contact me!
UPDATE: I ran out of some supplies during zFrontiers orders and am waiting on those to arrive. Waiting on all our acrylic plates and PCB's as well. This stuff takes time to make!
In the meantime, clee made some astounding QMK programming guides for Linux and MacOS, based off the work done by others such as donut, jetpacktux, wokechill etc. I flashed my Black Pearl with QMK per his instructions, then tried flashing it back to BMC and it worked, but with some permanent damage. DualAction doesn't work correctly anymore and macros are kind of ****ed in BMC. So be careful when taking the plunge into QMK, the BMC soul of Pearl dies, but can be brought back. What is dead may never die
Other clarifications because I keep getting asked. I am down for a second Pearl GB in the future! Make the tolerances less tight by a few mm's, decrease the height a bit, play with the layout, explore other colors. Whatever really! Also wanted to thank everyone for everything. This buy has been so much work but so much fun. Seeing the community come out and contribute help, share information and builds, discuss the project, just everything, makes me so happy! To be a part of it all is a wonderful thing.MoreThis weekend artisan TinyMakesThings flew in to Orlando with her friend. Had the pleasure of meeting up with her and my local buddies as well, super fun! The four of us in the middle worked tirelessly through the buy to pack, wash, inspect, catalogue and ship your Pearls! If you see them (Jenny, R0b0tical, Mangoes (ek555), me, don't be a stranger! Any issues encountered in the buy are immediately delegated to them. I apologize for their savagery.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/sXdabBI.jpg)
Obligatory Moomoo da keeb cat pic as wellShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/jOpm8uL.jpg)
Very nice to hear this! I may even join in for a 40 pearl, they really look so nice, but I am mainly looking for the 60 pearl! Where is it :p? Shipping is almost finish I think, I cannot wait for the IC to pop up x) !MoreHey everyone! Wanted to check in, see how all the builds were, how the Pearls are holding up, comments, complaints etc. Any help anyone needs please don't hesitate to contact me!
UPDATE: I ran out of some supplies during zFrontiers orders and am waiting on those to arrive. Waiting on all our acrylic plates and PCB's as well. This stuff takes time to make!
In the meantime, clee made some astounding QMK programming guides for Linux and MacOS, based off the work done by others such as donut, jetpacktux, wokechill etc. I flashed my Black Pearl with QMK per his instructions, then tried flashing it back to BMC and it worked, but with some permanent damage. DualAction doesn't work correctly anymore and macros are kind of ****ed in BMC. So be careful when taking the plunge into QMK, the BMC soul of Pearl dies, but can be brought back. What is dead may never die
Other clarifications because I keep getting asked. I am down for a second Pearl GB in the future! Make the tolerances less tight by a few mm's, decrease the height a bit, play with the layout, explore other colors. Whatever really! Also wanted to thank everyone for everything. This buy has been so much work but so much fun. Seeing the community come out and contribute help, share information and builds, discuss the project, just everything, makes me so happy! To be a part of it all is a wonderful thing.MoreThis weekend artisan TinyMakesThings flew in to Orlando with her friend. Had the pleasure of meeting up with her and my local buddies as well, super fun! The four of us in the middle worked tirelessly through the buy to pack, wash, inspect, catalogue and ship your Pearls! If you see them (Jenny, R0b0tical, Mangoes (ek555), me, don't be a stranger! Any issues encountered in the buy are immediately delegated to them. I apologize for their savagery.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/sXdabBI.jpg)
Obligatory Moomoo da keeb cat pic as wellShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/jOpm8uL.jpg)
Keep it up, amazing work!
Thats really interesting that's you're down for R2 because that's totally how I feel too
Some feedback on the Pearl
-I would like to see the base get some more degrees. This is purely an A E S T H E T I C S point of view and the board is functionally fine to type on with the current angle.
-I would also like to see your take on a matching numpad or minipad like the Roadkit or the M6-A that could also be included in the GB alongside Pearl R2.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/Ag4VQp1.jpg)
Thanks fox!! :DVery nice to hear this! I may even join in for a 40 pearl, they really look so nice, but I am mainly looking for the 60 pearl! Where is it :p? Shipping is almost finish I think, I cannot wait for the IC to pop up x) !MoreHey everyone! Wanted to check in, see how all the builds were, how the Pearls are holding up, comments, complaints etc. Any help anyone needs please don't hesitate to contact me!
UPDATE: I ran out of some supplies during zFrontiers orders and am waiting on those to arrive. Waiting on all our acrylic plates and PCB's as well. This stuff takes time to make!
