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A 60% Mechanical Keyboard Kit by keebscape.co

This is going to be an in-stock sale. The results of this IC will determine what will be ordered. Thank you!

Interest Check Form (https://forms.gle/pAykE2fmsugcvWFz6)
Discord (https://discord.gg/4EchThZjw5)
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Index
1. Introduction
2. Specifications
3. Renders and Photos
4. Availability
5. Notes

Introduction
solaris will be the 2nd mechanical keyboard kit from keebscape.co. It draws inspiration from the classic box on wedge design, and features a 3-piece weight that fits through the bottom of the chassis. The weight, comprised of two pieces of stainless steel and one piece of brass, is designed to resemble a partial solar eclipse, with the crescent sun peeking out from behind the moon.

Remark: I apologize for the less-than-ideal formatting. This is my first time posting to geekhack.
If you think that I omitted any salient information, please let me know.

Specifications

Chassis

Materials: CNC Aluminum 6063 Top and Bottom, Brass, Stainless Steel (Black or Clear Coated)
Layout: WK (WKL, HHKB Pending IC)
Typing Angle: 6.5 Degrees
Front Height: 18.5mm
Weight: 1386g Unbuilt
Manufacturer: DDS

Mounting

Gummy O Ring & Top Mount
50A Durometer O Ring Included in Kit

PCB
Designed by Gondolindrim
Hotswappable (White) and Solderable (Black) Options Available
1.6mm Thick FR4
Gold Pads
JST Connector to Unified C5 Daughterboard
QMK/VIA Compatible

Solderable Layout

Hotswappable Layout

(https://i.imgur.com/kUMaKCA.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/SGyhuoQ.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/CWf5nOb.png) (https://i.imgur.com/Iv7dvgZ.png)
Remark: The plate included in the kit only supports 7U spacebars, but the solderable PCB supports both 7U and 6.25U spacebars. This is because the PCB was designed to be a “universal” 60% PCB. I.e., it was designed to be compatible with a wide range of existing and future 60% O Ring keyboards, conditional on the JST position. This goes both ways, meaning that solaris is compatible with “universal” 60% PCBs.

Plate
(https://i.imgur.com/4UrO8vk.png)

Renders and Photos

Renders by MiKeyDigit

(https://i.imgur.com/NiEFMRg.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/XWZFAyj.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/rlgqKAu.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/48wW1yh.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/jJiK3Jt.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/50QNh5O.jpeg)

Prototype Photos

(https://i.imgur.com/1aEpoOa.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/DKQVvYl.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/cPpj1JE.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/96BJKLS.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/mqOatAc.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/WjBFp1t.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ErLeQFG.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/fDuDOIa.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/igNySlg.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/VMR3Luq.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/YpnyvDF.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/VkZXEZ4.jpeg)

Availability

Price Target: $350
Planned Number of Units: 300
Sale Format: In-stock (All of my friends hate GBs)
Vendors: Unikeys (Pending other regional vendors, too)

Kit Contents
1x Chassis (Aluminum 6063 Top and Bottom pieces, 3-Piece Weight)
1x Switch Plate (Leaning towards PP or ABS as the included kit plate)
1x Hotswap or Solder solaris PCB)
1x Unified C5 Daughterboard + JST-JST Cable
1x 50A O Ring
1x solaris Carry Case
1x Microfiber Cloth
All necessary screws for assembly

Addons
Hotswap PCB
Solder PCB
Aluminum Switch Plate (Potentially other material options as well)
50A O Ring

Notes

I want to thank all of the people that made this possible:
Thank you to Bowl for your patience, advice, and all of your help with CAD,
to Gondo for your expertise and help with PCB design,
and to Dashan, Nick, Tom, MiKeyDigit, Vy, Howie, and David for all of the support that you've given me.
Without your help and encouragement this project would not exist.

Changes from Prototype
1. Added small internal engraving of my logo

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