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« Reply #750 on: Sat, 11 July 2015, 01:49:56 »
OK so the switches are soldered but I still need to finish the LEDs and SIP sockets. I ended up going with 78g gateron clears with black cherry switch tops. I kept the gateron bottoms because they make the switch much much smoother.

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Dat panda theme. :p  What caps are going on this, Joey?  Looking amazing so far.

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« Reply #751 on: Sat, 11 July 2015, 01:52:33 »
OK so the switches are soldered but I still need to finish the LEDs and SIP sockets. I ended up going with 78g gateron clears with black cherry switch tops. I kept the gateron bottoms because they make the switch much much smoother.

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Dat panda theme.   What caps are going on this, Joey?  Looking amazing so far.
Ivan's black on black with some white gateron mods dyed to match a purple bliss v2. At this point because of the pink 456 I'm not sure if I should do pink/purple backlighting or if I should play with greens and blues.
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« Reply #752 on: Sat, 11 July 2015, 04:36:29 »
OK so the switches are soldered but I still need to finish the LEDs and SIP sockets. I ended up going with 78g gateron clears with black cherry switch tops. I kept the gateron bottoms because they make the switch much much smoother.

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Dat panda theme.   What caps are going on this, Joey?  Looking amazing so far.
Ivan's black on black with some white gateron mods dyed to match a purple bliss v2. At this point because of the pink 456 I'm not sure if I should do pink/purple backlighting or if I should play with greens and blues.
wowi have always wanted to check out some lubed and spring swapped gat clears ......I bet you they are so freaking smooth 8) looking great Joey  :p
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« Reply #753 on: Sat, 11 July 2015, 05:10:57 »
OK so the switches are soldered but I still need to finish the LEDs and SIP sockets. I ended up going with 78g gateron clears with black cherry switch tops. I kept the gateron bottoms because they make the switch much much smoother.

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Is that soft or hard anodized? It looks pretty great; would love to see it with caps and LEDs!
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« Reply #754 on: Sun, 12 July 2015, 15:38:46 »
GONne orangina 

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I really like that grey anodized case. The 2tone grey/white keycaps set match it so well. I would have ordered such a case in 60% if there was not so much delay atm.

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« Reply #755 on: Sun, 12 July 2015, 22:25:30 »


OK so the switches are soldered but I still need to finish the LEDs and SIP sockets. I ended up going with 78g gateron clears with black cherry switch tops. I kept the gateron bottoms because they make the switch much much smoother.

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Is that soft or hard anodized? It looks pretty great; would love to see it with caps and LEDs!

Soft, you can only hard anodize grey.
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« Reply #756 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 00:08:31 »
  I'll probably remove the top LEDs

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« Reply #757 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 02:46:56 »
  I'll probably remove the top LEDs

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hey Joey this is looking amazing ! Very nice job 8)I would be really interested on hearing about 78g springs in the clears and the feels . The black and purple looks stunning  :thumb:
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« Reply #758 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 03:30:23 »
  I'll probably remove the top LEDs

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« Reply #759 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 04:25:05 »
  I'll probably remove the top LEDs

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Side glow > Top glow

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« Reply #760 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 04:32:12 »
  I'll probably remove the top LEDs

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Side glow > Top glow

The sex. :eek:

I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

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« Reply #761 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 04:33:49 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))

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« Reply #762 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 06:24:27 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))


Yeah you are definitely right! That's why I wanted badly a CTRL Gon Nerd NS60 :'(. I just love that design and with the touch of CTRL Alt, it is even better!

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« Reply #763 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 07:59:38 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
Yeah I just wanted to play with the SIP sockets I put in. Also baldgye, you should get a GON and either reanod or powder coat it white. I think it'd look sick.
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« Reply #764 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 08:25:55 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
Yeah I just wanted to play with the SIP sockets I put in. Also baldgye, you should get a GON and either reanod or powder coat it white. I think it'd look sick.
What does powder coating bring?

