[GB] AL1 (Shipping, QMK Codes Open Sourced)

[Peppermint216]

I finallygot a tracking number, shipper is other... I am not sure where I can check its stauts

DHL was used I believe.

[forumusername]

That was it thank you very much

[Peppermint216]

Shipping from Taiwan?

DHL just text me wanting £27 tax but I don't know what for other than its come from Taiwan.

[xondat]

Shipping from Taiwan?

DHL just text me wanting £27 tax but I don't know what for other than its come from Taiwan.

Someone said Hong Kong proxy

[prozach]

Any word on the re-ano for the folks that got the "new color"

[noricon]

Nothing for me atm.

[Petch]

DHL just text me wanting £27 tax but I don't know what for other than its come from Taiwan.

I thought these were supposed to get marked down

[Peppermint216]

DHL just text me wanting £27 tax but I don't know what for other than its come from Taiwan.

I thought these were supposed to get marked down

Without any devalue it would be at least £60. Assuming it is the AL1, I have too many things coming.

[floris]

DHL just text me wanting £27 tax but I don't know what for other than its come from Taiwan.

I thought these were supposed to get marked down

Was valued at $100 on my package

[Peppermint216]

DHL just text me wanting £27 tax but I don't know what for other than its come from Taiwan.

I thought these were supposed to get marked down

Was valued at $100 on my package

Can you check your old tracking and see if it departed from Taiwan please?

[floris]

DHL just text me wanting £27 tax but I don't know what for other than its come from Taiwan.

I thought these were supposed to get marked down

Was valued at $100 on my package

Can you check your old tracking and see if it departed from Taiwan please?

Departed from Hong Kong

[LightningXI]

DHL just text me wanting £27 tax but I don't know what for other than its come from Taiwan.

I thought these were supposed to get marked down

Was valued at $100 on my package

Can you check your old tracking and see if it departed from Taiwan please?

Mine also came from HK

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[Peppermint216]

Mine also came from HK

Now I'm really curious to know what it is, coming Friday.

[homerowco]

Without any devalue it would be at least £60. Assuming it is the AL1, I have too many things coming.

Undervalued to $100 is perfectly fine with me. I have to pay 23% so best case $77, worst case if they add duty its another 9%, which appears to happen here randomly, then its 32% or $108... at $100 it's only $23, I can live with that

[Peppermint216]

So my Taiwanese package arrived today. It was indeed the AL1.

Packaging was pretty bad, when the driver brought it I thought how is there a keyboard in this thin box. When I opened it the board was filthy, marks and dust etc, there was even a cobweb in the stiletto side bit.

After a clean-up I am pretty happy with how it turned out, my only flaws seem to be on the inside. The weight is a mess and oddly the underside of it is clean aside from the machining marks. All the visible exterior pieces seem ok but not flawless, passable for the price.

Some comparison photos with a blackbird below:

[LightningXI]

So my Taiwanese package arrived today. It was indeed the AL1.

Packaging was pretty bad, when the driver brought it I thought how is there a keyboard in this thin box. When I opened it the board was filthy, marks and dust etc, there was even a cobweb in the stiletto side bit.

After a clean-up I am pretty happy with how it turned out, my only flaws seem to be on the inside. The weight is a mess and oddly the underside of it is clean aside from the machining marks. All the visible exterior pieces seem ok but not flawless, passable for the price.

Some comparison photos with a blackbird below:
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Good thing it arrived safely, despite the somewhat lacking packaging. Looks good.

[Peppermint216]

Also, the gap between G and H on the plate

[Petch]

In that last picture, the seam looks quite big towards the middle. Optical illusion, not tightly screwed together, or

[Peppermint216]

In that last picture, the seam looks quite big towards the middle. Optical illusion, not tightly screwed together, or

No Illusions, that side will not close up 

[xZ3ROx]

anyone experiencing wobble on a corner while typing? Ive tried adjusting the rubber things and also adjusting the tension of the screws...wobble remains on the right lower side.

[Peppermint216]

In that last picture, the seam looks quite big towards the middle. Optical illusion, not tightly screwed together, or

This would be why....

[TriangleLab]

Quick update:

Alsoran just shipped 5 kits (/u/homerowco， /u/terrymathews， /u/IIBorNotIIB， /u/Soggy_Stargazer， /u/speaktobrett). The photos look good to me. He will fill in the tracking numbers tomorrow.


