GB Now Closed for orders! We will be starting on production arrangements this week!
Thank you all for your support in this awesome opportunity of a GB!
Stay tuned for updates here!
UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST
Hello Geekhack!
We at Greenwald Designs are thrilled to announce: The Lumina Group Buy is now open!
It has been a while since our last update, and for good reason. We have refined the design, secured the best manufacturer, and achieved our goal to provide you with the best combination of features, innovation, and price.
The 100% Made in the USA Lumina is now ready to be ordered, and will remain open until Monday, August 27th, 2018.
Visit our online store:
https://www.luminakb.com/ to view all the options for materials and colors! We offer set kits:
https://www.luminakb.com/kits-1, as well as a Build-Your-Own:
https://www.luminakb.com/parts-1 tool.
A lot has changed in the last couple of months, so here are all the updated details for the Lumina 60% Keyboard:
- 7 degree angle through the use of aluminum or brass base pieces
- 6 color options for anodized aluminum plates and bases (Clear, Blue, Purple, Black, Red, Rose Gold)
- 7 color options for acrylic plates (Clear, Blue, Purple, Black, Red, Frosted, White)
- 4 corian colors (Cameo White, Deep Black Quartz, Red Hot, Elderberry)
- HHKB top piece option, as well as standard 60% top piece option
- Plates support Alps switches, as well as a plethora of layouts.
- Plate files are open sourced. We will be posting the files soon.
- The Lumina supports all standard 60% pcb on the market with the exception of hotswap pcbs.
- The option of the waldo pcb, made by /u/that-canadian , with some awesome layouts and features.
The Groupbuy will be open for 2 weeks, and once it ends, we will place the order for production. Production time, depending on sales, will range from 2 to 3 months.
Shipping is flat rate in the US and Canada:
- US: $30
- Canada: $40,
EU shipping costs will be determined by volume and proxy services with Mechboards.co.uk.
Shipping to all other countries will be set and invoiced separately on a case by case basis. If this applies to you, please reach out to us.
The GB Site is Luminakb.com, please come and take a look at our options and offerings. Note: Site may not work properly if accessed via VPN.
Additionally, if you want to see some builds and here how it sounds, come take a listen to /u/feelghoodmuzik type on the Brass Lumina with 4 different switch types.
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Let me know if you have any questions, and thanks for reading!
Big thanks to /u/FeelgHoodMuzik for the amazing typing tests and photos, u/packman86 and u/plexabyte for the stunning renders featured on the site, and all those friends and supporters who helped make our dream of the Lumina a reality!
Some more renders in case you didn't get to see them on the site:
https://imgur.com/a/O1ppM9H[/img
Update:
We have some exciting updates for you on the Lumina GB!
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We now have an Acrylic base option for the Lumina on our website:
https://www.luminakb.com/. It comes in all the same colors as the acrylic plates that we offer, and we also have included aluminum cone feet to boot. Now you can get a flat angle, as well as the original 7 Degree angle, like the other angled bases.
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Additionally, with the use of Frosted or Clear acrylic, RGB underglow compatibility has now been added to the Lumina.
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Come on over and build your own kit:
https://www.luminakb.com/parts-1 while we work on putting together some premade kits!
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Some Renders:
https://imgur.com/a/9v8dTo5 that have been added to the master render album:
https://imgur.com/a/O1ppM9H______
Additionally, one person, /u/rainb0wbac0n on reddit, has talked to us about a special color, Cosmos Prima, which is not currently being offered. We did confirm that if an MOQ of 25 units were to be reached, we would be able to run it at the same price point as the Cameo White and similarly priced options. This color option is the same as in these renders:
https://imgur.com/a/9v8dTo5 by /u/plexabyte.
If you are interested in this colorway, please feel free to fill out this form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfotfSZhsGtk8oJQWIZqdOC4BYVSn7-n5He1qbR0ZGwjAOMzQ/viewform and Let us know!
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Just a reminder, the Lumina GB will be closing August 27th, 2018, so you have 11 more days to get your order in!
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Let us know if you have any questions!
Update:Hello all!
Today was scheduled to be the last day to place orders for the Lumina keyboard. We were planning on closing the sales, and placing the order. However, we have received quite a considerable amount of messages from members of the community, concerning extensions on the GB period. We want to provide anyone who wants a Lumina with the time to order one, so we have decided to fulfill your requests!
We are extending the GB by another week! The new final date for the Lumina GB is now September 3rd, 2018.
Additionally, Cosmos Prima is now available on the store to be purchased by anyone! Cosmos Prima example
It will be available in the Build Your Own section of the store, when you choose the corian color for your top and bottom corian pieces.
