Mechanical Keyboards

When building a keyboard, the builder must have all the listed components above, but I also strongly suggest having a keycap puller, a precision screwdriver kit, and a switch puller. Fortunately, most of the time, keycaps come with both keycaps and switch pullers. (1) The first step to building a keyboard is to ensure that the PCB (the brains of the keyboard) is working by using tweezers to test each switch port, which are the two diagonal circles next to the larger circle, responsiveness. I suggest using an online keyboard site that shows which keys are in use. (2) After all ports are responding, install the stabilizers onto the PCB. Check your keyboard's layout to see where the larger keys, like the shift, spacebar, and others, belong so you install the stabilizers in the correct location.

(3) Once all the stabilizers are clipped in, place the PCB foam over them. (4) Finally, it's time to install the switches. On the bottoms of the switches, two copper prongs are parallel to the two circles that the tweezers previously tested. Press the switch forcefully onto the two holes and hear a click to ensure they are connected. PLEASE DO NOT RUSH THIS process because it does hurt the PCB and your finger when too much pressure is applied in a short amount of time. (5) Place the PCB with switches into both top and bottom cases. (6) Once all switches are installed, the easiest part of the assembly is now here, putting on the keycaps. Look at the keycap box to see where each keycap is located concerning the letter location. Similar to installing the switches, apply some pressure to hear the keycap click on the switch. Congradulations! You have just built your first ever mechincal keyboard!