Do I Need to Lube My Keyboard Switches?
Figure 1: Sometime around here is a good time to ask that question... If you’re new to the mechanical keyboard hobby, I have no doubt that planning your first keyboard build is a bit of a daunting task. To be entirely honest with you, it’s only a tiny bit less daunting for your second or even third keyboard builds should you stay around a little while longer. You’ve got the keyboard itself to worry about, stabilizers, keycaps, and even switches on top of all of the intangible marks you want your dream keyboard to hit. Switches are especially daunting right out of the gate as there’s just so many options out there to pick from – each with their own unique specifications, manufacturers, and more. Yet, in spite of all of these differences between switches, time and time again I find people always asking about lubing switches as one of their chief concerns when it comes to picking some up. With countless numbers of content creators talking about lubing switches, its no...
Apr 17, 2024
ABS and PBT are both good for different reasons, it all comes down to personal pref. From my understanding, PBT is typically more robust, has a higher melting temp (hence why you can dyesub PBT but don't see dyesub'd ABS keycaps) and also has a different texture (more rough, whereas ABS is smoother/shiney-ish? May differ from manufacturer to manufacturer) however I have also heard that GMK makes ABS keycaps that some people will prefer over PBT because it's simply a higher quality ABS and better manufacturing process/practice.
Please feel free to correct if I am off base.
Im picking up the set because A.) I dont have a GMK set yet - B.) This set looks amazing and - C.) Did I mention this set looks amazing?