Author Topic: [GB] Fox Lab - Leaf 65% | Closed (Read 127245 times)

DzeDom · « **Reply #150 on:** Tue, 13 April 2021, 12:13:54 »

Quote from: cdrom25 on Tue, 13 April 2021, 10:47:29

Just want to ask a question. This is my first time joining a GB so I don't have any idea but how many hours after paying did you receive your confirmation email? I paid maybe 2-3 hours ago but I haven't received any email from fox lab. Thank you in advance

I got mine almost instantly.

cdrom25 · « **Reply #151 on:** Tue, 13 April 2021, 12:45:17 »

I got it now. Thank you!

orberen · « **Reply #152 on:** Tue, 13 April 2021, 19:41:45 »

Oh Boy Just ordered the PC with pink middle frame/ logo/weight!

And I haven't even gotten the TIME 80 RE that I ordered yet

) Can't wait for that to come in as well hopefully in the next few weeks!

Curin Derwin · « **Reply #153 on:** Tue, 13 April 2021, 21:38:04 »

Quote from: senter on Mon, 12 April 2021, 20:43:28

As the soft top limit has been reached, I'll close the GB tomorrow ( around 12 AM ET or 9 PM PST)

Fox, I'd like to get confirmation on PCB before ordering: Does it have underglow for a PC bottom to let light shine through?

senter · « **Reply #154 on:** Tue, 13 April 2021, 21:40:44 »

Quote from: Curin Derwin on Tue, 13 April 2021, 21:38:04

Quote from: senter on Mon, 12 April 2021, 20:43:28
As the soft top limit has been reached, I'll close the GB tomorrow ( around 12 AM ET or 9 PM PST)
Fox, I'd like to get confirmation on PCB before ordering: Does it have underglow for a PC bottom to let light shine through?

It does not have pre-installed bottom LEDs.

abellp327 · « **Reply #155 on:** Tue, 13 April 2021, 22:03:47 »

Had to get it.. FOMO

NixieTea · « **Reply #156 on:** Tue, 13 April 2021, 22:23:46 »

Picked up a polycarb and brass version to pair with gmk fuji when it shows up in a year and a half. Super expensive, but man did that render look good. I love the choice of silver PVD this time.

Curin Derwin · « **Reply #157 on:** Tue, 13 April 2021, 22:27:05 »

Quote from: senter on Tue, 13 April 2021, 21:40:44

Quote from: Curin Derwin on Tue, 13 April 2021, 21:38:04
Quote from: senter on Mon, 12 April 2021, 20:43:28
As the soft top limit has been reached, I'll close the GB tomorrow ( around 12 AM ET or 9 PM PST)
Fox, I'd like to get confirmation on PCB before ordering: Does it have underglow for a PC bottom to let light shine through?

It does not have pre-installed bottom LEDs.

Thank you. I just placed an order based on this feedback response. I appreciate it!

eibbun · « **Reply #158 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 01:15:44 »

oh wow that pc+pink is beautiful. don't tell me i missed this by 2 days

thanatic · « **Reply #159 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 01:29:49 »

Hoping to be able to buy extra of the silver PVD set after GB

Curin Derwin · « **Reply #160 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 01:30:58 »

Quote from: eibbun on Wed, 14 April 2021, 01:15:44

oh wow that pc+pink is beautiful. don't tell me i missed this by 2 days

Okay, then I'll tell you missed it by 1 hour.

eibbun · « **Reply #161 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 02:41:36 »

Quote from: Curin Derwin on Wed, 14 April 2021, 01:30:58

Quote from: eibbun on Wed, 14 April 2021, 01:15:44
oh wow that pc+pink is beautiful. don't tell me i missed this by 2 days
Okay, then I'll tell you missed it by 1 hour.

HOW DARE YOU 😭

senter · « **Reply #162 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 08:19:39 »

Quote from: senter on Thu, 08 April 2021, 19:40:19

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About Leaf 65%

Leaf 65% is the third member of the Leaf series after Leaf 80 (2018) and Leaf 60 (2018).

New features:
Top, middle, and bottom cases in different colors
No visible screws
PORON sandwich mount
PORON mute plate (optional for using between the PCB and the plate)
Skeleton plate
New custom rubber feet

Group Buy Information

1. How to order

Visit https://foxlab.store/products/leaf-65
The link will be available starting from 04-09-2021 at 9 PM ET.

