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Title: [IC] Kavier FR4 Lube Station ($10!)
Post by: . on Wed, 01 April 2020, 03:52:36
Hey everyone, back again with another interest check!

My main problem with lubing is holding the bottom housings somewhere, but Qlaviers lube stations are super duper expen$ive! :(
That's why I thought of putting the bottom housings in a layer of FR4 that is milled specifically for this purpose. I call it the:

Kavier

(https://i.imgur.com/sdllqJF.png)

The Kavier is the perfect lube station for lubing switches. It's made of high grade FR4. FR4 is very flexible, strong and lightweight and used in industrial applications.
Of course this lube station will be very cheap at just $10! It can hold up to 73 switches at a time as well,
making it perfect for lube jobs for up to 65% layouts which are the most common in this community.
They will be availabe in white.

I have done extensive testing to make sure that it can be used for any kind of switch without problems, which means some holes are smaller than normal while others are a bit larger.

Features

Vendors
EU: maartenwut.com
US and rest: TBD
Title: Re: [IC] Kavier FR4 Lube Station ($10!)
Post by: fleeceman on Wed, 01 April 2020, 04:03:47
Can't tell if April fools or not..

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Title: Re: [IC] Kavier FR4 Lube Station ($10!)
Post by: bard on Wed, 01 April 2020, 04:04:28
fine for me!  ;D
Title: Re: [IC] Kavier FR4 Lube Station ($10!)
Post by: . on Wed, 01 April 2020, 05:24:40
Quote from: fleeceman on Wed, 01 April 2020, 04:03:47
Can't tell if April fools or not..

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Today is april fools day but this is no joke!
Title: Re: [IC] Kavier FR4 Lube Station ($10!)
Post by: Jaltr on Wed, 01 April 2020, 09:52:32
If it's not a joke, I'm down.
Title: Re: [IC] Kavier FR4 Lube Station ($10!)
Post by: LightningXI on Wed, 01 April 2020, 13:24:01
nice klippe
Title: Re: [IC] Kavier FR4 Lube Station ($10!)
Post by: . on Wed, 01 April 2020, 13:26:24
Quote from: LightningXI on Wed, 01 April 2020, 13:24:01
nice klippe
I did that board design in 10 minutes and my hourly wage is $1000 so it'll cost 300 usd in gb.
Title: Re: [IC] Kavier FR4 Lube Station ($10!)
Post by: nasp on Wed, 01 April 2020, 13:50:56
Sure, but which part holds the stems?! How am I gonna use my special stem grabber without a place to put me stems?
Title: Re: [IC] Kavier FR4 Lube Station ($10!)
Post by: . on Wed, 01 April 2020, 13:53:01
Quote from: nasp on Wed, 01 April 2020, 13:50:56
Sure, but which part holds the stems?! How am I gonna use my special stem grabber without a place to put me stems?
You're gonna have to get some bowl to put your stems in
Title: Re: [IC] Kavier FR4 Lube Station ($10!)
Post by: hkiri on Wed, 01 April 2020, 13:54:53
Quote from: maartenwut on Wed, 01 April 2020, 13:53:01
Quote from: nasp on Wed, 01 April 2020, 13:50:56
Sure, but which part holds the stems?! How am I gonna use my special stem grabber without a place to put me stems?
You're gonna have to get some bowl to put your stems in

Will the bowl be part of the GB?
Title: Re: [IC] Kavier FR4 Lube Station ($10!)
Post by: . on Wed, 01 April 2020, 15:35:09
Quote from: hkiri on Wed, 01 April 2020, 13:54:53
Quote from: maartenwut on Wed, 01 April 2020, 13:53:01
Quote from: nasp on Wed, 01 April 2020, 13:50:56
Sure, but which part holds the stems?! How am I gonna use my special stem grabber without a place to put me stems?
You're gonna have to get some bowl to put your stems in

Will the bowl be part of the GB?

I can have a bowl manufactured by the guys who manufactured the keycults for $1000
Title: Re: [IC] Kavier FR4 Lube Station ($10!)
Post by: saesh on Fri, 03 April 2020, 07:30:46
At $10 this is a no brainer. Thanks for making this!