Hi everyone!
We are a small keyboard manufacturer from Germany and in the game since last year. When we experimented with Cerakote, we realized that the mint of our prototype perfectly matched a copper plate that was still in our workshop. Philip immediately set about polishing the copper plate. The idea for the MiCo was born. (see the pics below, no render!)
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A idea from the community: What do you think about that new colorway? May we should rename in Bu(rgundy)Co60 ... :)
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Now we would like to present the idea to the community and find out what you think of the design. As a base for the board we could use our standard 60% with gasket mount.
In detail it has the following specs:
- Mounting: gasket-mount with brass weights as support (see exploded view)
- Mounting plate: polycarbonate, aluminum or brass
- Typing angle: 6°
- Front height: 17 mm
- Possible tops: WK, WKL, HHKB
- Case color: mint (ceracoated) + polished copper bottom-plate
- Possible Keyboard-Layouts with Teleport PCB: Ansi and Iso layouts for Standard, Tsangan, Arrows, HHKB, WKL (Stepped Caps, Split-Shift right and Split-Backspace, see pics below)
- Connector: USB-C connector with daughterboard for a horizontal cable exit
- Lights: none
We have prepared a Google form for the interest check. Please let us know what you think of the idea/board, what other suggestions you might have, where you are from, etc. In any case, interested or not - we are looking forward to your answers and are excited about the results, which we will discuss with you in two weeks! End of the IC is the 28th of April '21.
If the interest check was successful, we should be able to launch the Groupbuy around May!
As the small manufacturer we are (and only producing in Germany), our maximum quantity is 100 boards. From 25 boards the groupbuy could take place.
The target price is around 300 - 350 € (excl. taxes). (depends on the results of the IC).
Currently we only ship within EU, but we´ll try to make them available to a broader audience, so no one feels left out.
As a quality reference you can have a look at our current Groupbuy - the MKD-Custom 60%. (https://www.theteleport.de/en/collections/teleport-60-mkd-edition/products/mkd-60-board (https://www.theteleport.de/en/collections/teleport-60-mkd-edition/products/mkd-60-board))
And the related typing video (raw! no post production)
LINK TO THE IC FORM FOR MiCo60https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAC91PHuxZcGOdtpNpE-sEl3xbhXQT8gLq1I_CcWq9YgHulg/viewform?usp=sf_linkFollow us:https://www.instagram.com/the.teleport/MKD-Custom 60%
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TELEPORT Standard 60%
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Gasket-mount eploded view
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Possible keyboard-layouts in case of 60%
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For the ones interested in us, here´s a little backstory:
We´re a bunch of three, who got sick of the stock keyboards and found ourselves deep down the rabbit hole of custom keyboards during the end of 2019. What started as a project between two brothers and a childhood friend turned into something we figured we could share with the community. We went from, what we call “the beer prototype”, towards our first CNC-Milled prototype and finally our first complete custom keyboard. Now we want people to be able to use the case as a base for their own project, that´s what the DIY kit is for. We may consider special wishes, just get in touch and we´ll see what we can do. (https://www.theteleport.de/en/)