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.

The Board - How do you make a GB Safe? [57:34] 11/11/2023

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 ( 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 /episode/index/show/theboard/id/28593368

The Board - Shooting The Ploop with Ploopy [1:08:46] 07/28/2023

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: Join their Subreddit at: and also their Discord Server at: /episode/index/show/theboard/id/27597597

The Board - Peaks and Troughs [39:42] 07/01/2023

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. /episode/index/show/theboard/id/27341808

The Board - Stakeholder Engagement [44:05] 04/29/2023

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 :) /episode/index/show/theboard/id/26690139

The Board - Happy Lunar New Year 2023 [45:47] 02/04/2023

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: Stay Safe, be good to each other, and until next time, Happy Clacking! /episode/index/show/theboard/id/25828632

The Board - Happy New Year 2023 [30:24] 01/01/2023

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! /episode/index/show/theboard/id/25474161

[The Board] Status Episode [40:24] 10/08/2022

[The Board] Status Episode [40:24] Just another status episode, and future direction thoughts for The Board. /episode/index/show/theboard/id/24625755

The Board - Happy Birthday To You (Text Only) 08/20/2022

The Board - Happy Birthday To You (Text Only) Its been a while, over a month now, but I thought I'd give a Happy Birthday shoutout to everyone from The Board, because it'll be The Board's 6th Birthday tomorrow. The show/channel has had many ups and downs, and right now, its been in a bit of a down, but it'll hopefully have more ups to come. In the last bit of time, I've unfortunately been: - Very busy with the new financial year at work - Still working on the house, to the point of; - Injured myself with RSI/tendonitis T_T - Unfortunately had a bit of stress thrown in because my father was hospitalised with a lung infection, and I had to drive him to emergency for triage and he was admitted in - The ever going, non-stop cycle of kids getting sick, since its still winter here, and COVID-19 is still a thing. I do hope you are all keeping well, looking after yourselves, looking after each other. I hope you're still enjoying your keyboard and keyboard-related journies. I will be back, I promise, but in the mean time, take care, and of course, as usual; Happy Clacking :) /episode/index/show/theboard/id/24116409

The Board - Small Update [Text only] 07/02/2022

The Board - Small Update [Text only] Hi Everyone, Apologies for not having an episode last week, closing out the financial year has been pretty busy for me at work, and constantly in calls and meetings so doing a lot of talking. This week Thursday gone by, I probably had about just under an hour of not having my headphones on, which wasn't very nice as my ears were getting pretty sore from having the headset on! I haven't been very motivated to talk because of that, and with the kids being on/off sick (Climbing Slug is currently being sick nearly every second week, he's got a fever right now -_-; ), and things around the house, I've just been chilling out. House things have been progressing, will of course update in the next episode. Hope you're all keeping well, hope to episode soon. Sincerely, Don /episode/index/show/theboard/id/23613035

The Board - Hard enough to puke [53:13] 06/11/2022

The Board - Hard enough to puke [53:13] Thanks for all your patience! Link to the article - Happy Clacking! /episode/index/show/theboard/id/23395298

The Board - ACL I-CORE [51:18] 05/23/2022

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 /episode/index/show/theboard/id/23198069

The Board - Scuffed Board Makers [1:04:21] 05/07/2022

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. /episode/index/show/theboard/id/23035970

The Board - A slap and then kick [43:25] 04/16/2022

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! /episode/index/show/theboard/id/22811309

The Board - Reno [50:14] 04/02/2022

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 /episode/index/show/theboard/id/22656662

The Board - Wet wet wet [53:40] 03/12/2022

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! /episode/index/show/theboard/id/22424915

The Board - Gee em kay [55:23] 02/26/2022

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. /episode/index/show/theboard/id/22263431

The Board - Hustlin [1:05:55] 02/12/2022

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! /episode/index/show/theboard/id/22109969

The Board - Social Media [58:33] 01/22/2022

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! /episode/index/show/theboard/id/21857168

The Board - Happy New Year [57:07] 01/08/2022

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. /episode/index/show/theboard/id/21712478

The Board - Happy Holidays 2021 [54:44] 12/25/2021

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. /episode/index/show/theboard/id/21597467

The Board - Bad Timing 12/19/2021

The Board - Bad Timing Been a bit of bad timing this week, did a lot of talking Friday with work function, then Saturday night we were out for my Grandmothers' birthday dinner in a loud Chinese restaurant, and then today at my parents for lunch with a lot of talking, so my voice is pretty beat this weekend. Next weekend is also Christmas so we'll have to see if I can squeeze in an episode before the end of the year! Stay safe, especially if your area has had resurgence of covid, like we do.... ~sadface. /episode/index/show/theboard/id/21532973

The Board - How Do You Bend? [1:09:25] 12/04/2021

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) /episode/index/show/theboard/id/21376625

The Board - Flood Plains [53:53] 11/20/2021

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. /episode/index/show/theboard/id/21228569

The Board - Much Disappoint [57:33] 11/06/2021

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) /episode/index/show/theboard/id/21070553

The Board - Transactionals [1:00:33] 10/23/2021

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) /episode/index/show/theboard/id/20912597

The Board - Blending Pencils [1:02:18] 10/09/2021

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) /episode/index/show/theboard/id/20761640

The Board - Monte Carlo [55:52] 09/25/2021

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 :) /episode/index/show/theboard/id/20596535

The Board - Week Off 09/18/2021

The Board - Week Off Hi Everyone, Apologies, going to take this week off, hopefully will do this week's episode next week. A bit of a heavy week coming up ahead next week and a bit under the weather today, figuratively, and literally (the weather change here with Spring has been up and down). Take care of yourselves! Sincerely, Don /episode/index/show/theboard/id/20518046

The Board - Slippery when Lubed [56:10] 09/04/2021

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 :) /episode/index/show/theboard/id/20367200

The Board - 5 Year Special Beep [25:15] 08/27/2021

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. /episode/index/show/theboard/id/20279774

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