Inspiration I am a fan of plateless boards. Ever since I got a neo65 and built in in a plateless config, I found myself typing on it a ton. And, I also like old cherry boards, which have just the right "reverby" sound when you type on it, and I tried to replicate it on a modern TKL.
Mounting & Specifications - double hotdog mount (similar to F1) - 9 deg typing angle - 2.1kgs built - 19.35 adjusted front height
Internal PC weight. I've tested both PC and brass weights in the proto run, but decided PC sounded better!
Back profile, with PC DB cover
PCB Layout Designed by my good friend Bloodyez, solderable 1.6mm.
Sales & Pricing - February 2025 GB (same time as 818) - Maybe 10 units() - Three colors: Dark Grey (Powder coat) / Silver Ano / Pink Ano (DDS-E) - Aiming for $400 - $420, incl. hard case/PCB - Made by your favorite (overpriced) manufacturer
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Here's a real life sample of the pink color. Thanks mandowo!
Gallery Dark Grey Powder Coat
Silver Ano
Pink Ano
R0 Soundtest Here you go, based-af 3 hour s o u n d t e s t We used a different manu for R0, so the pink is different
Thanks Thanks to all my friends who joined the R0 run!!! & Hugh for making based video Also thanks to Bloodyez for making based PCB :nut:
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