类型: IC
作者: balanar
发布时间: 2012-09-22
03:15:06
更新时间: 2012-10-19 23:20:23
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=35825.0
[UPDATE: SEE PICTURES OF PROTOTYPE
HERE]
Hi all, a short introduction before I get to the
crux of this post:
My name is Bala aka Balanar and I
discovered these forums earlier this year (8th January to be
exact). To put it succinctly, I started hunting clickclacks,
keycaps and keyboards then and I have not looked back.
I
have observed several individuals who have tried to give
back to the community along with providing new and
interesting items for all of us. I’ve wanted to be one of
these people and now I think I have the chance. I have
access to acrylic and laser cutting which straight away gave
me 2 ideas: and acrylic keyboard case and a nice keyboard
roof.
Now, there has been so much controversy about
acrylic keyboard cases that I’m going to stay out of that
‘niche’ for now but there hasn’t been a decent keyboard roof
(as far as I know) other than those from EliteKeyboards. I
feel that we as keyboard connoisseurs appreciate that extra
special touch in everything we do. I have worked on a basic
model of the keyboard roofs and the most important thing I
want to stress is that we have
creative freedom over the outcome of these roofs
as long we accept that certain additions/changes will cost
more. I want to know what possible ideas you have and want
to have done to these so that they are
each unique.
The one difference I can
already offer over other such roofs is that
I can engrave anything you want, either words or an image
that is 1” tall and not more than 20 characters wide onto
your roof without any increase to the cost.
I will put up a picture with an example of this soon.
Another
aspect that brings up the quality on these is the fact that
all edges will be Diamond Polished. While this might seem
like a small issue, I have seen the difference first hand
the difference is staggering compared to the original finish
after laser cutting or even traditional buffing. Some
pictures for comparison:
Some renderings as a point of reference for what I
have in mind:
Of course other forms of engraving or even cut outs
in the roof can be explored but these might add additional
costs.
I will be looking to offer these for the 87 keys
(TKL) size keyboards. Full sized, Topre and Poker sized ones
might follow depending on the response. Price is still being
negotiated at the moment and it is all about the quantity we
can get going.
Most importantly however, I would love
to hear how much you think you would pay for such an item
and what ideas you might have for the keyboard roofs. Post
your budget and ideas so I can collate them and see what I
can do!
I need a minimum order quantity of at least 20
to make this viable.
Man I’m a noob at interest
checks:
PLEASE POST THE TYPE OF KEYBOARD YOU WOULD LIKE
A ROOF FOR, HOW MANY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING AND
THE ROUGH PRICE YOU ARE LOOKING TO PAY FOR THE ITEM WITH
SHIPPING COSTS INCLUDED.