The Acrylic Base option is on the store in the Build your Own kit section, and we have also put up a premade kit as an example of one of the many variations you can come up with in the Build-Your-Own section of the website.
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The Acrylic base is an option that not only reduces weight, for those of you who do not want a 7 pound board to lug around, but it also reduces the prices. The addition of the acrylic base brings the price range low to $231 with an acrylic plate chosen. Come over and check out all the different color combinations you can come up with, and see how it affects the pricing!
While we are extending the GB another week, we will also be taking the time to keep working on getting the best international pricing for shipping. Bear with us as we work on getting those numbers, and once we do we will post them in the next GB update!
Make sure to get your orders in by then, and let us know if you have any questions!
Here are some images of Gmk Stormtrooper on a Cameo White Lumina
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2nd:
Hello all!
Just a reminder, tomorrow, September 3rd, at 11:59pm EST, we will officially close the GB, and start production of the Lumina orders.
Additionally we have prices for shipping for EU as well as AU.
Because of the variance in weight for the different bases, there are many variables. The prices of shipping reflect this, so if you have questions about shipping for a certain selection of kits/bases, please do message us, and we will give you a personalized estimate.
Some more pictures of the Lumina, this time with GMK Oblivion:
https://imgur.com/a/xVmudDfAs usual, let us know if you have any questions, and thank you for all your support!
Just to reiterate, website is Luminakb.com
https://imgur.com/a/7T6GHGKif you for some reason did not make it into the allotted time to order, and you really wanted to, please do let us know, we will potentially be able to accommodate!
UPDATE: December 6th
Waldo PCBs have landed, and we are checking all of them, as well as programming, and arranging for them to be added to the QMK Configurator:
https://imgur.com/A1AGaofProduction Spec Lumina pieces with all the updated tolerances are being (allegedly) made, and we will have pictures up with some of the current batches and colors.
UPDATE: December 18th:
Apologies for the late update, Lumina Plate file template can be found and downloaded here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bB3RgncaowyYUo3oORGlF2Pigo2Q3ip5/view?usp=sharingHave not been able to visit the Manu for pics this week or last week, been slammed with work.
UPDATE: March 5th:
Communication with my current manufacturer for the most important part of the Lumina, the Corian and the bases, is horrendous, and I have decided to move production for the bases to a different manufacturer to speed things along. I was told that I would have finished production units by now, but I suspect that the base manufacturing has not been started yet. For the month or so, I have been scoping out a new manufacturer for the bases, and I have samples coming for both brass and aluminum to make sure that quality is good for this one I have found. I will be eating the cost for the time being from the Lumina base order I placed with my current manufacturer in order to get stuff done faster, as like you all have been waiting, I have too with this particular manufacturer. If it comes to it, I will also find a new manufacturer for the Corian, as big of a loss as it would be.
I'm still actively trying to get any good news from the current manufacturer, but regardless of what I hear back, there will be a new manufacturer for the bases in order to speed up the production. The new place plans to have samples in my hands within the next couple of weeks, so I am hoping that is true, and not all talk like the current manufacturer.
I do apologize for the delay. Frustration levels are high, and the GB is long, but I intend to finish it out no matter what it takes.
If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out to me on discord @tesletron#0001 or on here(although I still suck at geekhack) or by email.
Additionally, the site has been taken down, and no other orders are being taken. I will update both here and on discord.
Update 4/15/19
Hey all! An update on the overall Lumina situation: We have gotten satisfactory samples of both the Aluminum AND Brass bases (upgraded from Polished Brass to PVD coated) and the pvd brass plates. Aluminum plates are in and ready for the anodization process. Both meet our standards and knowing quality is up to spec, mass production order is being placed. Linked below are pictures of the plates and bases. Acrylic Plates and Bases have been QC'd and are finished. The waldo is now also officially in the QMK configurator.
https://imgur.com/a/LY05uP5Thanks for Reading!
Update 5/6/19
Samples from new factory came in today, and quality is absolutely above and beyond what I was expecting. I have tentatively assembled the board to check fit with the other parts, and everything is very comfortable and easy to assemble. Corner Radii fit perfect, threaded inserts are as solid as can be, and production will now move forward at full throttle. Will update with lead time this week. Thank you all again for your patience and support on this project!
Here is an album of the Cosmos Prima variant with the Brass plate and weight features:
https://imgur.com/a/BRiDQGvUpdate 5/8/19
New samples in with more colors, update to follow with lead time, in the meantime, here is an album of the Elderberry, Cosmos Prima, and Red in various lighting environments.
https://imgur.com/a/pXzHdi0
