[GB] M65-A | Made with RAMA.WORKS (Complete)

[Madēo]

didn't get an email

[jjwax]

didn't get an email

Me neither

[delivery]

Got the tracking number! Superb!!!!!!!!!

[FioraCorp]

Welp there go my hopes of having this ready for the norcal meetup 

[oatmicro]

FINALLY MY TURN BABE! 

[purrito]

Welp there go my hopes of having this ready for the norcal meetup 

Same pal...but hopefully we can live vicariously through the other boards folks are bringing to the meet!

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[Brammm87]

I'm just happy to see these puppies moving. We've waited this long, I'll wait a bit longer.

[Dominathan]

I got a tracking number! Wooo!

[whydyoukillsanta]

Haven't received a shipping/tracking number yet either, stoked as to see more being shifted! The end [of waiting] is nigh!

[Feivis]

No email until now >_<

[yonghf]

Still waiting on mine - #0496. In the meantime I got an acrylic plate cut Can't wait to try it out!

[childofthehorn]

Really glad to see things moving along Jchan! I've been soo pumped for this board I have checked here at least a few times a week since ordering.

[jchan94]

I'll have another 20 or so packed by Thursday or so.

Glad to see everyone's excitement for these still

[kingnestea]

I'll have another 20 or so packed by Thursday or so.

Glad to see everyone's excitement for these still

Check your Skype please

[DreLLin]

When will the M65 you packed last week be picked up from USPS? Got the tracking number on saturday and no moving since then.

[kmba]

Holy chit mine is out for delivery.

[jchan94]

 The packages were already picked up.

This is concerning

[DreLLin]

The packages were already picked up.

This is concerning

Can you please call USPS and clarify it?

[jchan94]

The packages were already picked up.

This is concerning

Can you please call USPS and clarify it?

No.

Jk, only on a call.

[DreLLin]

The packages were already picked up.

This is concerning

Can you please call USPS and clarify it?

No.

Jk, only on a call.

Thank you, hopefully it didn't get lost. 

[chuckdee]

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[jchan94]

The packages were already picked up.

This is concerning

Can you please call USPS and clarify it?

No.

Jk, only on a call.

Thank you, hopefully it didn't get lost. 

Seriously.

They've advised us to wait until Monday for tracking to update.

--

Last week, we had one go untracked for about 6 days, and then it magically started moving, got scanned in at LA, then magically showed up in Australia.

[TheDisappointingGatsby]

Got teased with another Keyclack shipping update today.  This time it was my ZKW-II.  Not sure my heart can take much more of this.

[eksuen]

On rare occasions, they'll forget to scan something inbound or outbound. I've had it happen before: tracking showed no update or movement for a while and then, as if by magic, the package gets delivered.

[exmpt]

Finally got my M65-A in a couple days ago, took some time to build it yesterday.
67g Gatistotles, GMK Carbon w/ Novelties & Spacebar.
The polished brass on this board is really nice, really glad I got the brass plate instead of the alu. The ano is also a LOT better than many of my previous boards.
Only complaint is that the tolerances on the brass plate are really low, which means many switches were crooked and I had to reflow most of them.
Overall though the board looks great and I'm really happy with it

[Valaris]

What does it mean, to reflow a switch?

[Oblotzky]

What does it mean, to reflow a switch?

Heat up the solder so you can move them. Or if the contact is not proper so it closes the gap correctly.

[therealmckellar]

Are extras still going to be sold thru the website store?

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[obviouslygene]

The packages were already picked up.

This is concerning

Can you please call USPS and clarify it?

No.

Jk, only on a call.

Thank you, hopefully it didn't get lost. 

Seriously.

They've advised us to wait until Monday for tracking to update.

--

Last week, we had one go untracked for about 6 days, and then it magically started moving, got scanned in at LA, then magically showed up in Australia.

happened to mine. nothing moved for a week. then it magically updated and showed up at my door the next day.

[kmba]

not uncommon for brass plates to have poor tolerances.  difficult to cut.

my m65 arrived today.  everything looks great.  plan to built this sunday with lubed 78g zandas.

[kacase]

The packages were already picked up.

This is concerning

Can you please call USPS and clarify it?

No.

Jk, only on a call.

Thank you, hopefully it didn't get lost. 

Don’t worry. The shipping status sometimes takes a few days to update. I sometimes get deliveries before the status is changed from “label created”. It is quite unlikely that the parcel got lost.


