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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: Judicator on Sun, 22 November 2015, 05:29:36
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Hello everybody,
I'm new here and to the world of mechanical keybords.
After a few days of lurking finally decided to register, thnaks to all of you guys to share your interesting projects, I hope to learn and hopefully build my own keyboard with your help.
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Welcome to GeekHack! :cool:
Don't forget to check out the Simple Questions, Simple Answers thread (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40501.0) for...umm...simple answers to simple questions.
Build your own keyboard? What do you have in mind: assembling from a kit / components or a full-blown DIY keyboard build with a custom hand-wired layout? :p
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Welcome to Geekhack!
What keyboard/s have you got, or have you joined to seek inspiration for your first purchase?
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Wellcome my friend to GH watch your wallet here
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Wellcome my friend to GH watch your wallet here
Or we will watch it for you mwahahahah :))
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Sorry guys but when I posted somehow I my post counter was stuck at zero and I got no notification so I thought my post got lost. :)
The keyboard I actually use and which I'm typing on now is an ancient Logitech G15 which, unfortunately, while I was cleaning it, I broke the flat cable that links the PCB to the little LCD screen.
If You know where I can find spare parts or know someone selling them or selling this keyboard for cheap please let me know. :)
Honestly this keyboard served me well in all these years and still works pretty good.
Well I think that sums all up
I'd like to build my first mechanical keyboard, I'm a gamer, so a gaming keyboard possibly with blue backilighting and cherry blue switches.
I'm reading tutorials about how to do the stuff: soldering, creating a backplate and eventually make a stylish handmade case.
I live in Italy a Country where stuff like this is not much popular and finding keycaps is an mission impossible, really.
I'm looking for double shot black backlit iso keycaps but unfortunately I can only find UK/US/DE keycaps set with the charateristics that suit my needs.
I could buy one of the many products by the big brands but I think building my own keyboard would be great and informative and have a special taste.
I ended up here while I was googling for the a keycaps set and found a interest check topic.
For now I'm just seeking inspiration and reading tutorials and looking at the work of other people but I have a rough idea of what I'd like to make as soon as I have the money to buy everything: I realized that building your own keyboard a costly but allows you to build exactly what you want and need.
Thanks for the nice welcome. :)
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Doubleshot + backlight friendly + an unusual ISO = a potentially long search.
There are more ISO layout fans joining group buys these days, and their voices are getting louder, so there are starting to be more and more sets supporting various ISO layouts.
If you see a set you like, make sure to join in the discussion and vote for your particular ISO variant!
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Doubleshot + backlight friendly + an unusual ISO = a potentially long search.
There are more ISO layout fans joining group buys these days, and their voices are getting louder, so there are starting to be more and more sets supporting various ISO layouts.
If you see a set you like, make sure to join in the discussion and vote for your particular ISO variant!
Yeah it's starting to to look like an infinite quest.
I found this topic https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=70781.100 and I joined the discussion, as you suggest, now I can do is wait and hope.
Thanks for your help. :)
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Doubleshot + backlight friendly + an unusual ISO = a potentially long search.
There are more ISO layout fans joining group buys these days, and their voices are getting louder, so there are starting to be more and more sets supporting various ISO layouts.
If you see a set you like, make sure to join in the discussion and vote for your particular ISO variant!
Yeah it's starting to to look like an infinite quest.
I found this topic https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=70781.100 and I joined the discussion, as you suggest, now I can do is wait and hope.
Thanks for your help. :)
Yep, that's exactly the sort of thing you'll need to watch for. Good luck :)
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Doubleshot + backlight friendly + an unusual ISO = a potentially long search.
There are more ISO layout fans joining group buys these days, and their voices are getting louder, so there are starting to be more and more sets supporting various ISO layouts.
If you see a set you like, make sure to join in the discussion and vote for your particular ISO variant!
In your experience what are the chances of GB to be successful?
Yeah it's starting to to look like an infinite quest.
I found this topic https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=70781.100 and I joined the discussion, as you suggest, now I can do is wait and hope.
Thanks for your help. :)
Yep, that's exactly the sort of thing you'll need to watch for. Good luck :)