[GB][FINISHED] Mekanisk Group Buy / LeandreN round 5

[LeandreN]

All the parts are ordered folks!

Working on getting stuff going fast. I have some addons i have to order too, but the GB itself is going.


William

[ReverbSlush]

thanks for the high level of communication.  I'm in another GB that is pretty much crickets right now  :/


Now to find a case. Any recommendations?

[TalkingTree]

Now to find a case. Any recommendations?

Depends on your taste. Do you want it be made out of aluminum, wood or plastic? Any color preference?

[graefeln]

thanks for the high level of communication.  I'm in another GB that is pretty much crickets right now  :/


Now to find a case. Any recommendations?

So much this - so many GB turn into crickets... really, I mean, I don't think the GB organizer can over inform people. I absolutely love it when I join one with good communication - even if/when there are delays.

[ReverbSlush]

Depends on your taste. Do you want it be made out of aluminum, wood or plastic? Any color preference?

Aluminum or plastic... black or white.... or a light colored wood.

These are 60% right? standard fit?  I'm using the HHKB plate.

[TalkingTree]

Aluminum or plastic... black or white.... or a light colored wood.

Have you already browsed this list?

These are 60% right? standard fit?  I'm using the HHKB plate.

Correct.

[ReverbSlush]

oooooh thanks for the link...  I really like that Tric sandwich

[LeandreN]

Hello!

Thanks for the kind words.

I messaged GON before the payment to tell him I was ready to "pay this week", turned out a little awkward due to autocorrect...



Anyway, as I said, he has recieved the payment and we have a timeline.

He will hire a part time worker, update the firmware and get everything packed. We are looking at a mid-December shipping date(to me) for the PCBs.

GON messaged me about trying to get the color as accurate as possible on the mint PCB.

This is what we came up with.



GON is also visiting the factory himself, which I think is great.


The Carbon Fibre and steel will ship withing two weeks, and the aluminium is in the raw material process.


William

[Sifo]

phew no Scamaz

[CommonCurt]

Hello!

Thanks for the kind words.

I messaged GON before the payment to tell him I was ready to "pay this week", turned out a little awkward due to autocorrect...

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Anyway, as I said, he has recieved the payment and we have a timeline.

He will hire a part time worker, update the firmware and get everything packed. We are looking at a mid-December shipping date(to me) for the PCBs.

GON messaged me about trying to get the color as accurate as possible on the mint PCB.

This is what we came up with.

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GON is also visiting the factory himself, which I think is great.


The Carbon Fibre and steel will ship withing two weeks, and the aluminium is in the raw material process.


William

More of a mint-green, not mint-blue?

I'm sure it will look great.  Just thought it would be a little more on the blueish side.

[LeandreN]

Hello!

Thanks for the kind words.

I messaged GON before the payment to tell him I was ready to "pay this week", turned out a little awkward due to autocorrect...

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Anyway, as I said, he has recieved the payment and we have a timeline.

He will hire a part time worker, update the firmware and get everything packed. We are looking at a mid-December shipping date(to me) for the PCBs.

GON messaged me about trying to get the color as accurate as possible on the mint PCB.

This is what we came up with.

Show Image

GON is also visiting the factory himself, which I think is great.


The Carbon Fibre and steel will ship withing two weeks, and the aluminium is in the raw material process.


William

More of a mint-green, not mint-blue?

I'm sure it will look great.  Just thought it would be a little more on the blueish side.

Yes, this was the plan. Mainly to maybe work a bit better with the new green plates(those won't be mint though).

[CommonCurt]

Hello!

Thanks for the kind words.

I messaged GON before the payment to tell him I was ready to "pay this week", turned out a little awkward due to autocorrect...

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Anyway, as I said, he has recieved the payment and we have a timeline.

He will hire a part time worker, update the firmware and get everything packed. We are looking at a mid-December shipping date(to me) for the PCBs.

