Hello All!
Here are build pics for my Watermelon Pure! Wanted to share with you all, hope you like the gallery.
Full album (with extras) here: http://imgur.com/a/O3w39 (http://imgur.com/a/O3w39)
Finally got home to try to take some better pictures of my keyboard (nice camera is at home, broken Galaxy S4 is at apartment). First few photos are from my broken phone or my roommates' iPhone.
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Materials:
1x Pure PCB (with stabs) off Turtle
62x Clear Switches off MechanicalKeyboards
1x Thick Lube off Mechanical Keyboards
1x Bi-Color Vortex Thick PBT (Pink) off Mechanical Keyboards
1x Green Acryllic Case off ApocalypseMeow
200x 62g Gold Springs off Sprit (and special thanks to HPE1000!)
1x Weller Soldering Iron
1x Solder Sucker
Waterclear LED's Pink/White/Green off ebay
Messy Desk. Case + PCB
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(http://i.imgur.com/TJQxhs8.jpg)
Another View of the Case
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(http://i.imgur.com/zlR4KpN.jpg)
Switches!
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(http://i.imgur.com/Atu4Asb.jpg)
How did my Choc Mini Sneak in Here?
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(http://i.imgur.com/7O069tb.jpg)
Deciding on Switches
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(http://i.imgur.com/4kJPyAV.jpg)
Switches Soldered! Went with 62g Lubed Ergo Clear (I used a bit much lube on the leg though...hopefully they dry out a little or I'll have to go wipe them down)
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(http://i.imgur.com/DfwmwEG.jpg)
Throwback
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(http://i.imgur.com/X8DxdsM.jpg)
I started mech boards with a blue switch. Can't use them anymore but still gotta show them love! This one is lubed to be a quiet click (I screwed up maybe 10 blues trying to get quiet click to work without over lubing]
Trying out the Splash Guard for lulz
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(http://i.imgur.com/5jBH3L6.jpg)
LED's Installed
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(http://i.imgur.com/fymg6BZ.jpg)
LED's On
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(http://i.imgur.com/YusVWIK.jpg)
I lifted the LED trace on "G," and it looks like the 5 was damaged from before hand (I bought a used Pure PCB)
Caps!
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(http://i.imgur.com/RS60glb.jpg)
Caps Fitted
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(http://i.imgur.com/WRwPu9c.jpg)
I Leave LED's Off But Installed Them Anyways
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(http://i.imgur.com/sObJXlx.jpg)
If any of you have seen my posts, you know I don't like having LED's on. But I do like bling for when I'm not using my board :)
Ricer Keyboard
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(http://i.imgur.com/Evx6sHD.jpg)
I had a blast putting this keyboard together, and I hope you all enjoyed the ride! PM me any time for questions or discussion--Keyboards are my hobby!
Up Next: Face-W off Sprit's Round 2 Group Buy, White/Blue