GMK WS1 Ergo & Ortho Blanks

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GMK WS1 Ergo & Ortho Blanks is a custom keyset in the Cherry profile manufactured in high-quality ABS plastic by GMK electronic design GmbH. It consists of a single kit containing blank keycaps in one of the most commonly used GMK stock colors: WS1 white. These keys are compatible with a wide range of Ergodoxian & Ortholinear boards, many of which can be seen in the list below. They can either be used on their own (for a fully blank layout) or as an addon, making it easy to adapt a separate set of Cherry profile keycaps (not included) to an Ergo or Ortho layout.

This keyset will be my third custom keyset Group Buy (GB) and my first GMK GB. PWade3 performed all renders for this set.

Example Boards Supported

• Ergodox EZ & Moonlander by ZSA
• Boardwalk & Boardrun Classic by Shensmobile & MKUltra
• Sol & Mün by RGBKB
• Planck & Preonic by OLKB
• Iris & Levinson by Keeb.io
• Ergodox, Ergodash & Atreus62_FT by Falba.Tech
• Gergo by g Heavy Industries
• and many more!

Vendors

The dates for the Group Buy (GB) have not yet been set. During the GB period, the following vendors will host preorders of GMK WS1 Blanks.

• Europe – mykeyboard.eu
• United States – MKUltra
• Canada – Alpha Keys
• Others TBD

MOQ, Pricing, & Bulk Discounts

Customer pricing is not yet finalized, but based on the quotes I would estimate that the US pricing will be around 60.00-70.00 USD, possibly much less. Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) is currently slated to be 250 units, though that may change.

Unlike a typical GB, we will be offering a bulk discount to resellers at a greatly reduced margin. After the GB completes, it is my hope that GMK WS1 Blanks will serve as an excellent in-stock item for keyset sellers worldwide. I believe it will help fill a niche for high-quality, highly-available Cherry profile Ergo keycaps (which, from personal experience, can be very difficult to procure).

Vendors interested in the bulk purchases should contact me via Discord or register your interest with the Survey. Pricing will vary by locale and quantity purchased; further discounts are possible for vendors with an established relationship with GMK.

Renders
All GMK WS1 Blanks will use GMK’s stock WS1 white plastic. Other sets and alpha colorways (not included) are approximated to the best of our abilities. Please note that some inaccuracy is always possible in rendered representations of color. Further renders can be found the official Wordpress home page.



JTK Griseann used with permission from HoodrowThrillson. Sol 3 keyboard used by permission from RGBKB (GB May 2021: https://www.rgbkb.net). Renders by PWade3. (More Sol 3 Renders)



GMK Deep Navy used with permission from *tom. Minorca keyboard by alex (panc.co). Renders by PWade3. (More Minorca Renders)



JTK Royal Alpha used with permission from HoodrowThrillson. Campine keyboard by alex (panc.co). Configured with Boardwalk PCB by Shensmobile & MKUltra. Render by PWade3. (More Campine Boardwalk Renders)



GMK Taro used with permission from PWade3. Boardrun CNC edition used by permission from Shensmobile. Render by PWade3. (More Boardrun Renders)

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See Also: DSS Late Harvest

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I gotta have this!

awesome, nopun. your passion and insight for ortho and 40s layout is contagious! also pwade renders are lookin good!

Amazing kit! If only more sets support ergo

Long time no see ergo IC, so nice

Ortholinear/ergo keycaps can be used on normal keyboards right? I commonly see keycaps being classified as "ortho" and was wondering if they were compatible.

Quote from: InvXXVII on Tue, 16 March 2021, 22:33:34

Ortholinear/ergo keycaps can be used on normal keyboards right? I commonly see keycaps being classified as "ortho" and was wondering if they were compatible.

The individual caps will work in some contexts and not others. It comes down to the board’s form factor. An individual 1u is no different structurally whether it comes from a typical set or an “Ortho” set like this. But the sizes and counts of keys required by standard boards do differ significantly from what is on offer here.

Thanks for the info. I guess sets are marked as "ortho" because they require a different number of 1u, 2u, etc. keycaps than a normal board.

Thank you for this!!!
I'm definitely in.

Yep, its come to this. BiiP and others used to do some Ergo kits with GMK sets (Dots, Oblivion 2, ...) but since KAT came out that has stopped. I'm just really down on KAT at this point cause Keyreative just won't friggin' deliver.
I'm in all the way on this and if more colors are added, gettin' 'em all.
Now if GMK would produce a KAT profile line..., oh my!

Quote from: msting on Sun, 11 April 2021, 20:15:57

I'm in all the way on this and if more colors are added, gettin' 'em all.

Yep. GMK CR would also be great, if possible. Would get both.

My goal is to stick with just the one color for this round and then expand to some others next time.

Quote from: TK0 on Mon, 12 April 2021, 08:07:12

Quote from: msting on Sun, 11 April 2021, 20:15:57

I'm in all the way on this and if more colors are added, gettin' 'em all.

Yep. GMK CR would also be great, if possible. Would get both.

My goal is to stick with just the one color for this round and then expand to some others next time.

Understandable, specially considering moq. But, what if we have multiple kits (one for each color) and run the IC for each kit/color? Considering they are GMK standard colors, moq should be lower, iirc.

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I am actually quite excited for this YES!

Quote from: TK0 on Mon, 12 April 2021, 18:49:08

Quote from: NoPunIn10Did on Mon, 12 April 2021, 09:48:09

Quote from: TK0 on Mon, 12 April 2021, 08:07:12

Quote from: msting on Sun, 11 April 2021, 20:15:57

I'm in all the way on this and if more colors are added, gettin' 'em all.

Yep. GMK CR would also be great, if possible. Would get both.

My goal is to stick with just the one color for this round and then expand to some others next time.

Understandable, specially considering moq. But, what if we have multiple kits (one for each color) and run the IC for each kit/color? Considering they are GMK standard colors, moq should be lower, iirc.

The way to keep them most affordable is to price according to higher MOQs than what they can hypothetically run with and not split the market.

Thanks a lot for the answer. I'm quite new to the hobby, so I don't exactly know most details. I will get the WS1 for sure and look forward to other colors, here and on discord.

Now that the Late Harvest GB is over, I’m going to give some more attention to this. I’m reaching out to vendors to see what they would like in terms of GB dates.

It looks great, but I would love to see some other kitting for other boards as well. Good luck!

This is intended as a narrow-focused GB with a singular purpose.

Would like to have black, all also what would the MOQ be for this?

Still working on the bulk order size. Black is something I’m considering for a future run, but I don’t want to cannibalize sales between the two colors.

Sad to see this died