The bench is still open.
Switch lubing, stabilizer tuning, soldering, hot-swap conversions, and full keyboard assembly.
After five years, KNC Keys stopped selling parts on October 23, 2026. The service work never stopped. Same hands, same lubes, same standard.
Build your orderBuild your order
Tell me what you're sending and what you want done, and the right services get added for you. The total updates as you go. Send it and a PayPal invoice for the work arrives by email right away; nothing is charged until you pay it.
Answer a few questions about what you're sending and I'll add the right services. Know exactly what you need? Use the full list instead.
Worth it for used switches with dust or old lube in them.
Not sure what you need? Send the order anyway with your best guess and a note on what you want done. Don't pay the invoice yet: I'll check it, fix anything that's off, and send you the updated one. You can also describe the job or ask on Discord first. Advice is free.
Priced per switch. "Your material" means you send the lube or films. Different work for different switches? Add another batch.
A 65% board is usually 68 switches. A full-size is around 104.
XHT-BDZ, $2.00 per stabilizer. Clipped, lubed and balanced. One lube, one method: it's the most consistent result I can give you.
How many stabilizers, across every board? A 65% board is usually 5 or 6, counting the spacebar.
Flat rate per board, by size. Includes soldering and assembly. Enter how many of each.
De-soldering is separate on purpose. Pulling old switches out and soldering new ones in is two jobs, so count that board under de-soldering and under its build size.
Turns a soldered PCB into hot-swap, priced per board. Enter how many of each size. Sockets are extra: ask whether I have them on hand and buy them from me, or source your own.
Per board. Add them to any build, or order them on their own.
On PE foam: it gives a poppier sound, but the long-term effects on a PCB aren't fully known and there's a real chance it damages one. I don't recommend it on soldered builds. Ask me first.
Your PayPal invoice goes here, and so does the address to send your parts to once it's paid.
By default it shows your first name and last initial, like "Sam R." Tick this to appear as "Private order".
How it works
Mail-in, start to finish.
Send the order
Fill in the form above. A PayPal invoice for the work lands in your inbox right away.
Pay the invoice
Nothing is charged until you pay it. Goods & Services only, never Friends & Family, so your payment stays protected. Need a change first? Email me and I'll update it.
Send your parts in
Case, PCB, plate, stabilizers, switches. Keycaps optional. Once the invoice is paid I'll email you the address.
I do the work
Switches opened and coated by hand. Stabs clipped, lubed and balanced. Sockets and diodes soldered one joint at a time.
It comes back
Packed properly and shipped with tracking. I'll invoice the return shipping once it's ready to go out.
Before you order
Four things worth knowing first.
You provide the parts. Everything except lubricant, solder and band-aids comes from you: case, PCB, plate, stabilizers, switches and films. Mill-Max sockets are extra; ask whether I have them on hand and buy them from me, or source your own. If you'd rather not source it alone, ask me on Discord. Consultation and parts advice are free and always have been.
Shipping is yours both ways. You cover sending parts to me, and I invoice the return shipping once the work is done.
There's no guaranteed lead time. One person, one queue. If something is time-sensitive, tell me up front and we'll work something out. I'd rather warn you it'll be slow than leave you wondering.
Odd jobs are welcome. Mods not listed here get priced case by case, and I'll always check the number is fair with you before starting.
What the store added up to
Five years, one person, and a community that kept showing up. The retail side is finished, but this is what it did while it lasted.
- 8,554
- orders packed and shipped
- 9,586
- customers served
- 130,000
- Green Jackets sold worldwide
- 4
- water wells funded