I'm not even trying to do anything in the video, but I just wanted to say this is one of the best tutorial presentation styles I've ever seen. The shots all look so good, so many close-up shots for each step, giving a time stamp in case somebody wants to skip a step that isn't crucial to them, clearly explaining different approaches and differing viewpoints people into keyboards have... good stuff, great video.
@@jesseochola6311 I'm not Taeha but he said thinner lubes (than 105g0) were good too, I've tried them on some cherry stabs as well as the gold zeal ones and they turned out perfectly fine.
Taeha, I want to let you know how amazing this method is. I lubed my stabs while watching this video, they went from super rattly to so perfect. This is also my first time lubing stabs, and they are stock stabs too! Keep up the good work
I've watched stabilizer lubing guides by many smaller TH-camrs. And Taeha's guide is still the best. No one else covers what to do when you underlube and overlube, as well as the stabilizer testing process.
3:47 filing the clipped stems with a nail filer is also a nice touch as it made the stem as smooth and perfectly flat as the pre-clipped stabs like Durock, etc.
I like to clip cherry stabilizers at a 45-degree angle, so that the legs are still there but no fangs. Then put some electrical tape with a dolup of grease on top, on the pcb before installing the lubed stab's. It makes them sound nice and clacky and feel tight.
The syringe one is very helpful! I built my keeb a month ago and I didn’t lube my stab wires well so it rattles a lot and now I just realize if I want to fix the stabs, I’ll have to desolder everything on my board so I fixed it with some piece of tape to reduce the wiggle room. The rattling noise is still there but just a little but still, I wish to remove it entirely. Never thought of this syringe method before. I’ll give it a try. Thanks Taeha!
Just used this video guide to fix the irritatingly awful squeak on my wife's Drevo keyboard. It's been bugging me for years, and now it's smooth and quiet. Thank you so much!
Bought a 5ml vial of 205g0 and some Durock V2 clear screw ins so I can do exactly what you did for my first build. Your professionalism inspires confidence.
Even though this video is pretty old, it still helped me out SO MUCH in modding my budget GK61. I was about to go out and buy new stabilizers and grease, but saved myself 30 bucks by watching your video! Now my keyboard sounds 5x better...
Relatively newish mechanical keyboard enthusiast here. Have bought a few keebs over the past month or so and only just got into modding. (first mod was a tape mod!) Found my way to investigating stabilizers when, after trying different switches, keycaps, and applying tape mod, I still wasn't *quite* getting the sound I wanted. Realized it was likely the stabilizers. Your video helped me a lot! This sort of detailed walkthrough that also doesn't waste your time along the way was exactly the sort of content I was looking for. Thanks! 🙂
Great tutorial! I think you can use interdental brush to remove excess lube inside. You just need to stick it inside like your scraping something or just letting the bristle of the brush to stick as much lube as possible then wipe the tip of the brush with paper towel or wipes. You may need to repeat the process several times until you notice there are to little lube are sticking to the bristle then you may proceed with reapply lube using the syringe method. It works fine with me and save me hassle to desoldering all of the switches.
I'm building a GMMK pro White Ice, yesterday I spent 5 hours lubing and filming my 82 switches, I work on PC's for a living and I thought I could do the switches in 3 hours tops, oh how wrong I was! Films added so much more time to the switch lubing process, all that's left to do is my v2 durock stabs, I bought lube and grease for this build, and I think I'll still use the grease on the stabs. Very helpful video as always Taeha thanks a bunch!
Nice guide. I've been working on my first keyboard over the past few weeks. Spent $800 in parts roughly, so I kind of went all in. Been taking it very slow, making sure everything is absolutely perfect before soldering it down. These guides are super helpful!
This is the first time I've seen a video on this topic where I came away thinking it was actually doable. You gained another sub--you're an excellent teacher. I love how you explained WHY these techniques work.
I just finished re-building a Tokyo60 v1 I got years back. First ever keyboard build for me. Props to you, great tutorial! My stabilizers are completely silent, zero rattle. Thanks!
Hey, Taeha. Just started building my new keyboard which I was very excited to start. Now that I started all I want to do is finish lol, but since I have your videos it has helped me so much. Thank you Taeha for helping me with this process!
