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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: donyn on Wed, 17 December 2014, 19:41:46
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I'm sorta new here, as you can probably already tell.
I'm in the market for a mid-range keyboard, I was looking Filco TKL's or maybe an Ergodox.
My question to you all is a fairly simple one, every time I see custom lubed, custom springed keyboards,
they always seem to be on custom Korean boards like GON keyboards, do you need a custom keyboard to do things like Lubing the keyboard?
Thanks so much guys
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No you don't need a custom but with most keyboards you will need to disassemble (desolder/ remove switches) to lube and sticker. If you can't do this yourself there are people on GH who will do it for you.
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Nope just some lube, a brush, and time! :cool:
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+1 on everything people already said.
It's also a sort of "might aswell" thing to do since you'll have disassembled switches ready to lube and stuff infront of you.
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If you get into lubing... I first started with those expensive Krytox blends but recently have been modding boards using cheap silicone grease. No issues so far and honestly i might like it more than Krytox blends. 2 bucks for a tube that will last 3-4 boards.
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with the switch tolerances and the nature of krytox you can apply it very thinly. I just used the metal end of the syringe applicator I have and it was sufficient.
also turns out it was a lot easier than I thought.
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Echoing the sentiments of everyone else. Be prepared together involved with a hobby project that will take quite some time though. Ten to twenty hours to lube and finish a board when you account for watching YouTube videos to teach yourself how and any other misc research!
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I don't know what you guys are doing to your keyboards that requires you to lube them up and I'm not sure I want to know.
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If you get into lubing... I first started with those expensive Krytox blends but recently have been modding boards using cheap silicone grease. No issues so far and honestly i might like it more than Krytox blends. 2 bucks for a tube that will last 3-4 boards.
Hmm.. could you give me the name of that lube of yours? ^.^ I've been thunking of lubing my poker, but the price and long wait time kinda put me off. Sorry for hijacking the thread!
To OP: If you ever CONSIDER lubing your kb, then do it. I regret not lubing mine :))