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
Tweaks: • Added R4 1u DEL keycap to Exotic kit; • Added the complete novelties selection from Round 1 & Round 2 to the Novelties kit; • Added 1u t0m's Skull from Carbon SA to the Novelties kit; • Added R4 1u Pulse logo keycap to the Novelties kit; • Added the Noire kit, an inverse colorscheme with Micons for 40% ~ TKL keyboards; • Added purple blanks to the Blanks kit; • Added purple spacebars to the Minibars kit; • Added extra R3 1.5u keycaps to the Mitolet kit for WKL compatibility; • Added R4 1u Pulse logo keycap to the Novelties kit; • Added R2 1u UP Micons arrow keycap to the Arrows kit; • Changed 1.25u MENU keycap for 1.25u PULSE keycap in Text Mods kit.
Disclaimer: Several other suggestions were considered and studied, some of them I even added. But when balancing things out, I decided not to include them, to make things affordable and more straight forward to everyone all things considered. Hope you understand! Please keep suggestions coming, feedback is greatly appreciated and I will keep doing tweak runs per your requests.