Thanks so much for this detailed video explaining the position of the wholes and the technique. Everyone else just assumes you know this stuff already.
Thank you so much! I just lubed my switches and stabs for the first time and I watched a couple quick videos prior to doing it but I had this weird ticking sound only on the enter key and what you told me to do fixed it without having to take all the switches off and keycaps and unscrew the whole board. Now it sounds super thocky. It's a little muted but It's my first time. I'm happy with it.
finally after two years, I am done lubing my full size keyboard, the way he said. as i own a razer huntsman v2, now i will start with lubing stabilizers, which in fact are on every god darn switch. See you again after two years, guys.
The stabs and backplate for my first ever custom keyboard arrived today, so i googled "how to lube keyboard stabilisers" and see this video was uploaded just a few hours ago. The timing couldn't have been more perfect!
For anyone still watching this amazing guide, I have a tip that is probably going to sound like the most absurd thing you've ever heard. To start, make sure all of your switches are lubed. A lot of the time, if a switch is not lubed, it will sound scratchy and make the entire stabilizer sound like it is rattling. Secondly, and this is the crazy part, if a stabilizer is rattling, and no amount of lube will fix it, switch the switch with another from a different key. Once again, I know it sounds ridiculous, but it may work.
Thank you for this! Just finished putting together my first keyboard and I am really satisfied with the feel and sound. It isn't the best keeb out there. I consider it a budget build. TM680 from Antidote Studios in white Lubed durock v1 stabs in white Boba U4T switches factory lubed Iceberg clones from keykits It was great practice while I wait for the Aozora GB to finish. Then I'll build my first "premium" keeb with the Port cap set I got from Infinikeys. And... well... I'm already in the GB for Analog Dream 2 and plan to jump in the Laneware LW67 which I am ignorantly claiming will be my grail.
i watched this video before watching a taeha types stream and i went to go watch the stream. man felt like seeing a kid with their parents vs seeing a kid in the wild
I just lubed some switches for the first time ( novelkeys creams ) with super lube ( yes I know it’s nothing compared to krytox 205g0 but it’s hard to get in the UK🇬🇧 ) not spray one and wow I’m never going back to stock switches I’m in love!!!!
love the video man. And great camera shots. I love that you used clear stabilizers. I could visually see everything, and really helped me understand the whole process. 11/10
Will I ever use the information given in this video? No. So will I stop the video and move on about my day? Also no. That's the mark of a great tutorial right there, sir. I'm learning how to do things I'll never do. Cheers.
Everything in this video is super satisfying. The voice, the sound produced by lubed stabs, plus the background music. It's just the rattle at the intro that bothers me hahaha
ok one thing i'd like to see you do is put out a second version of ur vids where u jump directly to the build, I know on this vid a build wasnt the main attraction, but for those of us who like seeing the keyboard builds gotten to directly i ask you to consider this. You might consider making a build only playlist so that your list of videos isn't full of duplicates. Otherwise I love the atmosphere of your videos and your way of explaining the challenges and techniques involved in a keyboard build. Also i know there is alot of prep work that goes into providing the high quality videos , but it would be appreciated if you would stream more often. Ive already binge watched all your videos and I really cannot get enough of them!
thank you for this video! before i had no idea why people would clip the legs on the stabs. you perfectly explained why (they cause them not to be flat). kudos to you for being informative and entertaining!
I think Taeha mentioned a couple times on stream that he didn’t think it made much of a difference, or was very effective with the stabs he’s been using, so he stopped doing it on most of his builds. Can’t furnish details or proof but I think he qualified that statement with your mileage may vary
I have two keyboards I lubed with 2 stroke motor oil (which is relatively viscous). The first one I did 4 or more years ago and is still working like a charm. The second is more recent and also working like a charm. In both cases I did that without any disassembly and also lubing the stabilizers can be done this way. The result is a much quieter keyboard while also paired with O-Rings for each keycap. Keys sound super solid and no rattle. A quiet "thump" instead of "clackity clack"
I've been watching Asian guy with round glasses and big ears for a while now, all he does is pet cats, do push-ups and build keyboards. Kinda like him doe.
oh im so glad he decided to upload this upgraded version. i couldnt finish the first version coz the nails are bothering me too much. But this helped so much. so much cleaner and the process is explained better!
