Author Topic: [GB] Custom CNC Aluminum Cases for Cooler Master TKL boards (SHIPPED) (Read 141235 times)

poolside · « **Reply #150 on:** Wed, 23 November 2016, 17:06:47 »

Quote from: elcubismo on Wed, 23 November 2016, 10:26:39

Thanks! PM sent - hopefully you got it. It said the message was sent successfully but I can't see it in my sent messages.

Did you hit the checkbox labeled with "Save a copy in my outbox"?

norbauer · « **Reply #151 on:** Wed, 23 November 2016, 18:56:41 »

The order is now with the factory and they're reviewing, tallying things up, and ordering assembly hardware. They estimate a 1-2 month lead time at our order quantity and they will send me pics of the cases before shipment. As I have news, I'll share it here.

If you're among the people who missed out and want to keep in touch for any potential future run, you can join this email list, but at this point I'm must focusing on getting this one done successfully, so no promises if there will ever be another run.

Quote from: elcubismo on Wed, 23 November 2016, 10:26:39

Thanks! PM sent - hopefully you got it. It said the message was sent successfully but I can't see it in my sent messages.

Sorry; both my GeekHack and personal inboxes are swamped at the moment, but I'm slowly working my way through the backlog.

elcubismo · « **Reply #152 on:** Thu, 24 November 2016, 13:49:21 »

Quote from: poolside on Wed, 23 November 2016, 17:06:47

Quote from: elcubismo on Wed, 23 November 2016, 10:26:39
Thanks! PM sent - hopefully you got it. It said the message was sent successfully but I can't see it in my sent messages.

Did you hit the checkbox labeled with "Save a copy in my outbox"?

It's very possible I did not lol

@Norbauer - whenever you have the time

Trente · « **Reply #153 on:** Mon, 28 November 2016, 14:51:01 »

Sooo Regret I did not join this groupbuy and now I got a novatouch. I hope there would be another round of groupbuy or some left over even if they are B stocks.

norbauer · « **Reply #154 on:** Mon, 28 November 2016, 19:56:20 »

I ordered the packing/shipping materials today, just to get a head start on everything--it came to about $400.

But otherwise all seems to be going well. The shop is working on the final CNC program now and will be ordering our aluminum stock within the week.

Quote from: Trente on Mon, 28 November 2016, 14:51:01

Sooo Regret I did not join this groupbuy and now I got a novatouch. I hope there would be another round of groupbuy or some left over even if they are B stocks.

I'm a little behind on my PMs at the moment, but feel free to PM or email me and I'll try to figure something out for you (and anyone else in a similar situation). I have a couple spare prototypes on hand now, and will likely have a very small handful of extras once the run is complete. I'll just start a list of people who missed out but wanted in. When spares become available, I will just go down the list and give priority to the people who PM'd me first.

Trente · « **Reply #155 on:** Wed, 30 November 2016, 20:10:58 »

Quote from: norbauer on Mon, 28 November 2016, 19:56:20

I'm a little behind on my PMs at the moment, but feel free to PM or email me and I'll try to figure something out for you (and anyone else in a similar situation). I have a couple spare prototypes on hand now, and will likely have a very small handful of extras once the run is complete. I'll just start a list of people who missed out but wanted in. When spares become available, I will just go down the list and give priority to the people who PM'd me first.

Thank you sooooo much. I had already PM you for reserving a spot.

YH YOON · « **Reply #156 on:** Wed, 30 November 2016, 20:26:54 »

ordered 3~!!!

Expedited international (tracked, insured) 75$.....lol

i'm just waiting for

norbauer · « **Reply #157 on:** Mon, 05 December 2016, 20:43:00 »

Quote from: YH YOON on Wed, 30 November 2016, 20:26:54

ordered 3~!!!

Expedited international (tracked, insured) 75$.....lol

i'm just waiting for

Haha. I feel your pain. I tried really hard to find ways of shipping these less expensively, but ultimately this was the best as I could do. Believe it or not, even at $75, for three of these heavy cases I believe I'm still slightly subsidizing the cost of shipping.

