Brad shares a project from the depths of COVID lockdown: a budget DIY mechanical keyboard. As a student, Brad yearned for a fancy mech, but a lack of funds resulted in a far more impressive route: soldering a Teensy directly to the switches of a completely DIY typing tool.

The soldering alone took about three days, but it lasted for several years, until Brad had the budget for a commercial keeb, and still brings back fond memories. Now working on combat robotics, Brad relishes every opportunity to reuse the knowledge gained from this early project.