The Granite aftermarket thread

Muirium · 01 Sep 2015, 02:08

radish wrote: ↑anyone have 2.75 and a 2.25 blank set for teh space bar?

Is that for a custom keyboard? 2.75 and 2.25u spacebars are unusual to say the least! But Matteo did some pretty extraordinary things with Bianca, of course:

http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/grou ... ca#p169540

You might want to do what he did and stay under 2.0 units. Bianca is designed to need no stabs at all.

usopia wrote: ↑ ...hmm, those colors:

I miss the kit with red arrow keys, I forgot to order.

Is it just me, or are those blue spacebars a little bit smaller than the greys?

SL89 · 01 Sep 2015, 02:15

The blues look like 6.25 or something and the greys like 7ish. Either that or the angle of the picture or lens, cause the spacebar on the printout has a slight curve to it.

Muirium · 01 Sep 2015, 02:19

There's definitely barrel distortion going on, but even so, those spacebars look iffy. Perhaps the greys are 7 units, it's hard to tell with the wide angle, just looks less than .75 units difference to my eye. Maybe the blues are 6.0u?

usopia · 01 Sep 2015, 02:20

...you're right Mµ, the blue ones are 6.0 and the greys 6.25 but the stems in the blues are weird positioned.

Muirium · 01 Sep 2015, 02:23

Weird as in "don't work"? I assume they're from one of the later (Massdrop instead of PMK) GBs.

usopia · 01 Sep 2015, 02:28

yes, they came from the same MD GB like the Gamer Kit. I thought they fit on G80-1800 but no chance.
Didn't find out what board they fit.
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/granite-keycap-set

* ha ha, that reminds me that this was totally weird GB delivery anyway. Look what MD's great "fulfillment center" has declared on the package (4 Spacebars and 1 Gamer Set):

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Luckily I was able to explain the customs guy, what they did wrong and prove the correct prices. There were 5.98 for 2 Space bars and 17.99 (29.99 - 12) for the gamer set. Idiots...

Eszett · 01 Sep 2015, 03:40

Btw, im selling a kit of german DSA Granite keys. Complete, new, and Version 2 (red legends instead of blue).

flabbergast · 01 Sep 2015, 12:22

Anybody in EU willing to part with one 7u grey granite spacebar? usopia?

I want to finish my HHKB-like layout, and I forgot to get that one.

iAmAhab · 01 Sep 2015, 12:40

I might have a spare, I'll check when I get home.

flabbergast · 01 Sep 2015, 12:41

iAmAhab wrote: ↑I might have a spare, I'll check when I get home.

Thanks!

usopia · 01 Sep 2015, 13:34

flabbergast wrote: ↑Anybody in EU willing to part with one 7u grey granite spacebar? usopia?
...

I hope iAmAhab has a 7.0 for you. I have, unfortunately, only one of them, planned for my G-80-1000.

iAmAhab · 01 Sep 2015, 19:38

Unfortunately I had a spare 6.25 not a 7.

Elk · 01 Sep 2015, 19:53

flabbergast wrote: ↑Anybody in EU willing to part with one 7u grey granite spacebar? usopia?

I want to finish my HHKB-like layout, and I forgot to get that one.

I happen to own 2, PM if you want it...

flabbergast · 01 Sep 2015, 23:23

Elk wrote: ↑I happen to own 2, PM if you want it...

PM'd, thanks!

iAmAhab wrote: ↑Unfortunately I had a spare 6.25 not a 7.

Ah well. Thanks for checking it for me!

Elk · 02 Sep 2015, 19:51

EDIT: Trade was concluded. Thanks zslane.

Greetings,

I'm willing to trade a set of Icon Modifiers for a set of Text Modifiers (no selling either way).

Spoiler:

Please PM if interested...

zslane · 02 Sep 2015, 20:52

Could someone kindly summarize the differences between the kits available in the original Granite GB and those made available in the MassDrop GB?

Muirium · 02 Sep 2015, 21:13

The original:

http://www.pimpmykeyboard.com/deals/gra ... e-sub-dsa/

The others were on Massdrop, so I've no idea how to dig out the URLs.

Elk · 02 Sep 2015, 21:45

MD's is here : https://www.massdrop.com/buy/granite-keycap-set - requires login.

Phill1 · 03 Sep 2015, 00:00

No login link: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/granite-ke ... guest_open

Muirium · 03 Sep 2015, 00:08

They ran it a few times, mind. Always the same pricing and kits? (I've no idea. I was only in the original PMK run. My stuff from later rounds all came via trades.)

zslane · 03 Sep 2015, 00:27

I've compared the PMK and MD graphics and put together a list of the differences. Might put it into a spreadsheet or something. The most obvious differences are the kits offered in one GB but not the other. But even in kits with the same exact name, there are sometimes differences of one or two caps.

Muirium · 03 Sep 2015, 01:10

That's Matteo for you. He kept working on Granite after the first run. I'm still after one of those sweet ☆ (1.25u star mod) caps from the later versions, by the way.

zslane · 03 Sep 2015, 01:53

Yeah, that star appears to only be in the MD Icon Modifiers kit...on the other hand, those 1.25u chevron control keys only appeared in the original Apple kit from what I can tell, so I think you're still ahead of the game.

cflee · 03 Sep 2015, 03:07

I have PM'ed Elk above, but just in case there's anyone else:

I have Text Mods and Text Mods Pro, and I'm looking to trade for Icon Mods and Icon Mods Pro.

(Doing this because the incoming SA Retro has text mods, so I'd like to have icons for my Granite set.)

usopia · 03 Sep 2015, 03:22

zslane wrote: ↑...on the other hand, those 1.25u chevron control keys only appeared in the original Apple kit from what I can tell, so I think you're still ahead of the game.

...yes, but later in the MD GB they went in the Bonus Pack ICON.

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zslane · 03 Sep 2015, 03:38

Ah, right. I forget that being all row 3, those 1.25u cursor keys can be oriented as necessary and re-purposed as chevron control keys.

rB0rlax · 03 Sep 2015, 09:48

Hi, I'm new here. I have quite a list of Granites I'm looking for and a bunch that I would like to trade.
They're from both round 1 and 2 so please let me know if you need a specific version so we can confirm it's the right one.

I'm in Sweden so shipping within EU would be cheap but I don't mind shipping anywhere else.

Here is a list of what I want and what I have for trade:

Spoiler:

Cheers!

zslane · 03 Sep 2015, 19:17

I will be looking to buy someone's Numpad Kit, if anyone has one to sell.

I figure someone out there might have originally purchased it for a full kbd and then transitioned to a TKL or 60% and now has a numpad kit they don't want or need anymore.

ideus · 08 Sep 2015, 14:22

Does someone have a spare 2u back space? Please PM-me if you have one.

Eszett · 11 Sep 2015, 17:26

Here the german part of the international keyset, I dont need twice (i have those keys twice)