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Offline zeroni13

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Cherry top removal tool
« on: Wed, 12 March 2014, 16:56:25 »
I really want some dedicated tool for taking cherry MX switches apart. Does a tool like that even exist? Right now I'm using this tool which I made myself with the help of this guide here: http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/tipandtech/3520312 they work well, but I find them very fragile and they don't fit to well in the holes on the switch.

If you know of some better tool or an easy alternative way to remove the top of the switches please enlighten me!
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Offline zeroni13

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Re: Cherry top removal tool
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 13 March 2014, 02:14:44 »
Nobody knows? There has to be a better way.
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Re: Cherry top removal tool
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 13 March 2014, 02:20:49 »
the beast switch tool
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Re: Cherry top removal tool
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 13 March 2014, 02:33:57 »
Quote from: tbc on Thu, 13 March 2014, 02:20:49
the beast switch tool

Angled tweezers can work too.  You can use two angled tweezers on both ends of the switch, or unlock one side of the switch, hold that opening, and then unlock the other side with the same tweezer.

This video demonstrates it with one tweezer:
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Re: Cherry top removal tool
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 13 March 2014, 06:43:45 »
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Re: Cherry top removal tool
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 13 March 2014, 09:06:38 »
Quote from: tbc on Thu, 13 March 2014, 02:20:49
the beast switch tool

Maybe it was my tool, but I found that the binder clip switch tool worked way better than the_beast switch tool I bought a while back.  I sold it because I wasn't all that happy with it.  I may have just got one that didn't have the right angle on it.  I know that that was an issue with one production run of them.
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Offline zeroni13

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Re: Cherry top removal tool
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 13 March 2014, 16:49:07 »
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 13 March 2014, 06:43:45
Quote from: tbc on Thu, 13 March 2014, 02:20:49
the beast switch tool


^^ this

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Guessing that was in a GB, is it still available?
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Re: Cherry top removal tool
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 13 March 2014, 16:54:09 »
Quote from: zeroni13 on Thu, 13 March 2014, 16:49:07
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 13 March 2014, 06:43:45
Quote from: tbc on Thu, 13 March 2014, 02:20:49
the beast switch tool


^^ this

(Attachment Link)
Guessing that was in a GB, is it still available?

ti is coming soon

otherwise its hard to find--REALLY HARD TO FIND
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Offline zeroni13

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Re: Cherry top removal tool
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 14 March 2014, 03:55:26 »
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Offline Zeal

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Re: Cherry top removal tool
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 14 March 2014, 04:08:05 »
Quote from: zeroni13 on Fri, 14 March 2014, 03:55:26
Quote from: Pacifist on Thu, 13 March 2014, 16:54:09

ti is coming soon


What do you mean?

He either meant "it is coming soon" or Titanium (switch tools) are coming soon.   :p

The original switch tools were made of stainless steel, but this time it'll be made out of Titanium!  :eek:
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Re: Cherry top removal tool
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 15 March 2014, 19:03:45 »
I use a 2-prong pickle fork with the tips bent slightly
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Re: Cherry top removal tool
« Reply #12 on: Sun, 16 March 2014, 00:34:17 »
Two properly bent paperclips works just fine.
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Re: Cherry top removal tool
« Reply #13 on: Sun, 16 March 2014, 15:54:30 »
Quote from: jacobolus on Sun, 16 March 2014, 00:34:17
Two properly bent paperclips works just fine.

Quote from: jacobolus on Sun, 16 March 2014, 00:34:17
Two properly bent paperclips works just fine.

Do you have an example?
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Re: Cherry top removal tool
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