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That’s unfortunate, what happened? >

My guess is I over tightened the screws
But I was surprised to see it cracked after several months >

Sorry to hear that! Was it expensive? >

It's a ikki68 so not too expensive
And they have aluminium tops in stock lol >

Nice. Good luck on the rebuild! >

Every plastic board I have ever had has stripped its screws/not tightened fully which has left a super sour taste for them for me >

I think this is less true for cnc polycarbonate boards with good build design.
But otherwise I agree >

You're probably 100% correct. I have had an MW65, GAS67, and a FL-ESPORTS MK870. the first two are completely unusable at this point which is really upsetting honey >

Complete understanding. I think most people would be happier with a simple tofu (new design coming soon).
I don’t like a lot of the budget plastic boards with their 15 layer of silicone and foam.
That includes the ikki’s >

Agreed. However I think I am gonna go with an even simpler bakaneko for my first metal build, as I dislike the sound signature of the tofu. Either that or the Keychron V1 looks very promising >

These work too. Tofu was just an example. 
There are some good Aluminium Keebs for a good price. >

Oh of course! I understand what you mean. Good to know I'm not the only one lol >

Same for me :( >

I had this happen on my Lite R2 as well. >

Yeah had this happen to my ikki r1, got the alu top from the r2 group buy and it has been solid. My original plastic top ended up being so brittle after months that it broke into pieces when I dropped it on carpet after replacing it.