The Big Bad Switch Lubing Guide

A Lubing Guide for tactile and linear switches. This is my personal method, and how I go about it. Check Description for more.
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ED: • watame's lullaby but i...
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For those wondering the lube station I use is from Prevail Key Co.
For Brush sizes I use brushes ranging from 00-2, just whatever works lol.
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The switch on the thumbnail went through some stuff.

[@makeitworkstudios5315]

There is no way you posted your last video without an apology. I am scarred.

[@ShoobsTube]

I regret nothing

[@AlessioKB]

@@ShoobsTube :watamesmug:

[@ShoobsTube]

@@AlessioKB :watamesmug:

[@Nintendo0994]

"the big bad switch lubing guide out of focus" XD i appreciate you making this video and understand how hard it is with the camera

[@ShoobsTube]

It really be pain

[@Phantom1000]

better cam and better lenses ;)

[@nopal9855]

yeah thats how i see the world everyday cant complain

[@snowie8108]

the incredibly scuffed quality of your videos gives them a certain charm that i can't explain

[@chunkymilk1288]

Big Bad Clicky Comparison when?

[@ShoobsTube]

Perhaps.... eventually..... maybe

[@chunkymilk1288]

🤔

[@fleshboss3925]

😳

[@TTNYur]

Someones bound to make a lube joke so it might as well be me gachiW

[@blues9215]

Oooo the jar thing is really helpful I used bags and it would stick together

[@paulomallari9771]

NUMBER 1 VICTORY ROYAL YEA FORTNITE WE BOUT TO GET DOWN "GET DOWN" #1 ON THE BOARD RIGHT NOW JUST WHIPED OUT TOMATO TOWN

[@FestiveIV]

GREAT VIDEO

[@ShoobsTube]

THANK YOU JOHNNY

[@engyshow3578]

Instructions unclear... lube has coated my hands and the switches are wetter than Niagara Falls ; u ;

[@ShoobsTube]

slip and slide

[@ryanisacuc8381]

I’m into this. I just hope to go it’s not a leg less animal that became a slip n slide. More like a warm hole i can sleep in for the nice

[@CrossFN-1]

Him shake it like a bitch
Me 😂😂😂😂 congrats you earned a sub

[@kami4u250]

Stayed up till midnight for...this lmfao, Shoobs this is your doing. ; (

[@ShoobsTube]

I'm sorry for all these degen hour uploads LOL

[@kiwbi5980]

Op its 12 in the night but guess im going to watch another video on keyboards thanks shoob

[@ShoobsTube]

Thank you Kiwbi

[@sockkarathanos4034]

Still scarred from your last vid...

[@ShoobsTube]

My ears are still ringing

[@sockkarathanos4034]

@@ShoobsTube every time I close my eyes I hear the laughing

[@blues9215]

You should review zykos the heisnburg switch. Also thanks for the video

[@tacomn]

Topre lubing, wheres my guide my guy??

[@nelsonlamzon4458]

I'm just starting out and I cannot stress enough just how much this video has been helpful. Thanks Shoobs!

[@gonemixed]

I got some lube on the way for my first ever board. Perfect timing.

[@manolisplk7669]

DO you consider yourself a weeb ?

[@ghoulboards]

good job shoobs

[@riyuiwashere]

Rin Tohsaka thighs are very thicc

[@dr.dirtydan497]

not clickbait this video was big, and bad

[@parisbtw5779]

shoobs in da hole
peko time

[@bruhhurb8676]

I once lubed a switch with some lube that came with my treadmill.... came out better than I expected

[@raimu6819]

your channel is popping off man, can we get some scuffed aliexpress build videos and budget challenges? i think itd be great to watch

[@mrscotchguy]

I think it's important to mention since it's rarely addressed in lubing vids.. Lubing the top housing and bottom side of the stem rails will dampen the sound of bottom out and the return. Personally, these are the most important sound factor for me. I like a butter smooth feel so I tend to go super light coats on all the components. For tactiles, I don't lube the stem but rather both the housings to prevent spillover on the legs and leaves.
Gazzew suggests this on most of his switches along with donut dippong the springs.
Honestly, whatever you do, try to be as consistent as possible. This is prob the most important for getting all the switches to sound the same.

