[IC] TYPE BOX 101800

[just.hymn]

Type Box
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TBX - 101800
 
 

INTRODUCTION

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Hi everyone, please to meet all of you in this lovely community. I’m Hymn, a designer and render artist for keyboards.
This is my first project that I’ve started as a concept design back in DEC 2021 and to my surprise, it blew up on reddit and facebook.
And so here we are, making the Type Box into reality and I hope you all could join this journey as well.
I wouldn’t have made it without the support from you guys.
 

- Hymn - 
 
 
 
 
 

CONCEPT & DESIGN

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Type Box is an accumulation of retro techs and gadgets back from 70s to the 90s.
From keyboards to industrial machinery, and from game stations to command centers.
Heavily inspired with little bits of every tech and gadgets I could find and remember.
 
 
 
 
 

Focus

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The main design and the focus is towards creativity workflow.
Where artists/users can fully utilize the whole layout of the keyboard.
Such as tool palettes to custom key remap for VFX artists or 3D artists.
And to fully provide the full package with both function and design.
 
 

FEATURES

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5 degrees typing angle

40 degrees tilted F row

2 rotary encoder on both sides

3 LED lights indicator on left

Top mount

WK & WKL layout

Alu & PC plate

Both hotswap and solder PCB

10 left macro keys + 1800 layout

Aluminum top & bottom casing for now

[ will consider other materials if there’s demand. ]

QMK/VIA compatible

 
 
 

RENDERS
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RENDERS [ROUND 2]

Soon

COLORS
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COLORS [ROUND 2]
Soon

LAYOUTS
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PROGRESSION
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Design phase 1 - done
Design phase 2 - done
Design phase 3 - done
Design phase 4 - done
 




IC link [Current]
https://forms.gle/BMbHUpxSs7mzQRjq7
 
 
 
 
 
VENDORS
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TBD
 
PRICE
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TBD
 
 
 
 
 
To-do-list
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Find Vendor & more renders
Get a prototype
Review protos and photos
Group Buy dates
Pricing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FQA
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WILL THERE BE SOUTHPAW NUMPAD?
No, during phase 2 a lot of people voted for the left macro rather than numpad. Maybe future projects

MORE COLOR OPTIONS?
I am taking very close attention and notes from the IC and my Discord group. Will add a few more down the road.

PCBs
Hotswap and Solder PCBs will be offered. I will update the layout configuration once I have the finalized file.
And yes it's 2 separated PCB for F-row and the base.

SPLIT BACKSPACE?
Yes, it has been added

BLACK OR WHITE/MORE NEUTRAL COLORS?
We have now 7 colors options after receiving feedbacks from the IC
Black, off-white, vintage blue, and powder coat (grey).
Purple and silver has been removed as it looks out of touch with the design
Biege, mint and green is still here.

NO NUMPAD OPTION?
Unfortunately no, TypeBox is designed fully for work use hence numpad is a main feature.
But, do look forward of my future board designs.

 
 
 
 
Join my discord for more insights
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https://discord.gg/TqCvUDCHNc
 
And my instagram
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https://www.instagram.com/its.hymn/?hl=en
 
 
 
 
 
Special thanks to :
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Baz (Mighty Setup)#7009
Talisman | I <3 Ur Mom#1748
Members of the Keyboard Community Creatives
Members of the Keyboard Atelier
And to you guys who supported me from Phase 1

[Damage]

Nifty. What a fun design!

[darthcapn]

I like how it looks! A beautiful vintage board!

[the flying penguin]

this is hot

[just.hymn]

