Hi, this is an interest check for a keyboard I've designed that I want to produce :
ABOUT THIS KEYBOARD :This is inspired by my all time favourite keyboard, the KMAC2. But I designed it as such as to modernise the original design.
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SPECIFICATIONS :
- This is a a87 compatible case, no more proprietary PCB shenanigans. However, this does kill the tray mount option the KMAC2 had -
- This is a truly bottom + top mount case -
- It will be strictly WKL (or WK, please give feedback on this thread so I know what I should expect of the demand for this board) -
- Plates offered will most likely be universal (the one rendered, not final), fixed ANSI, fixed ISO, half plate ANSI, half plate ISO -
- Colours are to be determined, but I would like some classic colours (silver, grey, black and red plate for exemple but again, please make suggestions in the thread) -
- The angle is 6° -
- Front height is 19,9mm -
- The USB port cutout sits flush with the case. (Yes, I know there is a bit of leeway at the top, I'll get back to this in a second) -
- PCB will not be provided -
- LIMITED TO 25 UNITS (this is subject to change) -
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PRICE :
Price is to be determined.
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RENDERS :
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it's my first time doing renders, so please tell me if anything is off, or if you would like to see some different angles or anything.
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TO-DO :
- wait for PCB to come in, and build this keyboard
- figure out manufacturing
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A SMALL TALK ABOUT GOING FORWARD :
As this is my first IC ever, this of course means that I want to do things as right as I possibly can. Hence the low amount of units, which I can go through thoroughly and make sure everything is right. I will not go onwards with a group buy without prototyping. This post is here to check interest in my first (but certainly not last) project. Updates will be posted here, and no discord will be created for the occasion. If you must, you can contact me on discord @ louison#9774.
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MANY AND HUGE THANKS TO :
ball00n, damonskv, Delirious, E3E, firebort, //gainsborough, jorj_mk, meatwad, mike52787, photekq, seiden, scottc, Tias, tinnie aka tinlong117 and everyone else (you know who you are, don't worry I'm generous on the thanks
) that have been by my side these last few months. You may not think you directly helped much, but you definitely did, thank you all!
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Please give me feedback on the design if you would like to see something differ from what I originally posted. Thank you for reading this IC =)
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Updates :
09/11/2020 : IC posted
10/11/2020 : added WK and north facing spacebar stab in the to-do list
13/11/2020 : more renders added
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=109502.msg2979627#msg297962722/05/2021 : prototype update
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=109502.msg3051958#msg3051958 
