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[GB] CAKE60_R1 🍰 COMPLETE 🍰
hayt:
Boards shipped: 20/20
Group buy form: Closed
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CAKE60_R1
A lightweight gasket-mount Plexiglas® keyboard
Design direction
Plexiglas® material
High clarity and brightness
Improved scratch resistance vs polycarbonate
Every board is hand polished, dyed and sand blasted
Unikorn style gasket mount with 70 A o-ring
Sculpted underside highlights the PCB
Lightweight, weighs the same as an HHKB
Unique sound signature
Square bumpons as an homage to OEM vintage boards
CAKE logo is inspired by the wedge shape of the 60% keyboard form factor
Fixed 7U layout
8° typing angle
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Group buy details
Choose your own PANTONE® C swatch
PANTONE® Formula Guide Coated Library
Choose any PANTONE® you want, as long as it ends with a C
Kit includes
Custom PANTONE® keyboard case
Silver anodized aluminum plate
Custom Hiney WKL H60 PCB with fixed 7U, optional split backspace, split right shift, stepped caps lock, VIA compatible
Square bumpons in black or white
70 A shore hardness silicone o-ring
Add-ons
Color-matched PANTONE® wrist-rest (with bumpons)
FR4 half plate
Layout compatibility
Hiney WKL H60
Silver anodized aluminum plate
FR4 half plate
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Lead time
4-6 months from the time of invoice
Quantity
20 boards
Pricing
$400 for base kit includes custom PANTONE® keyboard case, H60 WKL PCB, silver aluminum plate, bumpons, o-ring
$85 for PANTONE® color-matched wrist-rest (with bumpons)
$35 per FR4 half plate
$45 per extra Hiney WKL H60 PCB
$45 per extra silver anodized aluminum plate
$5 per extra o-ring
Shipping
Invoiced separately
Build streams
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TaehaTypes
Alexotos
LightningXI
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Previous group buys
Artisan Case v3 coming soon™
Artisan Case v2.5
Artisan Case v2
Artisan Case v1
Thank you to
Elaine and Yuk Tsi for providing permission and design advice on the Unikorn mounting system
Hiney for custom PCB design
Pwade for rendering and color support
Alexotos and Taeha for the build streams and exposure
GX gang
Thanks for your interest!
Hayt
hayt:
Changelog
08/13/2021: GB form posted on GH
08/14/2021: GB closed
08/15/2021: Winners invoiced
08/17/2021: Paid keyboard supplier
08/18/2021: Paid PCB supplier
08/24/2021: PCB order placed
09/04/2021: FR4 half-plate orders placed
09/29/2021: All dye samples approved
10/15/2021: PCBs received from manufacture
10/20/2021: All cases shipped from manufacture to my location
11/08/2021: All boards shipped to the GB participants, GB completed
dgneo:
hell yeah
space cowboy:
i am prepared to eat cake tonight
lewisflude:
Great keyboard with an innovative approach to materials by a designer who has an attention to detail not seen by many in the hobby. For a refined 60% with an honest, transparent aesthetic you should look no further. Good luck with the GB!
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