[IC] SKB2 - steel, isolation top mount, powder coated / ETA set!

[PlastikSchnittstelle]

I really don't know why you would prefer a DZ60 over Maarten's Plain60-C, maybe you already have it laying around, then OK.
Yes, it fits.

Just an example, because I've seen this mentioned a few times - I plan to use the DZ60 for the 2U left shift (with that row shifted 1/4U), and split space. Which the Plain60 won't support, and the plates couldn't realistically support. (Thus will be hoping for an option w/o the 2, and will have to get a custom plate made). Either way, excited!

Yes, that layout isn't supported.
Don't worry. Like mentioned here, I'll help with plate files.

[Magnificent Bureaucrat]

If the GB does drop tomorrow it lines up with my pay day, truly a sign that the universe agrees I need a new keyboard.

[Mr_Guvnah]

What time will this drop?

[PlastikSchnittstelle]

certainly more late than early tomorrow 

[kiwoli]

Help! I can't decide between the 75% or the 95%!

Consider this point of view: the 95% is just 3U wider than the 75%, but gives you a full numpad (if by any chance you're left-handed and you're using your mouse on the left, the board being wider should be a non-issue). You can't efficiently emulate a numpad on the 75% since there isn't a 3*3 non-staggered cluster of keys anywhere on it.
I'm personally going with the 95% since I've been using a 75% for a while and I miss a numpad. This is also why I would wanna try ortho (it allows you to put a numpad anywhere without the need of a dedicated cluster, the only sacrifice being that it has to be on a layer).

I'm obviously goingt to try the 95%. Generally I love 60% the most but I want to find out how much I would benefit from the numpad. Hard to say.

Great points, I also do use the numpad now and then and will probably miss it, hunting and pecking on row 1 is not ideal.
That form factor of the 75% is so sexy though!

[saesh]

Help! I can't decide between the 75% or the 95%!

Consider this point of view: the 95% is just 3U wider than the 75%, but gives you a full numpad (if by any chance you're left-handed and you're using your mouse on the left, the board being wider should be a non-issue). You can't efficiently emulate a numpad on the 75% since there isn't a 3*3 non-staggered cluster of keys anywhere on it.
I'm personally going with the 95% since I've been using a 75% for a while and I miss a numpad. This is also why I would wanna try ortho (it allows you to put a numpad anywhere without the need of a dedicated cluster, the only sacrifice being that it has to be on a layer).

I'm obviously goingt to try the 95%. Generally I love 60% the most but I want to find out how much I would benefit from the numpad. Hard to say.

Great points, I also do use the numpad now and then and will probably miss it, hunting and pecking on row 1 is not ideal.
That form factor of the 75% is so sexy though!

Stop it! This makes me question my decision to go for a 75%! 

Nevermind, I want to equip it with Rama Heavy Industry which does not come with number pad keys. And I have a Romac on my side. 75% it is.

[killchain]

Help! I can't decide between the 75% or the 95%!

Consider this point of view: the 95% is just 3U wider than the 75%, but gives you a full numpad (if by any chance you're left-handed and you're using your mouse on the left, the board being wider should be a non-issue). You can't efficiently emulate a numpad on the 75% since there isn't a 3*3 non-staggered cluster of keys anywhere on it.
I'm personally going with the 95% since I've been using a 75% for a while and I miss a numpad. This is also why I would wanna try ortho (it allows you to put a numpad anywhere without the need of a dedicated cluster, the only sacrifice being that it has to be on a layer).

I'm obviously goingt to try the 95%. Generally I love 60% the most but I want to find out how much I would benefit from the numpad. Hard to say.

Great points, I also do use the numpad now and then and will probably miss it, hunting and pecking on row 1 is not ideal.
That form factor of the 75% is so sexy though!

Stop it! This makes me question my decision to go for a 75%! 

Nevermind, I want to equip it with Rama Heavy Industry which does not come with number pad keys. And I have a Romac on my side. 75% it is.

Heavy Industry looks super nice. Too bad that it doesn't offer neither ISO nor numpad kits. Also, it'd personally bug me a bit for the numpad to be different even if I get the keycaps to match.

It'd be nice if there's a numpad with a potential SKB3 or a re-run of SKB2 (although that'd mean that if I go 95% now, like I intend to, I'd have to buy a 75% and a numpad on the next round, and my wallet will hate me).

[saesh]

Stop it! This makes me question my decision to go for a 75%! 

Nevermind, I want to equip it with Rama Heavy Industry which does not come with number pad keys. And I have a Romac on my side. 75% it is.

Heavy Industry looks super nice. Too bad that it doesn't offer neither ISO nor numpad kits. Also, it'd personally bug me a bit for the numpad to be different even if I get the keycaps to match.

It'd be nice if there's a numpad with a potential SKB3 or a re-run of SKB2 (although that'd mean that if I go 95% now, like I intend to, I'd have to buy a 75% and a numpad on the next round, and my wallet will hate me).

