Giveaway #2 | Escapism Keys **SHIPPED**

[bcredbottle]

The giveaway is open. It will close Friday (Dec. 18) at 4:00 pm.

Same-ish format as last time:

• Fill out the Order Form.
• [Optional] Post your favorite keyboard moment. Best one gets first pick of cap.
• The remaining 6 caps are raffled off by RNG.
• If you win, we'll send you an invoice.
• The caps are free but you must pay for shipping
• Please thank E3E for doing all the hard work.

Christmas week is coming up so we expect all caps to be delivered by late December or early January.
labeled pics with BCBRNR #s:

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BCBRNR 009 (Alps) (reserved)

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BCBRNR 010 (Alps)

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BCBRNR 011 (Alps)

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BCBRNR 012 (Alps)

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BCBRNR 013 (Alps)

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BCBRNR 014 (Alps)

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BCBRNR 015 (MX)

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BCBRNR 016 (MX)

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E3E's awesome pics:























First giveaway (Collective Action Problems): 

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Hey guys, I made some resin Alps escape keys. You can have them if you pay for shipping.

This is both a giveaway and a contest. The best haiku and the best limerick each get first pick of their cap. The remaining 6 winners will be picked at random. I will ship in about a week (or ten days, I work a **** ton) and PM the winners when I've got a good number of entries. You can only win one cap.

You do NOT have to post a haiku or limerick. Only 2 of the caps go to the best haiku/limerick. You can just post your preferred caps if you like.


More pics here:

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BCBRNR 001

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(bottom is a bit bubbly)

BCBRNR 002

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BCBRNR 003

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(has a little hole in the back)

BCBRNR 004

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BCBRNR 005

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(has some bubbles in the front-side but hard to notice when it's on the board)

BCBRNR 006

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BCBRNR 007

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(little hole on the side)

BCBRNR 008

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How to Enter

Please post the following:
(1) Your first and second-choice cap (e.g. "BCBRNR 003 / BCBRNR 007")
(2) [OPTIONAL] Post a haiku or limerick. Snarky/sarcastic/satirical/funny is preferred.


Please do not post more than one entry.

BEST HAIKU AND LIMERICK

best haiku

Finally found it
The perfect vintage alps board
Owner was smoker

best limerick (tie)

There once was a keyboard fanatic
Who found an old board in the attic.
So he popped off a cap,
Saw an Alps, and said, "Crap!
"Guess I'll give it to CPT, he'll be ecstatic."

An Ode to First Rounds

There once was a man: bcredbottle,
Who made caps which fit the Alps model.
He battled the bubbles,
And for all his troubles,
His first sale earns nothing but twaddle.

WIP thread here.

Just FYI I only do giveaways. I have neither the time nor the talent to do sales. But I enjoy making caps and I often make more than I can use so I'll keep giving them away as they accumulate.

[tominabox1]

BCBRNR 005 or 006

oh the alps switches
simple and complicated
key caps so damn scarce

[RoastPotatoes]

I don't have any alps so I don't think I should enter. But these are looking good. They style of 3 and 6 are my favourite.

[bcredbottle]

I don't have any alps so I don't think I should enter. But these are looking good. They style of 3 and 6 are my favourite.

Thank you RP! You are one of my artisan heroes so that means a lot!

[nmur]

this ain't an entry
cause I don't have any alps
but dude those are nice

[bcredbottle]

this ain't an entry
cause I don't have any alps
but dude those are nice

 

[deductivemonkee]

The 006 would go great with my future alps build (waiting for parts) or the 007, thanks for doing this! Now let's make a bad haiku...

I need alps badly
These keycaps are so unique
I want number 6

Gl all!

[ImpendingxDoom]

BCBRNR003
BCBRNR004

Finally found it
The perfect vintage alps board
Owner was smoker

[bcredbottle]

BCBRNR003
BCBRNR004

Finally found it
The perfect vintage alps board
Owner was smoker

I know the ****ing feeling man.

