[GB] GMK Yuri R2 / GMK Skydata (Closed)

[T0mb3ry]

GMK Yuri R2 / GMK Skydata


Hello and welcome to group buy for GMK Yuri R2 and GMK Skydata.

This is the second round for Yuri in Cherry profile. This set is dedicated to the first human in space: Yuri Gagarin. As a novelty for this round I've added Skydata - a monotone color design but with very striking colors. As alternative to Yuri novelties, there is a Cherry Picker kit and i hope it will suit people who don't like the socialist symbols in the original novelty kit.

Group buy information:

• Profile: Cherry
• Material: ABS
• Rows: 1-1-2-3-4-4
• GB time frame: November 13 - December 14, 2020
• Lead times: 34 weeks after GB closes and order is placed

Vendors:

• EU: Oblotzky Industries
• NA: NovelKeys Deskmats
• Canada: Deskhero
• South East Asia: Monokai store
• China: CN:ZFrontier/EN:ZFrontier
• Australia: Daily Clack

Kits










Yuri Deskmat by Outragedpudding

[lukelex]

Reserved

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[zekth]

[Puddsy]

https://youtu.be/iLGXWPPzUwA?t=96

first keyset GB i've joined since handarbeit

[azzipa]

I passed on too many GMK sets this year, some that I really regret (Emir's GMK Rouge at the top of the list). Moving on this one!

Now I have to hack GH to get the locked IC thread out of my Watched Topic list.

[comdata55]

Hi, great to see this going to r2. just wondering, any chance we'll ever see this in PBT?

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

Anyone want the 40s kit but not the light blue split bars?

[dvorcol]

I passed on too many GMK sets this year, some that I really regret (Emir's GMK Rouge at the top of the list). Moving on this one!

Now I have to hack GH to get the locked IC thread out of my Watched Topic list.

I just right-click the locked thread's Notifiy button and copy the link, replace the copied thread's "action=notify;sa=on" with "action=unwatch" and execute it.  The locked thread is now unwatched.

[treeleaf64]

Hi, great to see this going to r2. just wondering, any chance we'll ever see this in PBT?

It's a GMK Set. No

[comdata55]

Hi, great to see this going to r2. just wondering, any chance we'll ever see this in PBT?

It's a GMK Set. No

I understand it's a GMK set, i didn't ask if GMK would make it in PBT did I? I asked if T0mb3ry is considering running the colorway in PBT.

[Opacity]

Are these colors the exact same as the original run? I still use R1 so I just want to pick up novelties, etc. this time around.

[azzipa]

Still a hack, but much more elegant. Thanks!

I passed on too many GMK sets this year, some that I really regret (Emir's GMK Rouge at the top of the list). Moving on this one!

Now I have to hack GH to get the locked IC thread out of my Watched Topic list.

I just right-click the locked thread's Notifiy button and copy the link, replace the copied thread's "action=notify;sa=on" with "action=unwatch" and execute it.  The locked thread is now unwatched.

[hotnoodle666]

Hey didn't see the F-row color change for the Yuri base in the IC Post. Are F1-F4 and F9-F12 keys supposed to be the same color as F5-F8 as the kit picture suggests?

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

Are these colors the exact same as the original run? I still use R1 so I just want to pick up novelties, etc. this time around.

I have some GMK and SA Carbon R1 and R2, they’re also T0mb3ry custom colors where r2 was matched to R1. I can interchange them and my significant other can’t tell who’s who. I’d be pretty confident in the colors matching well.

[T0mb3ry]

Hey didn't see the F-row color change for the Yuri base in the IC Post. Are F1-F4 and F9-F12 keys supposed to be the same color as F5-F8 as the kit picture suggests?

Thanks for the catch. Its an error. Will be corrected in few days.

Hi, great to see this going to r2. just wondering, any chance we'll ever see this in PBT?

It's a GMK Set. No

I understand it's a GMK set, i didn't ask if GMK would make it in PBT did I? I asked if T0mb3ry is considering running the colorway in PBT.

Unlikely. There is no pbt (besides hhkb) i would like to make a set for.

Are these colors the exact same as the original run? I still use R1 so I just want to pick up novelties, etc. this time around.

GMK is pretty consistent with colors from round to round. You can mix and match rounds as you like.

