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【GB】FirstSlab60 : First GB of a Marble keyboard Case (All Shipped)

类型: GB
作者: MarbleKeeb
发布时间: 2021-06-06 10:31:59
更新时间: 2021-11-08 06:13:14
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=113222.0


Welcome !
I had this project to make a keyboard out of marble for a few years and after finally making my own, I also want to leave this opportunity to others.
Marble is not a common material in the keyboard community, while it definitively has its place on a desk, as a fancy and luxurious material.
For that purpose, as MarbleK, we worked hard to popularize marble wrist rests and we released multiple series of marble wrist rests of different colors: White/Black/Coral Pink/Green/Grey and more will come.
We are here today, to announce the GB for a limited 20 piecesof the FirstSlab60.


Image Gallery : https://imgur.com/a/6BuuhNR
Specs of the FirstSlab60:

  • 60% tray mounted case, supporting the widely available DZ60 (from kdbfans and other local resellers)

  • Removable PCB mounts with rubber damper, to give some flex to this tray mount.

  • This case is made of one block of the well-known Italian Carrara marble. This mesmerizing marble is white with some grey veins.

  • Each piece will look unique thanks to randomness of this natural material.

  • This case has a typing angle of 5 degrees, with its silicon feet.

  • A heavy weight of 2.8kg (6.2 lbs.) for the case alone. Definitively, it will not move on your desk.

  • Price:*

  • FirstSlab60 Keyboard Case: 280USD

  • (optional) Carrara Marble Wrist Rest to fit perfectly the design and size of the keyboard case: 65USD (I also need to add +10USD for shipping because it is almost 1.5kg)

  • Shipping:
    This item is quite heavy to ship, so it will be 45USD to USA/Canada/West Europe; 35USD to Asia Pacific; 75USD to Australia/NZ. Kindly note that DHL, will flag some “remote” area in these countries and bill me double, so I will need to check if I have doubts.

  • FirstSlab60 Keyboard Case will include:*
    The marble case (hopefully), the metal plate (stainless steel) + the metal feet (aluminum), the rubber damper on these feet, the silicone feet and a few small things.
    Therefore, you will still need to get your DZ60 PCB, plate, switches, stabs.

  • Shipping Date:*
    As you can see later below, if we took a long time to prepare this GB, it is because we already did most of the work. We expect to ship all pieces in September! (yes, September 2021)

  • Wrist Rest:*
    This marble wrist rest is quite massive and will be almost 1.5kg!
    A design to match the case and the same variety of marble:

  • GB set up:*
    There will be a 24 hours registration window for raffle on 13th June, starting at 2pm GMT+1 (Paris) via a Google form.
    On 14th June 2pm GMT+1, I will close the google form and send the Paypal Invoices to the ones who got a spot.

  • FAQ:*
    Here are some pre-answered questions that you may have:

  • - How can we be sure this project will deliver without issues?*
    It is true that some ambitious projects had issues or even failed. So to not have delays or worst, we already made the 20 marble cases:

  • - How can it survive the shipment?*
    We now have extended experience in shipping marble wrist rests across the world, so we designed a well protected packaging for this marble keyboard case.
    We even tested to ship from Taiwan to France, and the case arrived at destination without any damage or issue.

  • - How does it sound when typing?*
    We made a sound test typing video you can find here:

  • - How does the colors of Carrara marble vary?*
    From very white to white with strong grey veining.
    You can see the strong grey veining in the photo below:

  • - I can’t think of any other question, do you have any?*
    Special thanks to the ones who followed the IC, showed their interest for this project, it was quite a long run to arrive to this stage and we hope to keep going even further.
    Thank you !

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