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
I posted ManOfInterests and his “This Week In Keyboards” when this spotlight first started, but it’s apt to continue sharing the news from him. Since upping his production quality, ManOfInterests goes over a selection of keyboard releases, design announcements, and well...general news around this hobby. I haven’t found another channel going over keyboard news so if you want to stay up to date give him a follow. The Verge
In headache inducing nostalgia, the Verge put together a music video composed of mechanical keyboard sounds. With no shortage of jump cuts, I definitely recognize a lot of keyboards from my childhood days. Can you name all the keyboards? @atxkb
https://www.instagram.com/atxkb/ For our next Instagram page we have @atxkb who is a keyboard designer coming out of Austin, TX. It looks like their most recent project, the Moontower, has just finished shipping. You can see a few customer builds by following the Instagram page. That’s it for this week’s curation. If you liked this thread, please give these creators a follow and a like on their video. If you have any recommendations on who we should curate for next week’s content please let me know in the comments section below.