Post by: holtenc on Sat, 30 September 2017, 11:56:21
- CNC aluminum case with integrated thick switch plate
- Brass bottom cover for the extra weight
- A full kit that includes fully assembled PCB - ATMEGA32u2
- High profile sides to cover gap between plate and bottom of caps
- Support for aluminum feet
- In-switch back lighting
- Flexible layout on bottom row and right-most column
- Standard backlight support
- Weighs 1.25lbs fully assembled
Kit will include the following:
- Aluminum Case & Brass Bottom
- PCB
- 3x Cherry PCB mount Stabilizers
- 10x Stainless steel scews
- 6x Rubber bump-on pads
Updated 2/7/2018
Just a quick update. Unfortunately in order to keep overall costs/kit down to a reasonable level I've decided to limit the color choices to black, silver and blue. The particular anodizing provider only offers those 3 colors as "standard". Any other colors comes with a substantial price increase. All that being said, I don't think there is much of a reason to do a group buy / pre-order sort of thing.
For anyone that is interested in black, silver or blue, you will be able to purchase those kits from my site in around a 1-2 months. I haven't yet ordered the PCBs so I can't give an exact price. But I can guarantee that it will be below $150/kit. Hopefully around $130.
Sorry if this is disappointing to anyone that was looking forward to other colors. I'm pretty disappointed myself. Any future projects I do (prime_O will be next) will be done differently to provide more color choices.
Updated 1/26/2018
Big update. I finally got my hands on the prototype. I'm extremely pleased with the way it came out. I hope you guys are as well.
(https://i.imgur.com/PfLe92D.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/bsCXc7E.jpg)
Don't worry. This is the prototype PCB. Those wires won't be there in the production version :)) Made an amateur mistake in the routing.
(https://i.imgur.com/nsYLZld.jpg)
Where the case and brass come together around the USB port came out to fit really nicely
(https://i.imgur.com/ZSjAeUu.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/EUsNS1V.jpg)
Machining marks left intact. I dig it.
(https://i.imgur.com/9ggzPFu.jpg)
Game Pad Layout
(https://i.imgur.com/ODXB4vt.jpg)
Numpad Layout
(https://i.imgur.com/8r3S2iW.jpg)
SOME OF THE POTENTIAL LAYOUTS
(https://i.imgur.com/VjAhs8t.jpg)
Out dated design pics:
More
Front
(https://i.imgur.com/18WqAMA.jpg)
Back w/ brass bottom
(https://i.imgur.com/MgykZKT.jpg)
Back with PCB
(https://i.imgur.com/w3oHH9p.jpg)
Bottom Veiw (T H I C C)
(https://i.imgur.com/jIbWlFA.jpg)
Woodkeys_click made a great suggestion of making the switch plate area extra thick for the additional weight.
FRONT
(https://i.imgur.com/3lp6aOg.jpg)
BACK
(https://i.imgur.com/ghZpcQ0.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/18WqAMA.jpg)
Back w/ brass bottom
(https://i.imgur.com/MgykZKT.jpg)
Back with PCB
(https://i.imgur.com/w3oHH9p.jpg)
Bottom Veiw (T H I C C)
(https://i.imgur.com/jIbWlFA.jpg)
Woodkeys_click made a great suggestion of making the switch plate area extra thick for the additional weight.
FRONT
(https://i.imgur.com/3lp6aOg.jpg)
BACK
(https://i.imgur.com/ghZpcQ0.jpg)
To-Do:
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Post by: holtenc on Sat, 30 September 2017, 11:57:55
Post by: aspenc4 on Sat, 30 September 2017, 12:52:11
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Post by: holtenc on Sat, 30 September 2017, 13:19:40
Love the idea; if this matches your primekb you can have my money now.
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Nice! It will be about the same quality, as the same machine shop will be doing the CNC/Laser. A few differences such as rounded tops instead of chamfered etc.
Post by: aspenc4 on Sat, 30 September 2017, 13:33:28
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Post by: olieatstofu on Sat, 30 September 2017, 13:44:33
Cant wait for this to unravel, I will certainly be kn!
Post by: holtenc on Sat, 30 September 2017, 14:17:12
Sweet. Minor differences certainly aren’t a deal breaker for me
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Really whatever the majority wants. Rounded or chamfered makes no difference to me. Seemed there were a handful of people that did t care for the chamfered top of the Prime Keyboard
Post by: moshjaines on Sat, 30 September 2017, 16:45:26
Post by: aspenc4 on Sat, 30 September 2017, 17:22:04
Sweet. Minor differences certainly aren’t a deal breaker for me
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Really whatever the majority wants. Rounded or chamfered makes no difference to me. Seemed there were a handful of people that did t care for the chamfered top of the Prime Keyboard
Ah, gotcha. If it were up to me I’d prefer to have a consistent aesthetic between the primekb and the m, but I can understand going with the majority on this as well.