In the meantime, clee made some astounding QMK programming guides for Linux and MacOS, based off the work done by others such as donut, jetpacktux, wokechill etc. I flashed my Black Pearl with QMK per his instructions, then tried flashing it back to BMC and it worked, but with some permanent damage. DualAction doesn't work correctly anymore and macros are kind of ****ed in BMC. So be careful when taking the plunge into QMK, the BMC soul of Pearl dies, but can be brought back. What is dead may never die
Other clarifications because I keep getting asked. I am down for a second Pearl GB in the future! Make the tolerances less tight by a few mm's, decrease the height a bit, play with the layout, explore other colors. Whatever really! Also wanted to thank everyone for everything. This buy has been so much work but so much fun. Seeing the community come out and contribute help, share information and builds, discuss the project, just everything, makes me so happy! To be a part of it all is a wonderful thing.MoreThis weekend artisan TinyMakesThings flew in to Orlando with her friend. Had the pleasure of meeting up with her and my local buddies as well, super fun! The four of us in the middle worked tirelessly through the buy to pack, wash, inspect, catalogue and ship your Pearls! If you see them (Jenny, R0b0tical, Mangoes (ek555), me, don't be a stranger! Any issues encountered in the buy are immediately delegated to them. I apologize for their savagery.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/sXdabBI.jpg)
Obligatory Moomoo da keeb cat pic as wellShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/jOpm8uL.jpg)
Keep it up, amazing work!
Wishes:Thanks so much man! Love your thjoughts and opinions! I'm looking into better finishes such as PVD coating and such to fix the brass issues! And the rest is noted!
1. Have a more durable material for the weight. While the look and feel is amazing for the current brass one, it's beautiful, but untouchable at the same time. It need special care for it. I'd really like an option to have the weight to be built using stainless steel or other durable material.
2. Let the first button on the asdf row 0.25 unit shorter, so the keyboard will have a more standard staggered layout. I don't know if this change will break the compatibility with popular keycap sets though...
3. Less height definitely. For a person adores a 40%, I love minimal things, and would definitely like Pearl to be more lightweight and has less height.
Please take these as mere suggestions from a Pearl lover; this group-buy experience is fantastic, Pearl itself is gorgeos; whatever you come up with next time, will always be a insta-buy for me :D
Pearl #91 done! Typing speed dropped again to accustom to a new layout yet again. Currently wearing GMK Yuri but will put on GMK Laser once it arrives. :)Wew lad! Glad that your second PCB had no issues :P Lovely build! The yuri is very bold!
Potato quality but will get better photos later. The Yuri kinda works with the Cyan case in my opinion.
Also, this one runs on QMK and you can find my layout at the QMK repo once the PR is hopefully merged (PR also has my instructions for using QMK with Pearl on Linux): https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/pull/2563
...Wew lad! Glad that your second PCB had no issues :P Lovely build! The yuri is very bold!
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whooo dat color match :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./util/atmega32a_program.py", line 22, in <module>
import usb
ImportError: No module named usb
make[1]: *** [program] Error 1
make: *** [pearl:tilted:program] Error 1
Make finished with errors
I'm having trouble flashing my QMK hex onto my Pearl using the MacOS instructions. Everything compiles fine, but I keep getting the following Import error on several different computers after running the 'program' command with the Pearl in bootloader mode.Code: [Select]Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./util/atmega32a_program.py", line 22, in <module>
import usb
ImportError: No module named usb
make[1]: *** [program] Error 1
make: *** [pearl:tilted:program] Error 1
Make finished with errors
Anyone have any ideas?
pip install pyusb
I'm having trouble flashing my QMK hex onto my Pearl using the MacOS instructions. Everything compiles fine, but I keep getting the following Import error on several different computers after running the 'program' command with the Pearl in bootloader mode.Code: [Select]Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./util/atmega32a_program.py", line 22, in <module>
import usb
ImportError: No module named usb
make[1]: *** [program] Error 1
make: *** [pearl:tilted:program] Error 1
Make finished with errors
Anyone have any ideas?
You need pyusb:Code: [Select]pip install pyusb
WEW lad!! That purp xDShow Image(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180320/0a63f3c782917237fdfb7c80275e424a.jpg)
Well, I finally opened the box and took at look at my stuff. Even though I'd seen lots of photos and some streams, I was still blown away by the care that had been taken in packaging and how beautiful the parts are. I love that I chose the rose gold as it looks amazing. Hope I can do it justice in the build. And I'm really happy that I got 109, since that has a meaning for anyone who knows Tokyo. Thank you Koobaczech!Chok!! Thanks so much man! Everyone's been linking me your unboxing vid haha. Even my local friends who are just starting out in the hobby follow you and mentioned it. I was like damn!! Also 109 might have been coincidental, or might have been part of the Pearl magic. The world may never know ;D
Thanks so much man! Killing it with the help :)You need pyusb:Code: [Select]pip install pyusb
Thanks!! That worked perfectly.
My only thoughts on an R2 would be please make the R1 and R2 boards compatible with each other. I'd like to mix and match my r1 and r2 boards since i regret not getting more colors in the first round :pMy plan at the minimum was to kind of thin out the case, add a tiny bit more angle, make the tolerances a tad lower. Thinning out the case would mean sharing the usb cutout with the bottom case part as well as the top case part. That would definitely kill compatibility on case parts, but not on internals like the core (pcb/plate/switches). I'll really have to think about this!
