[GB] The Smallfry Keyboard Kit (Closed for Orders, 97% shipped. SEE LAST POSTS)

[zflamewing]

Could You give mehr a hand? What is the difference between 60 and 80% notched plates?

80% is TKL e.g. QFR and 60% drops the F Keys and all the keys right of the alpha mod cluster e.g. Poker, Pure, Happy Hacker.

[Skuloth]

Is there an updated timeline for this GB somewhere?

[mkawa]

we're currently in production on titanium cuts. the next hop for the metal is the anodizers. we've decided on the gaskets, but i'd prefer to pay the cutter and anodizer bills first. at the current rate they're going, they're going to be the long pole by at least a month. hard to rush shops that are doing you a huge favor.

[Skuloth]

we're currently in production on titanium cuts. the next hop for the metal is the anodizers. we've decided on the gaskets, but i'd prefer to pay the cutter and anodizer bills first. at the current rate they're going, they're going to be the long pole by at least a month. hard to rush shops that are doing you a huge favor.

Awesome. Glad to hear stuff is moving along. I definitely understand that it will take some time, I was just curious if there was an idea of what the timeframe was looking like. Thanks!

[mkawa]

on the contrary, i'm quite unhappy about the delay, as i had targeted this to be shipped out by august. i'm confident that the kits will be significantly better with the adjustments we've made though, and i've made arrangements for fulfillment to be carried out as quickly as possible once all the parts are together.

[r3nfr0]

on the contrary, i'm quite unhappy about the delay, as i had targeted this to be shipped out by august. i'm confident that the kits will be significantly better with the adjustments we've made though, and i've made arrangements for fulfillment to be carried out as quickly as possible once all the parts are together.

Timelines rarely hold when manufacturing small batches. Thanks for sticking with it!

[byker]

on the contrary, i'm quite unhappy about the delay, as i had targeted this to be shipped out by august. i'm confident that the kits will be significantly better with the adjustments we've made though, and i've made arrangements for fulfillment to be carried out as quickly as possible once all the parts are together.

How is the anodizing MOQs going? Will we be told if we have to switch?

[mkawa]

i'm relatively sure every color has made MOQ.

[fatchoi]

on the contrary, i'm quite unhappy about the delay, as i had targeted this to be shipped out by august. i'm confident that the kits will be significantly better with the adjustments we've made though, and i've made arrangements for fulfillment to be carried out as quickly as possible once all the parts are together.

Thanks for the update. Hope the end product looks great.

[numiru]

Hey everyone, if you're looking for a non-DSA keyset for your SmallFry keyboard, the GreenTea set supports both layouts. GB thread here.
Only 15 orders on the SmallFry Kit to reach MOQ.

[r3nfr0]

Hmm... That may look good with the green plates I have ordered...

[r3nfr0]

ok, i ordered it, but the small fry add on kit price was RIDICULOUS

not that it stopped me.

[numiru]

ok, i ordered it, but the small fry add on kit price was RIDICULOUS

not that it stopped me.

Thanks! One order closer to MOQ

[fatchoi]

Hmm... That may look good with the green plates I have ordered...

Em... My bronze plate won't match well, but its good to see jd40 caps sold, gaining more popularity

[Skuloth]

Hmm... That may look good with the green plates I have ordered...

Em... My bronze plate won't match well, but its good to see jd40 caps sold, gaining more popularity

I was just glad to see all of the JD40 caps in granite round 2. Including a blue 1.75 enter in the bonus kits. The only thing I dont have are a 1.25u \| and `~ for the bottom right corner.

[tyvar1]

Hmm... That may look good with the green plates I have ordered...

Em... My bronze plate won't match well, but its good to see jd40 caps sold, gaining more popularity

I was just glad to see all of the JD40 caps in granite round 2. Including a blue 1.75 enter in the bonus kits. The only thing I dont have are a 1.25u \| and `~ for the bottom right corner.

Same here! I also bought that blue enter for my jd40 and the pro modifiers and speciality pack all just for the JD40

[zflamewing]

Will the Nostalgia kit fit the JD40?

[tyvar1]

Will the Nostalgia kit fit the JD40?

you can check here:

[tyvar1]

Hmm... That may look good with the green plates I have ordered...

Em... My bronze plate won't match well, but its good to see jd40 caps sold, gaining more popularity

I was just glad to see all of the JD40 caps in granite round 2. Including a blue 1.75 enter in the bonus kits. The only thing I dont have are a 1.25u \| and `~ for the bottom right corner.

