The Albatross
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Because of the design, the keyboard assembles different compared to most others. Here are two albums showing how all the pieces fit together: one from above, and one from below. (Note: this is with the old case design. The board still goes together the same way, but it looks slightly different now.)
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Various specs:
- 7.5 degree angle
- Aluminum top and bottom, brass plate and weight.
- Total weight ~3125g (~6.9lbs). Top - 285g, plate - 750g, bottom - 341g, weight - 1753g.
- Simplistic PCB with daughterboard designed by Gondolindrim. VIA compatible, flex cuts (for future cases), no LEDs.
- 5mm fixed tsangan plate
- M3 hardware.
- Sorbothane feet (design not final)
Random comments:
- Don't even think about buying this board if you don't like a stiff mounting system. I designed this whole board with rigidity in mind, there will be little to no flex when you type.
- Branding will be kept to a minimum. The PCB has two small logos, one for Gondo and one for me. The case will likely have an inside logo with my name, the board's name, and the production number.
- Case colors are TBD. My goal is to have black, blue-grey, pink, and purple, but I'm still working on figuring it out. If you don't like any colors on that list and have a different suggestion, feel free to let me know! White has been postponed to a future run.
- PCB color is also TBD. Let me know if you have any suggestions, it's too hard to decide on my own (:
Price: There's a lot of complex parts that come from massive hunks of metal, so it's gonna be hard to keep this thing cheap. That being said, $350-400 should definitely be doable, obviously the lower the better. Exact price will be calculated and released sometime between getting the prototype and starting the GB.
Filling out this Google form (
https://forms.gle/PtscEFVYJEwss6uD6) will help me a ton as I continue working with this project. Any feedback, good or bad, will not only help me improve this keyboard and others I design in the future, but personal projects that most of you will never know exist (:
Thanks for the continued support y'all, hope you like this board as much as I do.
-landen.aves