If anyone is interested, I'm also making a 60%. Just waiting to present it after all this Pearl stuff goes on autopilot. Got cool plans for it! Things like the custom artisans from Komatoz and Boomsnapcaps took a bit too long, and we all apologize, so they will be moved into the 60% GB if it ever runs! No promises on either. This 60 is experimental in many ways like Pearl was, and hoping its received well by you all<3!
If anyone is interested, I'm also making a 60%. Just waiting to present it after all this Pearl stuff goes on autopilot. Got cool plans for it! Things like the custom artisans from Komatoz and Boomsnapcaps took a bit too long, and we all apologize, so they will be moved into the 60% GB if it ever runs! No promises on either. This 60 is experimental in many ways like Pearl was, and hoping its received well by you all<3!
Gimme, pls
Yeah, I'd love to hear those ALPS, too. Do you usually use Finish Line four them? There's so many differing opinions on which lube to use. When I get some more switches, I'm going to try them all haha. Looking forward to seeing yours with Yuri.
Jesus dude lol. I've never heard of someone lubing ALPS before, much less messing with the leafs. You are an inspiration, and instill some ALPS romance in me with such a pretty build. I would absolutely love it if you made a video where we can see the sound of your Orange Alps, with and without keycaps! Maybe comment on how they feel too, before you launch that hoe straight into space
Making GB runners sign my weight is a meme I shall apply to all GBs that I join going fowards.
Yes, I am jelly of you number 100 :p
Making GB runners sign my weight is a meme I shall apply to all GBs that I join going fowards.
Yes, I am jelly of you number 100 :p
It just ocurred to me while writing a PM to Koob that it'd be neat to make him sign it as the piece of art it truly is, but now I plan to do it ocasionally as well hahah
The number was purely coincidental, but I love it. I'd take 100 or the last one, because they are milestones for this GB.
But no jelly please! We all have beautiful Pearls! :p :p
Hey everyone! Got Acrylic Switchplates (40+ stocked) , PCB's(40+ stocked) and Foam Midlayers(7 stocked) for anyone that wants them! At www.pearlboards.com !Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/NHzU2P6.jpg)
For this: https://www.instagram.com/p/BgjVcUsBKtN/
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The foam midpiece is a brilliant idea. On your website it's listed as specifically for the acrylic plate - is that because the acrylic plates have a different cut or thickness compared to the alu/brass plates? I would imagine the effect on resonance etc would still apply to metal plates.Thanks buddy! Acrylic plates are 3mm thick to compensate for their brittleness. Alu/Brass are 1.5mm. Thus, the foam mid pieces are half the size of the pocket of air that would remain if a metal plate was used! So you'd need 2 for them vs 1 for acrylic plates!
Honestly the only thing stopping me from picking all this up is my fear of stripping more of my screw holes. Shame too as I'd love a chance at one of those artisans.Awe man x[ I'm sorry dude. What color Pearl do you have again?
Purple with a brass plate. Pretty sure it was slightly bent and forcing the screws in messed some of them up in the upper left hand corner. Its still study as all getout so I'm not complaining any.Honestly the only thing stopping me from picking all this up is my fear of stripping more of my screw holes. Shame too as I'd love a chance at one of those artisans.Awe man x[ I'm sorry dude. What color Pearl do you have again?
Purple with a brass plate. Pretty sure it was slightly bent and forcing the screws in messed some of them up in the upper left hand corner. Its still study as all getout so I'm not complaining any.I do apologize again :/ I think its the diffuser man. I drilled all 4 corner holes a bit on each diffuser when I sent them out, after I noticed the issue. This was after the first Pearls shipped. I fixed this in my 60% with .3mm wider holes on the cases and diffusers. Gives the screws a bit more play for better alignment. On Pearl the holes are only .1mm wider than their respective metric screw. So a hole for an M2 screw is 2.1mm . Problem with that is that sizes can reach +- .1mm if you factor in screw, case, diffuser and anodization variances. Was just something that I didn't know as a new maker, and you only learn through experience, or by a maker like me telling you :| Not only that, some colors are thicker than other colors, like RG. Live and learn!! Its all about improvements.
57 checking in.
57 checking in.
Nice job! I think for the 2nd PCB with acrylic plate I might do split space, you guys posting your pics with split space bars have convinced me!
Hey everyone! All of the Pearls from the GB have been totally shipped, with 2 exceptions. One person so far doesn't have a Pearl as its been lost in transit and we both opened claims into it. The other is a friend of mine and is still paying it off!Thanks, Koob and congrats on being done-ish on your first GB. Excited for the 60% GB!
This GB is now in the maintenance phase. I will be supplying replacement PCB's and screws if needed, and have no extra cases. I will look into all my pm's on GH, Discord, Reddit and emails and see what I've missed and try to accommodate everyone! Any repairs can or are being taken care of by TurboMech at Turbokeys.us .