Reserved

[25th June, 2022]
Gotten ETA from my CAD and PCB designers, it'll take roughly 2 weeks for the finished working model
Then will send the files to the manufacturer and expect some adjustments for production. (ETA Unknown)
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[2th July,2022]
Model is finish (Silver and Purple is removed)
New colors are added
Sending to manufacturer for review. And more renders on the new model
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[22th July, 2022]
Still waiting for the manu to give me a quote, they are busy with their workload.
Waiting game now.
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[28th July, 2022]
The board is all good to go but we're discussing with the manu on how to optimize the structure of the board to lower the cost if possible.
I will reveal the price once we are ready.
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[31st August, 2022]
Yo! Sorry for the lack of updates for a month, I've been busy with the manus trying to opt down the cost. Right we are sitting around $700 with
all aluminum as base. No matter how we do, we can't opt anything much due to the sheer size of the aluminum block that need to use and mill. The only
solution now is to re-design instead of optimizing. I will try not to change much of the main design features and hopefully it could reduce the cost by doing so.
Again sorry for not much of updates and hope you guys are still interested on the Type Box.
Thanks.
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[13th October, 2022]
New designs are done, mainly just redesign of the bottom case so top is pretty much the same. Layouts have been updated as well.
I will post once I have more updates and confirmation on my end.
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[12th December, 2022]
Ho ho ho, it's Hymn here dropping some rough updates as we're closing 2022.
First off, Target GB is at 2023 Q2, not sure when specifically, but that's the goal.
Secondly, models are being optimized and preparing to wrapping it up before sending to manu.
Third, some announcements has to be delay but hopefully I can share to you guys next month!

That's all from me today, hope you guys have a blessed holidays ahead.
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[17th April, 2023]
Hello hello~ Apologies that I've been quiet for some time on here, so I'll cut to the chase and proceed with the updates.
1) Fine tuning the model and adjusted for manufacturing
2) Arrow keys are gone
3) F13 replaced with screen.
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[25th April, 2023]
Hey thereeee, so I got some news will keep it short in the future.
Starting this month We have to re-designed Typebox as the quote from factory and it's way over our budget.
Do expect some time as we want to create the best version of it.
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[21st May, 2023]
Our first re-design model has send to our factory. Fingers cross it'll pass
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[2nd June, 2023]
Red light, gaskets implementations is wrong, DB fitment is off, and weight is too thin. Will need to redo.
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[6th June, 2023]
Resubmission the model once again with items above tweaked.
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[16th June, 2023]
Red light, DB fitment on the weight needs re-adjust and PCB encountering placement error.
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[23rd July, 2023]
Resubmission the model once again with items above tweaked. Added some couple of items onto the design.
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[11th August, 2023]
Red light, tons of issues pop up after we implement the new items. Will need some time to fix and brainstorm.
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[21th November, 2023]
Re-design the weight and fixed all of the previous issues.
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[11th December, 2023]
Missed out a couple of items to fix and final decision to increase the overall thickness of the bottom to accommodate the new changes.
Resubmission to factory again.
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[16th December, 2023]
Red light, our careless mistake and adjusted the wrong item.
Resubmission again.
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[11th January, 2024]
So far the engineers hasn't said anything so fingers cross there's no problem with the model.
If all goes well, mid of March we'll get our first ever proto. Finally

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[27th February, 2024]
Proto has been ordered and 3 weeks from now to be done. Super excited! PCB is yet to finalized.
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Will keep you guys posted

[BRSxIgnition]

Big and full-featured but still clean and minimal - I like it.

Only thing I'd ask for are E-White and Navy color options.

[just.hymn]

Nifty. What a fun design!

Yeah it was fun and challenging as well xD.

[just.hymn]

I like how it looks! A beautiful vintage board!

Thank you thank you

[just.hymn]

Big and full-featured but still clean and minimal - I like it.

Only think I'd ask for are E-White and Navy color options.

Will put into consideration along with Black, grey and navy blue. Thanks for the feedback!

[nickthaskater]

Hello to my new work board. Wow.

[DirtyGingy]

Your IC form is asking me to submit an email. I'll be passing on the form.

That aside, the board is interesting and I'll be keeping an eye on it.

[jdenyc]

split backspace?

[just.hymn]

Your IC form is asking me to submit an email. I'll be passing on the form.

That aside, the board is interesting and I'll be keeping an eye on it.

Thank you for the interest! I will keep the updates here and on my social media as well!

[just.hymn]

split backspace?

Noted and will be added

[Surefoot]

Brass & CF plate options ?

[TheNeonKnight]

Very cool design, as for input you may want to add true ISO left shift (you did reverse ISO left shift, like on WYSE50/60 boards) . Also if you could make the split space fit into the WKL layout that would be awesome.

