Keyboard Tips & Tricks - Volume 1
CTRL + F to quickly skip to each tip/trick below: Tip #1 - Cheap Dust Cover (Shower Caps) Tip #2 - Upgrade Your Wire Keycap Puller to Plastic Tip #3 - Test Your PCB/QC Your Board Before Building Soldering-Specific: Tip #4 - Take Your Time. Set Yourself up for Soldering Success Tip #5 - Using the Right Size Soldering Tip Tip #6 - Soldering Loose Switches/Plateless Builds - Rubber Bands Tip #7 - Fixing Crooked Switches After Soldering Extra Tip - Test Your PCB After Soldering… BEFORE You Put Away Your Soldering Equipment Intro & Disclaimer A recent mistake. Mixed three sets of beige PBT keycap sets and spent a good while having to separate everything... “I wish I had known about this sooner…” I can’t tell you the amount of times that I’ve said those words out loud, or thought about them when it comes to the keyboard hobby. Whether it’s what someone in the community has told me, or something I found out myself, even things that may seem so simple as using...
Mar 11, 2025
Now I can buy from MassDrop at the price I wanted, sweet!
And since the poacher is likely part of this community in the odd chance they read: you bought a keyboard with a cracked screw insert. What was agreed at $65 and talked to down to $55 because of the damage is now your gain/ problem. I owe you my thanks for taking my thread and buyer jacking. Using your discretionary income and lack of better judgement, you saved me a hassle easily rectified by MassDrop. Best humpday ever!