1.25u \| and `~ keys? What layout are you going to do? any pictures you can share

[Skuloth]

Hmm... That may look good with the green plates I have ordered...

Em... My bronze plate won't match well, but its good to see jd40 caps sold, gaining more popularity

I was just glad to see all of the JD40 caps in granite round 2. Including a blue 1.75 enter in the bonus kits. The only thing I dont have are a 1.25u \| and `~ for the bottom right corner.

1.25u \| and `~ keys? What layout are you going to do? any pictures you can share

Main Layer:


Function Layer:


I'm not sure if the firmware will let me do the macro style fn layer stuff like ctrl alt del and what not, but I have those set up on my poker and want to mirror them on my JD40. Other than that, I'm not sure how I want the number to be arranged. Currently they are set up with low numbers closer to the left for gaming. I may drop ctrl alt del in favor of having a shift key there and I'm still figuring out where f1-f12 are going, they may get a dedicated layer depends what all I can do with layers.

[swill]

JD40 Giveaway...  Come join the fun...

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=62783.msg1469957#msg1469957

ps - maybe not appropriate for this thread.  mods, do with as you see fit...

[Firebolt1914]

Hmm... That may look good with the green plates I have ordered...

Em... My bronze plate won't match well, but its good to see jd40 caps sold, gaining more popularity

I was just glad to see all of the JD40 caps in granite round 2. Including a blue 1.75 enter in the bonus kits. The only thing I dont have are a 1.25u \| and `~ for the bottom right corner.

1.25u \| and `~ keys? What layout are you going to do? any pictures you can share

Main Layer:

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Function Layer:

Show Image

I'm not sure if the firmware will let me do the macro style fn layer stuff like ctrl alt del and what not, but I have those set up on my poker and want to mirror them on my JD40. Other than that, I'm not sure how I want the number to be arranged. Currently they are set up with low numbers closer to the left for gaming. I may drop ctrl alt del in favor of having a shift key there and I'm still figuring out where f1-f12 are going, they may get a dedicated layer depends what all I can do with layers.

I guess what you can do is set fn+shift on top row for the function row. I really like this layout, I might use it!

[Skuloth]

Hmm... That may look good with the green plates I have ordered...

Em... My bronze plate won't match well, but its good to see jd40 caps sold, gaining more popularity

I was just glad to see all of the JD40 caps in granite round 2. Including a blue 1.75 enter in the bonus kits. The only thing I dont have are a 1.25u \| and `~ for the bottom right corner.

1.25u \| and `~ keys? What layout are you going to do? any pictures you can share

Main Layer:

Show Image

Function Layer:

Show Image

I'm not sure if the firmware will let me do the macro style fn layer stuff like ctrl alt del and what not, but I have those set up on my poker and want to mirror them on my JD40. Other than that, I'm not sure how I want the number to be arranged. Currently they are set up with low numbers closer to the left for gaming. I may drop ctrl alt del in favor of having a shift key there and I'm still figuring out where f1-f12 are going, they may get a dedicated layer depends what all I can do with layers.

I guess what you can do is set fn+shift on top row for the function row. I really like this layout, I might use it!

I was thinking ctrl + fn as another layer and then  having f1 - f12 as qwer, asdf, zxcv

[Firebolt1914]

All in all, there's too many possibilities

[Skuloth]

All in all, there's too many possibilities

Exactly.

[tyvar1]

Hmm... That may look good with the green plates I have ordered...

Em... My bronze plate won't match well, but its good to see jd40 caps sold, gaining more popularity

I was just glad to see all of the JD40 caps in granite round 2. Including a blue 1.75 enter in the bonus kits. The only thing I dont have are a 1.25u \| and `~ for the bottom right corner.

1.25u \| and `~ keys? What layout are you going to do? any pictures you can share

Main Layer:

Show Image

Function Layer:

Show Image

I'm not sure if the firmware will let me do the macro style fn layer stuff like ctrl alt del and what not, but I have those set up on my poker and want to mirror them on my JD40. Other than that, I'm not sure how I want the number to be arranged. Currently they are set up with low numbers closer to the left for gaming. I may drop ctrl alt del in favor of having a shift key there and I'm still figuring out where f1-f12 are going, they may get a dedicated layer depends what all I can do with layers.

