In.
Also, maybe bcc folks next time on email?
Awesome! In for 2.
Questions:
1. I requested both to have the apple logo cutout. I only have one apple logo however, and am not 100% sure I even want to use it, but my assumption is that the indentation could look good on its own. Do you have any photos without the logo in place so we can get an idea of what it looks like?
2. There's no harm in having the center mount even if you use Alps, right? I ordered both with it in place even though I'll be using orange Alps.
Thanks again for making this happen!
Awesome! In for 2.
Questions:
1. I requested both to have the apple logo cutout. I only have one apple logo however, and am not 100% sure I even want to use it, but my assumption is that the indentation could look good on its own. Do you have any photos without the logo in place so we can get an idea of what it looks like?
2. There's no harm in having the center mount even if you use Alps, right? I ordered both with it in place even though I'll be using orange Alps.
Thanks again for making this happen!
http://imgur.com/gallery/19P8aRl
There are a few pictures of the logo.
And I used 6 posts on my personal ones. There are no compatiblity issues, it just makes it a bit more rigid. It's not better or worse, it's judt a matter of preference.
Submitted a form for a transparent one. I was planning on getting an acrylic Tofu, but this case looks too good to pass up. Quick question, is it possible to remove the stem under the space bar in addition to the center one? I like my keyboards flexy.
I've got all my shipping logistics worked out. I should be able to begin invoicing tomorrow evening.
Invoicing will include shipping for US residents (Flat rate).
The INTL participants I will contact individually, as I will most likely overcharge and then refund the difference for shipping (Family and friends transfer, no fee) so we can get the amount right with minimal paypal fees.
Please pay your invoices ASAP so we can get to production.
Just paid!
Definitely looking forward to whenever these ship out. Do you think that the timeline may be a bit different due to how much quicker the GB ended than what was expected?
Invoice paid.
Will Belle be doing her custom packaging before sending to you or will you just get a stack of cases to be mailed?
Paid my invoice last night, can't wait for this case! I was planning on straight transferring my sig build into it, but I scored a Magnavox Videowriter the other day so now I'm not sure. I think one of these cases with a brass plate full of SKCM Browns would be one hell of a build! Although on the other hand I'm not sure I want to harvest the Videowriter & I do have batches of loose oranges, damped creams, & damped whites. Decisions, decisions.... :-\
Paid my invoice last night, can't wait for this case! I was planning on straight transferring my sig build into it, but I scored a Magnavox Videowriter the other day so now I'm not sure. I think one of these cases with a brass plate full of SKCM Browns would be one hell of a build! Although on the other hand I'm not sure I want to harvest the Videowriter & I do have batches of loose oranges, damped creams, & damped whites. Decisions, decisions.... :-\
hey, can i ask what you are thinking of using for a plate and pcb? i have a donor AEK board to harvest but dont have my pcb yet, i was thinking of getting HASU's when it comes back in stock, but i would be interested in a brass plate if tehre is one that supports alps.
sent you a PM
Nice. Also, ai03 has a better plate generator on his site
Kbplate.ai03.me
Rob27shred, thanks for the long reply, so it sounds like a hasu + desk candy brass plate would be the best combo with my donor AEK? that or i could save a few bucks by doing FR4 if i was ok with that....alright still trying to decide how fancy i wanna make this build! can't wait to see what other people come up with!
Belle has been paid. Production will start once her printer upgrades arrive this week, and we are in track to beat the estimate of having it in your mailbox by March 30!
Paid my invoice last night, can't wait for this case! I was planning on straight transferring my sig build into it, but I scored a Magnavox Videowriter the other day so now I'm not sure. I think one of these cases with a brass plate full of SKCM Browns would be one hell of a build! Although on the other hand I'm not sure I want to harvest the Videowriter & I do have batches of loose oranges, damped creams, & damped whites. Decisions, decisions.... :-\
hey, can i ask what you are thinking of using for a plate and pcb? i have a donor AEK board to harvest but dont have my pcb yet, i was thinking of getting HASU's when it comes back in stock, but i would be interested in a brass plate if tehre is one that supports alps.
