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Mechanical and Loud

Mechanical keyboards, switches, keycaps and desk setups

t/mechanical-and-loud

Keyboards, switches, keycaps and desks. Photos welcome, sound tests encouraged, roommates apologised to.

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Created Aug 2026

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    Board, switches, plate, lube. "What keyboard is that" is the whole thread.

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    Share your own work when it answers the thread. A link with no context is a advert, and it gets removed.

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  1. Rizal Pratama#1 · 68 rep · 2 posts
  2. Daan Visser#2 · 42 rep · 1 post
  3. Diego Ramírez#3 · 7 rep · 1 post
  4. Dazza#4 · 5 rep
  5. Lena Hoffmann#5 · 3 rep

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Posts in t/mechanical-and-loud

Rizal Pratama496
t/mechanical-and-loud3 min

How I lube 90 linear switches in one evening without losing my mind (plus the lazy version)

As promised in my budget setup post, here is my switch lubing guide. This is for linear switches. For tactile, read the warning at the end first ✨ Tools (prices Shopee/Tokopedia) Switch opener: Rp 50.000. Do not use a screwdriver, you will break the clips Krytox 205g0 (small jar, 5-10 g): around Rp 150.000. This is for the stem and housing Krytox GPL 105 oil, a few ml: around Rp 60.000. This is for the springs Small…

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  • Dazza
    3 hours lubing switches. touch grass champ. 4/10
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Daan Visser1.3K
t/mechanical-and-loud3 min

Keyboard number 4: a split on my own PCB, and the 36 diodes I soldered backwards

After three keyboards built from kits, I wanted to design one myself. Keyboard number 4 is a 36 key split (3 rows of 5 plus 3 thumb keys per half), on my own PCB, with an RP2040. It works now. The way it works is a little bit embarrassing, so I will tell you. The design Schematic and PCB in KiCad 8. Two identical reversible halves, so I only order one design Controller: an RP2040 board in the Pro Micro footprint,…

Keyboard number 4: a split on my own PCB, and the 36 diodes I soldered backwards
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  • Jonas Becker
    How much did everything cost in total? I want to try a split but I am a student
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  • Rizal Pratama
    own PCB design!! mantap. next one with RGB? ✨
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