Daedalus by Aether HemeraHello there. We are proud to present our first addition to this community. Inspired by the creativity of the craftsman from Greek mythology Daedalus. 
Join us on Discord!https://discord.gg/v9KaVgShare Your Opinion! Color and Design Poll live nowhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCGphfIasubmBjAvjFPEXT7KhIvW8hBilD_0slTTMckyd32Q/viewform?usp=sf_linkSpecificationsCase:-Aluminum 6063 case
-6.5 degree typing angle
-18mm front height
-Isolation Gasket Mount (material TBD)
We will be offering choice of HHKB blockers
Plate:-ANSI (ISO if there is high demand)
-Polished Bronze (Finishing may change)
Weight:We are currently running a poll to chose between a few different weight designs of varying complexity. Please let us know what you think.
-Polished Bronze (Finishing may change)
-Foam between the Plate and PCB (exact material TBD)
PCB:-Maarten Plain60-C Rev2 with USB-C daughterboard
Layouts:
We will be offering an ANSI Tsangan layout. Further layouts may be included if there is high demand.
Price:-TBA / We are still working on partnering with a manufacturer for prototyping and manufacturing and are not sure what the full costs to produce this keyboard will be. We will update when we have an estimate we are confident in.
Colors:Our choices of colors have yet to be finalized and we will do a poll soon for community favorites
We plan to offer the top 4 colors from this selection so if there's one you like, don't forget to go vote for it in the poll
Currently we are working with:
-Dark Teal
-Deep Purple
-Wine Red
-Dark Charcoal
-Cream White
-Honey Yellow
Quantity:We plan to run 50-100 boards depending on the demand. We would like to make as many as possible, but need to limit it to make sure we can deliver in a reasonable time and with high quality.
If demand is very high we may do a raffle, but that is TBD. This is our first board and we expect to run into problems so we don't want to bite off more than we can chew.
FAQNew Studio:We may be new to the development scene, but we are not new to keyboards. We are both avid keyboard enthusiasts and have been participants in this community for a while. We are working hard to ensure that this keyboard lives up to the great legacy that all the other creators on this platform have worked hard to build.
First Keyboard:While we have been involved in other projects in this community as consumers before, this is our first time jumping in ourselves. We have a lot to learn throughout this process and we do not plan on cutting any corners. This is our initial design and we have many aspects that need to be tested and finalized before we can ship this product out to be enjoyed by all of you. Please stick by us and offer your advice as we prototype and adapt our keyboard into the best it can be.
Next Steps:We are currently experimenting with a 3D printed prototype of our design so that we can finalize all the small details about our components. We will post updates on this when they are available.
We will continue to improve our renders and designs as we go. We plan to get some renders with key caps up soon.
After that we will move onto CNC'd prototypes and find a manufacturer we can work with for the GB.
During this period of time we will continue to accept community feedback and modify our design as we go. This is our first keyboard so the process will be a little slower, but we hope to have the GB up in the next few months.
Interest Check DisclaimerAll renders, designs, materials, colors and anything else on this IC is a work in progress and may not be representative of the final product. NOTHING IS FINAL until the GroupBuy goes live and until then we will continuously work to improve this design in as many ways as possible.
Aether HemeraWe are a new studio hoping to bring many creative and passionately designed keyboards to this community in the near future. Founding members are
CrazyAssMonkey and
Lynx.
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