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Offline TheNamesTy45

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What's the most unique switch you've modified?
« on: Sat, 18 March 2017, 22:32:19 »
As I'm preparing for my upcoming build, I've modified some of my Gateron blacks by putting them in a Zealios housing with the 67g spring, and I really feel like I've found my temporary nirvana. At least until they're all in the board, and I get an itch to try the next thing.

This got me thinking though. There's an ever increasing number of customized switches out there such as Invyr Panda, Zealios, mod switches, etc, but there's also a history of people creating their own custom switches such as ergo clears, jailhouse blues, and more. What are some of the strangest combinations you've created? Which ones did you really love? Which would you never try again? Which gave you the most trouble creating, and why?

Really I guess I'm curious to see what you all have done in your tinkering with just switches. Also, sorry for seeming overly MX switch centric, I just have no experience with any other type of switch, so feel free to add them in as you see fit.
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Offline chyros

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Re: What's the most unique switch you've modified?
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 19 March 2017, 07:43:46 »
Probably the Mitsumi mod; putting Mitsumi sleeves on BTC foam and foil switches.
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Re: What's the most unique switch you've modified?
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 19 March 2017, 20:12:37 »
Quote from: chyros on Sun, 19 March 2017, 07:43:46
Probably the Mitsumi mod; putting Mitsumi sleeves on BTC foam and foil switches.

Had to Google all of this, but this is exactly what I was hoping to get exposed to! Was this the most difficult, your favorite, or both?
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Re: What's the most unique switch you've modified?
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 19 March 2017, 22:47:24 »
Quote from: TheNamesTy45 on Sun, 19 March 2017, 20:12:37
Quote from: chyros on Sun, 19 March 2017, 07:43:46
Probably the Mitsumi mod; putting Mitsumi sleeves on BTC foam and foil switches.

Had to Google all of this, but this is exactly what I was hoping to get exposed to! Was this the most difficult, your favorite, or both?
One of my few, if I'm honest :p . Apart from this I've been messing around a bit with Alps and Matias switches, and that's about it xD .
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Offline TheNamesTy45

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Re: What's the most unique switch you've modified?
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 19 March 2017, 23:55:10 »
Ha, understood. Also, see you're from the Netherlands, that's where my Oma and mother are from. Opa was from Indonesia. First generation American here on my mother's side.
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Re: What's the most unique switch you've modified?
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 20 March 2017, 00:03:03 »
Just my MX blacks. Gonna do a spring/sticker to them this week.
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Re: What's the most unique switch you've modified?
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 20 March 2017, 00:17:16 »
78g gold spring lubed gat clears in MX housings, put in my GON HHKB.
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Offline LeCado

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Re: What's the most unique switch you've modified?
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 21 March 2017, 14:09:21 »
A bit boring but MX Browns and MX Reds lubed and with 67g springs.
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Offline TheNamesTy45

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Re: What's the most unique switch you've modified?
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 22 March 2017, 21:34:36 »
Quote from: Joey Quinn on Mon, 20 March 2017, 00:17:16
78g gold spring lubed gat clears in MX housings, put in my GON HHKB.

I like the sound of this.
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Re: What's the most unique switch you've modified?
« Reply #9 on: Wed, 19 April 2017, 07:12:34 »
I made a ~700g Cherry MX Black using a pen spring I found in an old stationary drawer.

I plan to put it an ESC key on a future build and grow my finger biceps.

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Built and placed in a switch tester:



Don't know how much an alu Minivan weighs but it didn't even budge:




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Re: What's the most unique switch you've modified?
« Reply #10 on: Wed, 19 April 2017, 07:30:57 »
I didn't mod them personally but I've got an acrylic plated caseless 75% board from swill with MX clears that are modded with 65g springs, stickered, lubed springs and sliders, sip sockets and trampoline nodded with silicone balls in the bottom.
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Re: What's the most unique switch you've modified?
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