This hobby is brutal. 

[darthcstis]

What color of keyboard do you guys think will go best with the GMK Lunar set? Is the board in the banner with the lunar key set being made? With so many options and coatings I’m kinda confused . I also thought yellow or black might look good with the lunar keys . The look I’m going for is straight outta an old space craft

[Vireca]

Do we know if the colors are going to be offer in matte or in glossy? I cant find any info

What color of keyboard do you guys think will go best with the GMK Lunar set? Is the board in the banner with the lunar key set being made? With so many options and coatings I’m kinda confused . I also thought yellow or black might look good with the lunar keys . The look I’m going for is straight outta an old space craft

I think grey, steel color and yellow can match great

[kiwoli]

Stop it! This makes me question my decision to go for a 75%! 

Nevermind, I want to equip it with Rama Heavy Industry which does not come with number pad keys. And I have a Romac on my side. 75% it is.

Heavy Industry looks super nice. Too bad that it doesn't offer neither ISO nor numpad kits. Also, it'd personally bug me a bit for the numpad to be different even if I get the keycaps to match.

It'd be nice if there's a numpad with a potential SKB3 or a re-run of SKB2 (although that'd mean that if I go 95% now, like I intend to, I'd have to buy a 75% and a numpad on the next round, and my wallet will hate me).

This hobby is brutal. 

Hence my original indecision, but this is one of the ways to enjoy the rewards of hard work!

Do we know if the colors are going to be offer in matte or in glossy? I cant find any info

What color of keyboard do you guys think will go best with the GMK Lunar set? Is the board in the banner with the lunar key set being made? With so many options and coatings I’m kinda confused . I also thought yellow or black might look good with the lunar keys . The look I’m going for is straight outta an old space craft

I think grey, steel color and yellow can match great

All the colours except for a treated Stainless Steel is powder coated, I wouldn't say it's exactly matte but that would be a closer description.

I think Lunar will look great on black or the treated Steel, will let OP answer about the yellow as it's hard to tell whether it will match on screen.

[Vireca]

All the colours except for a treated Stainless Steel is powder coated, I wouldn't say it's exactly matte but that would be a closer description.

I think Lunar will look great on black or the treated Steel, will let OP answer about the yellow as it's hard to tell whether it will match on screen.

But I mean, on the first pages of this IC there was an option of pwder coat to make it matte or glossy, but I dont know what Plastick decided finally to offer or if he change the method of the powder coating

[PlastikSchnittstelle]

Oh yes, that glossy. I had a few protos made with glossy but that didn't turn out that well. The "Feinstruktur" was quickly the most popular finish. So glossy was ruled out very early.

Currently I'm setting up the discord. Will all take a while. I guess I win't be done with the last preparations until very late today.

[Vireca]

Oh yes, that glossy. I had a few protos made with glossy but that didn't turn out that well. The "Feinstruktur" was quickly the most popular finish. So glossy was ruled out very early.

Currently I'm setting up the discord. Will all take a while. I guess I win't be done with the last preparations until very late today.

So there is only one surface finish, right?

[PlastikSchnittstelle]

exactly. that's called "Feinstruktur"

[Koniotaur]

Impatiently awaiting

[Nim]

Impatiently awaiting

I know, right always that last stretch that has you going "are we there yet"

[Koniotaur]

Impatiently awaiting

I know, right always that last stretch that has you going "are we there yet"

You know the drill 

[Vireca]

exactly. that's called "Feinstruktur"

Has it that kind of grainy finish I see in the pictures?

[Koniotaur]

exactly. that's called "Feinstruktur"

Has it that kind of grainy finish I see in the pictures?

Powder coating will always have that kind of grainy finish.

Edit:
Is this still happening today? Barely 2 hours left (I'm same time zone)

[vaf1en]

Is this still happening today? Barely 2 hours left (I'm same time zone)

Also sitting here waiting for it to drop.
Would not want to go to bed and then miss out because people go crazy buying left and right whilst honest people are getting their much needed sleep.

[Koniotaur]

I know right, I'm refreshing this page for 14 hours.

[PlastikSchnittstelle]

need two more hours, sorry

[vaf1en]

need two more hours, sorry

Might I suggest--and beware, I am absolutely being selfish here--that once the work to get the GB ready is done, you announce an official GB starting time that suits both US and European enthusiasts?

[honoka]

need two more hours, sorry

Might I suggest--and beware, I am absolutely being selfish here--that once the work to get the GB ready is done, you announce an official GB starting time that suits both US and European enthusiasts?

Are you afraid that you won't have time to get a spot? Even though this is indeed a popular project, usually when people say things like 'oh I'm definitely gonna get one' or 'I can't wait until this starts', they either don't mean it or change their mind. I wouldn't be surprised if 1/20 that had shown interest in an IC form for instance never buy the actual product.

tl:dr, don't worry. you will have time to buy one

[Koniotaur]

Might I suggest--and beware, I am absolutely being selfish here--that once the work to get the GB ready is done, you announce an official GB starting time that suits both US and European enthusiasts?

