I’ve been getting absolutely showered with keyboards lately, and at some point I was like… okay, why am I reviewing everyone else’s builds when I’ve never built one for myself? So in this video I try building my first custom mechanical keyboard using the NEO65 Core Plus kit from Qwertykeys—with my dear beloved friends helping me not mess it up too badly. We start with the unboxing, then it quickly turns into me “figuring it out” in real time, because building a board is way more hands-on than just swapping keycaps on a prebuilt. I go through the full learning curve: first attempt, stabilizers and lube, picking the plate, installing switches, then immediately realizing I did something wrong and de-switching… multiple times. I’m using Epomaker Creamy Jade switches and a set of Cerakey ceramic keycaps, which looks insanely clean but also adds its own quirks when you’re assembling. The big takeaway: building a keyboard isn’t hard in a “you need an engineering degree” way—it’s hard in a “you need patience and the willingness to redo steps” way. By the finale, it’s finally together, and I get why people get addicted to this hobby.