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[codywanks]

Only complaint is that the tolerances on the brass plate are really low, which means many switches were crooked and I had to reflow most of them.

The problem lies with the Aristotle stem, not the brass plate.

Try replacing a couple of crookedstotles with regular Cherry MX switches and see if there's a difference.

[Corgi Butts]

The packages were already picked up.

This is concerning

Can you please call USPS and clarify it?

No.

Jk, only on a call.

Thank you, hopefully it didn't get lost. 

Seriously.

They've advised us to wait until Monday for tracking to update.

--

Last week, we had one go untracked for about 6 days, and then it magically started moving, got scanned in at LA, then magically showed up in Australia.

I had a package last week that took 6 days to go 2 hours south to the main distribution hub.  My eBay buyer threatened a refund because he thought the tacking was fake.


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[Valaris]

Have the emails been sent out for the ~20 for this week?

[pixelpusher]

Only complaint is that the tolerances on the brass plate are really low, which means many switches were crooked and I had to reflow most of them.

The problem lies with the Aristotle stem, not the brass plate.

Try replacing a couple of crookedstotles with regular Cherry MX switches and see if there's a difference.

This is 100% true. Aristotle stems are crooked.  I’ve had the same issue.  I gave up on Aristotles after the new click bar Kailhs. Worse than the crooked stems is keycap fit.  My SA caps were so loose they actually stuck to my fingers and came off while typing.  That was the straw that broke the camel’s back for me.

[codywanks]

This is 100% true. Aristotle stems are crooked.  I’ve had the same issue.  I gave up on Aristotles after the new click bar Kailhs. Worse than the crooked stems is keycap fit.  My SA caps were so loose they actually stuck to my fingers and came off while typing.  That was the straw that broke the camel’s back for me.

Oh god, the loose keycaps still give me nightmares to this day, they've gotten me killed several times while gaming whenever they decide to pop off. Ripster's tape mod helps but is probably not worth the trouble.

I really want to try Kailh box whites, but I've been told its bark is greater than its bite (i.e. nice click but poor tactility).

[kmba]

A loose fitting plate can also lead to crooked switches. Brass plates are frequently laser cut which isn't very precise. I've had several brass plates where the switches would wiggle like hell and fall out with the slightest pressure. The fact that Aristotle stems are frequently crooked doesn't negate the fact that he might be dealing with both issues.

[kmba]

This is 100% true. Aristotle stems are crooked.  I’ve had the same issue.  I gave up on Aristotles after the new click bar Kailhs. Worse than the crooked stems is keycap fit.  My SA caps were so loose they actually stuck to my fingers and came off while typing.  That was the straw that broke the camel’s back for me.

Oh god, the loose keycaps still give me nightmares to this day, they've gotten me killed several times while gaming whenever they decide to pop off. Ripster's tape mod helps but is probably not worth the trouble.

I really want to try Kailh box whites, but I've been told its bark is greater than its bite (i.e. nice click but poor tactility).

Go box pale blue for more tactility. Or box Navy for really strong tactility. The only clicky more tactile is a pandastotle.

[pixelpusher]

This is 100% true. Aristotle stems are crooked.  I’ve had the same issue.  I gave up on Aristotles after the new click bar Kailhs. Worse than the crooked stems is keycap fit.  My SA caps were so loose they actually stuck to my fingers and came off while typing.  That was the straw that broke the camel’s back for me.

Oh god, the loose keycaps still give me nightmares to this day, they've gotten me killed several times while gaming whenever they decide to pop off. Ripster's tape mod helps but is probably not worth the trouble.

I really want to try Kailh box whites, but I've been told its bark is greater than its bite (i.e. nice click but poor tactility).

That is correct.  Box white are not very tactile.  But still, it’s better than crooked stems and falling off caps. And yeah, I already dread modding my costar inserts with plastic wrap every time I switch caps, so I’m not about to do that on every keycap.

I like the pale box blues and the speed bronze. I have a sample of the new dark blue box that are supposed to have a thicker click bar.  In theory it should be perfect.  In my opinion, however, they don’t feel right on the upstroke when click bar resets.

[codywanks]

Go box pale blue for more tactility. Or box Navy for really strong tactility. The only clicky more tactile is a pandastotle.

Ah thanks. Probably time for me to go switch shopping.

Isn't the Pale Blue just a White with a heavier spring?