I just lubed my first build using 205g0, I overlubed my first 2 test switches but got the hang of it for the rest, I also followed this stab modding guide, took me roughly 3 hours for a TKL, but the results were very satisfying.
I got through my lubing era because of this video. Thank you so much!! I am so proud of myself, I have successfully lubed my stabilizers and they sound perfect!!
Separating the down motion (key compress) and key return (key rebound sound) with longer pause would make the sound test so much better and this review perfect. We all know that o-ring will silent the compression of the key, but how to silent key rebound? Well done.
Thanks so much! You made the stab lubing process a lot less daunting to me, and thanks to that I finally managed to solve my spacebar rattle! Edit: It's back :(
I swear if I get through this whole video without a single 'the key to lubing' I'm tearing my Taeha types poster
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
You won’t notice your rattly stabs if you have cherry mx browns
@@Instinct0425 So it's Heresy then...
go to sleep its 4 am
@@divyeshmalhotra7649 'tis perfidy then
Imagine telling your parents you're buying "lube, 'films', and syringes" without any context
my dad had to ask me what i wanted it all for before he ordered it lmao
I have a shared account with my mom and texted her to explain why I had Super Lube and syringes on my fucking order history lol
dab
For better “up and down movement
@@brokegamer5587 lmao
Thank you Nathan, very cool!
Hey liquid! Custom mech for players coming soon :o
Liquid Taeha confirmed? 💪
Imagine a colab between h box and Nathan. Now that’s something I would watch 👀
Get ur csgo team to beat astralis in 2021
Keycult liquid edition
every time i see taeha’s intro it feels like it’s a part of some kind of pixar short film. the music and the visuals give that kind of vibe
Taeha Stabs back at it again
Hey, aren’t you that one guy from the Hamaji Hub??
hentAi stabs is better
Hamaji, how long did you have to wait for the 8008 keyset
@@king_dmj5280 took him about a year prob
@@bluemangroup_1828 thanks for the information
I'm not even trying to do anything in the video, but I just wanted to say this is one of the best tutorial presentation styles I've ever seen. The shots all look so good, so many close-up shots for each step, giving a time stamp in case somebody wants to skip a step that isn't crucial to them, clearly explaining different approaches and differing viewpoints people into keyboards have... good stuff, great video.
My guy taeha made me buy dielectric grease and Teflon grease half a year ago and now he changed opinion. My guy
times were different back then :(
It do be like that sometimes
@@TaehaTypes what do you think about tribosys 3204 for stabilizers
@@jesseochola6311 I'm not Taeha but he said thinner lubes (than 105g0) were good too, I've tried them on some cherry stabs as well as the gold zeal ones and they turned out perfectly fine.
@@efrrun okay thank u!
By far and large the best stab video - I am new to all this and your broke this down right. You have this edited right, the right pacing, perfect.
ngl i love the intro the most, his facial expressions are exactly the same as mine when i heard the stabes
Lol the same expression like when he ate marmalade
Taeha, I want to let you know how amazing this method is. I lubed my stabs while watching this video, they went from super rattly to so perfect. This is also my first time lubing stabs, and they are stock stabs too! Keep up the good work
I've watched stabilizer lubing guides by many smaller TH-camrs. And Taeha's guide is still the best. No one else covers what to do when you underlube and overlube, as well as the stabilizer testing process.
Guide was clear and amaizingly detailerd. Thanks heaps!
Hello!
Instructions unclear, my stabilizers are addicted to heroin
Do you know where I could get some? Asking for a friend.
Where’s “Now the key to lubing is that less is more.”
switch lube guide 👀
@@TaehaTypes pog
I was undecided, but his facial expressions made it clear which I should choose.
😐
I love how he can keep saying lube with a straight face.
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@@Gekko12482 dude stop-
3:47 filing the clipped stems with a nail filer is also a nice touch as it made the stem as smooth and perfectly flat as the pre-clipped stabs like Durock, etc.
I like to clip cherry stabilizers at a 45-degree angle, so that the legs are still there but no fangs. Then put some electrical tape with a dolup of grease on top, on the pcb before installing the lubed stab's. It makes them sound nice and clacky and feel tight.