Extra PCB's, Acrylic plates, Foam mid layers and RGB diffusers available on my storefront - https://pearlboards.com - Free 2 day priority shipping on all CONUS orders, and random orders will have my limited, commissioned treasure chest cap, "Koobs Plunder", from Komatoz and BoomSnapCaps thrown in free.
If anyone needs more bumper feet, cables, screws or Efferdent's those are available too, not listed on my site. Just pm me broskis.
No extras available, and Round 2 planned for a very distant future as I have OUR 60% to introduce first. Thank you all for everything! Special thanks to everyone who helped me out as well. Follow me on IG:Koobaczech !
Hey everyone! All of the Pearls from the GB have been totally shipped, with 2 exceptions. One person so far doesn't have a Pearl as its been lost in transit and we both opened claims into it. The other is a friend of mine and is still paying it off!
This GB is now in the maintenance phase. I will be supplying replacement PCB's and screws if needed, and have no extra cases. I will look into all my pm's on GH, Discord, Reddit and emails and see what I've missed and try to accommodate everyone! Any repairs can or are being taken care of by TurboMech at Turbokeys.us .
Extra PCB's, Acrylic plates, Foam mid layers and RGB diffusers available on my storefront - https://pearlboards.com - Free 2 day priority shipping on all CONUS orders, and random orders will have my limited, commissioned treasure chest cap, "Koobs Plunder", from Komatoz and BoomSnapCaps thrown in free.
If anyone needs more bumper feet, cables, screws or Efferdent's those are available too, not listed on my site. Just pm me broskis.
No extras available, and Round 2 planned for a very distant future as I have OUR 60% to introduce first. Thank you all for everything! Special thanks to everyone who helped me out as well. Follow me on IG:Koobaczech !
Congrats Koob! I didn't mind holding out until R2 but I saw a post on mechmarket and immediately jumped on it. I'll be a proud Pearl owner in some days. The generous man sold the Pearl at GB pricing and I can not wait to build and use it!Thank you very much friend, and congratulations yourself too! Hope you love it!
I have a question, though. It says that the included plate in the kit only supports PCB mounted switches. Why is that? I can assume for acrylic plates, it is because the switches won't clip in at 3mm but why would plate mount switches not clip into the alu or brass plates?
Congrats Koob! I didn't mind holding out until R2 but I saw a post on mechmarket and immediately jumped on it. I'll be a proud Pearl owner in some days. The generous man sold the Pearl at GB pricing and I can not wait to build and use it!Thank you very much friend, and congratulations yourself too! Hope you love it!
I have a question, though. It says that the included plate in the kit only supports PCB mounted switches. Why is that? I can assume for acrylic plates, it is because the switches won't clip in at 3mm but why would plate mount switches not clip into the alu or brass plates?
To clarify, I'm not sure if you misread or if its a typo on my end, but all the plates only support PCB mounted STABILIZERS. The switches don't need to clip to be useful and are all fine. Its a convenience really to have them clip. But the stabs do need a housing if they are to be clipped onto the plates. Since the plates are open, there is no housing, and plate mounted STABILIZERS wont work. Let me know if you need any other information sir! Have a great one :]
Thank you to the rest of the people who congratulated me for the GB! You are all wonderful! It was all thanks to you!
*facepalm*Lmao!! xD You're very welcome! Lmk if you ever need anything
That was on me. It does say stabilizers and I read switches. Thank you!
In the past couple of weeks I have tried to change my keymap, but when I open the bootmapper client and click on 'download' I get this error:You may need to flash the firmware to the keyboard as well. Thats what I had to do. Do you have a ps2avrGB.hex (or something like that)
Error setting action: Communication error with device
can anyone help?
Thanks in advance
User bmihnz had the genius idea of swapping the bottom cases on our Pearl Boards. I was a bit reluctant when he first mentioned it, but the keycap set I put on there seemed like it might match well so I agreed... I just got it and DAMN SON, it's ****ing perfect! Good call bmihnz!
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Yeah for sure, my phone camera really sucks unfortunately!User bmihnz had the genius idea of swapping the bottom cases on our Pearl Boards. I was a bit reluctant when he first mentioned it, but the keycap set I put on there seemed like it might match well so I agreed... I just got it and DAMN SON, it's ****ing perfect! Good call bmihnz!
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Wow, that looks really awesome. Would you be able to get better pictures at some point?
Damn that looks good....
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top / base color choice would be a welcome option in R2
top / base color choice would be a welcome option in R2
UPDATES!
1-Can do a few orders different colored top/bottoms - If you really want it done PM me your order # and what you'd like!
2-@tameone I can do your order RAW sandblasted. If you still want this let me know what parts you want raw. Same price, you'd think it would be cheaper but its less parts for the anodizer and they actually want more work. Sorry my dude. If it turns out cheaper in the end ill PayPal you back money.
3-Bobcarlthethird mentioned engraving order numbers to the Pearls, will find out more soon!
