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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: keyboard_hobbes on Mon, 25 April 2016, 18:44:24

Title: anniversary gift (help needed)
Post by: keyboard_hobbes on Mon, 25 April 2016, 18:44:24

Hi Everyone,

My husband is software engineer, and he is obsessed with customized keyboards. Recently he starts thinking about building keyboards as a hobby. I want to buy him a gift for our upcoming 5-year anniversary, something like a tool kit for him to get this started.  Any suggestions will be appreciated. Ideally price could range from $50-$300.

Thank you!! :) :)

Title: Re: anniversary gift (help needed)
Post by: fknraiden on Mon, 25 April 2016, 18:47:19

Try to pick up one of the new whitefox kits.

Title: Re: anniversary gift (help needed)
Post by: carmenohio on Mon, 25 April 2016, 18:58:15

Hello, sounds like a great idea.  You can buy a lot of keyboard parts, such as cases, printed circuit boards, switches, etc at this website here:

https://shop.clueboard.co/ (https://shop.clueboard.co/)

Title: Re: anniversary gift (help needed)
Post by: keyboard_hobbes on Mon, 25 April 2016, 18:58:53

Thanks, but he already has several whitefox keyboards. He is thinking about building keyboards from scratch. Do you know what kind of tool is needed?

Title: Re: anniversary gift (help needed)
Post by: Malenky on Mon, 25 April 2016, 19:25:23

Tools? A soldering iron and a screwdriver. Other than soldering, you're basically just assembling parts.