Mechanical Keyboard Soldering Tutorial

“... I know something you don’t know.” “And what is that?” “I… am not left-handed.” Outside of Princess Bride references, learn how to properly solder your keyboard. =============== -- Keebio Build Links -- =============== https://keeb.io/ Build your own Sinc keyboard! https://keeb.io/collections/sinc Our Recommended Soldering Tools: https://docs.keeb.io/soldering-tools =============== -- Materials Used -- =============== Kester Rosin Solder .5mm https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00068IJWC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=keebio-20&linkId=935ab7f8a3102675ef2814748616ef91&language=en_US Kester Rosin Solder .8mm https://www.amazon.com/Kester-24-6337-0027-Solder-Alloy-Diameter/dp/B0149K4JTY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=hi&linkCode=ll1&tag=keebio-20&linkId=5b11a1cceea42951c2929d842cfb7b14&language=en_US Pace Soldering Iron and Station https://www.amazon.com/PACE-ADS200-Professional-Soldering-Station/dp/B07KY58984/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=ads200&qid=1582429726&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=keebio-20&linkId=92236c548c2db681739944b0d3656f7f&language=en_US Soldering Iron Tip Cleaner (among other names!) https://www.amazon.com/Hakko-599B-02-Wire-type-soldering-cleaner/dp/B00FZPGDLA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=industrial&linkCode=ll1&tag=keebio-20&linkId=c51683fd3e9f46a1dd24abcedb5d3ed0&language=en_US Soldering Mat https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DGVJ17H/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07DGVJ17H&linkCode=as2&tag=keebio-20&linkId=cf175952101d8a2c8bfd2714008cce98 Solder Sucker https://www.amazon.com/Desoldering-Solder-Sucker-Length-Remover/dp/B07BB8DGMP/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=keebio-20&linkId=6d99e11bc738533735139d3d3b390f8a&language=en_US Hotswaps https://keeb.io/products/mill-max-hotswap-sockets ================= -- Recommendations -- ================= Get those hotswap sockets! https://keeb.io/products/mill-max-hotswap-sockets ================ -- Follow Us! -- ================ https://twitter.com/keebio https://instagram.com/keebio https://youtube.com/c/keebio www.twitch.tv/keebiolab ================ -- Chapters! -- ================ 00:00 Intro 00:16 Safety Notice 1:12 Left and Right Hand Set Ups 1:19 Building a Sinc https://keeb.io/collections/sinc 2:00 Solder Sizes 2:26 Using Tiny Solder (.5mm) 2:58 How to Solder 3:47 Side Note: Brass Coil Tip Cleaner 3:57 How to Solder Steps 5:26 Pro Tips 6:18 Desoldering 6:58 Outro Thanks for watching!