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
Expect keyboards in all shapes and sizes. If you're looking to try out something new, it is likely to be at this event. So come early and stay until close because there will be plenty of people to meet and plenty of keyboards to see.
There will also be food, beverages, and some GIVEAWAYS including some Massdrop products so you basically don't have a good reason not to go.
July 22nd, 2017 1:30PM to 4:30PM
Living Computers: Museum + Labs 2245 1st Avenue South Seattle, WA 98134
https://www.google.com/maps/place/2245+1st+Avenue+South,+Seattle,+WA+98134/@47.6078064,-122.3512575,13.36z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x5490402651f03473:0xa006bc5ea99eebc1!8m2!3d47.5823381!4d-122.3347017
KEYBOARD TALKS
Earlier in the day there will be pre-meetup keyboard presentations from world renowned community members. Plan to arrive by 11:00am if you want to catch the talks and Q&A. If you can't attend early, they also plan to record and stream each talk.
Note: keyboards cannot be set up nor displayed until after the talks and no sooner than 1:30pm.
With Keyboard *FREE
Without Keyboard**$12.00
SIGN UP HERE:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTbLCQTv8m6jpvdXfTRwB65gxGTeus9XeChq2aTUKqPZi8OA/viewform?usp=sf_link
They are expecting 200+ attendees and already have over 135 RSVPs. Sign up now to secure your keyboard spot at the table.
See website for full details: https://ckeys.org/events/smkmeetup/