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Frusta Fundamental

Modularized 65% keyboard with multiple mounting systems
Designed by G14D from PicoLab, Hong Kong

Background



Frusta is a project that was started in June 2020 by G14d based in Hong Kong! He designed a number pad (Frusta Experimental) with the idea of assembling six frustums together, the same design language is now implemented to a 65% keyboard.

Features

• 65% layout by default, but can change to 60% by replacing the top frustum, plate and PCB only, cost less than $100

• Support gasket mount, top mount and plateless tray mount

• Switch between different mounting systems smoothly, no extra part is required

• Comes with 7-degree typing angle by default, bottom frustum with different typing angles will be manufactured in the future

• The PCB supports QMK, VIA and also support firmware and GUI editor developed by PicoLab

• Top cover(frustums) are sold separately, down to $40 for each

• No weight, it's under the bottom, you cannot see sh!t when typing, it's useless

• Well-known project in the Hong Kong Mechanical Keyboard community

Modularization

He found inspirations from PC cases, the MasterCase series made by Cooler Master is hisfirst PC case, he bought it when he was 16. The reason that he mentioned it is that the MasterCase series provide a noticeable modularization experience. Buyers get a lot of freedoms to modify the position of different components inside the case. He would like to provide the same modularization experience to you guys using Frusta and he believes that will be the future of DIY mechanical keyboards.



He wanted to design a keyboard that can be modified, can be upgraded using as fewer parts as it needs.
So one of the signatures of Frusta Fundamental is that it switches smoothly between multiple mounting systems and no additional parts are needed during this process. He designed some removable mounting columns which make the keyboard compatible with tray mount. Besides, a tiny square was cut out on the right-up corner of the middle frame, It's reserved for an encoder.



Kitting

Although the design had slightly changed, the middle frame is no longer assembled by 4 frustums. The concept of modularization remains. To achieve modularization, different parts of the keyboard are sold separately.

All of the kits below:

Core



This kit includes:

• 1 Middle frame

• 1 Plate

• 1 Solder/Hotswap PCB

• 30 gaskets and some spares

• 1 Foam

• 1 package of screws

Materials:
Top Frustum



This kit includes:

• 1 Top Frustum

• 1 package of screws

Materials and colour options:
Bottom Frustum



The kit includes:

• 1 Bottom Frustum

• 1 Foam

• 10 removable mounting columns and some spares

• 1 package of screws

Materials and colour options:
Price



Frusta Fundamental Standard Kit: starting from $400

• 1 Core Kit
  • Default goes with anodized black middle frame, alu/PC plate, solder PCB
  • +$30 upgrade the middle frame to e-white
  • +$20 upgrade the plate to brass
  • +$10 upgrade the PCB to hotswap

• 1 Top + Bottom Kit
  • Default goes with anodized black, crimson, olive, orange
  • Sky blue is reserved for instock units
  • +$20 upgrade finishing to e-white, exempt if upgrade the middle frame to e-white already
  • +$100 upgrade frustums to cerakote champagne pink or sun flower
  • +$250 upgrade frustums to matte brass, with anti-oxydant coating

Frusta Fundamental "I want it all" Kit:

• 1 e-white middle frame

• 1 plate
  • Aluminium, PC or brass

• 1 PCB
  • Solder or hotswap

• 1 e-white bottom frustum

• 8 top frustums
  • Anodized black
  • Anodized crimson
  • Anodized olive
  • Anodized orange
  • Anodized sky blue
  • Cerakote pink champange
  • Cerakote sun flower
  • Matte Brass, with anti-oxydant coating

Separate Parts:

Core Kit
Top Frustum Kit
Bottom Frustum Kit
Top + Bottom Frustum Kit

Add-ons:

Extra plate: $29
Extra PCB: $29 for solder, $39 for hotswap

Taxes, transaction fees and shipping fees are not included in all prices, the final price of every region can be slightly different according to the tax rate of each country. The estimated cost is starting at $380-400 for each buyer, including tax and shipping fee.

Renders

All by PicoLab


Black, GMK Dark


Matte brass, GMK Civilizations


Olive, GMK Olive


Orange, GMK Kaiju


Champagne Pink, GMK Oilivia


Sky blue, only sell in the form of instock, GMK Shoko


Crimson, GMK Red Samurai


Botanical, not for sale in the incoming GB

Disclaimer

I`m posting this interest check for G14D. I`ll try to answer all questions as good as I can or contact G14D.