Make a Slim Mech Thock Again?

[@Barneylmao]

pin or hear blue switches in your dreams >:3

[@3ildcat]

[@nyralphecca2253]

sounds like a worthy sacrifice isn't it?

[@maoraharon21]

what kind of blue swithces are we talking about? cuz pale blues sound pretty good to me.

[@underscorde1976]

@@maoraharon21 when ppl say blues they ussually refer to gateron or cherry blues

[@jjjacer]

is it sad i sorta like blues, but then again my work keyboard is a Model M, so i have always loved the clicky sounds for the audio feedback when a key engages. and i do have the nuphy keyboard in blues, sounds a bit better than my cheap magicforce or whatever it is keyboard with blues (got it for $5 at a thrift store along with a leapold keyboard with browns which is my gaming pc's daily driver)

[@許安-b2j]

Love how there's normal typing sound vs frantic deadline-in-1-hour typing sound test, proofs that you take all your audiences into consideration which is very sweet.

[@iRollWithPunches]

this is him typing in English vs native language lol

[@YurttheSilentChief1]

If I had an alternate reality where I didn't buy custom keyboards, this would've been what I use the most in that timeline

[@TheCockshitter]

well DAMN bro is it an alternate reality or an alternate timeline make your FUCKIN mind up pal

[@lawrencetchen]

What an absolutely Herculean labor of love! Those low-profile switches look like even more of a headache (than usual) to lube

[@Sinsanatis]

they look less so as u dont really need to open them

[@3ildcat]

Haha right Of course, we can brush lube them but....

[@TheAsianNerd]

01:35 "You can use both holes" Got it.

[@31sinnr]

💀

[@3ildcat]

💀

[@AUFartool]

💀

[@Miss_Wonderful1]

Great sound! I had never seen adding a bit of glue to the foam: it's a very useful tip to keep it in place while poking holes for the screws

[@3ildcat]

It will make the PCB slightly dirty if I remove them later but I am totally fine with it lol

[@firestarrocks]

BRO WHAAAAT? would never have expected this from a slim. Thats honestly insane. Great job :3ildcat

[@3ildcat]

Thanks!

[@JamesCovingtonIII]

insane build bro, sounds incredible keep up the great work

[@kalvin.]

The wonders of PE foam. If the sound suits you it’s a godsend to make any board sound better on a budget.

[@banananananananannanini]

you make me fall in love with keyboards over and over again, every time your videos pop up on my recommended :D

[@3ildcat]

[@FedeLaRenga]

I opened and lubed this ones yesterday. Worst decision of my life. But the end result was worth it. Great content! :)

[@chrlo7488]

Wow! Great job. That was very suprising, and for a low profile keeb! Thats just amazing.

[@nickglover]

I just picked up the 75% version (which I know you already did a video for) and I have to say that it really sounds much better than it has any right to sound, especially after some basic mods. I think it is becoming my new favorite keyboard.

[@3ildcat]

Nice

[@Blawlog]

Wish there were a silent tactile option, to blend into the kinds of spaces where you’d get the most benefit from something so portable.

[@Thunderpulse]

I had once made a mistake of slightly over lubing some brown switchs that what you might be looking for.

[@deelinf]

Whoa! That's amazing! Now I want one so I have it modded as well! This video low-key convinced me to buy this keyboard.

[@toufusoup]

Pleasantly surprised at the results! It sounds nice and somewhat marbly

[@SeviersKain]

Mine is Air 60 red switches, and I just love it, very awesome low-profile keyboard.

[@SamanthaLily1]

My dream keyboard. So handy for going to other places.

[@huantian]

Now do the opposite and make it as silent as possible! That might actually be interesting, I haven’t seen many silent low profile keens and it would make it perfect for travel use.

[@nifiga_prikolno]

just get membrane lol

[@3ildcat]

We need stems with rubber dampers like silent switches. Overlubing can do a bit but it's just temporary. Hope they make low-profile silent switches.

[@beyste660]

The results are surprisingly crazy

[@lumi2642]

Another masterpiece by one of the greatest!

[@Klaster_1]

Did the same mod and the keyboard definitely sounds thockier, thanks for the instruction! Took me almost 4 hours to complete. I also tried to put a layer of 4mm foam underneath the board, but the available height wasn't enough, causing the board to bulge.

[@mrexile09]

What thickness foam did you use?

[@Klaster_1]

@@mrexile09 the foam I used measuers about 2.5-3mm. Just something I had lying around.

[@mrexile09]

@@Klaster_1 thank you for that information

[@leafyeon]

5:48 when wildcat is firing shots at people XD thock thock thock triple thock lol

[@0mni924]

That actually sounds really good

[@tianaskylar1309]

Love the look of slim switches

[@3ildcat]

Silm boards and switches were not my thing but these changed my mind hehe

[@joyceoh6390]

i swear this man can mod anything

[@mrexile09]

Pure satisfaction listening to the modded board. I never thought an Air75 would sound like that. Now I need to get some PE foam and lube. What thickness is the foam?