[DamnDan]

BCBRNR003
BCBRNR004

do want a release
from lack of artisan caps
my boards long for them

 

[trees]

v60 quiet clicks
so crisp and so snappy
stock caps so crappy

6 or 8

[zod000]

 BCBRNR003 and BCBRNR004 are my favorites (match the black/red theme I have going in my office)

We have a big forum of geeks.
It's full of keyboard obsessed freaks!
They have all the switches, springs,
key caps, and other things,
but they still buy new boards ever week!


Not so funny as much as it is painfully true.

[bcredbottle]

BCBRNR003 and BCBRNR004 are my favorites (match the black/red theme I have going in my office)

We have a big forum of geeks.
It's full of keyboard obsessed freaks!
They have all the switches, springs,
key caps, and other things,
but they still buy new boards ever week!


Not so funny as much as it is painfully true.

I commend you on being an innovator. This is the first limerick in the thread!

[dutC4]

 

[ika]

BCBRNR 002 then 006

Pardon the structural liberties I took.


there was a good man named Matias
who delivered to all the Alps pious
things that let us thack
without giving our wallets a whack
but how much could our money actually buy us?

[njbair]

How fun!

BCBRNR 001
BCBRNR 005

There once was a keyboard fanatic
Who found an old board in the attic.
So he popped off a cap,
Saw an Alps, and said, "Crap!
"Guess I'll give it to CPT, he'll be ecstatic."

[BlueNalgene]

An Ode to First Rounds

There once was a man: bcredbottle,
Who made caps which fit the Alps model.
He battled the bubbles,
And for all his troubles,
His first sale earns nothing but twaddle.

BCBRNR 006

[CPTBadAss]

There once was a keyboard fanatic
Who found an old board in the attic.
So he popped off a cap,
Saw an Alps, and said, "Crap!
"Guess I'll give it to CPT, he'll be ecstatic."

Truth. I'm like the Cookie Monster. A is Alps, it's good enough for me. )

[jacobsmirror]

BCBRNR 003 / BCBRNR 007

Alps caps so pretty
Elusive and rare are they
On my planck they go

Woot! Made a haiku.

[SJHL]

BCBRNR 001 / BCBRNR 006

Here is my entry
Alps is coming by softly
So let's scream loudly!

Thanks for the giveaway!

[harlw]

BCBRNR 005 / BCBRNR 006


I'll preface to state there are innuendo none
as i sit alone in bland unsatisfied type
into my alps hole
your stems would suffice
to improve my mood and leave me satisfied

[alienman82]

removed.

[E3E]

Oh this is fun! These caps look great by the way! I remember the original post from the free stuff thread. 

My picks are:

BCBRNR 006 / BCBRNR 003

Entry:


Over the hills, they all came near

Crying for caps, of course, you'd hear

You could feel it, that hype

But it soon turned to blight

"Oh, these are just Alps, why am I here?"

[Blaise170]

003, 005, or 007 are all cool

I'd like to win these
'Cause all of my boards are Alps
Except the Kailh one

 Thanks for this

[Evo_Spec]

BCBRNR 004

Living in Japan
Have no Topre board on desk
Needing more money

[jerue]

edit: Not entering, just wanted to say this is very nice I'll submit a haiku anyways

What, these damn keycaps?
Who really cares about them?
Wait, its geekhack, duh.

[UKKeycaps]

BCBRNR 002 

Pretty cool caps, good work!

[bcredbottle]

I am flattered that you guys like my caps 

[Neo.X]

BCBRNR 002 and BCBRNR 003, nice color combine. Great work, dude. 

[nathanrosspowell]

Nice color combos 

BCBRNR 002
BCBRNR 008

I wish I made caps.
Alas, I am too lazy.
Just give me yours, please.

[bcredbottle]

Winners PM'd

[Evo_Spec]

Thanks bcred for doing this!!!

[harlw]

This was fun! Thanks!

[BlueNalgene]

Woohoo!  This was fun.  I really enjoyed reading everyone's little poems.

[njbair]

This was fun. I don't get enough opportunities to write limericks.

[bcredbottle]

Glad you guys liked it. I think if I ever make future batches, the giveaways will always be in this haiku/limerick contest format.

[bcredbottle]

Halfway through shipping. Thank you guys for being patient.

[njbair]

Sorry it took me a few days to pay up, I don't get Gmail notifications for stuff in the Updates tab so I didn't realize you sent the invoice.

