[GB] Noxary 280 & 220 (Batch 1 Shipping, Batch 2 Production)

[xondat]

Large Update:

Here is the order of the remaining boards:

Batch #2: Lightning Silver, Olive Green, Rose Gold, Vortex Gray
Batch #3: Blue Gray, Jet Black, Pink
Batch #4: Meteorite Gray, Ultra Violet, Crimson Red

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Why this order? As noted in the image, the 3 big colors still require testing. I'm not confident I can achieve very good anodizing matching for select colors, and I would rather do a test batch on a different board first instead of risking it with this project.

The rest of the colors are based purely on popularity. The more parts required of the color, the higher priority it has. The only exception to this is Crimson Red and Olive Green - there are more CR, but those waiting on CR 220s will get their CR 280s shortly. Imo this is better than making 3 people wait the longest without anything.

Each batch should take around 6-8 weeks to produce, so please consider this as I will allow color switching. If you would like to swap colors, please PM me with your previous color, and the color you'd like to change to. Please note that Rose Gold & Vortex Gray are unavailable to switch to.

I've spent a very long time figuring this out, including scheduling testing & making sure it's absolutely fair to everyone. If there is major kickback on something, then I'll do everything to try and resolve it in both of our interests.


Why are we at this point?

The original factory I was going to use kept producing worse stuff every batch, I had to change factories.

The two options were:

• Produce stuff at original factory anyway, lose lots of money due to bad quality parts, and eventually reproduce at the new factory
• Not waste tens of thousands of $$$ hoping the OG factory magically improve, and just find a better factory that can be trusted

Either option would take a while as we all can see, but I'm glad I went with the second option.

There's a catch with the new factory though - being limited to 3 colors + silver per anodizing batch. This is to get higher quality from each run, but due to this buy offering lots of colors originally, and wanting to honor all of those, it'll take 4 batches (of which 1 has already been done) to complete. I'd love to just push them all into 1 batch and get this done with, but it just isn't possible. So this is the best I can do.

Specification:

• Top Mounted Plate with Switch Opening
• 8° Base Angle
• 15mm Front Height
• Custom Red USB-C PCB with VIA Support
• Winkeyless or Winkey
• Large Brass Through Weight

Anodizing Colors:

• Blue Gray
• Crimson Red
• Jet Black
• Lightning Silver
• Meteorite Gray
• Olive Green
• Pink
• Ultra Violet

Contents:

• 1 x Aluminum Top
• 1 x Aluminum Bottom
• 1 x Brass Weight
• 1 x PCB
• 1 x Selected Plate
• 18 x M2 Hex Screws
• 2 x M3 Hex Screws
• 4 x 3M Bumpons

280 Layout & Plates:

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Layout Guide

Plate Options:

• Fixed Red Aluminum
• Fixed Brass
• Universal Brass
• Partial Polycarbonate
• 5mm Brass
• 5mm Polycarbonate

220 Layout & Plates:

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Layout Guide

Plate Options:

• Universal Aluminum
• Universal Brass
• Universal Polycarbonate
• 5mm Brass
• 5mm Polycarbonate

[xondat]

Check your order here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YeE0PR6guUENnfKNpvdkMtEStkmvB_VsFgqlJjzL950/edit?usp=sharing

[droideggs]

IM READY

[pr0ximity]

5mm Polycarbonate

y u do dis to me

[Jhors2]

LET'S GO

[Remsky]

Keeb me up xondad.

[pr0ximity]

Any pics of the plate mounting? Curious what your research has yielded.

[M]

Buy will stay open 4 weeks or until all are sold.

like it's even gonna last 4 seconds lmao

[loktrevor]

220 with hhkb blockers when?

[nmur]

wish this was available when i was in the market for a TKL!

nice work

[Photoelectric]

Posting to express appreciation for the unusual color offerings and the pink!

[Snappo]

Xondad delivers once again. Hype for this

[Etherealsound]

Yessssss. Is this fcfs?

[superdoedoe]

Yessssss. Is this fcfs?

Assume so.

[Captainbuttmonkey]

Aww yiss

[tanvir175]

Hope to pick up a 280 blue gray with 220, as well.

[LightningXI]

Damn..., I need willpower.

