Author Topic: [GB] Alps Party 60% - Hannibal at the Gates (Read 300552 times)

deductivemonkee · « **Reply #450 on:** Thu, 08 October 2015, 23:43:20 »

Quote from: BlueNalgene on Thu, 08 October 2015, 23:25:52

Just a notice for everyone. I am going to order the plates tomorrow. Last call on changes. I will placing the order around noon my time (12 hours 30 minutes from this post), and after that the orders are locked in.

Wooo! ALPS!!!!!

i0nC4nn0n · « **Reply #451 on:** Fri, 09 October 2015, 03:05:52 »

Quote from: njbair on Thu, 08 October 2015, 20:16:04

I think we should move this to the review thread or hasu's converter thread, we're drifting pretty far off topic.

Agreed, sorry that i drifted off topic. I won't post just yet in hasu's /your thread, cause i don't have the doohickey yet, it would be theory-crafting.

tofgerl · « **Reply #452 on:** Fri, 09 October 2015, 03:33:07 »

njbair · « **Reply #453 on:** Fri, 09 October 2015, 07:49:30 »

Quote from: i0nC4nn0n on Fri, 09 October 2015, 03:05:52

Quote from: njbair on Thu, 08 October 2015, 20:16:04
I think we should move this to the review thread or hasu's converter thread, we're drifting pretty far off topic.

Agreed, sorry that i drifted off topic. I won't post just yet in hasu's /your thread, cause i don't have the doohickey yet, it would be theory-crafting.

You're welcome to post! I wrote the review to help others. And hasu is selling those things so he wants to answer your questions about them.

BlueNalgene · « **Reply #454 on:** Fri, 09 October 2015, 13:21:33 »

Changes to plate orders will no longer be accepted. I have sent the order to the fab.

tominabox1 · « **Reply #455 on:** Fri, 09 October 2015, 13:24:44 »

Quote from: BlueNalgene on Fri, 09 October 2015, 13:21:33

Changes to plate orders will no longer be accepted. I have sent the order to the fab.

Did I read correctly that Matias was shipping switch orders direct?

phosphoric · « **Reply #456 on:** Fri, 09 October 2015, 13:29:31 »

so excited! already started desoldering switches from my aek ii. can't wait to get the plate and pcb.

swimmingbird · « **Reply #457 on:** Fri, 09 October 2015, 13:29:52 »

Quote from: BlueNalgene on Fri, 09 October 2015, 13:21:33

Changes to plate orders will no longer be accepted. I have sent the order to the fab.

I like your speed

BlueNalgene · « **Reply #458 on:** Fri, 09 October 2015, 13:30:02 »

Quote from: tominabox1 on Fri, 09 October 2015, 13:24:44

Quote from: BlueNalgene on Fri, 09 October 2015, 13:21:33
Changes to plate orders will no longer be accepted. I have sent the order to the fab.

Did I read correctly that Matias was shipping switch orders direct?

No. The switches will be sent to me and I will ship them as part of the group shipment. You may be referring to the fact that I included the cost of Matias shipping switches to me in the shipping part of your invoice.

LeandreN · « **Reply #459 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 06:20:07 »

Ahhhh forgot to join. Just found my old AEKII and damn its satisfying.

deductivemonkee · « **Reply #460 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 12:46:47 »

I'm glad I got in, (no offense leandreN) because I have found out how much i hate MX blacks

tofgerl · « **Reply #461 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 12:49:59 »

Shh, you're not supposed to say that out loud! Even though everyone secretly does...

njbair · « **Reply #462 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 12:53:17 »

MX blacks are bad. Gateron blacks are awesome.

deductivemonkee · « **Reply #463 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:04:57 »

To me, a true mechanical keyboard should be loud, and obnoxious, and sponsored by hockey.

VinnyCordeiro · « **Reply #464 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:11:26 »

Quote from: Deductivemonkee on Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:04:57

To me, a true mechanical keyboard should be loud, and obnoxious, and sponsored by hockey.

