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
@Vigrith we did take a crack at it previously - but couldn't quite get it to tip https://www.massdrop.com/buy/custom-topre-keycap-set
Perhaps at some point in the future - we can take another crack at it!
DCS Sanctuary for example is one I am very sorry to have missed, I know the chances of that seeing the light of day again are minuscule, possibly even in the form of XDA as they are very fond of custom lettering/fonts, but I am sorry to see some of the past buys not having had quite made it.
Hell, even Elven struggled to meet MOQ when R4 Granite came around and look where it is nowadays, selling for literally 1000% of its initial price (or more, seen it go for as much as $350).
My 660C is modded with TMX sliders but I'm all for seeing another Topre custom succeed in the future!