Author Topic: Phantom Custom Keyboard Group Buy (CLOSED) (Read 390916 times)

alaricljs · « **Reply #1850 on:** Sun, 17 June 2012, 22:48:45 »

Hey man, kids love sorting little bits of plastic, ask iMav's

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #1851 on:** Tue, 19 June 2012, 15:22:06 »

Are any of the metal alu cases out yet? It's been forever since the announcement and prototype.

mkawa · « **Reply #1852 on:** Tue, 19 June 2012, 18:22:17 »

don't hold your breath on vortex's. treble's is probably held up until the fall

alaricljs · « **Reply #1853 on:** Tue, 19 June 2012, 20:11:46 »

and swede disappeared.

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #1854 on:** Tue, 19 June 2012, 20:46:13 »

^ That's what I'm talking about. Oneproduct had ideas and was working on a prototype, but scrapped it now. Vortex showed an almost-finished prototype, but hasn't given any updates for months. Swede is MIA as well. treble mentioned to work on one, but that probably won't be until they finish with the poker metal cases. Any other options for metal cases since these phantom parts are all ready to ship?

mkawa · « **Reply #1855 on:** Tue, 19 June 2012, 20:54:19 »

design your own

unfortunately a number of members A HEM kind of screwed over oneproduct and his friend's machine shop, plus they don't have the cnc mill that's needed.

treble's your best bet, but the fact is he's busy and his shop's primary income generator is not keyboard cases.

btw, i'm serious about designing your own. with a design in hand, treble will have a much easier and faster time getting the first prototypes out, and others can try local machine shops.

litster · « **Reply #1856 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 02:32:13 »

Quote from: gimpster;615070

I'm tempted to go. What day are you planning on going?

Looks like I will be going by myself this Saturday. gimpster, you want to come with me? It is going to be a day trip. Anyone else?

pasph · « **Reply #1857 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 08:55:27 »

MKC seems on the way to release one
http://www.mkcws.net/thread-650-1-1.html

mkawa · « **Reply #1858 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 10:02:37 »

makes sense. his milled keys turned out pretty well, and even if he just clones the vortex design, that will probably be the only way we see that design in the states in a reasonable amount of time

telepete · « **Reply #1859 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 10:32:51 »

I wonder if it will be made as poorly as the rest of his products.

bpiphany · « **Reply #1860 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 11:15:36 »

Quote from: PrinsValium;606123

I ordered 3 extra PCBs for myself. Because I have 1 Filco tenkeyless ANSI mounting plate, 1 full size ANSI plate, and 1 full size ISO plate lying around making nobody happy. The PCBs will fit either tenkeyless/full size plate. The full size plate needs to be a little modified to fit the tenkeyless case though. Some holes need to be drilled. I also ordered Teensys for them. And switches.. Diodes I have plenty at home...

I bought the extras to make programmable keyboards for lending out to friends. But I can certainly picture myself selling them off. But I would like to get rid of some of the switches as well in that case =)

Quote from: Djuzuh;606125

PrinsValium: I'll probably take one !

Quote from: fruktstund;606126

Prins, you should sell one to a compatriot!

I sawed and drilled the ISO full size plate today. It turned out alright, two holes are off a bit, but I don't think those screws are really needed. The tenkeyless is built like a tank =) I put some switches in the plate, the plate in the case, and everything is tight and key-to-case-clearance is fine all over.

All in all this means that I will be able to sell
2 ANSI Filco standard layout tenkeyless internals
1 ISO Filco standard layout tenkeyless internals
The only advantage over stock Filco then being the programmable controller.

[STRIKE]Djuzuh wants one (ANSI?)[/STRIKE]
fruktstund wants one (ISO?)
Another German guy may want one, or only the PCB I'm going to have to ask him about it.

I will also have a bunch of switches I really would like to get rid of (brown, blue and black if I am not misremembering).. and some Teensys and diodes. I could solder the boards for you if you want me to, gotta get to use my new fancy soldering station =D

Djuzuh · « **Reply #1861 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 11:19:43 »

I'm gonna have to drop my dib. Sorry !

I hope somebody else will come, more exited than I am, and buy this off you

EDIT:*thanks for the offer !

bpiphany · « **Reply #1862 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 11:29:09 »

Quote from: Djuzuh;617833

I'm gonna have to drop my dib. Sorry !

I hope somebody else will come, more exited than I am, and buy this off you

EDIT:*thanks for the offer !

No problem, originally I wasn't expecting to sell any of them =)

gimpster · « **Reply #1863 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 11:54:09 »

Quote from: litster;617656

Looks like I will be going by myself this Saturday. gimpster, you want to come with me? It is going to be a day trip. Anyone else?