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« Reply #765 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 08:28:00 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
Yeah I just wanted to play with the SIP sockets I put in. Also baldgye, you should get a GON and either reanod or powder coat it white. I think it'd look sick.
What does powder coating bring?

sex

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« Reply #766 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 08:31:38 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
Yeah I just wanted to play with the SIP sockets I put in. Also baldgye, you should get a GON and either reanod or powder coat it white. I think it'd look sick.
What does powder coating bring?

sex
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Also a durable coating that you can choose the color and texture of.
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« Reply #767 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 08:34:57 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
agree ^^^^^^ the gon I just picked up has no in switch LEDs . I was thinking of adding some but im kind of on the fence. When I first got into mechanical keyboards LEDs were important to me. As time has gone im finding my preferences changing a bit. Gons keyboards big appeal to me was the massive amount of LED configurability and of course his build and component quality. Now I'm almost wishing I had gotten a board that was more enclosed/weighted casing/frame something like a KMAC/OTD Duck etc all though now that I have the board in hand there is no doubt in my mind that these are the smoothest ergo clears I have ever typed on. The board has an amazing feel and i don't regret the purchase at all just my tastes are changing !
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« Reply #768 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 08:49:33 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
Yeah I just wanted to play with the SIP sockets I put in. Also baldgye, you should get a GON and either reanod or powder coat it white. I think it'd look sick.
What does powder coating bring?

sex


haha I must try it then. Can you coat any matter?

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« Reply #769 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 08:50:46 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
Yeah I just wanted to play with the SIP sockets I put in. Also baldgye, you should get a GON and either reanod or powder coat it white. I think it'd look sick.
What does powder coating bring?

sex


haha I must try it then. Can you coat any matter?

Powder coating only works on metals from what I understand

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« Reply #770 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 08:53:29 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
Yeah I just wanted to play with the SIP sockets I put in. Also baldgye, you should get a GON and either reanod or powder coat it white. I think it'd look sick.
What does powder coating bring?

sex


haha I must try it then. Can you coat any matter?

Powder coating only works on metals from what I understand


Ok thanks. Do you know how much it would cost?

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« Reply #771 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 08:58:16 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
Yeah I just wanted to play with the SIP sockets I put in. Also baldgye, you should get a GON and either reanod or powder coat it white. I think it'd look sick.
What does powder coating bring?

sex


haha I must try it then. Can you coat any matter?

Powder coating only works on metals from what I understand


Ok thanks. Do you know how much it would cost?

I have no idea, I don't even have a GON lol

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« Reply #772 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 09:00:11 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
Yeah I just wanted to play with the SIP sockets I put in. Also baldgye, you should get a GON and either reanod or powder coat it white. I think it'd look sick.
What does powder coating bring?

sex


haha I must try it then. Can you coat any matter?

Powder coating only works on metals from what I understand


Ok thanks. Do you know how much it would cost?

Cost depends on the size of the piece you want coated and the thickness of the coating. Powder coating can be very inexpensive from what I know though.

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« Reply #773 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 09:00:40 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
Yeah I just wanted to play with the SIP sockets I put in. Also baldgye, you should get a GON and either reanod or powder coat it white. I think it'd look sick.
What does powder coating bring?

sex


haha I must try it then. Can you coat any matter?

Powder coating only works on metals from what I understand


Ok thanks. Do you know how much it would cost?
I have no clue what the exact cost would be but it shouldn't be too much. $40 maybe
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« Reply #774 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 09:40:10 »
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« Reply #775 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 09:46:15 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
Yeah I just wanted to play with the SIP sockets I put in. Also baldgye, you should get a GON and either reanod or powder coat it white. I think it'd look sick.
What does powder coating bring?

sex


haha I must try it then. Can you coat any matter?

Powder coating only works on metals from what I understand


Ok thanks. Do you know how much it would cost?

Cost depends on the size of the piece you want coated and the thickness of the coating. Powder coating can be very inexpensive from what I know though.


Ok thanks guys.

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« Reply #776 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 12:15:18 »
agree ^^^^^^ the gon I just picked up has no in switch LEDs . I was thinking of adding some but im kind of on the fence. When I first got into mechanical keyboards LEDs were important to me. As time has gone im finding my preferences changing a bit. Gons keyboards big appeal to me was the massive amount of LED configurability and of course his build and component quality. Now I'm almost wishing I had gotten a board that was more enclosed/weighted casing/frame something like a KMAC/OTD Duck etc all though now that I have the board in hand there is no doubt in my mind that these are the smoothest ergo clears I have ever typed on. The board has an amazing feel and i don't regret the purchase at all just my tastes are changing !

