Hiya folks!
I'm extremely pleased to announce the start of the
Boardwalk PCB and Switchplate group buy!The Boardwalk is a 60% ortholinear keyboard, designed around Ergodox keycap sets and to fit into many standard 60% cases. The project was inspired by OLKB’s Atomic keyboard, which used larger 2u mods, but
u/shensmobiledecided to switch to 1.5u keys so that Ergodox sets would provide excellent compatibility. The rest of the board can be covered using standard key sizes from 60% sets.
I wanted to give a shoutout to
u/plastikschnittstelle, who has added Boardwalk support for his SKB group buy. If you want to have an ortho 60% layout for his keyboard case, grab a PCB from us, and run over to his GB to grab a case!
Check out the SKB page here to learn more!A typical off-the-shelf 60% case is a tray-mount (the PCB screws down into the case). Top-mount is for a case where the plate is screwed upwards into the case (The only off-the-shelf example I know of
is this one). Custom group-buy 60% cases are now typically top-mount and needs a special custom plate, which I am offering to make for this GB.
- If you're getting a case from a commercial entity like AliExpress, it's most likely going to be a tray-mount case and you will need a tray-mount plate.
- If you're getting the XD60/64/75 case from KPRepublic, you need to specify in the comments that you need a KPRepublic plate.
- If you have a custom case that you want to use, check to see if it has PCB mounting spots, or if the plate bolts onto the case itself. If so, you need the custom plate option AND you need to supply me the DXF of the plate from the original group buy.
For key coverage, Ergodox + Alphas is enough for the split hands layout. If you want to cover the arrow-cluster layout, you will need the 60% kit as well (for the 1.25u bottom row). If you want 7u spacebar, you will need the Tsangan kit. Standard sets (like Tai Hao sets) will not cover the board as they do not have enough 1.5u modifiers, even with the wrong legends. You need a kit that has Ergodox support.
Pricing:
PCB: $40
Stainless steel plate (Bead blasted): $30
Powder coating: $6
Brass plate (matte finish): $50
Custom plate design: +$10 on top of either above.
We are looking at a mid-January ship-date to all entrants.
Check out the main
Group Buy page here.
