[GB][FINISHED] Plates, PCBs and stabilisers - LeandreN Round 3

[potatowire]

UPDATE

Postage prices along with some other price changes makes it impossible for me to give people who bought a Tier 3 PCB a refund. Sorry.

All the money now has to be used on shipping and packaging materials.

Sorry.

If anyone who wanted a refund for their Tier 3 costs happens to also be a Vim fan, I can send you a free HJKL and Caps Lock replacement kit (normally $15). I might not be able to do this for everyone (I have no idea how many are affected), but I'd like to support LeandreN's hard work if I can.

[chancellorr]

UPDATE

Postage prices along with some other price changes makes it impossible for me to give people who bought a Tier 3 PCB a refund. Sorry.

All the money now has to be used on shipping and packaging materials.

Sorry.

If anyone who wanted a refund for their Tier 3 costs happens to also be a Vim fan, I can send you a free HJKL and Caps Lock replacement kit (normally $15). I might not be able to do this for everyone (I have no idea how many are affected), but I'd like to support LeandreN's hard work if I can.

That's awesome. I'd love one!

[potatowire]

UPDATE

Postage prices along with some other price changes makes it impossible for me to give people who bought a Tier 3 PCB a refund. Sorry.

All the money now has to be used on shipping and packaging materials.

Sorry.

If anyone who wanted a refund for their Tier 3 costs happens to also be a Vim fan, I can send you a free HJKL and Caps Lock replacement kit (normally $15). I might not be able to do this for everyone (I have no idea how many are affected), but I'd like to support LeandreN's hard work if I can.

That's awesome. I'd love one!

Done!

[soilheart]

UPDATE

Postage prices along with some other price changes makes it impossible for me to give people who bought a Tier 3 PCB a refund. Sorry.

All the money now has to be used on shipping and packaging materials.

Sorry.

If anyone who wanted a refund for their Tier 3 costs happens to also be a Vim fan, I can send you a free HJKL and Caps Lock replacement kit (normally $15). I might not be able to do this for everyone (I have no idea how many are affected), but I'd like to support LeandreN's hard work if I can.

I've actually looked at your vim caps to buy as a present for a colleague who is a vim user (to push him to buy a mech ) but the full price with international shipping was a little too steep (for a gift). If you could give me a discount on a set (would prefer DSA), both me and my colleague would appreciate it

EDIT: And as seen earlier, I payed for Tier3, so hopefully I'm eligible.

[LeandreN]

Dude! This is so awesome! I can't give refund the difference between the tier 2 & 3, but here you come with these awesome keys. Even if you can't help everybody, this is just awesome. Thanks a lot.

[potatowire]

UPDATE

Postage prices along with some other price changes makes it impossible for me to give people who bought a Tier 3 PCB a refund. Sorry.

All the money now has to be used on shipping and packaging materials.

Sorry.

If anyone who wanted a refund for their Tier 3 costs happens to also be a Vim fan, I can send you a free HJKL and Caps Lock replacement kit (normally $15). I might not be able to do this for everyone (I have no idea how many are affected), but I'd like to support LeandreN's hard work if I can.

I've actually looked at your vim caps to buy as a present for a colleague who is a vim user (to push him to buy a mech ) but the full price with international shipping was a little too steep (for a gift). If you could give me a discount on a set (would prefer DSA), both me and my colleague would appreciate it

EDIT: And as seen earlier, I payed for Tier3, so hopefully I'm eligible.

I'll ship them for free, just PM me your order number when you're done and I'll refund you the shipping. Alternatively, PM me your email address and I'll send an invoice.

[TalkingTree]

If anyone who wanted a refund for their Tier 3 costs happens to also be a Vim fan, I can send you a free HJKL and Caps Lock replacement kit (normally $15). I might not be able to do this for everyone (I have no idea how many are affected), but I'd like to support LeandreN's hard work if I can.

Any chance they will be ever made in Cherry/DCS profile?

[potatowire]

Dude! This is so awesome! I can't give refund the difference between the tier 2 & 3, but here you come with these awesome keys. Even if you can't help everybody, this is just awesome. Thanks a lot.

You're very welcome, and thank you for running such a standout GB!

[potatowire]

If anyone who wanted a refund for their Tier 3 costs happens to also be a Vim fan, I can send you a free HJKL and Caps Lock replacement kit (normally $15). I might not be able to do this for everyone (I have no idea how many are affected), but I'd like to support LeandreN's hard work if I can.

Any chance they will be ever made in Cherry/DCS profile?

I've looked into it, but I need to see if I can break-even first. I love Vim and mechs, so I will keep this going as long as I can...

Edit: I don't want to hijack LeandreN's thread anymore than I already have, but I have an "Artisan" thread, if anyone has more questions...

[rotciveel]

Thanks for your amazing work LeandreN! Been reading all the updates and seeing all the pics got me super excited but I just now realized I'm this much closer to my first custom 60% board! Since I'm not waiting on switches, it should be soon! HYPE!

[flob_ert]

My first post... and its a BIG thank you to LeandreN for letting me get in on this GB when I wasn't a member of GH or Reddit (That shouldn't be an issue anymore). I also wanted to say thank you for getting me a Tire 2 PCB (robertcalvert).

