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Title: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- GB POST LIVE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Wed, 26 October 2022, 19:29:00

LEVIATÁN

Plateless, PCB-mounted leaf-spring 60%


GB POST (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=120681.0)
CannonKeys Landing Page (https://cannonkeys.com/products/leviatan)


(https://i.imgur.com/4nnyZoP.jpg)    (https://i.imgur.com/Lt9JXCT.jpg)    

DETAILS AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

(https://i.imgur.com/J3FxJo4.png)     

Exploded view of internals
(https://i.imgur.com/BJ7ro11.jpg)
Note: Rubber feet have been changed, top-mount posts added

DETAILS ON MOUNTING STYLES

As it was said above you will be able to mount the board either top mount, or PCB mount. Top mount is pretty self explanatory. I was asked for a more traditionally sounding and feeling mounting for the board and top mount was the obvious candidate. As for PCB mount, this is where things get interesting:

During my testing as well as all 40 participants of R0 we concluded that for some, the alphas sounded great but the mods were lacking a bit. Especially those who tend to prefer deeper sounding mods. What we did was try half plates. This allows us to keep the same tone on the alphas, and make the mods sound fuller, like a more traditional mounting style.

(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1018626574137970759/1101878414392172614/PCB_leviatan_.png?width=816&height=816)     (https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1018626574137970759/1101878415474298890/Plate_leviatan_post_.png?width=816&height=816)

What the hell is a support plate?

The support plate is just a straightforward tray-style plate that goes over the PCB mount PCB to tune the feel of the board. Basically there are 4 levels of flex:


The aim of this is to allow people to tune the overall feel of the board, as well as the sound of the mods to their personal preference. Those who want a traditional board, can just build it top mount. I have spent hours testing, building and rebuilding my prototype with different plates and I have not had this much fun in a hot minute. Plate files will also be released so people can go ham customizing their boards.  :thumb:

CHANGE LOG FROM R0

From R0 to R1 there are some changes being made:


RENDERS Renders by Zetina

(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1018626574137970759/1101883253058699284/beige_leviatan_akb_post.png?width=816&height=816)    (https://i.imgur.com/AE4Fju8.png)

(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1018626574137970759/1101883253696241834/Grey_leviatan_akb_post.png?width=816&height=816)    (https://i.imgur.com/vhJhH2u.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/noniPwx.jpg)    (https://i.imgur.com/QNEGFqd.jpg)

PHOTOGRAPHS Thanks to Peppy for the photos  ;D
NOTE: The rubber feet have been changed to AKB feet. No longer using round ones. They will be available at CannonKeys to buy as replacements
NOTE2: These are photos of the silver unit, externally nothing changed for R1 so please use these to appreciate the external aesthetics.

(https://i.imgur.com/OxJ2Q6j.jpg)    (https://i.imgur.com/JPvbKKm.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/b7Q7lso.jpg)    (https://i.imgur.com/gbVS5XT.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/SYlmuPq.jpg)    


SALE INFORMATION

IMPORTANT NOTE

Building on this: EloquentClicks as the European Vendor will be offering ISO plates for top mount and/or support plates for PCB mount. These will be completely separate from the group-buy and will not be available in other regions, only at EloquentClicks. They will still ship with the Group Buy but they are limited to European sales, since that is where people who use ISO will order from.
STREAMS AND OTHER MEDIA

The team at CannonKeys are hard at work planning and scheduling streams with your favorite content creators. Schedule with each one to be released soon! Photos of the color samples we have from CannonKeys will also be posted soon.

Regional Vendors
There will be more regional vendors the crew at CannonKeys are working on finalizing information.

CONTACT

My discord server (https://discord.gg/nWXrcdX8uN)
CannonKeys Discord server (https://discord.com/invite/DKpykqYKAe)

Most updates will be posted on my server, as well as distributed by CannonKeys via their newsletter. Additionally when the GB details are finalized I will create a new GB post on here. Until that post is live all information presented here is subject to change.


