[IC] Stratos - Stacked Acrylic | Gasket Mount | 60%

[eggyolk05]

Stratos

Stacked acrylic, gasket mount, 60% keyboard

Stratos is a cascading, stacked acrylic keyboard with a premium typing experience.

The curve of the case from the top to the bottom was designed to highlight the acrylic layers rather than hide them.

The 18 gaskets create a comfortable typing experience that isolates the plate from the rest of the case. Sound dampening foam is utilized for better acoustics.

Specs

10 frosted acrylic layers

Top layer: Standard, WKL, HHKB

60% layout

~6.5 degree typing angle

Gasket mount

Plate: Aluminum, POM, FR4

Sound dampening foam

PCB: Supports standard 60% PCB's

Plate Layout

IC Form: https://forms.gle/FTjRsA7XYQGydh8c8

GB Information

Price: TBA

Date: TBA

Production time: Ships 1-2 months after GB ends

To-do

Update with more renders

Finish prototype build and add photos

Finalize pricing and date

All feedback is appreciated. Thank you for the support!

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[zoo]

nice, I like the look of the feet in this stacked impl

[milky123]

looking good, glwic

[nick779]

I'm in, this would be sick for a silent build.

[CosminOance]

Unknown price or date, but you know it will ship 1-2 months after?

Also, interested.

[eggyolk05]

Unknown price or date, but you know it will ship 1-2 months after?

Also, interested.

I suppose I meant TBD - the price and date are still being finalized. And based on the manu estimates so far, shipping within 1-2 months after GB is feasible.

[DotMatrix]

Any renders of the mounting points for the plate? 18 gaskets sounds like a lot; too many and too wide mounting points can bring stiffness and ping in my experience that take away from the main point of gasket mounting.

[eggyolk05]

Any renders of the mounting points for the plate? 18 gaskets sounds like a lot; too many and too wide mounting points can bring stiffness and ping in my experience that take away from the main point of gasket mounting.

I replied to your comment on reddit, but I'll paste it here for others wondering the same thing.

"Thanks for the feedback - I'll update with more renders soon. There are 12 gaskets on the plate (6 top and bottom), and the 6 other gaskets act as bumpers to keep the plate in position."

[AuthenticDanger]

No prototype? Seems like with something that can be laser cut in a few hours and doesn't have any special screw consideration, you could have a typing test and show a prototype for this before looking for interest in another 60% case.

[eggyolk05]

No prototype? Seems like with something that can be laser cut in a few hours and doesn't have any special screw consideration, you could have a typing test and show a prototype for this before looking for interest in another 60% case.

So far, I've built prototypes of 3 earlier iterations of this keyboard, but they do not represent the current version. I will update the post when the current prototype is finished.

[hali]

interested