Keyboard Workshop
Keyboard Workshop writes step-by-step guides to custom mechanical-keyboard modifications — acoustic mods, switch tuning and stabilizer tuning — reconstructed from public demonstration videos, with the details the footage does not confirm marked as unverified.
Published guides
- How to Lube and Film Mechanical Keyboard Switches
Lubricate and film mechanical keyboard switches, from separating the parts to reassembling the switches.
- Two-Layer Blue Painter's Tape Mod on a Mechanical Keyboard PCB: A Practical Guide
Apply two parallel layers of low-tack blue painter's tape to the back of a mechanical keyboard PCB to adjust its acoustic profile, verify alignment with a backlight, and reassemble for a before-and-after typing comparison.
- Lubing Kinetic Labs Salmon Switches with Krytox GPL 105 and Tribosys 3203
Lubricate Salmon tactile switches by oiling the springs and lightly greasing the housing and stem rails, while keeping grease off the front tactile legs.
- PE Foam Keyboard Mod: Practical Steps and What to Verify
A practical guide to installing PE foam inside a mechanical keyboard, covering placement and what to verify about your own board first.
- Holee Mod on Mechanical Keyboard Stabilizers: A Practical Guide
Cut band-aid strips for stabilizer stems and grease only the wire ends to reduce rattle on a budget mechanical keyboard. Scope, limits and unverified gaps are flagged throughout.
- Polyfil Case Mod for the ZUOYA GMK81: A Reader's Guide to Deeper Keyboard Sound
Open the case, lay a thin polyester fiberfill layer over the battery and ribbon cables, reassemble, and compare the sound. Costs almost nothing, but the safety record rests on one video.
- Lubricating screw-in stabilizers on a Neo65 (video-only guide)
Disassemble a Neo65-style board down to the bare PCB, brush lubricant onto stabilizer housings and wires, then reassemble — based on one creator demonstration, externally unverified.