I actually lurked for a few years under different usernames in the keyboard community (mostly Reddit), but I design and 3D print and made this username to match my online store URL.
My first keyboard was a Cherry Blue Pok3r with DSA Granite a few years ago.
My first 3D printer was a Printrbot 1405 kit, but right now I’m using a large format custom printer and focusing on designing and printing 60% keyboard cases.
I’m also migrating my online sales to keyboardbelle.com, I previously sold on Reddit’s mechmarket, but needed more organization.
The online store should be stocked by July 7th, I have taken a new photo set to have better pictures and I used DSA Dolch, SA Dasher & Dancer, and SA Pulse in all the case photos to give good keycap and color references.
My initial focus will be a 60% case design called the “Iconic Case” inspired by the Apple M0110 keyboard. There are six other designs that will follow, including one inspired by the Model F Kishsaver, and one inspired by a Corona typewriter.
I’ll check back in tomorrow with this forum, the UI seems quite intuitive and whatever stack it’s written on is quite fast as well!
I’ve shipped two or three times to the UK so far and I believe it’s ranged from $15 USD to $23 USD. Different platforms give me a shipping discount, so I may fine tune my shipping once I get a more constant shipping rate.
I’ll always toss in some extra stickers and such for overseas buyers since they’re at the mercy of higher shipping rates.
I like that Iconic case, but I really like that Cassette saver I saw, do you have any plans for selling that one, or would it be a special order? It would be shipped to Sweden
I originally had a Cassette Case designed with a sloped bezel, but people kept asking for the Kishsaver style, so the Cassette Saver was a remix to bring it closer to the actual Kishsaver.
Let me revise it to version 1.7 or 1.8 and see how it looks. Did you have a color preference in mind? I have some unlisted colors like Aqua and Mint that I will be working with soon.
I think i would prefer a sloped bezel, do you have any mockups I can see? If im going to use it for a daily driver its going to have to be 5deg at least. Im not so sure on the color yet, Im a bit conservative in my styles, so probably going to be beige / grey / dark grey. Thanks.
By sloped, I meant the back bezel slopes downward, not actually angled. The first case in the post photo is the Cassette Saver, then the Cassette, then the Iconic (an earlier prototype with smaller back bezel).
I have ~10mm tall clear polyurethane feet for angling cases, I’ll see if I can measure what angle that puts them at exactly.
You can browse my posts on Reddit for more case photos as well:
I have a fairly simple method to weight down a case that may be heavier than aluminum. Once I finish printing my plastic I’ve already bought and have enough items in the store, I’ll experiment and see how it turns out.