Amen!

deductivemonkee · « **Reply #465 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:13:37 »

Quote from: VinnyCordeiro on Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:11:26

Quote from: Deductivemonkee on Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:04:57
To me, a true mechanical keyboard should be loud, and obnoxious, and sponsored by hockey.

Amen!

Now when I build my alps board, I have to name it the most stereotypical Canadian thing I can think of that isn't "the maple syrup board 3000"

njbair · « **Reply #466 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:14:47 »

Quote from: Deductivemonkee on Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:13:37

Quote from: VinnyCordeiro on Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:11:26
Quote from: Deductivemonkee on Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:04:57
To me, a true mechanical keyboard should be loud, and obnoxious, and sponsored by hockey.

Amen!

Now when I build my alps board, I have to name it the most stereotypical Canadian thing I can think of that isn't "the maple syrup board 3000"

Call it the Model Eh.

deductivemonkee · « **Reply #467 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:15:33 »

Quote from: njbair on Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:14:47

Quote from: Deductivemonkee on Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:13:37
Quote from: VinnyCordeiro on Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:11:26
Quote from: Deductivemonkee on Sat, 10 October 2015, 13:04:57
To me, a true mechanical keyboard should be loud, and obnoxious, and sponsored by hockey.

Amen!

Now when I build my alps board, I have to name it the most stereotypical Canadian thing I can think of that isn't "the maple syrup board 3000"
Call it the Model Eh.

That's now patended by me, and sponsored by polar bears.

BlueNalgene · « **Reply #468 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 14:30:56 »

Update and reminder.

So according to paypal, my 'business' is doing well. That means they are going to hold all of my money for 21 days before I can use it. Awesome, right? What this means for the GB is very little. I am going to probably push back the Matias order by about two weeks. I expect I won't receive the PCBs before then, so there is no cause for alarm. No delays in the shipping to participants is expected.

As a reminder though, if you haven't paid your invoice...please do that soon. There is now a 21 day lag between when you pay and when I can order. Please don't hold up the group longer than you need to.

tofgerl · « **Reply #469 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 14:36:15 »

PayPal is acting more and more like a bank. This is like the "we noticed you have no money, so we're going to charge you more" thing or the "you have money now, but you'll have to wait till after the weekend to use them" thing.

Why are we using PayPal again? Why isn't there a proper business account place which just allows you to accept PayPal for payments, but don't store your money there?

BlueNalgene · « **Reply #470 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 14:41:42 »

Quote from: tofgerl on Sat, 10 October 2015, 14:36:15

PayPal is acting more and more like a bank. This is like the "we noticed you have no money, so we're going to charge you more" thing or the "you have money now, but you'll have to wait till after the weekend to use them" thing.

Why are we using PayPal again? Why isn't there a proper business account place which just allows you to accept PayPal for payments, but don't store your money there?

It is a reasonable method to prevent or deter fraud. I am trying to angry at it, but I can't find much cause to be. It is possible to reduce the time period if you can provide tracking showing that a product was delivered to the invoicee. Unfortunately, in this case I cannot do that since the money needs to buy the supplies first. Think about it from their perspective: some dude that only uses there service occasionally sets up a business account, sends 250 invoices, and racks up ~$10k in about a week before sending a chunk of it off to an overseas account (hasu). If that doesn't sound shady, I don't know what does. We just need to ride this out and it will be fine.

tofgerl · « **Reply #471 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 14:43:43 »

Well, this one isn't so bad, but some GBs have actually been stopped because of PayPal problems. Personally I like using Massdrop to avoid these problems, but then there are those who have had even larger problems with Massdrop, so you never really get away from it..

What I'm trying to say is, I guess... GBs are hard... Good on you for doing one

BlueNalgene · « **Reply #472 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 14:49:13 »

Quote from: tofgerl on Sat, 10 October 2015, 14:43:43

Well, this one isn't so bad, but some GBs have actually been stopped because of PayPal problems. Personally I like using Massdrop to avoid these problems, but then there are those who have had even larger problems with Massdrop, so you never really get away from it..