I'm not 100% sure what PCB I'll using yet TBH, either an XD60 v.3 https://www.deskcandy.xyz/shop/xd60-v30-5bjgj?category=Alps-compatible (https://www.deskcandy.xyz/shop/xd60-v30-5bjgj?category=Alps-compatible) which I already have or a Hasu ALPS64 when they come back in stock if it's soon. I'm leaning toward the XD60 v.3 since I already have a ALPS64 build in the AEK layout & I'd like to do an ALPS build with a 60% WKL with split backspace layout. Although that would require me getting a plate custom cut & finding the right caps for it. For the plate I am definitely going brass though, either one custom cut for the layout I described above from Laserboost or the brass AEK plate Deskcandy has in stock right now https://www.deskcandy.xyz/shop/in-stock-12mm-aek-brass-plate?category=Alps-compatible (https://www.deskcandy.xyz/shop/in-stock-12mm-aek-brass-plate?category=Alps-compatible).
Since you already have a donor AEK I would suggest going that route as the AEK caps are some of the nicest ALPS caps out there IME. For the PCB Hasu's ALPS64 is a great option, but I'm pretty sure the 60% Clueboard PCB, Paladin 64 PCB, & a few others support the AEK layout as well. So you could look for them if you do not want to wait for Hasu to restock. As far as plates go it's slim pickings for proper ALPS compatibility, I'd say either Hasu's FR4 AEK layout plate or the brass AEK plate I linked to above would be the easiest route to go with what you got. Although there is always making one on http://builder.swillkb.com/ (http://builder.swillkb.com/) to have custom cut if you'd prefer another material. Also there is a lot of universal 60% plates out there that support ALPS switches, but not ALPS stabilizers. I really wouldn't recommend that route unless you have a set of caps like ALPS Throwback that uses cruciform mounts for all the stabilized keys, but you can get Costar stabilizers to work with caps that have ALPS stabilizer mounts by bending your own wires.
Anyways, hope this info helps you out getting your build all together! :thumb:
Paid my invoice last night, can't wait for this case! I was planning on straight transferring my sig build into it, but I scored a Magnavox Videowriter the other day so now I'm not sure. I think one of these cases with a brass plate full of SKCM Browns would be one hell of a build! Although on the other hand I'm not sure I want to harvest the Videowriter & I do have batches of loose oranges, damped creams, & damped whites. Decisions, decisions.... :-\
hey, can i ask what you are thinking of using for a plate and pcb? i have a donor AEK board to harvest but dont have my pcb yet, i was thinking of getting HASU's when it comes back in stock, but i would be interested in a brass plate if tehre is one that supports alps.
I'm not 100% sure what PCB I'll using yet TBH, either an XD60 v.3 https://www.deskcandy.xyz/shop/xd60-v30-5bjgj?category=Alps-compatible (https://www.deskcandy.xyz/shop/xd60-v30-5bjgj?category=Alps-compatible) which I already have or a Hasu ALPS64 when they come back in stock if it's soon. I'm leaning toward the XD60 v.3 since I already have a ALPS64 build in the AEK layout & I'd like to do an ALPS build with a 60% WKL with split backspace layout. Although that would require me getting a plate custom cut & finding the right caps for it. For the plate I am definitely going brass though, either one custom cut for the layout I described above from Laserboost or the brass AEK plate Deskcandy has in stock right now https://www.deskcandy.xyz/shop/in-stock-12mm-aek-brass-plate?category=Alps-compatible (https://www.deskcandy.xyz/shop/in-stock-12mm-aek-brass-plate?category=Alps-compatible).