[bcredbottle]

No worries! Sorry I've been lazy about getting everyone their tracking numbers. I'll send them today

[Blaise170]

Thanks a ton to bcredbottle for the key. Looks awesome on my board.

[bcredbottle]

Thanks a ton to bcredbottle for the key. Looks awesome on my board.

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<3 Thank you! You guys don't know how helpful it is to be able to see my caps on other people's boards. It makes it sooo much easier to visualize color schemes and row profiles for future caps.

[njbair]

Check it out, yo:



I'll be installing this on an Alps board first thing in the morning when I get to work. I'll be sure to post a pic. Thanks, bcred!

[BlueNalgene]

I'll post a pic of mine soon.  Or, you know, eventually.

[bcredbottle]

You guys are too kind! Thanks for the pics and keep 'em coming!


There will be another giveaway before the end of the year

[bcredbottle]

You guys are too kind! Thanks for the pics and keep 'em coming!


There will be another giveaway before the end of the year

Oh, and if you guys experience problems with stem fit, durability, etc. please let me know in detail so I can improve going forward.

[njbair]

Hanging out on my Filco Zero. Does anything not look good with Dolch?

And bcredbottle, since you asked, the stem is a little bit loose, like it doesn't click into place. And I had to shave away some stock from the inside front of the cap to get a good fit on the switch.

[bcredbottle]

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Hanging out on my Filco Zero. Does anything not look good with Dolch?

And bcredbottle, since you asked, the stem is a little bit loose, like it doesn't click into place. And I had to shave away some stock from the inside front of the cap to get a good fit on the switch.

Good to know. Can I ask what switches are on your Filco? I've only tested my caps on a board w/ Matias Click switches.

I think I'm gonna make a little switch tester so I can test my caps on every variety of Alps.

Thanks for the pic and the feedback!


EDIT: BTW, the stuff that you shaved away, is it the little nub near the stem? Or is the inner "roof" of the cap just too thick generally?

[njbair]

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Hanging out on my Filco Zero. Does anything not look good with Dolch?

And bcredbottle, since you asked, the stem is a little bit loose, like it doesn't click into place. And I had to shave away some stock from the inside front of the cap to get a good fit on the switch.

Good to know. Can I ask what switches are on your Filco? I've only tested my caps on a board w/ Matias Click switches.

I think I'm gonna make a little switch tester so I can test my caps on every variety of Alps.

Thanks for the pic and the feedback!


EDIT: BTW, the stuff that you shaved away, is it the little nub near the stem? Or is the inner "roof" of the cap just too thick generally?

I keep a lubed orange Alps switch on my desk for zen/fidgeting purposes, I tried that one first and it's loose. It's also loose on the Zero with Fukka white Alps, and my Infinity with Matias Quiet Clicks.

The one corner of the stem has a bubble on it. I think the stem corners are what do most of the holding on an Alps cap, which could be why this one is loose. I mean, it's not going to fall off or anything, it just could stand to be a bit tighter is all.

[Blaise170]

Mine is not as tight as a professionally moulded key but it is a good fit on my SKCM Blues. I have Fukka, Tai Hao, SKBM, Matias, CS, and a few others I could test it on too.

[dutC4]

 

[bcredbottle]

Mine is not as tight as a professionally moulded key but it is a good fit on my SKCM Blues. I have Fukka, Tai Hao, SKBM, Matias, CS, and a few others I could test it on too.

Were there any defects on the stem?

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Perfect

lol jk  :))

Fits prettyyy good. I moved it to tilde where it fits the profile well but there it would stay stuck on the downstroke. It wasn't catching the case so idk what the problem is, it could even be the switch. I moved it to another key on the same row and it works perfect there for some reason.

LMAO Sorry about that. If you send it back to me I'll be happy to dremel the inside a little to make sure it doesn't do that.

[dutC4]

 

[E3E]

Mine is not as tight as a professionally moulded key but it is a good fit on my SKCM Blues. I have Fukka, Tai Hao, SKBM, Matias, CS, and a few others I could test it on too.

Were there any defects on the stem?

