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【IC】Ferrum by KOKO. A mirror polished, stainless steel, 40% keyboard.

类型: IC
作者: Blitzschnitzel
发布时间: 2021-09-26 10:00:26
更新时间: 2021-10-07 16:13:50
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=114747.0


Renderings:
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Top Left: Neoprene dampener for in between the switches. Top Right: Mounting screws and rubber washers.
Middle Left: Case frame. Middle Right: A stack of neoprene to fill the space under the PCB.
Bottom Left: Laser etched acrylic back plate. Bottom Right: Switch plate.
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Push in PVC feet, because we really don’t like the glue on feet coming off.
Our yet unpolished prototype: (Also no cut for the USB port yet)
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IC Form:
https://forms.gle/qNbuaMDVwX58W9cFA
Hi, we are a team of two CNC machinists from Latvia and an industrial designer from Germany. Since the design and manufacturing comes from the same people, we are very free to experiment with shapes and materials.
For our first project we are working on Ferrum. A mirror polished, stainless steel, 40% keyboard. We chose stainless steel because, when polished, it gives a very clear, warm and lasting reflection. In comparison, polished and anodized aluminium has a rather dull sheen and polished brass or copper would need a clear coating which will wear off.
With roughly 1.6kg this keyboard will definitely stay where you put it. It might not be a portable laptop extension but it would be a great conversation piece for 40% afficionados on PC. The angle is 7° and the centre top of a DSA keycap on bottom row is 28mm high
We are planning switch plates for plank and plank style ortho PCBs as well as the Daisy PCB. The 4x4 numpad is an idea for a later time. Neoprene dampeners are also in planning. Also, we like the unpolished raw look with all the tooling marks so much. We are discussing if we should offer an unpolished version. What do you guys think?

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