[@christmas_doggo5537]

The degen upload schedule continues I see

[@ShoobsTube]

I can't stop

[@SW4GK1NG]

Imagine not flipping spacebar, couldnt be us

[@ShoobsTube]

superior taste

[@FXVNDER]

trash taste, looks awful and doesn't feel/sound that good

[@FXVNDER]

just use a split spacebar

[@FXVNDER]

:trollface rising:

[@trash3570]

Damn just finished 70 box royals last night

[@Strider1Wilco]

Good timing I'm gonna lube my glorious pandas

[@Jomi_]

The Lube Jar

[@serene-illusion]

The thing I struggle most with lubing is consistency

[@wolf-xf6hf]

In case you were curious lubes are like car engine oils in that the number is tells you about how viscous it is as a fluid and the greater the number the more viscous so less fluid it is. This is sometimes referred to as a fluids “weight” which is why car engine oils have 2 numbers like 0w20. 0 is the viscosity at a cold engine temperature, 20 is the viscosity at a running engine temperature and the W means weight. In the case of switch lubes only the last digit matters so krytox 20(3) is the same as trybosis 320(3).

[@RickDkkrd]

This is a very scuffed guide on how to lube the switches. You didn't even lick your fingers after untangling the lubed springs. This is unacceptable.

[@ricecakes5926]

watching this while i lube feels like a north korean propaganda type experiment. You drilling how to lube in my brain while I lube switches. I already know how to lube why am I doing this to myself

[@js-gc2hk]

1:52 nice

[@stefanmulia8681]

hey wanna ask whats the difference between bag lube spring and lube top and bottom spring with 205g0, or should i do both to my springs?

[@stephendurnan3609]

You can also get Krytox 105 oil. But it's EXPENSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kylemcguire3360]

Nice

[@Keybored]

I feel your pain with the focus man... Huge pain dealing with small details like this. But great job regardless!

[@7h3of7]

imagine flipping your spacebar

[@ShoobsTube]

I'll flip your KC

[@maddoxkuy1623]

Why does shoobs make only big bad things

[@ShoobsTube]

I'm a big bad degenerate

[@Leonsimages]

this is You Suck at Cooking if he made keyboard videos

[@berndoge599]

dang it ten minutes late!

[@IronCan88]

By the way I was wondering, if we avoid the leg and the leaf as this tutorial indicates, would the 205g0 be even better for tactile switches? Because theoretically you are not loosing any tactility, but at the same time you are getting maximum smoothness. But I am a noob, so just my guess and hope to hear everyone's opinion. Thanks.

[@supernova2358]

its all down to preference, 205g0 is thicker but doesnt necessarily make the switch 'smoother'

[@kylemorales9343]

I used TriboSys 3203 for tactiles. It's really smooth and it doesn't affect tactility but it's harder to find and kind of expensive.
Edit: I forgot to mention, 205g0 is harder to use cause it gets everywhere but as long as you don't overlube, you're good good.

[@IronCan88]

@@kylemorales9343 yeah I end up buying both. I like the tribosys since it's easier to work with. With the 205 I feel like it's easy to over-lube. Thanks for your inputs.

[@blues9215]

Why do you lube the leaf? I’ve heard most dont

[@ph0roggy]

It gets rid of most leaf ping noise
Leaf ping noise is really evident once you get silent switches, that's when you go ham on the leaf lubing lmao

[@blues9215]

@@ph0roggy oh I see lol I didn’t know there was leaf ping

[@kariyui]

In the thumb nail it looks like someone cream pied the switch lmfao

[@chunkuswumpus3515]

So glad you made this cause I have similar preferences in keyboards and switches to you besides me preferring full sizes because of some of my engineering work

[@tamlam5369]

your spacebar looks weird

[@ShoobsTube]

No u

[@boiledicetea]

my man shoobs forgot the clicky lubing guide

[@Lomaykay1]

shoobs father

[@ShoobsTube]

hello son

[@mena4108]

Loob

[@ShoobsTube]

Looob

[@wardway5115]

i just love how scuffed your videos are from the intro to the out of focus camera and you just nto giving a fuk

[@ruswizzle]

The 5 dislikes are from the clicky gang

[@tommytypes1721]

AYEE LETS GO SHOOBS I HAVE THE EXACT SAME SWITCH OPENER LETS GOOOO

[@eliasvaly2273]

Lol. I put like 4 times the lube on the linears hehe. I just love how creamy the switches sound then. I love when my switches are almost overlubed, right on the edge.

