geekhack

geekhack Marketplace => Group Buys and Preorders => Topic started by: neoknob on Sun, 10 April 2022, 08:15:48

Title: [GB] NEO KNOB KN01 | Industrial Designed | Bearing Mounted Knob (IN PRODUCTION)
Post by: neoknob on Sun, 10 April 2022, 08:15:48
(https://imgur.com/fYWUmnX.jpg)

KN01
SINGLE KNOB FOR ALL ROTARY FUNCTION

(https://imgur.com/dKUEklI.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/A8xqyMm.jpg)

GROUP BUY : 9th April 2022 - 2nd May 2022



VENDORS

US- Dangkeebs (https://dangkeebs.com/collections/keyboards-macropads/products/group-buy-kn01-rotary-encoder) - $65
CA- Keyspresso (https://keyspresso.ca/collections/group-buy/products/group-buy-kn01) - $70
EU- Candykeys (https://candykeys.com/product/kn01-neo-knob) - €68
UK- proto[Typist] (https://prototypist.net/collections/live-group-buys/products/group-buy-kn01-neo-knob) - £50
AU/Oceania- Daily Clack (https://dailyclack.com/collections/group-buy-keyboards/products/neo-knob-kn01) - AUD 111.00
CN- zFrontier (https://www.zfrontier.com/app/mch/1RZwy9dq8ZG1) - ¥465
IN- StacksKB (https://stackskb.com/store/neoknob-kn01/) - ₹6000
ALL OTHER REGION: Neo Knob (https://www.neoknob.com/product-page) - $64.99

Estimated shipping Q3 2022



(https://imgur.com/gb2aaPJ.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/gIjrmJi.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/hl1bfNn.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/xA4Tjxo.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/3GwTjCc.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/YQizb63.jpg)

EXPLODED VIEW

(https://imgur.com/58EMOfM.jpg)

BEARING MOUNTED KNOB
KN01 comes with a bearing mounted knob which makes it wobble free.

(https://imgur.com/xRFZ7dB.jpg)

PROGRAMING
Set your custom function to knob using VIAL software.

(https://imgur.com/R55RAVB.jpg)

DIMENSIONS

(https://imgur.com/pmKnie5.jpg)

PROTOTYPE

(https://imgur.com/sqeMeoZ.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/EF41Xly.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/KHirako.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/7HFcO3h.jpg)

INTRO

KN01 is an industrial design knob for daily usage. It is made out of 6061 aluminium which is CNC turned and milled from a solid rod. You might have used other knobs but they are not as stable as this one, because this one uses a bearing mounted knob which makes it wobble free. It can be programmed according to your need. It can be used for video editing, volume, brightness, media player and many more. It also comes with an EC12 encoder with no detent which makes the knob as smooth as gliding on a butter.

Some of you might be having a question. Does it take click input?
Yes, it takes both rotary and click input. It was the most difficult part of design.


FEATURES

•   WOBBLE FREE KNOB
•   TYPE  - C PORT
•   POWERED BY QMK
•   VIAL CONFIGURATOR COMPATIBLE
•   2-Piece CNC Turned Aluminum-6061



Available in two Variants:

•   Knob : Black | Bottom : Black
•   Knob : Silver | Bottom : Black


What are some examples of KN01 use cases?

•   Audio control - Volume up, volume down
•   Scrolling -Scrolling up, scrolling down
•   Tabbing - Moving between browser tabs
•   Window movement - Movement between the previous window or the next window
•   History scrubbing
•   Undo or redo
•   Scrolling horizontally
•   And many more!


What's in the box?

•   KN01
•   Type-C Cable


Surface Finish:

Bead blasted and anodized
(Final Product will have better finishing closer to render)

Product Page : https://www.neoknob.com (https://www.neoknob.com)




Contact
Email:support@neoknob.com

Where can I stay updated?
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neoknob/
Website: www.neoknob.com
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/neoknob

Please leave your feedback below
Title: Re: [GB] NEO KNOB KN01 | Industrial Designed | Bearing Mounted Knob
Post by: Kaitodesu on Mon, 11 April 2022, 23:45:50
could you consider designing a hot-swap solution for the EC-11 rotary encoder? These die over time and innovation in this area would be amazing, coming from a person who had to desolder a faulty one but failed because the solder can slip over to the other side and just create a really annoying afternoon.

(perhaps, mill-max style)
Title: Re: [GB] NEO KNOB KN01 | Industrial Designed | Bearing Mounted Knob
Post by: neoknob on Tue, 12 April 2022, 13:13:09
could you consider designing a hot-swap solution for the EC-11 rotary encoder? These die over time and innovation in this area would be amazing, coming from a person who had to desolder a faulty one but failed because the solder can slip over to the other side and just create a really annoying afternoon.

(perhaps, mill-max style)

EC 11 encoder has to be soldered on the pcb or it wobbles a lot more and it can easily come out while rotating the knob. The solder on the encoder can be easily removed using a solder wick and encoder can be replaced easily. KN01 uses EC12 encoder which is much more stable and there is a very rare chance that the encoder will die.
Title: Re: [GB] NEO KNOB KN01 | Industrial Designed | Bearing Mounted Knob
Post by: neoknob on Thu, 14 April 2022, 13:03:12
proto[Typist] is now live!

UK: proto[Typist] (https://prototypist.net/collections/live-group-buys/products/group-buy-kn01-neo-knob)
Title: Re: [GB] NEO KNOB KN01 | Industrial Designed | Bearing Mounted Knob
Post by: bombay.duck on Sun, 17 April 2022, 15:11:59
@neoknob - is there a video of the functioning prototype?
Title: Re: [GB] NEO KNOB KN01 | Industrial Designed | Bearing Mounted Knob
Post by: neoknob on Sun, 24 April 2022, 12:22:04
Daily Clack is now live!

AU/Oceania: Daily Clack (https://dailyclack.com/collections/group-buy-keyboards/products/neo-knob-kn01)