[hotnoodle666]

Hey didn't see the F-row color change for the Yuri base in the IC Post. Are F1-F4 and F9-F12 keys supposed to be the same color as F5-F8 as the kit picture suggests?

Thanks for the catch. Its an error. Will be corrected in few days.

That's great. Thank you!

[T0mb3ry]

Hey didn't see the F-row color change for the Yuri base in the IC Post. Are F1-F4 and F9-F12 keys supposed to be the same color as F5-F8 as the kit picture suggests?

Corrected.

Are these colors the exact same as the original run? I still use R1 so I just want to pick up novelties, etc. this time around.

I have some GMK and SA Carbon R1 and R2, they’re also T0mb3ry custom colors where r2 was matched to R1. I can interchange them and my significant other can’t tell who’s who. I’d be pretty confident in the colors matching well.

I would be careful with mixing SP SA rounds. SP's plastic supplier is not consistent. There was an issue with shade differences in SP SA Strong Spirit. This is why i tell people to treat each SP round individually. There is no guarantee that SP round will match previous round shade wise. GMK on the other hand is pretty safe so far.

[ChitownM2]

Any chance of offering just the numpad enter key in the novelty set? I picked up 2 kits in the original run where they were incorrectly produced as + key profile. Is like to be able to replace those without having to buy 2 more entire novelty kits

[T0mb3ry]

Any chance of offering just the numpad enter key in the novelty set? I picked up 2 kits in the original run where they were incorrectly produced as + key profile. Is like to be able to replace those without having to buy 2 more entire novelty kits

Unfortunately its not possible to add kits at this point because we are already in GB phase. Also i don't think such kit of only one numpad enter will hit its MOQ. IMO this could be solved only as replacement for the first round but GMK could not do that back in the days.

[avid]

Happy to see Yuri back, love the kitting on this one and great prices.

[konstantin]

How are the sales going? Any updated numbers?

[dvorcol]

[elmo]

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oof...

[neutralstate]

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oof...

ouch did GMK raise their prices? $120 for 1000 MOQ and $130 for 500 MOQ are slightly more expensive than I would have expected.

[dvorcol]

[dvorcol]

[LXVRGS]

really hoping the cyrillic kit makes it

[spidey3]

I just ordered via NovelKeys, but I just noticed that the Icon Mods set doesn't include icon version of Ctrl, Super, and Alt, while the original version of Yuri did have them.
Is there any way to get those?

[T0mb3ry]

I just ordered via NovelKeys, but I just noticed that the Icon Mods set doesn't include icon version of Ctrl, Super, and Alt, while the original version of Yuri did have them.
Is there any way to get those?

Hello,

I've decided this time to offer only classic icon mods (icon mods but worded bottom row) in order to lower the price. It's also not possible to make kit adjustments during GB as it will change the pricing and that ends up only in chaos.

[spidey3]

I guess now I have to search for someone willing to send me their R1 icon mods...

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[dvorcol]

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[online]

Is the base no MOQ?

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

Is the base no MOQ?

The MOQs are listed. 1000 for traditional, 500 for skydata.

[sh_xguitar]

skydata need more love 

[Puddsy]

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holy **** really?

skydata is the best set i've seen in years and only 15 other people ordered it?

no taste in keyboards anymore

[Vigrith]

holy **** really?

skydata is the best set i've seen in years and only 15 other people ordered it?

no taste in keyboards anymore

Very strange, especially when 2 of those are me LOL

[dvorcol]

Just here to confirm.

All kits will be made.

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[online]

I'm surprised by the number of orders, it such a nice set... hope it'll make to moq

[elmo]

I'm surprised by the number of orders, it such a nice set... hope it'll make to moq

Some of the vendors already said that all kits will be made no matter how many are sold in GB.
They will just buy out MOQ with the extras.

[Puddsy]

I'm surprised by the number of orders, it such a nice set... hope it'll make to moq

Some of the vendors already said that all kits will be made no matter how many are sold in GB.
They will just buy out MOQ with the extras.

i believe NK has said they'll buy this out no matter what

the nice thing about yuri is that because it's such a classic, there will be demand for extras

i'm telling you though, my only regret for skydata is that i'm not buying two

[T0mb3ry]

Just here to confirm.

All kits will be made.

[konstantin]

Just here to confirm.

All kits will be made.

Love to hear it

[Puddsy]

Just here to confirm.

