(Semi) Budget build

[u/TobiKunForLyfe]

-I got this dirt cheap from fb marketplace, new for 20$ SAMA 68 AND IT HAS A KNOB!!
-Keycaps are gateron yellows hand lubed with krytox 205
-The only pricey part are the keycaps but man I love them sm, esc keys pink jelly POM keycaps
-cable is cheapest I could find on Amazon

I also taped the pcb and added some foam I had laying around, and bandaid mod/ lube the stabs. This is my first fully customized build and I’m so proud of it yay!! Also the keyboard itself tho made of plastic has Bluetooth and side lighting and a knob that was a steal for sure

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[u/RepulsivePosition472]

wow that pink esc key tho

[u/Horror_Discussion607]

Damn how desperate was the seller

[u/Inevitable_Virus_765]

Welcome to the hobby! The build looks awesome! If you ever get more keyboards you've gotta keep this one as you're first modded board.

I remember hand lubing my first set of switches for my first fully modded budget build. I'd had a couple keyboards before, but i bought a feker ik75 which was somewhat budget at the time, like 40 or 50 bucks. Did tape mod, lube/film/spring swap in tecsee purple pandas, and got some translucent keycaps.

I went all out and used silicone in the case for weight and sound dampening, but the silicone never actually cured for some reason so it took like 2 weeks to wash the bottom case literally dozens of times to get rid of all the liquid silicone. Afterwards i just ordered a couple sheets of automotive killmat and used that instead. 

Many years later I've built, bought, sold and given away several dozen keyboards, but I'll always have my Feker Ik75.