SPECIAL THANKS

This project would not have been possible without the members of my discord server. From taking part in both private group buys to helping me polish and refine any design I come up with. Thank you!!
Special thanks to Chonk, for supporting me blindly; Peppy for putting up with my bull**** and Manu for yelling at me here and there.
And obviously Zetina, for the amazing renders.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Wed, 26 October 2022, 19:29:55
RESERVED  :p

November 17th Update :


Overall project updates:

December 5th update

All the closed group buy units have shipped to me, I should be receiving them this week. Once I have quality checked them all I will compile a list of the available extra units to be sold. Because I do not have the infrastructure to use fancy raffle sites I will just compile the entries on a google forms and invoice the respective winners. My goal is to have the main boards out of my house before Christmas, with the extras sale happening once everyone has received their unit and there are no issues anywhere.

I will keep a fairly large amount of PCBs stocked up so that those with a need for more PCBs can get one. Sagrada is delivering Q1 2023 as well, with the PCB being shared across both projects. This was done to make sure borked PCBs can be replaced easily and cheaply.

I am working with vendors to secure the final group buy information, and I have already implemented topre to the design. More information to come soon.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: Rafa_n on Wed, 26 October 2022, 19:34:26
Love the weight design.
Please consider EU vendor.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: Zetina on Wed, 26 October 2022, 19:39:44
Dark grey goes hard  :cool:
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: brunosan_. on Wed, 26 October 2022, 19:51:46
Looking forward to seeing those dark grey samples  :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: Hinkerbottom on Wed, 26 October 2022, 20:02:15
nice work mr lam lam
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: AnonyMoose_ on Wed, 26 October 2022, 20:17:31
that lilac so nice
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: PeppyToad on Wed, 26 October 2022, 22:13:28
Let's go!! 😍
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: keebpleeb on Wed, 26 October 2022, 22:43:14
Hot diggigity, do you ever put out bad work?

In all seriousness the color choices are sublime. With the Zig, Windy60, and this, you might as well just take my credit card for the next few months.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: we on Wed, 26 October 2022, 23:20:45
lammy shoots banger after banger
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: Applet on Thu, 27 October 2022, 03:04:11
Looking good! :cool:
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: RoyalOak88 on Thu, 27 October 2022, 04:08:39
Happy to be part of R0. Might have to pull the trigger for a Beige one  :p
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: Dumbass on Thu, 27 October 2022, 05:07:12
Smash  :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: KeyBros_ on Thu, 27 October 2022, 07:27:05
Give it to me daddy
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: mr_foggy on Thu, 27 October 2022, 08:11:14
Love the weight design.
Please consider EU vendor.
it's 100% going to be mykb so it's a quite easy pass
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Thu, 27 October 2022, 09:02:10
Love the weight design.
Please consider EU vendor.
it's 100% going to be mykb so it's a quite easy pass

When you see how efficiently and quickly the closed group buy was fulfilled (I was the vendor myself) you will be surprised. Regardless of which vendors I use I am going to be managing things myself so rest assured, things will be speedy. 
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: Mithantrum on Thu, 27 October 2022, 09:20:21
Looking good, the FRLTKL is quite amazing and would expect the same here.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: Oraeth on Thu, 27 October 2022, 09:26:12
Nice. It’s so beautiful. now gib
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: stefanyuog on Thu, 27 October 2022, 09:58:57
So excited for a public run of this board! Always love your work.  P.S. Happy birthday Lam!!!  :cool:
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: scortez16 on Thu, 27 October 2022, 11:21:27
This looks great! Will be following this closely!!
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: SilfurSol on Thu, 27 October 2022, 14:37:36
Absolutely fantastic looking board, can't wait to get my hands on it hehe
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: calamity33 on Thu, 27 October 2022, 14:38:31
dropping a sneaky comment for lam's love
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: keebsncode on Thu, 27 October 2022, 15:09:57
Love the design of this board. LFG!!!!
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: Kokaloo on Thu, 27 October 2022, 15:19:51
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Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: Alchemist Keyboards on Thu, 27 October 2022, 16:02:02
Looking forward to this one :thumb:

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Thank you for your contribution :thumb:

Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Thu, 27 October 2022, 16:04:19
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I believe they are members from the private sale lmao I recognize some of the names from their discord IDs :D
Gave me a giggle not going to lie, not everyone spends every waking moment posting on geekhack. Is there anything bad about people creating accounts on a forum designed to show support and interest about projects, mind you, to go support what they like? This air of seniority stinks from 5 miles away.