[Jedi]

Must hold back, nah lets do dis

[frostbyte-gaming]

Yes must join for a nice red tkl and numpad combo. 

[ricrackem]

****. Yes.

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[M]

Do you plan to have a countdown timer?

[Lndefinite]

I'm so ready for this keeb

[hideyourholes]

I'm in. I have absolutely no idea what color I would want though. 

[foxmancore]

Do the first 30 still get a special numbered edition?

[MMKB]

220 with hhkb blockers when?

How does that look? lol

[bciamny]

wow purple. sooooo in.

[zekkin]

Very excited to see this thread up. GLWGB xondat!

[xondat]

5mm Polycarbonate

y u do dis to me

Any pics of the plate mounting? Curious what your research has yielded.

Heh.



I've gone for evenly spaced for alphas and then on the edge. I haven't done my research yet, but from what I've experienced in 268 and using other keyboards etc, I think the focus on the alphas makes the most sense.

Posting to express appreciation for the unusual color offerings and the pink!

Thanks

220 with hhkb blockers when?

Never

Yessssss. Is this fcfs?

Yup.

wish this was available when i was in the market for a TKL!

nice work

Thanks!

Do the first 30 still get a special numbered edition?

No, only one option is available

Do you plan to have a countdown timer?

Suppose I can do. It'll be very clear when the form goes up though.

[hideyourholes]

Anyone know if the purple will be close to matching GMK Skeletor?

[beerafffe1]

That Ultraviolet pantone looks interesting, probably the best fit for the Mitolet set too. Looking to add one more to the TKL collection 

[superdoedoe]

5mm brass 220 when?!

[Kafka]

Been fun watching the behind the scenes of this board, GLWB 

[Etherealsound]

I'm assuming 6061? Or is 7075 an option?

[Remsky]

I'm assuming 6061? Or is 7075 an option?

just 6061

[deleonhle]

Well dang, first GB gonna put 850$ in...

Any chance the polycarb will be frosted?

[jlee755]

Pardon me for not quite understanding, but does this mean that I only need one of the options below the PCB, bare minimum?

[hideyourholes]

Pardon me for not quite understanding, but does this mean that I only need one of the options below the PCB, bare minimum?

Yes - that is the plate. Depends what you need for layout.

I'm probably looking at the brass plate and going to put some lacquer on it to prevent tarnish.

[Puddsy]

Nice

[stxfreak]

now to decide on a color... and hopefully get a spot 

[SolidCactus]

Let's go dudes.

Now the struggle to decide the color!

[ChrisSwires]

GLWGB man

[Oblotzky]

Pardon me for not quite understanding, but does this mean that I only need one of the options below the PCB, bare minimum?

Correct, you need Case + PCB, and the options below that are all plates to pick from, and you only need one of that.

[stxfreak]

Or 2 pcbs, one as backup, as standard pcbs wont fit and xondat will probably only have a limited amount of extras.

[xondat]

5mm brass 220 when?!

lol

not enough demand but I can always reassess the meme

I'm assuming 6061? Or is 7075 an option?

6061. If people that enter and pay want to try 7075, I'll organize afterwards. Would rather people join because of the design than material.

Well dang, first GB gonna put 850$ in...

Any chance the polycarb will be frosted?

 

Yup, it's all frosted.

Pardon me for not quite understanding, but does this mean that I only need one of the options below the PCB, bare minimum?

You will need the case (top/weight/bottom), 1 PCB, and 1 plate minimum. You can get extra PCBs and extra plates if you want.

[xondat]

Also just so it's noted/clarified:

If demand for 220 exceeds slots available, I will make the normal one 220 (& make it unlimited/limited to 100), and there will be a few 220 S available.

For now, the only difference is numbering, but the weight may change on 220 S to separate it.

Also thanks for all the interest, means a lot

[DALExSNAIL]

 

[futurecrime]

Will prolly pick one of these up I guess.

[Windeh]

Am super interested with the case machined from 7075, just to make this endgame... with an already overkill 5mm brass plate, why not? 

[Petch]

Hmmm... which plate for linear I wonder 

[Kerasan]

is a sample of colors possible before the GB starts?

KMK Labs.