[GB] Granite Set ~ Sublimated Full PBT (spacebar included)

[drrtyrokka]

Sounds like a really good idea!

[Yslen]

I fixed a bent PBT spacebar by dunking it in boiling water for ten seconds then putting it on a flat surface with a heavy book on top for a few minutes while it cooled down.

[66klaus]

I got my set yesterday! It`s really sad, that I have so much misalignments 

My advice! Run the same group buy with pbt double shots! 

[Matt3o]

I fixed a bent PBT spacebar by dunking it in boiling water for ten seconds then putting it on a flat surface with a heavy book on top for a few minutes while it cooled down.

smart áss!

[swill]

I fixed a bent PBT spacebar by dunking it in boiling water for ten seconds then putting it on a flat surface with a heavy book on top for a few minutes while it cooled down.

I have heard other people have had success with this approach.

[CommonCurt]

I fixed a bent PBT spacebar by dunking it in boiling water for ten seconds then putting it on a flat surface with a heavy book on top for a few minutes while it cooled down.

I have heard other people have had success with this approach.

I ruined a Imsto spacebar by trying that one time 

[Smasher816]

Is there any way for me to get this set? I really hope a round 2 happens eventually

I guess I can always scrounge the classifieds and put up a WTB. Or maybe it would just be easier to kill someone and take theirs

[swill]

I fixed a bent PBT spacebar by dunking it in boiling water for ten seconds then putting it on a flat surface with a heavy book on top for a few minutes while it cooled down.

I have heard other people have had success with this approach.

I ruined a Imsto spacebar by trying that one time 

good to know.  guess the water can't be too hot. 

[drrtyrokka]

Yea! Thank you very much for the idea with the boiling water. It worked pretty good!

[Eszett]

Boiling water is hot enough to shape PBT without damaging it or making it too soft.

I had the luck to receive no or not much warped keycaps. However if I had bad luck, I would first test this method with some worthless caps I don’t need. Excellent for this purpose are the blue extra keycaps Signature Plastics sent with each package. They are for the garbage can anyway.

[LechnerDE]

Boiling water is hot enough to shape PBT without damaging it or making it too soft.

I had the luck to receive no or not much warped keycaps. However if I had bad luck, I would first test this method with some worthless caps I don’t need. Excellent for this purpose are the blue extra keycaps Signature Plastics sent with each package. They are for the garbage can anyway.

If I am not mistaken those are ABS doubleshots, so they can't function as test caps for PBT

[Eszett]

If I am not mistaken those are ABS doubleshots, so they are they can't function as test caps for PBT

Good point. Forgot that.

[taylordcraig]

best i have right now is iphone

[H4g3N]

Unfortunately my iso enter sticks (both of them, icon and text) because it is bend too
Anyone else got this problem?

I got the same problem on my icon iso enter (the text one works fine). Well, it doesn't stick, but it's hard to depress since the cherry stabilizers are so delicate to torsion.

[drrtyrokka]

Unfortunately my iso enter sticks (both of them, icon and text) because it is bend too
Anyone else got this problem?

I got the same problem on my icon iso enter (the text one works fine). Well, it doesn't stick, but it's hard to depress since the cherry stabilizers are so delicate to torsion.

I managed to fix it by dumping the warped part in boiled water and applying force with a screwdriver to the stem. Try it, it worked fine. I also got cherry stabilizers

[Matt3o]

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best i have right now is iphone :(

this is the loveliest of the lovely teeny-weeny keyboards :D

[mougrim]

Nice board... probably couldn't use it, but it's still nice.

[LechnerDE]

At least you guys know where your package is supposed to be!

I don't even have a shipping notice

Ugh, I would not be able to do that.. Maybe if you contact Melissa she can help you out. They must have the shipping number on file.

I don't even know whether all orders have been sent out yet.

I had a rather large one containing the international set which was produced last afaik, so I am not worried yet

Still no sign of my set

Anybody else still waiting in EU?

[witbliz]

Finally had the time to assemble it

[xmc]

I finally got around to photographing mine in one of its natural habitats.  I mean, if you can call potatoshots "photography".



Poker II (blues, 2 o-rings per keystem).  I type on Colemak; this board's program layer is Colemak and the program/function layer is the HHKB layout.  This keyset is very pleasing.

[StylinGreymon]

I finally got around to photographing mine in one of its natural habitats.  I mean, if you can call potatoshots "photography".

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Poker II (blues, 2 o-rings per keystem).  I type on Colemak; this board's program layer is Colemak and the program/function layer is the HHKB layout.  This keyset is very pleasing.

Finally another Mono Legend user!

[Vitaly]

Hi matt3o,
what about massdrop? Huge amount of peoples waiting for drop (380+)    Are they contacted you? Looks like they are ready. I read that you don't want make next gb on massdrop, anyway hope to buy set here or on md.

https://www.massdrop.com/vote/signature-plastics-dsa-pbt-sets/talk

[Pieminister]

At least you guys know where your package is supposed to be!

I don't even have a shipping notice

Ugh, I would not be able to do that.. Maybe if you contact Melissa she can help you out. They must have the shipping number on file.

I don't even know whether all orders have been sent out yet.

I had a rather large one containing the international set which was produced last afaik, so I am not worried yet

Still no sign of my set

Anybody else still waiting in EU?

