Round 2 of the BananaSplit60 is live at: https://thevankeyboards.com/
Update: 9/2/17I wanted to address a couple things regarding this round. Firstly I can't say this enough but thank you all for your amazing support. Not only have you made this round extremely successful but you guys have been providing us with critical information that we will use to make round 2 even better.
Secondly there has been a small issue with the C3 capacitor interfering with case placement, I personally have not encountered this issue, but I would still like to address it. Please carefully place your pcb into the case if you feel like it's not properly aligning carefully move it around until it slots in.Thirdly we have been getting sent pictures of plates that seem to be warped, I think the root of the problem lies with how I designed the bottom right row hole and the two side screw holes. Although the plates are rigid these holes can caused warping issues during the finishing process.
If a replacement is needed please contact evan at the
[email protected] we will be more than happy to accommodate you, we want everyone to have a positive experience with this group buy
This leads me to the general fixes we will be doing with round 2, we still have yet to announce features. Stayed tuned for those
PCB:-Fix smd issue near mounting points.
-Shorten side lengths for looser case tolerances.
Plate:-Fix warping issues by removing the side gaps on the side screw holes.
-Potentially add stabilizing bars on the bottom right switch row hole.
We have so much planned for round 2 and we are planning to announce it as one big update. Round 2 will be released at the end of October.TheVan Keyboards in partnership with Arhipio is proud to bring you the BananaSplit60 keyboard kit. What is the BananaSplit60?The BananaSplit60 is a 60% PCB featuring a split spacebar as well as layouts that accommodate arrow keys on the default layer. The BananaSplit also supports ANSI and ISO layouts.
Including features like top mounted leds, fits standard 60% cases, easy programability using a custom configurator (supports TMK firmware) and the ability to choose between pcb and plate mounted switches.Link to the configurator, create your own firmware without needing to mess with source code!
http://minivan.config.thevankeyboards.com/Supported Layouts:
PCB:
Stainless Steel Plate:
Example boards:More
There are three options for the kit:Base Kit $100:-Stainless Steel Plate
-PCB
-Authentic Cherry PCB Mount Stabilizers (6 x 2u, 1 x 6u)
Bare Bones Kit $75:-PCB
-Authentic Cherry PCB Mount Stabilizers (6 x 2u, 1 x 6u)
PCB Only Kit $65:-PCB
Schedule:-Taking orders (until June 19th)
-Manufacturing (4 week lead time)
-Plates and pcb done currently being shipped to us
-Orders arriving
-Shipping them out to you (end of July)Available at
thevankeyboards.com
Note: This is a group buy meaning that orders will be taken for a period of 19 days (June 1 2017 through June 19 2017) and once the orders close a bulk manufacturing order will be placed. The lead time from when the order gets placed is 4 weeks. We are expecting to start shipping kits out at the end of July 2017.Link to original interest check thread:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=84891.0;topicseen 