[BRSxIgnition]

Please consider making the indicators RGB and/or dimmable.

But yeah, interested.

[just.hymn]

Brass & CF plate options ?

Will take into consideration. Thanks for the feedback and interest!

[just.hymn]

Very cool design, as for input you may want to add true ISO left shift (you did reverse ISO left shift, like on WYSE50/60 boards) . Also if you could make the split space fit into the WKL layout that would be awesome.

Aight will try and see how it goes for the true ISO. Split space bar with WKL will be added

[LumiP]

This is so fun. Love the retro design. GLWIC

[Rob27shred]

Pharmaceutical grade reto vibes here, I'm loving it!

[DirtyGingy]

I do wish the board supported another key to the right of the space bad

[Extra Fox]

Eager to watch the progress here.

[aerospice]

Really love that retro fridge blue color! If I had GMK Finer Things on me, I would honestly put it on THAT board

[BRSxIgnition]

I do wish the board supported another key to the right of the space bad

Agreed.

[just.hymn]

Brass & CF plate options ?

[just.hymn]

This is so fun. Love the retro design. GLWIC

Thank you thank you

[just.hymn]

I do wish the board supported another key to the right of the space bad

will work around the layouts and I will see what I can come up with. Thanks for your feedback!

[EdgeOfInfinity]

really fun design, angled f-row is sexy! i also really like the beige two-toned board - would that be ano or some sort of coating. the pic looks textured

[just.hymn]

really fun design, angled f-row is sexy! i also really like the beige two-toned board - would that be ano or some sort of coating. the pic looks textured

it will be either E-coat or powder coat, will update along the road

[ebastler]

Pretty one, I'm keeping a close eye on the project!

[just.hymn]

Pretty one, I'm keeping a close eye on the project!

Thank you thank you! I do keep updates frequently and progress on my discord if you're interested. And thank you for the interest!

[BRSxIgnition]

Two more changes I'd like to see personally would be the USB C centered and lowered to the bottom of the back of the keyboard under the raised section. Where it is now looks very high.

That, and gasket or other softer mounting option, assuming there's no flex cuts to otherwise soften the experience.

[just.hymn]

Two more changes I'd like to see personally would be the USB C centered and lowered to the bottom of the back of the keyboard under the raised section. Where it is now looks very high.

That, and gasket or other softer mounting option, assuming there's no flex cuts to otherwise soften the experience.

Yeap, it has been updated and for mounting option, I'm improving the plate. Will keep you updated. Thanks for the feedback!

[syberghost]

This is gorgeous. I really want to put DMK Astronaut on this.

[ItIsWritten]

Finally something other than the same thing again with a different brass weight. I will certainly want one if this goes through.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G986B met Tapatalk

[7empest]

Wow this is really cool!

[CaesarAZealad]

God that's ****ing beautiful, but I can't shake this bad feeling in my stomach. Still, I'm all for it.

[butre]

oh I would do some very legally questionable things to get my hands on this

[just.hymn]

oh I would do some very legally questionable things to get my hands on this

*sweats nervously*

[icey_keebss]

i love the retro vibe of this board, sick

[DuellM]

Awesome looking keyboard!! So Hoping for E-White or Navy 

[thechemtrailkid]

This is super cool. I love a minty color on a retro inspired board and would definitely try to get in on the group buy.

[jabe8i]

I hope you're gonna offer a hotswap pcb. I soldering 1800s takes a bit too much time.

[BRSxIgnition]

I hope you're gonna offer a hotswap pcb. I soldering 1800s takes a bit too much time.

100% agreed.

[just.hymn]

I hope you're gonna offer a hotswap pcb. I soldering 1800s takes a bit too much time.

I am offering both hotswap and solder. I will soon finalise layout config on both pcbs. Thanks for the feedback!

[hottrout]

This looks fun, keeping an eye out for this one.

[just.hymn]

This looks fun, keeping an eye out for this one.

Thank you thank you! I post updates and progress on my discord as well if you're interested

[KeyBros_]

That's so cool

[Hentoys]

now this is interesting! I am in. Cant wait to see more.