Soldering a Mechanical Keyboard PCB Using Reflow

In this video, I run through the process of assembling and soldering a mechanical keyboard PCB by hand using reflow. The design includes features currently en vogue in the hobby like hotswap sockets and a JST header. Assembly begins at 4:47 if you don't feel like watching the preparation!

Just go buy your PCBs, guys. This took so long.

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Primary inspiration for this board came from TGR's Alice:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=95054.0

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PCBs: https://jlcpcb.com/

SMT components: https://www.digikey.com/

Hotswap sockets: https://kbdfans.com/

Wentai organizers and USB-C breakout board: https://www.adafruit.com/

ESD Tweezers: https://www.arrow.com/

Reflow Station: Search "858d reflow" on eBay

Soldering Iron: Hakko FX888D from Amazon

PCB design was done using Eagle: https://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/overview

Bill of materials (in progress):

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---Production Setup---
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Camera: Fujifilm XT-20 w/ 18-55mm Lens
Microphone: Audio-Technica AT2035
Interface: M-Audio Air 192|4

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---Miscellaneous Recommendations---
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Here's a good introductory guide to mechanical keyboard PCB design:
https://github.com/ruiqimao/keyboard-pcb-guide

Here's a good writeup regarding switch matrices as they apply to PCB design:
http://blog.komar.be/how-to-make-a-keyboard-the-matrix/

Wilba designs nicer PCBs than I do:
https://wilba.tech/

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