In the past couple of weeks I have tried to change my keymap, but when I open the bootmapper client and click on 'download' I get this error:You may need to flash the firmware to the keyboard as well. Thats what I had to do. Do you have a ps2avrGB.hex (or something like that)
Error setting action: Communication error with device
can anyone help?
Thanks in advance
You'll then use the firm up tool in options to flash the firmware (hold Q while plugging in) and then from there you go to keymapper and hit toggle bootmapper up top. Then download to get the existing layout in the client that you can edit and follow that with upload when you're done. Hopefully that helps :)
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top / base color choice would be a welcome option in R2UPDATES!
1-Can do a few orders different colored top/bottoms - If you really want it done PM me your order # and what you'd like!
2-@tameone I can do your order RAW sandblasted. If you still want this let me know what parts you want raw. Same price, you'd think it would be cheaper but its less parts for the anodizer and they actually want more work. Sorry my dude. If it turns out cheaper in the end ill PayPal you back money.
3-Bobcarlthethird mentioned engraving order numbers to the Pearls, will find out more soon!
My friends, this was possible already in Round 1 lol. I said that if you wanted a different bottom and top to just pm me haha. Gotta read the fine print!
When I get home from work I'll see if I can put something more robust together for you! Hopefully we can solve this easily :)In the past couple of weeks I have tried to change my keymap, but when I open the bootmapper client and click on 'download' I get this error:You may need to flash the firmware to the keyboard as well. Thats what I had to do. Do you have a ps2avrGB.hex (or something like that)
Error setting action: Communication error with device
can anyone help?
Thanks in advance
You'll then use the firm up tool in options to flash the firmware (hold Q while plugging in) and then from there you go to keymapper and hit toggle bootmapper up top. Then download to get the existing layout in the client that you can edit and follow that with upload when you're done. Hopefully that helps :)
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Hey thanks for all that info, but I don't have any hex files for this board since I just always downloaded whatever layout was already there in the BMC and then modified the layout. I plugged in the PCB while holding down Q and the status lights started flashing but then the client gave me a different error when trying to connect: Error opening ps2avrGB device: The specified device was not found.
I would do some trial and error but already bricked a different PCB with the bootmapper client (user error - I managed to flash and destroy the bootloader so I could never flash the chip ever again) so I'll patiently wait to see if anyone can point me in the right direction :)top / base color choice would be a welcome option in R2UPDATES!
1-Can do a few orders different colored top/bottoms - If you really want it done PM me your order # and what you'd like!
2-@tameone I can do your order RAW sandblasted. If you still want this let me know what parts you want raw. Same price, you'd think it would be cheaper but its less parts for the anodizer and they actually want more work. Sorry my dude. If it turns out cheaper in the end ill PayPal you back money.
3-Bobcarlthethird mentioned engraving order numbers to the Pearls, will find out more soon!
My friends, this was possible already in Round 1 lol. I said that if you wanted a different bottom and top to just pm me haha. Gotta read the fine print!
My bad, I will rephrase then: I will have to request a color combo for R2 if that's still an option ;D
When I get home from work I'll see if I can put something more robust together for you! Hopefully we can solve this easily :)
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QuoteWhen I get home from work I'll see if I can put something more robust together for you! Hopefully we can solve this easily :)
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Thanks! I have a 2nd PCB here that I got with the acrylic backplate, if I plug that in can I extract the hex from there? Still don't know how I could flash once I have the hex since the board isn't connecting to the bootmapper. :eek:
QuoteWhen I get home from work I'll see if I can put something more robust together for you! Hopefully we can solve this easily :)
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Thanks! I have a 2nd PCB here that I got with the acrylic backplate, if I plug that in can I extract the hex from there? Still don't know how I could flash once I have the hex since the board isn't connecting to the bootmapper. :eek:
Sorry I didn't get back to you the other day, this totally slipped my mind!
But hopefully this helps, I am going to link the Firmware FAQ from Winkeyless.kr as well and that can point you in the right direction in most places as well.
https://winkeyless.kr/firmware-installing-and-setting/ (https://winkeyless.kr/firmware-installing-and-setting/)Hopefully that helps :)
- Basically, you should just download the firmware (step 2) and then open up Bootmapper.
- Go to Options, then hold in Q and plug in the Pearl, that should get it into bootmode, keep holding Q.
- Click Firm Up and find the hex file: ps2avrGB_NKRO.hex
- that is your firmware file
- Then you should be able to see a box with some numbers going back and forth, once those are done you can let go of Q
- Next you will go to the keymapper in bootmapper and select the Toggle Bootmapper function.
- If this doesn't toggle then we'll have to figure something else out.
- From there you should be able to hit the download function and download the existing keymap you have and then you can edit it and then use upload to upload it.
Guys, when going with 6.25u spacebar, what's best for the bottom row: 1u/1.25u/spacebar or 1.25u/1u/spacebar?
Guys, when going with 6.25u spacebar, what's best for the bottom row: 1u/1.25u/spacebar or 1.25u/1u/spacebar?
