Ellipse Keyboard Kit

Ellipse by Skepur | A curvy 60% keyboard with some nice features

Note from the designer: Having been in the hobby for a while (since late 2015), I’ve seen plenty of 60% designs, trends and features. This made me hesitant to do a standard layout design as I didn’t know what to add to the table without the design looking… like a nice rectangle.

Ellipse is my take on the always popular and in-demand 60% keyboard layout. It also marks a new chapter in my journey in keyboard design. I thought about making Ellipse a bit more… different while still keeping it sleek, modern and versatile.

My goal with Ellipse was to design a board that:

Kept in with that “minimal & sleek” look which so many of us like and chase.

Set itself apart from other 60% keyboard designs from a “top-down” view.

Offer true customizability within a single keyboard for the end-user to experiment and build his own preferred setup.

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Notable features:

Lovely and unique elliptic curve to the front and back of the keyboard.

Compatibility: designed with long-term support in mind. Compatible with Bakeneko60-like PCBs, open-source plate file availability for all layout options.

Case layout options: Winkeyless (WKL) or Winkey (WK).

Three mounting styles for end-user to explore:

“Hamburger” mount - offering that “old-school” top-mount with softening the upstroke.

Isolation gasket mount - everybody likes a tasty sandwich, heh?

O-ring mount - keeping up with the trends and that o-so-nice thock.

Hybrid mount (Experimental) - "Hamburger" mount in the back, gasket mount in the front and vice-versa.

Typing angle: 6 degrees

Case materials: Aluminium case w/ brass accent piece.

Plate materials: Aluminium; FR4; POM; Carbon Fiber.

Note: Gaskets will come with light adhesive so they will be easily removable/re-apply-able when switching mounting styles.

 

Whats Included:

Ellipse keyboard case - top piece/bottom piece/weight

Full aluminium plate in black - ANSI with Tsangan bottom row

CK carry case + microfiber cloth

All necessary hardware: case screws (8x), plate screws (6x), DB screws (4x), gaskets (8x), gummy O-ring (duro - 50A (1x), "hamburger" O-rings

PCB (1x - solderable OR hot-swap, depending on your choice) & DB with JST cable (1x)

Custom die-cut bumpons/feet (4x)

 

Optional Addons:

Available HERE

Extra plate options:

Black full & half aluminium plates

Full & half carbon fiber plates

Full POM plate

Full FR4 plate

Extra DB & JST cable kit

Optional foam dampening kit

Extra PCBs - both solderable and hot-swap variants

Extra bumpons/feet

Extra gaskets

Extra gummy O-rings

Extra "hamburger" O-rings kit