In other news, I've asked the factory to try to take some photos and maybe even a video during prodution, so with any luck I'll be able to share some production media here in the next few weeks before they even ship!

ramnes · « **Reply #158 on:** Thu, 08 December 2016, 12:38:54 »

I just received a Novatouch just for this case, so I'm really impatient now!

poolside · « **Reply #159 on:** Thu, 08 December 2016, 17:49:41 »

Quote from: ramnes on Thu, 08 December 2016, 12:38:54

I just received a Novatouch just for this case, so I'm really impatient now!

"MANUFACTURING" says the thread title; thanks for the update Norbauer

raymogi · « **Reply #160 on:** Thu, 08 December 2016, 17:52:47 »

Wao I really wanted in on this and didn't even realized the buy has ended

awhitedev · « **Reply #161 on:** Sat, 10 December 2016, 10:10:35 »

So what's everyone's plans for their case?

I was going to put my silenced Novatouch with Pulse SA in it. I personally think SA caps sound and feel great on the NT.

pixelpusher · « **Reply #162 on:** Sat, 10 December 2016, 11:13:20 »

White version ordered. Adding GMK Dolch with cmyk modifiers on a masterkeys pro s with cherry reds. Cyan and pink USB cable. Second choice will be the upcoming semiotic g20 set

wodan · « **Reply #163 on:** Sat, 10 December 2016, 12:28:19 »

Goin to clean the white plate of a Rapid-i from all dirt and markings, put them in a white case and put Hana DSA on. Real lady killer!

orpheo · « **Reply #164 on:** Sat, 10 December 2016, 15:51:19 »

It's going to house a novatouch, with OG Cherry dyesubs, HADapter and an oxblood pexon cable. I can't wait any longer!

norbauer · « **Reply #165 on:** Mon, 12 December 2016, 04:46:47 »

Latest update from the factory: estimated completion date is around January 7. It'll still take some time after that for the cases to make their way to me and then to be shipped out again, but we're still roughly on target. Hopefully all continues to go according to plan.

fine_italian_leather · « **Reply #166 on:** Mon, 12 December 2016, 07:28:00 »

Quote from: norbauer on Mon, 12 December 2016, 04:46:47

Latest update from the factory: estimated completion date is around January 7. It'll still take some time after that for the cases to make their way to me and then to be shipped out again, but we're still roughly on target. Hopefully all continues to go according to plan.

How many were ordered in total?

norbauer · « **Reply #167 on:** Mon, 12 December 2016, 13:17:40 »

Quote from: fine_italian_leather on Mon, 12 December 2016, 07:28:00

Quote from: norbauer on Mon, 12 December 2016, 04:46:47
Latest update from the factory: estimated completion date is around January 7. It'll still take some time after that for the cases to make their way to me and then to be shipped out again, but we're still roughly on target. Hopefully all continues to go according to plan. :)

How many were ordered in total?

The group buy itself was just under 100. I don't know how that fares on the scale of GeekHack group buys, but it was a pretty healthy number I think, and around what the survey results predicted in the end. I know if the numbers had been much lower that the factory wouldn't have been happy with my arrangement with them allowing me to offer three colors and upgrades to one-off colors, but as it is I think they're perfectly content with the order. (Normally, most factories in China won't even talk to you if you're ordering fewer than 1000 of anything.) I've asked them to try to shoot some photos of the production process. Based on my previous experiences with this company, that will probably mean some low-quality cell phone snapshots, but better than nothing. I'll share any such media as I have it.

Thanks again everyone for helping to make this happen! It has been (and will be) a lot of work, but it has also been a lot of fun. Oh, and incidentally, too all of you who left nice comments in the "note" field of the checkout: I read them all and really appreciate it. :)

stillzman · « **Reply #168 on:** Mon, 12 December 2016, 23:03:50 »

Can't wait to get mine, also praying that a real force 87u case is still in the plans!

norbauer · « **Reply #169 on:** Tue, 13 December 2016, 00:50:15 »

Quote from: stillzman on Mon, 12 December 2016, 23:03:50

praying that a real force 87u case is still in the plans!

