Do I Need to Lube My Keyboard Switches?
Figure 1: Sometime around here is a good time to ask that question... If you’re new to the mechanical keyboard hobby, I have no doubt that planning your first keyboard build is a bit of a daunting task. To be entirely honest with you, it’s only a tiny bit less daunting for your second or even third keyboard builds should you stay around a little while longer. You’ve got the keyboard itself to worry about, stabilizers, keycaps, and even switches on top of all of the intangible marks you want your dream keyboard to hit. Switches are especially daunting right out of the gate as there’s just so many options out there to pick from – each with their own unique specifications, manufacturers, and more. Yet, in spite of all of these differences between switches, time and time again I find people always asking about lubing switches as one of their chief concerns when it comes to picking some up. With countless numbers of content creators talking about lubing switches, its no...
Apr 17, 2024
@OverKill: BTW, great job Input Club! 2500+ orders is pretty amazing for a niche product like this, and I'm glad people are so excited to buy an open source hardware/software/firmware product (even if the openness didn't factor into their reasons for buying). That goes to show that open hardware or hardware with open source firmware/software can be successful in the marketplace.
I don't know whether some Chinese outfit will try to build a cheaper, low quality K-type to be sold on eBay or an Aliexpress/TaoBao type site, but I hope Input Club will still be successful with the K-type in the future because of an attention to detail and a focus on delivering quality. I want regular manufacturers to learn that Open Source is the best way to serve their customers (Can you imagine how amazing an open source software and firmware would be for a product like the Corsair K70 RGB? There would be a ton of interesting community firmwares and software mods).
Good luck, though! Maybe you'll be able to get a lucky serial!