How to Lube Keyboard Switches SUPER FAST - 2022
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
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TIMESTAMPS FOR THE DUDE WHO ASKED (thanks for holding me accountable homie haha)
0:00 - p a i n .
1:00 - Overview
1:38 - Bag Lubing STEMS?!
2:07 - MATERIALS NEEDED
3:00 - THESIS STATEMENT/LUBE FAST METHOD
3:17 - Step 1: take everything apart
3:29 - Step 2: Organize Parts
3:41 - Step 3: Bag Lube Springs
3:51 - Step 4: All Bottom Housings
4:39 - Step 5: Put the springs on Bottom Housings
5:06 - Step 6: The Stems!
6:06 - Step 7: Top Housing and Explanation
6:54 - Step 8: SUCCESS
7:01 - Step 0: BEFORE YOU START LUBING PSA! - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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I am not even into the art of modding, just got a good kb and that's it.
Really good video. Thanks for the tips. I can see the production experience has helped out in this case ;)
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The video and instructions were quick and efficient just like how you lube your switches! Im completely new to keyboards and have been watching a lot of videos. Maintenance for custom keyboards can seem really overwhelming to newcomers. This video was very helpful and definitely took away some of that anxiety. I originally wanted 75 or 80% keyboard. But now I think 65 is a better choice.
The good news is, you're likely only going to need to lube your switches once :)
I liked your explanations on what to lube and when! I’ve seen tons of lubing videos but none that call out why you would lube certain parts of a switch, and what noises are fixed
I think a lot of those videos focus on the "right" way of lubing a linear or tactile switch. for me, I wanted to make a video that could apply to everyone and their sound/feel tastes, even the specific switch they are lubing. It's all about that preference.
Thanks for the kind feedback!
this is by far the best explanation of lubing switches period.
Hi, saw this vid in my recommended. I feel like lubing can be fun in the sense in figuring out what switch needs what to make it optimal. I do get how tedious it can be though. Nice vid! Hope you’re doing great!
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what's your opinion on only lubing the springs and slightly lubing a bit more on the stems to compensate for the housing? this method is done by Badseed Tech who got it from Andy V Nguyen, and it seems to be a decent method as long as the stock switch is decently smooth. I've tried it on my akko jelly pink switches, and it seems to work well.
Great video! I used to binge lube all my switches in one go, and that was so tiring. Nowadays I do it in batches of 10-20 at a time, takes not as long and keeps me busy, heck I even only lube my alpha areas :D
yep and if you need to film/spring swap, you can definitely get away with just doing the alphas. tho you may piss off some people with OCD ._.
You went all the way with this video! It was amazing
Just stumbled upon this video, I love your style!
love the haircut! That length looks really nice
I personally only focus on the bottom housing regardless of the switch, and usually I don't even bother with the stem (aside from maybe the stem pole). IMO the only bits that need lubing are the stem rails and the leaf so you don't get any leaf ping (and springs too ig), but it's all about preference :)
You're not wrong - there are a few sets of switches i've done this to. Especially the higher end switches, i don't feel that they need the stem lube most of the time.
I literally never lube the pole. In my experiences it does nothing.
The PSA at the end helped me ease my worries. I just got into custom keyboards and recently lubricated my switches (KTT Kang Whites). I was worried I may have applied less lube cuz I only lubricated the springs, bottom housing, only the two protruding sides of the stem and left the top housing as it is.
It still sounded good and felt really smooth. But I was worried that I may have been missing out on certain aspects of the switch for not following a certain way.
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Nice vid mate
The quality is amazing
holy shit the back thing is so relatable
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Favorite tutorial so far 👌👌
Glad you think so! :)
The Intro got me 🤭this was 100% me haha
Love the video. Very detailed but simple explanations. Well done. How do you like those CJs?
they SLAP. just put some progressive springs in enough CJs for the alphas and they're really fun to type on. I think im gonna get a full set of prevail progressive springs to do my whole batch :)
I have a question: do u not use a switch opener or did u lose/break it
Thanks for the great video, My azure dragon switches will arrive this week I cannot wait to lube 2 of them and then hate lubing the rest
aint that the truth
Thanks for sharing your method for lubing dood.
