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

[Malenky]

I filled out the form to say I am okay with not getting stabs, if it meant the board gets here faster. It seems as though you'll be getting the stabs before even shipping my board out, so will the stabs be included?

[Dominathan]

Oh, I definitely realized that after I flashed it. I guess I've gotta just keep at it, or see if there's anyone out there with the same layout of M65-A, and see if I can get their hex file.

I followed these instructions to set up the build environment on win 10 and had no problems at all. In the jc65 repository you'll find 2 ready to use keymaps. From there you can compile the hex file for flashing using either one or make your own keymap. This one here helped as well.

Anyone have a dockerfile with the environment ready to go?  That would be the best way, since we could just spin that up.

[squeakypizza]

Got the itch.  Needs update! 

[jchan94]

Running through another series of QC just to make sure some stuff isn't missed.

Calling DHL to pick up the unaccepted units to go back to Asia to get fixed later this week.

A bunch of units are just sitting here, ready to go, just waiting for the stabs. Just want to have it all here.

Thanks for your patience.

[breusch91]

Running through another series of QC just to make sure some stuff isn't missed.

Calling DHL to pick up the unaccepted units to go back to Asia to get fixed later this week.

A bunch of units are just sitting here, ready to go, just waiting for the stabs. Just want to have it all here.

Thanks for your patience.

Good to hear. Could we get more info about the boards that opted out of stabs? Think a lot of us opted out figuring they'd be shipping earlier since we weren't waiting on them.


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[jjwax]

Running through another series of QC just to make sure some stuff isn't missed.

Calling DHL to pick up the unaccepted units to go back to Asia to get fixed later this week.

A bunch of units are just sitting here, ready to go, just waiting for the stabs. Just want to have it all here.

Thanks for your patience.

Good to hear. Could we get more info about the boards that opted out of stabs? Think a lot of us opted out figuring they'd be shipping earlier since we weren't waiting on them.


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I'm with you. Don't get me wrong, I opted to wait for stabs (mostly because I just moved).  I figured those who opted out would see more shipping over the past week.

Then again, it could be a double nightmare trying to add stabs to boxes that might be ready to go for this who opted out

[BAS1C]

Running through another series of QC just to make sure some stuff isn't missed.

Calling DHL to pick up the unaccepted units to go back to Asia to get fixed later this week.

A bunch of units are just sitting here, ready to go, just waiting for the stabs. Just want to have it all here.

Thanks for your patience.

Good to hear. Could we get more info about the boards that opted out of stabs? Think a lot of us opted out figuring they'd be shipping earlier since we weren't waiting on them.


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+1 What's the dealio with the no-stabs orders? I figured those would have gone out last week. It's been almost two weeks since the last day of shipments according to post #2. Hopefully some movement this week!

 I would hazard an assumption that if all the stabs are now here, everyone even if you opted out would get stabs if your board didn't get shipped yet.

[jchan94]

No stabs orders have been set aside, and those should be going out tomorrow or the day after. There are only so  many, and I have to manually process, look if they opted out, check the parts, repack them. It takes a while for a single box 

Currently, my DHL account is on a hold for some reason, and I'm trying to clear that up today.

[anthonyooiszewen]

Nice pics everyone! I'm wondering, Mr. Chan, if those of us who opted-out of stabs are getting ours shipped out? I was hoping that by opting-out it would expedite the process, however I haven't seen an update since I started following the shipping progress.

Same thinking here, but if the stabs are coming next week I might as well just opt-out of the opt-out.

Finishing up the customs clearance. It should be here Monday 

Hey Jchan, so if one opted out of stabs for quicker shipping, and stabs are there tomorrow but order hasn't shipped yet, will one be receiving stabs?

Running through another series of QC just to make sure some stuff isn't missed.

Calling DHL to pick up the unaccepted units to go back to Asia to get fixed later this week.

A bunch of units are just sitting here, ready to go, just waiting for the stabs. Just want to have it all here.

Thanks for your patience.

Good to hear. Could we get more info about the boards that opted out of stabs? Think a lot of us opted out figuring they'd be shipping earlier since we weren't waiting on them.


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I'm with you. Don't get me wrong, I opted to wait for stabs (mostly because I just moved).  I figured those who opted out would see more shipping over the past week.

Then again, it could be a double nightmare trying to add stabs to boxes that might be ready to go for this who opted out

I filled out the form to say I am okay with not getting stabs, if it meant the board gets here faster. It seems as though you'll be getting the stabs before even shipping my board out, so will the stabs be included?

