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Dune65(GB has started on vendors)

by kenny_25

$350.00

Group Buy: Sep 12, 2024 — Oct 15, 2024

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bykenny_25

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GB has started on vendors,12 Sep, 2024 - 15 Oct, 2024

Hello everyone, I am Kenny from Grit.
Introducing Dune 65, a 65% keyboard kit with an elegant design and excellent typing experience.

Exterior Design:
The inspiration for Dune 65 comes from the lines formed under the action of wind on sand dunes (see the image below: sourced from the internet, contact for removal if copyright infringement).
Our goal for the board design is to be aesthetically pleasing while maintaining simplicity.
Therefore, we have removed elements such as logos and text, starting from the most basic points, lines, and surfaces.
The interwoven lines on the back can represent either deserts stretching to the horizon or layers of sand dunes, allowing everyone to enrich its meaning through their imagination.

Based on the initial design drawings, we adjusted the overall thickness, typing angle, and front height.
We also reconstructed the lines at the back, optimizing the overall visual effect.
While ensuring the appropriate bottom case thickness and enough bottom clearence, we minimized the front height and EKH (Edge Key Height) as much as possible.
The typing angle is set at 8° to achieve a more comfortable typing experience.
Prototype Pics:

Basic Information:
- Layout: 65%, 6.25U WK Layout/ 7U WKL Layout
- Typing angle: 8°
- Front Height: 16.5mm
- EKH: 21.59mm

Supported Layout
Hotswap:

Solder:

Mounting Styles and Internals:

The dual mounting style design of the internal brings high playability to the keyboard.
We continue to use the dual mounting style on Dune 65 and have made further improvements.

For the Top mount, we adopted the Leaf Spring Top Mount and adjusted the arrangement of the lower edge plate springs to ensure a consistently excellent inner shell feel and a crisp and pleasing spacebar sound.
For the Gasket structure, to achieve a solid typing experience, we abandoned the leaf spring structure and adopted a silicone Gasket Mount.

In terms of PCB, it will be using a 1.6mm black core board without flex-cuts.
This internal design ensures a clean sound even without foam.

For the bottom case, we chose brass as the high-density material and kept as is.
We placed the small board and battery compartment inside the weight to make the bottom chamber flat and the bottom shell thickness uniform, resulting in a purer and more solid sound feedback.

Keyboard Information
Mounting Style: Leaf Spring Top Mount / Gasket Mount
PCB: 1.6mm black core
Firmware: QMK/VIA Supported Solder & Hotswap PCB
Plate: Aluminum, extra Alu Half Plate
Plate file will be public after GB ends

Top Case Material: 6063 Aluminum
Bottom Case Material: Brass
Weight Material: 6063 Aluminum
Top Case and Weight Surface Treatment: Anodization
Bottom Case Surface Treatment: Transparent E-Coat

Group Buy Colors (Prototype Pics):
- Moonlight (Silver)