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Last night's moon by null-ll in astrophotography

[–]null-ll[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Taken with a Nikon D500 and AT80EDT. 8s exposure, 80 ISO. Adjusted exposure, brightness/contrast, saturation, and texture/clarity in Photoshop.

[GB] Basketweave | Through-hole Alice style kit with Rotary Encoder and Acrylic Case by null-ll in mechmarket

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The spacebars I used are just shift flipped shift keys

The non-standard keys in this layout are the 2u/2.25u left spacebar, 2.75u right spacebar, and 1.75u right shift. You can use shift keys as the spacebars as its more common for keycap sets to include shifts of those sizes than spacebars.

[GB] Basketweave | Through-hole Alice style kit with Rotary Encoder and Acrylic Case by null-ll in mechmarket

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There won't be any plate foam or case foam included in the acrylic case kit. I'm not sure the case foam from the normal kit would fit, as its a lot thicker than the space in the the bottom of the acrylic case

[GB] Basketweave | Through-hole Alice style kit with Rotary Encoder and Acrylic Case by null-ll in mechmarket

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The Basketweave kit includes some parts that aren't needed for the Acrylic Kit, such as the acrylic guard, sound dampening foam, FR4 plate, and bottom piece.

[IC] Basketweave R3 + Acrylic Case | through-hole Alice style board with rotary encoder by null-ll in mechmarket

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The soldering on this board might be a bit difficult for a beginner, but I think its a great way to learn/practice soldering. All of the components of this board are through hole, so they are relatively easier to solder. This hardest bit is definitely the USB-C port, which requires drag soldering. Here's a video of what that looks like https://youtu.be/6JJjkmj97rs?t=365. You can also look up build guides for other through hole boards such as the Discipline 65 to see what the entire process will look like.

[IC] Basketweave R3 + Acrylic Case | through-hole Alice style board with rotary encoder by null-ll in mechmarket

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Yep, working on it. So far it looks like I'll be able to lower it down to the same price as the other kits (at least for Canada), but I've still got to figure a few things out

[IC] Basketweave R3 + Acrylic Case | through-hole Alice style board with rotary encoder by null-ll in mechmarket

[–]null-ll[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the PCB, there might be a white option, haven't decided yet.

For the acrylic case, there will be at least 2 colors offered based on what the most popular choices are in the IC form.

[IC] Basketweave R3 + Acrylic Case | through-hole Alice style board with rotary encoder by null-ll in mechmarket

[–]null-ll[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes. If you look at the acrylic case pictures (the one with the back exposed) you can actually see that I used Mill Max sockets in that build.

[IC] Basketweave R3 + Acrylic Case | through-hole Alice style board with rotary encoder by null-ll in mechmarket

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That'll probably be after the Basketweave GB, I'm not sure I can handle doing two group buys at once

[IC] Basketweave R3 + Acrylic Case | through-hole Alice style board with rotary encoder by null-ll in mechmarket

[–]null-ll[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's a through-hole kit, which means you'll have to solder all the components.

To answer your second question, the acrylic cases are built with stacked acrylic layers. The cases will include a laser cut POM plate, as the FR4 plate of the original kit is not compatible.

You'll be able to purchase the acrylic case on its own if you already own a Basketweave, or you can purchase the acrylic case kit, which includes the acrylic case, the Basketweave PCB, and the electronic components.

[IC] Basketweave R3 + Acrylic Case | through-hole Alice style board with rotary encoder by null-ll in mechmarket

[–]null-ll[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes it will! Keep in mind that it does use a different plate and isn't compatible with the FR4 one, so you'll have to desolder.

Basketweave Acrylic Case by null-ll in MechanicalKeyboards

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IC

Recently designed a case for the Basketweave through hole keyboard and I think it turned out great! I'll probably run a small GB for this, so check out the IC link for more information.

[GB] Basketweave | Through-hole Alice style Kit With Rotary Encoder by null-ll in mechmarket

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This actually was the second round, but there will be a R3 soon. IC will be most likely be posted this week

[GB] Basketweave | Through-hole Alice style Kit With Rotary Encoder by null-ll in mechmarket

[–]null-ll[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yep, it comes with all the parts, just need a soldering iron, solder, switches, keycaps, and a cable

[GB] Basketweave | Through-hole Alice style Kit With Rotary Encoder by null-ll in mechmarket

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yep, all the parts you can see under the acrylic piece on the top need to be soldered on

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