All lube sets are sold! Thanks everyone!High res photo album of the items for sale http://imgur.com/a/GOQ4mPrecision oiler and Krytox greaseOrder status:More
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Pricing:$15 plus shipping.
shipping is $3 for US
$8 for non-US
I have 12 sets for sale. I do have some spare containers, but unless you show interest in couple of hours, they are going to be packed and not opened until September.
What are included?0.5oz bottle with 14g of Krytox GPL103 oil
1oz bottle
bottle caps with luer lock threads (one cap for each bottle)
27 gauge blunt luer lock needle
needle cap
luer lock cap
1 empty jar for mixing
1 jar with 5g of Krytox GPL201 grease
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Description:
The needle gauge is small enough that GPL103 will not flow too easily and large enough that it has decent flow when the bottle is squeezed.
I experimented with several kinds of blunt needles. First, I started with what I can get easily and later ordered specialty needles. So far I tried 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 32 gauge needles. Large blunt needles that you can get in the market was too wide that it was hard to control the flow of low viscosity GPL103. As for the speciality blunt needles, 32 was too narrow for GPL103, 30 was okay but I had to squeeze pretty hard to get decent flow, 27 was best so far for GPL103.
The bottle is made of LDPE(soft plastic) and can be squeezed to control oil flow.
I also ordered needle caps and luer lock caps to go with the set. The needle cap covers the needle so the needle is not damaged accidentally, but it doesn't seal the container. For sealing purposes, the luer lock cap could be used.
The kit is not hard to get. It is just that vendors don't sell them in low quantities. Bottles must be ordered in 10 units, needles and etc must be ordered in 50 units. And the shipping!! So, I bought 50 and now I am selling the left overs.
Note on the cap of 0.5oz bottle:
When the cap is closed with a decent force, the cap slips from the threads on the bottle. So, I had to twist the cap up to a point where I felt a little insecure about leaking. During normal use, I could detect no or very little leak on the threads, so the cap could be fine. However, to get a better seal I applied PTFE thread sealant tape on the threads of the bottle. 1oz bottle cap do not have the same problem.
Here are specification of the blunt needles I tried:
IT grade
Green 21 gauge ID 0.033mm OD 0.838mm
Red 24 gauge ID 0.022mm OD 0.559mm
NT grade
Clear 27 gauge ID 0.016mm OD 0.410mm
Lavender 30 gauge ID 0.012mm OD 0.310mm
Yellow 32 gauge ID 0.010mm OD 0.260mm
Some useful links:
http://jensenglobal.com/ - where I ordered the set $80
http://www.precisionoilerplus.com/ - sample precision oiler $4
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190819577584 - 24 gauge needle with 1 oz container
http://www.ebay.com/itm/330693781563 - Krytox oil GPL100 1/4oz in volume $15
http://www.ebay.com/itm/230738981154 - Krytox oil GPL100 1/2oz in volume $25
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251186711912 - Krytox grease GPL205 1/2oz (14g) in weight $24
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=42316.0 - Krytox oil GPL103 GB jdcarpe $10 per 1/2oz
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=41112.0 - Krytox oil GPL103 GB Jocelyn $8 per 1/2oz
Some guide on lubing Cherry switchesHere is an illustration of where I apply different kind of lube. I used an image from GH wiki (
http://wiki.geekhack.org/index.php?title=Cherry_MX )
I dip the precision oiler into Krytox grease and get small amount of grease on the needle. I bring the needle to the sliding surface and spread the grease and oil at the same time. Key is to spread the grease thin so that the surface can get good spread of Krytox oil. Without the grease, the oil tend to form small drops instead. In my method, the sole purpose of the grease is to spread the oil nicely.
Also, I use Victorinox oil on the stem where spring is inserted. I put a small drop on it. I don't put as much attention when I apply the Victorinox oil since pressing the assembled switch a couple of times does a pretty good job of spreading the oil. However, you should be careful not to put too much lube.
Questions and Answers:1. Are you going to separate a set?(only needle, for example) No. Sorry.
2. Can I buy more than 3 sets? Yes. But shipping will be more since I have to use a box insted of bubble mailer.
3. Did you try syringes? Yes. Squeeze bottle is much better.
4. How does the precision oiler compare to using brushes? I like the oiler better because I have better control over the amount of oil applied. Of course you could control the amount of oil using brushes, but I think it is harder than using squeeze bottle with a right gauge needle.
5. What about the other precision oiler in the above links? They may be okay if you don't care much about amount of oils(you will get large drops of oil), but from what I have experienced, I would certainly try this out.
6. How many switches can you lube with this set? According to my experiments, you can lube 4000 switches. Here is how I got the number:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44373.msg930717#msg930717Thanks for looking.
Moving sale available until 6/21 8AM ESTNo longer for sale maybe later:
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Imgur album of the sale items:
http://imgur.com/a/v0TEd#01. Cherry G80-8113 board without key caps (110+ Brown, 1 Clear, 1 Grey)
SOLD! $13 + shippingI cannot desolder the switches. I would have to ship it as a board.
shipping from 14850 weighs 4lbs.
Postage calculator:
http://postcalc.usps.com/Default.aspx?m=0&oz=148502. Two Dell AT101W boards.
SOLD! $20 + shippingOne is very clean and lubed. I like it a lot.
Second one has yellowed keycaps. It is not lubed. You can feel the difference.
shipping from 14850 weighs 8lbs 12oz.
Postage calculator:
http://postcalc.usps.com/Default.aspx?m=0&oz=148503. Cherry G81-700LPDUS-2
SOLD $10 + shippinglubed with Kytox lube. More smooth than stock, but still MY switch.
If you like black switches, you might be okay using it. The board has hardware macro features.
Press all ctrl, shift, alt keys, then you can program any key that is outside of the main cluster.
Lasered black key caps. Nice and thick.
shipping from 14850 weighs 5lb.
Postage calculator:
http://postcalc.usps.com/Default.aspx?m=0&oz=14850I will include
silver metal sticker sheet if you buy the G81 keyboard. The sticker is meant to be used to put legends on front side of key caps, like the one you see in HHKB. Font used in this sticker is very similar to side prints of HHKB (I would say 99% match)
4. Very nice USB to PS/2 converter aka Blue cube
SOLD! $8 + shippingWorks very well with the above Dell keyboard. I heard IBM model Ms work very well with this converter.
New in original packaging.
shipping from 14850 weighs 3oz.
Postage calculator:
http://postcalc.usps.com/Default.aspx?m=0&oz=148505. Razer Armadillo Mouse cord holder
SOLD! $3 + shippingshipping from 14850 weighs 6oz.
Postage calculator:
http://postcalc.usps.com/Default.aspx?m=0&oz=14850I can combine shipping!