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sry bb but this board has taken a pretty wild backseat while I pursue other projects like Austin, Nord, and Cygnus. I'll drop a huge update when I come back to it in a few months, tho. I definitely intend to run Hawking48, just not right now :)
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/) hi geekhack
I think it's time the ortho crowd gets some attention. What say y'all to a gasket-mounted 40%?
Features
6061-T6 aluminum case & plate; brass PVD or maybe sandblast weight & plate
Planck-style 48-key layout (at 19.00mm spacing, as per OLKB specs), with support for 2u MIT spacebar
Double gasket mount (dampening & isolation); 1/16" thick Sorbothane
Flex-slotted PCB (MX only) with ESD, USB-C, and STM32 running QMK & VIA (or possibly a brand spanking new custom firmware)
5.5° typing angle
IC Form: https://forms.gle/Bs3YXFJvg9d5Ykiw8 (https://forms.gle/Bs3YXFJvg9d5Ykiw8)
Cool Renders
(https://i.imgur.com/GzlU6LO.jpg)
So far, I'm thinking I'll offer the case in Onyx Black, Space Gray, & Nightingale Blue. If you want to see any other colors, say so on the IC form!
(https://i.imgur.com/nFwfBfJ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Oj6DNjP.jpg)
As you can see, there'll be either a PVD or sandblasted brass plate. It's not final, thoughI'm thinking I'll offer aluminum, as well.
(https://i.imgur.com/8U1OSfd.jpg)
The weight features a symbol reminiscent of a black hole.
(https://i.imgur.com/aFnLwGV.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/g46tloc.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/SM50xOc.jpg)
It's attached with two M2 screws.
(https://i.imgur.com/KMkWc3E.jpg)
The construction itself is a double-gasket mount using 1.5mm-thick Sorbothane (a shock-absorbent polymer) gaskets. You, the end-user, will be able to adjust the pressure applied to the gaskets at your leisure by adjusting the four assembly screws.
(https://i.imgur.com/cqcgsBV.jpg)