The Norbazaar event: rare, weird, and random Topre aftermarket housings

They’ve all been added now. This is the bulk of what we have left after a great deal of digging and cobbling around the workshop.

All we will likely have at a later date are some:

  • Polycarb Heavy Grails (B stock and lower)
  • Polycarb Heavies-6 (B stock and lower)
  • A handful of A-stock periwinkle Grails

We’ll try to get those polycarbs up in the next couple of weeks, but the periwinkles will be several weeks.

We also have some random spare parts like Norbaforce breakout PCBs and such, for which we might get some Aerospace housings made to prevent those parts going to waste, but those won’t be ready until like around the end of the year.

So in short: we’re nearing the end. Thanks everyone for your support and enthusiasm!

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Is the pricing on Lot 40 correct? IIRC A-stock was $650 during the group buy, $300 for B-stock seems a bit low.

The PVD Black HG…it’s hard to tell what the defects are from the pictures? Any description?

That pricing is correct. I wanted to try to make at least a few available at a relatively accessible price point for folks who couldn’t otherwise afford a normal first-quality Grail.

That mirror finish one is actually in quite good condition, which is why you’re not seeing much in the pics. They just didn’t fully polish a few spots to perfectly uniformly smooth before applying the PVD. It’s most obvious in that last pic.

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Note that this batch will likely take a bit longer to ship than the last one. Next week we’re assembling and shipping some long-overdue first-quality polycarb Heavy Grails, since the polycarb switch plates just came in (finally!). These Norbazaar items will likely go out after those.

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!!! I can stop compulsively checking the website every hour :smile: cant wait to get my novatouch into its new polycarb home :smiley:

Ty Mr. N for saving me from the aftermarket :heart:

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this is the only thing left to complete my collection. how do I place dibs hahaha

Is it smooth to the touch? Or is it a little rough in these areas?

I just can’t get it out of my mind, lol!

It’s definitely smooth to the touch. It’s just that the light catches those little areas in different ways.

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We also have some random spare parts like Norbaforce breakout PCBs and such, for which we might get some Aerospace housings made to prevent those parts going to waste

In case any intrepid souls are reading here, I own two Norbaforce Mark IIs and would like to future proof them by creating a daughterboard that is USB-C. I am not mechanically inclined enough to design this but am raising the issue bc I’d like to be able to hang onto my housings and also evolve with future devices I’d like to connect the keyboards to.

The ask: usb-c daughterboard compatible with the Mark II case (if this can be electrically supported by R1 and R2 pcbs as well as fit in the existing mounting positions.

Also cc’ing @techbeezin who can prolly quickly disabuse me of my notions

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Bummed about missing HG GOCF but hopeful that there are some more buried in the corner somewhere hehe

Those are indeed one of the few things we will have a few more of!

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Add QMK support and I’ll take one for my r2 rgb polycarbonate Norbaforce :slight_smile:

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Woah, those were some great prices, especially on the D-stock PC Heavy-D at $90. If there are similarly priced D-stock PC Heavy Grails, I would totally snag one to do an experimental dye job, lol.

Edit: Reality Checked - I just noticed that some (Lot 54) D-stock PC Heavy Grail were already listed at $290, lol

Will there be anymore heavy-6s that are not in polycarb finish? :slight_smile: :pray:

I think we’ve reached the end, I’m sorry to say.

We might make a few more in aerospace to avoid wasting the other spare components we have on hand, but those won’t be ready for some time.

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ah, that’s bittersweet to hear. i’ve just placed an order for one of the PC ones and am happy to know that i will have at least have a piece of your work! :balloon:

but will still be keeping an eye out for those aerospace ones too! (maybe other finishes too like aperture?) and of course any of your future projects :face_with_hand_over_mouth:

that F-stock Veracity Steel HG Pro 2 must have been a steal! missed it by 2 hours LOL

Oh man, I missed that. I would have loved to snag a D stock PC Heavy Grail!

@norbauer thanks for dropping those Heavy-6s, you helped me move the remaining proto PCBs and plates I had left from my project.

:wink:

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What would be the best way to clean the deskmat? I’m very worried on rubbing it too hard causing it to tear off and such.