Drop ctrl v2 barebone doubts
Hey guys, I am interested to buy this barebone, looks very nice, but I have some questions. The firts is about the foam in the barebone, is necessary to buy the kit I found in accesories section? Sounds a bit strange but I think I have read that is necessary. And the second is about stabs, the same, is it necessary to buy separatly or the barebones includes ones? Other thing, I was looking for videos of this barebone to listen the sound experience typing with it, but I couldn't find nothing. Is it good experience? Thanks in advanced
Jun 8, 2024
Also I don't really get how you could call this "compatible with Grifiti ErgoDox wrist pads", see the third photo for the huge overhang.
I bought this so I didn't have to use my Grafiti wrist pads any more, so it's not a huge deal to me.
I have two Infinity Ergodox keyboard from different drops, with different sandwich thicknesses, I'm not sure what thickness they were shooting for but it doesn't match either of mine.
I think I will also have to file down the sharp edge of the wrist rest a little bit.
I emailed Massdrop support asking if this was "expected" that the end product differs from what was shown with no explanation to those buying it - two holes per side instead of one, stupid extra amount of screws, all of which are too long anyway. They just jumped to "Sorry you received it in that condition, please fill out this RMA form." I don't necessarily want to RMA it, I was just asking if this was how it was really supposed to be.
Likewise I too have the new layer a bit shorter than the rest of the keyboard face. I don't necessarily mind it, it's just odd.
There's just a lot of really dumb design flaws here. The two holes per side instead of 4 - why was this not communicated to anyone? We get 8 sets of screws, the drop says we get 6 sets (why?), we only need 4 sets. Disregarding the aluminum plate for a sec - a 1/8" and 1/4" acrylic plates for each side? Why not a single 5/8" sheet? It'd look a lot nicer, and considering the terrible screw hole placement, it'd also be a lot more durable. I know @OverKill says these standoffs are custom made for this application (the ergodox) - Why could they either a) not get other custom ones that are shorter for these plates, or b) figure out a way to make these plates thicker, making the screws fit properly AND fixing the issue where it's at a lower height than the rest of the board?
I'm not 100% dissatisfied with this, but I feel like multiple parties SERIOUSLY dropped the ball here and it's really put a sour taste in my mouth for this. We were shown one thing and essentially given another (hell, the demo vid from OverKill showed two THICK acrylic plates per side. I know that wasn't final, but, again, where was any of the communication??). It also feels like there was really no testing here (screws don't tighten on the majority of people who have responded) and poor QC (bunch of people already with damaged plates and chipped acrylic). Least impressive Massdrop experience I've had yet.
Finally, for those who have screws that don't tighten down all the way, run to your local hardware store and pick up a pack of #10 nylon washers and put it on the bottom side of the aluminum plate between that and the screw/stud. They're dirt cheap ($0.56 for the pack at Lowes) and take up plenty of slack there. These are what I used: http://www.lowes.com/pd/The-Hillman-Group-4-Count-10-x-3-8-in-Nylon-Standard-SAE-Flat-Washer/3013084