There are totally 10 kits left including the replacement ones: Petch, /u/immaterium, odd, Oatburner, FeelHoodMuzik, noricon, MegalaDump, A10J12. These 10 kits, following replacement kits, and the 6 type 2 plates, are manufactured by ALF. The original factory did a bad work and was not cooperative so Alsoran asked ALF for help. I assume ALF will be much more reliable than the previous factory. 6 of the 10 kits have already been finished by ALF and are waiting to be shipped. ALF will ship the 6 kits to Alsoran for QC tomorrow. The left 4 kits need more time to be manufactured. I will have the name list of the 6 kits tomorrow.

I just travelled from the US to Shanghai, China this week. Was being pretty busy. Sorry for the late update.

If the kits you received have quality issues, please send me a PM. Don't send emails to me because I can't access gmail currently in China. You can also send photos to Alsoran (508881408@qq.com). He can't read English tho.

[speaktobrett]

Quick update:

Alsoran just shipped 5 kits (/u/homerowco， /u/terrymathews， /u/IIBorNotIIB， /u/Soggy_Stargazer， /u/speaktobrett). The photos look good to me. He will fill in the tracking numbers tomorrow.


There are totally 10 kits left including the replacement ones: Petch, /u/immaterium, odd, Oatburner, FeelHoodMuzik, noricon, MegalaDump, A10J12. These 10 kits, following replacement kits, and the 6 type 2 plates, are manufactured by ALF. The original factory did a bad work and was not cooperative so Alsoran asked ALF for help. I assume ALF will be much more reliable than the previous factory. 6 of the 10 kits have already been finished by ALF and are waiting to be shipped. ALF will ship the 6 kits to Alsoran for QC tomorrow. The left 4 kits need more time to be manufactured. I will have the name list of the 6 kits tomorrow.

I just travelled from the US to Shanghai, China this week. Was being pretty busy. Sorry for the late update.

If the kits you received have quality issues, please send me a PM. Don't send emails to me because I can't access gmail currently in China. You can also send photos to Alsoran (508881408@qq.com). He can't read English tho.

I did change my order to black, and received email confirmation.

Very exciting! Thanks

[forumusername]

Triangle I think I PM'd you with photos from the kits I got but I can't see them in my sent messages... I don't want to spam you can you confirm if you received them?

[TerryMathews]

Quick update:

Alsoran just shipped 5 kits (/u/homerowco， /u/terrymathews， /u/IIBorNotIIB， /u/Soggy_Stargazer， /u/speaktobrett). The photos look good to me. He will fill in the tracking numbers tomorrow.


There are totally 10 kits left including the replacement ones: Petch, /u/immaterium, odd, Oatburner, FeelHoodMuzik, noricon, MegalaDump, A10J12. These 10 kits, following replacement kits, and the 6 type 2 plates, are manufactured by ALF. The original factory did a bad work and was not cooperative so Alsoran asked ALF for help. I assume ALF will be much more reliable than the previous factory. 6 of the 10 kits have already been finished by ALF and are waiting to be shipped. ALF will ship the 6 kits to Alsoran for QC tomorrow. The left 4 kits need more time to be manufactured. I will have the name list of the 6 kits tomorrow.

I just travelled from the US to Shanghai, China this week. Was being pretty busy. Sorry for the late update.

If the kits you received have quality issues, please send me a PM. Don't send emails to me because I can't access gmail currently in China. You can also send photos to Alsoran (508881408@qq.com). He can't read English tho.

So, how bout day tracking?

[DukeEsquire]

@Triangle

I haven't seen any updates for my board yet and I don't see my name on the list of people waiting for their boards.

Can you please check?

Invoice #AL0027

[forumusername]

Is there a way to 'fix' the blemished weights?

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[LightningXI]

Is there a way to 'fix' the blemished weights?

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You could try using a brass polish and seeing how that goes.

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[Petch]

Is there a way to 'fix' the blemished weights?

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Probably sand + repolish + recoat

[TriangleLab]

The status of ALF-made AL1 kits (some are replacement cases):

Finished and will be shipped on next Monday:
odd,
/u/Oatburner,
 /u/noricon,
xZ3ROx,
LightningXI

Will be finished in the next week (estimated by ALF):
Petch,
/u/immaterium,
FeelHoodMuzik,
MegalaDump,
A10J12

These are all the remaining kit waiting to be fulfilled including the replacement cases required by buyers. Please tell me if you haven't received your kit and your name is not listed here.

[LightningXI]

The status of ALF-made AL1 kits (some are replacement cases):

Finished and will be shipped on next Monday:
odd,
/u/Oatburner,
 /u/noricon,
xZ3ROx,
LightningXI

Will be finished in the next week (estimated by ALF):
Petch,
/u/immaterium,
FeelHoodMuzik,
MegalaDump,
A10J12

These are all the remaining kit waiting to be fulfilled including the replacement cases required by buyers. Please tell me if you haven't received your kit and your name is not listed here.

