Sweep Bling MX with Triumph Adler keycaps salvaged from an old Gabriele 9009 typewriter.

As they are mostly uniform profile, I could actually make them fit my layout 😍

  • @chetco
    3•2 years ago

    Looks nice, well done. Friendly reminder for anyone interested to please use lead-free solder, especially for something like this.

    • apfelOP
      3•2 years ago

      Yup, big agree! Lead-free is perfectly fine, just have to crank that soldering iron up a bit.

    • I'm Hiding 🇦🇺
      2•2 years ago

      Forgive my ignorance, but ELI5 on the lead solder debate? I was under the impression that lead solder produced joints that are less likely to crack, ergo it was better? What have I missed?

      • apfelOP
        3•2 years ago

        Most importantly, lead is very poisonous.

        And while it is possible to use it in a safe fashion if you know what you’re doing (thorough cleaning of everything it may have touched, especially your skin and everything you may touch again; usage of fume extractor), lead-free solder is perfectly fine to use, especially for undemanding applications such as keyboard PCBs.
        It merely requires higher soldering temps around 300 degrees Celsius (I personally prefer 330 as a default, going up to 380 when desoldering).

        Another thing to be aware of that lead-free solder doesn’t fix is the fumes from burning flux. So even with lead-free solder you should use a fume extractor.