[@beefie7989]

0:50 "I recommend not opening these cause they can break easily" *smashes the living hell out of the switch*

[@jingarjay8754]

Smashing the switch stem is basically what you're doing when typing anyway

[@3ildcat]

while opening, easy to break clip pins

[@juhhhhhhhhhhhh]

ah that was a big difference! nice vid

[@daltonh.1081]

Got that keyboard thocking like Mr. Krabs running.

[@Pearl127]

does the PE foam inhibit the RGB lighting from showing through?

[@hafidzgi]

You skipped one important part, which is ✨:3ildcat magic✨

[@jeffyeung6103]

Dammmm it sounds so much better

[@CapsLock33]

the modded one sounds so good. What was the total time doing all this? thank you for sharing

[@gimoon0125]

혹시 저 게이트론 로우프로파일은 접점부소리가 엄청 심하지 않던가요?

[@PlauS__]

I heard the stock , and its kinda already good enough for me i guess...

[@zerocasion]

I hope i can purchase a low profile keyboard in the near future. Anw, thank you for making such great videos.

[@-juckjuck]

적축 소리랑 거의 비슷한 느낌이네요. 도각도각 넘나 정갈한 것..!

[@3ildcat]

맞아요 ㅎㅎ 전체적인 영상 소리는 비슷하고 걸림이 살짝 있는건 치고 있는 저만 느껴지는거라 전달이 어렵네요. 결과가 나쁘지 않아 다행입니다.

[@bazebaze2657]

amazing video!! is there any other company that make low profile keycaps to replace the ones it ships with? couldnt manage to find any on their website

[@3ildcat]

I haven't found and heard yet 😿

[@bazebaze2657]

@@3ildcat okay! thanks a lot for the response ;)

[@Duskull666]

Great video, i've been on the fence about buying this keyboard and i think I'll do it :) Do you think this keycaps can be spray painted or something to different colors? The lack of variety in keycaps for this board is my only remaining gripe

[@vhs1894]

Spray painting keycaps is not recommended. The oils from your hands will erode the paint quickly and the finish will be sticky and unpleasant. Standard MX style keycaps /should/ fit on Gateron Low Profile switches but your mileage may vary.

[@Duskull666]

@@vhs1894 is there any other way to paint your keycaps yourself? I mean how does the factory originally paint the keycaps and the legend?

[@vhs1894]

@@Duskull666 They don't paint them. Generally keycaps are made of double-shot injection molded plastic that has already been pigmented. Sometimes legends are pad-printed but these can wear down much faster than double-shot.

[@3ildcat]

I haven't painted keycaps.. Thanks @vhs

[@nickbanderson]

@@Duskull666 I have the same thoughts and i hear that you can dye (like iDye Poly) PBT keycaps like these, although only to a darker color. Someday I'll do all dark black (no legends).

[@n1ght139]

A video on the nuphy halo 65 would be pretty nice :))

[@chollene]

hello :3ildcat, may i know how thick is the pe foam you used here?

[@Evil_Pixl]

I recently built a tofu 65, it’s my first custom. It’s not bad w enjoying it a lot

[@3ildcat]

Nice! Have fun typing!

[@편정호-f1y]

와냥님 영상보고 에어 75 사용중인데 얼른 로우프로파일 저소음 스위치도 나와줬으면 좋겠어요~ 대만족중!

[@3ildcat]

오 그러게요 낮은축중에 저소음이 없네요. 고무댐퍼를 스템에 달기가 어려운걸까요. 걸림이 더 큰 넌클릭이라던지 무튼 다양한 스위치가 있었으면 좋겠습니다.

[@편정호-f1y]

@@3ildcat 아마 짧아서 공간만드는게 힘들지 않을까하고 생각해보긴해봤었어요~ 뭐 엔지니어분들이 해결해주시겠죠~ㅎㅎㅎㅎ

[@dayla8634]

I may have missed it, but do you loose the tactileness after lubing?

[@fransoto18]

1:34 exactly what I wanted to hear

[@deasesebago]

when you glued the pe foam to the pcb i felt pain

[@somegameshuh7294]

What is ur opinion on nuphys switches? After the mod, red and brown sound so close on 🎤. red or brown🤔

[@lightningvini]

how do the keys make contact with the board if the foam is in the way?

[@ubiuguyftyd]

this sounds soooo good. can you do a video with the Azio Cascade pls?

[@PokemonNerd8749]

I just ordered the cascade slim because I wanted shine through keycaps and couldn’t find any third party slim caps. It says the switches come pre lubed and with sound dampening foam but I’d love to see what you’d do with it!

[@loosegreyshirt]

“Lubed”, “You can use both holes” God!!! Lol.

[@aleon_eri.4820]

Hiiii. Is it illuminated?

[@ktsuen]

Really like that “container” of krytox

[@juice2]

Great ASMR video

[@chubeviewer]

Have you tried filling in the spaces between the switches with blutack to make the switches sound really deep? Or even putting some blutack inside the keycaps?

[@user-darkness0000]

looking forward to see you mod the keychron q5!!!

