[insert switches into laser cut switch plate]
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Why handwire?
          
            - Learning experience
 
            - Prototyping/One-offing
 
            - Frugality
 
          
        
        
        
        
          Soldering Safety & Tips
          
            - Never touch the tip!
 
            - Do not hold components in hand while soldering.
 
            - Clean tip on wool regularly.
 
            - Return soldering iron to stand when not in use.
 
            - Turn off soldering iron.
 
            - Always wash your hands after soldering.
 
          
        
        
        [cut wire and strip one end of each wire]
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          
          
            Do This Now . . .
            
              - Tin switch pins
 
              - Bend diodes
 
              - "Tack" anodes to switches
 
              - Solder cathodes in rows
 
              - Solder anodes
 
            
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              - Loop magnet wire around pin
 
              - Solder magnet wire columns