GON messaged me about trying to get the color as accurate as possible on the mint PCB.

This is what we came up with.

Show Image

GON is also visiting the factory himself, which I think is great.


The Carbon Fibre and steel will ship withing two weeks, and the aluminium is in the raw material process.


William

More of a mint-green, not mint-blue?

I'm sure it will look great.  Just thought it would be a little more on the blueish side.

Yes, this was the plan. Mainly to maybe work a bit better with the new green plates(those won't be mint though).

Okay,  just wondering if anyone else was thinking when you said "mint blue" that it would be a little more blue.
When I think of mint blue I think of the color of blue butter mints, or something close to that.

[LeandreN]

Hello!

Thanks for the kind words.

I messaged GON before the payment to tell him I was ready to "pay this week", turned out a little awkward due to autocorrect...

Show Image

Anyway, as I said, he has recieved the payment and we have a timeline.

He will hire a part time worker, update the firmware and get everything packed. We are looking at a mid-December shipping date(to me) for the PCBs.

GON messaged me about trying to get the color as accurate as possible on the mint PCB.

This is what we came up with.

Show Image

GON is also visiting the factory himself, which I think is great.


The Carbon Fibre and steel will ship withing two weeks, and the aluminium is in the raw material process.


William

More of a mint-green, not mint-blue?

I'm sure it will look great.  Just thought it would be a little more on the blueish side.

Yes, this was the plan. Mainly to maybe work a bit better with the new green plates(those won't be mint though).

Okay,  just wondering if anyone else was thinking when you said "mint blue" that it would be a little more blue.
When I think of mint blue I think of the color of blue butter mints, or something close to that.

I guess that's a fair point. I did say mint blue. I'll send over a more neutral color.

[CommonCurt]

Hello!

Thanks for the kind words.

I messaged GON before the payment to tell him I was ready to "pay this week", turned out a little awkward due to autocorrect...

Show Image

Anyway, as I said, he has recieved the payment and we have a timeline.

He will hire a part time worker, update the firmware and get everything packed. We are looking at a mid-December shipping date(to me) for the PCBs.

GON messaged me about trying to get the color as accurate as possible on the mint PCB.

This is what we came up with.

Show Image

GON is also visiting the factory himself, which I think is great.


The Carbon Fibre and steel will ship withing two weeks, and the aluminium is in the raw material process.


William

More of a mint-green, not mint-blue?

I'm sure it will look great.  Just thought it would be a little more on the blueish side.

Yes, this was the plan. Mainly to maybe work a bit better with the new green plates(those won't be mint though).

Okay,  just wondering if anyone else was thinking when you said "mint blue" that it would be a little more blue.
When I think of mint blue I think of the color of blue butter mints, or something close to that.

I guess that's a fair point. I did say mint blue. I'll send over a

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more neutral color.

Yeah that looks better. 
I wouldn't object to it being even a little more blue

[graefeln]

He also said this a couple pages back:

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Thanks for all the support!

Keep the orders coming!

So that is about what I was expecting...

I like the one you just put up best though.

[LeandreN]

He also said this a couple pages back:

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Thanks for all the support!

Keep the orders coming!

So that is about what I was expecting...

I like the one you just put up best though.

To be honest, there may not even be any difference between these two due to the limited colours of the PCBs. We will see how it turns out. Just needed something to send over, and it was going to be mint.

[Sifo]

but did we decide what green the plate's gonna be o.O

[Schw4rz]

Great News! Looking forward to getting the PCB and Carbon Plate

Are SEPA Invoices out yet? Didn't receive one so far.

And thanks for making this GB happen

[LeandreN]

Great News! Looking forward to getting the PCB and Carbon Plate

Are SEPA Invoices out yet? Didn't receive one so far.

And thanks for making this GB happen

I am sending out SEPA invoices slowly today and tomorrow

[duynguyenle]

Paid!

