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In this case the problem is the distance between the companies who do the metalwork and the surface treatment. shipping for example.

Thanks for the quick feedback. Clearly most want steel/black, so I think this is decided. I did research oxide finishing stainless steel, but it quickly became obvious that it couldn't be done for the price we are at right now. Btw, we can only do the black galvanizing because we have so many orders...

When you start painting it yourself, you loose the look and feel of the production quality. Painting it yourself makes it more like a home made mod with unknown outcome.

about a) vs b) The steel is not exposed to heavy weather conditions but inside a keyboard on a desk. Even normal steel will last for generations without the slightest trace of rust. Though the reflections of the shiny stainless steel is something you would notice every single day. So for me steel/bl...

Update regarding invoices: When? probably next week. Once invoices go out I will make a raffle. Five extra SKBs will be given away for the first 100 who payed. So many will have quite a good chance of getting an extra one. Once determined who the lucky ones are, they can choose any SKB version they...

IMPORTANT: OK, there is a decision that has to be made before I can send out invoices. As you know, I pointed out several times how important the black plate is to me. Quick recap: Powder coating is not an option, because a thin layer can't be easily be achieved on a surface that has this many hole...

If you are still looking for a US proxy, I may be able to help. I'm not sure what exactly is involved as I haven't done it before, but shoot me a message and we can talk about it. As for the cheaper shipping, I really hope if you do end up offering it that the tracked via DHL is still offered becau...

Don't stress about an extra week or two - almost all of us on here knew what we were getting into by hopping on a group buy in an obscure keyboard enthusiast forum. I'm sure that I speak for all when I say that we would rather have it right than fast. If it takes an extra 2 weeks for you to be happ...

UPDATE (final sample and invoicing): Yesterday I talked to the manufacturer. The final sample is still not made (SKB75). I will have it by the end of next week, hopefully. The quote for the higher quantity, I will also only get next week. I can't start sending out invoices until I have both the fin...

UPDATED ORDER LIST

sorry, made some mistakes when copying the google form data to excel. this one should be correct.

UPDATE (order list): many of you made some changes to their order lately, thanks for sticking to the method I asked you for . Here is an updated list of all the orders so far. This time not as picture file. It's a PDF, so now you can just hit "Ctrl+F" or "⌘+F" to find your name quickly. PDF attached.

To all who ordered the HHKB version.
What do you think about this?

After the SKB-GB is done.
I've already been working on it and contacted GMK. But moderating discussions for two GBs is just too much for me.

UPDATE (regarding shipping): Many of you asked if I could offer a cheaper shipping alternative. To the USA I only offered 40€ shipping so far. I chose this option because I wanted tracked shipping. I just spent some more time checking out the DHL options and it turns out I missed something. The chea...

UPDATE (one more sample / timeline): hey, there are well over 100 orders now - so why haven't I still started the payment phase? There are still some details I want to make sure that they will be fine throughout the production. To sort this out I will get another sample. A sample of the SKB75 this t...

UPDATE (renderings):

finally I had the time to make new renderings. Now showing all the different SKB versions, including the 65%.
Here is one:



The rest is on imgur again.

Yes, the official reddit post which I still haven't done, I'm aware of that. I was asked a few times on GH already when I will finally post there as well to get more orders and by that maybe reach an even lower price point. This is what I wrote regarding this: Yes, you recall that right and I still ...

UPDATE (regarding PLATE-B): the worst performing kit so far is SKB60-Standard with plate-B with only 6 orders. This kit is only necessary if you plan to go for a layout with the arrow-cluster squeezed into the standard 60%. The layout with lots of 1U keys in bottom right, possible with Banana or DZ6...

UPDATE (regarding your orders): lately not many new orders are coming in. But a lot of you want to change the order and switch to another version or add one. Sounds simple but takes time as well. This still applies: If you have already filled out the form and later want to change your version or add...

UPDATE (regarding the plates and split spacebar support): Gave the 65% plate split support as well. Btw I checked all the plates again for mistakes. I couldn't tell for sure which versions of the KBD75 are out there supporting which split spacebar version. On the KBDfans homepage it says V2 supports...

SKB65 is available in the order form now. Just didn't had time to make the plate info picture and new renderings. Will do soon. Here is the picture of the SKB65 kit, same as in the order form: skb65.png 65% PCB options so far: - 65% RGB Underglow PCB from Sentraq (QMK, white PCB) - M65-A PCB from Ke...

Regarding changes of your orders: If you have already filled out the form and later want to change your version or add one, then please just fill it out again but with the complete order. So if you had ordered an HHKB version for example and you want a second one, then please don't add another order...

found the time to export the order data. a list of all the orders so far. now you can check yours:

I'm not aware of any ortho pcb that is bigger than 60%. most of them are smaller like preonic or 40%. So when do we get the SKB cases for Preonic and Planck? :idea: Never! Why? The SKB case was designed with 60, 65 and 75% in mind. Keycap area and bezel size have a nice ratio. Of course I could mak...

I'm not aware of any ortho pcb that is bigger than 60%. most of them are smaller like preonic or 40%.

I really like the banner :geek: The numbers and the lines of the base casing can use more emphasis, after all this feature (the ability of your design to adjust the angle of keyboard) is really one of a kind among what others have implemented. you mean more like this?: https://i.imgur.com/whLry9k.j...

indeed, but this build is worth to be digged up. also shows how timeless a keyboard can be.
maybe now after five years we can get some shots of the board? would be interesting to get a feedback on how it holds up today.

WOW, absolutely amazing!

UPDATE (regarding the coating of the plates): Like I told you I wasn't happy with the thickness of the powder-coating. Switches have to snap nicely into the cutouts of course and with powder-coating this can not be guaranteed evenly throughout all parts/cutouts. This is why I was exploring other met...