Early experiments are already underway!

FSund · « **Reply #170 on:** Tue, 13 December 2016, 02:41:08 »

Quote from: norbauer on Tue, 13 December 2016, 00:50:15

Quote from: stillzman on Mon, 12 December 2016, 23:03:50
praying that a real force 87u case is still in the plans!

Early experiments are already underway!

1) There is a love/hate relationship between you and my wallet
2) I hope you will look into 88UB compatibility

ErgoSloth · « **Reply #171 on:** Tue, 13 December 2016, 04:45:06 »

Quote from: awhitedev on Sat, 10 December 2016, 10:10:35

So what's everyone's plans for their case?

Getting hypersphere rings, a dyesub PBT ISO set (Quartz maybe, still unsure) and I'll try to place a micro inside the case and pass the output of the keyboard through it, want to make it programmable

stillzman · « **Reply #172 on:** Tue, 13 December 2016, 09:08:24 »

Quote from: norbauer on Tue, 13 December 2016, 00:50:15

Quote from: stillzman on Mon, 12 December 2016, 23:03:50
praying that a real force 87u case is still in the plans!

Early experiments are already underway!

Excellent!!

mrkevint · « **Reply #173 on:** Tue, 13 December 2016, 09:25:23 »

Quote from: awhitedev on Sat, 10 December 2016, 10:10:35

So what's everyone's plans for their case?

I was going to put my silenced Novatouch with Pulse SA in it. I personally think SA caps sound and feel great on the NT.

Lubed and silenced Novatouch with SoWaRe key caps and the warm grey case. Very stoked!

terminallytrill · « **Reply #174 on:** Tue, 13 December 2016, 17:32:05 »

Damn I was following this during the interest check and must have lost track and missed out.

arcsay · « **Reply #175 on:** Wed, 14 December 2016, 14:53:08 »

https://www.amazon.com/QuickFire-Mechanical-Keyboard-ActivLite-Technology/dp/B00JM61264/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481692656&sr=1-4&keywords=cm+storm+quickfire

If anyone in the US needed a Rapid-I Brown for $72

Also Does anyone know if I can change the springs on a Masterkeys Small without desolidering?

duynguyenle · « **Reply #176 on:** Wed, 14 December 2016, 16:29:09 »

Quote from: arcsay on Wed, 14 December 2016, 14:53:08

https://www.amazon.com/QuickFire-Mechanical-Keyboard-ActivLite-Technology/dp/B00JM61264/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481692656&sr=1-4&keywords=cm+storm+quickfire

If anyone in the US needed a Rapid-I Brown for $72

Also Does anyone know if I can change the springs on a Masterkeys Small without desolidering?

No. Not possible.

LechnerDE · « **Reply #177 on:** Mon, 19 December 2016, 11:51:57 »

****! I missed this GB due to my little Geekhack hiatus

I just subscribed to the mailing list, I hope there will be a second round!

In case any participant of the first round has second thoughts - I'd be happy to take over an order for a white case

norbauer · « **Reply #178 on:** Sat, 24 December 2016, 18:40:05 »

I have some much better videos coming soon, but here is a quick teaser video showing one of our keyboards in the mill!

I love that generous coolant bath.

fax668 · « **Reply #179 on:** Sun, 25 December 2016, 06:28:45 »

Thank you, Santa Norbauer!

fine_italian_leather · « **Reply #180 on:** Mon, 02 January 2017, 15:30:35 »

Any chance it would be possible to add some feet to an existing order?

evangs · « **Reply #181 on:** Mon, 02 January 2017, 16:26:35 »

I'm gonna put my wife's nova touch with GMK skeletor in a white one

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axtran · « **Reply #182 on:** Tue, 03 January 2017, 00:11:33 »

I think I'm going to just throw GMK WoB + GMK Ceresia on, no silencers, Krytox 205 on sliders.

norbauer · « **Reply #183 on:** Tue, 03 January 2017, 04:49:30 »

Quote from: fine_italian_leather on Mon, 02 January 2017, 15:30:35

Any chance it would be possible to add some feet to an existing order?

