I’ve had a kit for a gherkin for years but my soldering skills suck. It might be that my iron doesn’t get to the correct temp though. I have no idea. Every time I’ve soldered stuff it feels random what’s happening. It makes me wonder if the tip is not at a consistent temperature.
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cRazi_man@lemm.ee 2 months agoHandwired keyboards with a Raspberry Pi or Arduino are achievable: github.com/joe-scotto/scottokeebs
I’ve made 2 keyboards with kits (see my post history) and it was good fun and an easy way to get a QMK compatible custom board. Would recommend.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 months ago
cRazi_man@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Clean your soldering iron tip on a sponge before every joint.
wjrii@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I use RP2040’s for all my homemade boards. Deeply satisfying, and one of the few DIY projects where you can come away feeling like you’ve got something absolutely as usable as a commercial offering.
cRazi_man@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I’m keen to make a handwired macro board, but the learning curve of programming of QMK from scratch is not something I’m prepared to deal with right now.
wjrii@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I use KMK, which doesn’t require compiling, but instead uses human readable Python, and now there is POG, which I’ve used on my last two and runs you through the process.