I just made a batch of these with Sprit 63.5g progressive and I love em. Putting them on a board soon.
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Hi! Iām a complete novice to modding switches and I just rummaged this up from the stuff I have lying around.
I really donāt have a name for it but here we are.
NK Cream Top/Bottom housing
AEBoards UHMWPE Tactile Stem
Gateron Yellow spring
Lubed with 205g0, legs left unlubed
Iām not very knowledgeable on tactile switches, but from what I can tell these feel real smooth. Tactility is more Zealios than HP, but absolutely zero scratchiness and a pretty nice thockiness on bottom out. The stems are extremely wobbly, though. Not unusable, but really bad tolerances.
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Cool. Have you tried films?
I plan to when they come in stock at my local place, circumstances donāt allow for international stuff.
Will help with the wobble.
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Lilac Tea
- NK Ink Kangaroo housing
- Kailh Polia stem & spring
- Smooth and clean
- Round, wide bump
- Bouncy & gentle
Take a walk on the mild side.
This simple mod yields a more clean tactile profile than a Polia while taking off the 'Rooās sharp edge.
Flavor-text:
Do you want a silky-smooth Ink tactile with a bit less 'tude than the NK Kangaroo? Well. If the 'roo is Surge then the Lilac Tea is, umā¦ tea.
That is to say, while the switch shares a similar tactile bump profile to the harsh Heisenbergs, the relative weighting between the springās bottom-out and the peak force of the bump makes for a very different and altogether more gentle experience.
Where the 'bergs practically demand smashing the bottom-housing with the stem, the Poliaās spring and 'Rooās leaf make it much easier to have a very light bottom-out.
Compared with a Holy Panda, the bump and bottom-out alike are quite a bit softer despite sharing the shortened travel via the center post.
With a gentle appearance to match its character, the Lilac Tea could be a good option for those seeking a high quality tactile switch of the less bombastic variety.
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Mild switches are underrated
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Are there any other stems similar to a Polia? I donāt own those switcheds, but the mod sounds nice.
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As far as I can tell, Polia stems are literally re-colored Halo stems, and at minimum they are extremely similar. 
Edit: Between the two Halos, the Clearās spring is much closer to the Poliaās if a bit heavier, which will further mellow the bump in comparison to bottom-out force.
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Tried it. I like it. Iād say itās a slightly longer bump with reduced travel from a lilac switch. Iām using it with the stock kangaroo spring and a halo clear stem. One of my favorite things about the mod is that it makes the upstroke less jarring too. The only negative is the amount of stem wobble. I prefer the lilac switches with lube and filmed to these, but itās a close race.
Also just realized that itās also very similar to the Naevy switch as well.
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Can you tell me about the lubing involved with your switches?
Nice. Can you make a more gentle BOX Silent Brown with a weaker tactile event and bottom-out?
Unless I specifically mention a lubing process in the flavor-text or bullets, these are all un-lubed beyond whatever might be on some parts from the factory.
I do this for a few reasons, one of which being a desire for a predictable product when it comes to what Iām describing - and another being my opinion that one possible indicator of high quality is when a switch feels great with little to none of it.
Lubing technique varies with people and their tastes, and can have such a strong effect on the sound and feel of a switch. I usually leave that part to the end-user when it comes to my recipes - unless some aspect of lubing and/or technique is critical to my desired character of the switch, such as with the Lemon Lushes and their springs donut-dipped in grease; they really arenāt worth the trouble without that step.
As for most of the rest - while they would likely benefit from lube in most cases when it comes to smoothness and/or sound, they donāt rely on it for their defining traits.
Yes; just swap out the bottom with that of a normal BOX Brown and thatās what youāll get.
(You could also just swap the leaf component, but that seems more complicated than it needs to be.)
One more tidbit on BOX tactiles; lubing the pusher and tactile legs actually encourages the subtle clicking that some tend to do, making it more consistent. Great if you like a little sound, but to be avoided if that little click gets on your nerves.
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Good ole Gateron Milks and NK Dry Yellows. A little flair for an already great budget switch.
- Smoother upstroke
- 63.5 bottom out
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NK Silk/Dry stem + Cherry Black housing
Very mild yet noticeable tactility near the top - It starts about 1mm into the press, not as strong as a bump but stronger than heavier top weight added by long spring. It feels like putting on a tight pair of pants. There is no wobble so the tactility may be from the comboās extra tight fit. It could also be from how contact leaf shape interacts with stem legs.
Itās feel is, well, funky: not unpleasant and somewhere between linear and tactile switches (tinear?). And the stem doesnāt detract from Cherry black housingās great sound.
NOTE: I have not yet tried a full board of this combo so the jury is still out on how it feels in-use.
UPDATE: Just tried this combo in-use using my frugal switch testing hack. Unfortunately, tighter fit made the switch feel scratchy.
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MOO SWITCH (TACTILE)
Moo Switch recipe:
Top housing: Everglide Moyu
Bottom housing: FFFF Tactile
Spring: Stock FFFF Tactile, 67g
Stem: T1 from Kiwi
This came by accident and were leftovers from other frankenswitches Iāve made. Tactility is mild, as it seems the FFFF leaf is quite loose. Very smooth. Dull bottom out but loud return clack. Thereās a bit of leaf click.
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These are my favorites! I also got them from slowshi.
Edit: If you put the dragon fruit bottom on these they look great and have even shorter travel.
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Arenāt they great? Unusually distinctive for a linear.
On that note - if you like Deadpools, you may also enjoy Gateronās newest design, the Caps switches. They have a more traditional travel distance as opposed to super-short, but have some of the acoustic and tactile qualities (as in finger feels, not the switch type) that I enjoy about the aforementioned frankenswitch;
- a lovely ātak takā sound in the middle frequency range, on the deeper side
- a crisp botom-out that isnāt harsh; cushioned only by fairly soft plastic
Caps and Deadpools are just about neck-and-neck for me in terms of how much I enjoy them, and each has a quality or two I prefer over the other - but all else equal (or at least roughly equivalent), Caps are quite a bit cheaper than KS-3ās, Bobas, and Pro Burgundies all together!
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I was thinking about trying something like this the other night. I love the thocky-ness of Koala housings, but want something with lighter tactility. I have heard Jades are a good clone of Zeal V1s.
I have some spare parts lying around to make one switch.
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On your suggestion I got some of these Milky Caps and put them on a gasket modded 60% board I had. Really like the results. I think the most unique thing to me is the satisfying scratchyness. It is more of a velvety scratchyness. They seem well built and all the right feel and sound.
here is my sound test with terrible typing speed.
httpx://imgur.com/a/PKh1gNE
also here are a couple of sound tests for the slowshi Deadpools in different boards.
httpx://imgur.com/a/PQxwhix
httpx://imgur.com/a/MMXPiim
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