Running through another series of QC just to make sure some stuff isn't missed.

Calling DHL to pick up the unaccepted units to go back to Asia to get fixed later this week.

A bunch of units are just sitting here, ready to go, just waiting for the stabs. Just want to have it all here.

Thanks for your patience.

Good to hear. Could we get more info about the boards that opted out of stabs? Think a lot of us opted out figuring they'd be shipping earlier since we weren't waiting on them.


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+1 What's the dealio with the no-stabs orders? I figured those would have gone out last week. It's been almost two weeks since the last day of shipments according to post #2. Hopefully some movement this week!

 I would hazard an assumption that if all the stabs are now here, everyone even if you opted out would get stabs if your board didn't get shipped yet.

Running through another series of QC just to make sure some stuff isn't missed.

Calling DHL to pick up the unaccepted units to go back to Asia to get fixed later this week.

A bunch of units are just sitting here, ready to go, just waiting for the stabs. Just want to have it all here.

Thanks for your patience.

Good to hear. Could we get more info about the boards that opted out of stabs? Think a lot of us opted out figuring they'd be shipping earlier since we weren't waiting on them.


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Yea, like everyone else here, I was under the assumption that those who opted out of stabs (that we paid for) would have their orders shipped a week or two earlier.

Guess not unless the stabilizers get stuck at customs.

[jchan94]

Trying my best. I'm only one person.

Back to it, cheers.

[BAS1C]

No stabs orders have been set aside, and those should be going out tomorrow or the day after. There are only so  many, and I have to manually process, look if they opted out, check the parts, repack them. It takes a while for a single box 

Currently, my DHL account is on a hold for some reason, and I'm trying to clear that up today.

Cool, TY for the update on that! Looking forward to it 
Hopefully if stabs come in before those orders ship, we all get stabs!

[breckstar]

hey hey,

Gonna do a livestream of my M65-A tonight around 9:30-10PM EST. Streaming at www.twitch.tv/breckstar

Specifics:

- M65-A Space Grey w/ Nylon Base
- QMK PCB
- 78g Zealios
- Zeal Stabs
- SA Valentine

Stream won't be anything fancy. Just some tunes and one camera. Hang out if you want posting it on rmk and discord as well.

Cheers

[eyedrop]

Hi jchan, did you go through your email and saw the one I sent you?

My M65-A is missing the PCB.  Please advise.

[jchan94]

Hi jchan, did you go through your email and saw the one I sent you?

My M65-A is missing the PCB.  Please advise.

I did. Shipping it tmr:).

[eyedrop]

Hi jchan, did you go through your email and saw the one I sent you?

My M65-A is missing the PCB.  Please advise.

I did. Shipping it tmr:).

Thanks, you're the best.   

[forevermadrigal]

Thanks for your hard work jchan, it ain't being easy being cheezy~

[frobrox]

Oh, I definitely realized that after I flashed it. I guess I've gotta just keep at it, or see if there's anyone out there with the same layout of M65-A, and see if I can get their hex file.

I followed these instructions to set up the build environment on win 10 and had no problems at all. In the jc65 repository you'll find 2 ready to use keymaps. From there you can compile the hex file for flashing using either one or make your own keymap. This one here helped as well.

Oh that last link you sent was a life saver. I've finally got it working now. Now I just gotta figure out how to change the LEDs, and I will be golden.

[KINGPIN]

Please understand Jchan, me not getting my board with the majority= me being grumpy= sad /r/kinderpin= I might not received the board until 2 months later= me going even more sad

[kmba]

The majority haven't gotten their board yet.  Maybe 1/4th or 1/5th of nearly 500 orders.  Patience mang.

[HMK]

Gold in Black
looks like the plate is made of mirror




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[duynguyenle]

Gold in Black
looks like the plate is made of mirror

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**** I really should've picked the black case.

Oh well the Grey one will still go really well with Dolch 

[Malenky]

Gold in Black
looks like the plate is made of mirror

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**** I really should've picked the black case.

Oh well the Grey one will still go really well with Dolch 

I'm still happy I chose champagne, but the black really did come out nicely.

[kawasaki161]

Gold in Black
looks like the plate is made of mirror

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**** I really should've picked the black case.

Oh well the Grey one will still go really well with Dolch 

I had literally the same reaction, just that I'll use SoWaRe

[aeneas36]

PSA for those who bought the QMK board, its available in the QMK repository under jc65.  This may be obvious to some, or maybe even all, but I wasn't paying close attention so it totally escaped me. 

