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Offline JustCallMeCrash

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ErgoDox Aluminum Top Sheet (Replaces Acrylic Top)
« on: Wed, 25 September 2013, 16:13:45 »
Massdrop guys are back at it, this time offering an Al replacement sheet for the top of the ErgoDox.  There are 7 days left and only one buyer so far (I'm not it, I built big one-piece cases for all mine from corrugated), so I figured you guys might not know about it.
If this is a repost, please forgive me; I've not been nearly as active on here since I built my ErgoDoxes (they're basically the perfect board, as far as I'm concerned).

Anyway, you may want to check it out.
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/ergodox-top-sheet?mode=guest_open&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=9%2F25%20-%202013-09-25%2012%3A07%20-%203%2F3%20-%2050%25&utm_campaign=Product%20Announcement%20925
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Offline Latin00032

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Re: ErgoDox Aluminum Top Sheet (Replaces Acrylic Top)
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 25 September 2013, 16:22:29 »
I wanted to get this. But, I'm hoping a fellow geekhacker comes out with a better full replacement case.
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Offline dorkvader

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Re: ErgoDox Aluminum Top Sheet (Replaces Acrylic Top)
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 25 September 2013, 17:37:06 »
It does look a lot better than what I remember the first production aluminium plated looked. Not sure if it's worth $42 but it does look nice.

Of course if I got one, I'd have to add some white side-light LED's to light up the sides. :P
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Offline JustCallMeCrash

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Re: ErgoDox Aluminum Top Sheet (Replaces Acrylic Top)
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 25 September 2013, 20:44:48 »
Quote from: dorkvader on Wed, 25 September 2013, 17:37:06
Of course if I got one, I'd have to add some white side-light LED's to light up the sides. :P
Oh... good call.  So I read of one Redditor who swapped his LEDs and his resistors?  Not sure, but if it shows up better than the current layout, I'm willing to try it.
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ErgoDoxen 6 total: Cherry MX Browns, Cherry MX Clears, NovelKeys Box Royal, 80g Gateron Yellows, NovelKeys Pale Blues, NovelKeys Box Navy.
Preonic 2 total: OG Gateron Yellows (GMK silencer clips), TBD (unassembled v2).
XD-75 (mixed Gateron Yellows, MX Blacks, MX Clears on layer toggles).
Das S Professional (was MX Blues, now Ghetto Reds).
G80-11900.
ML-4400 (2x) Cherry MY boards.

Offline Glod

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Re: ErgoDox Aluminum Top Sheet (Replaces Acrylic Top)
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 27 September 2013, 00:14:13 »
hmm

I wanted these when they said they would sell these more than a month ago but now that i see it is just the top layer and not the bottom as well, as good as the quality is, i think im gonna pass.

having some matte surface acrylic layers made for my 2 ergodox right now anyways. :D :P
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Offline raspiguy

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Re: ErgoDox Aluminum Top Sheet (Replaces Acrylic Top)
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 01 October 2013, 12:57:04 »
Quote from: JustCallMeCrash on Wed, 25 September 2013, 16:13:45
Did you buy your kit from MD? 

If so, was wondering if you could confirm what one of the comments in the thread said about it being cheaper when selected as an option for the full kit?  I think they said it was a $25 add-on, in that case.
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Offline tp4tissue

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Re: ErgoDox Aluminum Top Sheet (Replaces Acrylic Top)
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 01 October 2013, 16:59:27 »
kind of a waste of money......  there wouldn't be any structural improvement from this.

And the remaining 3 inner plates are not cut to high tolerance that whatever aesthetic effect the top sheet may have is Marred by the middle 3...

This is one Ergodox accessory I shall not support...

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