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【IC】Pandora - The 1 Percent 60% - GB Sept 12th! - Group Buy post made

类型: IC
作者: Koobaczech
发布时间: 2020-07-08 01:18:15
更新时间: 2021-09-27 13:22:56
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=107373.0


Updates
July 8, 2020
Some people were mentioning Keycult similarities and wanting some measure of closure on the matter, so I reached out to them. They are the nicest and most mature people I think I’ve had the pleasure of talking with. Keycult understood the similarities, inspirations and goal of the board and gave me an “OK” to continue on with the project.
September 12, 2020
GB has started.












Content
Welcome
Hello! My name is Koobaczech and I love designing cool, fun and unique bespoke boards! Some of you may know me from Pearl 40%, but I’ve made other boards as well such as Espectro, Atlas65, ZeusTKL, ZeusPad, Percival. You can find most of my projects on my IG or in my Discord.
Introducing Pandora 60% - For the 1%
Pandora is a super premium 60% that is packed with all the Koob tech you would expect. I worked very hard on this project some years ago, but never ran it. I have resurrected and refined it for todays market with the best features I could add. Everything was designed in house and with patience and love. Before going further, I want to extend a kind note to any newcomers that this is not a beginner friendly board. It requires patience, knowledge, and proper handling to ensure its proper function. I say this in regard to things such as aligning plates with gasket systems, not over-tightening polycarbonate parts, understanding which plates are best for you, and properly using a hotswap PCB. With that being said, lets start listing some things that I put into these bad boys. One last note, what’s listed here is currently being exercised in my two Prototypes!
Disclaimer
I want to extend a kind note to any newcomers that this is not a beginner friendly board. It requires patience, knowledge, and proper handling to ensure its proper function. I say this in regard to things such as but not limited to, aligning plates with gasket systems, not over-tightening polycarbonate parts, understanding which plates are best for you, properly using a hotswap pcb with the right switches, picking the right materials and combinations, and understanding how to build/program a custom board.
Collaborations
I reached out to my favorite makers out there, and am proud to announce the main collaboration in this project will be with premium cable maker Bear Cable Co. They make high quality coiled, sleeved, protected cables that you would expect, but add the extra details that matter. When you receive your custom cable with gold plated ends, painted connectors and that sweet coil, your keyboard setup is complete. Hit him up now until the GB ends for any special fulfillment requests. Next collab I am trying to provide will be with premium artisan maker Latrialum to make limited badges! More info to come!
Case Options
9.5 degree typing angle
“Full Isolation” Poron Gasket mounting system
MX HHKB, ANSI, WKL tops
Big bottom weight
USB 2.0 HUB
Rear mounted rotary encoder for push/rotate functions to adjust things like volume
Laser engraved accent pieces
Alu 6063 or Dyed Polycarbonate case options
Caps indicator led on case top
RGB Underglow
EVA Foam dampening available for case and PCB/plate
Gold plated mounting hardware
Bear_Cable_Co cables for every order
Full bodied RGB diffuser
PCB Options
ANSI, ISO, TSANGAN layouts
Split lshift, rshift, backspace and stepped caps on solder PCB
Hotswap PCB available in TSANGAN layout w/ normal backspace
10u spacebar support
Latest USB C Daughterboard tech
Flex cuts across pcb center
Plate Options
Alu, Brass, Stainless Steel, Pom, Polycarbonate, Fr4, Titanium, Carbon Fiber
Ansi or Iso plates
Halfplate or Fullplate
Relief “meme” cuts on all halfplates
Timeline, Price and Availability (All subject to change)
Price starts at $610
FCFS limited to 300 units
GB set for September 2020
NO’s in this project
MATIAS or Plate Mounted Cherry Stabilizer support
Numbered weights
Split spacebar
Special Thanks
Evy (formerly MaartenWut) - Taught me PCB design
Dingusxmcgee_, All rendering work
JordiJolimon(StrataKb), prototype laser cutting
Robotical, Shadohhh, Kaazzeerr, Mangoes, IRL support
Bear Cable Co, Latrialum, collab support
Jetpacktuxedo, Olivia, MechMerlin, Taylor, QMK support
Mr. Keebs, Gondolindrim, r4wromg, Nixytheria, Lulzthax, design support
Exclusive, Riotonthebay, Walletburner, design inspirations
Contact
Discord - Koobaczech/#0001
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/Pearlboards
Website - https://pearlboards.net
Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/user/Koobaczech/
Email - pearlboards@gmail.com
Join the Pearlboards Discord and discuss Pandora in the /#pandora channel! Pearlboards Discord
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