I. Anatomy of a Keyboard
Again, it's a personal choice.- You can buy keycaps anywhere (NovelKeys, aliexpress, etc). + You can buy keycaps anywhere (NovelKeys, aliexpress, etc). Choose ones that look nice to you — hard to go wrong here.
II. Mods
- You can go crazy with mods but I think the highest value-adding optimization is lubing your switches. + You can go pretty crazy with mods but I think the highest value optimization is lubing your switches.- To lube your switches, you essentially need to open up each switch, add lube to certain parts, and then reassemble the switch. Do this before starting to assemble your keyboard. + To lube your switches, you essentially need to open up each switch, add lube to certain parts, and reassemble. Do this before starting to build the rest of your keyboard.
- Steps: + Steps at a glance: 1. Open all your switches.
2. Take your brush and add a litle bit of lube to it (thin coat, not globs).
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II. Mods
4. Brush the bottom housing (the two rails and the leaf).5. Put your spring on your bottom housing.
6. Add a bit more lube to your brush.
- 7. Lube your stem (swipe each side of the stem twice).
- 8. Put the stem on the spring and bottom housing, close with the top housing.
+ 7. Lube your stem (swipe each side of the stem twice; do not lube the feet).
+ 8. Put the stem on the spring and bottom housing; close with the top housing.
- Watch this video for a straightforward tutorial. Here is another comprehensive guide with pictures (brushing your springs + full-lube method). + Watch this video for a straightforward tutorial and visuals on where to lube. Here is another comprehensive guide with pictures (brushing your springs + full-lube method).
Another simple mod you can do is clipping and lubing your stabilizers (video). Here are some other good mods if you're up for it (but not necessary for your first build).
III. Assembly
- Now that you have all the necessary components, it's time to assemble your board. --
- Different keyboards have different builds but for the sake of example, here is the Bakaneko assembly: + Now that you have all the necessary components, it's time to assemble your board. Different keyboards have different builds but for the sake of example, here is the Bakaneko assembly:
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