[IC] hbcp - hineybush compact

[hineybush]

Will this have an order limit or can anyone that wants in get one?

Not sure yet. I'm thinking of only doing 100 units max, but if the demand is there I'd prob open it up to more

[katotaka]

the want of this is strong

[hineybush]

Decided to re-model the whole case tonight bc I was unhappy with how I did it the first time. Also changed to a 5 degree angle.

Still looking for a manu for this and trying to get quotes

[shower_king]

yeah， half-plate is wonderful..

[gideon]

Do you have brief idea how much this may cost ? Looks good.

[hineybush]

Do you have brief idea how much this may cost ? Looks good.

Pricing is TBD but my goal is under $400-450 for the kit

[donut_sauce]

im super excited for this:)))

[Venediction]

I need this GB to happen! I dunno how soon I might cave and buy a FC980M and imagine it's an alu case lol

Reasonable price range I'd say. Curious if you'd consider doing an assembly service with added fee?

[[Lewynlight]]

now, that is nice.

[hineybush]

I need this GB to happen! I dunno how soon I might cave and buy a FC980M and imagine it's an alu case lol

Reasonable price range I'd say. Curious if you'd consider doing an assembly service with added fee?

sure, i can do assembly. if/when the time comes we can work something out.

[RobotRogue]

Nice

[mdlt97]

Nice

nice

[pentawater]

Nice

nice

I think so too! It is, as you say, 'Nice'.

[kyoumau]

Nice

nice

nice

[hineybush]

protos ordered, no eta yet

[bluesclera]

You removed the 2 long linear rubber lines/feets? I really like that design instead of the standard 4 circular rubber domes.

[hineybush]

yea at least for now to keep costs down. they may return

[hineybush]

protos should get to me in like 2 months or so

waiting on some prototype pcb stuff to come in, then pcb fun starts

[hineybush]

No update on proto cases atm

PCB design is about half done right now

[barcode]

really like this, very interested. some ramblings follow...


extra plate holes - is there any concern of the plate's rigidity with the extra proposed holes in the plate? i like to think that at least part of the point of the plate is to absorb the shock of keypresses and remain flat to prevent any stress on the pcb/solder joints.

no switch top opening - not sure if this is good or bad. Personally i've never had to go in and 'fix' any switches, or felt the need to change out stems or springs. i think it would be some peace of mind to have the option, even tho i dont expect to ever make use of it. if the goal were to make the switches fit with no wiggle room, then why the universal plate?

half plate - really not sure why anyone would want this. I realize people want what they want but just looks like it will end up providing some amount of board flex on every keypress and is just asking for trouble later on. Maybe thats the point, to have the 'board flex' feel but personally i'd have misgivings typing on it, perhaps i'm just paranoid.

no RGB underglow - thank the **** christ

-barcode

[hineybush]

really like this, very interested. some ramblings follow...


extra plate holes - is there any concern of the plate's rigidity with the extra proposed holes in the plate? i like to think that at least part of the point of the plate is to absorb the shock of keypresses and remain flat to prevent any stress on the pcb/solder joints.

Lots of highly-regarded customs do this. The point is to help provide a uniform flex as well as areas where sound can escape from the plate rather than bouncing around within, I'm pretty sure. If the proto ones aren't great I'll change it.

no switch top opening - not sure if this is good or bad. Personally i've never had to go in and 'fix' any switches, or felt the need to change out stems or springs. i think it would be some peace of mind to have the option, even tho i dont expect to ever make use of it. if the goal were to make the switches fit with no wiggle room, then why the universal plate?

I for one don't really care for switch top opening, I think it detracts from the aesthetics of the board and allows some more wobble of the switches in my experience.

half plate - really not sure why anyone would want this. I realize people want what they want but just looks like it will end up providing some amount of board flex on every keypress and is just asking for trouble later on. Maybe thats the point, to have the 'board flex' feel but personally i'd have misgivings typing on it, perhaps i'm just paranoid.

Half plates/no plates are very good for PCB-mount tactile switches. The point is indeed to let the PCB/plate flex naturally. If you've never typed on a PCB mount board, check it out.

no RGB underglow - thank the **** christ

Agreed.

[Visionaire]

nice

[barcode]

Lots of highly-regarded customs do this. The point is to help provide a uniform flex as well as areas where sound can escape from the plate rather than bouncing around within, I'm pretty sure. If the proto ones aren't great I'll change it.

guess thats counter-intuitive to me, i would think more mass and less holes would make it more quiet, but maybe it works like baffles in a silencer and not a hole in a muffler? (i'm assuming a quieter keyboard is the goal, at least it would be for me). i'm certainly willing to go with your judgement based on the prototype

I for one don't really care for switch top opening, I think it detracts from the aesthetics of the board and allows some more wobble of the switches in my experience.

i'm mostly on board with this, tho not for aesthetics but simply practicality since i've never needed them in the past. its rare that i'd be looking at the board without any caps

Half plates/no plates are very good for PCB-mount tactile switches. The point is indeed to let the PCB/plate flex naturally. If you've never typed on a PCB mount board, check it out.

this is a fair point, i've not used tactile switches much if at all so i can't say i know what i'm missing. I do have a 2000-ish vintage g80-1800 which is pcb mount but the pcb butts up against plastic support ridges from the bottom case, which limits the strain and flex on the board. Half plate sounds like the strain will be on the nearest plate mounted switch's solder joints as well as allowing for a greater amount of board flex since its not backed by anything. I've got no plans to go with a half plate myself but if others are interested, i hope my paranoia is unfounded

-barcode

[hineybush]

Protos shipping to me soon

[mushubanane]

Very nice looking project, following this with attention
Can't wait for photos of the proto!