This is why you have a GON and then pick up a a KMAC/LZ/OTD/Duck board all the same.  Gotta cover all your bases. :-*  I also find that I tend to like my artisan caps on an enclosed case for some reason.  It might be because something like a GON or Kaliet board makes them appear even larger than they are and it already bothers me slightly that they aren't the same profile as all my other keys. :-\

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« Reply #777 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 12:27:04 »
I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
agree ^^^^^^ the gon I just picked up has no in switch LEDs . I was thinking of adding some but im kind of on the fence. When I first got into mechanical keyboards LEDs were important to me. As time has gone im finding my preferences changing a bit. Gons keyboards big appeal to me was the massive amount of LED configurability and of course his build and component quality. Now I'm almost wishing I had gotten a board that was more enclosed/weighted casing/frame something like a KMAC/OTD Duck etc all though now that I have the board in hand there is no doubt in my mind that these are the smoothest ergo clears I have ever typed on. The board has an amazing feel and i don't regret the purchase at all just my tastes are changing !

You would actually be surprised at how light the OTD 356cl is.. When I first picked up the box it came in I thought it was empty. However Ducks on the other hand, are fantastically heavy and it gives them a nice premium feel to them. Gon boards in my opinion are absolutely gorgeous but actually feel quite fragile. I am always afraid I am going to scratch my beautiful blue anodizing.

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« Reply #778 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 12:43:41 »


I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
agree ^^^^^^ the gon I just picked up has no in switch LEDs . I was thinking of adding some but im kind of on the fence. When I first got into mechanical keyboards LEDs were important to me. As time has gone im finding my preferences changing a bit. Gons keyboards big appeal to me was the massive amount of LED configurability and of course his build and component quality. Now I'm almost wishing I had gotten a board that was more enclosed/weighted casing/frame something like a KMAC/OTD Duck etc all though now that I have the board in hand there is no doubt in my mind that these are the smoothest ergo clears I have ever typed on. The board has an amazing feel and i don't regret the purchase at all just my tastes are changing !

You would actually be surprised at how light the OTD 356cl is.. When I first picked up the box it came in I thought it was empty. However Ducks on the other hand, are fantastically heavy and it gives them a nice premium feel to them. Gon boards in my opinion are absolutely gorgeous but actually feel quite fragile. I am always afraid I am going to scratch my beautiful blue anodizing.

Yeah GONs are crazy light, my 40% with an SS plate weighs almost twice as much as the GON. I thought the weight would bug me because I loved the weight of my lightsaver (which would've been functional as a boat anchor :)) ) but I've just decided that the GON will be my "take to class" board.

I love the look of the anod on the board but it is really soft.

People in the 1980s, in general, were clearly just better than we are now in every measurable way.

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« Reply #779 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 13:21:16 »


I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
agree ^^^^^^ the gon I just picked up has no in switch LEDs . I was thinking of adding some but im kind of on the fence. When I first got into mechanical keyboards LEDs were important to me. As time has gone im finding my preferences changing a bit. Gons keyboards big appeal to me was the massive amount of LED configurability and of course his build and component quality. Now I'm almost wishing I had gotten a board that was more enclosed/weighted casing/frame something like a KMAC/OTD Duck etc all though now that I have the board in hand there is no doubt in my mind that these are the smoothest ergo clears I have ever typed on. The board has an amazing feel and i don't regret the purchase at all just my tastes are changing !

You would actually be surprised at how light the OTD 356cl is.. When I first picked up the box it came in I thought it was empty. However Ducks on the other hand, are fantastically heavy and it gives them a nice premium feel to them. Gon boards in my opinion are absolutely gorgeous but actually feel quite fragile. I am always afraid I am going to scratch my beautiful blue anodizing.

Yeah GONs are crazy light, my 40% with an SS plate weighs almost twice as much as the GON. I thought the weight would bug me because I loved the weight of my lightsaver (which would've been functional as a boat anchor :)) ) but I've just decided that the GON will be my "take to class" board.