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Perfect

lol jk  :))

Fits prettyyy good. I moved it to tilde where it fits the profile well but there it would stay stuck on the downstroke. It wasn't catching the case so idk what the problem is, it could even be the switch. I moved it to another key on the same row and it works perfect there for some reason.

LMAO Sorry about that. If you send it back to me I'll be happy to dremel the inside a little to make sure it doesn't do that.

nah, it fits excellent on every switch I've tried except the tilde, it honestly could be a problem with the switch because the alps on my aekii are ridiculously inconsistent. Right now it's chilling on my numlock but if I end up wanting it somewhere else and it sticks I'll just sand it out on my own time. Thanks for the beautiful cap :)

As someone who's dealt with a few keyboards worth of Alps switches, I can definitely attest for some switches having sliders that have a very loose socket for the key cap. Some where the resistance is so light, you could pull the cap up with barely any effort, so it's very possible that it's the switch itself and not the artisan cap.

[bcredbottle]

Mine is not as tight as a professionally moulded key but it is a good fit on my SKCM Blues. I have Fukka, Tai Hao, SKBM, Matias, CS, and a few others I could test it on too.

Were there any defects on the stem?

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Perfect

lol jk  :))

Fits prettyyy good. I moved it to tilde where it fits the profile well but there it would stay stuck on the downstroke. It wasn't catching the case so idk what the problem is, it could even be the switch. I moved it to another key on the same row and it works perfect there for some reason.

LMAO Sorry about that. If you send it back to me I'll be happy to dremel the inside a little to make sure it doesn't do that.

nah, it fits excellent on every switch I've tried except the tilde, it honestly could be a problem with the switch because the alps on my aekii are ridiculously inconsistent. Right now it's chilling on my numlock but if I end up wanting it somewhere else and it sticks I'll just sand it out on my own time. Thanks for the beautiful cap :)

As someone who's dealt with a few keyboards worth of Alps switches, I can definitely attest for some switches having sliders that have a very loose socket for the key cap. Some where the resistance is so light, you could pull the cap up with barely any effort, so it's very possible that it's the switch itself and not the artisan cap.

Hmmm. That might be the issue. It might also be resin shrinkage, which would be a big PITA b/c then you gotta create a master key that is sized just perfectly so as to shrink to the size you want. Either way, I'm going to start testing my finished products on multiple Alps sliders to see what the deal is.

BTW, new WIP potato pics in OP. Let me know if you guys like the WIP stuff and I'll create more for the next giveaway.

[Blaise170]

I like the new stuff. The first one looks like some ice cream or cake with sprinkles and the second looks pretty nice.

[deductivemonkee]

If you make a deep blue soda keycap, am I allowed to call dibs?

[nubbinator]

I think it's time to start an Making Things Together thread.

[deductivemonkee]

I think it's time to start an Making Things Together thread.

I second this.

[bcredbottle]

I think it's time to start an Making Things Together thread.

I'll ask a mod to move it.

Moved. Thanks user 18!

[bcredbottle]

If you make a deep blue soda keycap, am I allowed to call dibs?

Yes.

[deductivemonkee]

If you make a deep blue soda keycap, am I allowed to call dibs?

Yes.

[trees]

Both the cake and soda caps look cool

[grav3serker]

Are you going to be doing another giveaway soon? I just came across this thread and I really want an Artisan for my V60MTS-Q! Great work you're doing! I'm into it!!

I don't know why more people aren't making these. I know Alps aren't as popular as MX or Topre, but they're definitely making a comeback, thanks to Matias!!

[bcredbottle]

Are you going to be doing another giveaway soon? I just came across this thread and I really want an Artisan for my V60MTS-Q! Great work you're doing! I'm into it!!

I don't know why more people aren't making these. I know Alps aren't as popular as MX or Topre, but they're definitely making a comeback, thanks to Matias!!

My alps mold just broke but I'll make another one. I have a 1.5u MX mold that will probably feature heavily in the next giveaway.

[grav3serker]

Are you going to be doing another giveaway soon? I just came across this thread and I really want an Artisan for my V60MTS-Q! Great work you're doing! I'm into it!!

I don't know why more people aren't making these. I know Alps aren't as popular as MX or Topre, but they're definitely making a comeback, thanks to Matias!!