[robbles]

This is 100% true. Aristotle stems are crooked.  I’ve had the same issue.  I gave up on Aristotles after the new click bar Kailhs. Worse than the crooked stems is keycap fit.  My SA caps were so loose they actually stuck to my fingers and came off while typing.  That was the straw that broke the camel’s back for me.

Oh god, the loose keycaps still give me nightmares to this day, they've gotten me killed several times while gaming whenever they decide to pop off. Ripster's tape mod helps but is probably not worth the trouble.

I really want to try Kailh box whites, but I've been told its bark is greater than its bite (i.e. nice click but poor tactility).

That is correct.  Box white are not very tactile.  But still, it’s better than crooked stems and falling off caps. And yeah, I already dread modding my costar inserts with plastic wrap every time I switch caps, so I’m not about to do that on every keycap.

I like the pale box blues and the speed bronze. I have a sample of the new dark blue box that are supposed to have a thicker click bar.  In theory it should be perfect.  In my opinion, however, they don’t feel right on the upstroke when click bar resets.

I've heard a couple people, including anthonyooiszewen who runs a custom build service and streams his builds, have run into issues with Kailh Box's stems being crooked. He takes a lot of care to check his switches are properly seated and aligned and found a bunch of his Burnt Orange box's had crooked stems. See here:

Just a warning to those using them.

[pixelpusher]

This is 100% true. Aristotle stems are crooked.  I’ve had the same issue.  I gave up on Aristotles after the new click bar Kailhs. Worse than the crooked stems is keycap fit.  My SA caps were so loose they actually stuck to my fingers and came off while typing.  That was the straw that broke the camel’s back for me.

Oh god, the loose keycaps still give me nightmares to this day, they've gotten me killed several times while gaming whenever they decide to pop off. Ripster's tape mod helps but is probably not worth the trouble.

I really want to try Kailh box whites, but I've been told its bark is greater than its bite (i.e. nice click but poor tactility).

That is correct.  Box white are not very tactile.  But still, it’s better than crooked stems and falling off caps. And yeah, I already dread modding my costar inserts with plastic wrap every time I switch caps, so I’m not about to do that on every keycap.

I like the pale box blues and the speed bronze. I have a sample of the new dark blue box that are supposed to have a thicker click bar.  In theory it should be perfect.  In my opinion, however, they don’t feel right on the upstroke when click bar resets.

I've heard a couple people, including anthonyooiszewen who runs a custom build service and streams his builds, have run into issues with Kailh Box's stems being crooked. He takes a lot of care to check his switches are properly seated and aligned and found a bunch of his Burnt Orange box's had crooked stems. See here:

Just a warning to those using them.

Yes, Mike at novelkeys told me that the box orange have crooked stem issues. It’s why novelkeys is out of stock.  Kailh is trying to fix the issue. This is why I love my hotswap board.  I can put them in and see the issues and. It have to desoldered!  Same with Aristotles.

[codywanks]

See here:

Just a warning to those using them.

I wanted to but... 7 hours. Jesus

*edit: needed to manually scrub to the correct time

[pixelpusher]

Go box pale blue for more tactility. Or box Navy for really strong tactility. The only clicky more tactile is a pandastotle.

Ah thanks. Probably time for me to go switch shopping.

Isn't the Pale Blue just a White with a heavier spring?

yup

[Brammm87]

I built a 60% a couple weeks ago with box blacks and they are divine. I still have zealios left over and was planning on using those for the m65a, but might consider just getting more box blacks...

[kolashnikov]

Just finished soldering tonight and noticed that my brass weight is completely mirrored - without the M-65A text . Did I miss something, or wasn't that supposed to be etched on?

[oatmicro]

Just finished soldering tonight and noticed that my brass weight is completely mirrored - without the M-65A text . Did I miss something, or wasn't that supposed to be etched on?

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[SakeJams]

Just finished soldering tonight and noticed that my brass weight is completely mirrored - without the M-65A text . Did I miss something, or wasn't that supposed to be etched on?

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Hmm that is very interesting!

[ghostdeini]

Hey guys, just popping in! I haven't been keeping an exact count, but does anyone know how many that remain to be shipped? I'm guessing that mine is somewhere in the final batch of kits. Thanks!

[jchan94]

I think we have about 120 that remain.

I'll be packing some tomorrow in the morning and I'll be emailing the people whos got packed yesterday as well.

I'll be dropping them off on Monday for shipping.