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【IC】ESNTL TKL || Mix & Match Colours

类型: IC
作者: KCK
发布时间: 2020-10-09 16:42:49
更新时间: 2021-03-21 19:38:11
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108988.0


ESNTL TKL // Gasket Mount TKL Keyboard

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Keyboard Case Design:



Colours:


Specifications:

  • Mounting Type: Gasket mount

  • Typing Angle: 7 degrees

  • Material: 6061 aluminium (Sandblasted finish + anodized or electrophoresis treatment)

  • Colours: Black/E-White/E-Black/Silver/Maroon Wine/Violet/Aquamarine/Blue Grey/Frosted Polycarbonate

  • Number of Units: 400 units

  • Layout: Supports both ANSI & ISO layout/Supports split backspace & stepped capslock/Fixed bottom row, tsangan layout (WK & WKL)

  • Plate Material Options: Aluminium/Brass/Carbon Fibre/FR4/Frosted Polycarbonate

  • PCB: Matte Black Custom Per-Key RGB USB Type-C PCB designed by Yiancar Designs (Supports QMK & Via + ESD-Protection)

  • Switch Support: MX style switches only

  • Estimated Prices:*

  • Anodized Aluminium Top Case - £95

  • E-Colour Aluminium Top Case - £100

  • Poly-carbonate Top Case - £95

  • Anodized Aluminium Bottom Case - £80

  • E-Colour Aluminium Bottom Case - £85

  • Poly-carbonate Bottom Case - £80

  • Anodized Aluminium Plate - £25

  • E-Colour Aluminium Plate - £30

  • Sandblasted Brass Plate - £35

  • E-Colour Brass Plate - £40

  • Carbon Fibre Plate - £40

  • FR4 Plate - £25

  • Polycarbonate Plate - £25

  • PCB - £35

  • Sandblasted Brass Weight - £40

  • E-Colour Brass Weight - £45

  • Anodized Aluminium Weight - £30

  • E-Colour Aluminium Weight - £35

  • - Just to clear things up: Top Case,Bottom Case,Plate,PCB,Weight are required to purchase. The cheapest kit you can buy is £265*

  • - After you choose your base kit, you can purchase up to 2 extra items (Plate/PCB)*

  • Estimated Shipping Fees:*

  • Shipping to UK - £15

  • Shipping to Europe - £28

  • Shipping to USA & Canada - £28

  • Shipping to Rest of the World - £45

  • Keyboard Parts Overview*

Sound Test
Colour Renders: https://imgur.com/a/xpZMBcf
Contact:
Discord - https://discord.gg/cvrfHeE
Email - KCKBoards@gmail.com
PCB Designer - Check out Yiancar’s work here
To-Do List:

  • Order case prototype.
  • Order PCB prototype.
  • Test fully built prototype.
  • Proceed to group buy.
  • Latest Update:*
  • [09/10/2020]* Ordered Prototype a couple weeks ago. Estimated to arrive mid October so hopefully i’ll be able to make an assembly video and sound test soon.
  • [12/10/2020]* After receiving some feedback, I decided to remove the red colour option and add a colour called “Maroon Wine”.
  • [20/11/2020]* Received my first prototype and made some minor changes to the keyboard design. I made the weight design slightly sharper and replaced the kck logo with “ESNTL”. Will let you guys know when I have another design update. 2nd Prototype will be ordered very soon.
  • [24/11/2020]* Ordered a 2nd prototype today. Made some small changes to the case design to make it easier to assemble.
  • [24/02/2021]* Took a break from this project as I needed more time to focus on my other GB & house construction work. But I’m back now and i’m ready to move onto the groupbuy stage. Anyway here are some pictures of the 2nd prototype. I made very minor design changes to the keyboard but I think it refined the overall look.
  • [26/02/2021]* The vendor i’ll be working with will be Mechboards UK (Mechboards.co.uk). They handled the payment side of things for my previous groupbuy and they will be doing the same for this groupbuy. Unfortunately I will not be working with international vendors for this groupbuy. GB date hasn’t been set yet but i’ll keep you guys updated here on this thread whenever I can.
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