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geekhack Marketplace => Group Buys and Preorders => Topic started by: bishopj7 on Tue, 16 August 2022, 11:35:11
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Nice69 v2 - this time with a PCB!
Designed by bishopj7 and Clack-Attack Creative.
(https://i.imgur.com/L8S1mWi.jpg)
Printed wood cases will ship unfinished
Original v2 blog post and IC announcement (http://"https://clack-attack.com/561/")
Link to Etsy store (https://www.etsy.com/listing/1286659061/nice69-v2-kit-ca69-pcb-included)
I was hoping to post this thread a while back, but supply line issues and a handful of personal events interfered with those plans... but I'm back on track at last after a month and a half of delay.
I originally designed the Nice69 case earlier this year as a personal handwired project with 69 keys and a southpaw macro pad. Since building my own, I have also made the Nice69 available as a handwired kit on my Etsy store in an attempt to help make the hobby (and handwiring) more accessible with a mostly in-stock option - aside from the fact that cases are print-to-order.
Over the past few months, I have worked to design a throughole PCB in the CA69, and adjust the Nice69 case to fit it in to. The Nice69 will still be compatible and available for a handwired build - but I'm hoping to increase accessibility even more with the Nice69 v2. When preorders are closed, this kit will be in-stock and available for purchase when 50% of preorders have been fulfilled.
This keyboard is driven by the Elite C with a right-side USB port due to the key layout. Each case will be printed to order and buyers have the opportunity to mix/match their own color combination for the top and bottom cases, as well as the option between a high-profile top case and a low-profile top case.
Through the course of the preorder process, I plan to expand my printing farm with more equipment to better fill orders and finish orders with better efficiency. We all know the chances taken in the Group Buy process - and as a thank-you, I plan to offer founders incentives to the first 20 adopters - these early adopters for the Nice69 v2 will have the option to be immortalized on the CA69 PCB with the option to have their name/username included in the screen printing for the PCB's.
(https://i.imgur.com/Z0VtSiv.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/BrrzsRN.jpg)
Design Notes
- 69-key layout
- Left-hand macro row
- Asymmetrical Tsangan-inspired bottom row
- 3D printed case with integrated switch plate
- Multiple colors available
- Throughole PCB design using Elite-C
- Vial support for custom keymaps
- 75 count 1n418 diodes included in kit
- Integrated typing angle – ≈ 4.2° incline
- Option of high-profile or low-profile top case
The Nice69 v2 will be be available in any combination of the following 6 filament color options:
(https://i.imgur.com/8uwUBAr.jpg)
Space Grey, Purple Silk, Red, Transparent, Wood (raw), and Black
Case Specifications
- 380 x 133 mm
- Front height: 18 mm
- Back Height: ≈ 25 mm
- Material: PLA
Group Buy Info
- Vendor: Clack-Attack Creative via Etsy (me)
- Group Buy Live: August 17, 2022
- Est. Group Buy Close: September 30, 2022
- Unlimited Group Buy, Early Adopter Specials (for first 20!)
- Extras? Nah, but the number of Group Buy orders will directly influence the post-GB availability and count.
Pricing
- GB Pricing: $95
- In-stock / after GB: $110
- Self-vending via Etsy!
- International Shipping Available!
- GB Kits est. shipping start: 10 weeks following GB close, November, 2022
Rendering of PCB
(https://i.imgur.com/4tG1R6i.png)
Original prototype run sample (don't worry - that missed drill hole has already been fixed)
(https://clack-attack.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PCB1-1.jpg)
v2 Prototype Sound test (wood sound test w/ linear switches coming soon!)
Edit: 8/24 - Added sound test link
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Approved :thumb:
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Approved :thumb:
Thank you!
Also: Housekeeping update - Sound test linked in main post. Linear switches w/ wood printed case sound test coming in the next couple of days!!