What did you get in the mail today? (Part 1)

Dr.Doof · January 19, 2021, 11:45pm

wow a lucky man, those greens look immaculate, excited to see what you build with them.

Rob27shred · January 19, 2021, 11:56pm

Thanks! Yeah I had the seller send me some more pics & I couldn’t pass as clean looking as they were. I’ll be putting these in a tsangan layout 60% with split Rshift & split backspace now that I have DCS Yuri with all the compatibility keys I could ever want. Gonna use my last XD60 Rev.3.0 PCB I got for it & use either my midnight blue T60 or gray Klippe for the case. Definitely will post for you guys to check out once I get it built up!

Edit: Will be using a 1up CF plate for it as well.

Dr.Doof · January 20, 2021, 12:02am

Wow, sounds awesome, now I’m even more excited

Den-Fi · January 20, 2021, 12:15am

HuB keycaps from Van
DESKeys 56g domes
1 and 2 in tungsten cubes because, reasons.

Deadeye · January 20, 2021, 2:49am

Degenerate borger meme stickers for my parts organizer.

Dave · January 20, 2021, 12:06pm

Workmat arrived today! [GB] Workmat It is nice, squishier then the standard smaller blue ones. Is a bit chemically smelling but should dissipate in a few days (same thing happened with my previous silicone matt). Plan on using for solder and generally assembly of things.

Also made a riser on a shelf for storage so it didn’t take up too much room and still lays flat. Slides in and out on piece of cardboard.

klausl · January 20, 2021, 1:51pm

Sumi Deskmats Bonsai and Sakura arrived today via CandyKeys. I like the quality!

Rico · January 20, 2021, 2:55pm

It looks to be very thick and of very high quality.

insolentpotato · January 21, 2021, 11:46pm

ePBT Spectrum CMYK++ Drops (spacebars and arrows) from Apex Keyboards
ordered 1/13 or 1/14 from CAN; arrived in US-CA 1/21/2021

https://imgur.com/dVTdoBa

did anyone else order this from KBDFans? does it really come in a bag?

Deadeye · January 22, 2021, 1:06am

5-pin Polias from NovelKeys

These will be replacing my 3-pin ones, which will in-turn be cannibalized for frankenswitches.

Comparing these to the 3-pin, the only other difference I can detect so-far might be a better factory lube application; the NK 5-pin ones feel just a hair more smooth / less crunchy. Pushing them together reveals the 5-pin to have ever so slightly less bump resistance, but identical spring weight.

dbernardo · January 22, 2021, 1:28am

I’ve got an order of these on the way alongside the yok trash pandas to turn into something similar to a holy panda. I’ve heard how similar the stems are to that of the halo clear/true and if I go with these I don’t have to deal with drop! They just hit Canada so theyll be here soon!

Rob27shred · January 22, 2021, 2:40am

The only keycaps I’ve ever ordered from KBDfans wasa cheap 40% ortho DSA set & that came in a bag. Also from everything I’ve seen that other people got from KBDfans this seems about right. They love their bags there, to the point that they even bag up their switches in 10 packs!

insolentpotato · January 22, 2021, 3:06am

Admittedly this is a space bar kit so to save on shipping they (both the GB runner and retailers) might have skipped boxing/packaging for it. so bag shipped is most likely on brand

Pandamark · January 22, 2021, 4:09am

I think most space bar kits come in a bag. Every group buy that I’ve ordered a space bar kit shipped in a bag. I think its their shape and size that make them difficult.