[imprevade]

Oh that last link you sent was a life saver. I've finally got it working now. Now I just gotta figure out how to change the LEDs, and I will be golden.

Just go into your keymap.c and create another layer with the RGB control keycodes on it. (You can see a very simple way of doing this in qmk_firmware/keyboards/jc65/keymaps/jetpacktuxedo/keymap.c)

RGB_TOG      toggle on/off
RGB_MOD      cycle modes
RGB_HUI      hue increase
RGB_HUD      hue decrease
RGB_SAI      saturation increase
RGB_SAD      saturation decrease
RGB_VAI      value increase
RGB_VAD      value decrease

The code is already included in QMK, and the pins are already defined in qmk_firmware/keyboards/jc65/config.h
So once you have the controls in your keymap, you're ready to go.

The modes (RGB_MOD) are:

MODE 1, on, solid color
MODE 2-5, breathing
MODE 6-8, rainbow mood
MODE 9-14, rainbow swirl
MODE 15-20, snake
MODE 21-23, knight

[lordzebu]

Oh well the Grey one will still go really well with Dolch 

Oh yes it does.

[Rumblehotep]

Oh well the Grey one will still go really well with Dolch 

Oh yes it does.

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HNNNNGGGHHHHH

[Aesomatica]

Is the delay situation:

A. People who don't care about stabs can get their M-65A sooner than others.

B. People who don't care about stabs will get their M-65A later than others.

C. Not related to stabs at all.

    1. Related to anodization of the keyboards.
   
    2. Related to jchan's DHL account.

Follow-on bonus question: Are we going to have these in hand by:

Next week?

Within the month?

They have to go back to the factory (to-be-determined)?

Thank you.

[Rumblehotep]

First email announcement about Keyclack temp store?

[robbles]

August 18th! Do I snag an extra or wait for R2?! Anyone have an idea what retail price will be like vs group buy price?

[Corgi Butts]

First email announcement about Keyclack temp store?
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The announcement thread on /r/mm didn't indicate anything about M65's being offered. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/6tq7tg/vendor_keyclack_popup_shop_this_friday_818_2pm_pdt/

[forevermadrigal]

August 18th! Do I snag an extra or wait for R2?! Anyone have an idea what retail price will be like vs group buy price?

The extras aren't gonna be in the store on the 18th

[robbles]

Saw pictures of the M65-A in the email and got a little excited Thanks for bringing me back down to Earth.

[anthonyooiszewen]

No point worrying about extras when most of the orders haven't even shipped yet. 

[BAS1C]

Is the delay situation:

A. People who don't care about stabs can get their M-65A sooner than others.

B. People who don't care about stabs will get their M-65A later than others.

C. Not related to stabs at all.

    1. Related to anodization of the keyboards.
   
    2. Related to jchan's DHL account.

Follow-on bonus question: Are we going to have these in hand by:

Next week?

Within the month?

They have to go back to the factory (to-be-determined)?

Thank you.

Good questions. I’d hope the DHL account issue is fixed by now. I am hoping that by opting out of stabs, my order actually ships (faster) before the stabs get there. Otherwise, why did I opt out?.. 🤔 anyways he said some would ship today/tomorrow. Holding breath to end of tomorrow!

[Rumblehotep]

First email announcement about Keyclack temp store?
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The announcement thread on /r/mm didn't indicate anything about M65's being offered. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/6tq7tg/vendor_keyclack_popup_shop_this_friday_818_2pm_pdt/

I know I just hope I can snag a Budapest for my rose gold 

[jchan94]

Is the delay situation:

A. People who don't care about stabs can get their M-65A sooner than others.

B. People who don't care about stabs will get their M-65A later than others.

C. Not related to stabs at all.

    1. Related to anodization of the keyboards.
   
    2. Related to jchan's DHL account.

Follow-on bonus question: Are we going to have these in hand by:

Next week?

Within the month?

They have to go back to the factory (to-be-determined)?

Thank you.

Hi,

A: Set aside.

B: Set aside. Shipping this week.

C: 1. Yes, there are some surface finish issues that I'm not happy about, so we're returning those.

C: 2. DHL account is on hold. Literally can't ship international ones I tried the other day.

Bonus Answer:

Unsure.

Yes, they have to go back to be refinished. This isn't the quality finish you would want.

Extra Fun Fact:

Don't run GB's for more than 200 units .

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Extra stuff.