[Hedgey]

Color me interested in this!

[hineybush]

pics from the factory

[Zambumon]

Solid color selection 

Nice.

[Windeh]

Nice.

[barcode]

an interesting red color, it seems darker than the typical rocket red that i've seen on other boards. Also kind of a purple-ish hue to it but maybe thats just the lighting and my eyes playing tricks on me. Would be awesome to have a color that plays nice with gmk laser

-barcode

[hineybush]

Unfortunately I don't think these colors will be available on the group buy/production version of the board because the factory that produced the prototypes isn't willing to do a group buy through them. I'm weighing a few other options with a current likely manu (well known in the keyboard world at this point) and they don't do custom colors. We'll see what happens.

[rymnd6c28]

I hope this will be the budget CP the community (read:me) needs. Regarding the color, something this big I woulda want a neutral color so black/grey/silver is all fine.
Nicely done!

[kookiemunstur]

Unfortunately I don't think these colors will be available on the group buy/production version of the board because the factory that produced the prototypes isn't willing to do a group buy through them. I'm weighing a few other options with a current likely manu (well known in the keyboard world at this point) and they don't do custom colors. We'll see what happens.

Darn i was really digging that dark red colour for GMK Red Samurai

[Remsky]

an interesting red color, it seems darker than the typical rocket red that i've seen on other boards. Also kind of a purple-ish hue to it but maybe thats just the lighting and my eyes playing tricks on me. Would be awesome to have a color that plays nice with gmk laser

-barcode

Don't worry, I'll take plenty of pics when I get it 

[hineybush]

Yesssssssss

[Windeh]

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Yesssssssss

Niceeeeeee

[LazerCat]

I'm really impressed by how amazing this turned out. Definitely joining!

[ARSLOCK]

You didn't post the picture of the good color

[Windeh]

protos should get to me in like 2 months or so

waiting on some prototype pcb stuff to come in, then pcb fun starts

Is the pcb fun starting?

[hineybush]

protos should get to me in like 2 months or so

waiting on some prototype pcb stuff to come in, then pcb fun starts

Is the pcb fun starting?

ordered the proto pcbs yesterday, ordering the components early next week


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[donut_sauce]

This looks so good!!

[_ODIN_]

This is amazing. If the pricing is good I will be getting one. (BTW: Thanks for the ISO support)

[amnesia0287]

Would be better without that gross iso hole.

[portbaron]

Would be better without that gross iso hole.

Why?

[barcode]

Would be better without that gross iso hole.

Why?

i'd mostly agree, the universal plate makes it so switches are not seated as securely as they could be so some different plate options would be great, but i doubt the minor improvement it provides would be worth the extra cost and confusion of multiple plates

-barcode

[hineybush]

Would be better without that gross iso hole.

Why?

i'd mostly agree, the universal plate makes it so switches are not seated as securely as they could be so some different plate options would be great, but i doubt the minor improvement it provides would be worth the extra cost and confusion of multiple plates

-barcode

Yea I added ISO bc people complained about it, I for one don't care for ISO so I'll be releasing ANSI only plate files so ppl can get em cut if they'd like.

[barcode]

Yea I added ISO bc people complained about it, I for one don't care for ISO so I'll be releasing ANSI only plate files so ppl can get em cut if they'd like.

interesting... i hadnt considered modifying the plate and cutting my own, wonder how much it would cost to get a one-off done... would it be worth it to look at local lazer cutting services for a one-off?

on a side note, the plate looks like it doesnt support stepped caps lock (or maybe it only supports stepped caps lock?). at any rate it look like the caps key is in a fixed location.

-barcode

[djaeyun]

Really interested in this! A matte white would also be amazing but that black looks really cool too.

[hineybush]

Yea I added ISO bc people complained about it, I for one don't care for ISO so I'll be releasing ANSI only plate files so ppl can get em cut if they'd like.

interesting... i hadnt considered modifying the plate and cutting my own, wonder how much it would cost to get a one-off done... would it be worth it to look at local lazer cutting services for a one-off?

on a side note, the plate looks like it doesnt support stepped caps lock (or maybe it only supports stepped caps lock?). at any rate it look like the caps key is in a fixed location.

-barcode

The stepped caps should be there, if not it'll def be for the final version.

Really interested in this! A matte white would also be amazing but that black looks really cool too.

That may be possible. 

As much as I'd like to run this buy ASAP, I've decided to put it off for about two more months. I'll be moving houses in March and I reaaaaalllyy don't want the factory to ship to me until after I'm established at my new place, with more room and better capabilities to support a group buy. Look for this to start end of December/beginning of January.

[ihalatch]

What's the height of the front side?