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WaveFRL - A Wave Themed FRLTKL

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- WaveFRL -

A Wave Themed FRL

- Hello!!! This is an Interest Check for a passion project I've been working on for some time now. It's an F-Rowless TKL, that features a tadpole-mounted design, with subtle curves and a large brass weight that coalesces itself into the main form, engraved with a Traditional Great Wave. -

Why the wave?

- The wave engraving was added after the side profile design was constructed, as it suited the design language of the curves and edges. I also wanted to include The Great Wave off Kanagawa as I believe It's a timeless artwork that has solidified itself in history as a traditional and core piece of Japanese Culture. -

If you'd like to keep up to date with any changes made to the design, feel free to join my Discord!

https://discord.gg/7GWqErQWnh

If you have the time to fill out my IC Form, it would help me develop a design better suited to those interested!

https://forms.gle/ePpgQS3CxpcsTjDv9

TECHNICAL DETAILS:

- 6063 Aluminium -

- Sandblasted Brass Weight -

- 7 degree Typing Angle -

- Tadpole Mount -

- 18-22mm Front Height (Cherry Lip) -

- Seamless -

- Stabiliser Removal Cut outs -

- JelsKB PCB -

- The Fly Daughter Board by ToastyStoemp -

- 2.6kg / 5.7Pounds unbuilt -

PCB Specifications/Layout:

- 1.6mm Fr4 -

- QMK, Via Compatible -

- Kailh Hotswap/Solder -

- Option for WK/WKL -

Group Buy Info

- Estimated Pricing: TBD -

- GB Date: TBD -

- GB Lead Time: TBD -

- Vendor: TBD -

- GB Colours: TBD -

Kit Contents

- Top Case -

- Bottom Case -

- Brass Weight -

- Aluminium Plate -

- Blue Solder PCB -

- Fly Daughter Board & JST Cable -

- 4x Black/Grey Square Geon Feet -

- 10x 50A/80A Tadpoles -

Streamers/Content Creators:

- DATES AND TIMES TO BE DECIDED -

- https://www.twitch.tv/zestrion_ -

- https://www.twitch.tv/warmthoughts -

- https://www.twitch.tv/timatoee -

- https://www.twitch.tv/thicthacthok -

- https://www.twitch.tv/gordonderp -

- https://www.twitch.tv/enomooshiki -

- https://www.twitch.tv/alexotos -

- https://www.twitch.tv/blacksimon -

R1-R2 Changelog

- Altered Handholds -

- Added Cherrylip Fillet -

- Altered Cherrylip Depth -

- Changed To Geon Square Bumpons -

- Changed Interal Weight Size and Engraving -

- Added Fly DaughterBoard -

- Flipped Back Weight Engraving -

To Do List/Timeline:

- Gather Feedback -

- Request Quote for GB Accurate Pricing -

- Finalise Streamers and Dates -

Sound Tests:

- R2 Prototype -

- Epsilons-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci8Ss62v4B8

- Mx Blacks -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJkA7LUUtiw

- R1 Prototype -

- SP Polaris Greys -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukuAKP9pKRM

- Ink Blacks -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9NUwukz_7I

Prototype Images:

- R2 Prototype -

https://imgur.com/a/jJkhaeD

https://imgur.com/a/peMmVSz

- R1 Prototype -

https://imgur.com/a/EmWYEAl

https://imgur.com/a/4AKrVMo

Renders:

https://imgur.com/a/E6YC8qa

Special Thanks:

- CAZ, for putting up with my unending bombardment of questions on design and manu procedures -

- SUGAR, for convincing me to get a start on my design again, and for anchoring every apex game -

- AVO, for the sheer amount of time spent explaining why some of my design processes were dumb as well as proofing my initial proto file (yw for the bean W's) -

- JELS, for throwing me some last minute PCB's and assisting regarding PCB/Plate manu -

- ANT, for the use of his warehouse, desoldering gun and random free stuff you always give me -

- RORY, for some of if not the best renders of a keyboard (enjoy the rum homie) -

- SwitchKeys Team, for being brutally honest about how trash my first design was -

- GEON, for allowing designers to use his tadpoles and bumpons -

- Thankyou for taking the time to read through my IC, any and all feedback is appreciated - Rogers <3 -

EDIT LOG

- 08/08/2022 -

- Added Prototype ChangeLog -

- Altered IC Images -

- Changed Streamer List -

- 13/09/22 -