[LeandreN]

[Sifo]

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:)

LOOKS GOOD

[FioraCorp]

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:)

Really wishing I opted for the green plate instead of the black right about now.  Love that color :D

[LeandreN]

Hehe. Ok so time for another update.

I have sent out some of the SEPA/manual invoices and I'll be working on getting them out asap.

If you haven't received your PayPal invoice, please let me know.

There are still some unpaid PayPal invoices, so I hope those can be paid asap.

GON is working in getting to the factory, and do all the things needed for the PCBs. Not much updates here.

The CF plates are here very soon. The steel plates will follow, then aluminium and lastly the GON PCBs, atleast as it looks now.

Any questions?
Support@mekanisk.co

Leftovers will be sold here:
Mekanisk.co

[LeandreN]

UPDATE

GON is visiting the PCB factory today
He is also done preparing the parts for the order.

Thanks for being patient!

[LeandreN]

Hey!

Anyone interested in PBT dyesub Cherry Profile ISO keycaps?

ISO DE, Nordic, UK or ANSI for that matter.

60$ per set. If I can get 10 buyers, I can arrange a group buy.

[duynguyenle]

Hey!

Anyone interested in PBT dyesub Cherry Profile ISO keycaps?

ISO DE, Nordic, UK or ANSI for that matter.

60$ per set. If I can get 10 buyers, I can arrange a group buy.

What form factor will this kit support? Only 60% or are there more layouts like TKL or 75%? Stepped caps or not? I think it would be helpful if you could post a quick mock-up to show what keys included

Interested in one iso UK kit

[LeandreN]

Hey!

Anyone interested in PBT dyesub Cherry Profile ISO keycaps?

ISO DE, Nordic, UK or ANSI for that matter.

60$ per set. If I can get 10 buyers, I can arrange a group buy.

What form factor will this kit support? Only 60% or are there more layouts like TKL or 75%? Stepped caps or not? I think it would be helpful if you could post a quick mock-up to show what keys included

Interested in one iso UK kit

We are talking only the basics here. Standard layouts and full kits.

[duynguyenle]

Hey!

Anyone interested in PBT dyesub Cherry Profile ISO keycaps?

ISO DE, Nordic, UK or ANSI for that matter.

60$ per set. If I can get 10 buyers, I can arrange a group buy.

What form factor will this kit support? Only 60% or are there more layouts like TKL or 75%? Stepped caps or not? I think it would be helpful if you could post a quick mock-up to show what keys included

Interested in one iso UK kit

We are talking only the basics here. Standard layouts and full kits.

Seems quite a deal! In for 1xISO-UK kit. 9 to go!

Will the capslock be stepped or normal centred stem?

[LeandreN]

Hey!

Anyone interested in PBT dyesub Cherry Profile ISO keycaps?

ISO DE, Nordic, UK or ANSI for that matter.

60$ per set. If I can get 10 buyers, I can arrange a group buy.

What form factor will this kit support? Only 60% or are there more layouts like TKL or 75%? Stepped caps or not? I think it would be helpful if you could post a quick mock-up to show what keys included

Interested in one iso UK kit

We are talking only the basics here. Standard layouts and full kits.

Seems quite a deal! In for 1xISO-UK kit. 9 to go!

Will the capslock be stepped or normal centred stem?

Normal centre stem

[TalkingTree]

Do you have pictures of this set?

[LeandreN]

Do you have pictures of this set?

Yes!
I also made a post on mechmarket there are some pictures there.- 

https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/5b56q7/gb_listen_up_europeans_pbt_dyesub_keycaps_iso_de/

[LeandreN]

UPDATE

So the carbon fibre plates are in!

[LeandreN]

My mail is currently down, please use contact@mekanisk.co

[Shiftshape]

Paid!

[LeandreN]

Thanks for your payments. Still figuring out the rest of the invoices. Some PayPal invoices are missing still, please pay those asap.