Shortest amount of time was like... An hour
I was wondering why I was supposed to lube the top housing of my gateron cj, and your video answered my question completely by chance ( at 6:29 ), thank you
yeah! Also a TINY TINY amount. like its barely there.
Thanks!
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Where can i find those ultra budget looking lube stations your using. Looks like its made of lexan or something thin. I dont wanna spend $20 for a regular sized lube station :(
I use a small gauge syringe to apply lube to the bottom housing rails then I spread them with the brush later once I'm done with all of them that way I don't have to dab the brush in lube all the time.
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I love your lube brush. Where did you get it? The one I have is way too thin.
art store! i usually just buy the plastic packs with like 4 different brushes in them. don't waste money on a brush on a keyboard vendor website, they are overpriced
Gateron Milky Yellows or Prevail Nebulas. Prelubed go-to linears. Have yet to find a switch I like better when I lube myself
friend, you used 205g0 on the spring base, is it better to use some xht bdz or permatex than 205?? Since both are more sticky and viscous
I havent tried either of those on springs, but personally i wouldnt recoomend anything too thick. The last thing you want is your switch to get sluggish or sound overlubed bc of a thick lube!
I personally don't lube my tactile switches unless they feel scratchy. Some unlubed tactiles sound "chalky" and that's the sound I'm aiming for. Audible scratchiness without the rough typing experience. I'm on the fence against linears because I realized 67g springs were too light for me.
Regarding human assembly line; this is one of the first implementation of functional parallelism. If you are two or more crazies into this you could exploit functional parallelism; e.g. one person is opening switches, one person is mounting them into the lube station, etc. for small amounts of keys like a single keyboard you probably won’t fully experience of functional parallelism wildly increases throughout (large workloads and well optimized work pipeline is required for best throughout) but eh, you’ll learn about work optimization and hopefully have fun :) personally I’m in lazy gang and still prefer my switches to come pre-lubed. And thanks for great content!
Yes... definitely best to have a lubing buddy. I had this two weeks ago when a pal and myself lubed all of my KTT mints for a video (footage actually in this vid haha). We finished 70 in a hour with distractions and breaks!
I think it’s worth picking up a set of Akko Switches just to use the packaging as a lube station - much cheaper and you get a set of decent switches as well
this!
Awesome vid Coley! Just wondering what ur opinion on the kbdfans Tofu 60/65 in general as a case
So for the tofu, stock it's terrible (the metal ones), but its basically a sandbox for modding. so in that way, its pretty awesome. because if you put in the work, your board will sound amazing. I especially like when people change the mounting style :)
@@coleydotmp4 cool! what mods do you recommend?
What’s the song at 1:21 called? Planning to loop it during my loobing sessions cuz it’s that good
That would be "Sans" from the Undertale OST, there should be some long versions of it on youtube :)
My longest lubing session was my first time ever, I was lubing some shitty redragon browns, they were scratchy af and some had missing legs on the stems, and that's the reason they double click so much, I was lubing them with dielectric grease, it took me 2 days around 4h to 5h a day, because it's really hard to not over lube with thick grases, so I applied lube and spent a good time taking excess lube off...
What I do is I lube part by part. I bag lube the spring with Krytox GPL 105, then I set it aside. Next is either I go with bottom housing then top housing, vice versa. after the bottom and top is done, I keep them in a container with lid so dust will not get on the lube. If I feel tired after, I do the stem the following day. As much as possible, I try to keep the process linear.
If you are really feeling lazy, you can just bag lube the spring and lube the stem.
Just had an 14 hour lubing + modding session for a cheap AF TKL and a 104 I'm salvaging from 8pm to 11am (excluding 1 hour break)
Probably gonna redo the TKL one since I didn't lube the back of the leaf, so there's a bit of ping on some of the switches that can be heard XD;;
Hahaha. I love how youtube recommends these videos to me 24 hours after I just finished lubing 90 switches at 03:00... Shoot me now.