I love the look of the anod on the board but it is really soft.

So brave to take that thing out in public lol. Then again I use a type S at work. The anodization quality on GONs are amazing but they do feel very soft. Only if we could do hard ano with colors..

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« Reply #780 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 13:28:03 »


I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
agree ^^^^^^ the gon I just picked up has no in switch LEDs . I was thinking of adding some but im kind of on the fence. When I first got into mechanical keyboards LEDs were important to me. As time has gone im finding my preferences changing a bit. Gons keyboards big appeal to me was the massive amount of LED configurability and of course his build and component quality. Now I'm almost wishing I had gotten a board that was more enclosed/weighted casing/frame something like a KMAC/OTD Duck etc all though now that I have the board in hand there is no doubt in my mind that these are the smoothest ergo clears I have ever typed on. The board has an amazing feel and i don't regret the purchase at all just my tastes are changing !

You would actually be surprised at how light the OTD 356cl is.. When I first picked up the box it came in I thought it was empty. However Ducks on the other hand, are fantastically heavy and it gives them a nice premium feel to them. Gon boards in my opinion are absolutely gorgeous but actually feel quite fragile. I am always afraid I am going to scratch my beautiful blue anodizing.

Yeah GONs are crazy light, my 40% with an SS plate weighs almost twice as much as the GON. I thought the weight would bug me because I loved the weight of my lightsaver (which would've been functional as a boat anchor :)) ) but I've just decided that the GON will be my "take to class" board.

I love the look of the anod on the board but it is really soft.

So brave to take that thing out in public lol. Then again I use a type S at work. The anodization quality on GONs are amazing but they do feel very soft. Only if we could do hard ano with colors..
Eh, I buy boards to use them not frame them and talk about how good they feel. Also a sharpie used properly can correct small damage. If the board ever gets really messed up I have no problem redoing the anod.
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« Reply #781 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 13:51:38 »


I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
agree ^^^^^^ the gon I just picked up has no in switch LEDs . I was thinking of adding some but im kind of on the fence. When I first got into mechanical keyboards LEDs were important to me. As time has gone im finding my preferences changing a bit. Gons keyboards big appeal to me was the massive amount of LED configurability and of course his build and component quality. Now I'm almost wishing I had gotten a board that was more enclosed/weighted casing/frame something like a KMAC/OTD Duck etc all though now that I have the board in hand there is no doubt in my mind that these are the smoothest ergo clears I have ever typed on. The board has an amazing feel and i don't regret the purchase at all just my tastes are changing !

You would actually be surprised at how light the OTD 356cl is.. When I first picked up the box it came in I thought it was empty. However Ducks on the other hand, are fantastically heavy and it gives them a nice premium feel to them. Gon boards in my opinion are absolutely gorgeous but actually feel quite fragile. I am always afraid I am going to scratch my beautiful blue anodizing.

Yeah GONs are crazy light, my 40% with an SS plate weighs almost twice as much as the GON. I thought the weight would bug me because I loved the weight of my lightsaver (which would've been functional as a boat anchor :)) ) but I've just decided that the GON will be my "take to class" board.

I love the look of the anod on the board but it is really soft.

So brave to take that thing out in public lol. Then again I use a type S at work. The anodization quality on GONs are amazing but they do feel very soft. Only if we could do hard ano with colors..
Eh, I buy boards to use them not frame them and talk about how good they feel. Also a sharpie used properly can correct small damage. If the board ever gets really messed up I have no problem redoing the anod.

Same. That is why I have pretty sold but all of my collection. DGE daily driver FTW.

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« Reply #782 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 13:55:24 »


I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
agree ^^^^^^ the gon I just picked up has no in switch LEDs . I was thinking of adding some but im kind of on the fence. When I first got into mechanical keyboards LEDs were important to me. As time has gone im finding my preferences changing a bit. Gons keyboards big appeal to me was the massive amount of LED configurability and of course his build and component quality. Now I'm almost wishing I had gotten a board that was more enclosed/weighted casing/frame something like a KMAC/OTD Duck etc all though now that I have the board in hand there is no doubt in my mind that these are the smoothest ergo clears I have ever typed on. The board has an amazing feel and i don't regret the purchase at all just my tastes are changing !

