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Offline donyn

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Lubing Keyboards
« on: Wed, 17 December 2014, 19:41:46 »
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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Offline Joey Quinn

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Re: Lubing Keyboards
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 17 December 2014, 19:45:54 »
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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Offline Hellcatz

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Re: Lubing Keyboards
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 17 December 2014, 19:46:41 »
Nope just some lube, a brush, and time! :cool:
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Offline ithinkimkorean

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Re: Lubing Keyboards
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 17 December 2014, 19:50:06 »
+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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Offline Defect

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Re: Lubing Keyboards
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 18 December 2014, 10:51:52 »
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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Offline dorkvader

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Re: Lubing Keyboards
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 18 December 2014, 11:16:27 »
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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Offline HamsterDog

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Re: Lubing Keyboards
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 18 December 2014, 21:55:11 »
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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Offline RoflCopter4

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Re: Lubing Keyboards
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 19 December 2014, 03:55:18 »
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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Offline Sagii

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Re: Lubing Keyboards
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 19 December 2014, 10:34:24 »
Quote from: Defect on Thu, 18 December 2014, 10:51:52
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 :))
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