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How do you manage/keep your keyboard items? (lemy.lol)
submitted 9 months ago by ghjsh8@lemy.lol to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml
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Hello! I'm new in the mechanical keyboard universe. I've bought some switches for my (very first) mechanical keyboard, and I have some keycap pullers. I also plan to buy a pencil to easily clean my keyboard.

For storing such tools and items, I plan to buy some ziploc bags and segregate the switches, pencil and keycap pullers, and store them all inside a plastic container.

I'm wondering... How do you guys keep all these mechanical keyboard-related items? I'll be happy to read new ideas.

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[–] T156@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

I just keep them in the box the keyboard came in. It's already got places for all of those, and not using it seems wasteful.

It also saves having to buy a container, but I also don't have a lot of replacement switches that might need a box or bag to put them in.

[–] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I have a room in my flat dedicated to all my shit. I throw shit in there and it disappears for years. Occasionally I rediscover things I forgot I had.

I think there's some switches in that room. Maybe 3 switch removal tools. I found a keyboard I forgot I had.

[–] sillyhatsonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 months ago

Keycaps that came in boxes are labeled and stored on a shelf. Loose caps and switches in bags are sorted into 6.2qt. storage bins with colored lids and I have a note in my notes app with a master list of profiles (eg "Teal lid - DSS Shale, DCS Input" "Yellow lid - Gateron Pink Linear, Tecsee Carrot Linear" etc) because I was having trouble keeping track of everything.