For those akko lavenders, I prefer to just spring lube em. Takes less time and keeps the tactility I like.
very true, but since i already had them apart, i did decide to do the rails. I actually didnt do the stems on that batch (despite what my editing magic made you think haha). Just bottom housing rails, spring bag lube + donut dip. I do wish that i put more work into the leaves of those switches but they still sound good.
Nice I use the akko box hack as well :)
The best! It's honestly better than some lube station since they stay in there pretty tight!
My first ever living session 11 hours because I didn’t know how to do it efficiently I’m gonna be getting new switches very soon so I don’t wanna have to go through that really really long process again I think this should help
Can i lube the stems Like the spring with super lube in a bag?
It would probably be best to switch to a thicker/better lube like 205g0 or 3203/4. it will require more vigorous shaking, though. haha.
you should review the akko mod 005 and put it up against a kbd67 lite or keychron q2
Thats a great suggestion, but i think my next akko board will be their alice plus coming out later this month! I would love to work with them someday though to bring you all that content, I love their products.
Funny enough, I did this from the start, with the exception that after I lubed the stem I put the housing on immediately. Works for me quite well. But I still have some Series running... Otherwise it's too boring :D.
OMG i just watched keybored talk about doing something similar. Problem is he said lube the tactile bumps of the leaves specifically, which made no sense because he was using glorious bobas. He got rid of the ping but i would never lube stems bumps or the leaves fronts ever as i wind up with linear switches instead of the tactiles they used to be :(
I do lube stem legs but only if theres no silicone on the legs. It seems to be better this way. However i dont lube legs bottoms, just the overlubing the rail part to get it all in there.
Anyways thanks for confirming for me that im not crazy lool
recently i helped my friend to choose a new keyboard and i got her an Akko LA 3098, with ocean blues. Because i wanted to help her have the best experience, i decided to lube the switches too. i mostly enjoy lubing since i can open a podcast up (namely Distractible podcast) and just lube away while listening. It took me 2.5 hourse for 98 switches but i had quite a bit of fun with it.
soooo dope! Heard great things about those akko BT prebuilts. definitely a great choice and a seriously awesome board for the price. Will be grabbing their alice when it drops so stay tuned for my thoughts on it :)
@@coleydotmp4 oh damn, i was waiting to grab their Alice Plus since they announce they will make them, look forward to your review of it
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I divide the number of keys I need to lube by 7, and then do that many every day for a week.
Very easy to find the time for it, but you need to wait a week to use them
Thank you so much for the idea of opening switches with tweezers! 😺 I don't know how I didn't think of this before... 🤔
everyone in my discord was offering to send me a switch opener... i was like clearly im doing ok without one lmaoooo
Just dont accidentally stab yourself with the pointy tweezers and it's just as fast :)
@@coleydotmp4 I open the switches with a small flathead screwdriver. I also wanted to buy an opener. But... Why do I need an opener now, if it's so convenient to do it with tweezers...? )))
@@coleydotmp4 wait what....i didnt catch that in the video. had to rewatch. its still not clear what you are doing with the tweezers to open switches fast
@@shyrix I just came to search for tweezers because I thought that's what she was using. Works like a champ.
Me when video premiere at 2:30 am and I'm bored so I'm watching it
3:55 For the springs you could a pill bottle, like the orange ones, easier to shake....
Ahhh that's such a good idea!
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What switches y'all got on your board rn??? reply >:D
none
Sadly... Gateron optical reds
Charcoal and papyrus...
Boba U4T, cause im a shill
hg cherry browns :)
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the 1st time I lubed my switches, it took me 6 hours for 110 pcs(lubed and filmed). the best part is, I didn't do the research on tactile switch lubing so I just kinda go all out on the legs. To my surprise, Glorious Panda doesn't lose too much tactility even I went all out on the legs 😂 I hoped I had watched this before I did it my 1st time, could have saved me half of the lubing time I think.
There will always be a next time :) im glad you love your pandas!
Awwww
You are so cute🥺🥺
Hope one day I will order switches and will have a lube session :>
Hello. Need to clean the factory lube off before hand lubing?
if there's not a lot of factory lube, you can usually get away with not taking it off. otherwise, it can be a long process making sure none are overlubed. what switches do you have in mind?