All kits will be made.

this is the best news thank u

[Vigrith]

Just here to confirm.

All kits will be made.

Not surprised. After how sought after Yuri R1 was after it started arriving to the buyers it's honestly very strange that this didn't hit MOQ for everything day one - at least the vendors are being smart about their money.

[directheatedtriode]

Yeah I'm in for Yuri base, Cyrillic, novelties and deskmat. This really hits the spot for my love of all things space related and the color combination is spot on to the theme. Will be one of the sets that will be rotated on all silver Moon TKL.

[dvorcol]

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[dvorcol]

[treeleaf64]

That is good to hear, if i have a lot more money i might grab some extras haha

[Kokaloo]

so,
wait.

Why put consumers through the group buy process at all if there was plans to buy out ALL kits from the very start? Especially for numbers lacking such as this, there is clearly capitol available to not have to use an outdated buying system.

[Oblotzky]

so,
wait.

Why put consumers through the group buy process at all if there was plans to buy out ALL kits from the very start? Especially for numbers lacking such as this, there is clearly capitol available to not have to use an outdated buying system.

So you prefer not being able to secure a set at a lower price? Todays purpose of keyset group buys is to

#1 Give you better pricing.
#2 Guarantees you to receive a unit, instead of hoping the vendors bought enough sets to satisfy demand for more than 2 minutes of them opening a FCFS stock sale.
#3 Be able to offer more kits, without a group buy, we vendors have no idea how much each kit is in demand, so it's impossible to prepare for #2, we'd just drop child kits and go for base kits as much as possible.

Group Buys are still in the interest of the community IMO.

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

so,
wait.

Why put consumers through the group buy process at all if there was plans to buy out ALL kits from the very start? Especially for numbers lacking such as this, there is clearly capitol available to not have to use an outdated buying system.

GMK skeletor r2 did this, and the cheapest it got was extras pricing at 180. I’m glad to buy in for less.

[directheatedtriode]

so,
wait.

Why put consumers through the group buy process at all if there was plans to buy out ALL kits from the very start? Especially for numbers lacking such as this, there is clearly capitol available to not have to use an outdated buying system.

GMK skeletor r2 did this, and the cheapest it got was extras pricing at 180. I’m glad to buy in for less.

Yup I'm all for paying less because I don't need keycaps NOW.

We do similar thing for DIY DAC/amp PCB group buys on another hifi forum, we can get really high quality PCBs with higher copper content and thiccc ground planes for what it would cost for getting 1 or 2 PCBs made at a lower quality production house.

[Kokaloo]

so,
wait.

Why put consumers through the group buy process at all if there was plans to buy out ALL kits from the very start? Especially for numbers lacking such as this, there is clearly capitol available to not have to use an outdated buying system.

So you prefer not being able to secure a set at a lower price? Todays purpose of keyset group buys is to

#1 Give you better pricing.
#2 Guarantees you to receive a unit, instead of hoping the vendors bought enough sets to satisfy demand for more than 2 minutes of them opening a FCFS stock sale.
#3 Be able to offer more kits, without a group buy, we vendors have no idea how much each kit is in demand, so it's impossible to prepare for #2, we'd just drop child kits and go for base kits as much as possible.

Group Buys are still in the interest of the community IMO.

1 is completely up to the vendor. I can't imagine prices become magically cheaper solely because epeople have to wait longer. Oco made the price for skeletor as NK made the price for this.
2 wouldn't be an issue if GMK was capable of meeting demand and vendors were willing to take just a little more risk to stock product, which could change in the future from all these rumors I'm hearing of GMK more than doubling their supply chain with the incoming machines.
3 makes sense, completely. Still, it leaves a sour taste in my mouth seeing kits get canceled a week into the buy.

For clarification, what I'm worried about is that no matter the capitol vendors have, no matter how large actual supply and demand is, I fear vendors get comfortable with this process and won't be willing to budge to change. Every month has been non stop growth and eventually consumers deserve a better, less risky practice to get them product.

[Mr_BeastQuake]

We all know there is no risk in keyboard stonks, vendors just need to take the dive and invest everything they have because keyboard stonk only go up. Vendors are not people and as such should have no risk aversion, this is known.