[edit: grammar, spelling]
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: c0d3r on Thu, 27 October 2022, 16:26:29
Absolutely gorgeous board, I'm going to cop that beige one for sure.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: chonkkeys on Thu, 27 October 2022, 21:21:41
My paycheck goes straight to Lam. That dark grey looks so good pls I’m already set with beige  :confused:
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: Djankie on Thu, 27 October 2022, 23:53:18
This looks pretty nice. I was wondering how long this GB will take? Lets say 200 units. Would that be like a year of waiting?
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: siijunn on Fri, 28 October 2022, 01:23:49
Recently got my first HHKB layout, looking to add many more.

That weight design is super amazing.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: r00dy on Fri, 28 October 2022, 17:58:50
Cool name, even cooler board. This looks beautiful.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Fri, 28 October 2022, 23:03:48
Cool name, even cooler board. This looks beautiful.

Thanks for the support r00dy!! It means a lot! It’s been under wraps for a while but I’m happy to finally have the design out in the open.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: KeyBros_ on Sat, 29 October 2022, 12:40:32
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  How dare they leave a comment with less than 800 posts?                             
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: lvl2cow on Sat, 29 October 2022, 13:53:31
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  How dare they leave a comment with less than 800 posts?                             

Kinda weird to post on a project you support  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Sat, 29 October 2022, 14:04:11
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  How dare they leave a comment with less than 800 posts?                             

Kinda weird to post on a project you support  :rolleyes:

Oh the gang at keybros are homies they’re just replying to the snarky comment above  :D
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: Rooke-Design on Mon, 14 November 2022, 02:57:39
Absolutely Gorgeous Lam. May need to hop on this one
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: mr_foggy on Mon, 14 November 2022, 04:44:18
When you see how efficiently and quickly the closed group buy was fulfilled (I was the vendor myself) you will be surprised. Regardless of which vendors I use I am going to be managing things myself so rest assured, things will be speedy.

I have no doubt about your professionalism and seriousness. I just have the strongest dislike for mkeu, their business practices and their customer service (or lack thereof), which is why I decided to skip the sagrada even if I loved everything about that board. happy to hear you're also running things without third parties  :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: Rafa_n on Mon, 14 November 2022, 06:29:21
yes mkeu is a bad vendor, but having a vendor is still helpful in most cases, primarily to the buyer, especially in regards to high shipping costs and customs fees (not event counting vat).
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Mon, 14 November 2022, 11:47:52
yes mkeu is a bad vendor, but having a vendor is still helpful in most cases, primarily to the buyer, especially in regards to high shipping costs and customs fees (not event counting vat).

While I cannot dictate your preferences when it comes to vendors, what I can tell you (and everyone, by extension) is that I do not just design and dump, I coordinate everything from the beginning of the design to fulfillment. I cannot control things like customer support, VAT prices and other aspects but what I can do is make sure on my side things are smooth and efficient. From coordinating with manufacturers, sending units to be showcased, making sure parts arrive on time so there are no delays to simple things like making sure files are delivered quickly, etc.

If you like what I design, trust me to make sure things move smoothly and do not let prior experiences with vendors (positive or negative) push you away or sway your decisions. I will make sure to manage things in the same way I managed the private group buy, so things come on time. I am very picky with things so any vendor that I work with is one I have set clear expectations with and with whom I know I can deliver a good product. As always, I appreciate the trust!

Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: NassimO on Mon, 14 November 2022, 14:50:04
Love the 3 color combo on the keycaps !
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: thocciness on Thu, 17 November 2022, 10:38:09
This is a pretty one! Very nice
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- New Update
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Thu, 17 November 2022, 14:04:06
Update has been added to reserved comment.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- New Update
Post by: twitchytheinsideman on Sun, 04 December 2022, 12:26:42
Looking forward to this. And Eu vendor  :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- New Update
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Mon, 05 December 2022, 19:02:22
Latest update has been added to reserved comment.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- New Update
Post by: Plurrkeebs on Mon, 05 December 2022, 19:11:52
Hot keyboard nice job!
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- New Update
Post by: iFuwy on Thu, 08 December 2022, 03:56:29
I've been actively raising awareness of this board in various private servers. Though the dark grey is really nice, I've always dreamt of owning a beige board. This is it. Excited for further developments!
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- New Update
Post by: Alexandrais on Thu, 08 December 2022, 22:48:28
Absolutely gorgeous board! this is what I need
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- New Update
Post by: Toptiginn on Tue, 17 January 2023, 06:01:45
Those photos look pretty good :eek:
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- New Update
Post by: fzlo on Sat, 22 April 2023, 01:57:23
Beige is a banger!
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Sat, 29 April 2023, 10:00:07
IC's been revamped, information has been added.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: irithyll on Sat, 29 April 2023, 10:09:31
Sounds like some juicy changes.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: SilfurSol on Sat, 29 April 2023, 10:16:31
Been enjoying my R0 unit from the moment I received it, probably my most used board for the past few months, can only recommend.
It sounds amazing with ergo clears, eager to maybe try adding an half plate as the mod might be the only thing that doesn't sound excellent on my unit
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Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: Yuinth on Sat, 29 April 2023, 10:29:49
Looks stunning in both colors.
Which mounting method do you prefer for this board?

GLWGB!
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Sat, 29 April 2023, 10:35:04
Looks stunning in both colors.
Which mounting method do you prefer for this board?

GLWGB!

My favorite is 100% PCB mount with POM half plate. It's absolute bliss.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: juju.C on Sat, 29 April 2023, 11:14:22
Is getting TOP ONLY an option? some of us R0 users might want to get a WK top  :confused: Hopefully CK can help us out :)
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: NSMN on Sat, 29 April 2023, 11:26:44
Extra tops will be available?
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Sat, 29 April 2023, 14:29:07
Is getting TOP ONLY an option? some of us R0 users might want to get a WK top  :confused: Hopefully CK can help us out :)


I’ll bring it up to the team, and will confirm if we can or not when the GB thread goes live.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: Zenihalt on Sat, 29 April 2023, 18:50:30
I can't wait to get my hands on this board. I have been following the project for quite a while and I'm really excited!
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: WoobEC on Mon, 01 May 2023, 07:46:04
Looking forward to the start of GB ;D
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Wed, 03 May 2023, 11:05:42
Regional vendors added. OCE/AUS is the only pending one.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: tactilesbad on Fri, 05 May 2023, 10:06:05
starting price very very good

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Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Fri, 05 May 2023, 11:38:15
starting price very very good

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This was my goal with the project. Bring an interesting board that you can spend hours tinkering with at an affordable price. It is not budget by any definition but I am happy with the price we achieved.

We are still working on finalizing pricing information for extra PCBs, support and top mount plates and other miscellaneous things.

Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: riesz on Sat, 13 May 2023, 03:22:58
Don't suppose there's a chance for a top mounted SKU with hot swap sockets? Don't trust myself enough with a soldering iron to stake $380 on it
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: keenest on Sat, 13 May 2023, 04:32:02
Will this have support for other pcbs like the h60?
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: shendoo on Sat, 13 May 2023, 21:07:07
The board looks absolutely great. Noob question here but can you mill max a plateless build? Are the switches going to pop off? Even with a half plate build?
Also, would there be a Canadian vendor or Canadians should go through Cannonkeys?
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Tue, 16 May 2023, 11:10:58
Don't suppose there's a chance for a top mounted SKU with hot swap sockets? Don't trust myself enough with a soldering iron to stake $380 on it

The number of SKUs is already pretty high due to all the support plates, so unfortunately not. That being said, soldering nowadays is pretty painless if you get good solder and a half decent iron. It took me like 2 sockets to get the hang of it, it is not scary at all!
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Tue, 16 May 2023, 11:12:38
Will this have support for other pcbs like the h60?

No, but I will make sure to keep PCBs in stock so that those who need more can get more, no need to worry about PCBs being hard to get after the group buy. 
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Tue, 16 May 2023, 11:14:40
The board looks absolutely great. Noob question here but can you mill max a plateless build? Are the switches going to pop off? Even with a half plate build?
Also, would there be a Canadian vendor or Canadians should go through Cannonkeys?

