Hello!
I am pleased to announce the start of the Group Buy for my Krado66 project.
Krado66
A "destaggered" ortholinear keyboard that uses standard 65% layout keys
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The goal of my project was to create an ortholinear keyboard that uses standard modifiers found in common keycap base kits. I went with a 65%-ish design because I like arrows and it seems to have common compatibility. There were some other cool projects with a similar "destaggering" concept, but they were each a little different from what I was looking for in terms of layout, compatibility and aesthetics, so I made my own.
For those that are wondering, "Krado" means "grid" in Esperanto. The board has 66 keys in its default layout.
GB Info
Pre-orders open July 24 (Sun) - August 21 (Sun)*
+ FCFS 50 Acrylic cases
+ FCFS 50 Skeleton cases
PRE-ORDER (https://www.kradoindustries.com/)
IC (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=114822.0)
Discord (https://discord.gg/QkQfNkhAjB)
UPDATE 1 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=117877.msg3141446#msg3141446)
UPDATE 2 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=117877.msg3144567#msg3144567)
UPDATE 3 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=117877.msg3145910#msg3145910)
UPDATE 4 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=117877.msg3149577#msg3149577)
*The GB will close early if numbers are met. While I would love to make it unlimited, this is my first time running a GB and I want to be able to fund the manufacturing out of pocket in the event that payment processors withhold funds. Overall I would like to keep the total number of orders around or below 100.
Shipping ETA is Late Q4 2022
US Domestic shipping $16
Worldwide shipping $50
$ Prices $
$55 Hotswap PCB
$135 Acrylic case kit (sandwich mount) – PCB not included
$40 FR4 skeleton case kit – PCB not included
$35 Acrylic diffuser kit for FR4 skeleton case
$40 Extra top pieces
PCB - $55 (https://www.kradoindustries.com/product/krado66-pcb)
- QMK, VIAL compatible (*VIA can also be used to with sideload)
- USB-C (center mount)
- ESD over-current protection
- Kailh hotswap sockets
- Encoder support (5 locations, 3 channels)
- RGB underglow
- Multiple alternate configurations supported:
- Stepped Caps Lock
- Split Space (1.25u – 2.25u – 2.75u and 2.75u – 1.25u – 2.25u)
- 65% Standard bottom right mods (1u x 3) or blocker (1.25u x 2)
- Vertically aligned right modifiers (with two splitable 2u backspace locations)
- 1.75u Right Shift or 2.75u ANSI Shift (2.75u makes standard arrows impossible)
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