Im so hyped for my first GB... I cant wait to see everyone's builds 

[LeandreN]

My first post... and its a BIG thank you to LeandreN for letting me get in on this GB when I wasn't a member of GH or Reddit (That shouldn't be an issue anymore). I also wanted to say thank you for getting me a Tire 2 PCB (robertcalvert).

Im so hyped for my first GB... I cant wait to see everyone's builds 

Everybody can join my GBs, whether they are not registered anywhere, coming from Deskthority, Reddit, Geekhack, or an Asian keyboard forum

Congrats with your first post, and yes, please post your builds here so I can see what you have done!

[TalkingTree]

I cant wait to see everyone's builds 

Welcome to the club.

My build from GB #1 (ISO plate)

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GB #2 (plate + PCB)

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Forgive the poor quality of the images but at least you can get the idea.

[flob_ert]

I cant wait to see everyone's builds 

Welcome to the club.

My build from GB #1 (ISO plate)

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GB #2 (plate + PCB)

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Forgive the poor quality of the images but at least you can get the idea.

Thank you

Did the GB #1 plate have plate mounted stabilizers? I really want to do a hand wired 60% in ISO but cant find a plate in ISO that has plate mounted stabilizers.

[LeandreN]

I cant wait to see everyone's builds 

Welcome to the club.

My build from GB #1 (ISO plate)

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GB #2 (plate + PCB)

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Forgive the poor quality of the images but at least you can get the idea.

Thank you

Did the GB #1 plate have plate mounted stabilizers? I really want to do a hand wired 60% in ISO but cant find a plate in ISO that has plate mounted stabilizers.

I actually have a R1 plate in ISO laying around...

[TalkingTree]

Did the GB #1 plate have plate mounted stabilizers? I really want to do a hand wired 60% in ISO but cant find a plate in ISO that has plate mounted stabilizers.

IIRC, yes, stabilizers cutouts should be cross compatible with either Costar, Cherry plate mounted and Cherry PCB mounted. But let's have LeandreN confirm this, I might be wrong.

[flob_ert]

I cant wait to see everyone's builds 

Welcome to the club.

My build from GB #1 (ISO plate)

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GB #2 (plate + PCB)

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Show Image

Forgive the poor quality of the images but at least you can get the idea.

Thank you

Did the GB #1 plate have plate mounted stabilizers? I really want to do a hand wired 60% in ISO but cant find a plate in ISO that has plate mounted stabilizers.

I actually have a R1 plate in ISO laying around...

Amazing, im so glad I joined now (I was a long time lurker). If you have one I would happily buy it off of you... I could do with some more stabilizers as well 

[LeandreN]

I cant wait to see everyone's builds 

Welcome to the club.

My build from GB #1 (ISO plate)

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GB #2 (plate + PCB)

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Forgive the poor quality of the images but at least you can get the idea.

Thank you

Did the GB #1 plate have plate mounted stabilizers? I really want to do a hand wired 60% in ISO but cant find a plate in ISO that has plate mounted stabilizers.

I actually have a R1 plate in ISO laying around...

Amazing, im so glad I joined now (I was a long time lurker). If you have one I would happily buy it off of you... I could do with some more stabilizers as well 

We can figure out stuff tomorrow

[flob_ert]

I cant wait to see everyone's builds 

Welcome to the club.

My build from GB #1 (ISO plate)

More

Show Image

GB #2 (plate + PCB)

More

Show Image

Forgive the poor quality of the images but at least you can get the idea.

Thank you

Did the GB #1 plate have plate mounted stabilizers? I really want to do a hand wired 60% in ISO but cant find a plate in ISO that has plate mounted stabilizers.

I actually have a R1 plate in ISO laying around...

Amazing, im so glad I joined now (I was a long time lurker). If you have one I would happily buy it off of you... I could do with some more stabilizers as well 

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We can figure out stuff tomorrow :)

You are truly amazing! You have my email address from the GB (robertcalvert), let me know the extra cost + any extra postage due to size/weight etc and I can pay via paypal if you send me an invoice :)

[Numpy]

Wow! This is my frist GB and I'm super impressed. I always avoided GBs and stuck to commercial websites because I always thought that GB's would be handled slowly/leaders would be unresponsive/unprofessional.
You've proved me wrong with all of those statements LeandreN.
You have been more responsive and efficient than I could dream of a normal retailer being.

Thank you so much, I will be much more inclined to join group buys from now on and thank you so much for a Tier 2 PCB.

P.S. This community in general is awesome.

[rabs]

Also my first Group Buy, thanks heaps LeandreN for being so helpful and responsive! Really looking forward to my build.

[supermoot]

Also my first Group Buy. I joined this website for this

[LeandreN]

Did 4 orders today. Total shipped is ~11 people, which again is about 10% of the participants.

[TalkingTree]

Did 4 orders today. Total shipped is ~11 people, which again is about 10% of the participants.

Are you still waiting for Gateron switches?

[LeandreN]

Did 4 orders today. Total shipped is ~11 people, which again is about 10% of the participants.

