- WaveFRL -
A Wave Themed FRL
- Hello!!! This is an Interest Check for a passion project I've been working on for some time now. It's an F-Rowless TKL, that features a tadpole-mounted design, with subtle curves and a large brass weight that coalesces itself into the main form, engraved with a Traditional Great Wave. -
Why the wave?
- The wave engraving was added after the side profile design was constructed, as it suited the design language of the curves and edges. I also wanted to include The Great Wave off Kanagawa as I believe It's a timeless artwork that has solidified itself in history as a traditional and core piece of Japanese Culture. -
If you'd like to keep up to date with any changes made to the design, feel free to join my Discord!
If you have the time to fill out my IC Form, it would help me develop a design better suited to those interested!
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
- 6063 Aluminium -
- Sandblasted Brass Weight -
- 7 degree Typing Angle -
- Tadpole Mount -
- 18-22mm Front Height (Cherry Lip) -
- Seamless -
- Stabiliser Removal Cut outs -
- JelsKB PCB -
- The Fly Daughter Board by ToastyStoemp -
- 2.6kg / 5.7Pounds unbuilt -
PCB Specifications/Layout:
- 1.6mm Fr4 -
- QMK, Via Compatible -
- Kailh Hotswap/Solder -
- Option for WK/WKL -
Group Buy Info
- Estimated Pricing: TBD -
- GB Date: TBD -
- GB Lead Time: TBD -
- Vendor: TBD -
- GB Colours: TBD -
Kit Contents
- Top Case -
- Bottom Case -
- Brass Weight -
- Aluminium Plate -
- Blue Solder PCB -
- Fly Daughter Board & JST Cable -
- 4x Black/Grey Square Geon Feet -
- 10x 50A/80A Tadpoles -
Streamers/Content Creators:
- DATES AND TIMES TO BE DECIDED -
R1-R2 Changelog
- Altered Handholds -
- Added Cherrylip Fillet -
- Altered Cherrylip Depth -
- Changed To Geon Square Bumpons -
- Changed Interal Weight Size and Engraving -
- Added Fly DaughterBoard -
- Flipped Back Weight Engraving -
To Do List/Timeline:
- Gather Feedback -
- Request Quote for GB Accurate Pricing -
- Finalise Streamers and Dates -
Sound Tests:
- R2 Prototype -
- Epsilons-
- Mx Blacks -
- R1 Prototype -
- SP Polaris Greys -
- Ink Blacks -
Prototype Images:
- R2 Prototype -
- R1 Prototype -
Renders:
Special Thanks:
- CAZ, for putting up with my unending bombardment of questions on design and manu procedures -
- SUGAR, for convincing me to get a start on my design again, and for anchoring every apex game - - AVO, for the sheer amount of time spent explaining why some of my design processes were dumb as well as proofing my initial proto file (yw for the bean W's) -
- JELS, for throwing me some last minute PCB's and assisting regarding PCB/Plate manu -
- ANT, for the use of his warehouse, desoldering gun and random free stuff you always give me -
- RORY, for some of if not the best renders of a keyboard (enjoy the rum homie) -
- SwitchKeys Team, for being brutally honest about how trash my first design was -
- GEON, for allowing designers to use his tadpoles and bumpons -
- Thankyou for taking the time to read through my IC, any and all feedback is appreciated - Rogers <3 -
EDIT LOG
- 08/08/2022 -
- Added Prototype ChangeLog -
- Altered IC Images -
- Changed Streamer List -
- 13/09/22 -
- Added R2 Prototype Images -
- Added R2 Prototype Sound Test -
- 14/11/22 -
- Added R2 Prototype Sound test-
- Re-Organised IC Layout -
- Altered Streamer List -