I thought we're hopping straight into gb today. 

[eebogaine]

I saw this in the start post:

• plate is 8mm deep

Could you clarify what you mean by this? There's obviously no way the plate is 8mm thick. Is the plate the standard 1.5mm thickness?

[PlastikSchnittstelle]

I saw this in the start post:

• plate is 8mm deep

Could you clarify what you mean by this? There's obviously no way the plate is 8mm thick. Is the plate the standard 1.5mm thickness?

by that I mean 8mm recessed into the case:



of course the plate is 1.5mm

[Vireca]

If I dont have a bad memory, Plastick anwser to me 1 page ago that the GB isnt going to have a limit on spots

[Nim]

If I dont have a bad memory, Plastick anwser to me 1 page ago that the GB isnt going to have a limit on spots

Within reason, as posted a few pages back

[Koniotaur]

Any update?

[PlastikSchnittstelle]

it's a lot of pictures, almost, a few minutes...

[PlastikSchnittstelle]

waiting for approval...

btw, don't look for "SKB2", it has a new name now

[CrazyAssMonkey]

waiting for approval...

btw, don't look for "SKB2", it has a new name now

SKB3?? Leaks?


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[honoka]

Approval can take a while. Dont stay up waiting for it

[Koniotaur]

Approval can take a while. Dont stay up waiting for it

Sleepless night incoming.

[fusiller]

This wait is really killing me.. stayed awake the whole night but it’s going to be worth it though.


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[PlastikSchnittstelle]

And, when you visit the shop, the navigation isn't that good. always use the burger menu and go to "Group Buy".

Discord server is linked in the GB post and the shop.

[CrazyAssMonkey]

Wait I not very smart but where is the shop link? 

[fusiller]

Wait I not very smart but where is the shop link? 

Should be in the group buy section soon.
Now to chew on some coffee powder while that happens.


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[CrazyAssMonkey]

Wait I not very smart but where is the shop link? 

Should be in the group buy section soon.
Now to chew on some coffee powder while that happens.


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Ahhhhhhhh makes sense thanks amigo.


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[steezkeez]

Amazing to see that GB is soon, any idea on how you are gonna contact early bird buyers regarding additional payment and layout choices? Also asking if early bird buyers can buy a second kit.

Yes, I figured that out.
Once the shop opens, early birds will have to set up a user account. This way I can make a coupon for that individual account. Early birds payed 110€, they would get a 130€ coupon code, so they save 20€. Sounds good?
And yes, sure they can add whatever they want.

Just want to confirm some details for early bird participants -- early bird users will need to register an account on your shop in order to receive the coupon code, correct? Will the coupon be automatically applied to the account once it is created? I'm guessing we will need to use the same email that we used to pay for the early bird? Or, will we need to manually request a coupon code?

[PlastikSchnittstelle]

Idk yet how the coupon thing works. I do know that I can create them specifically for individual customers. After I created it, you'll probably get a code via email? We'll see when we get there.

[Bl4ck]

Did you contact GH support prior to the GB thread or, can it take a bit to be approved?

[honoka]

Did you contact GH support prior to the GB thread or, can it take a bit to be approved?

It needs to be manually approved. I've seen it take several days 

[PlastikSchnittstelle]

It can always take some time till approval, that's normal.
The moderators have lives outside of GH, so it's understandable.
The longest I had waited for approval was like half a day or so.
I'll be up for like one or two more hours, then I'll go to sleep and check back tomorrow.

[darthcstis]

With everyone saying they are refreshing and stuff, is this something I need to buy instant or can I just buy it tomorrow no worries ?

[eebogaine]

With everyone saying they are refreshing and stuff, is this something I need to buy instant or can I just buy it tomorrow no worries ?

You can safely buy this tomorrow, or the day after, or 3 weeks from now. Some people get over hyped, no matter how many times you explain it.

[darthcstis]

Thank you , that makes me feel better, this is my first board group buy so I wasn’t sure, I see all the hype with something like that evolve board and wasn’t sure.

 

With everyone saying they are refreshing and stuff, is this something I need to buy instant or can I just buy it tomorrow no worries ?

You can safely buy this tomorrow, or the day after, or 3 weeks from now. Some people get over hyped, no matter how many times you explain it.

[depletedvespene]

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It'd be nice if there's a numpad with a potential SKB3 or a re-run of SKB2 (although that'd mean that if I go 95% now, like I intend to, I'd have to buy a 75% and a numpad on the next round, and my wallet will hate me).

I think I'll be pestering Plastikschnittstelle (and Maarten) until they agree to include the "power numpad" I dream about in the SKB R3 (or however it ends up being named).