I'm trying to figure out what family commitments I have this weekend. I will give you a definitive answer later today.

kaiserreich · « **Reply #1864 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 11:59:08 »

Quote from: pasph;617738

MKC seems on the way to release one
http://www.mkcws.net/thread-650-1-1.html

Cnc milled zinc case, of anyone can't be bothered to use google translator

mkawa · « **Reply #1865 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 12:31:45 »

prins i'll take the ansis

still with the zinc? y u love zinc so much mkc?

pasph · « **Reply #1866 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 13:07:51 »

Google translate "铝合金" as "aluminum alloy"
"Aluminium alloys are alloys in which aluminium (Al) is the predominant metal. The typical alloying elements are copper, magnesium, manganese, silicon and zinc"
I miss something?

bpiphany · « **Reply #1867 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 13:25:30 »

Quote from: mkawa;617865

prins i'll take the ansis

Both? I am primarily interested in getting rid of plates, diodes, and Teensy as well as the PCBs. I have plates, PCBs, and components to build three boards. I was going to have them to hand out among friends for trying them out. But since there was interest from people here I thought I could just as well sell them... I understand if I can't supply switches to your liking, but the rest I would prefer to sell as a unit to clean up a little among all the little bits and pieces...

7bit · « **Reply #1868 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 13:28:07 »

Quote from: PrinsValium;617901

Both? I am primarily interested in getting rid of plates, diodes, and Teensy as well as the PCBs. I have plates, PCBs, and components to build three boards. I was going to have them to hand out among friends for trying them out. But since there was interest from people here I thought I could just as well sell them... I understand if I can't supply switches to your liking, but the rest I would prefer to sell as a unit to clean up a little among all the little bits and pieces...

There is an upcoming switch group buy and there are some reserves to be sold after the initial shipment.

mkawa · « **Reply #1869 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 13:32:48 »

ideally i'd just take all the pcbs, teensies and components off your hands and source phansi plates for all of them, but i imagine you want to get rid of the plates and the pcbs at once, so i can do 2 pcbs + ansi plates + trimmings if you'd rather do that. i don't need any switches. i have enough switches for four full boards on hand.

basically i'm just going to build up some phantoms and sell them off here; i just want people to have phantoms. ideally i'd like them to have phantoms with proper phantom plates, but unless someone confirms that we'll have enough extra plates, i'm not going to rely on the plate bit..

bpiphany · « **Reply #1870 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 13:52:50 »

Ok, I know already that this is going to get out of hand =) So I'll do like this.

I will reserve a PCB, components and the ISO plate for
fruktstund

I will reserve two PCBs, components, and the ANSI plates for
mkawa
MagicMeatball - first runner up

After this I will wait with promising anything to anyone until I have everything in my hands =) I will also not add anyone else's interest at this point. It is going to get messy.

mkawa, me keeping the plates is not too big a deal, as I said there will probably be future PCB buys that can populate them...

mkawa · « **Reply #1871 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 13:56:13 »

ok cool. we can pool our resources (switches, pcbs, etc) once all the parts come in and people start banging down our doors for phantoms

jdcarpe · « **Reply #1872 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 13:57:23 »

Are the plates PHANSI or PHANSIWIN? I would like to buy a PHANSI plate if one is available. To go with the Phantom kit I bought from mkawa.

mkawa · « **Reply #1873 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 13:58:00 »

prins has plates recovered from a filco, so winkeyed, and without the quick-change tabs. afaik bini is going to have a pretty limited number of extra plates of any type, unfortunately, and there's probably going to be a huge amount of demand as everyone realizes they got the wrong plate/suddenly wants a phantom/etc

jdcarpe · « **Reply #1874 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 14:00:09 »

Oh, ok.

WRXChris · « **Reply #1875 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 14:35:19 »

If you don't mind letting one go, mkawa, I would love to buy one of Prins's spare kits. I also want to try my luck at scoring a PHANSI plate, so like mkawa I'm not too keen on the filco plate. Let me know guys!

mkawa · « **Reply #1876 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 16:12:58 »

like prins said, let's let everything settle first and get parts shipped out. after that, i'll start building stuff up for people, making kits, and sending them out. i think both of us have done more promising than we should of parts that we don't have in hand

WRXChris · « **Reply #1877 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 16:19:02 »

cool sounds good

If I can get my hands on one I want to do the building because that's half the fun IMO!