Since you already have a donor AEK I would suggest going that route as the AEK caps are some of the nicest ALPS caps out there IME. For the PCB Hasu's ALPS64 is a great option, but I'm pretty sure the 60% Clueboard PCB, Paladin 64 PCB, & a few others support the AEK layout as well. So you could look for them if you do not want to wait for Hasu to restock. As far as plates go it's slim pickings for proper ALPS compatibility, I'd say either Hasu's FR4 AEK layout plate or the brass AEK plate I linked to above would be the easiest route to go with what you got. Although there is always making one on http://builder.swillkb.com/ (http://builder.swillkb.com/) to have custom cut if you'd prefer another material. Also there is a lot of universal 60% plates out there that support ALPS switches, but not ALPS stabilizers. I really wouldn't recommend that route unless you have a set of caps like ALPS Throwback that uses cruciform mounts for all the stabilized keys, but you can get Costar stabilizers to work with caps that have ALPS stabilizer mounts by bending your own wires.
Anyways, hope this info helps you out getting your build all together! :thumb:
Hi, would you elaborate why you decided to go for brass instead of aluminum for your Alps plate? I’m also deciding between those 2 materials..
Thanks.
Update:
Belle is almost done outfitting her printers for this production run, and is printing a final sample for tomorrow or Wednesday that will be rushed to me. Production will start after that (lets say Friday) and will take about a week.
I'll have pictures of those for you guys as soon as I get them.
The new grey looks much better to me! I agree with pixelpusher & think the warmer tone will go better with AEK caps. Kinda wish I had went with the grey instead of beige now seeing the change. :-\ Oh well maybe I can get lucky & grab a b-stock grey one whenever those go up for sale. The cases themselves looks like they're shaping up great! They are even thicker than I thought they'd be, I think that's gonna make for really good acoustics with these. Thanks for the update! :thumb:
The new grey looks much better to me! I agree with pixelpusher & think the warmer tone will go better with AEK caps. Kinda wish I had went with the grey instead of beige now seeing the change. :-\ Oh well maybe I can get lucky & grab a b-stock grey one whenever those go up for sale. The cases themselves looks like they're shaping up great! They are even thicker than I thought they'd be, I think that's gonna make for really good acoustics with these. Thanks for the update! :thumb:
Email me. Should be able to change if you'd like.
Is there any chance to see what the transparent version looks like without any LEDs lighting it up?
Will the b-stocks be available here or on Belle's website?
Space Grey, Translucent and Glow in the Dark are all done :cool: And will be shipped to the distributor in the US this week :)
Classic Beige needs a few extra days, as the print settings needed some extra tweaking to get it really nice, but belle reports that they are coming out great after the extra tinkering. Those will be sent separately in a week or so when they are done as to not hold up the rest of the GB.
That means that everyone but Classic Beige buyers can expect a tracking number in about a 1-1.5 weeks, and classic beige 2-2.5 weeks.
I'm getting a few B-stocks sent to me so that I can experiment with coating and sanding for those who didn't like the 3D printed look, so I will report on those findings in this thread, so you don't have to wreck your nice new cases... I'll do that for you :p
We're still working out how we want to do the B-stock sale, but it will be announced here for those who didn't get a chance at the GB. I should have images of defects and will have them discounted accordingly when the time comes.
Hi all,
I should be getting my cases this week, so I'll spend some time fooling around with finishing on the B-stock and have a little write up of findings.
The non-beige cases are in the hands of my distributor in CA, so we should expect those to start heading out this week.
Belle is sending the beige ones directly from her as they are printed, since they take a little longer, and last I heard she was preparing some on the weekend, so those should also start trickling out this week.
I'm excited to see what builds everyone puts in these, so pictures are appreciated so I can assemble a little portfolio of what my designs are being used for!
And as always, if you've got any questions my DMs, email, and this thread are where you can find me.
Just got mine. I love it. It completes my alps64 build perfectly. :DShow Image(https://i.imgur.com/Smn714r.jpg)
Seeing all these beautiful builds makes me hate that I missed this group buy.
Mine just came in today and it turned out wonderful. Thank you very much!
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Mine just came in today and it turned out wonderful. Thank you very much!
