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The time has come. Gaskety goodness in PLA with FR4 plates - some would call this the ultimate symphony of keyboard acoustics.

iT SoUndS gOoD

50 kits to be made.
$185 per kit, which includes:

1x Top Case
1x Bottom case
1x KBD75v2 PCB (QMK, RGB, USB-C)
1x Universal FR4 plate
1x kit of the gaskets and hardware required to fasten everything

Extra tops are $15/ea. The seamless design enables the whole color of the keyboard to be changed simply by swapping the top.

Timeline:

Sept 27 - GB start
Oct 10 - GB ends (or sooner if all spots fill up)
All invoices are to be paid 3 days after the GB ends.
Production of cases - 1 to 1.5 months.
Mid November - Shipping from keyboardbelle to you.

Shipping will be invoiced at the time of sending.

Get your email on the list to be alerted when the GB goes live: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VkgtQaPXIPRx9J6Xse1AHdxa1se8oO-2yNsyoeQKka0

GB Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15ar02-RgUPzcjmuFPTOiyYL8cj3GPIZq4uLFPsqxtCo

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75%
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 08:45:53 »
Approved!  :thumb:

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75%
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 09:04:33 »
Seems very interesting. You have my attention

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 09:29:33 »
Were live. Best of luck everyone!

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 09:30:51 »
Damn, $185 is a real good price for this kit

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 09:32:56 »
Got my order in !


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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 09:35:06 »
Ordered!

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 09:44:27 »
Thanks for making this happen!

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 09:52:01 »
Ordered it. Can't wait tbh

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 10:04:52 »
Joined. Probably will use these 3 days to evaluate my choices lmao

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 10:06:23 »
Hey, may I know if there is a way to edit my response in the form? I think i messed up a choice there.

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 10:13:25 »
Just submitted my form for a board and an extra top. I hope i made the cut!!!

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 10:20:12 »
GL, nice board!

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #13 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 10:21:09 »

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #14 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 10:33:38 »
Over half of the slots are filled! Early riser gang making me proud.

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #15 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 11:29:56 »
Nice - really keen on joining, any estimations about shipping cost to germany ?

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #16 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 11:57:05 »
Nice - really keen on joining, any estimations about shipping cost to germany ?

$20-25 dollars?  Do a USPS shipping calculation for just under a KG from the US.

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #17 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 12:11:21 »
Do we just email you for top/color changing?

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #18 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 12:22:59 »
Do we just email you for top/color changing?

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Yep. I'll also accept smoke signals and messages in a bottle.

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #19 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 12:48:41 »
Loved it, I'm in!

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #20 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 13:09:34 »
Are there any plates that support split backspace and 2 1.5 keys to the right of the spacebar?

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #21 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 13:22:20 »

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #22 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 13:23:57 »
iT SoUndS gOoD

Where the sound test at?

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It was taken with a DLSR sitting on the desk, so it sounds a little harsher than it would to your ears.

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #23 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 14:43:36 »
90% there!

Also, please put your full address. I've seen a few people just put a street address in the form. I'm not trying to play a game of guess the state/country/postal code :P

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #24 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 18:29:09 »
And we're full. 50 units in 8 hours - not bad for a small name designer :)

And cancellations/people who fail to pay invoices will forefit their spots, would extras might be available.

Thanks all.

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #25 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 19:44:45 »
Nice! Hopefully I got in ! Was it fcfs? I submitted my order at like 730 pst on the dot


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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #26 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 19:54:00 »
Did everyone who submitted get in?  I think I was kind of at the tail end there...

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #27 on: Fri, 27 September 2019, 20:57:10 »
If you submitted a Google form you're in. It's no TGR grouoboy ;)

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #28 on: Sat, 28 September 2019, 06:43:17 »
Oof just 8 hours! Glad I spotted the GB going live in time. It pays to procrastinate at work haha.

When will the invoices go out? And to the email filled in the form, right?
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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #29 on: Sat, 28 September 2019, 09:28:45 »
Hi! Should I be concerned if i have not received submission confirmation nor invoice since the form is now closed.

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #30 on: Sat, 28 September 2019, 09:31:20 »
Damn sold out in under 2 days!? Awesome work here Red! Sad I didn't get in, but glad to see the design was a hit!

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #31 on: Sat, 28 September 2019, 09:33:19 »
I don't think invoices are out yet? I submitted my form 2 minutes in ...

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #32 on: Sat, 28 September 2019, 10:12:06 »
Hi! Should I be concerned if i have not received submission confirmation nor invoice since the form is now closed.
I don’t think you should be too worried. Earlier in the post he mentions that he’s getting his ducks in order before sending out the invoices. I’d give it til the end of the weekend.


