Author Topic: GH60 Group Buy (Salvage Mode: Enabled - Update in OP) (Read 1624535 times)

komar007 · « **Reply #3150 on:** Mon, 10 February 2014, 12:45:48 »

double post:/

nubbinator · « **Reply #3151 on:** Mon, 10 February 2014, 12:46:29 »

Quote from: elton5354 on Mon, 10 February 2014, 12:23:36

Did the PCB manufacturer give you any ETA on their production time?

Quote from: komar007 on Mon, 10 February 2014, 02:50:09

The good news is, TJ is now sitting on less amount of money, as the PCB production is starting right now. I'll pass the information about the estimated lead time as soon as I get it.

agor · « **Reply #3152 on:** Mon, 10 February 2014, 12:58:56 »

This is good news. Thanks to all people involved for their effort

Wildcard · « **Reply #3153 on:** Mon, 10 February 2014, 13:00:20 »

So what is the color going to be?

hoggy · « **Reply #3154 on:** Mon, 10 February 2014, 13:05:15 »

Quote from: komar007 on Mon, 10 February 2014, 02:50:09

The good news is, TJ is now sitting on less amount of money, as the PCB production is starting right now. I'll pass the information about the estimated lead time as soon as I get it.

Yay!

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #3155 on:** Mon, 10 February 2014, 13:08:06 »

Quote from: Wildcard on Mon, 10 February 2014, 13:00:20

So what is the color going to be?

Quote from: komar007 on Mon, 10 February 2014, 03:30:47

I ordered white, because many people liked them after the prototypes were made. The silkscreen is black this time.
I know we can't please everyone, doing many colors is just too much hassle. I hope this is fine, at least for most people.

Aleksander · « **Reply #3156 on:** Mon, 10 February 2014, 13:14:47 »

The day was ruined as I found out I had to stay three more days in Sweden for the job I am doing, but now my mood has returned and I am happy again

tjweir · « **Reply #3157 on:** Mon, 10 February 2014, 13:18:29 »

Quote from: komar007 on Mon, 10 February 2014, 02:50:09

The good news is, TJ is now sitting on less amount of money, as the PCB production is starting right now. I'll pass the information about the estimated lead time as soon as I get it.

Awesome!

Wildcard · « **Reply #3158 on:** Mon, 10 February 2014, 13:19:49 »

Thanks Spamray I completely read over that.

I guess it doesn't really matter since I'm using a plate anyways. I was more thinking about inexperienced builders who might run into issues and end up with yellow spots. I've never tried to solder on a white PCB before so I'm just going off what I've read regarding the white PCB's that MK was selling.

Dubsgalore · « **Reply #3159 on:** Mon, 10 February 2014, 13:28:20 »

woooooooo production

GeorgeK · « **Reply #3160 on:** Tue, 11 February 2014, 02:09:38 »

Quote from: komar007 on Mon, 10 February 2014, 11:31:32

Quote from: GeorgeK on Mon, 10 February 2014, 09:12:41
Quote from: komar007 on Mon, 10 February 2014, 02:50:09
The good news is, TJ is now sitting on less amount of money, as the PCB production is starting right now. I'll pass the information about the estimated lead time as soon as I get it.

Exciting! A couple of questions if you don't mind:

1) Are the plates being ordered now too?
plates will be taken care of soon
Quote from: GeorgeK on Mon, 10 February 2014, 09:12:41

2) My order only contains 2 PCBs and a plate - once they're in will it be sent out? Obviously I'd rather not wait for the stabs / switches etc to arrive if I'm not getting any of them.
I'll try to make up some sensible packing algorithm in case the various parts don't come all together. So probably you can assume yes;)

That'd be awesome - thanks chap

komar007 · « **Reply #3161 on:** Tue, 11 February 2014, 04:23:19 »

A very rough ETA on the boards is 4-5 weeks, but it depends on when the components arrive. Probably they'll update me with something more precise later. But basing on my (little) experience I would assume at least 5 weeks from now.

tricheboars · « **Reply #3162 on:** Tue, 11 February 2014, 12:45:08 »

Quote from: komar007 on Tue, 11 February 2014, 04:23:19

A very rough ETA on the boards is 4-5 weeks, but it depends on when the components arrive. Probably they'll update me with something more precise later. But basing on my (little) experience I would assume at least 5 weeks from now.

guys please remember that this does not include sorting, shipping, and acquiring the other parts. furthermore if you ordered assembly services your wait will be even longer. the pcbs are just one part of the puzzle/gh60.