The syringe one is very helpful! I built my keeb a month ago and I didn’t lube my stab wires well so it rattles a lot and now I just realize if I want to fix the stabs, I’ll have to desolder everything on my board so I fixed it with some piece of tape to reduce the wiggle room. The rattling noise is still there but just a little but still, I wish to remove it entirely. Never thought of this syringe method before. I’ll give it a try. Thanks Taeha!
Dude. Your light touches of humour. The content itself. The production.
Top tier. Subscribed!
Haha that stank face from the unlubed stabs was too funny
i really really really appreciate that you iterate WHY you do each step. helps me understand so much better as an adhder
Thank you bro, I needed this rn. Perfect timing ⏱
Just used this video guide to fix the irritatingly awful squeak on my wife's Drevo keyboard. It's been bugging me for years, and now it's smooth and quiet. Thank you so much!
Thanks for all the helpful videos. This one was 👌🏽 for getting that sound tuned right.
Bought a 5ml vial of 205g0 and some Durock V2 clear screw ins so I can do exactly what you did for my first build. Your professionalism inspires confidence.
So eloquent and cohesive. Dare I say, a near-perfect how-to video!
These videos are a masterclass on making quality TH-cam videos on possibly boring topics. Well done Taeha.
i love how taeha actually takes time on looking at his comments and replies to them and being such a wholesome guy. i respect that 💯.
Doesn’t reply to this but everything else 😂
@@vizyvr2930 dont gotta call him out but its pretty sad xD
Even though this video is pretty old, it still helped me out SO MUCH in modding my budget GK61. I was about to go out and buy new stabilizers and grease, but saved myself 30 bucks by watching your video! Now my keyboard sounds 5x better...
I've been waiting my whole life for this
Relatively newish mechanical keyboard enthusiast here. Have bought a few keebs over the past month or so and only just got into modding. (first mod was a tape mod!)
Found my way to investigating stabilizers when, after trying different switches, keycaps, and applying tape mod, I still wasn't *quite* getting the sound I wanted. Realized it was likely the stabilizers.
Your video helped me a lot! This sort of detailed walkthrough that also doesn't waste your time along the way was exactly the sort of content I was looking for. Thanks! 🙂
Great tutorial! I think you can use interdental brush to remove excess lube inside. You just need to stick it inside like your scraping something or just letting the bristle of the brush to stick as much lube as possible then wipe the tip of the brush with paper towel or wipes. You may need to repeat the process several times until you notice there are to little lube are sticking to the bristle then you may proceed with reapply lube using the syringe method. It works fine with me and save me hassle to desoldering all of the switches.
I'm building a GMMK pro White Ice, yesterday I spent 5 hours lubing and filming my 82 switches, I work on PC's for a living and I thought I could do the switches in 3 hours tops, oh how wrong I was! Films added so much more time to the switch lubing process, all that's left to do is my v2 durock stabs, I bought lube and grease for this build, and I think I'll still use the grease on the stabs. Very helpful video as always Taeha thanks a bunch!
Nice guide. I've been working on my first keyboard over the past few weeks. Spent $800 in parts roughly, so I kind of went all in. Been taking it very slow, making sure everything is absolutely perfect before soldering it down. These guides are super helpful!
$800 on a keyboard? Thats insanity man. I hope you enjoy it!
@@zacjohnson452 I ended up paying over $400 for mine, and it is my first.
This is the first time I've seen a video on this topic where I came away thinking it was actually doable. You gained another sub--you're an excellent teacher. I love how you explained WHY these techniques work.
The quality of this video is much smoother than my lubed stabs.
nah 2.1 million views this man put alot of effort making this video yall have to like this video
11:19 teaha justifying being 2 hours deep on stream with one stab lubed.
I just finished re-building a Tokyo60 v1 I got years back. First ever keyboard build for me. Props to you, great tutorial! My stabilizers are completely silent, zero rattle. Thanks!
you forgot one essential step: taking an hour to do stabs
okayy buddyyyyyyy
I think i did it wrong since i done it in 15 minutes
“Lubing stabs isn’t a race. Take your time.
