DIY Keyboard Using $5 Worth of Concrete (and 100 hrs)
Published on Fri, May 24th 2024 Howto & Style Rectangular HD
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0:00 Intro and test explanation
1:01 Basic concrete mix
3:35 Concrete + glue test
4:10 Concrete + fiberglass test
4:58 Concrete + sand test
5:38 Demolding tests
6:21 Evan prank (RIP ears)
7:28 Demolding tests (cont)
9:42 Strength test
10:58 Concrete keyboard case
12:10 Demolding keyboard case
13:15 Making custom keycap molds
17:34 Demolding custom molds
18:47 Our huge mistake…
19:25 Making concrete keycaps
20:14 Demolding concrete keycaps
21:50 Concrete keycap montage
22:42 Concrete wrist rest
23:06 Keyboard electronics
24:28 Evan’s admission…
25:02 Final assembly
25:26 We break something…
28:11 Final shots and type test
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