fuck this key is dying :(

@Chloe i have a few extra switches you just gotta desolder them from this like 7 year old project

-carrie

@aperture @Chloe people use non-hotswap keyboards?????

@eleanor @aperture this is the default….

@Chloe @aperture most (good) mechanical boards are socketed

@eleanor @Chloe @aperture why would it solder sockets that it has to align properly when it could just solder switches

@eleanor @Chloe @aperture it's not like they are hard to desolder

@0x6e6174 @Chloe @aperture ideally you get a board that has sockets preinstalled so you dont have to deal with solder at all.

@aperture @Chloe @0x6e6174 shotgun shells or something similar obviously!!

@eleanor @aperture @Chloe ok but soldering irons come in the form-factor of vapes. shotgun shells are gay and cylindrical

@0x6e6174 @eleanor @Chloe @aperture the sockets are self-aligning, since they go into the holes too

@0x6e6174 @aperture @Chloe there is an aliexpress soldering iron that looks fucking exactly like a vape that ive seen a bit. one moment while i find it.

@0x6e6174 @Chloe @aperture @eleanor i have soldered about 60 of them before and it’s very manageable, probably easier than soldering switches since you can lay the board down flat

@0x6e6174 @aperture @Chloe https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806677025847.html