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Just arrived! Gotta say, even after five years it was totally worth the wait :D

Here's a comparison I did between my five-year daily driver, a silenced Realforce Topre 55g, and the F77 Compact :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrt8-P-AbV0

By the way, the finish turned out amazing! I'm ...

I ordered an F77 compact with blank black keys with a HHKB layout in mid-2016. Didn’t do a low serial or anything. I’m in no rush haha

Hey Ellipse,

In your email you mentioned that you can ship out keyboards earlier without printed keys if we pay shipping separately when the printed caps arrive in the US. Does this mean you can ship keyboards with blank keycaps installed earlier as well?

Hey Ellipse,

If you’re installing key caps state side, is it possible to swap my black keys I initially bought for the dark grey keycaps I bought later? In other words, I’d like the dark grey caps installed on the board and the black set as my extras before arriving. If not, it’s cool and I’ll do ...

Hi Ellipse,

Will there be a process in place for people who need shipping addresses changed?

I'm moving into a new place on 7/1 and need shipping changed for the several orders I've made. Also, my building only has a key for USPS so I'd prefer USPS as my shipper. I would be happy to cover any ...

Hi Ellipse,

Glad to see such amazing progress on the project! Really glad to hear about the springs!

My address will be changing by the time the keyboards are shipping out. I was wondering if it were possible to change my addresses to "hold" for my orders until I know the best location to ship to ...

I think Realforce black-on-black keys have the best gray I've seen

Ellipse wrote: Feel free to order the HHKB set and add a note that you'd like dark gray printed keys.

I ordered them before asking here (whoops). Any way you could update the order to include that note for order #4780? Apologies!

Ellipse wrote: No, the HHKB set and Front printed F1 etc. sets are not part of any of the main 103 key sets.

Ah, gotcha.

What's the best way to order HHKB-style dark gray printed caps for the F77 if I opted for the HHKB layout with my original order? I'd love to have dark gray printed caps in the HHKB layout.

Hi Ellipse,

Regarding the dark gray key cap option: If I'm reading correctly, the HHKB-style modifier keys will be included, yeah?

Excited to see this coming along!

Sign me up for a set, too!

I'd definitely be interested in black with black text instead of pure black blanks, much like my Realforce

Hey Ellipse,

In my ultra compact order, I asked for all black keys. Is it possible to, in addition to the black keys, get a set of normal keycaps in the similar layout invoiced? How much would this cost?

Thanks in advance!

Hey guys!

A few clarifications on finish as well that I forgot to mention to Ellipse:

Durability is first and foremost a byproduct of how long the aluminum stays in the anodize tank. Second to this is minimizing angles on the piece, as the anodize is thinner around edges. Third is the material ...