I have never tested this so I cannot say for sure. With a half plate it should be OK on the mods/keys that are supported but depending on what switch you use the legs may be loose. I suggest trying with a switch or two and seeing how they work. I do not ensure,or support millmaxing the PCB-mounted PCB without a full plate, just so we're clear.

As for a Canadian vendor unfortunately we already have a record number of vendors so we cannot add one more, so you will have to go through CannonKeys.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Tue, 16 May 2023, 11:15:18
The board looks absolutely great. Noob question here but can you mill max a plateless build? Are the switches going to pop off? Even with a half plate build?
Also, would there be a Canadian vendor or Canadians should go through Cannonkeys?

I have never tested this so I cannot say for sure. With a half plate it should be OK on the mods/keys that are supported but depending on what switch you use the legs may be loose. I suggest trying with a switch or two and seeing how they work. I do not ensure, or support millmaxing the PCB-mounted PCB without a full plate, just so we're clear.

As for a Canadian vendor unfortunately we already have a record number of vendors so we cannot add one more, so you will have to go through CannonKeys.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: keenest on Tue, 16 May 2023, 12:19:03
Will this have support for other pcbs like the h60?

No, but I will make sure to keep PCBs in stock so that those who need more can get more, no need to worry about PCBs being hard to get after the group buy.

I was mostly wondering because the stock PCB doesn't support split spacebars. It's pretty reasonable not to support it since it's such a niche use case but I'd appreciate it if you provided files for the PCB so you could make your own, is that something you're planning on doing?
Really cool board btw, would love to get my hands on one if I'm able to financially when the group buy starts :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: Aethelberht on Wed, 17 May 2023, 14:41:10
Oh yiss it's great that Leviatan is more accessible with the soft cap. Finger crossed.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: TerraKeycaps on Wed, 17 May 2023, 17:44:34
Almost no difference between renders and photos. Amazing
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Wed, 17 May 2023, 18:19:50
Oh yiss it's great that Leviatan is more accessible with the soft cap. Finger crossed.

Like I told someone else on discord, if you want a unit, you can get a unit. Just stay up to date with the GB dates and you should be good to go! Tentatively it is scheduled for July 1st, but if anything changes CannonKeys will let me know so I can pass the information along :D
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: mr_foggy on Wed, 17 May 2023, 18:40:06
Love the weight design.
Please consider EU vendor.
it's 100% going to be mykb so it's a quite easy pass

When you see how efficiently and quickly the closed group buy was fulfilled (I was the vendor myself) you will be surprised. Regardless of which vendors I use I am going to be managing things myself so rest assured, things will be speedy.

fast forward to now: super happy eloquentclicks is handling this. can safely say I'll be in.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Wed, 17 May 2023, 21:00:42
Love the weight design.
Please consider EU vendor.
it's 100% going to be mykb so it's a quite easy pass

When you see how efficiently and quickly the closed group buy was fulfilled (I was the vendor myself) you will be surprised. Regardless of which vendors I use I am going to be managing things myself so rest assured, things will be speedy.

fast forward to now: super happy eloquentclicks is handling this. can safely say I'll be in.

Allow me to go on record and say that I will never, in a million years give an ounce of business to mykeyboard.eu again. So yes, thank you for supporting the project, I have always wanted to help bring projects to the EU. EloquentClicks will also be hosting a GB for ISO plates since other regions will not be offering it, I wanted to make sure ISO peeps were covered.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: MagicElyas on Thu, 18 May 2023, 09:13:36
RESERVED  :p

November 17th Update :


Overall project updates:
  • Beige prototype has arrived, I have built it and all tolerances are perfect, will upload pictures of internals within the coming days (not home for thanksgiving break)
  • R0 units are expected early December, once they arrive and I have completed QC the sale for the extras will happen.
  • Discussion with vendors is ongoing, but EU/NA have been agreed, information to follow.
  • I have added a Topre drop-in kit for Leviatán. Both MX and Topre will be supported with the same case. MX will be plateless as originally intended Topre will be top mount with an FR4 plate.

December 5th update

All the closed group buy units have shipped to me, I should be receiving them this week. Once I have quality checked them all I will compile a list of the available extra units to be sold. Because I do not have the infrastructure to use fancy raffle sites I will just compile the entries on a google forms and invoice the respective winners. My goal is to have the main boards out of my house before Christmas, with the extras sale happening once everyone has received their unit and there are no issues anywhere.

