M50-A PCB / Inventory 2 bands/ RW01 parts/ ICED Dampeners / Heavy Industry SEQ3

M50-A PCBS

The M50-A PCBs have arrived! The prototype enclosure should also be arriving in the following weeks in which we’ll produce a typing video. We’re also adjusting our setup for improved audio.

Inventory 2 Bands

These have also arrived, now we’re awaiting the Inventory 2 wallets themselves which have been shipped - however, given the current reduction of transit lanes it will take longer to arrive than usual.

ICED Dampeners

Now in stock and shipping next week!

RW01 Wheels

Have are arrived and are waiting to be paired with the car itself! They are en route.

Heavy Industry SEQ3

Arrived yesterday and we will start packing and shipping starting this upcoming Monday and throughout the week!

RW TUB Prototype

RW TUB PROTOTYPING

We’ve begun prototyping our recently shown storage Tub to test both sizing and functionality.

Shown below are 3D printed prototypes, these are printed from Nylon-12 and have an unfinished, rough texture with inconsistent coloring. These are just for testing purposes and do not represent the final finish, quality or material.

Above, is currently our largest variation of the tub. It can hold ~105 switches, amongst anything else you can think to store in it!

We’ve designed the Tub to be easy to hold, with an oversized lid for ease of grip.

The Medium sized Tub can hold ~76 switches. We expect these could be used for many things.

The Small Tub holds ~47 switches. This could be used to store fasteners, large amounts of grease/lube, stabiliser wires/springs, etc.

Here we’re experimenting with seals to water tight the Tub.

Also testing out a baby version of the Tub.

We’re still working on the final colours, materials and finish.

M65-B Typing video

M65-B Typing Video:
youtu.be/2nSgsN3lHc4

M65-B ICED

This is the M65-B ICED, it’s milled from a solid block of Polycarbonate and features our MUTE mounting platform - now moulded from our ICED colourway. The new MUTE allows light to diffuse more evenly beneath the plate.

We’ll be filming and releasing a video on the M65-B ICED as soon as possible.

Weight

The M65-B ICED (Polycarbonate) without switches, stabilisers and keycaps weighs in at: 685 grams

VIA Configurator

Did you know you can adjust the lighting and layout in real-time with our VIA Configurator?

M65-B Prototype MUTE / M6-C Bases

M65-B Prototype MUTE mount

The prototype for the MUTE mount platform has arrived, we’ve moulded the MUTE out of our ICED colourway to distribute lighting more evenly throughout the underside of the PCB.

M6-C Bases

The M6-C bases have arrived, this has been the last thing we have been waiting on before we could start packing and shipping! We will begin packing the M6’s next week and promptly ship them as soon as we can.

Check out the updates on the GRID caps here: https://rama.works/prototype/2019/11/11/grid-caps-arrived-hi-seq2-shipped-wear-m60-a-seq2

M6-C ICED Edition

A new edition of the M6-C is available in our ICED colourway. It features a Polycarbonate enclosure with a ICED silicone, same as the material seen above with the M65-B MUTE mount.
https://ramaworks.store/products/m6-c

Rama Works x MIGHTYKILLERS® Photography Accessories - Development

135 Film 2U Canister

After receiving feedback from MIGHTYKILLERS® on the 2U prototype of the film canister, we’ve made some adjustments that we think will make it ready for market. We’re currently waiting on the second round of prototypes for review. We’ve added a new closure system to the top lid to make it quicker and more satisfying to open and close the film canister lids. Instead of the previous twist-lock cap, we’re utilizing our new pushbutton cam-lock that will snap the lid in when simply pushing it into the enclosure.

Here is what the Rama Works - Pushbutton cam-lock mechanism looks like.

Past this, we’re looking to introduce a new material / edition to the lineup. Mirror-Polished Aluminium. This edition will beautifully wear as used, giving itself character and stories over time. We’ve also increased the specifications on the black-anodised film canister to be a Military Spec Type III hard-anodising - this will increase it’s strength and resistance to scratches and wear.

PHOTOS FROM MIGHTYKILLERS®

Here are some images from MIGHTYKILLERS® of the round 1 prototype!

M60-A Shipping / KOYU / M6-B / XO Tool

M60-A Now Shipping!

M60-A’s have arrived in our warehouse and we have begun shipping orders! As of today we have packed all Australian orders which will be picked up tomorrow. We will continue packing and shipping orders in batches - owners will receive a shipping notification email when the order is packed and ready! There is a lot to go through, so it will take some time to get through each order - we will however be going through them as quickly as we can.

First batch complete!

KOYU RACE

The KOYU RACE prototype is in, see some pictures below! We also will have the HAZE prototype in the next few weeks.

Circuits!

The prototype KOYU PCB is in alongside the M6-B production PCB’s.

XO Switchpuller Tool

A Stainless Steel 304 Switch Puller. Laser-etched. XO detailing. Arriving next month along with our new Rama Wear apparel.

Instrument Low-Profile / Stab SEQ 2

INSTRUMENT

A lot have asked on the status of the Instrument board. Over the past couple of months, we made developments on creating a low profile keyboard with our custom-moulded keycaps.

The initially designed keycap was for the Kailh Low-Profile switch - however after initial testing with 2U caps we found that it was not suitable and halted the project. We had an entire set of 1U and 2U keys prototyped for testing.

A lot of work was done in creating a complete package, below is the PCB designed by our Hardware Engineer, Wilba.

A new solution

After being in contact with Cherry we where able to procure one of the first samples of the Cherry MX Low Profile mechanical switch. The design of this switch has some major advantages over the Kailh switches we initially selected. It has a light-pipe which was designed specifically for SMD RGB LED's, the stem is much more stabilised which can handle 2U keys on its own and the switch supports normal MX keys (unlike the Kailh which is a proprietary stem)

What's next?

The low-profile switches haven't been released yet, but we're waiting on a prototype order of more units so that we can begin testing. The PCB will also be redesigned with the footprint for the Cherry MX Low Profile switch.

Stab

The design for our new stabiliser is complete and will begin the second round of prototying. We have added in the threaded-insert and adjusted some of the model dimensions. The base of the stabiliser is 'pre-clipped' and has a small landing pad to reduce 'bottoming out' noise. The current proposal is to produce the stabiliser out of POM due to its low coefficient of friction.