2. What does a kit include?

Top case, middle frame, bottom case
Switch mounting plate
Main PCB and daughter PCB
Bottom weight
PORON stripes
PORON mute plate (optional to use)
Screws and rubber feet

3. Explanation of the options

Colors: Case colors include Black Anodizing, Silver Anodizing, Dark Green Anodizing, Light Green Anodizing, Space Cadet Anodizing, Red Anodizing, E-White, E-Beige, Pink Powder Coating, and Matte Clear PC. The weight, plate, and the front Leaf logo can be upgraded to PVD brass in silver color. Most of the colors can be found in the first picture on this page.
The front leaf logo is only available if you order the "with Front Logo" front case layout.
The plate, weight, and front leaf logo (for "with Front Logo" versions) can only be in the same color/material in the base kit.
The aluminum plates are all the skeleton version. The FR4 plates and PVD brass plates are all the regular version.
There are two versions of PCBs. The hot-swappable version has a fixed layout (7u spacebar) and has pre-soldered switch LEDs. The solder version supports various layouts for MX and ALPS switches. Both versions will have VIA support.
The default plate supports ANSI MX layout only. ISO is not supported on the default plate as many people (especially me) hate compatible Enter hole. The PCB does support ISO and I will share the plate files later.
Typing angle: 6 degrees. Case front height: 21mm
PCB layouts: see below

Hot swappable version PCB layout:
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Solderable version PCB layout:
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4. What's the price?

The base price is $415 including transaction fees but excluding shipping.
Sorry, It is more expensive than Leaf 60 and Leaf 80 because the the USD to CNY exchange rate keeps dropping in the past year and the the material cost keeps increasing in the past year. $415 this year is $366 excluding the transaction fees in the last year if we exchange USD to CNY, and we do need to pay the factory in CNY.

Upgrading to PVD brass plate and weight: $99
Extra PCB: $45
Extra aluminum/FR4 plate: $25

5. Timeline and limits

The GB starts from 04-09-2021 at 9 PM ET.
It will open for 7 days unless the number of orders is getting too big. (edit: I'll be closing the GB early as the soft top limit has been reached -- Mon Apr 12 9:38 PM ET)
A soft top limit is 500 kits in total.
The expected lead time is expected to be 5 months.
This time we started a Chinese GB first. The manufacturing has been started for a while. For the international GB, we only need to add the new orders to the queue, so this GB should be smoother than before.

senter · « **Reply #163 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 08:20:00 »

GB Closed

senter · « **Reply #164 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 08:21:07 »

snooze · « **Reply #165 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 15:21:11 »

Thanks for the GB! I think it'd be helpful to update the main post to clarify what the default plate is that comes with this board. Took me a while to realize it was actually a skeleton plate from the questions in this thread. Looking forward to logo extras in the future! ty senter

diazel · « **Reply #166 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 19:30:50 »

So based on the date, I assume they ran out? It was still the 500 FCFS, right?

Dennyroxsox · « **Reply #167 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 20:31:15 »

Thank you for the sale, Senter!

Taboggan · « **Reply #168 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 21:01:45 »

Wonderful board and well run GB, thanks for doing this!

TypicalOranges · « **Reply #169 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 21:03:14 »

Quote from: mvkoto on Sat, 10 April 2021, 18:56:06

Quote from: meenacraft on Sat, 10 April 2021, 18:05:37
I also agree with Lizcults, I've been looking forward to this GB for months, and I don't understand why things have been so all over the place. There should be atleast a render for each customizable piece of the board in the colors offered. Makes no sense why someone else in the IC thread had to go to Zfrontier to find pictures of the cases. Also, it really really does not make sense as to WHY the skeleton plate was made the default choice, when none of the streamers you sent it to had it to test out, and there are no sound tests or reviews on its performance. I get wanting to think outside the box and innovate, but this is an expensive board, I feel like more planning should have been involved before making such a drastic change to the kb.

It all seems like an afterthought. Especially since OP wrote this:

"This time we started a Chinese GB first. The manufacturing has been started for a while. For the international GB, we only need to add the new orders to the queue, so this GB should be smoother than before."

It's not an afterthought. Foxlabs has always started or done an initial GB in China. Mostly because American consumers are ****ing idiots and whine about literally everything.