I will keep a fairly large amount of PCBs stocked up so that those with a need for more PCBs can get one. Sagrada is delivering Q1 2023 as well, with the PCB being shared across both projects. This was done to make sure borked PCBs can be replaced easily and cheaply.

I am working with vendors to secure the final group buy information, and I have already implemented topre to the design. More information to come soon.

Looks very sexy, I want one :)
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60%
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Thu, 18 May 2023, 09:26:27
RESERVED  :p

November 17th Update :


Overall project updates:
  • Beige prototype has arrived, I have built it and all tolerances are perfect, will upload pictures of internals within the coming days (not home for thanksgiving break)
  • R0 units are expected early December, once they arrive and I have completed QC the sale for the extras will happen.
  • Discussion with vendors is ongoing, but EU/NA have been agreed, information to follow.
  • I have added a Topre drop-in kit for Leviatán. Both MX and Topre will be supported with the same case. MX will be plateless as originally intended Topre will be top mount with an FR4 plate.

December 5th update

All the closed group buy units have shipped to me, I should be receiving them this week. Once I have quality checked them all I will compile a list of the available extra units to be sold. Because I do not have the infrastructure to use fancy raffle sites I will just compile the entries on a google forms and invoice the respective winners. My goal is to have the main boards out of my house before Christmas, with the extras sale happening once everyone has received their unit and there are no issues anywhere.

I will keep a fairly large amount of PCBs stocked up so that those with a need for more PCBs can get one. Sagrada is delivering Q1 2023 as well, with the PCB being shared across both projects. This was done to make sure borked PCBs can be replaced easily and cheaply.

I am working with vendors to secure the final group buy information, and I have already implemented topre to the design. More information to come soon.

Looks very sexy, I want one :)


Just wanted to clear a misconception. Topre will not be supported this round. The project had already been nearly finalized and we decided to forego topre for the time being. Please refer to the information on the page for more details on compatibility :D
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: shendoo on Fri, 19 May 2023, 09:50:51
The board looks absolutely great. Noob question here but can you mill max a plateless build? Are the switches going to pop off? Even with a half plate build?
Also, would there be a Canadian vendor or Canadians should go through Cannonkeys?

I have never tested this so I cannot say for sure. With a half plate it should be OK on the mods/keys that are supported but depending on what switch you use the legs may be loose. I suggest trying with a switch or two and seeing how they work. I do not ensure,or support millmaxing the PCB-mounted PCB without a full plate, just so we're clear.

As for a Canadian vendor unfortunately we already have a record number of vendors so we cannot add one more, so you will have to go through CannonKeys.

Awesome thanks for the info! Will probably go full on solder then.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: hzh0525 on Wed, 07 June 2023, 15:05:46
Cool!
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Fri, 09 June 2023, 17:30:16
06/09/23 update:

Canadian vendor added: DeskHero will be the Canadian vendor for Leviatán!
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: keepoto on Fri, 09 June 2023, 23:01:41
awesome! reserved sufficient funds for the GB
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: masje on Sun, 11 June 2023, 03:36:04
Dual mounting so good ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: stomaha on Sun, 11 June 2023, 19:05:29
Will Leviatan fit an H60 PCB in top mount config?
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Mon, 12 June 2023, 09:21:33
Will Leviatan fit an H60 PCB in top mount config?

No. The JST position is different + there are clearance issues with some walls. I will have PCBs in stock as well as CK and other vendors to cover any duds, or people wanting more. No need to worry about PCB shortages.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: vhaarr on Tue, 13 June 2023, 14:19:22
Is there any chance of the GB happening before July 1st? I just want to know if I can spend this months budget on something else LOL :-D

Please just say "no, July 1st at the earliest but probably mid-July".
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Wed, 14 June 2023, 11:20:45
Is there any chance of the GB happening before July 1st? I just want to know if I can spend this months budget on something else LOL :-D

Please just say "no, July 1st at the earliest but probably mid-July".

No. The group buy will open July 1st and it will run though July, until the 31st!
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: vhaarr on Wed, 14 June 2023, 13:10:04
The group buy will open July 1st and it will run though July, until the 31st!