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Wow! These look really smooth on top. Is your apple logo press fit, or will it need a dab of glue (was designed for the latter, I'm just curious)
I'm looking into it. I'm not sure if sanding is the solution, as you risk taking off the "walls" of the print (it's not 100% solid), then you could get holes. But you'd have to take off a decent amount of material, so it could be done. I plan on trying it on my old prototype this week when I have a spare half hour.
I'm also looking in to stickerbombing. Just not sure how well the adhesive will stay on the plastic since it's not super smooth.
Finally, there's always a sealant/epoxy/3D coating. These work, and they add a bit of shine. I'll see what I can acquire, it's a little bit expensive for XTC-3D, but maybe something from the hardware store will do the trick.
B-stock is coming and R2 is very high likelihood.
These are PLA, not ABS. I may have stated that somewhere in err, so finishing methods like acetone vapour are not going to work.
As for adjusting the bezel, I'm not sure what you mean - if you can make a diagram/picture or something more descriptive I can have a look at making potential adjustments.
B-stock is coming and R2 is very high likelihood.
These are PLA, not ABS. I may have stated that somewhere in err, so finishing methods like acetone vapour are not going to work.
As for adjusting the bezel, I'm not sure what you mean - if you can make a diagram/picture or something more descriptive I can have a look at making potential adjustments.
Like these, which is minor but it can be more perfect with iterations of revisions:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/HOIAefK.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/W6bcDCx.jpg)
Plus one thing:
The translucent and glow-in-dark option when paired with the Paladin64 PCB is a total killer purchase for lots of Alps interested people.
Which I hope, you can also collaborate with the Paladin64 PCB designer to let you re-run a batch of Paladin64.
B-stock is coming and R2 is very high likelihood.
These are PLA, not ABS. I may have stated that somewhere in err, so finishing methods like acetone vapour are not going to work.
As for adjusting the bezel, I'm not sure what you mean - if you can make a diagram/picture or something more descriptive I can have a look at making potential adjustments.
Like these, which is minor but it can be more perfect with iterations of revisions:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/HOIAefK.jpg)Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/W6bcDCx.jpg)
Plus one thing:
The translucent and glow-in-dark option when paired with the Paladin64 PCB is a total killer purchase for lots of Alps interested people.
Which I hope, you can also collaborate with the Paladin64 PCB designer to let you re-run a batch of Paladin64.
That's due to the angle. It covers the bottom when looking at it from a less extreme angle. See my IC pics.
I have a line of communication with nachie, the paladin64 creator, so I'll talk with him and see if he wants to run some more for R2.
Take apart the board, and there should be a pinhole behind the logo. Just poke it out thru there, you've only gotta break a tiny bit of 30 year old glue. I've got like 5 logos out without issues.
Use a glue stick to dab a bit on when putting it on the adk for a temporary solution, hot glue for a more permanent one
Take apart the board, and there should be a pinhole behind the logo. Just poke it out thru there, you've only gotta break a tiny bit of 30 year old glue. I've got like 5 logos out without issues.
Use a glue stick to dab a bit on when putting it on the adk for a temporary solution, hot glue for a more permanent one
Take apart the board, and there should be a pinhole behind the logo. Just poke it out thru there, you've only gotta break a tiny bit of 30 year old glue. I've got like 5 logos out without issues.
Use a glue stick to dab a bit on when putting it on the adk for a temporary solution, hot glue for a more permanent one
This. I learned the hard way when I scraped mine slightly trying to pry it out. Was just smh when I saw that pin hole. LOL. Also, use a hairdryer on it for about 30 seconds to loosen the glue. It comes right out.
Luckily I have 3 more
Take apart the board, and there should be a pinhole behind the logo. Just poke it out thru there, you've only gotta break a tiny bit of 30 year old glue. I've got like 5 logos out without issues.
Use a glue stick to dab a bit on when putting it on the adk for a temporary solution, hot glue for a more permanent oneTake apart the board, and there should be a pinhole behind the logo. Just poke it out thru there, you've only gotta break a tiny bit of 30 year old glue. I've got like 5 logos out without issues.