Turbinia · « **Reply #3163 on:** Tue, 11 February 2014, 13:29:47 »

Very excited to get these things in my hands! Great work guys.

If we got assembly service, any way to not have that done now and just have the stuff shipped (yes I know, no changing orders)? That or if any of it is happening in the central Florida area I would gladly lend my soldering/packing skills.

Loligagger · « **Reply #3164 on:** Tue, 11 February 2014, 14:18:33 »

If anyone's interested I'm selling my order of a single PCB (with smd components presoldered).

AKmalamute · « **Reply #3165 on:** Tue, 11 February 2014, 14:41:20 »

Quote from: Loligagger on Tue, 11 February 2014, 14:18:33

If anyone's interested I'm selling my order of a single PCB (with smd components presoldered).

Slightly interested. What was the cost? And CONUS shipping, et al? Stared at Salmo's sale but I only really want one ...

jdcarpe · « **Reply #3166 on:** Tue, 11 February 2014, 15:15:10 »

FYI, in case anyone was wondering. The second part is not a maybe -- it's now a definite.

Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 20 December 2013, 14:56:38

NO ORDER CHANGES

Also, I think we may be at the point where, if you sell your order, you just have to ship it yourself. Changing shipping addresses for 206 people ain't happening, folks.

komar007 · « **Reply #3167 on:** Tue, 11 February 2014, 15:31:05 »

Sorry, I may have given Loligagger false info:/
I'll take care of his shipping info if necessary.

taylordcraig · « **Reply #3168 on:** Tue, 11 February 2014, 19:17:01 »

I'm interested in getting my hands on a GH60.

Pacifist · « **Reply #3169 on:** Tue, 11 February 2014, 19:21:06 »

If anyone in CONUS bought a prefab PCB that they don't want anymore I will buy it from them. Just putting this out there

fengor · « **Reply #3170 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 04:40:30 »

If there are leftovers or pullout destined for .eu I'd be interested in taking over

komar007 · « **Reply #3171 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 05:14:25 »

The current ETA on the PCB and SMD assembly is "around March 28". Unfortunately they have to wait for atmega32u4 from their supplier.

Qipz · « **Reply #3172 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 05:29:16 »

Quote from: komar007 on Fri, 14 February 2014, 05:14:25

The current ETA on the PCB and SMD assembly is "around March 28". Unfortunately they have to wait for atmega32u4 from their supplier.

And before anyone gets their panties in a knot, this is an ETA and not a promise.

GeorgeK · « **Reply #3173 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 08:31:29 »

Quote from: komar007 on Fri, 14 February 2014, 05:14:25

The current ETA on the PCB and SMD assembly is "around March 28". Unfortunately they have to wait for atmega32u4 from their supplier.

Oooh - a tentative date

Where in the world are these being produced?

BlueBär · « **Reply #3174 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 08:46:31 »

Quote from: GeorgeK on Fri, 14 February 2014, 08:31:29

Oooh - a tentative date Where in the world are these being produced?

Guess

regack · « **Reply #3175 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 08:48:03 »

Quote from: BlueBär on Fri, 14 February 2014, 08:46:31

Quote from: GeorgeK on Fri, 14 February 2014, 08:31:29
Oooh - a tentative date Where in the world are these being produced?

Guess

Suriname?

jdcarpe · « **Reply #3176 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 08:48:22 »

China, of course.

GeorgeK · « **Reply #3177 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 09:26:47 »

Upon reflection that was a bit obvious I suppose

jdcarpe · « **Reply #3178 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 09:59:21 »

Small update:

Remember this snarky reply?

Quote from: jdcarpe on Sat, 08 February 2014, 13:56:48

Quote from: ApocalypseMaow on Sat, 08 February 2014, 13:03:20
I agree with Glod. There is no reason to wait for WFD to find time to do this. Waiting now, could turn this into a huge cluster fuk..

Now at the same time, I think everyone one involved has done what they could to keep this rolling. I just see lots of other GBs going south and
people are starting to get gun shy about things going south... :/

Oh good, so will it be you or Glod who volunteers to take over the plate production??

Well, ApocalypseMaow somehow looked past my snide remark, stepped up his game, and volunteered to help with getting plates cut at a local laser cutter. He has received a quote back from at least one place, which falls within our budget for what we charged GB participants for the plates. So he will be having a sample made soon, and if all goes well, we could have plates in production in the near future. Now, this does hinge on getting a quality sample from the laser cutter, so nothing is set in stone (steel?) yet, but things are in motion already.

riotonthebay · « **Reply #3179 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 10:03:07 »

Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 14 February 2014, 09:59:21

Small update:

Remember this snarky reply?