You would actually be surprised at how light the OTD 356cl is.. When I first picked up the box it came in I thought it was empty. However Ducks on the other hand, are fantastically heavy and it gives them a nice premium feel to them. Gon boards in my opinion are absolutely gorgeous but actually feel quite fragile. I am always afraid I am going to scratch my beautiful blue anodizing.

Yeah GONs are crazy light, my 40% with an SS plate weighs almost twice as much as the GON. I thought the weight would bug me because I loved the weight of my lightsaver (which would've been functional as a boat anchor :)) ) but I've just decided that the GON will be my "take to class" board.

I love the look of the anod on the board but it is really soft.

So brave to take that thing out in public lol. Then again I use a type S at work. The anodization quality on GONs are amazing but they do feel very soft. Only if we could do hard ano with colors..
Eh, I buy boards to use them not frame them and talk about how good they feel. Also a sharpie used properly can correct small damage. If the board ever gets really messed up I have no problem redoing the anod.

Same. That is why I have pretty sold but all of my collection. DGE daily driver FTW.
Also why I sold a bunch of my artisans and used the money to buy boards. :))
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Re: POST Your GON(s)!!!! ;)
« Reply #783 on: Tue, 14 July 2015, 14:12:38 »


I'm starting to agree... I just wish those top plates came in white

I never actually use any LED's in the top; well, very rarely.  Side glow is a different story, though.  That nice ambient lighting from the sides and/or bottom is kind of soothing. :))
agree ^^^^^^ the gon I just picked up has no in switch LEDs . I was thinking of adding some but im kind of on the fence. When I first got into mechanical keyboards LEDs were important to me. As time has gone im finding my preferences changing a bit. Gons keyboards big appeal to me was the massive amount of LED configurability and of course his build and component quality. Now I'm almost wishing I had gotten a board that was more enclosed/weighted casing/frame something like a KMAC/OTD Duck etc all though now that I have the board in hand there is no doubt in my mind that these are the smoothest ergo clears I have ever typed on. The board has an amazing feel and i don't regret the purchase at all just my tastes are changing !

You would actually be surprised at how light the OTD 356cl is.. When I first picked up the box it came in I thought it was empty. However Ducks on the other hand, are fantastically heavy and it gives them a nice premium feel to them. Gon boards in my opinion are absolutely gorgeous but actually feel quite fragile. I am always afraid I am going to scratch my beautiful blue anodizing.

Yeah GONs are crazy light, my 40% with an SS plate weighs almost twice as much as the GON. I thought the weight would bug me because I loved the weight of my lightsaver (which would've been functional as a boat anchor :)) ) but I've just decided that the GON will be my "take to class" board.

I love the look of the anod on the board but it is really soft.

So brave to take that thing out in public lol. Then again I use a type S at work. The anodization quality on GONs are amazing but they do feel very soft. Only if we could do hard ano with colors..
Eh, I buy boards to use them not frame them and talk about how good they feel. Also a sharpie used properly can correct small damage. If the board ever gets really messed up I have no problem redoing the anod.

Same. That is why I have pretty sold but all of my collection. DGE daily driver FTW.
Also why I sold a bunch of my artisans and used the money to buy boards. :))

Smart, sell high while you can lol. I would much rather enjoy a full keyboard and keyset than a single keycap.

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« Reply #784 on: Wed, 15 July 2015, 20:07:44 »
I really need to do a proper photo shoot with my friend's camera. The in switch backlight isn't red, it's a beautiful pink/magenta. Also I still need the mods and that Purple Bliss before the board is complete. 

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« Reply #785 on: Wed, 15 July 2015, 20:19:56 »
I really need to do a proper photo shoot with my friend's camera. The in switch backlight isn't red, it's a beautiful pink/magenta. Also I still need the mods and that Purple Bliss before the board is complete. 

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Sweet board. Nice JQ

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Re: POST Your GON(s)!!!! ;)
« Reply #786 on: Wed, 15 July 2015, 21:42:57 »
I really need to do a proper photo shoot with my friend's camera. The in switch backlight isn't red, it's a beautiful pink/magenta. Also I still need the mods and that Purple Bliss before the board is complete. 

