Renders (Outdated):
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Additional Renders (Outdated):
Side bezel is a little less thicker and added an angled bottom cover with internal brass weight
(https://i.imgur.com/dPz8LnM.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/GqcrAl1.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/pTpnlko.jpg)
Prototype photos:The quality of the prototype is satisfactory. This is my first PC board so I do not have a point of comparison. In terms of machining, the prototype was made according to the design files that I sent to the factory. All pieces fit and there are no tolerance issues.
However, there is slight bowing on the bottom cover due to the absence of center point screws (https://imgur.com/VpeYkjS). The bottom cover is attached to the top piece only on the four corners. I didn't put screws in the middle to achieve uniformity on the plate. The bowing is only .2-.3mm and does not affect the typing experience at all. Adding the height of the bump-ons, the bottom will not touch the surface of your table.
To mitigate the issue, I added an extrusion to the lower part of the bottom cover (https://i.imgur.com/4ACq7i1.jpg). (More design changes can be found at the bottom of this post)
(https://i.imgur.com/Lfz9Erl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Xx4cmAv.jpg)
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Rev2 Renders:Some design improvements were done after acquiring the prototype. Below is a summary of these changes. (This will be the final design when the groupbuy launches.
- Decreased the bezels
- made the plate screws m2 instead of m3 (same mounting points)
- removed the curve on the front part
- removed the 3 star and a sun engraving on the back
- added a 3-star and a sun cutout on the weight
- added an extrusion that will make the lower part of the bottom cover stiffer (please refer to the renders to see what I meant)
(https://i.imgur.com/a57mYJt.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/rSIrtJQ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/EfDQeyN.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/lqE96Wl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/7BLi7jr.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/eR4XTc1.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/4ACq7i1.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/2ZyTLKo.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/RZnhvun.jpg)
Typing Test with Gateron Milky Blacks:
Typing Test with T1 Switches: