Howdy!

[Blond183]

Hello Everyone!

I honestly do not know what it was that drew me into this hobby, but I know it started when I was looking into getting a new keyboard for my first PC build back in 2015.  I ended up going with a Corsair mechanical keyboard with Cherry Blues and after using it for 4 years wanted something better.  I ended up stumbling upon r/mechanicalkeyboards somehow and fell in love.  I have now built my first mech (a handwired 60% in a walnut case hand made by me  ) along with a Discipline keyboard from CFTKB for my wife (I have another kit on pre-order for myself). 

I am excited to see where this new hobby takes me and just hope that my wallet is able to sustain it LOL. 

[Rob27shred]

Hey, welcome to the hobby! Sounds like you're off to a good start already handwiring a 60% & building a Discipline. How did those builds go for you? Anyways you're in the right spot to find out more about the hobby & what ICs/GBs are currently going on. I'd suggest also checking out https://deskthority.net/ & https://www.keebtalk.com/. Deskthority is more focused on vintage boards & has the best wiki for info on them & switches, then Keebtalk has an awesome community that is very chill & mature.

[Blond183]

How did those builds go for you?

The hand-wired board went surprisingly well, I did mess up the case a little bit (I drilled the mounting holes too close to the edge of the wood case and blew a couple out) but its working great and is my primary keyboard at work. The Discipline build was my first go at through hole soldering so there were a few mistakes made, but it works and my wife is happy with it and that's all that really matters.