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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: ZoGxll on Fri, 03 May 2013, 12:47:58

Title: Howdy geeky hackers
Post by: ZoGxll on Fri, 03 May 2013, 12:47:58
I have lurked GH for years off and on and have really been getting into it obsessively recently, so I thought I would make an account. 

I just got my first mechanical keyboard, a ducky 1087 MX with green alps, and I like much more than I thought I would.  I have a ducky year of the dragon with MX reds on the way that I am pretty excited about as well. 

I am interested in doing some keyboard reviews and really want to get into soldering my own boards and doing custom jobs.

Title: Re: Howdy geeky hackers
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 03 May 2013, 12:50:33
Welcome to GH!! I'm also learning to solder and make custom boards myself. I also have a few reviews that I've written. I really enjoy writing reviews and would be glad to talk about things like formatting if you wanted to chat.

Enjoy your stay ^__^
Title: Re: Howdy geeky hackers
Post by: ZoGxll on Fri, 03 May 2013, 13:33:16
I would like that. 

Did you have general soldering experience before you started working on boards?  I haven't soldered anything since I was a kid haha...
I have found some decent how to videos on youtube but, I'm trying to get as many resources at possible to teach myself.

As far as reviews I would like to do sample typing videos.  I really enjoy watching them on youtube and it seems like it would be a useful resource for people who are trying to check out a specific board / switch combination.
Title: Re: Howdy geeky hackers
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 03 May 2013, 13:35:44
I would highly recommend checking out the Living Soldering Thread for more info on soldering. And I have a bit of experience that is related to an internship I had. I soldered daily for 6 months so I feel very comfortable soldering.

And more video reviews would be cool. I like writing so I mostly do text reviews but video is a really cool medium.