Senter and Foxlabs have run some of the best and most consistent GBs ever. No one has better turnaround time with their level of QC. Nothing about Foxlabs is an "afterthought".

mvkoto · « **Reply #170 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 21:29:20 »

Quote from: snooze on Wed, 14 April 2021, 15:21:11

Thanks for the GB! I think it'd be helpful to update the main post to clarify what the default plate is that comes with this board. Took me a while to realize it was actually a skeleton plate from the questions in this thread. Looking forward to logo extras in the future! ty senter

This was the case for many. But he did end up changing it.

mvkoto · « **Reply #171 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 21:32:50 »

Quote from: diazel on Wed, 14 April 2021, 19:30:50

So based on the date, I assume they ran out? It was still the 500 FCFS, right?

I'm not sure about exact numbers, but he announced he would be closing the GB a day before he actually did so i'm guessing he either got close enough or past 500.

Ekko · « **Reply #172 on:** Wed, 14 April 2021, 22:53:28 »

Still new to the keyboard stuff so I’m not sure but does this pcb have esd protection?

kogasa · « **Reply #173 on:** Thu, 15 April 2021, 03:35:14 »

Just wanted to thank you for the amazing design and the ability to choose different colors for each piece. I don't think there is, was, or ever will be a keyboard without such a feature which matches my first GMK set as well as my Leaf65 will. Ty!

Hern · « **Reply #174 on:** Thu, 15 April 2021, 10:15:46 »

Ended up snatching a good color combo for GMK Botanical so will be exciting when that shows up.
Wish I had the option to change the middle PVD to silver but was confused at first and know that order changes cannot be made.
Here is to hoping that I can get in on any "extras" for a middle silver PVD piece later on or in /mm

dalex100 · « **Reply #175 on:** Fri, 16 April 2021, 07:51:24 »

I need help with my order. I had to make a second order because I made a mistake on a first one and asked Foxlab to cancel it for me (I got the refund).

However, the second one showed it is in cancelled state, but the payment has been fully made. It is shown in my credit card as processed transaction. I emailed Foxlab two times, 4 and 6 days ago, but haven't a reply from them.

Edit : It's been almost two weeks and still haven't got a reply from Foxlab. I added some pictures to the post. Also, it might be me, but I didn't see any limit of board per customer. So if the problem is that I got two, then please tell me.

Edit: My order got cancelled and refunded.

Jacki · « **Reply #176 on:** Thu, 22 April 2021, 14:29:58 »

Any way i can pay you to cut out a custom Polycarbonate plate for the leaf65.
Or any plans to release them in the future?

summerboy · « **Reply #177 on:** Fri, 23 April 2021, 15:03:47 »

Quote from: Jacki on Thu, 22 April 2021, 14:29:58

Any way i can pay you to cut out a custom Polycarbonate plate for the leaf65.
Or any plans to release them in the future?

He says in his post he will share plate files later. Should be able to get it cut once those are released

HaX · « **Reply #178 on:** Sat, 24 April 2021, 07:33:55 »

Quote from: dalex100 on Fri, 16 April 2021, 07:51:24

I need help with my order. I had to make a second order because I made a mistake on a first one and asked Foxlab to cancel it for me (I got the refund).

However, the second one showed it is in cancelled state, but the payment has been fully made. It is shown in my credit card as processed transaction. I emailed Foxlab two times, 4 and 6 days ago, but haven't a reply from them.

Edit : It's been almost two weeks and still haven't got a reply from Foxlab. I added some pictures to the post. Also, it might be me, but I didn't see any limit of board per customer. So if the problem is that I got two, then please tell me.

Did you contact the correct email? (runninghack@gmail.com)

Jacki · « **Reply #179 on:** Mon, 26 April 2021, 19:53:59 »

Quote from: summerboy on Fri, 23 April 2021, 15:03:47

Quote from: Jacki on Thu, 22 April 2021, 14:29:58
Any way i can pay you to cut out a custom Polycarbonate plate for the leaf65.
Or any plans to release them in the future?

He says in his post he will share plate files later. Should be able to get it cut once those are released

I mean't like cutting service, since i dont have access to laser cutters.

Broxigar · « **Reply #180 on:** Tue, 27 April 2021, 16:14:23 »

Disappointed I missed this one by a day. Will there be extras for the keyboard kits?

DeadlyD · « **Reply #181 on:** Sun, 09 May 2021, 15:56:36 »

:3ildcat Build Video

icewolfyu · « **Reply #182 on:** Tue, 11 May 2021, 13:42:31 »

any chance of extra being sold after the orders have been fullfilled?

thanatic · « **Reply #183 on:** Fri, 21 May 2021, 17:38:40 »

Hello FoxLab/Senter,

Is your skeleton plate Laser Cut or CNC'ed?

