I Wish I Had Known This Before I Bought My First Custom Mechanical Keyboard | Beginners Guide

In this video, I’m gonna try to talk about what almost 2 years of playing with a custom mechanical keyboard (s) has taught me and maybe help one or two souls out there. So think of it as a small but perhaps interesting beginners guide to the grand world of custom keyboards.

NearLucid:    / nearlucid  

Keyboards shown 🛍️
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QK65: https://qwertykeys.notion.site/QK65-F...
Owlab Spring:   / gb_spring  
Monokei Standard: https://www.monokei.co/standard
Percent Studio Trio-60: https://percent.studio/products/trio-60
PrimeKB Meridian: https://www.primekb.com/collections/k...
Keebwerk Mega: https://www.keebwerk.com/mega-keyboard/
Keychron Q2: https://www.keychron.com/products/key...
Keychron K6: https://www.keychron.com/products/key...

Keycaps shown 🛍️
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Drop DCX: https://drop.com/mechanical-keyboards...
Drop MT3: https://drop.com/mechanical-keyboards...
Monokei Series 1: https://monokei.co/series-1-keycaps
Osume Keys: https://www.osumekeys.com
qPBT Terminal: https://mvkb.com/terminal/
GMK Godspeed: https://drop.com/buy/drop-mito-gmk-go...
PBTFans Keycaps: https://kbdfans.com/collections/pbtfans
Mode Keycaps: https://modedesigns.com/pages/keycaps
Rama Works Keycaps: https://ramaworks.store/products/caps...

Other items shown 🛍️
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Loobed Switches: https://loobedswitches.com/
Owlstab V2: https://www.qwertykeys.com/products/o...
Gateron Switch Puller: https://geni.us/nGiw
KBDFans Lube Tools: https://kbdfans.com/products/kbdfans-...
Cat Switch Opener: https://swagkeys.com/products/lucky-c...
Wristrest for Owlab Spring: https://www.qwertykeys.com/products/s...

Great place for in-stock parts and keyboards: https://thocstock.com

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Gear used 🎬
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Camera: https://geni.us/UzQAwW
Lens: https://geni.us/HpBXvq
Microphone:https://geni.us/Y6IkFI
Audio Interface: https://geni.us/R7lcA
Light:https://geni.us/13xEU
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Chapters 📋
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00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Prologue
01:02 - Your First Is Gonna Suck (Keyboards)
03:10 - GMK Isn't Everything (Keycaps)
08:16 - Of Switches And Stabs (Switches & Stabilizers)
12:07 - Accessorize Me (Accessories & Tools)
13:47 - Now Go Forth And Build (Closing Thoughts)
15:03 - Thank You

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About the links 🔗
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