Big update 03/02/21: So the latest prototype plate is finally here. I would love to hear any feedback as this very well could be the final design. There will be a finish on these but I am not quite sure what all to offer just yet. I had originally planned to just go with either powder coat or anodized black, but I am liking the idea of a anodized gold now to really pop under the polycarb case. The brass plate looked really nice, and I wish we could do brass, but I don't think anyone wants to pay $80 for a plate :grimacing:
A big shoutout to BirgusLatro over at
https://acekeyboard.co/ for helping out with the bends. Here are some pics of the plate in action!
As you will notice, my bends are going in the opposite direction, down instead of up like the original 660C plate. I was told by a few different manufacturers that the tiny bend needed to copy the plate 1:1 would require some special tooling as it wasn't possible to make the bend in a press brake. So I opted to have the bends in the other direction and a little longer. I can safely say there is no longer any hammock bend going on, yay!
The PCB is pretty much finalized except for a few minor changes, I will be removing the on-board USB and probably getting rid of the physical reset switch to cut down on costs a little bit. Everything is working in VIA so it's easy to program and control the lighting for the underglow. I keep forgetting to build this with stepped caps to show it off every time I rebuild but, it's there, I promise!
That's all for now, please let me know if you have any questions or comments! I will be entering the hell that is setting up a Shopify website in the next week or so, wish me luck...