EDIT: to clarify, I'm interested in a teensy, pcb, PHANSI plate, costar stabs, and diodes. I have switches and will figure out the case myself. I won't get my hopes up, but it sure would be awesome to have the first gh-brewed kb! (I was too much of a n00b when the gb was open, unfortunately)

agor · « **Reply #1878 on:** Wed, 20 June 2012, 16:26:16 »

I'd really like a case like the KMAC :/

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #1879 on:** Thu, 21 June 2012, 01:00:02 »

I bought a PH7BIT and PHANSIWIN plate, I don't need the PH7BIT plate anymore if anyone wants it.

gimpster · « **Reply #1880 on:** Thu, 21 June 2012, 11:55:37 »

Quote from: gimpster;617844

I'm trying to figure out what family commitments I have this weekend. I will give you a definitive answer later today.

The wife and I are in. +1 big dog. I'll text you and work out the details.

bpiphany · « **Reply #1881 on:** Thu, 21 June 2012, 13:44:22 »

Ha, I had to consult my PM inbox, but today it is exactly one year ago that HaveANiceDay first contacted me about building the Phantom. This project is moving forward at the pace of a drunk snail... =D

alaricljs · « **Reply #1882 on:** Thu, 21 June 2012, 13:51:59 »

Which is better than some I've seen

mkawa · « **Reply #1883 on:** Thu, 21 June 2012, 14:39:25 »

Quote from: PrinsValium;618774

Ha, I had to consult my PM inbox, but today it is exactly one year ago that HaveANiceDay first contacted me about building the Phantom. This project is moving forward at the pace of a drunk snail... =D

if i were a snail i'd be drunk all the frickin time, so i think we're perfectly on target.

litster · « **Reply #1884 on:** Thu, 21 June 2012, 14:59:54 »

Snails are attracted to beer, and then they die.

mkawa · « **Reply #1885 on:** Thu, 21 June 2012, 23:50:08 »

the happiest death

litster · « **Reply #1886 on:** Fri, 22 June 2012, 00:07:13 »

It is on! Gimpster and I will be going to BiNiaRiS' place to sort and pack parts on Saturday! A mini Phantom meet up!

mkawa · « **Reply #1887 on:** Fri, 22 June 2012, 00:11:14 »

huzzah! let us know if we can pp you guys a few bucks for beer

(also i want some more plates, lol)

digitalleftovers · « **Reply #1888 on:** Fri, 22 June 2012, 01:01:38 »

Was there ever a final decision on plate color? I remember seeing some prototypes, but I haven't kept up with this thread....

mkawa · « **Reply #1889 on:** Fri, 22 June 2012, 01:13:33 »

black

agor · « **Reply #1890 on:** Fri, 22 June 2012, 01:29:24 »

Don't forget the pictures!

gimpster · « **Reply #1891 on:** Fri, 22 June 2012, 01:51:15 »

Quote from: mkawa;619225

huzzah! let us know if we can pp you guys a few bucks for beer

(also i want some more plates, lol)

Beer donations are great, but rum donations are better. :party: My current favorite:

http://www.krakenrum.com

dorkvader · « **Reply #1892 on:** Fri, 22 June 2012, 08:43:55 »

I had Kraken last year, and it was pretty good!

I still prefer beer, If I could get it to you guys in time, I'd send over a couple bottles. Have fun packing phantoms.

gimpster · « **Reply #1893 on:** Fri, 22 June 2012, 11:31:27 »

Quote from: dorkvader;619402

I had Kraken last year, and it was pretty good!

I still prefer beer, If I could get it to you guys in time, I'd send over a couple bottles. Have fun packing phantoms.

No worries, It's going to be a 4-hour drive each way anyhow...probably shouldn't do too much drinking.

litster · « **Reply #1894 on:** Fri, 22 June 2012, 12:37:44 »

Quote from: gimpster;619520

No worries, It's going to be a 4-hour drive each way anyhow...probably shouldn't do too much drinking.

4 hours? You need to drive faster! It should take 3 hours.

dirge · « **Reply #1895 on:** Fri, 22 June 2012, 15:27:38 »

4 hours? That's half my country in driving terms!

jdcarpe · « **Reply #1896 on:** Fri, 22 June 2012, 15:31:58 »

Haha, that wouldn't even get you halfway across my state.

BiNiaRiS · « **Reply #1897 on:** Sat, 23 June 2012, 02:25:07 »

the sorting/packing is all that is left. hopefully i can get that done in the next few days.

switches are still trickling in (coming in multiple packages).

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litster · « **Reply #1898 on:** Sat, 23 June 2012, 02:44:03 »

Sweet looking plates with cute cats!!!

BiNiaRiS told me that he has a buddy in town who can help with sorting and packing, and BiNiaRiS' girlfriend will also help. I won't need to go down to help. Thanks BiNi!!

dirge · « **Reply #1899 on:** Sat, 23 June 2012, 02:51:48 »

This feel so close now!

Also moar phantom cats!

Those plates look stunning! Came out really well. Even the cats look impressed.

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Author Topic: Phantom Custom Keyboard Group Buy (CLOSED) (Read 390916 times)