My alps mold just broke but I'll make another one. I have a 1.5u MX mold that will probably feature heavily in the next giveaway.

Sounds good!! Bummer it broke though. I'm looking forward to seeing what's next!

[phosphoric]

that cake keycap is lookin good... it's so pretty 

[nathanrosspowell]

It's a shame about your mold. I look forward to seeing you progress with a new one 

[deductivemonkee]

Can't wait for the next giveaway! I can't express how much the soda cap looks like translucent play-doh that somebody squished their finger into, I love it.

[bcredbottle]

Can't wait for the next giveaway! I can't express how much the soda cap looks like translucent play-doh that somebody squished their finger into, I love it.

Next giveaway will happen sometime in December I think. I have some Soda caps left over and I'll probably put them in the giveaway but I'm not sure I'm going to make them anymore. I'm experimenting with a lot of new techniques and I'm exploring different aesthetic themes.

[romevi]

Can't wait for the next giveaway! I can't express how much the soda cap looks like translucent play-doh that somebody squished their finger into, I love it.

Next giveaway will happen sometime in December I think. I have some Soda caps left over and I'll probably put them in the giveaway but I'm not sure I'm going to make them anymore. I'm experimenting with a lot of new techniques and I'm exploring different aesthetic themes.

Postan here to keep track of those sweet Paulson caps!

[E3E]

New caps are up! Not sure if this should be a new topic, but as long as you guys can keep up with the thread. This is complementary bump.

[squishygnomes]

Nice job, they look great 

No. 11 and 12 are easily my favourites. You've already explained 12 but I'm curious how you did 11, my initial guess is just partially mixed pigments but I don't know much about resin casting so I have no idea whether thats right or not.

[bcredbottle]

Nice job, they look great 

No. 11 and 12 are easily my favourites. You've already explained 12 but I'm curious how you did 11, my initial guess is just partially mixed pigments but I don't know much about resin casting so I have no idea whether thats right or not.

Just clear resin w/ no pressure or vacuum applied. Those bubbles are defects

[E3E]

Nice job, they look great 

No. 11 and 12 are easily my favourites. You've already explained 12 but I'm curious how you did 11, my initial guess is just partially mixed pigments but I don't know much about resin casting so I have no idea whether thats right or not.

Just clear resin w/ no pressure or vacuum applied. Those bubbles are defects

But really cool ones!

[squishygnomes]

Nice job, they look great 

No. 11 and 12 are easily my favourites. You've already explained 12 but I'm curious how you did 11, my initial guess is just partially mixed pigments but I don't know much about resin casting so I have no idea whether thats right or not.

Just clear resin w/ no pressure or vacuum applied. Those bubbles are defects

Ooooooh, I get it now. It looked like a black or red keycap with the other colour only partially mixed in to me but now that you've explained it I can see the bubbles. Even if they are technically a defect it still looks baller.

But really cool ones!

damn right they are.

[bcredbottle]

Nice job, they look great 

No. 11 and 12 are easily my favourites. You've already explained 12 but I'm curious how you did 11, my initial guess is just partially mixed pigments but I don't know much about resin casting so I have no idea whether thats right or not.

Just clear resin w/ no pressure or vacuum applied. Those bubbles are defects

Ooooooh, I get it now. It looked like a black or red keycap with the other colour only partially mixed in to me but now that you've explained it I can see the bubbles. Even if they are technically a defect it still looks baller.

But really cool ones!

damn right they are.

Honestly, resin bubbles give me nightmares. I just made the bubbly caps b/c people kept asking for them.

I will admit that they look cool under backlighting (at least on E3E's board)

[E3E]

Here's a quick album I made of all the key caps (aside from the 1.5u modifier MX artisan, since I don't have my MX board out).
 
This is to show off the backlighting more than anything. The grey/magenta/blue cap doesn't look so good with backlighting, but a brush of paint on the inside would solve that.

Somehow, I think that most people aren't going to be worrying about backlighting in this case anyways.

For those that wish to see the pictures in this thread as opposed to on imgur for whatever reason, please click below:

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[TheJonas]

The confetti one looks awesome!

[kinglukas38]

Looking good 

[bcredbottle]

The confetti one looks awesome!

