类型: IC
作者: zekkin
发布时间: 2022-11-19 14:06:08
更新时间:
2022-11-19 14:06:08
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=118906.0
zekk.works
MURAKUMO
Gathering Clouds
FULL SIZE + F13
Prototype 1 (Built, no Cloud Badge)
Prototype 1 (Unbuilt, Cloud Badge)
Prototype 2 (TBD)
Photos of the built prototype 2 will be added following
a build streams by TaehaTypes and Lulzthax!
I’ll be pinging my entire Discord server when this is
happening so please make sure to join up and not miss
out!
Colors
We have anodized physical samples of the colors we’d
like to use, I will leave this section for any potential
aesthetic changes that (may) come from this IC. The final
choices for choice of color will be Red and
Black.
Colors tend to be the most
difficult things for me and my partners to decide on but due
to the general unknown market of full-size keyboards, we’ve
decided on these as they are both generally great colors
that both tend to do very well in the anodizing process and
look great in the final product.
That being said, I do
want to know what you think about the design as is as well
as what you would suggest for changes to the design (please
nothing drastic). Please fill out the form below.
IC FORM
Words about the Keyboard
Started designing a full-size keyboard around the
start of March 2020, right around when most of us got
“stuck” at home without much to do. I had been going for a
Japanese themed (me weeb) Wave motif but found I was not
very happy with the original aesthetic elements.
One of
the first keyboards I designed was a 65XT layout called
Murakumo which gets its name from the original name of
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, one of the Imperial Regalia of Japan,
which (according to the legend) was called
Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi prior to being passed down and
renamed by Yamato Takeru, a legendary Prince of the Yamato
dynasty. The name still sounds cool to this day and I think
the name of a sword matches a full-sized layout better than
a 65XT.
The name of the legendary sword references the
gathering of clouds in the sky, which led me to my cloud
motif (the badge gets me so excited – it looked great in the
design phase but I did not expect it to come out so well). I
hope you like it as much as I do.
Vendor
I’ll be working with
Switchmod.net on this project. Krelbit
expressed interest in this very early on in the design phase
and we have spent a fair amount of time discussing the
project over the last year and a half or so. He is also
local to me, located only 25 minutes drive away, so all QC
and fulfillment should be a breeze in that respect.
Keyboard Details
Top mount
“Seamless”
Internal fastening
7 degree typing angle
Front face height: 16.5mm
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Winkey OR Winkeyless Layout
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Stainless steel (sandblasted) internal weight
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Aluminum OR Brass Top Badge
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Semi-custom H101 + daughterboard from Hineybush
Pricing
We have quotes but are not quite ready to set a final price at this time. The form should give us a good idea as to the general interest (XD) and from there we can do our best to set a both realistic and palpable price.
Links
Thanks for your time and please make sure to share your
general thoughts in the IC form!
IC FORM