类型: IC
作者: alcovesofastridpark
发布时间:
2021-01-08 04:21:29
更新时间: 2021-01-17 10:07:22
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=110593.0
The group buy is now live, reddit thread: https://bit.ly/3qvXen0
Unfortunately I can’t make a GH thread due to not having 25
posts yet but as the GB is live I’ll be locking this
thread
I was recently commissioned to design and cut a
65% stacked acrylic keyboard and the client has kindly
allowed me to put the design up for a small limited group
buy.
IC form:
https://forms.gle/nFS9QcwBJZc72zSt9
In approaching the design process we really wanted to
lean into the blocky nature of stacked acrylics and so
avoided that curved edge that a lot of designs go for
nowadays (not that I dont love them, just felt it wasnt
right for this build). We also wanted a unique foot setup
that had a premium look and feel. For this I looked at alu
cases that feature a handle design around the edge of the
base and imitated this with an acrylic ring.This also allows
the front of the board to levitate off the desk when the
bumpons are put onto the corners of the ring.
Which
then left what to do about the feet and how to incorporate
them into the handle ring.
I saw two options here:
cyclops or pyramids. The cyclops option was going to be a
standard strip design along the base which made it look like
cyclops from X-men with his mouth wide open, it was pretty
good but we both decided that the pyramids gave it a more
unique look and had the added benefit of providing the case
with a bit more flex at the top for a softer typing
experience. The initial designs had two M2 screws on each
foot holding the pyramids in place and stop them from
rotating but after a bit of experimentation I found that a
well fitted M3 hex standoff would do the trick just fine.
Cost
was definitely a factor in this and we wanted to maintain a
budget element to the board which meant keeping a simple
sandwich mounting system with a 5mm plate. The plate has
been very carefully designed to allow for both full ISO and
full ANSI layouts whilst always maintaining contact with one
of the ledges of the switch - I know this isn’t an absolute
necessity with these kinds of boards but I felt that if
you’re going to have a plate mount system why not actually
use the plate to it’s full potential?
This board was
designed to go with the XD68 PCB from KPRepublic which for
the sake of this group buy Ill give the option to have this
included in the package. Although full disclosure I will
just be ordering these in bulk from Aliexpress; youre more
than welcome to provide your own XD68 PCB or indeed use a
KBD67 or any other PCB that supports the standard 65% layout
with a blocker beside the arrow key.
In purchasing a
board youll also be able to buy an additional base, for
example, if you wanted a matte black board with a frosted
clear base then thatll be an option available to you.
As
it stands Im planning on offering six colourways to keep
things streamlined (acrylic samples have been ordered, I’ll
post an update once I’ve received and photographed them):
-Matte
black
-Clear
-Frosted clear
-Matte white
-Matte
red
-Matte blue
One small change Ill be making
from the original build is that it was made with with nylon
screws however I found these just flayed into the
countersunk hole when tightened and looked untidy so Ill be
using metal screws instead with black for frosted black,
silver for clear, frosted clear, blue and white, and brass
screws for red.
Pricing is still TBC at the minute but
Im estimating around £120 for the case and then adding a PCB
will be around £30. It’s possible that the red and blue
options might be slightly more expensive as I’m finding it
difficult to track down a matte acrylic where I’m happy with
the colour, but more updates on that will follow once the
samples I’ve ordered arrive. As this is my first group buy
I’ll be limiting it to 20 units; I’d rather make sure I do
everything properly and to a high standard rather than
biting off more than I can chew, if the run is successful
then I’ll be putting together a second round. I’m still
looking into shipping at the minute but it will be in the
region of £10 for tracked and signed to the UK, roughly £15
to Europe and around £30 to the US and rest of the world.
Thanks
for taking the time to check out my project and if you want
to keep up to date with it then feel free to jump in my
Discord server:
https://discord.gg/YAgmNftSWc
(I set it up just for this so it’s a little empty atm!)
Full
Album:
https://imgur.com/a/WEdTTVo
Update: Thanks so much to everyone who’s taken the
time to fill out the IC form so far, had some really good
suggestions!
The acrylic samples have come in and I’ve
uploaded some pictures here (haven’t uploaded matte black or
clear because we all know what that looks like):
https://imgur.com/a/0eOWZ63
I’ve decided to add matte grey to the colour options
because I’ve found a really nice stone grey acrylic that I
think would be a shame to pass up on!