DIY Keyboard Using $5 Worth of Concrete (and 100 hrs)

Evan and Katelyn May 24, 2024
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Hi, we're Evan and Katelyn Heling and we make stuff together: resin, woodworking, 3D printing, home makeovers, CAT PROJECTS, sometimes practical stuff, sometimes totally unnecessary but fun stuff. The reason we started this channel is partly for y'all, but partly for us too. We want to show that making stuff is fun even if you're figuring it out as you go (like we often are). But also, we wanna work together. We're basically each other's favorite person, and being able to do stuff we love with the person we love is pretty much the dream. We have more channels too! 🎮 Our gaming channel https://www.youtube.com/evanandkatelyngaming 📺 Our 2nd channel https://www.youtube.com/evanandkatelyn2 🎙️ Our podcast https://www.youtube.com/evanandkatelynpodcast 🎮 We stream at https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn Below is our mailing address. If you're a business, please do NOT send unsolicited products: Evan and Katelyn 215 W Bandera Rd Ste 114-240 Boerne, TX 78006

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Can we make a keyboard entirely out of concrete? Go to our partner https://trymintmobile.com/evanandkatelyn to get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month and a free 6-month subscription to Paramount+ Essential monthly plan if you purchase a plan before 5/31/24 (Details below) Special offer: New customers can get any plan for $15/month when they purchase a 3-month plan. $45 upfront payment required (equivalent to $15/mo.) New customers on first 3 month plan only. Speeds slower above 40GB on Unlimited. See trymintmobile.com for more details. New customers who purchase a plan on mintmobile.com before 5/31/24 get 6-mo. subscription to Paramount+ Essential monthly plan on Mint. Separate registration & payment to P+ req’d, must subscribe to P+ by 6/30/24. After 6-mo. period, sub. auto-renews at regular price (+tax), unless canceled. T&Cs apply. 🙏 Other sponsors: TotalBoat: check out the resin we use: https://www.totalboat.com/evanandkatelyn (sponsored affiliate link) (search for high performance) Want behind-the-scenes content? Check out the Aftershow for: • Evan breaks the keyboard again • One secret that Evan’s been keeping from Katelyn… • One big thing Evan would have changed about the 3D printed stems • How this keyboard compares to our other weird ones • Our poor backs… • The sticking pieces (oops!) Patreon members watch it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/104859213 YouTube Members, watch it here: https://youtu.be/6P-INM_LKUQ Not a Patron yet? Join here: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn Not a YouTube Member? Join here: https://youtube.com/evanandkatelyn/join TOOLS & MATERIALS (affiliate & sponsor links) TotalBoat Resin: https://www.totalboat.com/evanandkatelyn (search for high performance) Concrete https://www.lowes.com/pd/QUIKRETE-10-lbs-Vinyl-Concrete-Patch/3510280 Wrist rest mold https://amzn.to/4bKRCgc Pressure pot https://amzn.to/4am0ibG Course sand https://amzn.to/3X6gj2H PVA glue https://amzn.to/3UVGLJE Fiberglass https://amzn.to/3wFnK62 🛒 Our favorite tools/materials on our Amazon page: https://amazon.com/shop/evanandkatelyn Want more E&K videos? We have more channels: 🎮 Gaming: https://youtube.com/evanandkatelyngaming 🎙️ Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/evanandkatelynpodcast 🎮 Gaming Uncut: http://bit.ly/ekuncut 👫 E&K 2: https://www.youtube.com/evanandkatelyn2 👫 E&K Uncut: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdq4aWLdfL6BSkkMjkxuAlw 📺 Twitch live streams https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn ✂ Clips https://www.youtube.com/c/EvanandKatelynClips SOCIAL/SUPPORT LINKS 💵 Patrons can watch our Aftershow here https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn 👕 Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ 📸 Instagram & 📣 Twitter: @evanandkatelyn 💬 Discord https://discord.gg/evanandkatelyn 👽 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/EvanandKatelyn 🎥 FILMING GEAR (affiliate) http://bit.ly/eandkfilminggear 🎼 MUSIC Covert Affair, Dances and Dames, Dangerous, Disappointment, Doh De Oh, I Knew A Guy, Infinite Perspective, Marty Gots a Plan, by Kevin MacLeod Crime Time by Frank Schroeter Jazzy Detective, Lets Hit The Bar Fridge, by John Bartmann TipToes by Myuu *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 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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