[@simplyash5056]

Do a keyboard collection/haul

[@emeerhakeem532]

Next video: "The big bad boy filming switch guide"

[@edgerunnerwhitelake3897]

I must be Shoobs since I lbe the same way. Haha.

[@Moontower01]

degen hours lets go

[@ShoobsTube]

Always

[@ALIENNINJA13]

Sheeeeeesh Shooby, every time you thank for your subs you're already 1k ahead lol

[@L96A1BM]

should I film glorious pandas or not?

[@lb-ob4to]

i thought that was a face reveal for a second

[@Unpug]

Amazing video big bad shoob

[@salted_mangoes]

wait.. using a jar is huge brain, idk how many ziplocs ive used to bag lube springs XD

[@azprkeys]

Bruh you post this after I lubed all my switches today. FeelsBadMan

[@ShoobsTube]

Its okay, the lubing never stops

[@SorryIHaveNoUsername]

@@ShoobsTube truuuuu

[@MasonFerreira093]

smh "less is more" isnt evnen murmored once in this video.

[@tianlamian]

I've switched to lubing the stem and leaf only now. I just do a slightly thicker coat on the entire exterior of the stem and a couple swipes where the stem legs contact the leaf.
I've found this almost imperceivable to full lubing housings while taking muuuuch less time.
Thanks for the content King

[@trash-boiii]

never change you profile pic

[@qwertyuui0762]

Damn krytox sounds so good

[@yuriinthedark]

i loob my shoob

[@YuniCh]

Hi shoobs :D

[@ShoobsTube]

Hello :)

[@peterwu3640]

your spacebar looks weird

[@ShoobsTube]

Sorry, its an Australian space bar

[@NilsS-ew8ph]

@@ShoobsTube can u explain why the Australien ones are better?

[@Jairyoku]

WOW SUCH A GOOD GUIDE :3

[@93ksj]

My man shoobs delivering the good stuff Walter White style 😹

[@zivens.2407]

Thanks for the guide, Shoobs!

[@jacksonhall3151]

but how do I lube Alps switches?

[@ShoobsTube]

I want some Alps.....

[@christopherpierre-louis9982]

linear vs tactile vs clicky?

[@GDubbleBubble]

oh shit, its the MetaLube

[@oscarsalanya]

so i saw in a vid of yours that gacha + keyboards ruins ones financial life.. i've spent ~1k usd on a gacha this year, and i recently fell into the mechanical keyboard rabbit hole which i NEVER thought would be the slightest of interesting... so basically what im saying, or asking rather, is that the money im about to spend on keyboards is gonna be money im NOT spending on gachas right?
Right?
please god tell me im right

[@adrian.lo_]

Sheeeeesh so big and bad

[@bananarama4925]

Yoo

[@ShoobsTube]

yo yo yo

[@maskiez]

I see Rin, I like 😌

[@ripfrickingben]

for the algorithm

[@BasicallyAGamer985]

lubes half of the leaf then says "I do not like to lube the leaf"

[@boas377]

Am I missing something? He said he doesn’t like to lube the leaf on tactile switches, which he didn’t do. He did lube the leaf in a linear switch in the first part.

[@obedfrost7103]

Thanks bro I have been over loobing my switches bruh 😆🤣

[@steins3699]

shoobs you are cool

[@moqiis1775]

Face Reveal when ?

[@felixxu121]

How do you lube uhmwpe stem swapped switches? The 415keys site page for the stems says to just lube as normal, but other videos I’ve seen say that lubing the stem makes the switch scratchier/sticky.

[@eggwaldschechemie6937]

Pretty Standard?

[@Kifdy]

f

[@_ExTitus]

Roku is good song

[@0023hunter]

Shooobs!!!! We need your expertise. Have you ever considered doing a comparison for Penguins?

[@kokeebs]

Would the tactile also apply to switches like glorious pandas? I heard they have a leaf pign how would one deal with that?
I also have glorious lube with me would that suffice ?

[@logankohl]

I've seen too many switch lube guide at this point. But the Shoobs perspective was missing from my life

[@mad_expensive4286]

Makise Kurisu Chibi she's so cute

[@coolbus_4585]

Discord?

[@peachypers]

hey shoobs, is there a reason why you prefer 105 over 106?

[@dispairity]

I agree

[@upng0consumer]

i feel fresh

[@SnackGuy]

thanks for making keyboard videos that aren't so serious