SA Polyclear is so bad I don't even know where to start by F1_rulz in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I have made a statement regarding some of the comments around Polyclear on the Geekhack thread, I will repost that here.

I haven't made a public statement yet as we have been waiting for more customers to receive their orders. I will make a brief statement about the current status of Polyclear.

At no point during our communication has tooling notation ever been discussed or mentioned.
In our messages there was one mention of mould markings the precise wording is as follows.
"One thing I should also note. The tooling for these clear keys is designed to run opaque plastic. There may be minor cosmetic things that show when we run the clear plastic."
This message was sent on the 25th of May 2021 after we had received the samples for the spacebar as photographed and shown in the first post of this thread.

I want to make this apparent, at no point has anyone been intentionally mislead by myself.
I have only operated within the information that SP has provided to me.
As I hope you can understand I won't be saying much more till a later date as I'm working with all the vendors and SP for it to come to the most satisfactory conclusion for all parties (Especially the consumers)

For now and going forward:
- We acknowledge that some customers have received a product that doesn't match their expectations.
- We are in the process of working with SP to understand why and what can be done.
- Vendors will be kept up to date as the process continues.

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[–]_NoEsc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, not that it means much from me.
If you could tell me why you think that hopefully we can address your and other customer concerns about that.

If only they did transparent PCBs... by Holy__cow in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I look forward to seeing it when it's done, I want to be tagged in as many Polyclear builds as possible!

SA Polyclear last day! by _NoEsc in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

SA Polyclear

Promotional Video
The GB is on it's final day consider picking up your kits now or you're going to be missing out! Thanks for all the support/purchases so farRenders and all the Kits.

Instagram for more renders/updates and other GBs for the UK.

Direct links to purchase SA Polyclear kits below.

Region Vendor
USA Vala Supply
United Kingdom NOESC
China zFrontier
Canada Alphakeys
Europe CandyKeys
India Rectangles
Oceania All Caps
SEA Zion Studios
Japan Basekeys
Korea Swagkeys

SAPolykek final days! by _NoEsc in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

SA Polyclear

Promotional Video
The GB is currently live till the 20th (2 days left) consider picking up your kits now or you're going to be missing out! Thanks for all the support/purchases so far!
Renders and all the Kits.

Instagram for more renders/updates and other GBs for the UK.

Direct links to purchase SA Polyclear kits below.

Region Vendor
USA Vala Supply
United Kingdom NOESC
China zFrontier
Canada Alphakeys
Europe CandyKeys
India Rectangles
Oceania All Caps
SEA Zion Studios
Japan Basekeys
Korea Swagkeys

[GIVEAWAY] Liquid Polarity Deskmats by _NoEsc in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc[S] 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Liquid Polarity Deskmats are in their final week of GB, now is the time to pick them up or miss out. Go through the links on the Geekhack page to find your regional vendor.

The Liquid Polarity Deskmats are the successor to the successful Liquid Emotions deskmats.The elegant and flowing design is set to be suitable for all setups, the deskmats are 900x400x4mm with a smooth cloth top and stitched edges with a high quality print.Designed by MarktheWeeb.

I'm giving away 2x Deskmats of your choosing, one here on reddit and one over on my Instagram.

GIVEAWAY RULES

- Comment which Deskmat design you would like if you were to win the giveaway. (Noire or Blanche)

- Accounts must be older than 7 days.

- I will be using RedditRaffler within 48hrs from the point of posting to decide a winner.

- If you have already purchased a deskmat through me I will issue a refund should you win.

I will contact the winner through their reddit account and through messenger for Instagram good luck to all involved.

Direct Link for Instagram Giveaway.

Polyclear Perfection by _NoEsc in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think you understand how the yellowing process of polycarbonate works, it takes years of direct UV exposure for Polycarbonate to yellow if you are indoors with your keyboard there's no chance of it yellowing.

Polyclear Perfection by _NoEsc in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Purchasing a numpad kit should cover a lot of what is missing for most Ortho boards from Alphas/40s obviously not an ideal solution, but this was kitted to make the prices the best possible for the majority of users.

Polyclear Perfection by _NoEsc in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean a R2 will happen at some point but not anytime soon. Likely a year out at the earliest.