@@squidsnake5238 yes, i think i did something wrong
@@fritz_company aslong as you felt you used a good consistency and were accurate it is fine :)
The jazz music and everything about this video was very refreshing and helpful too!
Hey, Taeha. Just started building my new keyboard which I was very excited to start. Now that I started all I want to do is finish lol, but since I have your videos it has helped me so much. Thank you Taeha for helping me with this process!
Thanks so much for this detailed video explaining the position of the wholes and the technique. Everyone else just assumes you know this stuff already.
Thanks for this, just about to build my first keeb and I saw a comment on your previous guide saying you do it a different way now
Thank you so much! I just lubed my switches and stabs for the first time and I watched a couple quick videos prior to doing it but I had this weird ticking sound only on the enter key and what you told me to do fixed it without having to take all the switches off and keycaps and unscrew the whole board. Now it sounds super thocky. It's a little muted but It's my first time. I'm happy with it.
The only place that I can say and hear lube without any kind of judgment.
finally after two years, I am done lubing my full size keyboard, the way he said.
as i own a razer huntsman v2, now i will start with lubing stabilizers, which in fact are on every god darn switch.
See you again after two years, guys.
"dont be discouraged"
* already discouraged *
sed
The stabs and backplate for my first ever custom keyboard arrived today, so i googled "how to lube keyboard stabilisers" and see this video was uploaded just a few hours ago. The timing couldn't have been more perfect!
The overall quality of this video is so satisfying. Thanks 🙏🏻
For anyone still watching this amazing guide, I have a tip that is probably going to sound like the most absurd thing you've ever heard. To start, make sure all of your switches are lubed. A lot of the time, if a switch is not lubed, it will sound scratchy and make the entire stabilizer sound like it is rattling. Secondly, and this is the crazy part, if a stabilizer is rattling, and no amount of lube will fix it, switch the switch with another from a different key. Once again, I know it sounds ridiculous, but it may work.
So you did sent it out before the end of the year.. Nice.
Far and away the best lubing video on TH-cam. Thanks Taeha.
Thank you for this! Just finished putting together my first keyboard and I am really satisfied with the feel and sound.
It isn't the best keeb out there. I consider it a budget build.
TM680 from Antidote Studios in white
Lubed durock v1 stabs in white
Boba U4T switches factory lubed
Iceberg clones from keykits
It was great practice while I wait for the Aozora GB to finish. Then I'll build my first "premium" keeb with the Port cap set I got from Infinikeys.
And... well... I'm already in the GB for Analog Dream 2 and plan to jump in the Laneware LW67 which I am ignorantly claiming will be my grail.
i watched this video before watching a taeha types stream and i went to go watch the stream. man felt like seeing a kid with their parents vs seeing a kid in the wild
"Now, the key to lubing is to do it for 2 hours."
10 minute video with 2 hours of information. I love it
Without a doubt the best intro to a channelnive seen so far
Razor users: yeah the first one is better no shot dawg
I just lubed some switches for the first time ( novelkeys creams ) with super lube ( yes I know it’s nothing compared to krytox 205g0 but it’s hard to get in the UK🇬🇧 ) not spray one and wow I’m never going back to stock switches I’m in love!!!!
Also Yes I know this is a stabiliser lubing video but... still...🤣
That beginning test lmaooooo
ok
lol
Honestly not that much of a difference?
@@starsintrash9218 you must have hearing problems or something lmao
@@starsintrash9218 bro u got hearing issues
Wow, I'm so impressed with the quality of sound I got from lubing my stabilizers with this tutorial
0:21 TAEHA POG
love the video man. And great camera shots. I love that you used clear stabilizers. I could visually see everything, and really helped me understand the whole process. 11/10
i didn’t know i needed medical tools to lube stabs now lol
since i live in the city, i can just get one on the street. :p
Will I ever use the information given in this video? No.
So will I stop the video and move on about my day? Also no.
That's the mark of a great tutorial right there, sir. I'm learning how to do things I'll never do. Cheers.
Everything in this video is super satisfying. The voice, the sound produced by lubed stabs, plus the background music. It's just the rattle at the intro that bothers me hahaha
I have OCD just bought a pack of syringes, Taeha you killing me bro. Tactile gang rise up!!!!!!!!!
