PBS Granite
A classic colorway in modern PBS
IC FORM LINK (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe68VPHM0a-CWYRGVfxrdgSSA9wa-Yc2n_rTJEi3F2V3B3HPg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=108870062541982959006)
What is PBS?
PBS, short for "Penguin Belly Slide", is a uniform keycap profile- every row has the same height. The profile is designed by Matt3o, and manufactured by Keyreative. PBS uses a combination of a cylindrical front and back with a spherical top scoop. The result is a wide scooped contact area at the top, which enables a comfy and ergonomic typing experience. To learn more about PBS, we recommend checking out our website (https://cannonkeys.com/collections/pbs).
PBS Specs
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• PBT
• 1.5mm thick blanks
• Dyesub and reverse dyesub
• Concave and convex available
• Massive layout support
• Concave max height of 7.43mm
• Convex max height of 7.91mm
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A brief history of the Granite colorway
In 2014, keyboard hobbyist Matt3o started an IC for a new dyesub keycap set asking the community to vote on what colorway they wanted to see next in a set- Gray, beige, or charcoal. Over 100 votes later, the community spoke, and the gray keyset colorway known as Granite was born.
Based on old SGI Granite keyboards, Matt3o took the inspiration and added some RGB accents and basic ergo support. 11 years, and several successful runs of Granite later, Matt3o has given us the blessing to bring his now classic Granite colorway to his new keycap profile- PBS.
Kitting
Regular Base - Goal price of $70
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40s/Ortho Base - Goal price of $65
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Accents Goal price of $20
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Color Information
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Granite has had several runs across many keycap manufacturers and profiles. While we aim to carry the spirit of Granite with this new PBS revision, colors needed to converted and will be rematched. Here are the RAL color codes we plan on using as guidelines for the set.
Base Kits
• ALPHA (Light Gray): 9018
• MODS (Medium Gray): 7045
• BLACK: 9005
• RED (#1): 3031
• BLUE: 5015
Accent Kit
• CYAN: 210 70 35
• MAGENTA: 4003
• YELLOW: 1018
• VIOLET: 300 50 40
• ORANGE: 1028
• RED (#2): 3020
• DARK GRAY: 000 20 00
• BLACK: 9005 (legends on colored caps)
• LIGHT GRAY 9018 (legends on dark gray caps)
(https://i.imgur.com/1C8kHbr.jpeg)
IC FORM LINK (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe68VPHM0a-CWYRGVfxrdgSSA9wa-Yc2n_rTJEi3F2V3B3HPg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=108870062541982959006)
Group Buy Info
We have partners we have been working with for PBS sets, but if you are interested in running please DM "chippy" on discord. The tentative group buy date for this set is August 8th pending feedback from you all! We should have samples before the GB begins to show off.
Thank You
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• Matt3o for designing the original Granite
• Liv for the great renders!
• The Original Supporters (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=56354.0) of Granite