Thanks for all of your feedback on the project so far. Since posting this IC, I've made some design changes that I think are substantial enough to warrant a new topic altogether, so I'll be locking this topic now.
I've got a prototype of this new design arriving early next week, and I'll be posting a new IC in the weeks following.
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Seamless / Screwless / Top Mount / 60% / WKL
Hello Geekhack, thanks for taking a look at my first IC. I'm Lucas, or ookey in most places, and I'm based in the UK.
It's certainly nothing fancy, just a clean and minimal top mount 60%.
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Here's how the top piece and base will be screwed together once assembled, before putting on the keycaps.
Details - 7° Angle
- Uniform Bezels
- No Externally Visible Screws
- Seamless
- ~18mm Front Height
- 1mm Neoprene Case Foam Included / Potentially 3.5mm Neoprene Plate Foam Included
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6061 6063 Aluminium Top and Base / Anodised Black or
Potentially E-White
- Top Mount 1.5mm Plate / Anodised Black Aluminium / Potentially Polycarbonate
PCB and Layout - Soldered-only
- ESD Protection
- QMK and VIA Compatibility
- Centred USB-C Port
- No In-switch LED Support
Only ANSI plates will be available in the GB, with both ANSI and ISO plates files available for those wanting to get their own plates made. Keys in blue are supported by the available ANSI plate, while keys in red will only be supported by the PCB.
For round one there will be 25 group buy slots open plus extras, with the price still being TBD. If the first run is successful and there is still demand, I'm happy to do a larger round two in the future.
I've set up a Discord server if you'd like to join and keep up with any updates -
https://discord.gg/7PrkJcZPlease reply with any feedback or questions, or leave them in the Discord server. Thanks for reading
Status - PCB prototypes arrived
- Close to ordering case prototype
- Neoprene case foam arriving soon
- Waiting for silicone feet samples
