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I want to build a keyboard. What do I need?

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myroblyte
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Dec 6, 2018135 VIEWS
I'm new to mechanical keyboards. Could someone give me a list of all the parts I need to build one? Thanks.
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erickong
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Dec 9, 2018
Watch YouTube videos from people like TaeKeyboards for build advice. Nathan Kim is good also
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meatloaf
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Dec 6, 2018
You can pretty much find everything you need on KBDfans except for a soldering iron.
fyi lube and clip your stabilizers so they don't sound all rattly.
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