Either way I’m in - do what’s best for the community and you can’t go wrong.
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Post by: Dominathan on Sat, 30 September 2017, 19:36:39
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Post by: holtenc on Sun, 01 October 2017, 23:38:33
This is exactly what I need so I can use 40% comfortably! I'd be in.
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Nice!
Post by: holtenc on Mon, 02 October 2017, 11:13:38
I've started a conversation with the manufacturer about the case. If what I've posted here is feasible I'll get them working on an estimate. The more I iterate on this, the more I like it.
Post by: aspenc4 on Mon, 02 October 2017, 22:07:40
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Post by: holtenc on Mon, 02 October 2017, 22:42:06
New renders look great!
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Thanks man
Post by: Peiweisgreat on Wed, 04 October 2017, 21:37:40
Post by: holtenc on Wed, 04 October 2017, 21:45:30
O wow we are getting brass plates on this bad boy now? Not sure if I need those, but a welcome addition nonetheless.
That's the plan. Just have to see what kind of cost the manufacturer comes up with. I would REALLY like to target $100 for the kit but honestly I have no idea.
Post by: justspeechless on Sun, 08 October 2017, 11:51:30
Post by: holtenc on Sun, 08 October 2017, 11:54:04
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Post by: holtenc on Sun, 08 October 2017, 15:21:28
No prob. What would be a rough estimate for when this could go live?Couple three months. Not really sure. Lots of prototyping to do.
Post by: holtenc on Fri, 26 January 2018, 12:21:43
Post by: aspenc4 on Fri, 26 January 2018, 13:33:31
Updated with prototype pictures and more info.This is gonna be a slick build; definitely keeping an eye on it!!!
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Post by: olieatstofu on Fri, 26 January 2018, 14:39:27
Updated with prototype pictures and more info.This is gonna be a slick build; definitely keeping an eye on it!!!
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Updated with prototype pictures and more info.This is gonna be a slick build; definitely keeping an eye on it!!!
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Yes, what an update! Glad to have waited for this.
Post by: lordgiblite on Fri, 26 January 2018, 17:20:34
Post by: Sharklegs on Fri, 26 January 2018, 23:11:41
Post by: holtenc on Sat, 27 January 2018, 10:25:05
Love it! Basically the numpad/macropad I've always wanted, just with stuff I didn't know I wanted!!!
Need so bad. Love the example gaming layout as I've been wanting to do this for a while. Was considering the cospad but this looks more like what I'd like.
👍👍
Post by: Puddsy on Sat, 27 January 2018, 13:10:17
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Post by: holtenc on Sun, 28 January 2018, 12:25:53
Post by: lordgiblite on Sun, 28 January 2018, 12:54:43
Great. As soon as I get final pricing I'll post over in the GB forum
Excited :)
Post by: holtenc on Wed, 07 February 2018, 21:21:43
Post by: lordgiblite on Mon, 12 February 2018, 10:00:27
Post by: holtenc on Mon, 12 February 2018, 10:15:33
Thanks for the update! It is sad that you won't be able to do as many colors as you wanted but I'm just happy that this is still happening :) Can't wait that month or so for these bad boys to come up on your site!
♥️. And now China is shut down until Feb 23 for holiday lol. So hopefully I'll have everything ready by the end of March.
Post by: lordgiblite on Mon, 12 February 2018, 10:21:36
I have to wait a little before purchasing anything else so that's fine with me :) having a macropad I'll actually use everyday will be nice lolThanks for the update! It is sad that you won't be able to do as many colors as you wanted but I'm just happy that this is still happening :) Can't wait that month or so for these bad boys to come up on your site!️. And now China is shut down until Feb 23 for holiday lol. So hopefully I'll have everything ready by the end of March.
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Post by: Acereconkeys on Thu, 15 February 2018, 01:12:42
Post by: CallMeCam on Tue, 20 February 2018, 03:28:48
Post by: holtenc on Tue, 20 February 2018, 06:46:35
Looks incredible, definitely interested
Great! I should be placing the PCB order in the next day or two.
Post by: Data on Tue, 20 February 2018, 09:29:06
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