[IC] 篆Seal

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篆Seal

Inspiration:

  Hello world, I’m Xingzhi, a fresh rookie in keyboard design from China.

This full size newbee is brought to you by me and my friend Qin. It’s produced by the Vertex team of ‘Angle’ you might be familiar with.

Qin and I are both fanatic collectors of vintage keyboards, such as IBM, Cherry.

In the classic world, full size type is always the main stream. Cherry G80-3108 with a key on top right, was such an iconic design, followed by Apple and WYSE with products sharing the same idea.

That’s where my debut show came from.

Furthermore, what often haunts my heart is that how to attach any Chinese aesthics into a keyboard design, something tranditional and reserved.

If Calligraphy would be an introduction to ancient art, then instantly the Seal Script from the very first QIN dynasty occurred to my mind.

This is why our first design featuring a signature badge is called ‘Seal’.

The seal badge inspires you to customize your name or favourite chinese character, just like an artist’s engraving in his masterpiece.

IC: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=123480.0

 


Specs:

  • Case: Aluminum anodized case
  • PCB: Support ANSI / ISO, Soldering / Hotswap, PCB based on QMK, supporting VIA3.0&VIAL
  • Plate: Aluminum/FR4/PC material
  • Weight bar: Brass AF/ Copper AF/Brass Patina/ PVD SS milled
  • Mounting style: Top mount
  • Typing angle: 9°
  • Weight: about3.5-2.7kg after build
  • Designed by XINGZHI x QIN / Co-produced by VERTEX
  • Full size/ 100% keyboard
  • Dimemsions: 437.35 x 135.72 x 36.49mm

Include:

  • Aluminium case up & bottom x 1
  • Brass badge x 2
  • Aluminum badge(inner) x 1
  • Carry pack x 1
  • Plate x 1
  • PCB & cable x 1
  • PC cushion x 10
  • Daughter board and JST x 1
  • Rubber feet x 1

 

Mounting style: Top mount

Stable and reliable is all that it counts. Actually, it constantly domains the hobby from the very beginning of the customized keyboard history. It’s so sensitive to all variables including plate, PCB, switch and keycap. It acts, responses or even magnifies all these subtle changes more directly. In another word, you shall get more genuine feel of typing.

Of cause, it can also tell the real quality of the keyboard itself. Personally, instead of saying it’s a conservative structure, I would call it purity.

Attributes to one of Vertex’s ongoing project’s solution, we insert a PC cushion in-between the screw and case to absorb quiver when typing. You may wonder its necessity.

Interestingly, Lolo(another funny pal) accidentally discover some tiny differences when switching PCB and plate of MAJA from PC case into aluminium case in which way he felt slightly better in PC surrounding.

So in order to restore that little improvement, we installed this little PC experiment to optimize bounds and sounds.


PCB &Layout

ANSI / ISO, Soldering / Hotswap, PCB based on QMK, supporting VIA3.0&VIAL


Plate

Aluminum:

FR4:

PC:


Weight bar

Brass AF

Copper AF

Brass Patina

PVD SS milled:

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