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New Members / Re: Greetings from Japan!
« Last post by Rhienfo on Sun, 19 May 2024, 06:34:15 »Hello!
Yes, that is unfortunately true. I did observe the Southpaw75 DIY kit, which comes with an ISO layout as an option, but I currently do not possess the dexterity needed to properly solder all components onto the PCB. Additionally, I do not own a soldering iron either...
I believe I will stick to the Q12 ISO for now, and once I slowly build my soldering confidence, start my foray into custom boards such as the previously mentioned one. I might even try hand-wiring down the line!... In several years, that is. Hand-wiring as a building method scares me.
I am, however, very excited to see what projects I can complete in the future.
Thank you for the response!
Soldering seems pretty daunting but it's actually not as hard as you think, especially when it comes to just soldering keyboard pcbs. Soldering stuff like diodes or doing handwiring is a lot more daunting, to me at least but it seems that with enough practice that should be fine as well (but atm I'm still not that level I feel)
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This video is pretty helpful (I used to recommend another guide but it isn't the best, it's fine if you just want to solder a keyboard and be done but learning proper soldering is important, so I use this one), I keep my soldering iron at about 280 now, and it flows fine and is easy to control. I just don't do the bending tip they show but that might help you.