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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: velgarath on Tue, 21 April 2020, 16:48:18

Title: New member from Switzerland
Post by: velgarath on Tue, 21 April 2020, 16:48:18

Hi everyone:

Well...after a couple of months lurking in Geekhack, I decided to introduce myself and start digging deeper into the world of customized mechanical keyboards.

I am here to learn from you guys and hope that you will help me get some experience and be able to some cool stuff.

A couple of weeks ago, I decided to purchase an IDOBAO

https://drop.com/buy/idobao-id80-75-hot-swappable-mechanical-keyboard-kit

Not expensive and, hopefully, very useful to get some experience for my first build (no soldering yet). Let's see how it goes

See you around!

Title: Re: New member from Switzerland
Post by: Maledicted on Wed, 22 April 2020, 16:24:36

Hi velgarath. Welcome to Geekhack.

Keyboards have to be one of the best ways to get into soldering, in my opinion. The pads/contacts are huge and spaced out pretty far. Perfect for beginners. It is a lot easier than it looks. Just follow a good guide and take your time the first few times.