Possibly, once all the parts are in and counted. Which color/finish? Feel free to send me a PM and I'll add you to the waiting list I'm keeping for such things.

Lipton · « **Reply #184 on:** Tue, 03 January 2017, 10:59:24 »

Omg I hope this gets run again, please!

This is the last thing I need to finish my kit. My Honey Well key caps have shipped, I have my cord, some artisans.

norbauer · « **Reply #185 on:** Tue, 03 January 2017, 21:21:49 »

Good news: the CNC machining is now all complete and the finishes are currently being applied (including bead blasting before pigments are added), with anodizing being the one that takes longest. The factory will get the anodized cases back on 13 January, and then the cases will be quality checked and packed (adding a few more days) and then sent to me in the USA for individual shipment to group buy participants. So I think we're roughly on track for everything. It'll be a bit of a scramble for me to get everything out the door by the end of January, but I think I can do it, or thereabouts. (Hopefully there will be no hold-ups at customs coming into the US.) Exciting stuff!

evangs · « **Reply #186 on:** Tue, 03 January 2017, 21:33:28 »

Awesome update! Thank you

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pixelpusher · « **Reply #187 on:** Tue, 03 January 2017, 22:13:38 »

Thank you for the update.

Guess who has a birthday in February? Looks like I might get a great birthday present!

LechnerDE · « **Reply #188 on:** Wed, 04 January 2017, 13:37:57 »

Great news

Don't stress yourself with shipping! I don't think anybody in this thread would be mad if things get shipped in February/March

Phenix · « **Reply #189 on:** Wed, 04 January 2017, 14:31:56 »

I think I will put some SAD along with hyperfuse on it.
Tough I would prefer something better readable than hyperfuse....

DALExSNAIL · « **Reply #190 on:** Wed, 04 January 2017, 14:43:38 »

Quote from: Phenix on Wed, 04 January 2017, 14:31:56

I think I will put some SAD along with hyperfuse on it.
Tough I would prefer something better readable than hyperfuse....

Hyperfuse is pretty damn readable

Phenix · « **Reply #191 on:** Wed, 04 January 2017, 14:44:54 »

I meant the modifiers. I like bluegaloo or carbon ones more..

clickstops · « **Reply #192 on:** Wed, 04 January 2017, 15:47:15 »

Yeww, excited, thanks for the update!

eyedrop · « **Reply #193 on:** Wed, 04 January 2017, 16:21:25 »

Thanks for keeping us in the loop with the updates. Exciting stuff indeed.

K · « **Reply #194 on:** Wed, 04 January 2017, 16:39:12 »

Awesome update

personally I'll be putting Sky Dolch on these. The grey case will go so well with grey in sky dolch.

afrokobe · « **Reply #195 on:** Wed, 04 January 2017, 17:22:40 »

Is there a chance for round 2? If not, could I be on the waiting list for extras/prototypes?

FSund · « **Reply #196 on:** Thu, 05 January 2017, 00:26:19 »

Looks awesome. Don't stress the shipping, I want you to have some time to look at the Topre case also

norbauer · « **Reply #197 on:** Fri, 06 January 2017, 13:17:18 »

Quote from: afrokobe on Wed, 04 January 2017, 17:22:40

Is there a chance for round 2? If not, could I be on the waiting list for extras/prototypes?

I've set up a mailing list that you can join here.

YH YOON · « **Reply #198 on:** Sun, 08 January 2017, 20:35:20 »

thanks for the update~!!!

MMKB · « **Reply #199 on:** Sun, 08 January 2017, 20:51:43 »

Really clean design. Wish I could see it myself in the next meetup in the Bay Area.

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Author Topic: [GB] Custom CNC Aluminum Cases for Cooler Master TKL boards (SHIPPED) (Read 141235 times)