What I'm trying to say is, I guess... GBs are hard... Good on you for doing one

They are a hefty load of work. Thanks for the support.

deductivemonkee · « **Reply #473 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 15:37:14 »

Who won the elephants bluenalgene? Or will it be a surprise and 3 people open their boxes and be like "oooh elephant"? I think it would be cooler for it to be a surprise, but its your call.

//edit: and also its 102 pcbs including my late order

njbair · « **Reply #474 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 15:56:26 »

I may use my business FreshBooks account to generate invoices for Alpine Winter, then people can pay me via PayPal or Stripe and I'll get the money instantly. I just have to make sure it's not going to mess up my tax return.

BlueNalgene · « **Reply #475 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 17:47:57 »

Quote from: Deductivemonkee on Sat, 10 October 2015, 15:37:14

Who won the elephants bluenalgene? Or will it be a surprise and 3 people open their boxes and be like "oooh elephant"? I think it would be cooler for it to be a surprise, but its your call.

//edit: and also its 102 pcbs including my late order

Who said it was still only "3" "Elephants"?

The winners will probably be declared the day before the packages ship. I would prefer to surprise folks and not tell them beforehand, however the packages are going to full of stuff. I don't want a sweet reward to be thrown out with the packing peanuts. Gotta be practical.

Quote from: njbair on Sat, 10 October 2015, 15:56:26

I may use my business FreshBooks account to generate invoices for Alpine Winter, then people can pay me via PayPal or Stripe and I'll get the money instantly. I just have to make sure it's not going to mess up my tax return.

I would recommend it. The invoice stuff on Paypal is very user friendly, but the giant spiked dong attached to it is a bit painful.

njbair · « **Reply #476 on:** Sat, 10 October 2015, 18:40:54 »

Quote from: BlueNalgene on Sat, 10 October 2015, 17:47:57

Quote from: Deductivemonkee on Sat, 10 October 2015, 15:37:14
Who won the elephants bluenalgene? Or will it be a surprise and 3 people open their boxes and be like "oooh elephant"? I think it would be cooler for it to be a surprise, but its your call.

//edit: and also its 102 pcbs including my late order

Who said it was still only "3" "Elephants"?

The winners will probably be declared the day before the packages ship. I would prefer to surprise folks and not tell them beforehand, however the packages are going to full of stuff. I don't want a sweet reward to be thrown out with the packing peanuts. Gotta be practical.

Quote from: njbair on Sat, 10 October 2015, 15:56:26
I may use my business FreshBooks account to generate invoices for Alpine Winter, then people can pay me via PayPal or Stripe and I'll get the money instantly. I just have to make sure it's not going to mess up my tax return.

I would recommend it. The invoice stuff on Paypal is very user friendly, but the giant spiked dong attached to it is a bit painful.

You are a true modern day poet.

deductivemonkee · « **Reply #477 on:** Sun, 11 October 2015, 09:39:02 »

Quote from: BlueNalgene on Sat, 10 October 2015, 17:47:57

Quote from: Deductivemonkee on Sat, 10 October 2015, 15:37:14
Who won the elephants bluenalgene? Or will it be a surprise and 3 people open their boxes and be like "oooh elephant"? I think it would be cooler for it to be a surprise, but its your call.

//edit: and also its 102 pcbs including my late order

Who said it was still only "3" "Elephants"?

The winners will probably be declared the day before the packages ship. I would prefer to surprise folks and not tell them beforehand, however the packages are going to full of stuff. I don't want a sweet reward to be thrown out with the packing peanuts. Gotta be practical.

I just kinda assumed based on the pictures, that there would be 3, cool!

//edit: powers back on! ( was out from 2:30 to 10:00 pm PST)

deductivemonkee · « **Reply #478 on:** Mon, 12 October 2015, 15:04:49 »

Just ordered the last component needed to complete my alps build, the case! (I got a clear plastic case to show off the pcb,and because I'm too cheap for an aluminum case)

Who else is ready to see alps builds?