Are you still waiting for Gateron switches?

Nope

[TalkingTree]

Did 4 orders today. Total shipped is ~11 people, which again is about 10% of the participants.

Are you still waiting for Gateron switches?

Nope

Uhm, so my order shipped as well?

[LeandreN]

Sorry i though your question were "anything new from gateron". No news, aiming for this week still.

[TalkingTree]

Sorry i though your question were "anything new from gateron". No news, aiming for this week still.

Alright. Thanks for the news.

[LeandreN]

Update

Shipped a couple of orders today, including those from yesterday. I think i have shipped about 13 orders total, i will count later. Contacted Corus and will apparentyl get a tracking number tomorrow for the Gaterons.

[xondat]

I may of missed it but is there a list of people that have had their orders shipped and not?

[f1xedgear]

I may of missed it but is there a list of people that have had their orders shipped and not?

The order status spreadsheet sent out with one of the initial emails is being updated on a fairly regular basis.

[LeandreN]

Here you go guys, just updated!

[Relaxbro]

Are you proxying cases from Ziptyze's group buy? If yes, you can wait until they arrive before you ship my order. That way you can save a bit on shipping.

[LeandreN]

Are you proxying cases from Ziptyze's group buy? If yes, you can wait until they arrive before you ship my order. That way you can save a bit on shipping.

Yes I do. I will ship your order when I have the Zip cases then.

[LeandreN]

Looks like Gaterons will arrive today

[TalkingTree]

Looks like Gaterons will arrive today

Gateron is mocking me. I guess you can ignore my last PM.

[LeandreN]

Looks like Gaterons will arrive today

Gateron is mocking me. I guess you can ignore my last PM.

Sure, 20 Gaterons will be shipped with your order.

I think i even managed to get PCB mounted Gateron blues special orders, but you never know with orders from China.

[reddragon394]

There are special blues? What did I miss?!

[LeandreN]

There are special blues? What did I miss?!

Corus, who i ordered through just carries plate mounted Gateron Blues. I got them to order PCB mount

[f1xedgear]

There are special blues? What did I miss?!

Corus, who i ordered through just carries plate mounted Gateron Blues. I got them to order PCB mount

LeandreN is magic! Probably helps that we ordered a few thousand of them though.

[f1xedgear]

I recorded a typing test this morning so i can compare the sound with and without the plate installed in my B.face.

[LeandreN]

I recorded a typing test this morning so i can compare the sound with and without the plate installed in my B.face.

Nice! Plates mostly improve the feels, but will probably augment the sound, especially steel.

[f1xedgear]

I recorded a typing test this morning so i can compare the sound with and without the plate installed in my B.face.

Nice! Plates mostly improve the feels, but will probably augment the sound, especially steel.

Oh, well I got a black alu plate to hide the white pcb in my otherwise mostly all black build.

At any rate, this is a fantastic keyboard so far (had mine assembled for about a week). Havent figured out next/prev track media keys on a mac yet though

[cjhard]

Some media keycodes aren't supported on Mac. Check out this sheet for supported keycodes

It does list next/prev track as supported though, try some event capture utility on whatever the keyboard device enumerates to under whatever OS X's equivilent to /dev/input? Even though the Keyboard emits the event, the OS has to listen and handle it some way.

[f1xedgear]

Some media keycodes aren't supported on Mac. Check out this sheet for supported keycodes

It does list next/prev track as supported though, try some event capture utility on whatever the keyboard device enumerates to under whatever OS X's equivilent to /dev/input? Even though the Keyboard emits the event, the OS has to listen and handle it some way.

Thanks for that list!

I think i have 2 options:
* Make a crazy mapping for next/prev (e.g. ctrl+opt+cmd+n for next) and have a custom macro send that sequence
* Hack the firmware to send the correct code.

I'd like to go the firmware route since that would be more compatible and others would find it useful. If I ever figure it out, I'll post it somewhere.

[chancellorr]

Some media keycodes aren't supported on Mac. Check out this sheet for supported keycodes

It does list next/prev track as supported though, try some event capture utility on whatever the keyboard device enumerates to under whatever OS X's equivilent to /dev/input? Even though the Keyboard emits the event, the OS has to listen and handle it some way.

Thanks for that list!

I think i have 2 options:
* Make a crazy mapping for next/prev (e.g. ctrl+opt+cmd+n for next) and have a custom macro send that sequence
* Hack the firmware to send the correct code.

I'd like to go the firmware route since that would be more compatible and others would find it useful. If I ever figure it out, I'll post it somewhere.

Couldn't you use something like Keyboard Maestro or Karabiner? Or even an Alfred workflow?

[LeandreN]

[TalkingTree]

Sticky LeandreNs all over.
How many switches were collectively bought?

[f1xedgear]

Couldn't you use something like Keyboard Maestro or Karabiner? Or even an Alfred workflow?

Yes, but i figure that modifying the firmware will be more compatible with all mac apps and will be more useful for other people in the future.

[LeandreN]

Sticky LeandreNs all over.
How many switches were collectively bought?

2800 switches.