[mgsickler]

1 is completely up to the vendor. I can't imagine prices become magically cheaper solely because epeople have to wait longer. Oco made the price for skeletor as NK made the price for this.
2 wouldn't be an issue if GMK was capable of meeting demand and vendors were willing to take just a little more risk to stock product, which could change in the future from all these rumors I'm hearing of GMK more than doubling their supply chain with the incoming machines.
3 makes sense, completely. Still, it leaves a sour taste in my mouth seeing kits get canceled a week into the buy.

For clarification, what I'm worried about is that no matter the capitol vendors have, no matter how large actual supply and demand is, I fear vendors get comfortable with this process and won't be willing to budge to change. Every month has been non stop growth and eventually consumers deserve a better, less risky practice to get them product.

1 - Yes it is completely up to the vendor, but our GB pricing is nowhere near the price needed to be a sustainable business.
2 - This is a huge problem with investing capital. When GMK gets better lead times, we can realistically invest capital to have a return within an appropriate amount of time. However we are still taking more risk to order large quantities of extras to hopefully become stock. To say were not willing to take a risk is not true at all.
3 - No real comment, but I dont really like cancelling any kits at all, and have bought out many kits to make them hit MOQ.

Our goal this year in 2020 was try to skip some of the GB process and just have in stock items. Unfortunately GMK lead times made that impossible (with other items we made that possible - PBT keycaps, tons of switches, deskpads, and more). Having capital tied up for that long really impacts our growth. Trust me, I would rather not do GB's and order things in stock, but thats not completely feasible. GBs actually create their own liability for vendors. If GMK went belly up, we would be on the hook for making refunds with the possibility of not getting a refund from GMK. I also understand thats a risk for the customer as well.

I think GB's are here to stay for a while too, because as Oblotzky said it is helpful for the community and the vendor. Offering better pricing for the community, while letting vendors hopefully get a little bit more capital to throw towards that order.

[online]

I just wanna say I have no problem with this model of group buy. Got in for a cheaper price, guaranteed to have the kits ordered. If I missed a kit I will still have a good chance to buy it later. Can't be more happier.

On the flip side, the caps will be less exclusive and less saleable with an inflated price after, but I won't worry about that.

[phoenixrage]

I'm relatively new to the hobby (less than 2 months in), and have a joined a lot of group buys lol.  I chalk it up to.. "this is the way..." as I can not justify paying the aftermarket prices.

[Puddsy]

just remembered i bought this but i never look at the novelkeys emails

we still in GMK lead time hell?

[T0mb3ry]

just remembered i bought this but i never look at the novelkeys emails

we still in GMK lead time hell?

I didn't get any specific info on GMK Yuri yet, but all GMK sets are in general delayed (GMK Boneyard has been delayed to July for example). GMK Yuri was expected to ship somewhere in August - if we consider the 34 weeks on the first page. I expect GMK Yuri to ship around October.

If i get any info on that directly then i will definitely share it here as well.

[sh_xguitar]

I know I didn't need to worry colormatching process since it was a re-run color, but, where can I got latest info from maker?

[T0mb3ry]

I know I didn't need to worry colormatching process since it was a re-run color, but, where can I got latest info from maker?

Hello.

According to my info, GMK Yuri will (if everything goes well) be shipped late April to vendors. Afaik the delays are caused by disturbed supply chains (specifically resin).

[HungerMechanic]

GMK Yuri extras are now on offer at DeskHero:

https://www.deskhero.ca/products/gmk-yuri-r2-extras

Hey, is that gray modifier colour the same as Honeywell?

[T0mb3ry]

Hey, is that gray modifier colour the same as Honeywell?

Yuri has no gray colors. Only dark blue, light blue and neon (red) orange.

[Puddsy]

novelkeys says these will likely start shipping to US buyers by the end of june, just in case anyone missed the email

[HungerMechanic]

Hey, is that gray modifier colour the same as Honeywell?

Yuri has no gray colors. Only dark blue, light blue and neon (red) orange.

Hah, it's been so long since I've seen it.

First time I ever saw Yuri, it was on a worn-in black Keycool84 with Gateron / Cherry Browns that probably cost less than GMK Yuri. Was a fairly smooth and really light keyboard, really validated the concept of Browns, actually.

[Getsome!!!]

Hey, is that gray modifier colour the same as Honeywell?

Yuri has no gray colors. Only dark blue, light blue and neon (red) orange.