Quote from: jdcarpe on Sat, 08 February 2014, 13:56:48
Quote from: ApocalypseMaow on Sat, 08 February 2014, 13:03:20
I agree with Glod. There is no reason to wait for WFD to find time to do this. Waiting now, could turn this into a huge cluster fuk..

Now at the same time, I think everyone one involved has done what they could to keep this rolling. I just see lots of other GBs going south and
people are starting to get gun shy about things going south... :/

Oh good, so will it be you or Glod who volunteers to take over the plate production??

Well, ApocalypseMaow somehow looked past my snide remark, stepped up his game, and volunteered to help with getting plates cut at a local laser cutter. He has received a quote back from at least one place, which falls within our budget for what we charged GB participants for the plates. So he will be having a sample made soon, and if all goes well, we could have plates in production in the near future. Now, this does hinge on getting a quality sample from the laser cutter, so nothing is set in stone (steel?) yet, but things are in motion already.

Awesome news! Thanks very much, ApocalypseMaow.

n0rvig · « **Reply #3180 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 11:35:02 »

Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 14 February 2014, 09:59:21

Small update:

Well, ApocalypseMaow somehow looked past my snide remark, stepped up his game, and volunteered to help with getting plates cut at a local laser cutter. He has received a quote back from at least one place, which falls within our budget for what we charged GB participants for the plates. So he will be having a sample made soon, and if all goes well, we could have plates in production in the near future. Now, this does hinge on getting a quality sample from the laser cutter, so nothing is set in stone (steel?) yet, but things are in motion already.

haha! Well that's pretty awesome! Great initiative ApocalypseMaow!

Tarzan · « **Reply #3181 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 11:57:25 »

Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 14 February 2014, 09:59:21

Small update:

Well, ApocalypseMaow somehow looked past my snide remark, stepped up his game, and volunteered to help with getting plates cut at a local laser cutter. He has received a quote back from at least one place, which falls within our budget for what we charged GB participants for the plates. So he will be having a sample made soon, and if all goes well, we could have plates in production in the near future. Now, this does hinge on getting a quality sample from the laser cutter, so nothing is set in stone (steel?) yet, but things are in motion already.

Plates, plates... switch plates, I'm guessing? This doesn't impact those of us who just ordered PCBs, switches, etc.? I already have a couple of those stainless steel Poker plates from The_Beast's earlier GB, just waiting on the PCB so I can get started on a first Poker build.

jdcarpe · « **Reply #3182 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 12:01:28 »

Quote from: Tarzan on Fri, 14 February 2014, 11:57:25

Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 14 February 2014, 09:59:21
Small update:

Well, ApocalypseMaow somehow looked past my snide remark, stepped up his game, and volunteered to help with getting plates cut at a local laser cutter. He has received a quote back from at least one place, which falls within our budget for what we charged GB participants for the plates. So he will be having a sample made soon, and if all goes well, we could have plates in production in the near future. Now, this does hinge on getting a quality sample from the laser cutter, so nothing is set in stone (steel?) yet, but things are in motion already.

Plates, plates... switch plates, I'm guessing? This doesn't impact those of us who just ordered PCBs, switches, etc.? I already have a couple of those stainless steel Poker plates from The_Beast's earlier GB, just waiting on the PCB so I can get started on a first Poker build.

Yes, switch plates.

Quote from: komar007 on Fri, 14 February 2014, 05:14:25

The current ETA on the PCB and SMD assembly is "around March 28". Unfortunately they have to wait for atmega32u4 from their supplier.

komar007 · « **Reply #3183 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 15:56:33 »

Thanks ApocalypseMaow!

Leslieann · « **Reply #3184 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 19:28:36 »

Awesome news!
My thanks to all involved, this is no small undertaking.

domoaligato · « **Reply #3185 on:** Fri, 14 February 2014, 22:29:18 »

Quote from: komar007 on Mon, 10 February 2014, 03:30:47

I ordered white, because many people liked them after the prototypes were made. The silkscreen is black this time.
I know we can't please everyone, doing many colors is just too much hassle. I hope this is fine, at least for most people.

the white pcb's will not be as prone to solder burn marks because they are a gloss finish and not a matte finish as the black pcb's were.
also I am not a professional at through hole soldering but I have soldered/desoldered my rev a prototype pcb about 4 times already and it has held up fine.
The white pcb's are more durable and should be much much easier to clean as well.

elton5354 · « **Reply #3186 on:** Sat, 15 February 2014, 01:19:39 »

Is it possible to remove the 4x PCB Cherry stabilizers from my order?