NixieTea · « **Reply #184 on:** Sun, 06 June 2021, 21:10:18 »

Hey Senter,

Is your store page the best place to find updates on progress?

Tiff0 · « **Reply #185 on:** Sun, 06 June 2021, 23:52:20 »

Quote from: NixieTea on Sun, 06 June 2021, 21:10:18

Hey Senter,

Is your store page the best place to find updates on progress?

They just posted an update on their website today

https://foxlab.store/blogs/news

FlaminFingers · « **Reply #186 on:** Mon, 26 July 2021, 18:56:38 »

Will there be any chance of getting extras? I would love to get my hands on one of these. Also will you have alps plate files too or just the MX plate files?

pcire · « **Reply #187 on:** Mon, 26 July 2021, 19:03:19 »

I'd be interested in buying a set of extra badges.
I'm guessing selling in sets would be a lot simpler for you (Senter) than taking orders for single badges.

I hope you can consider this!

mvkoto · « **Reply #188 on:** Fri, 30 July 2021, 17:51:21 »

Anyone know if fox lab has a discord?

//gainsborough · « **Reply #189 on:** Fri, 30 July 2021, 21:10:13 »

negatory on the discord

Mushroom · « **Reply #190 on:** Sat, 31 July 2021, 10:59:08 »

It's pity I didn't get on this

mvkoto · « **Reply #191 on:** Sun, 01 August 2021, 01:37:41 »

Quote from: Mushroom on Sat, 31 July 2021, 10:59:08

It's pity I didn't get on this

It's okay, I'll enjoy the keyboard for you

byfuryattheheart · « **Reply #192 on:** Tue, 24 August 2021, 14:24:59 »

Update yesterday from Fox Lab's website:

Leaf65:

All CNC millings have been finished.
Solder version PCBs have been arrived.
Packaging boxes have been arrived.
All PORONs have been arrived
E-coating preparation (bead blasting) has been done.
Anodization: Most parts have been anodized.
Brass parts: polishing has been done. Finishes haven't been applied yet.
Pink parts: haven't finished

firstworldproblems · « **Reply #193 on:** Tue, 24 August 2021, 20:45:07 »

Quote from: byfuryattheheart on Tue, 24 August 2021, 14:24:59

Update yesterday from Fox Lab's website:

Leaf65:

All CNC millings have been finished.
Solder version PCBs have been arrived.
Packaging boxes have been arrived.
All PORONs have been arrived
E-coating preparation (bead blasting) has been done.
Anodization: Most parts have been anodized.
Brass parts: polishing has been done. Finishes haven't been applied yet.
Pink parts: haven't finished

Nice. Thanks for copying over the update!

mangostan · « **Reply #194 on:** Wed, 25 August 2021, 02:25:14 »

would there ever be a round 2 for these boards??

Tsumi · « **Reply #195 on:** Thu, 02 September 2021, 08:54:47 »

Quote from: mangostan on Wed, 25 August 2021, 02:25:14

would there ever be a round 2 for these boards??

Not sure about r2, but there will likely be extras.

elongatedmusk · « **Reply #196 on:** Sun, 12 September 2021, 09:28:32 »

Looks like the shipping has quietly happened in China boys https://www.zfrontier.com/app/flow/2W1L85Oq3qbM

We're almost there Prayge

mvkoto · « **Reply #197 on:** Mon, 13 September 2021, 22:09:38 »

Quote from: elongatedmusk on Sun, 12 September 2021, 09:28:32

Looks like the shipping has quietly happened in China boys https://www.zfrontier.com/app/flow/2W1L85Oq3qbM

We're almost there Prayge

nice find. i'm hyped

Stompy · « **Reply #198 on:** Wed, 15 September 2021, 07:15:49 »

> ### Update on 09/14 2021
>
> ## Leaf 65:
>
> The production has all been finished. Shipping will start from 20th this month. All the orders should be shipped before mid October.

https://foxlab.store/blogs/news/update-on-09-14-2021

Nice!

@senter , will there be extras to add on before my order ships? I'm after a green front leaf as well as the black one that I ordered.

jman112004 · « **Reply #199 on:** Thu, 16 September 2021, 13:37:54 »

Just wanted to give major props to you guys at fox labs for staying on schedule and getting it done! So excited to get my unit! THANK YOU!

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