Looking good 

Thank you! I'm a sucker for approval and compliments so  you guys brightened my day

[Blaise170]

I really like 011 and 013 myself. 

[deductivemonkee]

I do not need, nor deserve them, but oh my gawd 012. These look great 

[linkshine]

12, 13, and 15 awesome.

[bcredbottle]

The giveaway is open. Instructions are in OP.

[romevi]

Entered! Here's hopin' I get that sweet Paulson Noire cap to pair with my chip!

[Blaise170]

Favorite keyboard moment:

When I first started getting into mechs I had my Chicony 5161 down in our CS lab. A bunch of people were working on projects that were going to be due soon so people were coming and going all night. Everyone would stop and start messing with keys and my professor also came by and was super excited by it. He used to work on software engineering and loved his clicky keyboards.

[bcredbottle]

Updated some missing pics in OP.

[ika]

Favorite keyboard moment... hmm... I think the most amount of sheer joy I've ever had in an instant over keyboards was when I was building the B.87 I'm typing on now; I had an issue getting my computer to recognize the board and spent days agonizing over what I did wrong, bugging multiple people, including Hojin himself. Eventually Hojin recommended that I just reflow the solder joints (even though I had already done that) and try again. Lo and behold, after making sure every damn joint on the board was perfect, I plugged it in, and was rewarded with light. Like a week's worth of frustration released through my hands as I shot them up towards the heavens, fists clenched in victory.


Lesson learned - never be so cocky in your own skills so as to assume that you would never make a mistake.

[romevi]

Favorite keyboard moment... hmm... I think the most amount of sheer joy I've ever had in an instant over keyboards was when I was building the B.87 I'm typing on now; I had an issue getting my computer to recognize the board and spent days agonizing over what I did wrong, bugging multiple people, including Hojin himself. Eventually Hojin recommended that I just reflow the solder joints (even though I had already done that) and try again. Lo and behold, after making sure every damn joint on the board was perfect, I plugged it in, and was rewarded with light. Like a week's worth of frustration released through my hands as I shot them up towards the heavens, fists clenched in victory.


Lesson learned - never be so cocky in your own skills so as to assume that you would never make a mistake.

Aww... I thought it was when you built my board.

[ika]

Favorite keyboard moment... hmm... I think the most amount of sheer joy I've ever had in an instant over keyboards was when I was building the B.87 I'm typing on now; I had an issue getting my computer to recognize the board and spent days agonizing over what I did wrong, bugging multiple people, including Hojin himself. Eventually Hojin recommended that I just reflow the solder joints (even though I had already done that) and try again. Lo and behold, after making sure every damn joint on the board was perfect, I plugged it in, and was rewarded with light. Like a week's worth of frustration released through my hands as I shot them up towards the heavens, fists clenched in victory.


Lesson learned - never be so cocky in your own skills so as to assume that you would never make a mistake.

Aww... I thought it was when you built my board.

Close second! If I hadn't already made a 60% with Leandren's plate before yours (with the aforementioned PCB and soldering problem) it would be yours.

[Glenmael]

Amazing work, 'BCBRNR 010' is my favorite

[thatsmrdoctortoyou]

These look great! I love that alps artisans are becoming a thing Favorite keyboard moment: before my first mechanical keyboard I did the most logical thing, purchased a switch tester housing MX red, black, blue, green, brown and clear. After testing for a week I found my preference for the stiffer switches, black, green and clear. Considering my girlfriend and I had just moved in together and that I work from home (often typing +75 emails/day) I decided not to completely ruin our relationship in 1 day by buying a board with green switches. Instead, I was planning on purchasing a Poker2 with clears but she beat me to it and bought me my first mechanical keyboard for my birthday. When the keyboard arrived she couldn't understand why I had chosen the clear switches. I explained that I didn't want to annoy her with the loud "clickity" profile the green switches offered, to which she replied "Hmm, I guess I like the sound of the green switches better." So, I bought her a model M which she loves and she is still unable to figure out the what the layers are on the poker2.