Looking good! I need to find out a way to fit in åäö on the first layer. Going to be hard but I think this will work:


And Fn:

[r3nfr0]

I have ordered 50 clear switches... Now I just need the USB jack.

[Firebolt1914]

Crap, I forgot about getting all the electronics. Also I'm pretty sure this has been asked before, but how are the LEDs for caps lock going to work, what size led should I get?

[Greeeg]

3mm will fit. 5mm is too big.

[Skuloth]

So this may be a dumb question, but do we NEED the caps LED? I don't plan on putting caps lock anywhere on mine and would rather not have the LED as well. Will the keyboard work without it?

[strict]

Crap, I forgot about getting all the electronics. Also I'm pretty sure this has been asked before, but how are the LEDs for caps lock going to work, what size led should I get?

This is the LED I used on mine - http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/VLHW4100/751-1502-ND/2403143

LED is not required, it will work just fine without it.

[mkawa]

So this may be a dumb question, but do we NEED the caps LED? I don't plan on putting caps lock anywhere on mine and would rather not have the LED as well. Will the keyboard work without it?

nope! you can absolutely build without the LED and resistor.

[Firebolt1914]

Just making sure, I need plate mounted switches, correct?

[SpAmRaY]

Just making sure, I need plate mounted switches, correct?

Yes

[PandaSPUR]

Question, how much space is between the PCB and the bottom titanium plate when its all assembled?

Also, is the gasket on solid piece or does it just follow the perimeter of the plates?

I'm asking because I'm thinking of using a mini breadboard to wire up all the LEDs and resistors. I'd want to stick it in the middle of the two plates if it fits.

[Firebolt1914]

Fairly off-topic, but help me choose what switch to put in my Smallfry board. I'm currently stuck on MX Clears or MX Whites.

[Skuloth]

I'm going for ergo clears on mine.

[mkawa]

Question, how much space is between the PCB and the bottom titanium plate when its all assembled?

appx 8mm

Also, is the gasket one solid piece or does it just follow the perimeter of the plates?

perimeter

I'm asking because I'm thinking of using a mini breadboard to wire up all the LEDs and resistors. I'd want to stick it in the middle of the two plates if it fits.

yah, you should be able to do this with perfboard. use like 26ga wire and 2mm perfboard.

[mkawa]

sorry folks, i've been slammed booting up at work. i'm going to have to push off contacting the cutter for an update until next week (unless he contacts me earlier saying he's done). this week is pretty much 100% spoken for.

[byker]

Thanks for the update mkawa! 

Fairly off-topic, but help me choose what switch to put in my Smallfry board. I'm currently stuck on MX Clears or MX Whites.

I am going for clears!

[Melvang]

Thanks for the update mkawa! 

Fairly off-topic, but help me choose what switch to put in my Smallfry board. I'm currently stuck on MX Clears or MX Whites.

I am going for clears!

I am going to use linear stems with clear springs and lube.

[Grendel]

Blue w/ clear springs.

[tbc]

Blue w/ clear springs.

+1

[PandaSPUR]

Question, how much space is between the PCB and the bottom titanium plate when its all assembled?

appx 8mm

Also, is the gasket one solid piece or does it just follow the perimeter of the plates?

perimeter

I'm asking because I'm thinking of using a mini breadboard to wire up all the LEDs and resistors. I'd want to stick it in the middle of the two plates if it fits.

yah, you should be able to do this with perfboard. use like 26ga wire and 2mm perfboard.

Damn thats a tighter fit than I imagined. Forgot that the PCB isnt flush with the top plate.

So yea, will be using something like this: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12702 probably.
Needa prototype it out on a actual breadboard first. I guess this gives me something to do before the kits are done lol

Thanks for the info

[tyvar1]

if someone looking for a good looking keycap set for this keyboard PMK is having a GB atm
http://www.pimpmykeyboard.com/deals/greentea-smallfry-kit/

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=62684.0

[r3nfr0]

I don't think the small fry kit has made MOQ yet.

[Skuloth]

I don't think the small fry kit has made MOQ yet.

As far as I'm aware, all of the available kits have been sold and the kits are in production.

[r3nfr0]

Sorry, I meant with the key caps in the post above mine

[Skuloth]

Sorry, I meant with the key caps in the post above mine

Oh. My bad lol

[Firebolt1914]

mkawa, do we have any more updates?