W

[richfiles]

Just waiting for an email reply, when the invoicing comes back from he manufacturer on the stuff I had contacted about. I last emailed on Nov 1. Still waiting.

[LeandreN]

Just waiting for an email reply, when the invoicing comes back from he manufacturer on the stuff I had contacted about. I last emailed on Nov 1. Still waiting.

Its better for you to email me than posting here. Your order is placed and I will invoice you before I send it to you.

[richfiles]

Thanks 
I just posted here cause of your post here. I'd just not heard back by email yet. Sent another. 

[LeandreN]

Thanks 
I just posted here cause of your post here. I'd just not heard back by email yet. Sent another. 

Your order is kind of a special one...
Thanks

[Owntrolf]

Thanks 
I just posted here cause of your post here. I'd just not heard back by email yet. Sent another. 

Your order is kind of a special one...
Thanks

osht

[LeandreN]

I will try to get the rest of the SEPA-invoices out this weekend. Sorry for the delay.

Still some PayPal invoices that aren't paid yet 

[LeandreN]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Wholesales-GH60-Anodizing-Aluminum-Case-for-60-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard-Compatible-Poker2-Pok3r-Faceu-60/32540926035.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_2_10037_511_10091_10090_10032_10088_10089_10077,searchweb201603_1&btsid=95e5f6d7-ab0e-4e2c-a2de-a02fb00e85e1

cheap alu case

[TalkingTree]

cheap alu case

Everyone be aware the 25% off sale is only valid for today.

[FioraCorp]

cheap alu case

Everyone be aware the 25% off sale is only valid for today.

Also worth noting: You can order off of Tao Bao directly now using these instructions: https://www.reddit.com/r/FashionReps/comments/40pvkz/guide_how_to_order_from_taobao_from_outside_of/  There are 11/11 sales on there too, so you may find a case on there for even cheaper.  Still, this is a good price, and I can say Vincent, the seller LeandreN linked, is one of the best on AliExpress IMO.

[leang]

Just ordered one for myself. Anyone have experience with this case? I hear the gaps between the plate and the case can be a bit loose.

[TalkingTree]

Just ordered one for myself. Anyone have experience with this case? I hear the gaps between the plate and the case can be a bit loose.

I own one and there's indeed a small gap between the plate and the case, perhaps 1,5mm but nothing that would be problematic.

[leang]

Just ordered one for myself. Anyone have experience with this case? I hear the gaps between the plate and the case can be a bit loose.

I own one and there's indeed a small gap between the plate and the case, perhaps 1,5mm but nothing that would be problematic.

Thanks, TalkingTree! I find myself looking for anything else worth buying on this one-day sale. Looking forward to the R5 products!

[LeandreN]

Just ordered one for myself. Anyone have experience with this case? I hear the gaps between the plate and the case can be a bit loose.

I own one and there's indeed a small gap between the plate and the case, perhaps 1,5mm but nothing that would be problematic.

Thanks, TalkingTree! I find myself looking for anything else worth buying on this one-day sale. Looking forward to the R5 products!

Thanks. And thanks for the help TalkingTree, I ordered a grey case. I do plan on sourcing some cases similar to the ones 1upkeyboards.com stocks in the future, if anyone is interested. I won't be able to get it nearly this pricepoint though :O

[FioraCorp]

Just ordered one for myself. Anyone have experience with this case? I hear the gaps between the plate and the case can be a bit loose.

I own one and there's indeed a small gap between the plate and the case, perhaps 1,5mm but nothing that would be problematic.

Thanks, TalkingTree! I find myself looking for anything else worth buying on this one-day sale. Looking forward to the R5 products!

Thanks. And thanks for the help TalkingTree, I ordered a grey case. I do plan on sourcing some cases similar to the ones 1upkeyboards.com stocks in the future, if anyone is interested. I won't be able to get it nearly this pricepoint though :O

It would be worth it to me if the gap between the case and the plate was tightened up a bit.  I'm all about low profile cases personally.