(In Stock) J-02 Raw Aluminium Keyboard Kit

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J-02 Raw Aluminium Edition

The J-02 is back. With a host of new features, this is the original vision of the J-series boards finally brought to life.
The whole board has been re-designed from the ground up to meet the changing keyboard scene, and take advantage of our ever building experience and manufacturing capabilities.

RAW Aluminium 

These boards are Raw aluminium which have been sandblasted. They are the perfect canvas for you to complete a design on, whether thats painting, dying, or Cerakoting. The choice is yours. Please see the images of the close up for the finish on these boards. There may be water marks, slight fingerprints or other patina marks on the surface. As these are designed to be coated or painted there is no clearcoat applied.

Key Features:

• 60% in WKL layout only
• 7.5 degree typing angle
• POM plate in ANSI or ISO
• A new single piece, injection moulded proprietary gasket system
• No external screws
• Quick change top case, allows you to switch out a PCB and plate assembly in less than a minute
• Re-designed acoustic cavity to ensure consistent sound across the board
• Newly designed PT PCB (Yes, it's pink)
• All aluminium construction to reduce weight
• In Raw Sandblasted aluminium

Whats Included:

• J-02 Aluminium Case parts (Base, Mid, Top, Pen Rail)
• Hardware (pre-installed)
• PT-60J PCB + Daughterboard + JST Cable (QMK / VIA Compat)
• Injection Moulded Gasket 
• Plate (either POM/CF and ISO/ANSI layouts)
• Custom injection moulded feet
• Carry Case - Protective case to ship in
  
   

Changes to Previous Rounds

• Completely re-designed case
• Tweaked layer heights
• Improved acoustic cavity
• New gasket system, and improved mounting / alignment
• New quick build change system
• No external screws
• New in-house PCB
• Re-designed plates (+ POM Availability)
• All Aluminium construction to reduce weight and improve sound
• Magnetic top case
• Re-designed and re-positioned Logo
• Re-designed custom injection moulded feet
• Options for additional mid tier and pen rails coming in future

Design Philosophy

• Inspired by vintage boards the J-series was an opportunity to bring old school features, such as pen rails, to modern boards
• The design is reminiscent of early manufacturing where items were made in layers, and with strong defining features. 
• From earlier rounds (back in 2017!!) the external view remains very similar (with some minor visual tweaks), but the internals were designed to allow sound to propagate through the acoustic cavity. Every part of the board has been re-designed from the ground up to finally allow us to fit the original vision.
• Designed originally with Gateron Inks in mind for the CF plate, the current iteration works will with most linears, and for long pole linears or tactiles the POM plate is recommended.
• Clickys are banned.

See the Build Stream HERE:

Thanks

• Our team at PT for working to make this a reality - Josh for the design, Sharon for managing production, Mel and Leo for prepping for QC and packing and shipping of these once they are ready!
• Tim for the amazing photography of the prototype.
• Everyone involved in earlier rounds of the older versions - without those foundations I would never have pursued this.