BlueBär · « **Reply #3187 on:** Sat, 15 February 2014, 06:12:14 »

Quote from: elton5354 on Sat, 15 February 2014, 01:19:39

Is it possible to remove the 4x PCB Cherry stabilizers from my order?

No more order changes at this point.

ApocalypseMaow · « **Reply #3188 on:** Sat, 15 February 2014, 17:54:49 »

Quote from: BlueBär on Sat, 15 February 2014, 06:12:14

Quote from: elton5354 on Sat, 15 February 2014, 01:19:39
Is it possible to remove the 4x PCB Cherry stabilizers from my order?

No more order changes at this point.

See you in the classifieds...

HoffmanMyster · « **Reply #3189 on:** Sat, 15 February 2014, 18:45:15 »

Quote from: ApocalypseMaow on Sat, 15 February 2014, 17:54:49

Quote from: BlueBär on Sat, 15 February 2014, 06:12:14
Quote from: elton5354 on Sat, 15 February 2014, 01:19:39
Is it possible to remove the 4x PCB Cherry stabilizers from my order?

No more order changes at this point.
See you in the classifieds...

I suspect that selling stabs should be fairly easy to accomplish, especially considering that they're not commercially available anywhere (except 2x PCB mount).

JayKthnx · « **Reply #3190 on:** Sun, 16 February 2014, 04:14:00 »

I've picked up one of the orders. Definitely looking forward to building this deck.

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #3191 on:** Sun, 16 February 2014, 08:27:31 »

Oooh its really finally in production

tricheboars · « **Reply #3192 on:** Mon, 17 February 2014, 12:16:47 »

thank you very much ApocalypseMaow! thanks for stepping up.

ApocalypseMaow · « **Reply #3193 on:** Mon, 17 February 2014, 15:45:17 »

Quote from: tricheboars on Mon, 17 February 2014, 12:16:47

thank you very much ApocalypseMaow! thanks for stepping up.

No problem, now if redline would let me proxy DSA dolch too...

T0ken · « **Reply #3194 on:** Tue, 18 February 2014, 14:20:17 »

This been asked a few times, but I'm not sure who to contact since I'm from Canada (awkwardly neither US or EU). I'll need to change my shipping address...

komar007 · « **Reply #3195 on:** Tue, 18 February 2014, 15:07:46 »

Quote from: T0ken on Tue, 18 February 2014, 14:20:17

This been asked a few times, but I'm not sure who to contact since I'm from Canada (awkwardly neither US or EU). I'll need to change my shipping address...

Canada is handled by jdcarpe

agodinhost · « **Reply #3196 on:** Tue, 18 February 2014, 15:11:48 »

It's for real?
Really??

T0ken · « **Reply #3197 on:** Tue, 18 February 2014, 17:47:50 »

Quote from: komar007 on Tue, 18 February 2014, 15:07:46

Quote from: T0ken on Tue, 18 February 2014, 14:20:17
This been asked a few times, but I'm not sure who to contact since I'm from Canada (awkwardly neither US or EU). I'll need to change my shipping address...

Canada is handled by jdcarpe

Thanks for the quick reply Komar

1pq · « **Reply #3198 on:** Wed, 19 February 2014, 11:23:22 »

Sorry if this is repetitive, but I can't seem to find the info anywhere. The thread is long, and I can't tell if there have been major updates that negate the info in older posts.
Is this GB still open for new orders? If I'd like to order a GH60, should I use the form in the OP? Another form? If not, will they be readily available somewhere else? I saw someone mention mechanicalkeyboards...

riotonthebay · « **Reply #3199 on:** Wed, 19 February 2014, 11:25:00 »

Quote from: 1pq on Wed, 19 February 2014, 11:23:22

Sorry if this is repetitive, but I can't seem to find the info anywhere. The thread is long, and I can't tell if there have been major updates that negate the info in older posts.
Is this GB still open for new orders? If I'd like to order a GH60, should I use the form in the OP? Another form? If not, will they be readily available somewhere else? I saw someone mention mechanicalkeyboards...

Orders are locked. They will show up on classifieds, and mk.com is rumored to begin carrying them.

GH60 rev. B w/ ali's case	\|	Cherry G80-3000 HFU/05	\|	IBM Model M (51G8572)

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Author Topic: GH60 Group Buy (Salvage Mode: Enabled - Update in OP) (Read 1624535 times)