We know we've gone far when "tuning your keyboard" has more than one meaning
ok one thing i'd like to see you do is put out a second version of ur vids where u jump directly to the build, I know on this vid a build wasnt the main attraction, but for those of us who like seeing the keyboard builds gotten to directly i ask you to consider this. You might consider making a build only playlist so that your list of videos isn't full of duplicates. Otherwise I love the atmosphere of your videos and your way of explaining the challenges and techniques involved in a keyboard build. Also i know there is alot of prep work that goes into providing the high quality videos , but it would be appreciated if you would stream more often. Ive already binge watched all your videos and I really cannot get enough of them!
when Taeha uploads a video on lubing stabs... 45 minutes after you finished lubing your stabs....F
Can always redo everything :)
@@wjhdrew :(
bro the quality of this channel is insane
The key to lubing is that less is more.
2:50 you can also use a nail clip[per/cutter to clip your stabs. It works perfectly :)
Great now my family gets to ask, "Why do you have a syringe?"
For injecting... lube... into... Umm, you know... Forget about it. I do heroin, yeah.
@@OmniSzron better explanation
thank you for this video! before i had no idea why people would clip the legs on the stabs. you perfectly explained why (they cause them not to be flat). kudos to you for being informative and entertaining!
What happened to band-aid modding the PCB? Is that method dead?
I think Taeha mentioned a couple times on stream that he didn’t think it made much of a difference, or was very effective with the stabs he’s been using, so he stopped doing it on most of his builds. Can’t furnish details or proof but I think he qualified that statement with your mileage may vary
@@wongasaur alright, makes sense! Thanks 👍
I have two keyboards I lubed with 2 stroke motor oil (which is relatively viscous). The first one I did 4 or more years ago and is still working like a charm. The second is more recent and also working like a charm. In both cases I did that without any disassembly and also lubing the stabilizers can be done this way. The result is a much quieter keyboard while also paired with O-Rings for each keycap. Keys sound super solid and no rattle. A quiet "thump" instead of "clackity clack"
the key to lubing is that less is more
The music in the background is super relaxin for me
"The answers pretty clear"-taeha types
Me- well obliviously the first keyboard of course lol.
Oh my god why is his filming so good Jesus that scene is so nice the whole video is amazing, Taeha is amazing.
Good work on the stab mod tutorial! Now you don't have to gift 200 subs LOL
The faces at the beginning say everything. Gotta grease up my stabs! Great intro for newbies!!!
I've been watching Asian guy with round glasses and big ears for a while now, all he does is pet cats, do push-ups and build keyboards. Kinda like him doe.
Cringe 😬
just lubed my stabilizers for the first time!! thank you!!! this video literally saved my life
How to drug stabilizers
oh im so glad he decided to upload this upgraded version. i couldnt finish the first version coz the nails are bothering me too much. But this helped so much. so much cleaner and the process is explained better!
This mod improved the feel and overall sound of my backspace, shift, etc. Absolutely recommend doing this!
dude these mods make it so much better.
Great video. I loved the visual demonstration of why it is important to clip the stabs. And the clear plastic made it really easy to see everything.
first time in this channel , the quality video is insane , tutorial is clear
what keyboards are those??
Noiceee
soon gonna be redoing my whole kb n lubing everything. i love how you also provide context why some of these steps are done.
I just lubed my first build using 205g0, I overlubed my first 2 test switches but got the hang of it for the rest, I also followed this stab modding guide, took me roughly 3 hours for a TKL, but the results were very satisfying.
I got through my lubing era because of this video. Thank you so much!! I am so proud of myself, I have successfully lubed my stabilizers and they sound perfect!!
Separating the down motion (key compress) and key return (key rebound sound) with longer pause would make the sound test so much better and this review perfect.
We all know that o-ring will silent the compression of the key, but how to silent key rebound?
Well done.
Thanks so much! You made the stab lubing process a lot less daunting to me, and thanks to that I finally managed to solve my spacebar rattle!
Edit: It's back :(
This guide sounds more professional than my teacher.
Just got some durock stabs and this is my first time adding stabs to a keyboard and this really helped, thanks!