I finally got my Pearl built. I was not part of the original group buy :'( but I managed to find one!
The one thing I am struggling with is the bottom row hitting the case. It is very mild but occasionally the keys will scrape against the case wall. I have made sure to move the plate as close to the back as possible. Maybe it is just the DSA keycaps I am using.
I also needed to use an exacto blade to shave the acrylic plate holes a bit bigger but now everything screws in just fine!
Without further ado, here is my Pearl. Has lubed MX Silent Blacks with red springs and DSA Miami Dolch. I will be putting SA Pulse on this board when R3 ships.
I also made a custom foam insert as I am using the aluminum plate. It took forever to cut out!
What an awesome board Koobaczech! Oh I am also still wondering what font you used for the brass plate!
This has got to be one the of the most well-built 40% keyboards out there. Any chance of a round 2?
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After using my Pearl40% for a while I must say as that this is not good for me as a programmer. As a regular typer and gamer (of games that don't require a ton of keybinds) this is a really nice keyboard but going down to 40% is just too painful when doing programming. Maybe rigorous practice would ease things but I do have to keep some speed up when programming. :DGo to his Instragram. But be warned, opening Pandora's box is dangerous.
The board itself is beautiful and will stay in my rotation and will be using it from time to time when I'm not programming. A well run GB, quality product, quality packaging, and much more. Even if I can't use the board as much as I'd like I still feel good about putting a money into this. Many thanks, Koob!
Will be waiting for rumors on your 60% project. ;)
After using my Pearl40% for a while I must say as that this is not good for me as a programmer. As a regular typer and gamer (of games that don't require a ton of keybinds) this is a really nice keyboard but going down to 40% is just too painful when doing programming. Maybe rigorous practice would ease things but I do have to keep some speed up when programming. :D
The board itself is beautiful and will stay in my rotation and will be using it from time to time when I'm not programming. A well run GB, quality product, quality packaging, and much more. Even if I can't use the board as much as I'd like I still feel good about putting a money into this. Many thanks, Koob!
Will be waiting for rumors on your 60% project. ;)
After using my Pearl40% for a while I must say as that this is not good for me as a programmer. As a regular typer and gamer (of games that don't require a ton of keybinds) this is a really nice keyboard but going down to 40% is just too painful when doing programming. Maybe rigorous practice would ease things but I do have to keep some speed up when programming. :D
The board itself is beautiful and will stay in my rotation and will be using it from time to time when I'm not programming. A well run GB, quality product, quality packaging, and much more. Even if I can't use the board as much as I'd like I still feel good about putting a money into this. Many thanks, Koob!
Will be waiting for rumors on your 60% project. ;)
Can you share your git?
I'm going to convert my second PCB to QMK as well.
I'm going to take a serious go at using this for programming myself. I've already put QMK on it and it's become 100x more productive. We'll see how long I last but with layers, tap dance, and hold vs tap functionality I think it might work. I'm currently working on setting up single tap bracket, double tap parenthesis keys. Got a few kinks to iron out but it's coming along nicely. I actually used your QMK keymap as a starting point so thank you for putting that up there!
122 reporting. Assembled it like a month ago, but didn't have time to share.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/58VL4MU.jpg)
more pics here (https://imgur.com/gallery/dQ0oA).
My clear pearl
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any chance you'll be restocking any pcb's?Hey fella. PCB's sold out today 5/10/18. This is due to the acrylic Pearl case, made for Ham and Tennis by JordiJolimon, trending on reddit and a lot of people buying them out. So here's a plan.
any chance you'll be restocking any pcb's?Hey fella. PCB's sold out today 5/10/18. This is due to the acrylic Pearl case, made for Ham and Tennis by JordiJolimon, trending on reddit and a lot of people buying them out. So here's a plan.
My PCB supplier requires a minimum order quantity of at least 50 PCB's, which would cost me over 1k to front the cash out of pocket. So I wont be doing that.
Jordijolimon from stratakb might run a Group buy for his acrylic Pearl case. If he does, I will be supplying PCB's for his buy and you can get one along with the case. If this does happen, I will buy some extra PCB's to stock for my existing customers as well.
If Jordi does not run a group buy, I'm looking at 1k+ out of pocket expenses for a minimum order of 50 PCB's. Id have to run my own group buy for them :0
Stay tuned my friends, I'll be working on it for you all.
any chance you'll be restocking any pcb's?Hey fella. PCB's sold out today 5/10/18. This is due to the acrylic Pearl case, made for Ham and Tennis by JordiJolimon, trending on reddit and a lot of people buying them out. So here's a plan.
My PCB supplier requires a minimum order quantity of at least 50 PCB's, which would cost me over 1k to front the cash out of pocket. So I wont be doing that.
Jordijolimon from stratakb might run a Group buy for his acrylic Pearl case. If he does, I will be supplying PCB's for his buy and you can get one along with the case. If this does happen, I will buy some extra PCB's to stock for my existing customers as well.
