类型: IC
作者:
Jaxxstatic
发布时间:
2019-03-01 03:44:17
更新时间: 2019-03-24 18:53:50
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=99637.0
UHMW WKL/WK TKL
(Ultra High Molecular
Weight plastic Winkeyless/Winkey Tenkeyless) keyboard
Working on better renders. Some of these are really
old.
**//UPDATE: Survey form added. Please fill this out
https://goo.gl/forms/ayiwiBF3Ppz1Yx5g2
Expected benefits of this new material:
SOUND
Weight/heft
compared to other plastic cases
Durability compared to
other plastic cases
RGB diffusion
What is UHMW?
It’s
really dense, very abrasion-resistant plastic. It’s commonly
found in cutting boards and used as mouse feet (the mouse in
your hand, not in the cage).
It’s also used in rifle
round body armor protection and strung into threads for rope
climbing. The most popular textile form of UHMW is Dyneema,
so google that if you’d like. It’s been used to make bags
that float on water but hold hundreds of pounds.
Am I
using it for any of that? No. My experience with the
material is this:
These are sliding pucks for longboarding
(skateboarding). It’s also used as pucks for knee dragging
in motorcycling.
That also gives shows you the common
finish put on UHMW. It can be refined much smoother or
textured, though.
I also like the light diffusion
characteristics of it. Here’s a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58OyYOz6rkE
Notes:
Mounting is topmount so far, but may
switch to sandwich mount based on prototype.
No
proprietary PCB planned. Will be based off Hineybush’s A87
PCB with RGB underglow
Material is white UHMW for
diffusion, black UHMW for sniper/ninja feelz
Black
version will have larger base for sound & weight (white
design is based more on underglow)
Black render will be
done by Monday.
Plate material will be either brass or
UHMW depending on sound/feel testing
Plate will be
1.5mm, either UHMW, brass, or some other plastic.
Screws
will be magnetic, all same size
Background:
I was a Korean airborne linguist for the US
Air Force for about 10 years. Now I work in a hospital.
I
carry my keyboard with me to and from work every day.
It
gets shoved in my backpack or carried by hand from one work
station to another a few times a day.
I don’t have my
own desk.
I want a board that feels like a Kustom,
but
one that I’m not terrified of scuffing and ruining
anodization,
or dropping and denting,
or
scratching against a corner as I walk with it in hand.
Sometimes
I want RGB.
In those cases, I want it to be diffused
throughout the board itself,
not weakly reflected off
the desk.
Feel and sound are very important to me. Most
important, actually.
Looks are up there too, but sound
and feel..oh man.
I don’t want to have to add a weight
or sorbothane to improve my case’s sound quality.
Especially
if it already costs so much.
Heft: a board should be
solid and not move when typing. But it shouldn’t be
prohibitively heavy.
Sometimes, I like just holding my
THE50 or CA66. I can’t do that with my TX-CP.
This
first board in UHMW is a TKL, well, because I don’t have
one, and I want one.
Next iteration will be based on
what I want at that time.
Likely a modified Alice/EM7
board, well, because I don’t have one, and I want one.
NO
ISO planned right now. Interest check may change my mind.
No
split backspace planned right now. Interest check may change
my mind.
Google survey coming soon.
Expected hurdles:
Reliable manufacturer.
So far, I
plan to use a local (Northern California) manufacturer,
so
that if there are delays or problems,
I can be on site
to get details or help fix things.
Experienced
manufacturer.
UHMW is not often CNC’d into anything
this complicated.
Thermal expansion is a minor
issue,
but feeding is the more prevalent issue so
far.
UHMW doesn’t turn to dust like other plastics when
machined.
It turns into spaghetti. This requires more
attention,
and constant resetting,
which means
longer machine time. Meaning higher cost.
There are
innovative ways around this, though.
Unforeseeable
stuff. This is really sappy. Read at your own discretion.
More
I intended to get this project off the ground 3 months
ago,
however my wife nearly died at the start of this
year.
So my family has been in and out of the hospital
for 3 months.
With her recovery, I now feel like I can
get this thing going and finished.
This board is named
after her. I almost ended up a single dad to a five year-old
and one year-old.
I almost lost my best friend. If you
meet her, you’ll understand why this board is named after
her.
She diffuses everything harsh about me.
As
soon as you meet her, you love her and don’t want her to
leave.
You want to carry her with you everywhere you
go.
Here’s what won’t be a problem:
COMMUNICATION (Rant coming…)
More
Updates will be scheduled weekly on Fridays.
If there
are problems, you will know about it.
If things are
going well, you will know about it.
If I have personal
issues, you will know about it.
If I can’t give details
on something, you will know about it.
But at least,
every Friday, you will know what’s going on and what the
expected timeline is.
I also will NOT make up estimated
finish dates.
This is just an interest check so far,
but
I hate not knowing what’s going on, especially if
it’s something I’m purchasing.
You might feel the same
way.
Communication will be consolidated here on
Geekhack.
Information on discord gets mired in chat.
Reddit
threads get scrapped if there are disagreements.
Keebtalk
doesn’t have much traffic, and I don’t like the format.
I’m
used to this kind of forum.
If you pm me, and don’t
hear back right away,
your answer is likely coming on
Friday or earlier in the thread update.
If you pm me,
and I answer right away, feel free to share that information
in the thread.
In regards to the material and process:
this is new ground.
If I give out misinformation and
find out I’m wrong, I will own up to it.
If you have
helpful knowledge, I’d appreciate it if you shared.
I
want to share the process, so other better creators can have
another material option.
Again, communication is very
important to me.
If I intend to take your money and
create something, this is now my job. I will treat it as
such.
My phone will have notifications turned on for
this thread.
If it becomes too much, I will get help
from someone.
But no matter what, you will get answers.