@@coleydotmp4 i have c3 equalz tangerine and want to lube and film it
watching this after singlehandedly lubing an entire TKL that lasted the entire afternoon...
Wo wo no typing sound test? 😂
i love full sized keyboard, i know its pain to lube 104 keys, thats why i chose factory lubed switches
(work for me)
Is is ok if I bag lube the springs with 205g0?
i think that should be fine, but you might have to work extra hard shaking to get it to coat everything evenly! Also, it really should be a thin coat so dont overdo it :)
@@coleydotmp4 ok thanks
I thought I was the only one who thought I was dying when I lube.
i have never lubed before and its scary for me to do it bc i always think that i will mess it upp....
Just remember that less is more- better to underlube than overlube. And make sure you block out a few hours to do it
when I start the lube process I cannot stop until I finish :( almost like when I start a new book.
Just got done making my first kb and never again! lol Honestly, next time I want a new kb I'll probably just send it to Taeha to build and use for content bcuz lubing is the bane of my existence
Lubing is like putting ver. Ka decals on gundam
oof, now I gotta relube my u4t boba switches
Now I know where my dab containers originated from.😂
You found a title for the video!! :3
haha i did HOW TO LUBE FAST *HACK* #emotional
I somhow enjoy lubing
just lubed some azure dragons last night, and yeah it can be calming
So how did I get good at lubing.
1. I found a way to make it fun by just listening and watching stuff while I did it
2. I started a club at my school for keyboards and insisted manual labor
The real speed lubing technique:
Bag lube springs and stems with krytox 205 like the monster I am. Then, lube the bottom housing and top housing(optional). Add films if needed.
BAM. DONE
I never lube the top housing. 🤣
thats for the best :) like i say in the vid... only if necessary otherwise don't bother!
I'm buying stock in this channel. It has the production values of something like 10× its size.
Why is the video premiering so late?
I was hanging in the discord all day while editing :0 but also its a longer vid so took a while to make.
For the stems why not just tape it up
My heart still aches for that one time I mislubed my entire batch of boba u4ts and turned them mushy :'((( my one advice to people lubing switches is to keep testing in small batches to see what works and what doesn't. Helps to maintain consistency as well :D
I completely feel you. mine are borderline too mushy as well... i even used 3203. They're still okay but definitely not my favorite. What i've really found from using them is that i don't think im heavy tactile gang. Really need to try some neopolitans, cotton candies, or naevies... might like them since they're lighter!
I always do 10-25 switches at a time then I'll go play a game for 20 min and then do 20 or so more switches
that's a pretty good way to go about it, I usually have a podcast on:)
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Put stems and springs in tub. Warm up G205 and pour it, close, shake 3 min, done.
ahh warming it up is genius. that wouldnt cause any issues chemically?
@@coleydotmp4 well it does warm up with friction when inside, so no. Just warm it up gently, don't heat it up either ;)
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I like lubing :>
i do too - but toward the end my neck hurts lmao
My pro tip for switch lubing is don't do it in one go. Break it up in to smaller batches of 10-30 switches a few nights a week. Makes it much less of a chore.
I agree
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Thank you! (long hair is just too much haha)
layers hahahaha
Laughs in clicky
*cries in coworker sitting next to you for 8 hours/day*
I personally don’t lube my top housing
production line style is definitely the fastest method, but also the most boring. just to break up the monotony, i personally do mini-batches of 25-30 switches at a time
i try to get a fun vibe going with podcasts or some hype music
Here is the method that i've used to lube my switches much faster.
Step 1. Get a Girlfriend
Step 2. Guilt said GF into helping lube your switches
Step 3. Profit.
I was like #666
Lubing the switches for a full sized keyboard was borderline traumatic. Do not recommend. Lubing has never been the same.
Third
you could always not wipe the lube of the stems.... you know? just wash your hands after.
i prefer my entire workspace covered in .1 mm of 205g0 at all times
It's 2023, this video is outdated now
It's true - now that its officially 2023, the way we lube has completely changed overnight and this video is fake news. I'm cancelling myself