Tools and Essentials You Need For The Mechanical Keyboard Hobby

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by Gabriel Cadiz

Hold up! Before you check out that pretty set of keycaps or those keyboard switches that you saw from youtube, make sure you have the right tools to actually build your first custom mechanical keyboard. These are essential to make your dream keyboard sound and look like the ones in your dreams.

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Here's a checklist of tools you need to start your custom mechanical keyboard hobby:

This 2-in-1 keycap and switch puller will make it easy for you to change keycaps and switches on your keyboard. The wire puller protects your keycaps from scratches, while the long switch puller makes it easier for you to pull out tight fitting switches from your keyboard.

Get this 2 in 1 Steel Wire Keycap and Switch Puller Remover Tool at Shopee for only PHP89 (Original Price: PHP399)

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Lubing your keyboard switches is an essential part of customizing your keyboard. This 2-in-1 switch opener makes it easier to open switches. This will save you time on the lubing process.

Get this 2-in-1 Aluminum Switch Opener at Shopee for only PHP400

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You will be dealing with small parts, so this pen claw clamp holder will make it easier for you to pick up and hold small parts of the keyboard.

Get this Mechanical Keyboard Switch Stem Picker Holder at Shopee for only PHP95

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On lubing your keyboard switches, you will need a thin brush for you to be able to reach those small corners and spaces inside the keyboard switch.

Get this Lubricating Paint Brush at Shopee for only PHP15

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As you will be lubing at least 60 switches per session, a lubing station will keep your station neat as you work on those keyboard switches.

Get this mechanical keyboard switch lubing station at Shopee for only PHP626 (Original Price: PHP1,204)

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Not all keyboards are hot swappable, it means that you will definitely need to do some basic soldering and desoldering throughout your mechanical keyboard hobby career.

Get this Plusivo Basic Soldering Iron Kit at Shopee for only PHP399 (Original Price: PHP727)

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The secret "sauce" on making mechanical keyboards sound and feel amazing: lubrication. This special lube is plastic-friendly, it won't harm the plastic parts of your keyboard. Using Krytox 205g0 for plastic on plastic contact parts and Permatex Grease on metal on plastic contact parts will keep those parts gliding smoothly with each other, without the fear of the grease from dripping away.

Get this Krytox Lube \ Permatex Grease at Shopee for only PHP200 per 3 grams.

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