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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Encabulator on Tue, 14 March 2017, 00:19:26
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I currently have 2 keyboards (Corsair K95 Cherry reds, Magicforce 68 Outemu blacks) Along with a Used Rosewill 100% with cherry blues currently being sent to me. I have done some lazy lubrication jobs on my wire frames that I'm not proud of but I was thinking of completely lubing a keyboard + using thick pbt keycaps
With foam landing pads for a silky smooth sound. What type of lube should I be using for what parts? [All the research h so have done leads me to super expensive oils.] How should I apply the lube? Are there any precautions I should take to prevent the inventible destruction of my switches? Thanks in advance for anyone willing to help me out.
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Are you desoldering the switches in order to lube them?
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I don't really like to lube my switches. I found that just using the keyboard over time the switches will smooth out as the plastic parts grind against eachother. Lubing can prevent the switch from naturally breaking in.
The only other benefit to lubing as you mentioned is you do get a slightly nicer/softer sound out of it which is indeed quite pleasant, but not really worth desoldering all of the switches.
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For all of those boards, you will need to de-solder in order to lube them. I would recommend getting a custom board with a Switch top removable plate. The initial cost may seem high at first but you will love the experience. I spent $135.00 on my first custom (actually about to sell it for the same amount) and it opened up a whole new world (https://media.giphy.com/media/yyvSeRGVj4C64/giphy.gif) in MK's. Tuning switches (lubing, spring swapping, stem swapping) has become my favorite part of the hobby.
Oh and YES, lubing each switch is very worth it :)
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I lube my first board last week and it was worth it. Do it!