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Named for the Dolores river in Utah and Colorado, this board is a two piece aluminum case with a new type of gasket system that creates a much more even flex across keys and transmits much less vibration to the case.
- 6061 Aluminum
- Custom 65% hotswap PCB compatible with VIA in ANSI layout
- Custom 65% soldered PCB compatible with VIA with ISO, split spacebar, split backspace
- 12+ Cerakote colors to choose for both top and bottom. Fill out IC form above to request a color
- Completely hidden screws internal to case
- 6 degree typing angle
- Top plate is 6061. Design is FEA optimized for flex with this material so no others will be offered
- Delivery in Q3-Q4 2021
- GB likely in March-April. Once my previous GB ships, will run for one month or until sold out
- First come, first serve to 300 units
- Price TBD, will be high due to machining complexity
- Will be available worldwide directly through my website currentkeyboards.com, I use Stripe as a payment system on my GBs without issue
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Being a consumer product mechanical engineer, I spent a lot of time in finite element analysis testing different ideas for the top plate gasket system. I quickly found that many of the traditional 6 gasket systems were much too stiff to damp out vibrations and the center alphas were much stiffer than the corners. Some six gasket variations I tested saw the alphas only flexing 20-30% of what the corners flexed. To solve both these issues, I've moved to a much smaller gasket with stiffer lever arms at the corners. The smaller gasket allows more of the vibration energy to be dissipated into it (as counter-intuitive as that sounds). The smaller lever arms on the springs also create a stiffer response to make up for the fact that there are only four of them vs. six and transfer more energy into the now softer/smaller rubber pieces. By moving to the corners only, the center of the board is no longer over-stiffened. Long story short, this translates to a much higher amount of vibration being dissipated into the gaskets and a much more even flex across the top plate, especially the alphas.
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Kudos, very nice design, really stands out! This would match my office chair perfectly
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Two questions:
- have you thought about making the sides plain and remove the rim for a clean, minimalist look?
- can i hope for a ortho (4x12, 5x12) option in the future?
I have, personally I like the lip a bit more but I added it as a form question above as I've heard multiple people say this.
If it does well, may do some other layouts.
Packaging is coming along nicely. Should have some updates on the full prototype in a handful of weeks. Discord has a video of packaging showing inside as well.
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