The introThis is a group buy for ANSI 125 stainless steel uTKL plates. I've been wanting one for my Filco for a while now but got tired of waiting so I went out and found a local metal fabrication shop with a 5KW laser cutter that is willing to cut the plates from 16 ga. 304 stainless steel.
The plateThis is for ANSI 125 plates ONLY. I'm sure a lot of people are going to want other kinds of plates and if everything goes well enough with this initial GB I will likely do a second round and open it up to other plate designs.
This plate
should fit TKL boards from Filco, QFR, Ducky, Phantom, PLU87, and possibly even a few others and will allow for switch top removal. Based on the CAD drawings (thanks jdcarpe!) I've sent to the metal fabricators, the final product should look just like this.
The ordersThere is a MOQ of at least 36 plates for this to go to production. Cost per plate is $35. CONUS shipping is $6. International shipping is $25. Plates will be shipped via USPS flat rate envelopes for both domestic and international orders. I should be able to get a maximum of 2 plates per shipping envelope. If >4 plates I'll use a USPS flat rate box.
Pricing:$35 per plate
CONUS1-2 plates - $6 shipping
3-4 plates - $12 shipping
5+ plates - $18 shipping
International1-2 plates - $25 shipping
3-4 plates - $50 shipping
5+ plates - $75 shipping
Payments will be collected via PayPal and all payments should be made in USD. Payments will be due within 72 hours from the time you receive the invoice. Orders will close a few days after we hit the 36 plate MOQ. Invoicing will start pretty much immediately after that.
I will also accept BroBots as payment
The fine printI've never worked with this metal shop before so I'm not giving any estimates on lead times before I have the plates in hand or final quality. However, they are a very big, very well-known metal fabrication business that even does work for the US military so I'm going to assume the final product will be of sufficient quality and should be completed relatively quickly once production starts.
The metal fabricators have stated that the plates will have production markings (slight scratches and scuffs) so dont expect an art piece with a mirror finish. If you're going to be using costar stabilizers you will likely have to
file down small sections of the plate where the stabilizers clip in for proper fitment.
The order formCurrent total: 41 plates
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11P-1se5YWmoiRXjUiMwSLk8IlCiFT3oAgza2MTILzro/viewform 