[@Kogami]

For low-profile mech keyboards, do you recommend the Nuphy Air60 or the Keychron K7 more? Especially for using them portably with a 10-inch tablet.

[@3ildcat]

For me, definitely Air60 Typing feeling, sounds, keycap material, design, function

[@Kogami]

@@3ildcat Thank you!

[@AdrianGonzalez-ii7jb]

what kinda switch do u prefer on this kb, reds or brownies?

[@realmura]

역시 누피도 윤활한게 훨씬 좋네요

[@jeffrycornus7180]

the sounds like gargling for the modded one when you type it fast 😆😆

[@ian1381]

Sounds amazing! Do you think you can spray-lubing through the holes would make sense?

[@3ildcat]

Yeah I think you can of course.

[@Aryeth377]

is the epidemic sound link broken ? its not working for me

[@nexustanks81]

oh my thock!

[@bagustq]

can we use a switch pad on this keyboard?

[@n0tayam112]

Will the Kailh Choc low profile jade switches fit on this board?

[@3ildcat]

I don't think so. Their pin positions are different.

[@PreciousAlpschindler]

If laptop have this keyboard it would easily be the best business laptop in the world

[@godzillaxred]

i'm curious, can you fit normal sized 3-pin switches on this?

[@scarcat2469]

Slim thock is my favorite body type

[@nemojimeister8769]

nyan he’s done it !! :3…..hey :3

[@3ildcat]

hey :3

[@MrKonnect]

You can use both holes 😳

[@r3volt97]

It is what it is

[@3ildcat]

[@gabrieleforoni3414]

can you recommend a budget keyboard?

[@3ildcat]

I can't. Any budget board that you like is the best. We all have different preferences and perspectives.

[@gabrieleforoni3414]

@@3ildcat I've asked you because I still got the Lenovo basic board, but I want to change it

[@3ildcat]

@@gabrieleforoni3414 So you can take your journey to find what you prefer. Full of info out there. Good luck!

[@marounboumelhem3984]

Keychron q0 review and mod guide?

[@MedicatedThembo]

1:40 EXCUSE ME

[@3ildcat]

[@playingcoly]

The only thing I can put into the keyboard is "PE Foam" LMAO

[@AIizs_]

Meooooow :3

[@3ildcat]

Meow :3

[@Prabh_00213]

I love it

[@perderlaprisa]

what glue do you use for the pe foam? that looks like a simple and effective mod i can easily do but i'm worried about using the wrong glue

[@3ildcat]

I just used a very common glue stick in Korea. www.amoskorea.co.kr/Product/Details/614/?ci=%EB%94%B1%ED%92%80%EB%A5%98 Just fixed them slightly so general glue stick would work I think.

[@mishanya1162]

Switches just pierces thru foam?

[@3ildcat]

yes

[@siha-]

i kinda wanna try low profile board now

[@hahayes275]

I want to see you make one of these slim boards but with full switches

[@BonjesBongo]

Why no foam below pcb?

[@3ildcat]

no need if you want, of course, you can add

[@s0me1newithhand7s]

oh yeah.

[@ScaryGuyID]

can you also make for k3?

[@3ildcat]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3-xaaypnbaEmdE Mine was optical so it would be so hard to make sensor holes of pe foam. If yours is mechanical version, you can do the same as the nuphy air60 video.

[@cebukitty]

wow! you removed a lot of the scratchiness and made such a small keyboard thock! How is the battery life on this keyboard?

[@3ildcat]

It's totally up to how long you use a day and what you do, RGB on/off. For me, turned on only side LEDs(no backlit), I used over a week without charging yet.

[@cebukitty]

@@3ildcat thank you! am looking to get this keyboard to pair with my ipad and try some of the mods you made.

[@rainautumn1313]

Looking foward to seeing a vid of QK65 :((((

[@3ildcat]

still many products arrived before QK65

[@shafinimtiazratul9488]

say what you will guys, slim mech boards are awesome

[@nosc0pe]

Flat is justice 😉😹

[@monawoka97]

If this was programmable I'd get it right away. But I just can't give up my QMK shortcuts I've gotten so used to D:

[@karnudom]

Slim profile looks great but I can never get over the feeling of typing on them :(

[@rech7873]

그는 키통령인가

[@whiterxses8667]

you should do a keyboard with all cat custom keys that would be so chaotic and cute to type on- 😭😭😭😭🏃‍♀🏃‍♀✨🥰🥰

[@WillowintheWoods]

1:36… Anyone else expecting a “That’s what she said” to pop up?

[@standavies627]

nice

[@venukuruganti]

Would you ever do a video of a 90% board with 104 keys?

[@3ildcat]

no plan for that yet

[@cakeisalie]

this slimboii is thoccier than my thiccboii

[@iwamy0629]

WOW 🤔

[@jausoun]

first comment? btw great vid!

[@3ildcat]

Yeah first! Thank you

[@brucekwanjoonlong4164]

I somehow have the same pair of tweezers as yours

[@zackaiel7359]

1:35 that's what she said