I am really tempted to buy one (when it will be available again), but I have no skills in electronics and soldering. Is the assembly affordable without particular skills?
i wasn't a fan of soldering or DIY before i got into this mkb hobby.
few months after getting my first mkb, i got myself a cheap but usable soldering station to remove some faulty switch on my keyboard.
then i planned to assemble a custom keyboard myself although my experience is only up to desoldering switches (and watching keyboard assembly video by whitefiredragon on youtube)
the pass few weeks, my new experience is making my own custom sleeved usb cable.
yesterday my ergodox kit arrived, the moment i got home after work, eat dinner, and then my table is filled with all the tools that i have prepared prior to assemble ergodox and sprit's custom keyboard.
i started at about 830pm. complete full assembly and troubleshooting at almost 3am. BUT i had a head start with stripping the mini-usb for teensy and stickers on my switch as i did those shortly after the massdrop GB ended in january. the miniusb stripping will take quite a lot of patience n time if you don't have the right tool (i did it with just a blunt wire cutter and a pair of scissors...SO HORRIBLE)
my ergodox's soldering is very messy...i want to sandpaper my bottom acrylic case just to cover up my embarrassing soldering, or at least put something underneath to cover up.
on a side note, my costar stabs seems to get stuck with the 2u keycaps and thus causing the whole stab to come off together...is this a problem with DSA profile only? without the stabs it's so wobbly...