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SHT 01/05 — General arrangement© 2026 HVNF Studios · Do not redistribute

KL-75 / Monolith — Mechanical keyboard

Each KL-75 case starts as a 4.6 kg block of aluminum and leaves the mill at 1.52 kg, cut to within ±0.02 mm on every face that meets another. A brass weight keeps the balance under the home row, and a spring-mounted plate sets the sound.

Case mass
1.52 kg
Face tolerance
±0.02 mm
Batch 04
120 units
From
$640

Fig. 01 — Assembled, 7.2° typing angle

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6063 Aluminum // 7.2° Incline // Spring-mounted plate

SHT 02/05 — Exploded schematic© 2026 HVNF Studios · Do not redistribute

Six layers.
One voicing.

  1. 01

    Gasket isolation

    Shore 20A Poron / 0.9 mm compression

  2. 02

    Brass ballast

    620 g C360 / 0.8 µm PVD coat

  3. 03

    Hot-swap matrix

    QMK / VIA · 1000 Hz polling · USB-C

Fig. 02 — Exploded, Y-axis

SHT 03/05 — Acoustic test bench© 2026 HVNF Studios · Do not redistribute

Hear the
switch first.

Each voicing is synthesized live in your browser from its stem material, spring weight, and housing plastic. No recordings. Pick a switch, then press the keys or type on your own keyboard.

Audio starts on your first press

Smooth POM stem in a polycarbonate top housing. Deep, rounded bottom-out with a short, clean return.

20 Hz — 10 kHz

Test keys

Actuation
45 g actuation, 22 mm dual-stage
Total travel
4.0 mm
Stem
POM, factory lubed (205g0)
Housing
PC top / nylon bottom
Dominant band
350–600 Hz
Last strike peak
Press a key
SHT 04/05 — Technical specification© 2026 HVNF Studios · Do not redistribute

Spec
sheet.

Measured on the Batch 04 first article. Every case ships with its own inspection card listing the measured flatness of the plate shelf.

Drawing
KL75-SPEC
Revision
C
Units
mm / g
Scale
NTS
A

Case

Material
6063-T6 aluminum, machined from solid billet
Mating-face tolerance
±0.02 mm
Finish
Type II anodize, 20–25 µm
Typing angle
7.2°
Front height
18.5 mm
B

Dimensions & mass

Footprint
334.0 × 148.8 mm
Case mass
1.52 kg
Built mass
2.48 kg with switches and keycaps
Ballast
620 g C360 brass, mirror PVD
C

Mounting & acoustics

Mount style
Gasket, 12 × Poron (Shore 20A)
Plate
Leaf-spring FR4, 1.2 mm, flex-cut
Dampening
Case foam, PE sheet, IXPE switch pad
Tuning options
Plate foam in / out, O-ring gasket kit
D

Electronics

PCB
1.6 mm FR4, hot-swap, south-facing sockets
Firmware
QMK / VIA
Connection
USB-C, 1000 Hz polling
Layouts
75% ANSI, 75% ISO
SHT 05/05 — Allocation request© 2026 HVNF Studios · Do not redistribute

Hold a
Batch 04 slot.

Batch 04 is limited to 120 cases so each one gets a full inspection pass. Tell us your build and we hold a slot for 72 hours while we send a deposit invoice.

Slots held84 / 120
Your build sheet
Case
Raw Billet
Ballast
Mirror PVD Brass
Switches
Linear Mineral (45g)
Layout
75% ANSI
Deposit
$150, refundable until machining
Case finish
Ballast finish
Switches
Layout

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