Thanks for the update. Will we receive shipment notification / tracking information as well?

[floristfran]

i got a one of the new color, but it was also an extra, so was wondering if it shipped or when it is going to, just havent really seen anything about it on any of the lists.

[DukeEsquire]

The status of ALF-made AL1 kits (some are replacement cases):

Finished and will be shipped on next Monday:
odd,
/u/Oatburner,
 /u/noricon,
xZ3ROx,
LightningXI

Will be finished in the next week (estimated by ALF):
Petch,
/u/immaterium,
FeelHoodMuzik,
MegalaDump,
A10J12

These are all the remaining kit waiting to be fulfilled including the replacement cases required by buyers. Please tell me if you haven't received your kit and your name is not listed here.

Hi,

My name is not on there.

/r/flashcats.

[olivia]

The status of ALF-made AL1 kits (some are replacement cases):

Finished and will be shipped on next Monday:
odd,
/u/Oatburner,
 /u/noricon,
xZ3ROx,
LightningXI

Will be finished in the next week (estimated by ALF):
Petch,
/u/immaterium,
FeelHoodMuzik,
MegalaDump,
A10J12

These are all the remaining kit waiting to be fulfilled including the replacement cases required by buyers. Please tell me if you haven't received your kit and your name is not listed here.

Will the fixed option 2 plates ship after these?

[TriangleLab]

Thanks for the update. Will we receive shipment notification / tracking information as well?

Alsoran will fill in the tracking numbers on paypal. I can tell you your tracking number on Discord.

[TriangleLab]

Hi,

My name is not on there.

/r/flashcats.

Will get back to you in 24 hours.

[TriangleLab]

Will the fixed option 2 plates ship after these?

The fixed option 2 plates will be shipped about the same time as the last batch AL1 kits.

[TriangleLab]

I have two unread messages on Geekhack but I can't read them right now.

When I click "messages", it says "Database Error. Please try again. If you come back to this error screen, report the error to an administrator."

Anyone know what's the problem?

[Peppermint216]

I have two unread messages on Geekhack but I can't read them right now.

When I click "messages", it says "Database Error. Please try again. If you come back to this error screen, report the error to an administrator."

Anyone know what's the problem?

Geekhack was not working at all for me yesterday, sound like it's having temporary problems.

[TerryMathews]

PMs were from me. Let me know if you want me to communicate with you in another way.

[forumusername]

PMs were from me. Let me know if you want me to communicate with you in another way.

I also sent a PM

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[DukeEsquire]

PMs were from me. Let me know if you want me to communicate with you in another way.

I actually sent two PMs myself.

Lol.

[forumusername]

It seems like there is still issues with PM on Geekhack. 

How else can we contact you TriangleLab

[prozach]

Anyone building with Holtites or other sockets to make the board hot swappable?

[forumusername]

It seems like there is still issues with PM on Geekhack. 

How else can we contact you TriangleLab

@trianglelab is there an alternate way to contact you?

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[noricon]

The status of ALF-made AL1 kits (some are replacement cases):

Finished and will be shipped on next Monday:
odd,
/u/Oatburner,
 /u/noricon,
xZ3ROx,
LightningXI

Will be finished in the next week (estimated by ALF):
Petch,
/u/immaterium,
FeelHoodMuzik,
MegalaDump,
A10J12

These are all the remaining kit waiting to be fulfilled including the replacement cases required by buyers. Please tell me if you haven't received your kit and your name is not listed here.

I have not received my shipping notification yet (not sure if next Monday is what I was thinking.) Is there a way to contact you via discord since GH seems to be broken at the moment?

Thanks!

[Carifio24]

I'm sure this is mentioned somewhere, but I can't seem to find it: how do you put the keyboard into flashing mode for using DFU programmer?

[merlin64]

The manufacturer forgot to put a reset key in the default layout, they also omitted a physical reset key.

So the only way to do that is to short the pins on the atmega32u4....sigh. 

[TriangleLab]

I have not received my shipping notification yet (not sure if next Monday is what I was thinking.) Is there a way to contact you via discord since GH seems to be broken at the moment?

Thanks!

It seems like there is still issues with PM on Geekhack. 

How else can we contact you TriangleLab

I can receive emails now. I just bought a VPN account.

[TriangleLab]

I'm sure this is mentioned somewhere, but I can't seem to find it: how do you put the keyboard into flashing mode for using DFU programmer?

The manufacturer forgot to put a reset key in the default layout, they also omitted a physical reset key.

So the only way to do that is to short the pins on the atmega32u4....sigh. 

There are two pins between G and H keys. Using tweezers to short these two pins is the correct way.