E3E · « **Reply #479 on:** Mon, 12 October 2015, 15:58:35 »

Quote from: Deductivemonkee on Mon, 12 October 2015, 15:04:49

Just ordered the last component needed to complete my alps build, the case! (I got a clear plastic case to show off the pcb,and because I'm too cheap for an aluminum case)

Who else is ready to see alps builds?

Awww ye!

deductivemonkee · « **Reply #480 on:** Mon, 12 October 2015, 16:12:50 »

Quote from: E3E on Mon, 12 October 2015, 15:58:35

Quote from: Deductivemonkee on Mon, 12 October 2015, 15:04:49
Just ordered the last component needed to complete my alps build, the case! (I got a clear plastic case to show off the pcb,and because I'm too cheap for an aluminum case)

Who else is ready to see alps builds?

Awww ye!

And expect a (probably horrific) build log from ms too!

deductivemonkee · « **Reply #481 on:** Mon, 12 October 2015, 16:21:13 »

My friends are gonna probably hate me, I'm going to have 9 extra click switches and I'll probably end up carrying one around to click when I'm stressed

njbair · « **Reply #482 on:** Mon, 12 October 2015, 16:39:22 »

Quote from: Deductivemonkee on Mon, 12 October 2015, 16:21:13

My friends are gonna probably hate me, I'm going to have 9 extra click switches and I'll probably end up carrying one around to click when I'm stressed

I keep two orange Alps switches on my desk for Zen purposes.

tominabox1 · « **Reply #483 on:** Tue, 13 October 2015, 15:21:33 »

What kind of timeline do we expect for PCBs? A month, 2? Just curious. Not in a big hurry. I don't envy Hasu, he has a lot of work ahead of him.

BlueNalgene · « **Reply #484 on:** Tue, 13 October 2015, 15:24:00 »

Quote from: tominabox1 on Tue, 13 October 2015, 15:21:33

What kind of timeline do we expect for PCBs? A month, 2? Just curious. Not in a big hurry. I don't envy Hasu, he has a lot of work ahead of him.

I'm not sure how far along he is. I'm trying not to hover over him. So let's just be conservative and say I will have them sometime during the year of 2015.

hasu · « **Reply #485 on:** Tue, 13 October 2015, 15:49:06 »

Belive me, the PCB assembly is currently on top of my priority

My wild guess and hopeful expectation indicates I can ship them at the end of Nov or early Dec. But I'm actullay not good at estimating these things, no conviction.

deductivemonkee · « **Reply #486 on:** Tue, 13 October 2015, 23:41:52 »

Quote from: hasu on Tue, 13 October 2015, 15:49:06

Belive me, the PCB assembly is currently on top of my priority
My wild guess and hopeful expectation indicates I can ship them at the end of Nov or early Dec. But I'm actullay not good at estimating these things, no conviction.

Wooot!

ika · « **Reply #487 on:** Wed, 14 October 2015, 00:56:16 »

Quote from: hasu on Tue, 13 October 2015, 15:49:06

Belive me, the PCB assembly is currently on top of my priority
My wild guess and hopeful expectation indicates I can ship them at the end of Nov or early Dec. But I'm actullay not good at estimating these things, no conviction.

are you doing everything by hand?

sth · « **Reply #488 on:** Wed, 14 October 2015, 05:44:41 »

hey guys, here's a preview (built with a custom plate)

linear brown alps

njbair · « **Reply #489 on:** Wed, 14 October 2015, 06:52:39 »

Quote from: sth on Wed, 14 October 2015, 05:44:41

hey guys, here's a preview (built with a custom plate)

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Looks awesome in that case! Did you retrobright the spacebar?

sth · « **Reply #490 on:** Wed, 14 October 2015, 06:57:24 »

