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Title: where to buy springs?
Post by: Jixr on Wed, 04 September 2013, 09:53:20
Hi everyone

So I have a QFR in blues laying around, and I love the idea of green switches

obviously you need to swap the springs to get greens, but I don't know of the best place to buy springs and how much $ it would cost to convert a TKL to GG's
Title: Re: where to buy springs?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 04 September 2013, 09:56:21
If whiskytango still has his Black switches for sale, you can grab those. I think nubbinator had some cheap Blacks as well. Both whiskytango and nubbinator were selling Blacks for around $.20-.25/switch. You can also try Sherryton/Originative for Korean weighted custom springs like 65g if you don't want a true "Ghetto Green".
Title: Re: where to buy springs?
Post by: Jixr on Wed, 04 September 2013, 10:14:45
Well, really since a QFR in greens can be had for about $20 more than the blue version, if springs are cheap, i'll convert it, if not i would just sell and buy a green board.

( or buy a cheap black board and convert the blues to greens and the blacks to reds )

I did try to find a spring off a clicky pen that would work so i could see what a heavier spring would feel like in a blue but couldn't find one that fit.
Title: Re: where to buy springs?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 04 September 2013, 10:18:17
Huh? I just told you where you could find pricing right? Just do the math yourself and figure out if its worth it to you. ^__^
Title: Re: where to buy springs?
Post by: vivalarevolución on Wed, 04 September 2013, 21:14:21
I have some clear springs for sale if you want to try those in there.  Not sure what the force is compared to greens.