I've ordered an EU set that has arrived at my proxy in the USA, but didn't get a shipping notice for it beforehand.

[witbliz]

Hi Guys

I received the granite set and was very happy about it and tested it on my 60%. However this set was supposed to be for my ergodox and I realised that there are not enough keys to fill the ergodox. As i have bought the 3 parts : Common Kit + Text modifiers + Ergodoxian. Firstly i wonder if i done it right or is there other ergodoxian friends that have the same problem...

I wonder if anybody will be able to sell me modifier keys to fill up the bottom row. (Icon pro modifiers - 1st row as attached below) - Please PM me (thank you)

[drrtyrokka]

Some fun with my leftovers for my ducky shine 3 until round 5 arrives...
The function row took me quite a time





A bit weird, but still a beauty

[LechnerDE]

Doesn't the different profile of the stock caps bother you?!

I couldn't type on that

[StylinGreymon]

Granite needs some CMY action.

[Matt3o]

Granite needs some CMY action.

I might be wrong but I don't see real CMY colors in PBT.

[StylinGreymon]

Granite needs some CMY action.

I might be wrong but I don't see real CMY colors in PBT.

Really?
Granted I never looked at the color ring, but that surprises me.
Edit: Yup, you're totally right.

That's a damn shame.

[madhias]

Granite needs some CMY action.

I might be wrong but I don't see real CMY colors in PBT.

Really?
Granted I never looked at the color ring, but that surprises me.
Edit: Yup, you're totally right.

That's a damn shame.

That's why it's not possible, didn't know! CMY would be really great indeed.

[colomb]

Thanks for the tip. I'll give it shot.

[kakarlsen]

Finally got my package. I haven't had the time to do a full inspection of every single key yet, but overall things are looking good. Not perfect, but good. The biggest issue being that my ISO enters are missing in action, but I'm sure SP will fix that. Alignment and legends are for the most part looking good. Here are some crapPhone pictures:


Ducky mini with Tex alu case.


It's not so much the alignment, as it is the bottom of the W that is a bit deformed. Haven't found any keys with bad stem-placement so far.


The legends on the Æ, Ø and Å are a bit off center.


Filco MJ2 with some Cyrillic.




Overall really happy with how they look in person. Thanks to matt3o and Signature Plastics for making this work out. My first experience with DSA, but they feel good to me. I'm used to typing on flat laptop keyboards, so I didn't expect that to be an issue.

[LechnerDE]

Looking really good kakarlsen 

I hope my set turns out this solid as well. On the pictures the minor flaws are pretty much invisible.

What's wrong with the ISO Enter keys though? Everybody in this thread who ordered them said they are unusable.

Sounds like SP should do a second Round of them!

[yuiop]

I can be quite picky when it comes to keycaps but I'm pretty happy with how this set turned out.
Thanks Matt3o and Melissa.

[Matt3o]

Great setups guys! Thanks for sharing!

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when is the round2 start？

[Matt3o]

I've been contacted by massdrop... curious to see where this is heading us

[rowdy]

I've been contacted by massdrop... curious to see where this is heading us

They want to do a Granite run?

A few people, including some very new GH members, have wondered whether there will be a R2, and at least one I think mentioned Massdrop.

I wonder how many registrations of interest Massdrop needs before they will start going through the motiont?

[StylinGreymon]

In any case, you should wait until we see how they've fixed the tooling on the 1u caps before doing any more runs.

[The Nude Wizard]

It has over 400 votes on massdrop fwiw, what percentage of those are sales is anyones guess however, but I'd say that's more than enough

Personally I'd like to get some extras that I regret not ordering if it goes ahead.

[Matt3o]

In any case, you should wait until we see how they've fixed the tooling on the 1u caps before doing any more runs.

the erratic tooling has been already rectified.

[nayr]

Does that mean those who emailed SP about caps that were too unevenly spaced to be considered acceptable might be getting the replacements soon? ...

[strict]

I would be all over a round 2 set. My biggest keyboard related regret currently is that I missed out on round 1 so there's no way I will miss another sale.

[ideus]

I've been contacted by massdrop... curious to see where this is heading us

What distribution channel would be better for the community? economy-wise...

[Matt3o]

I've been contacted by massdrop... curious to see where this is heading us

What distribution channel would be better for the community? economy-wise...

Unless massdrop reaches a very (very) high tier, I don't see how massdrop could make a better price than SP.

[Yslen]

Unless massdrop reaches a very (very) high tier, I don't see how massdrop could make a better price than SP.

Exactly. Massdrop will be taking a profit, after all.

[ideus]

I've been contacted by massdrop... curious to see where this is heading us

What distribution channel would be better for the community? economy-wise...

Unless massdrop reaches a very (very) high tier, I don't see how massdrop could make a better price than SP.

That was what I thought, thank you for the confirmation. I asked just because I have seen some posts from fellows that appeared to be very interested in getting the set through massdrop, that just adds another profit taker to the chain, meaning a higher cost product for the end consumer. Just senseless.

[Eszett]

@matt3o May I ask, why 1u enter is light grey, while other mods are dark grey (backspace, enter, del, etc.)?

[StylinGreymon]

@matt3o May I ask, why enter is light grey, while other mods are dark grey (backspace, enter, del, etc.)?

My Enter key is most definitely a dark grey.

[Eszett]

I mean this,