If Jordi does not run a group buy, I'm looking at 1k+ out of pocket expenses for a minimum order of 50 PCB's. Id have to run my own group buy for them :0
Stay tuned my friends, I'll be working on it for you all.
any chance you'll be restocking any pcb's?Hey fella. PCB's sold out today 5/10/18. This is due to the acrylic Pearl case, made for Ham and Tennis by JordiJolimon, trending on reddit and a lot of people buying them out. So here's a plan.
My PCB supplier requires a minimum order quantity of at least 50 PCB's, which would cost me over 1k to front the cash out of pocket. So I wont be doing that.
Jordijolimon from stratakb might run a Group buy for his acrylic Pearl case. If he does, I will be supplying PCB's for his buy and you can get one along with the case. If this does happen, I will buy some extra PCB's to stock for my existing customers as well.
If Jordi does not run a group buy, I'm looking at 1k+ out of pocket expenses for a minimum order of 50 PCB's. Id have to run my own group buy for them :0
Stay tuned my friends, I'll be working on it for you all.
any chance you'll be restocking any pcb's?Hey fella. PCB's sold out today 5/10/18. This is due to the acrylic Pearl case, made for Ham and Tennis by JordiJolimon, trending on reddit and a lot of people buying them out. So here's a plan.
My PCB supplier requires a minimum order quantity of at least 50 PCB's, which would cost me over 1k to front the cash out of pocket. So I wont be doing that.
Jordijolimon from stratakb might run a Group buy for his acrylic Pearl case. If he does, I will be supplying PCB's for his buy and you can get one along with the case. If this does happen, I will buy some extra PCB's to stock for my existing customers as well.
If Jordi does not run a group buy, I'm looking at 1k+ out of pocket expenses for a minimum order of 50 PCB's. Id have to run my own group buy for them :0
Stay tuned my friends, I'll be working on it for you all.
I guess I did have an account after all, just never used it! lol. Current plan is to have a store page for acrylic pearls up this weekend on my site and get an IC going for PCBs and Case combos. Currently the acrylic cases I've made use a built in plate but I am working on trying to find a way to make an empty case that can take pre-existing metal or acrylic plates from the R1 buy Koob did. With the IC if it looks like we can get the 50MOQ I'll be working with Koob to essentially run a new GB for Acrylic Cases+PCBs. I'll try to check this thread more often and I'll be sure to post the links here and on r/mk when the page is live this weekend. Looking forward to working some more with ya Koob!Count me in for a case+pcb if that happens. Saw your cases on /r/mk and been hyped ever since.
I guess I did have an account after all, just never used it! lol. Current plan is to have a store page for acrylic pearls up this weekend on my site and get an IC going for PCBs and Case combos. Currently the acrylic cases I've made use a built in plate but I am working on trying to find a way to make an empty case that can take pre-existing metal or acrylic plates from the R1 buy Koob did. With the IC if it looks like we can get the 50MOQ I'll be working with Koob to essentially run a new GB for Acrylic Cases+PCBs. I'll try to check this thread more often and I'll be sure to post the links here and on r/mk when the page is live this weekend. Looking forward to working some more with ya Koob!
I've been checking pearlboards pretty religiously, any idea when we'll have info on a possible new gb? I have 40% void in my life after selling my NIU in anticipation for a pearl ;D
Oof a ways out, guess I'll have a look at his 60% and keep an eye out for other 40s then. I hope I see you one day pearl lolI've been checking pearlboards pretty religiously, any idea when we'll have info on a possible new gb? I have 40% void in my life after selling my NIU in anticipation for a pearl ;D
It's probably gonna be 2019 before an R2 for Pearl even enter IC phase.
Unless something has changed, Koob is working on a 60% now.
I've been checking pearlboards pretty religiously, any idea when we'll have info on a possible new gb? I have 40% void in my life after selling my NIU in anticipation for a pearl ;DHey bud! Thanks for asking about a new GB. I started making a 60% since some people wanted to see one! These things take time. I'll push R2 out right after the 60 if it runs! If the 60 doesn't run, I might do the R2 right away! Unlikely though :!
It's probably gonna be 2019 before an R2 for Pearl even enter IC phase.On point :thumb: Ty
Unless something has changed, Koob is working on a 60% now.
Hey everyone! Hope you are all splendid. Just checking up on the thread, making sure no craziness has happened in my absence, like Pearls being used as murder weapons and me being blamed for it. You know, the usual!Got it! Realized I'm not following you on insta so I'll be sure to watch updates there, thanks :)I've been checking pearlboards pretty religiously, any idea when we'll have info on a possible new gb? I have 40% void in my life after selling my NIU in anticipation for a pearl ;DHey bud! Thanks for asking about a new GB. I started making a 60% since some people wanted to see one! These things take time. I'll push R2 out right after the 60 if it runs! If the 60 doesn't run, I might do the R2 right away! Unlikely though :!