\o/
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: diorite on Sat, 24 June 2023, 15:48:22
The board looks absolutely great. Noob question here but can you mill max a plateless build? Are the switches going to pop off? Even with a half plate build?
Also, would there be a Canadian vendor or Canadians should go through Cannonkeys?

I have never tested this so I cannot say for sure. With a half plate it should be OK on the mods/keys that are supported but depending on what switch you use the legs may be loose. I suggest trying with a switch or two and seeing how they work. I do not ensure,or support millmaxing the PCB-mounted PCB without a full plate, just so we're clear.

As for a Canadian vendor unfortunately we already have a record number of vendors so we cannot add one more, so you will have to go through CannonKeys.

Awesome thanks for the info! Will probably go full on solder then.

I can tell you from experience that mill-max even with a full plate, if your plate doesn’t fit your switches tightly enough you can have issues with lots of switches pulling out when changing keycaps. For me personally I would never mill-max a plateless or half-plate build. I think the fact that boards intended to be built this way don’t offer hotswap further backs this up.
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: diorite on Sat, 24 June 2023, 15:48:48
what keycaps are those in the first couple renders?
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: keenest on Sat, 24 June 2023, 15:51:32
what keycaps are those in the first couple renders?
Looks like gmk seafarer
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: diorite on Sat, 24 June 2023, 15:58:41
what keycaps are those in the first couple renders?
Looks like gmk seafarer

hmmm looks more like teal on cream to me rather than navy on white
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Mon, 26 June 2023, 15:34:14
The board looks absolutely great. Noob question here but can you mill max a plateless build? Are the switches going to pop off? Even with a half plate build?
Also, would there be a Canadian vendor or Canadians should go through Cannonkeys?

I have never tested this so I cannot say for sure. With a half plate it should be OK on the mods/keys that are supported but depending on what switch you use the legs may be loose. I suggest trying with a switch or two and seeing how they work. I do not ensure,or support millmaxing the PCB-mounted PCB without a full plate, just so we're clear.

As for a Canadian vendor unfortunately we already have a record number of vendors so we cannot add one more, so you will have to go through CannonKeys.

Awesome thanks for the info! Will probably go full on solder then.

I can tell you from experience that mill-max even with a full plate, if your plate doesn’t fit your switches tightly enough you can have issues with lots of switches pulling out when changing keycaps. For me personally I would never mill-max a plateless or half-plate build. I think the fact that boards intended to be built this way don’t offer hotswap further backs this up.

Yeah absolutely. I had to be very clear that it is NOT supported, even tho some designers have begun doing it; its very unsafe. One keypress at an angle and away goes the switch. As for the keycap set send a ping to @zetina on my server, he can tell you!
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: J0hnojoheneczko on Wed, 28 June 2023, 14:02:50
I like this weight
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: Lhviola on Wed, 28 June 2023, 21:50:12
Any updates on this?
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: vhaarr on Thu, 29 June 2023, 00:55:39
Any updates on this?

gb goes live july 1st:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=120681.0
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: LaminarDesigns on Thu, 29 June 2023, 09:09:34
Any updates on this?

gb goes live july 1st:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=120681.0

Sincere thanks for updating them, I forgot to edit the IC post with the link to the GB post.

Thank you, kind stranger <3
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- MAJOR UPDATE. PRICING AND GB DATE
Post by: keepoto on Thu, 29 June 2023, 09:15:14
Any updates on this?

gb goes live july 1st:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=120681.0

Sincere thanks for updating them, I forgot to edit the IC post with the link to the GB post.

Thank you, kind stranger <3

np bro
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- GB POST LIVE
Post by: vhaarr on Thu, 29 June 2023, 12:45:06
 :D :D :D
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- GB POST LIVE
Post by: Wise Donkey on Fri, 04 August 2023, 18:31:57
I love the aesthetics of the Leviatán. I've tried to get used to 60% but accessing arrow keys through layers slows me down. Is there a possibility of a 65% version in the future?
Title: Re: [IC] Leviatán - Plateless 60% -- GB POST LIVE
Post by: SDKCAMPING on Sat, 05 August 2023, 01:42:28
The wait begins 😅