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Title: Hi from Glasgow
Post by: onemandub on Sun, 29 May 2016, 11:00:25

Recently addicted to mech keyboards and can already see what a money pit this is going to be but loving it all the same. Total newbie. Completely clueless. All advice welcomed. Cheers from Glasgow, Scotland.

Title: Re: Hi from Glasgow
Post by: xtrafrood on Sun, 29 May 2016, 13:07:01

Welcome :) What did ya get?

Title: Re: Hi from Glasgow
Post by: onemandub on Sun, 29 May 2016, 14:39:31

So far; couple of nice Noppoo's by accident (Choc Mini and a Blue backlit TKL 87 which arrived with 2 sets of caps), a black Vortex Pok3er, Filco Maj-2 TKL, A DAS Keyboard S which i already regret but it'll do for work and a couple of PCBs and cases including most of a Planck (due in June) which i'll start building as soon as it arrives. Add to that multiple keycap sets and that's in less than a month so if i keep this up i will be thoroughly skint by then end of August. I love everything about this and most importantly the community appear to be keen on sharing their expertise and passion without being too competitive (i'm sure there's plenty of that going on) or overtly condescending. Also there appears to be a wide age range which is good as i'm well past my sell by date. How about you; how far into this mayhem have you gone?

Title: Re: Hi from Glasgow
Post by: need on Sun, 29 May 2016, 14:47:57

Go straight to your end game - Topre / Model F / blue ALPS
Everything else you WILL regret.

Title: Re: Hi from Glasgow
Post by: kiwi99 on Sun, 29 May 2016, 14:52:25

Quote from: need on Sun, 29 May 2016, 14:47:57

Go straight to your end game - Topre / Model F / blue ALPS
Everything else you WILL regret.

blue alps booo

Title: Re: Hi from Glasgow
Post by: xtrafrood on Sun, 29 May 2016, 15:44:48

Holy guacamole you weren't kidding :eek: I'm still dipping my toes in to check the temperature of the water tbh

Title: Re: Hi from Glasgow
Post by: onemandub on Sun, 29 May 2016, 17:13:10

Temperature test? I believe my feet are currently burning. As for my wallet; it spontaneously combusted a week ago.

Title: Re: Hi from Glasgow
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 31 May 2016, 05:51:36

Welcome to Geekhack!

Highly recommended reading. (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=67980.0)

Then there's the actual recommended reading thread (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=68372.0) - there's lots of information in that one to help you get started.

Other than that, just start reading keyboards (https://geekhack.org/index.php?board=31.0) and keycaps (https://geekhack.org/index.php?board=80.0) are good places to start, and feel free to chip in when you have an opinion about something, or can answer a question.

Also glance through the media (https://geekhack.org/index.php?board=113.0) section, but read that post about the wallet I linked first ;)

Title: Re: Hi from Glasgow
Post by: onemandub on Tue, 31 May 2016, 15:35:21

Excellent. Gratefully received and much appreciated.