Hey Koob, any word on that poly case GB with jolimon? If you remember, I wanted to buy another PCB and a custom plate for my alps layout but then you run out of PCB's, so I'm still waiting for that.Also curious about this. Grabbed a PCB but was holding off on sourcing a case myself since it was mentioned that the acrylic case/pcb GB might be happening.
Thanks!
Built one of my Pearls recently. When I press any key in the top row, every key in the same column is activated. For instance, if I press "u", the output is "ujm". This issue is only present in the top row. I surmise the internal matrix may be the issue, but I don't know how I can access that via Bootmapper, if at all. Thoughts?
Built one of my Pearls recently. When I press any key in the top row, every key in the same column is activated. For instance, if I press "u", the output is "ujm". This issue is only present in the top row. I surmise the internal matrix may be the issue, but I don't know how I can access that via Bootmapper, if at all. Thoughts?
You aren't using screw in stabilizers by chance? I've seen similar from the screws shorting on a row. If so, put something insulating under the screws and see if it helps (I use tape)
Built one of my Pearls recently. When I press any key in the top row, every key in the same column is activated. For instance, if I press "u", the output is "ujm". This issue is only present in the top row. I surmise the internal matrix may be the issue, but I don't know how I can access that via Bootmapper, if at all. Thoughts?
You aren't using screw in stabilizers by chance? I've seen similar from the screws shorting on a row. If so, put something insulating under the screws and see if it helps (I use tape)
Built one of my Pearls recently. When I press any key in the top row, every key in the same column is activated. For instance, if I press "u", the output is "ujm". This issue is only present in the top row. I surmise the internal matrix may be the issue, but I don't know how I can access that via Bootmapper, if at all. Thoughts?
You aren't using screw in stabilizers by chance? I've seen similar from the screws shorting on a row. If so, put something insulating under the screws and see if it helps (I use tape)
I'm not using screw-in stabs - just the regular ones that snap in.
Built one of my Pearls recently. When I press any key in the top row, every key in the same column is activated. For instance, if I press "u", the output is "ujm". This issue is only present in the top row. I surmise the internal matrix may be the issue, but I don't know how I can access that via Bootmapper, if at all. Thoughts?
You aren't using screw in stabilizers by chance? I've seen similar from the screws shorting on a row. If so, put something insulating under the screws and see if it helps (I use tape)
I'm not using screw-in stabs - just the regular ones that snap in.
Check the diodes.
Built one of my Pearls recently. When I press any key in the top row, every key in the same column is activated. For instance, if I press "u", the output is "ujm". This issue is only present in the top row. I surmise the internal matrix may be the issue, but I don't know how I can access that via Bootmapper, if at all. Thoughts?
You aren't using screw in stabilizers by chance? I've seen similar from the screws shorting on a row. If so, put something insulating under the screws and see if it helps (I use tape)
I'm not using screw-in stabs - just the regular ones that snap in.
Check the diodes.
Nothing was bridged or missing, but I'll double check.
could be that one of them is bad, but that's certainly a weird one
could be that one of them is bad, but that's certainly a weird one
But if one of them were bad, wouldn't it manifest as a local issue? Why is every column affected and only when I press the top row keys?
Are there any plans of doing another run? :(
Built one of my Pearls recently. When I press any key in the top row, every key in the same column is activated. For instance, if I press "u", the output is "ujm". This issue is only present in the top row. I surmise the internal matrix may be the issue, but I don't know how I can access that via Bootmapper, if at all. Thoughts?
Built one of my Pearls recently. When I press any key in the top row, every key in the same column is activated. For instance, if I press "u", the output is "ujm". This issue is only present in the top row. I surmise the internal matrix may be the issue, but I don't know how I can access that via Bootmapper, if at all. Thoughts?
I asked my friend what it was, this is his response: the usb c connector has 4 tht holes to secure it and the trace for that row comes really close to it. I guess the factory ****ed something up while drilling it and the hole touched the trace for that row and shorted it to gnd. I broke a bit of that hole off with a knife and it worked perfectly after that.
I used to have it on the whole top row.
Pearl40 with GMK
Punch Lemon Switches (lubed,62g,linear)
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Built one of my Pearls recently. When I press any key in the top row, every key in the same column is activated. For instance, if I press "u", the output is "ujm". This issue is only present in the top row. I surmise the internal matrix may be the issue, but I don't know how I can access that via Bootmapper, if at all. Thoughts?
I asked my friend what it was, this is his response: the usb c connector has 4 tht holes to secure it and the trace for that row comes really close to it. I guess the factory ****ed something up while drilling it and the hole touched the trace for that row and shorted it to gnd. I broke a bit of that hole off with a knife and it worked perfectly after that.
I used to have it on the whole top row.
Thanks, I'll look into that.
R2 pretty please? :cool:
im in for round2!
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im in for round2!
As far as I understand the GB runner is no longer longer in the hobby. Would be great if someone could get his permission to continue the project (and get the files).
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Hi I want to reflash my board but it seems like that www.pearlboards.com website was down. Does anyone still have instruction to reflash pearl board?