类型: IC
作者: senter
发布时间: 2019-07-27 09:51:46
更新时间:
2019-09-25 09:57:19
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=101758.0
In the past three months, we put in a lot of efforts
to investigate new materials,
finishes, structures, and
to improve the quality of the keyboard cases.
Now we
present the Key board, namely Key 65 to you.
Key 65 is
the first 65% custom keyboard kit designed by Fox Lab.
Whats
new?
Three-layers structure (see details below)
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Gasket mount plate + gasket between mid and bottom chassis (see details below)
G10 case option /* (TBD)
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POM case option // (TBD)
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Pattern welded steel weight ///* (TBD)
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New electrophoresis colors: E-yellow and more
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Titanium plate: the memory metal with incredible yield strength and elastic limit
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Foam board between the plate and the PCB
/* G10 is a composite material. It’s commonly used for high-end knife handles and pipes.
// Acetal, the material used for switch stems.
///* The modern Damascus steel
Improvements -
E-coating: In the previous GBs, people were annoyed by the E-coating residues around the screw holes. We noticed the problem and found a way to solve it. In the following new designs, we will add additional holes inside the case especially for the anodizing holders. All the screw holes wont be used as the hook points anymore. They will be blocked by rubber sticks during the anodizing/E-coating.
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Brass parts: PVD brass was a long term headache for us. After the Leaf 60 GB, we sold around 80 lbs of scrapped brass parts to the recycle center. The quality of PVD was very difficult to control. We cannot solve it, so we found an alternative solution. E-coating brass parts will be available. It’s not a perfect solution because you won’t get the shiny finish like with PVD. It’s a practical solution though because the quality will be consistent.
Top right logo version
Top right blank version
old renders:
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The structure
We knew the seamless design is
popular recently but we decided to do the opposite. We adopt
the three-layer case with the gasket mount plate. The
three-layer structure is similar to E6-V2 but with
improvements. The seamless design is clean, elegant, but a
little dull. By contrast, the three-layer design enables
more possibilities on the colors, materials, and the
combinations of them (e.g. three layers of aluminum, three
layers of PC, mid alu, mid PC).
The gasket mount solution has been refined. The long
strips of gaskets on Leaf60 has been changed to smaller
pieces. We also lengthen the tabs on the plate. All the
changes make the plate more flexible and the sound more
delightful. The soft plates can accentuate the small bump on
weak tactile switches such as white omron B3g-S.
Additionally, we added gaskets between the middle case and
the bottom chassis in order to reduce the potential
resonance. Last but not least, there will be optional foam
plates between the PCB and the plate to reduce the ping.
Plate
Layouts
7u spacebar version plate. The Win key and top right
key are optional depending on the top case layout.
6.25u spacebar + split spacebar version plate. The
top right key is optional depending on the top case
layout.
I’m still working on the ALPS plate layout.
Estimated
price for the basic kit (all alu/PC): $295
What do you
think about the new features and the improvements?
What
other features and improvements you wish to see?
Please
let me know because that’s very important to us.
Change
log:
Jul 30:
- The logo on the top right corner is removed. New renders will be updated soon.
- WKL left blocker top case option is added.
- Aug 17:*
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New logo
I came up with the idea when I was working on the Fox Lab rebranding.
You might have noticed the new Fox Lab logo on my avatar. It can be read as Foxor f(x).
Similarly, the new logo showing above can be read as Fox while the shape of it is a key.
There’s an F above, an O below, and an X inside the O.
A separate version without the top left logo will also be provided. A key will replace the Key. -
The name of this kit is changed to Key65. Now it’s a
Keyboard
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The weight will also use the new Key logo.
There’s also an alternative option. It’s an engraved Chinese/Kanji character 键/鍵 which means Key in English.
Which one is better?
Prototyping has been finished.
GB will start on 25th this month and last 2 weeks.