Very sorry for the delays. There's a lot going on, not only with this, the site, but also, in my life. Being at the hospital this week, and trying to pump this out, my time is really going 50/50 atm.

But in any case, this is priority to me, as I only have two pending GB's I can fulfill at the moment.

In any case, I've decided to not hold a R2 because of the amount of time this GB has taken, which is a lot more than I had hoped. In any case, I feel like there's this urgency and rush that I can't do much about because of the surface treatment, stabs, QC, DHL account thing, and having this weight on my shoulders has resulted in me thinking that a R2 shouldn't be held.

I want to remind everyone that I'm one person, and I don't just twiddle my thumbs all day, and am not trying to hold these boards here with me. I want them out of my hands, and into yours, cheers and have a good day.

[jchan94]

And if someone would like to know why I'm in the hospital, it is not because it's for me, but TLDR: Brain Surgery.

I hope everyone knows that I'm committed to fulfilling this, but my time is split at the moment, and I've been spending 8 hours everyday to focus on M65A since it's landed.

I really want it out my hands, and into yours, and I'm truly sorry for this delay.

[Nonster]

And if someone would like to know why I'm in the hospital, it is not because it's for me, but TLDR: Brain Surgery.

I hope everyone knows that I'm committed to fulfilling this, but my time is split at the moment, and I've been spending 8 hours everyday to focus on M65A since it's landed.

Hope everything's going okay jchan, sad to hear that you're dealing with that

I know I don't speak for everyone but take your time, I know you're working hard and we'll get our m65s when the time is right.

Thanks for everything you do, I appreciate you. Keep your head up and keep doing the bang up job that you have always done. We'll be patiently waiting

[jchan94]

Lastly, I just want to clarify what I'm asking for; your patience so I can deliver a great M65A to your fingers.

[Auxo]

And if someone would like to know why I'm in the hospital, it is not because it's for me, but TLDR: Brain Surgery.

I hope everyone knows that I'm committed to fulfilling this, but my time is split at the moment, and I've been spending 8 hours everyday to focus on M65A since it's landed.

I really want it out my hands, and into yours, and I'm truly sorry for this delay.

I can wait for as long as you need me to in order to fulfill the more important things outside of this hobby.

Wish you and everybody involved nothing but the absolute best,

<3

[cynviloq]

And if someone would like to know why I'm in the hospital, it is not because it's for me, but TLDR: Brain Surgery.

I hope everyone knows that I'm committed to fulfilling this, but my time is split at the moment, and I've been spending 8 hours everyday to focus on M65A since it's landed.

I really want it out my hands, and into yours, and I'm truly sorry for this delay.

Take care of yourself and family first mate - we know you are doing your best to close out this GB and appreciate the attention to detail, but hope all is well and best wishes that everything will be okay.

[delivery]

Take care of yourself and familiy first, i can wait, no problem. Cheers

[duynguyenle]

Sounds serious. Hope you're doing OK jchan! 

[squeakypizza]

Good morning jchan,

Just looking for a little bit more clarification as for the quality control issues.  Is it all of the remaining M65's that are being sent back for quality control issues?  Also, is it possible to inform the people that will be having their M65 sent back?

Thank you for all your hard work!

[Oblotzky]

Good morning jchan,

Just looking for a little bit more clarification as for the quality control issues.  Is it all of the remaining M65's that are being sent back for quality control issues?  Also, is it possible to inform the people that will be having their M65 sent back?

Thank you for all your hard work!

He told me that he has more extras than boards needing to be sent back, so this only delays the sale of extra units on his store, but not GB orders.

[squeakypizza]

Good morning jchan,

Just looking for a little bit more clarification as for the quality control issues.  Is it all of the remaining M65's that are being sent back for quality control issues?  Also, is it possible to inform the people that will be having their M65 sent back?

Thank you for all your hard work!

He told me that he has more extras than boards needing to be sent back, so this only delays the sale of extra units on his store, but not GB orders.

Right on.  Much obliged.

[KINGPIN]

Hell yeah, no round 2! My board are going to be super special! Wait...the brass top...ah.. I might need to start my CNC machine, anyone know where to buy high quality raw brass block?

[Valaris]

Knowing there's no r2 makes me wonder how much I could fetch for mine but that would mean dealing with a subpar keyboard.

[sixdeuces]

Knowing there's no r2 makes me wonder how much I could fetch for mine but that would mean dealing with a subpar keyboard.

That's the thing. There's nowhere to go from here. Unless it's the layout or color you don't like, there's really no improvement to be made.