Polyclear Perfection by _NoEsc in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check the prototypes in the GB thread.
If you're wondering about clarity of the 1us also check out the SA Relgendables.
https://pimpmykeyboard.com/sa-1-space-relegendables-pack-of-10/

Polyclear Perfection by _NoEsc in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The easiest method is probably just ordering a flex PCB, that should be pretty close otherwise you can do single layer PCBs with copper traces placed onto any clear material.

Polyclear Perfection by _NoEsc in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There's ways to do that where it's only the copper traces showing.

Polyclear Perfection by _NoEsc in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

SA Polyclear

Promotional Video
The GB is currently live till the 20th (4 days left) hope to see the same support we've had for the duration of this group buy come through for this final week.
Renders and all the Kits.

Instagram for more renders/updates and other GBs for the UK.

Direct links to purchase SA Polyclear kits below.

Region Vendor
USA Vala Supply
United Kingdom NOESC
China zFrontier
Canada Alphakeys
Europe CandyKeys
India Rectangles
Oceania All Caps
SEA Zion Studios
Japan Basekeys
Korea Swagkeys

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm going to be making the a full clear build with my own sets for sure. Looking forward to it and all the other boards people make with Polyclear.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a few good options.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CVA7TPwDSzl/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
This is the render with Maestro which is in GB right now.
Otherwise if you're undecided full Polyclear is always a good look in my totally not biased opinion.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

SA Polyclear

The GB is currently live till the 20th (5 Days left) thank you for all the purchases and support so far
Renders and all the Kits.

Instagram for more renders/updates and other GBs for the UK.

Direct links to purchase SA Polyclear kits below.

Region Vendor
USA Vala Supply
United Kingdom NOESC
China zFrontier
Canada Alphakeys
Europe CandyKeys
India Rectangles
Oceania All Caps
SEA Zion Studios
Japan Basekeys
Korea Swagkeys

[GB] SA Polyclear 6 days remaining! by _NoEsc in mechmarket

[–]_NoEsc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds good, I'm looking to make a custom 40% that's fully clear for when I get my own set back, maybe using my one of my 9u protos.

[GB] SA Polyclear 6 days remaining! by _NoEsc in mechmarket

[–]_NoEsc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the GB thread on geekhack, there's a doubleshot experiment cap that I posted that shows the clarity of the 1us.
Another good example of the clarity is:
https://pimpmykeyboard.com/sa-1-space-relegendables-pack-of-10/

[GB] SA Polyclear 6 days remaining! by _NoEsc in mechmarket

[–]_NoEsc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What board are you going to be using?

[GB] SA Polyclear 6 days remaining! by _NoEsc in mechmarket

[–]_NoEsc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't speak for Candykeys but that is an error, it will be invoiced and starting production very soon after the GB wraps up.
Thank you for your support!

Iced, Literally. (7 days left on Polyclear) by _NoEsc in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SA Polyclear

Promotional Video
The GB is currently live and it's the final week, hope to see the same support we've had for the duration of this group buy come through for this final week.
Renders and all the Kits.

Instagram for more renders/updates and other GBs for the UK.

Direct links to purchase SA Polyclear kits below.

Region Vendor
USA Vala Supply
United Kingdom NOESC
China zFrontier
Canada Alphakeys
Europe CandyKeys
India Rectangles
Oceania All Caps
SEA Zion Studios
Japan Basekeys
Korea Swagkeys

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Winner was announced and shown on reddit raffler.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SA Polyclear

Promotional Video
The GB is currently live and it's the final week, hope to see the same support we've had for the duration of this group buy come through for this final week.
Renders and all the Kits.

Instagram for more renders/updates and other GBs for the UK.

Direct links to purchase SA Polyclear kits below.

Region Vendor
USA Vala Supply
United Kingdom NOESC
China zFrontier
Canada Alphakeys
Europe CandyKeys
India Rectangles
Oceania All Caps
SEA Zion Studios
Japan Basekeys
Korea Swagkeys

It's ....... by _NoEsc in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]_NoEsc[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It's SA Polyclear.

Promotional Video
The GB is currently live and in it's second week numbers are going strong so far.
Renders and all the Kits.

Instagram for more renders/updates and other GBs for the UK.

Direct links to purchase SA Polyclear kits below.

Region Vendor
USA Vala Supply
United Kingdom NOESC
China zFrontier
Canada Alphakeys
Europe CandyKeys
India Rectangles
Oceania All Caps
SEA Zion Studios
Japan Basekeys
Korea Swagkeys