Did some online shopping at
stanleysupplyservices.com and I am pretty happy with my haul for my first keyswitch mod (rosewill -> blue to clear) and general supply hoard for my relatively new hobby:
DS017 DESOLDERING TOOL EDSYN 114-202 $17.40
63/37-020-44-66-1 ROSIN WIRE SOLDER KESTER P 111-288 $27.50
CW8200 ROSIN FLUX PEN CHEMTRONICS 408-447 $6.15
CHEM WIK LITE BLUE CHEMTRONICS 25L 113-658 $16.41
599B-02 TIP CLEANER HAKKO 447-719 $9.47
BRS-715.00 BURN AWAY FLUX BRUSH LARGE 468-995 $3.02
$80 subtotal, $13 (NY) tax+ship, $8 (10%) discount, $86 total shipped ground. Ordered yesterday morning, shipped from MA to NY, will get here by tonight! How did I do?
Ordered wayyyy too much solder but I simply could not find any .02" kester 44 between 1oz and 16oz on the internet, so I went for the 16oz (I shop at costco) since the price was right. Also ordered a Soldapullt as well as desoldering braid, since I like the braid, and wanted to try the Soldapullt. Will be using RadioShack's 70w soldering station which did fine by me for desoldering the rosewill with a braid. I guess next on the list is some new Hakko tips as I only have the pointy one that came with it. I see a lot on Amazon, any suggestions what tips I should have in my arsenal?
edit:
Got the package less than 24 hours later. Clears installed. Typing on them now, fantastic. Already made the leaderboard on typeracer @ 151wpm
. These are a lot different than browns, a lot harder to bottom-out, let you float a little bit more and bounce from one key to the next. Very nice, I'm addicted, good thing I got all that solder
. Once these break in I plan to do ergo-clear mod and lube, possibly sticker if I can find them somewhere.