[Badwrench]

Optional feel good keyboard story:

Several months ago, I started my IC for an alps keycap buy.  It gained good feedback and tons of input, but seemed to fall down a bit when it actually came time to do the GB - it failed.  I was not deterred after seeing all of the positive feedback and pushed forward.  Over the couple months of running my Alps Infinity Mods GB, I was able to meet many wonderful people in this community and get a ton of wonderful insight into the amazing world of alps caps.  Nubbinator was always available for me to pick his brain when I got stuck, and it would not have happened without his input.  Also during the buy, njbair did an amazing job of advertising the wonders of alps and how much better off people would be with the set in their life.  Overall it was a wonderful experience (my Wife thinks differently  ), but she was happy when it ended. 

[nathanrosspowell]

Form submitted!


Favorite keyboard moment:

I made some original content that got onto the front page of reddit. It was a picture and a video of my planck filled with Sadster keys! Thousands of karma points, people posting compliments, people asking 'how do i get one of these' generally felling special. Then.... came the inevitable - people calling me 'bear hands' (FML) and making fun of the standard of my typing (to be fair it was pretty awful, but it's hard to be in the zone when you film yourself). Just your standard fallout from doing something that is popular enough for the masses to decided it's cool to **** on it.

So whats good about that? Well, after in the hangover from all of those fake internet points I compared some of the comments I got on reddit* to the small handful I got on GH.

For those small 'nice' or 'good job' comments; from reddit they really mean very little, on GH I actually knew most of the people and it was cool that I had impressed them. For the inquisitive questions about the board; on reddit I replied to the first few and got no acknowledgement then I just gave up... people where asking the same questions over and over not even reading the other comments. On GH I always feel like replying knowing it won't be lost in a see of ****. Finally, when people roast you; on reddit you are just being 'rekt' by twelve year olds with a sick meme ref.... on GH it's like having a stand up comic pick you out and just destroy you with a perfectly personalized truth bomb. And god damn do I respect that type of troll.

TL;DL: being 'mainstream popular' for a day because of something keyboard related made me deeply appreciate our little niche community corner here on GH 

*when I say 'reddit' I mean the general reddit userbase, not the mechanicalkeyboard subreddit 

[linkshine]

Favorite keyboard moment:

gave my dad a complete set of jukebox for his mech  (just an old rosewill with blues) 

he's a HUGE fan of the 50s and 60s and restores jukeboxes as a hobby! When I first saw Jukebox SA I knew I had to get it for him- it's probably my favorite present I've ever given anyone

[Glenmael]

Favorite keyboard moment:

gave my dad a complete set of jukebox for his mech

he's a HUGE fan of the 50s and 60s and restores jukeboxes as a hobby! When I first saw Jukebox SA I knew I had to get it for him- it's probably my favorite present I've ever given anyone

That's an awesome story - novelties included obviously?

He must have been over the moon.

[linkshine]

Favorite keyboard moment:

gave my dad a complete set of jukebox for his mech   

he's a HUGE fan of the 50s and 60s and restores jukeboxes as a hobby! When I first saw Jukebox SA I knew I had to get it for him- it's probably my favorite present I've ever given anyone

That's an awesome story - novelties included obviously?

He must have been over the moon.

It was pretty cool because I usually drive my family nuts (mainly my brothers) constantly linking them to artisans and keysets trying to get them into the hobby. Finally my dad 'kinda' got it on a small scale- haha.
I got my brother an SSK for Christmas- so maybe I can convince him to get a buckling springs artisan some day. Only one's he's every shown interest in are the rustler and the keywok- lol.

[Glenmael]

Favorite keyboard moment:

gave my dad a complete set of jukebox for his mech   

he's a HUGE fan of the 50s and 60s and restores jukeboxes as a hobby! When I first saw Jukebox SA I knew I had to get it for him- it's probably my favorite present I've ever given anyone

That's an awesome story - novelties included obviously?

He must have been over the moon.

It was pretty cool because I usually drive my family nuts (mainly my brothers) constantly linking them to artisans and keysets trying to get them into the hobby. Finally my dad 'kinda' got it on a small scale- haha.
I got my brother an SSK for Christmas- so maybe I can convince him to get a buckling springs artisan some day Only one's he's every shown interest in are the rustler and the keywok- lol.

haha nice mate! making it a family affair, I like it!

