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TheBoard - Mechanical Keyboard Talk by Mechanical Keyboard Enthusiasts

This series is all about Mechanical Keyboards, talking from switches, caps, DIY kits, hand-wired, cases, plates and more. If its about Mechanical Keyboards, we'll probably talk about it! As a sub-series is also the Mech Market Report, a weekly look at prices from the second-hand market on the MechMarket subreddit.
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Episodes

The Board - How do you make a GB Safe? [57:34]

Long time between drinks, but I thought I'd express some of my thoughts on this new MK Trust and Safety System ( https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/17qnciu/mk_vendor_trust_and_safety_system_and_rule_change/) Do you agree? Do you disagree? Hopefully it makes a few things get thought about a little deeper, and helps improve things for the community. As always, look after yourselves, each other, and Happy Clacking...

Nov 11, 202358 min

The Board - Shooting The Ploop with Ploopy [1:08:46]

In this special, Phil and Colin from Ploopy join me to talk about their company, what they do, why they do it, and some of the challenges they face and tackle to bring their range of open-source designs to the community (and the world!). You can check out their stuff via: https://ploopy.co Join their Subreddit at: https://www.reddit.com/r/ploopy/ and also their Discord Server at: https://discord.gg/qYK9psKrNY...

Jul 28, 20231 hr 9 min

The Board - Peaks and Troughs [39:42]

Hi Everyone~! Happy New Financial Year! Hope you're all keeping well, and that you enjoy another random musing episode of The Board.

Jul 01, 202340 min

The Board - Stakeholder Engagement [44:05]

This episode, I talk through the concept of Stakeholder Engagement, and a little on the Thomas-Kilman Conflict Mode assessment, and how it could potentially help those in the keyboard community. Hope you're all looking after yourselves and each other! Until next time, Happy Clacking :)

Apr 29, 202344 min

The Board - Happy Lunar New Year 2023 [45:47]

Happy LNY! Hope it is a happy and prosperous one for all that celebrate. In this episode I talk about DnD OGL debacle; passion, quality, and excellence; and skillsets. Additionally, go check out the interview with Tamas from Keyboard Builders Digest in the Keebio Blog here: https://blog.keeb.io/interview-with-tamas-of-kbdnews/ Stay Safe, be good to each other, and until next time, Happy Clacking!...

Feb 04, 202346 min

The Board - Happy New Year 2023 [30:24]

Happy New Year! A recap on 2023, and my hopes for whats coming up in 2023. Stay safe, be good to each other, and until next time, Happy Clacking!

Jan 01, 202330 min

The Board - ACL I-CORE [51:18]

A bit of a later episode, but what does modelling cars in clay, hack and slash bonsai, and soy sauce making have to do with Keyboards? What does the title even mean? I guess you'd have to listen to find out :P

May 23, 202251 min

The Board - Scuffed Board Makers [1:04:21]

A bit of update around the house, new competition for May, and then I hop onto discord for a chat with some locals who call themselves the most scuffed board makers on the discord.

May 07, 20221 hr 4 min

The Board - A slap and then kick [43:25]

What a two weeks its been. Slapped in the face with some unexpected problems with the house, and then a kick in the guts to follow up... Well, we're all still alive and wriggling so we'll just have to keep on trucking. Hope you're all well, look after yourselves!

Apr 16, 202243 min

The Board - Reno [50:14]

Bit of an unusual one this week, I pretty much just talk about the house renovations so if you're thinking of buying an older house and renovating it, it might give you some insight into what you might run into. A splash of keyboard related-ness at the end though just to keep it in-theme :P

Apr 02, 202250 min

The Board - Wet wet wet [53:40]

Its been a hectic two weeks here, so the episode is a little somewhat slapdash. Stay safe, stay dry, and catch you in a fortnight!

Mar 12, 202254 min

The Board - Gee em kay [55:23]

Wet wet wet the weather has been these last two weeks, but really the main focus this week has been about GMK. Be good to each other, and thank you for listening.

Feb 26, 202255 min

The Board - Hustlin [1:05:55]

A week out of schedule, we get through the Jan winners for the competition and announce the Feb competition, plus mull over what taste changes and the old question of "how much is too much" when it comes to keyboards. Thanks for listening, and take care of yourselves!

