Katze IC Form
A 60% O-Ring keyboard with a cat drinking wine.
BackgroundThe board pays homage to older kustoms that of the Unikorn and OTD356mini with my own twist. Also, cats and wine are great!
The first run of Katze was a 15-unit run exclusively for the Vietnamese market (since I was based there at the time), however, since I got a lot of good responses on the first run I wanted to bring it "back home"/internationally with new revisions and updates to the initial design.
Pricing Aim & MOQBrass Kit w/ Alu weight: $300 - $330
Copper Kit w/ Alu weight: $305 - $335
Brass Kit w/ Brass/Copper weight: $320 - $345
Copper Kit w/ Brass/Copper weight: $325 - $350
MOQ: 50 - 100 Softcap
What's Included- Aluminum Case/Polycarbonate Case
- Mechlovin' Kay60 PCB Variant
- O-Ring
- Brass/Copper Weight
- Aluminum/Brass/Copper Cat Weight
- Aluminum Plate
- x4 Geonworks custom molded feet
- M2.5 x4 screws for weight fastening
- Daughterboard and JST connector cable
- Carrying Case & microfibre cloth
Case SpecificationsMounting Style: O-Ring (i.e. friction-ledge assembly)
Case Material: Aluminum (6063) / Polycarbonate
Main Weight Material: Clearcoated Copper or Clearcoated Brass
Cat Weight Material: Sandblasted Aluminum 6063 (Matches case color) | Clear coated Brass or Copper | PC case - Alu weight: TBD
Case Colors:
- Alu: Purple, Burgundy, and Beige
- PC: Clear Polycarbonate
Plate Option: ANSI and ISO | 1.5mm Aluminum 5052 (Full and Half-plate) | CF and PC as add-ons
PCB Option: 1.6mm Soldered PCB | ANSI (ICing for ISO interest)
Typing Angle: 6 degrees
FH (Front Lip): 20.4mm/EFH: 21.6mm
Heft: 1.43kg unbuilt | approx. 1.7kg built
Layout Options
PCB changes may occur depending on ISO interest
(Potentially looking to add 10U spacebar compatibility, if there’s enough interest)
Media(Katze FE/PC version shown below, is indicative of the Katze final design but solely in Aluminum)
Katze FE (near identical design, showcase reference) Typing Tests:
Katze R1 (a first-run aluminum variant for "sound" references)
Groupbuy and Timeline InformationGB Format: TBD
VendorsUS: KeebsForAll
Asia: HexKeyboards
UK: Prototypist
OCE: AllCaps
If you are a vendor and are interested in supporting this project, please email at:
[email protected]Revision Log- Minor aesthetic revisions based on Katze FE
- Internal JST Cable channel widened
Updates [20/03/2023]
- Added PC as a case option
- Added Brass and Copper cat weight option
- Adjusted price range aim to reflect the material option changes
To-Do- Publish IC
- Purchase units to send to streamers/reviewers
- Establish GB format and vendors for unit allocation
Special ThanksQuan Bot for helping since day one
Shy for bouncing ideas and helping each other out on board designs
Flyin’ for his support in all my projects
Simon for glancing for the IC before publishing it
Elaine for a quick "go ahead" inquiry on the board
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