I've tried to swing my gf across (to the dark [artisan] side), she loves the snackeys

[E3E]

Let me firstly say this:

Holy ****, it's going to be hard to pick my favorite keyboard moment here! Everyone's is so cool and unique! I've read them all so far.

Favorite keyboard moment:

gave my dad a complete set of jukebox for his mech  (just an old rosewill with blues) 

he's a HUGE fan of the 50s and 60s and restores jukeboxes as a hobby! When I first saw Jukebox SA I knew I had to get it for him- it's probably my favorite present I've ever given anyone

Hey, hey, but you didn't say what he thought of the set! What was the first reaction he had when you lain your gifts?

[linkshine]

Let me firstly say this:

Holy ****, it's going to be hard to pick my favorite keyboard moment here! Everyone's is so cool and unique! I've read them all so far.

Favorite keyboard moment:

gave my dad a complete set of jukebox for his mech  (just an old rosewill with blues) 

he's a HUGE fan of the 50s and 60s and restores jukeboxes as a hobby! When I first saw Jukebox SA I knew I had to get it for him- it's probably my favorite present I've ever given anyone

Hey, hey, but you didn't say what he thought of the set! What was the first reaction he had when you lain your gifts?

Honestly, he wasn't sure at first what it was- jukebox isn't overtly obvious about what its going for- but the novelties REALLY help solidify the theme. I think he was a bit intimidated by SA at first, but he loves it know. I've never seen him type on another board since, but I like to imagine him having to do something on my moms pc and her rubber dome and thinking "wtf is ****?" I'll ask him around x-mas. I'll take some pics of the living room jukebox on it next time I'm over It's filled with Christmas oldies atm.

[bcredbottle]

I actually really like these stories. Good call E3E on the contest 

[E3E]

I actually really like these stories. Good call E3E on the contest 

I thought it would be a fun way to continue your contest in a similar way along side of the normal giveaway. Agreed, the responses have been awesome so far, every single one!

Honestly, he wasn't sure at first what it was- jukebox isn't overtly obvious about what its going for- but the novelties REALLY help solidify the theme. I think he was a bit intimidated by SA at first, but he loves it know. I've never seen him type on another board since, but I like to imagine him having to do something on my moms pc and her rubber dome and thinking "wtf is ****?" I'll ask him around x-mas. I'll take some pics of the living room jukebox on it next time I'm over It's filled with Christmas oldies atm.

SA is definitely an intimidating profile, but I'm glad he got into it too. It sounds like you really had him in mind when Jukebox came around and the theme fits his hobby for restoring old Jukeboxes perfectly!

[bcredbottle]

Also during the buy, njbair did an amazing job of advertising the wonders of alps and how much better off people would be with the set in their life. 

The man is an Alps saint.

[bcredbottle]

Raffle closes at 4:00 pm today. Fill out the order form if you haven't already.

[E3E]

Congrats to the winners, and thank all of you very much for participating!

I'm not sure if bcred wants me to publicly announce the winners in this thread.

As an update, the packages are ready to be shipped and should be out by tomorrow or Monday the latest!

[TheJonas]

Congratulations to the winners! Too bad I missed the giveaway (grading final exams)

[lolpes]

Congrats to the winners the keys look awesome!

[romevi]

Dang. Just realized I didn't win.

Congrats, to the winners!      

[Blaise170]

Mine matches the green legends of my NeXT. 

[E3E]

Mine matches the green legends of my NeXT. 

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Hey, it got to you fast! Congrats on the win, Blaise!

Looks frothy, like it's going to spread to the other keys and irradiate them too, haha. Looks great!

[bcredbottle]

Dang. Just realized I didn't win.

Congrats, to the winners!      

Do you want me to set aside a cap for you from the next giveaway?

[sircheddar]

very cool caps!

[Glenmael]

Congrats guys, these look beautiful 

[Blaise170]

Hey, it got to you fast! Congrats on the win, Blaise!

Looks frothy, like it's going to spread to the other keys and irradiate them too, haha. Looks great!

I actually got it yesterday! 

Thanks bcredbottle on another successful giveaway, I'll opt out of the next giveaway since I've won already. 

[Camineet]

Drool @ that molten lava keycap and the green one

[Eszett]

Which profile are the caps?