Is SA yuri R2 in the works?

[T0mb3ry]

Is SA yuri R2 in the works?

SA Yuri R2 is not in the works but i'll do definitely another round in the distant future.

[Puddsy]

genuinely i think this is one of the best sets i own, this looks so good in person

one small problem though

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i wasn't planning on using this key anyway but i would describe this as not ideal. i have other GMK sets with similar issues and they don't bother me at all, but this one is just particularly poorly placed. personally not enough for me to file a ticket about it.

[Rob27shred]

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genuinely i think this is one of the best sets i own, this looks so good in person

one small problem though

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i wasn't planning on using this key anyway but i would describe this as not ideal. i have other GMK sets with similar issues and they don't bother me at all, but this one is just particularly poorly placed. personally not enough for me to file a ticket about it.

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I think GMK is getting a little overwhelmed with all the orders lately & we're seeing that on the QC end. My set of GMK Bleached & GMK Dolch R5 both had keys with plastic bleed through on them. Both got replaced with just a support ticket so no big deal, but it is a little rough waiting so long for a set just for it to show up with a bum cap.

[Puddsy]

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genuinely i think this is one of the best sets i own, this looks so good in person

one small problem though

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i wasn't planning on using this key anyway but i would describe this as not ideal. i have other GMK sets with similar issues and they don't bother me at all, but this one is just particularly poorly placed. personally not enough for me to file a ticket about it.

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I think GMK is getting a little overwhelmed with all the orders lately & we're seeing that on the QC end. My set of GMK Bleached & GMK Dolch R5 both had keys with plastic bleed through on them. Both got replaced with just a support ticket so no big deal, but it is a little rough waiting so long for a set just for it to show up with a bum cap.

In fairness, I've had a few other recent GMK sets come through with no problems, so this is definitely a one-off issue. Some of my older GMK sets have issues like this (one of my caps on soware has a burnt stem, another has a defect  on the front side), so it's nothing new. I think the percentage of issue caps is the same, there are just more total caps going out, but that's total speculation.

I'll likely still pick up a second set of skydata with the cyrillic add on at extras time. I really like how this came out.

[Rob27shred]

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genuinely i think this is one of the best sets i own, this looks so good in person

one small problem though

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i wasn't planning on using this key anyway but i would describe this as not ideal. i have other GMK sets with similar issues and they don't bother me at all, but this one is just particularly poorly placed. personally not enough for me to file a ticket about it.

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I think GMK is getting a little overwhelmed with all the orders lately & we're seeing that on the QC end. My set of GMK Bleached & GMK Dolch R5 both had keys with plastic bleed through on them. Both got replaced with just a support ticket so no big deal, but it is a little rough waiting so long for a set just for it to show up with a bum cap.

In fairness, I've had a few other recent GMK sets come through with no problems, so this is definitely a one-off issue. Some of my older GMK sets have issues like this (one of my caps on soware has a burnt stem, another has a defect  on the front side), so it's nothing new. I think the percentage of issue caps is the same, there are just more total caps going out, but that's total speculation.

I'll likely still pick up a second set of skydata with the cyrillic add on at extras time. I really like how this came out.

Yeah that makes sense the higher volume would cause more defects getting through while the QC is still keeping to it's standards. Also like you said it's nothing new & I've always been able to get any fubared caps replaced without issue so I'm not really complaining about it. I'm hoping to pick up a Skydata extra set myself, wish I would've joined the GB. Definitely came out great now people who got it are putting up pics!

[Getsome!!!]

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genuinely i think this is one of the best sets i own, this looks so good in person

one small problem though

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i wasn't planning on using this key anyway but i would describe this as not ideal. i have other GMK sets with similar issues and they don't bother me at all, but this one is just particularly poorly placed. personally not enough for me to file a ticket about it.

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I think GMK is getting a little overwhelmed with all the orders lately & we're seeing that on the QC end. My set of GMK Bleached & GMK Dolch R5 both had keys with plastic bleed through on them. Both got replaced with just a support ticket so no big deal, but it is a little rough waiting so long for a set just for it to show up with a bum cap.

Can that just be sanded off?

[Rob27shred]

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genuinely i think this is one of the best sets i own, this looks so good in person

one small problem though

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i wasn't planning on using this key anyway but i would describe this as not ideal. i have other GMK sets with similar issues and they don't bother me at all, but this one is just particularly poorly placed. personally not enough for me to file a ticket about it.

