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fathergoose626 t1_ixvnoje wrote

Things I wish I knew when I started

  • lube brushes are lower quality than “artists brushes” and aren’t cheaper. They’re just low quality size 0 or 1 paintbrushes marked up a bunch.
  • The difference between a little two-piece switch opener vs the gateron one that looks like a pair of pliers is mind blowing. Best extra 20 bucks I’ll ever spend on this hobby.
  • be gentle when removing switches from a board and be sure to pull straight up
  • soldering is crazy easy, I lose fewer switches to bent pins, and it doesn’t take significantly more time than carefully aligning switch pins into hotswap sockets. Nothing wrong with hotswap though.
  • I never ended up using the dielectric grease I ordered
  • fine keyboards are like fine food or drink, there’s no “best” just different tastes, preferences, moods, and recipes

Enjoy!

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No-Ranger-8931 t1_ixwmitm wrote

> I never ended up using the dielectric grease I ordered

May I ask why? I don't really wanna spend much on modding tools and krytox lube is already expensive af for a small amount, I'd like to skip dielectric grease if possible. Though it seems to be cheaper than krytox

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fathergoose626 t1_ixwohkh wrote

Yeah, I just use the thick krytox for stabilizers, but I guess in the long run dialectic grease would save a bit of money since you wouldn’t be using the super expensive krytox as much.

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No-Ranger-8931 t1_ixwpsh5 wrote

Got it. Thanks for the tip about brushes too! I was actually in a school supplies store the other day and was thinking of getting brushes for lubing, but I thought lube brushes are better.

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Fair-Ad-7936 OP t1_ixvo69w wrote

Thanks dude, this is really handy tips.

Edit : i actually bought the gateron switch opener, looks like i bought a right tool.

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ForsakenWebNinja t1_ixw7swo wrote

Be sure to add a well paying job to that list

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Fair-Ad-7936 OP t1_ixwr37p wrote

Does running O&G contractor company fulfill the criteria?

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ForsakenWebNinja t1_ixwrwkx wrote

Lol yea I’d say so. In fact, are you hiring?

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Fair-Ad-7936 OP t1_ixxg7b0 wrote

No lol. We try to mitigate inflation but here i am degening into keebs building haha

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RockyValderas t1_ixv9oc4 wrote

Tangies are great! So smooooth. Good luck! Remember less is more 👍

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Yehezqel t1_ixwspeg wrote

What is the 105 grease used for compared to the 205g0? And what are the differences? Thanks :)

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fathergoose626 t1_ixxfiit wrote

105 is an oil whereas 205 is more of a grease. 105 is typically used for lubricating springs by putting them all in a ziplock bag or Tupperware adding the 105 and shaking it all until the springs are all evenly coated. At least that’s what I do with it, ymmv.

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Yehezqel t1_iy0g6cr wrote

I thought it was that but not quite sure. I saw someone saying they lubed stabs with 105 and dielectric for the stems. Isn’t 105 too liquid for using on stabs?

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fathergoose626 t1_iy0l3kj wrote

Yeah, 105 is not going to work great for the stabs. The point of lubricating stabs is mostly to silence them (the place where the wire goes into the hole) and less so to make them smooth (lubing the places where the two plastic parts rub). You could use 105 for the plastic on plastic part, but it’s not going to do a great job since it’s so thin. As far as the grease on the wires, dielectric grease or 205 is good. I actually picked up some XHT-BDZ G1.5 from divinikey for the wires, it’s suuuuper thick kinda like automotive grease (only a hundred times the price) and it works great if you don’t overdo it.

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