Dear buyers in Time TKL group buy,
Some one have already received messages from DHL and should will receive the keyboard in this week.
At this moment I'd like to say thank you all for your support in this group buy.
Time TKL is the second keyboard we developed. It's a little crazy, yet special.
It's so special that not everyone like, but I'm glad I made it happen because you like it and joined the group buy.
Many buyers in Orange TKL group buy also joined this one. I'm so glad that I gain your trust.
Special thanks to zFrontier. They were very professional and patient through all the phases in this group buy and make sure everything goes well.
There are also three unexpected issues in the gb/keyboard.
- The secret gift for founder editions we intended to give were custom-made desk mats. We changed our mind at last because of lack of time. The final secret gifts are not so special but are pricier than the original one.
- The brass weights were planned to be electroplated. However, the factory found that the small brass parts will be burnt to black with normal electroplating. We decided to only polish the brass surface lightly and keep the raw brass parts as is. You can compare the electroplated brass and raw brass small parts. If your brass parts are oxidized in the future, the recommended treatment for them are applying a mixture of lemon juice + baking soda. You can also contact me if you’re not satisfied with the brass parts.
- The design of top case is a little lack of consideration that the assembled plate is pretty difficult to be screwed in the top case. You'll need to find the correct angle to put together the plate and top case, which is tricky. A easy way to solve this problem is to solder switches while the plate is attached to the top case.
At last, we'll be responsible for all possible problems. Feel free to ask me if you get any problems. My email address is runninghack[at]gmail[dot]com. Joining our discord channel is also an easy way to find me.
January 24, 2018
Senter
I'm sorry for the scratches of brass parts. Totally 28 sets of brass weights were sold. We'll take care of these orders. Aluminum parts don't have problems AFAIK.
Reasons of scratches: The original plan was bead blasting + anodizing. Bead blasting will remove the scratches, anodizing will provide a beautiful finish. As I explained, anodizing has some problems on small brass parts, only bead blasting makes the surface dark and won't look good. Another method we can use is polishing, however the factory can't polish small parts very well.
We choose polishing at last because We believe this is the best option. Since these are raw brass parts, you can polish them manually with fine sand papers. It's not difficult to make them look incredible. If it's unacceptable to you, here are the options I can provide:
1) Replacing the brass parts with anodized aluminum parts. I'll cover all the costs and refund you the price difference.
2) Replacing the long straight brass parts. I've talked with the factory about the issues. They said they can try to make the two long straight brass parts better. They can't do anything to the other brass parts. I'll cover all the costs.
3) Returning the brass parts to the factory for bead blasting. The bead blasted brass parts will look dark but without scratches. Polishing bead blasted brass parts will ruin the finish. I'll cover all the costs.
I didn't make this GB perfect but I'll try my best to fix it. If you have any other suggestions, please let me know.
Send me an email with the
- photos of your parts
- screenshot of your order
- text says "I don't want to polish the parts by myself"
- the option you want to choose
Thank you
Senter