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Tell that friend to just be active on GH.  ;)   ^-^

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« Reply #787 on: Wed, 15 July 2015, 21:46:01 »
I really need to do a proper photo shoot with my friend's camera. The in switch backlight isn't red, it's a beautiful pink/magenta. Also I still need the mods and that Purple Bliss before the board is complete. 

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Tell that friend to just be active on GH.  ;)   ^-^
Derek won't use GH :))

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« Reply #788 on: Thu, 16 July 2015, 00:15:38 »
I really need to do a proper photo shoot with my friend's camera. The in switch backlight isn't red, it's a beautiful pink/magenta. Also I still need the mods and that Purple Bliss before the board is complete. 

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Wow, does this look amazeballs, JQ! 

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« Reply #789 on: Thu, 16 July 2015, 00:17:02 »
I really need to do a proper photo shoot with my friend's camera. The in switch backlight isn't red, it's a beautiful pink/magenta. Also I still need the mods and that Purple Bliss before the board is complete. 

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That is a really nice LED colour for the switches. Could you give me a link to where you got em?

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« Reply #790 on: Thu, 16 July 2015, 01:05:53 »
This might be stupid question but if I order GON's keyboard now
how long will it take for me to receive it? I want fully assembled keyboard....some says it will
take like a year before I can get the keyboard.....

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Re: POST Your GON(s)!!!! ;)
« Reply #791 on: Thu, 16 July 2015, 18:50:53 »

This might be stupid question but if I order GON's keyboard now
how long will it take for me to receive it? I want fully assembled keyboard....some says it will
take like a year before I can get the keyboard.....

No one knows but I can't imagine it being less than 6 months.
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« Reply #792 on: Sat, 18 July 2015, 09:51:46 »
Are you serious? so it will take at least 6 months? wow

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« Reply #793 on: Sat, 18 July 2015, 09:59:19 »

Are you serious? so it will take at least 6 months? wow

Just basing that off of what I've seen from others on this forum. For full builds people getting theirs now ordered around the first of the year I believe.
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Re: POST Your GON(s)!!!! ;)
« Reply #794 on: Sat, 18 July 2015, 10:14:14 »
I really need to do a proper photo shoot with my friend's camera. The in switch backlight isn't red, it's a beautiful pink/magenta. Also I still need the mods and that Purple Bliss before the board is complete. 

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Ugh, that looks soooo good! Even in a potato pic :D
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« Reply #795 on: Sat, 18 July 2015, 23:12:04 »
Finished building ttzhou's new GON and put my caps on it :P




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« Reply #796 on: Sun, 19 July 2015, 02:17:43 »
Finished building ttzhou's new GON and put my caps on it :P

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Wow that looks freaking amazing 8) great job and congrats ttzhou she's gorgeous  :eek:
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« Reply #797 on: Sun, 19 July 2015, 23:01:18 »
Finished building ttzhou's new GON and put my caps on it :P

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Wow that looks freaking amazing 8) great job and congrats ttzhou she's gorgeous  :eek:

Thanks sed8  :) It was definitely worth the wait.

I now have a slight man-crush on Sifo, in a totally non-creepy way that hopefully won't disturb him when I go pick up the board in person. Have to wait at least a week though to pick it up... the pain.  :'(

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« Reply #798 on: Sun, 19 July 2015, 23:02:15 »
Finished building ttzhou's new GON and put my caps on it :P

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I really like the look of the acrylic GONs, at some point I'd love to own one. Sifo did you do any typing on it? My GON HHKB flexes a bit and I'm wondering how much the acrylic boards flex.
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« Reply #799 on: Sun, 19 July 2015, 23:54:07 »
Finished building ttzhou's new GON and put my caps on it :P

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Awesome job, Sif.  Looks amazing.  Loving the colors.

I now have a slight man-crush on Sifo, in a totally non-creepy way that hopefully won't disturb him when I go pick up the board in person. Have to wait at least a week though to pick it up... the pain.  :'(

I think many of us have a man-crush on Sifo and some in a very creepy way. :))