Hi, we are a team of two CNC machinists from Latvia and an industrial designer from Germany. Since the design and manufacturing comes from the same people, we are very free to experiment with shapes and materials.
For our first project we are working on Ferrum. A mirror polished, stainless steel, 40% keyboard. We chose stainless steel because, when polished, it gives a very clear, warm and lasting reflection. In comparison, polished and anodized aluminium has a rather dull sheen and polished brass or copper would need a clear coating which will wear off.
With roughly 1.6kg this keyboard will definitely stay where you put it. It might not be a portable laptop extension but it would be a great conversation piece for 40% afficionados on PC. The angle is 7° and the centre top of a DSA keycap on bottom row is 28mm high
We are planning switch plates for plank and plank style ortho PCBs as well as the Daisy PCB. The 4x4 numpad is an idea for a later time. Neoprene dampeners are also in planning. Also, we like the unpolished raw look with all the tooling marks so much. We are discussing if we should offer an unpolished version. What do you guys think?
