A prototype is a preliminary model of something. Projects that offer physical products need to show backers documentation of a working prototype. This gallery features photos, videos, and other visual documentation that will give backers a sense of what’s been accomplished so far and what’s left to do. Though the development process can vary for each project, these are the stages we typically see:

About the Project

We have designed and developed an aluminium keychain case for the Pi Zero, machined from billets of 6082T6 grade aluminium. They will be available in either a bare metal state or anodised with a choice of red or black.All parts necessary to complete the assembly will be supplied, including the hex key. All you need to do is provide your own Raspberry Pi Zero. For all backers of the kickstarter campaign we will also provide a lobster clasp key ring.

In Red

In Black

Who Are We?

JCF Engineering is a company I started nine years ago. We are a small precision engineering business that provides machining services for high tech engineering clients. We receive designs and make them reality.

It has always been my ambition to develop my own products. So in 2016 I ventured into product design with my first project the PigiPi Aluminium Screen Stand. Buoyed with its success I started experimenting with the challenge of making a solid metal housing for the Pi Zero. After some prototyping I came up with the design you see here.

My passion is in making things, in particular, machining. The thrill of seeing something being created from a lump of metal never wears off on me. For this reason I believe it is important that we not only own the design process but also the manufacturing process. All our designs will play to our manufacturing expertise, and all effort will be taken in keeping processes in-house.