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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - LIVE
« Reply #33 on: Sat, 28 September 2019, 15:08:46 »
Hi! Should I be concerned if i have not received submission confirmation nor invoice since the form is now closed.
I don’t think you should be too worried. Earlier in the post he mentions that he’s getting his ducks in order before sending out the invoices. I’d give it til the end of the weekend.


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Just waiting for Belle to finish getting her Nouvelle GB shipped out, so don't panic if you don't get an invoice for a couple days. I'm just waiting on her giving the go ahead before I start invoicing.

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75%
« Reply #34 on: Mon, 30 September 2019, 02:57:36 »
I’m concerned about the weight of the keyboard(light feels cheap). Any suggested methods for adding weight to it?


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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75%
« Reply #35 on: Mon, 30 September 2019, 07:37:54 »
I’m concerned about the weight of the keyboard(light feels cheap). Any suggested methods for adding weight to it?


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I assume there should be some space under the PCB. I'll just cut a copper sheet and place it in there

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75%
« Reply #36 on: Mon, 30 September 2019, 08:56:50 »
I’m concerned about the weight of the keyboard(light feels cheap). Any suggested methods for adding weight to it?


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It's actually quite hefty since the prints are high infill. But as the user above me said, throwing a metal sheet in will be the best way. I'll get the proper dimensions for those that want to do that.

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - Invoicing
« Reply #37 on: Tue, 01 October 2019, 20:34:24 »
Alright, I'm ready to roll. Invoices are slowly going to trickle in, aiming to have them all out for Friday. Please don't put them off, just let me know if you'd like to forfeit your spot so the payment phase doesn't drag on forever.

For those wondering about the case dimensions for sleeves and such, its 34 x 14 x 4 inches centimeters (SORRY!) when fully built.

Thanks all,

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - Invoicing
« Reply #38 on: Wed, 02 October 2019, 16:06:28 »
Got invoiced then it was cancelled 30 minutes later. Was this accidental ?

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - Invoicing
« Reply #39 on: Wed, 02 October 2019, 16:21:36 »
Got invoiced then it was cancelled 30 minutes later. Was this accidental ?

I explained it in the cancellation email. Just a hiccup with the PayPal verification since I'm not doing the shipping (keyboardbelle is), I don't have shipping labels to input to get the money released. I'll get it sorted and start again tonight! Sorry for the mixup.

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - Invoicing
« Reply #40 on: Wed, 02 October 2019, 19:28:29 »
Do you have considerations for a polycarbonate printed case seeing how that seems to be the current rage right now?



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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - Invoicing
« Reply #41 on: Wed, 02 October 2019, 19:31:34 »
Do you have considerations for a polycarbonate printed case seeing how that seems to be the current rage right now?

I don't think there is polycarbonate filament - it has to be machined from blocks. With that being said PLA is very similar in density and appearance to PC

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - Half done Invoices
« Reply #42 on: Thu, 03 October 2019, 02:05:24 »
Hi! Can you make the announcement here when all invoices are dispatched?

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - Half done Invoices
« Reply #43 on: Thu, 03 October 2019, 02:45:10 »
Hi! Can you make the announcement here when all invoices are dispatched?

Of course. I got all the PayPal stuff sorted and sent the first half tonight. The other half I'll do tomorrow night.

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - Half done Invoices
« Reply #44 on: Thu, 03 October 2019, 03:08:35 »
Paid my invoice can't wait!

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - Half done Invoices
« Reply #45 on: Thu, 03 October 2019, 08:47:46 »
Paid my invoice as well. Now hoping the shipping to my place would be affordable too.

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Re: [GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - Half done Invoices
« Reply #46 on: Thu, 03 October 2019, 08:53:11 »
Just paid, let's go!

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« Reply #47 on: Thu, 03 October 2019, 20:14:38 »
is there anyway to still get in on this I have cash in hand for one. I cant believe I missed this

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« Reply #48 on: Thu, 03 October 2019, 23:39:31 »
Hi! Just want to confirm the invoice amount already includes shipping & handling fee right for the amount is higher than USD185? (I don't remmeber whether the form asked for shipping address. if it does, i surely add my address in)

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[GB] PLA75 Gasket Mount 75% - Half done Invoices
« Reply #49 on: Thu, 03 October 2019, 23:56:48 »
Hi! Just want to confirm the invoice amount already includes shipping & handling fee right for the amount is higher than USD185? (I don't remmeber whether the form asked for shipping address. if it does, i surely add my address in)
Yeah same situation here.
Edit* it noted the shipping in the invoice. We gud

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