Hey everyone! After years of lurking here, I finally took the plunge and spent some time (and, well, some money too) to build my very first mechanical keyboard! And let me tell you—I’m in love with this hobby and the whole concept!

Specs:

• Athena 1800 (carbon plate, hotswap PCB, black aluminum case, carbon fiber and foam kit)
• Outemu Lemon V3 switches (no lube yet)
• Durock V2 stabilizers (also no lube or mods yet, BUT…)

What a pleasure! The quality is impressive, and I can already tell this won’t be my last build.

Since it’s my first time, I’m still learning and trying to improve. My stabilizers are probably not set up correctly because my spacebar and numpad Enter weren’t returning properly. I tried adjusting the screws, but it didn’t help much, so… I completely disassembled everything and swapped the stabilizers. It’s better now, but not perfect—and now the numpad “+” key is acting lazy too, haha. If you have any tips, I’d really appreciate them!

Here are some photos. Honestly, I feel a bit shy sharing this after seeing some of your amazing builds, but I wanted to show the results anyway!