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Build your first mechanical keyboard
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1 hour
No soldering
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Hot-swap 65% kit
70
Linear switches
1
PBT keycap set
2 ml
Stabiliser lube
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01
0:00
Lube the stabilisers
Thin coat on the wire ends. This kills the rattle on the space bar.
02
0:09
Press in the switches
Straight down, pins first. Check none are bent before you push.
03
0:17
Test every key
Open a key tester in the browser and tap through every row.
04
0:25
Keycaps on
Start with the big keys, then fill in row by row.
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Linear switches x70
$28
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PBT keycaps, coral
$45
seen at 0:27
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