Quote from: njbair on Wed, 14 October 2015, 06:52:39

Quote from: sth on Wed, 14 October 2015, 05:44:41
hey guys, here's a preview (built with a custom plate)

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Looks awesome in that case! Did you retrobright the spacebar?

didn't have to

found an aek2 on ebay in really good shape for 30 euros shipped to me #soblest

njbair · « **Reply #491 on:** Wed, 14 October 2015, 06:59:00 »

Quote from: sth on Wed, 14 October 2015, 06:57:24

Quote from: njbair on Wed, 14 October 2015, 06:52:39
Quote from: sth on Wed, 14 October 2015, 05:44:41
hey guys, here's a preview (built with a custom plate)

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Looks awesome in that case! Did you retrobright the spacebar?

didn't have to found an aek2 on ebay in really good shape for 30 euros shipped to me #soblest

Why aren't they all like this? Computer geeks don't even like sunlight.

sth · « **Reply #492 on:** Wed, 14 October 2015, 07:01:17 »

i think the yellow adds a bit of character. i wouldn't mind an entirely yellowed set of aek caps but since they're pbt... not happening.

hasu · « **Reply #493 on:** Wed, 14 October 2015, 10:01:22 »

Quote from: ika on Wed, 14 October 2015, 00:56:16

Quote from: hasu on Tue, 13 October 2015, 15:49:06
Belive me, the PCB assembly is currently on top of my priority
My wild guess and hopeful expectation indicates I can ship them at the end of Nov or early Dec. But I'm actullay not good at estimating these things, no conviction.

are you doing everything by hand?

Probably, yes. At least I did the last batch by hand.
I was thinking about fab assembly but it is unlikely this time.

I'll print solder paste, pick'n'place components and toast it

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=69666.msg1703624#msg1703624

Yoe · « **Reply #494 on:** Wed, 14 October 2015, 10:49:28 »

Quote from: sth on Wed, 14 October 2015, 05:44:41

hey guys, here's a preview (built with a custom plate)

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AEKII 60% with brown Alps… APPROVE!!

sth · « **Reply #495 on:** Wed, 14 October 2015, 11:15:08 »

Quote from: Yoe on Wed, 14 October 2015, 10:49:28

Quote from: sth on Wed, 14 October 2015, 05:44:41
hey guys, here's a preview (built with a custom plate)

Show Image

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AEKII 60% with brown Alps… APPROVE!!

ShadeDream · « **Reply #496 on:** Fri, 16 October 2015, 00:20:25 »

Quote from: sth on Wed, 14 October 2015, 05:44:41

hey guys, here's a preview (built with a custom plate)
linear brown alps
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Looks great... I've been struggling to decide what to use for the case when I get mine set up. It'll just go into my Poker II's original case until I decide. So far silver seems like the best option to go with the AEK caps. My other thought was to seek out a paint to match the AEK and spray my poker II case.

cheddarbek · « **Reply #497 on:** Fri, 16 October 2015, 00:31:10 »

I've been very happy with the tex case for my Alps. I did have some diode shorting as mentioned in the OP, but electrical tape solved that.

stoic-lemon · « **Reply #498 on:** Fri, 16 October 2015, 00:41:55 »

Two

Quote from: cheddarbek on Fri, 16 October 2015, 00:31:10

I've been very happy with the tex case for my Alps. I did have some diode shorting as mentioned in the OP, but electrical tape solved that.
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Two sweet looking boards there.

E3E · « **Reply #499 on:** Fri, 16 October 2015, 03:22:18 »

Quote from: sth on Wed, 14 October 2015, 05:44:41

hey guys, here's a preview (built with a custom plate)
linear brown alps
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How are the brown alps, my good sir? There is very very little information on them. Have you used the other Alps linear switches? If so, then how do they compare? I'm guessing you got them from a DC-3014? Thanks for your feedback! Great looking boards!

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Author Topic: [GB] Alps Party 60% - Hannibal at the Gates (Read 300552 times)