Desoldering, Mill-Maxing, And Why You Might Want To Learn Both
Thanks to StoryboardTech’s fantastic article, you finally learned how to solder! Or at least, you’re committed to learning. So, what’s next? Well, if you’re brave enough, why not learn how to desolder as well? And when you feel confident with that, how about Mill-Max? You don’t necessarily have to know or learn how to solder before learning how to desolder or Mill-max, but in my opinion, getting comfortable with soldering is a great step towards learning how to do the other two, and if you know how to solder, you can practice desoldering and mill-maxing to your heart’s content since you’ll already have the tools from learning how to solder! Well, at least most of the tools. Let’s start off with the good ol’ disclaimer section first, however. Disclaimer These are my own opinions and my own thoughts, and if I’ve learned anything in life, it’s that we all do things in slightly different ways. Whether it be deadlifting, desoldering, Mill-Maxing or even baking...
Jan 13, 2025
These are definitely nowhere near Cherry Profile however, which is a dramatically shorter keycap than OEM.
As seen in the previous Varmilo VA87M drop, these keycaps, assuming that the're the same, are quite low profile. Could you maybe rank these, the previously dropped Vortex PBT Keyset, the Leopold PBT Keyset suggested by another massdrop member in the VA87M discussion thread, and Cherry Profile keysets in terms of their profile height?
Thanks!
Signature Plastics DCS - Vortex PBT Keyset - Leopold / Varmilo Keycaps (Same Profile) - OEM Profile (WASD, and most keycaps)
In any event, I am going to wait for the "OEM" profile (same height as WASD and Filco). I am putting PBT keycaps on a Novatouch, and I've found that OEM profile works best for this keyboard. Cherry and Leopold profile did not work well on the Novatouch with respect to bottoming-out noise.