Feb 12, 20221 hr 6 min

The Board - Social Media [58:33]

Wow, what a fortnight of stress chemicals relating to the house hunt, well, it certainly is a learning experience in managing stress and risk, but I still found some time to get some topics together. This week I have a flab about social media behaviour, a bit of a weird choice in keyboard layout, some scammer behaviour, amongst this week's topics. Hope you enjoy it, and be good to each other!

Jan 22, 202259 min

The Board - Happy New Year [57:07]

Happy New Year! Hope you all had a good Christmas and New Years, and are ready for another year of keyboards :) I talk about TherminGoat's latest blog post, and some about what I experienced in doing a lot of typing tests.

Jan 08, 202257 min

The Board - Happy Holidays 2021 [54:44]

The last episode for the year. Bit of a ramble I'm afraid, but thank you all for your love and support this year, and hope to talk to you again in the new year :) Stay safe, and enjoy the holiday season! Sincerely, Don, from The Board.

Dec 25, 202155 min

The Board - How Do You Bend? [1:09:25]

This fortnight's episode, I talk over a few things: - Random CNC manu reaching out to me - Owl Labs Flips - PCB Bending - Switch Sounds Hopefully it makes up for last episode being a bit weak~ ** Our Instagram is at https://www.instagram.com/theboardpodcast You can also catch us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/theboardpodcast)

Dec 04, 20211 hr 9 min

The Board - Flood Plains [53:53]

Bit of a lacklustre episode, I certainly don't think its the best, but got to still make episodes right? A few thoughts this week on if GBs need an additional check point/approval as part of the process, and also a few thoughts on cement keyboards.

Nov 20, 202154 min

The Board - Much Disappoint [57:33]

This week, I have a bit of extension from my last YouTube video (the review on the FBB keyboard carry case), as well as a bit of discussion around how much knowledge should vendors have around their product base and in general. Hope you all have a great fortnight! ** Our Instagram is at https://www.instagram.com/theboardpodcast You can also catch us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/theboardpodcast)

Nov 06, 202158 min

The Board - Transactionals [1:00:33]

This week's I have a bit of musing on buying/selling, and also what should we be thinking about in regards to false representation in products/buys etc. Don't forget to get in an entry for this months competition! Hope you're all well, take care and happy clacking :) ** Our Instagram is at https://www.instagram.com/theboardpodcast You can also catch us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/theboardpodcast)

Oct 23, 20211 hr 1 min

The Board - Blending Pencils [1:02:18]

Another fortnight, another episode, bit tangental, but some talk about how other communities stack up compared to keyboards, kinda. Hope you're all well, take care and happy clacking :) ** Our Instagram is at https://www.instagram.com/theboardpodcast You can also catch us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/theboardpodcast)

Oct 09, 20211 hr 2 min

The Board - Monte Carlo [55:52]

Just thought I'd put down some thoughts related to the DKC that was announced, amongst a few topics this week. Stay safe! ** Our Instagram is at https://www.instagram.com/theboardpodcast You can also catch us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/theboardpodcast) So, until next time, Happy Clacking :)

Sep 25, 202156 min

The Board - Slippery when Lubed [56:10]

This week, I had a bit of musing about how objective lubing could get, and also depth of sound of switches. ** Our Instagram is at https://www.instagram.com/theboardpodcast You can also catch us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/theboardpodcast) and if you'd like to shout us some coffee, you can do so now at https://buymeacoff.ee/p3ON0kuAz So, until next time, Happy Clacking :)

Sep 04, 202156 min

The Board - 5 Year Special Beep [25:15]

Wow, 5 years. Well, I spliced some stuff together. Hope the trip down some episode memories was good for you :) Thanks for the support, and as always, until next time, Happy Clacking.

Aug 27, 202125 min

The Board - Lacklustre [40:19]

A bit of a shorter episode this week, just a few random thoughts here and there. Take care of yourselves!

Aug 21, 202140 min

The Board - How Many Review Units [1:08:16]

A bit of talk on what cost might be involved in sending out review units and units to be sold to recover those costs. Check out https://kbd.news/ also!

Aug 07, 20211 hr 8 min

The Board - What is worth flexing? [1:04:42]

Back for another episode, punch through some things from the last week and of course another month so another competition! If you want to check out the Froggy75, the repo is here: https://github.com/flehrad/Froggy75 ** Our Instagram is at https://www.instagram.com/theboardpodcast You can also catch us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/theboardpodcast) and if you'd like to shout us some coffee, you can do so now at https://buymeacoff.ee/p3ON0kuAz So, until next time, Happy Clacking :)...

Jul 10, 20211 hr 5 min
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