Re: Beam Spring 104+SSK Reproduction Project! First Batch In Stock, Shipping early next year after New Model F Project
Posted: 17 Dec 2025, 22:03
I don't mean to be dense, but I don't understand the status from this post. Is it the status that we're still at the 100 completed reported last time?
Ellipse wrote: Yesterday, 03:28 DiscoMike the factory has completed the 100 or so B104's they noted last month. Now they are working on completing the remaining B104's and other models. It is going to take more time but they are aware of the high quality requirements and have been inspecting each keyboard for cosmetic defects, and discarding or repairing cases that do not meet the requirements.
While the laser/bending process to make the cases saves a huge amount of cost instead of making an injection mold (only some custom tooling is needed, as seen in the video posted some time ago), it is a far slower process than die casting as all the parts of the case need to be bent and welded together one at a time. There is always a tradeoff between time and cost, if we keep quality as a constant. These boards are already expensive so adding extra cost would reduce the number of folks who would be able to get one of these great old style boards.
