Fairly new to GeekHack, but have owned 2 HHKB Pro2 keyboards for > 5 years, and just bought hasu's alt keyboard controller which is awesome.
I'm thinking it would be quite fun to build my own keyboard and have a few questions, apologies in advance for any stupid questions
Would this pack be a good one to start for my first keyboard?
How tough will the soldering be? (I've never soldered anything before)
Do i need to do any soldering other than the switches onto the PCB?
The carbon fiber plate looks awesome and definitely want that.
Can anyone recommend any cases (preferably aluminium or metal of some sort that would fit this)?
Would i need to buy anything else other than a case / cable?
If you get a PCB with all the main soldering done, soldering of just the switches is easy. They have big pins and big pads to solder to.
There are loads of cases for 60% keyboards, really depends on what you want. There are low profile ones like the
Tex CNC aluminium one, there are thicker/deeper ones like
the Hammer style one, and there are
these flat ones with removable weights at the back (similar to the LZ case style I think?).
There are a lot more to choose from as well, the 60% design has many different case options.
For things to buy: you need a PCB, (optional) plate, key-switches, case, keycaps, stabilizers, and a cable.