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I think GMK is getting a little overwhelmed with all the orders lately & we're seeing that on the QC end. My set of GMK Bleached & GMK Dolch R5 both had keys with plastic bleed through on them. Both got replaced with just a support ticket so no big deal, but it is a little rough waiting so long for a set just for it to show up with a bum cap.

Can that just be sanded off?

Not sure about Puddsy's cap, but with the ones I shown no it couldn't just be sanded as the legend color bled through on them. So the more I'd sand the more noticeable those spots would be.

[Puddsy]

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genuinely i think this is one of the best sets i own, this looks so good in person

one small problem though

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i wasn't planning on using this key anyway but i would describe this as not ideal. i have other GMK sets with similar issues and they don't bother me at all, but this one is just particularly poorly placed. personally not enough for me to file a ticket about it.

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I think GMK is getting a little overwhelmed with all the orders lately & we're seeing that on the QC end. My set of GMK Bleached & GMK Dolch R5 both had keys with plastic bleed through on them. Both got replaced with just a support ticket so no big deal, but it is a little rough waiting so long for a set just for it to show up with a bum cap.

Can that just be sanded off?

not without absolutely ruining the surface finish of the cap, if it doesn't go that deep. the base color layer on top of the cap is not as thick as you would think.

[HoffmanMyster]

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genuinely i think this is one of the best sets i own, this looks so good in person

one small problem though

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i wasn't planning on using this key anyway but i would describe this as not ideal. i have other GMK sets with similar issues and they don't bother me at all, but this one is just particularly poorly placed. personally not enough for me to file a ticket about it.

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I think GMK is getting a little overwhelmed with all the orders lately & we're seeing that on the QC end. My set of GMK Bleached & GMK Dolch R5 both had keys with plastic bleed through on them. Both got replaced with just a support ticket so no big deal, but it is a little rough waiting so long for a set just for it to show up with a bum cap.

FWIW, this is an extrusion defect aptly called black specks (or "carbons", depending on industry) caused by degradation of the polymer during processing. That's why the speck on puddsy's cap is also black, rather than appearing as a bleed through of the legend color.

They're usually caused by running the machine too hot, or from material sitting in corners of the tooling for an extended time and degrading (either from improper cleaning or running too long between teardown). Whether we're seeing them from GMK trying to push the machines to meet production, new machines/crews starting up, or more simply from them just missing them during the QC process is unclear, but also doesn't really matter I guess.

And no, don't sand then off. Not only will you ruin the surface finish, but these are embedded particles and would require basically cutting a divot out of your caps to remove them. Definitely not worth it. Just contact them for a replacement.

[Puddsy]

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genuinely i think this is one of the best sets i own, this looks so good in person

one small problem though

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i wasn't planning on using this key anyway but i would describe this as not ideal. i have other GMK sets with similar issues and they don't bother me at all, but this one is just particularly poorly placed. personally not enough for me to file a ticket about it.

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I think GMK is getting a little overwhelmed with all the orders lately & we're seeing that on the QC end. My set of GMK Bleached & GMK Dolch R5 both had keys with plastic bleed through on them. Both got replaced with just a support ticket so no big deal, but it is a little rough waiting so long for a set just for it to show up with a bum cap.

FWIW, this is an extrusion defect aptly called black specks (or "carbons", depending on industry) caused by degradation of the polymer during processing. That's why the speck on puddsy's cap is also black, rather than appearing as a bleed through of the legend color.

They're usually caused by running the machine too hot, or from material sitting in corners of the tooling for an extended time and degrading (either from improper cleaning or running too long between teardown). Whether we're seeing them from GMK trying to push the machines to meet production, new machines/crews starting up, or more simply from them just missing them during the QC process is unclear, but also doesn't really matter I guess.

And no, don't sand then off. Not only will you ruin the surface finish, but these are embedded particles and would require basically cutting a divot out of your caps to remove them. Definitely not worth it. Just contact them for a replacement.

this is very cool info hoffman, thanks for sharing

i reported it to NK and bought a second skydata set (with cyrillic alphas) from the extras sale

[vindaon]

Picked up an extra Skydata set and I have to say it looks amazing in person, especially under lighting. Didn't have any problems with black specks on my set.