Getting started with mechanical keyboards

2025-11-04

Last month I spent more hours than planned on mechanical keyboards. I borrowed most of the equipment at first. The weather decided most of the schedule. It is slower than buying the finished thing, and that is the point. I changed my mind about this twice. More on this later.

After a few years of map making. Keeping a simple log helped more than I expected. The second try took half the time of the first. Good tools help, but patience helps more. Cheap materials are fine for practice. Thanks for reading.

There is a quiet pleasure in birdwatching. Cheap materials are fine for practice. Reading the manual first would have saved me an afternoon. The notes below are mostly for my future self. Nothing here is new, but it took me a while to see it. The second try took half the time of the first. Next time I want to try a different approach.