This post lists the parts and tools I used (including optional things) and the suppliers. The solder sucker and wick as they’re useful if you make a mistake (I ended up using them when fitting the LEDs). If you go for a hot swap board then you probably get away with just the screwdrivers and won’t need the soldering bits and pieces.
Websites and software
Parts used
From YMDK
- Kit 1 - Aluminum CNC Top Acrylic CNC Bottom YMDK Melody 96 with classic PCB in cyan
- YMDK PCB Mounted Screw-in Clear Gold Wire Satellite Axis 6.25u 2u (104 stab set)
- 110 x 1.8mm Butterfly Led White
- High Quality Type A to C Cable Lindy
- Kailh Cream Speed Gold
- 121 MA Dye Sub 9009 Retro PBT Full Key set For MX
From KBRepublic
- 2 x cnc aluminum plate block, low profile block with nylon screw 14x14mm silver grey (didn’t use)
- 2 x cnc aluminum plate block, high profile block with nylon screw 14x14mm silver grey
From my spares box
- Solid wire
- Solder (Lead free)
- Solder wick (Unknown brand)
- Solder paste and a toothpick if you need to resolder SMT parts (Although normal solder is fine)
- Thin Plasticard sheet to act as a washer for the plate blocks
All of these tools I already had.
- Tweezers
- Phillips #1 screwdriver (Clarke Pro 45 piece precision tool ratchet screwdriver set)
- Phillips #0 screwdriver (Clarke Pro 45 piece precision tool ratchet screwdriver set)
- 4.0mm Hex nut driver (Clarke Pro 45 piece precision tool ratchet screwdriver set)
- Soldering Iron, Antex TC660 - temperature controlled iron with a 3mm bit, a smaller bit might be useful if you need to resolder SMT parts.
- Solder sucker (Unknown brand)
- Key puller from old keyboard
- Wire cutter
- Snipe nose pliers
- Multi Meter (didn’t use, but it could be essential)