Use a glue stick to dab a bit on when putting it on the adk for a temporary solution, hot glue for a more permanent one
This. I learned the hard way when I scraped mine slightly trying to pry it out. Was just smh when I saw that pin hole. LOL. Also, use a hairdryer on it for about 30 seconds to loosen the glue. It comes right out.
Luckily I have 3 more
Oh nice thanks! You guys are a pretty quick support system lol. As for gluing to the adk64..I was gonna try epoxy, is that overkill?
Take apart the board, and there should be a pinhole behind the logo. Just poke it out thru there, you've only gotta break a tiny bit of 30 year old glue. I've got like 5 logos out without issues.
Use a glue stick to dab a bit on when putting it on the adk for a temporary solution, hot glue for a more permanent oneTake apart the board, and there should be a pinhole behind the logo. Just poke it out thru there, you've only gotta break a tiny bit of 30 year old glue. I've got like 5 logos out without issues.
Use a glue stick to dab a bit on when putting it on the adk for a temporary solution, hot glue for a more permanent one
This. I learned the hard way when I scraped mine slightly trying to pry it out. Was just smh when I saw that pin hole. LOL. Also, use a hairdryer on it for about 30 seconds to loosen the glue. It comes right out.
Luckily I have 3 more
Oh nice thanks! You guys are a pretty quick support system lol. As for gluing to the adk64..I was gonna try epoxy, is that overkill?
I just smashed mine in there and it held with the old glue. :p
Epoxy is overkill. School glue/hot glue is all you need
I just smashed mine in there and it held with the old glue. :p
Dang, I'm sad I missed this.
I would absolutely love this for a regular 65% keeb and print it myself. The 3D printing texture on the final product is something I really dig as well.
I would absolutely love this for a regular 65% keeb and print it myself. The 3D printing texture on the final product is something I really dig as well.
When ai03 wraps up the lunar GB I'm going to bug him about using his 65% alps pcb for the ADK65. That one will need a custom plate, so I'll probably do a case + plate + pcb combo if that ever becomes a thing.
Hopefully everyone has gotten their stuff, and if you haven't received it in a reasonable amount of time, don't hesitate to contact me. Belle has been busy, but she hopes to have B-stock ready to sell for this weekend. As soon as we open that up, I'm considering this GB basically complete, and I'm opening an IC for R2. I don't want to divulge too much, but I'm talking with inachie about running the paladin64 PCB (Alps PCB with qmk and underglow) along with custom plates for the next round. So stay tuned for that!
Thanks everyone.
As per Belle's Reddit post, B-stock should be up this week, she's just been a little swamped with her website and such. They will be $25-35 depending on the condition, and I'm still looking into ways to finish the cases, I've just been swamped with other life stuff.
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Hi everyone, sorry for the delay, but the B-stock is live and ready to go.Nice work man! Too bad that I didn’t go back to the keyboard hobby and see this earlier. Just a quick question about the B-stock, what’s the middle riser in the options?
https://keyboardbelle.com/products/adk64-classic-beige-pale-gray-b-stock-3d-printed-case
Belle is doing inventory on the other colors now, so they should be up soon as well.
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Hi everyone, sorry for the delay, but the B-stock is live and ready to go.Nice work man! Too bad that I didn’t go back to the keyboard hobby and see this earlier. Just a quick question about the B-stock, what’s the middle riser in the options?
https://keyboardbelle.com/products/adk64-classic-beige-pale-gray-b-stock-3d-printed-case
Belle is doing inventory on the other colors now, so they should be up soon as well.
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Translucent? Or glow-in-dark?
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Translucent? Or glow-in-dark?
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You went absolutely nuts with the ptfe my Lord... Does that work? Doesn't it get everywhere once the board is together?
Apologies for the thread necromancy, but any updates on the possibility of a round 2? Sad to have missed this by a year. ;_;
These are back for the time being.
These are back for the time being.
Is this the exact same as R1 or are there revisions? Also, any chance of getting a plate? :)