I’ve been out of the custom keyboard scene for several years, and recently dove back in with the Sat75x. I’ve built probably 15-20 custom keyboards over the years, but the last few I built before stepping away used the CreateKeebs SOTC Linear switches. I am a huge linear fan, and these switches ticked all the boxes for me. The factory lube was good enough that I didn’t feel the need to lube them myself (which I hate), they had a really good feel, and the sound was pretty good. Unfortunately, it looks like they no longer make these switches as I have been watching the Divinikey website (the only place I know sells them) for a few weeks now, and they haven’t come back in stock.
There are a ton of different switches on the market now, so I am looking for some recommendations for some good linears!
if you’re on Divinikey, take a look at the HMX switches (wider selection at Kinetic Labs and also at Unikeys/Unikeyboards out of Canada) – really good factory lubing, range of weights, generally a nice clear “tak” sound when bottoming out – each type of switch is basically HMX iterating on plastic blends and variations (ex. Jammy has glitter, Butter has fiberglass for a louder sound, etc.)
Don’t know about the alternatives, but those SOTC ones seem to be in stock on Ali if you’re interested.
I’ve never ordered from Ali, but I might have to get at least one more pack. For my last build I ran out of switches and ended up stealing some switches from a previous build.
I’ve been rocking some gateron oil kings. Been a nice time for me!
I’ve heard good things about these. Did you end up lubing yours or were they good from the factory?
