40%?! Menhir Prototype Build

[@n4dpk786]

As a wise man once said: "These keyboards are smoother than the average League of Legends player's brain"

[@Senayoshy]

What does a smooth brain even mean

[@sur_shrimpster]

@@Senayoshy it means dumb/stupid.

[@Lil_Fr0sty]

@@Senayoshy More literally than just "dumb" is that your brain forms "wrinkles" when it makes connections between information. So a lack of that indicates at the very least less knowledge/experience, but more likely a low intelligence (I am no doctor)

[@calliisto]

@@Lil_Fr0sty wrinkles are needed to provide a bigger surface area witihn the same volume of skull. more wrinkles=more surface area=more gray and white matter=smarter

[@Lil_Fr0sty]

@@calliisto Oh damn that makes too much sense

[@tytylerclae]

This sounds so phenomenal. I love how you tune the stabs with so much detail! This board is gorgeous~

[@MrSkullhead0]

I love the sound. It’s right up my alley in taste. I just don’t have a big enough brain to use 40% boards…

[@ebeneZr]

Literally just need to hold fn for the numbers and then another for the fkeys an that’s basically it

[@MrSkullhead0]

@@ebeneZr I get that but if I’m using other boards sometimes for work it can be a lot to remember all the different functions and mapped keys of each board. That’s why it can be tough to use these

[@ebeneZr]

@@MrSkullhead0 bruh you jus gotta hold alt or whatever to do the numbers you really don’t have to remember anything you’re overthinking it

[@ebeneZr]

I use a alpha28 as my only keyboard and when I set it up I thought I was gonna have like 12 layers and it’s going to be super intense but I only have 3 1 for letters 2 for numbers 3 for fkeys and escape an some random ones like reset

[@itgmaster098]

@@ebeneZr its more the muscle memory for me. not easy for smooth brains like us

[@tianaskylar1309]

I love the look and size of this keyboard!

[@BrawndoQC]

Yeah, very practical!

[@nonofyabidness]

Another banger! It's kinda funny to see you handling the board so carefully just for the keycaps portion to bend the plate so much 😂

[@3ildcat]

[@Xander_t]

i love how the side profile is slanted like that. Really nice board, would definitely buy one for myself

[@ymir1108]

I have never seen a 40% HHKB keyboard layout before. Great video!

[@Humble_Atrocities]

There is also the Daisy HHKB from KPREPUBLIC not too pricey either

[@losunicorno]

Menhir awesome! love to see more 40s representation, will have to send you some boards.

[@arch-ci3me]

진짜 압도적으로 귀엽닼ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 실사용은 힘들 것 같고 소장용으로 갖고 싶은 디자인이네요!

[@carlotakoerts]

Your vides make me so happy and calm

[@noahcook9109]

Your videos are always so satisfying !!!

[@omikapasandul8737]

i never though i would be this crazy, but that keyboard looks CUTE to be honest

[@TheBluntsmith69]

That plate mounting style is genius - why have more keebmakers not adopted this idea?

[@steppbrooEFT]

because it gets bent over time

[@derkaiser9881]

40% gang represent. Let's fuckin' get it.

[@theafinaman7260]

I love the colours and the design, but the sound is awesome!

[@SaltyNutted]

This color is so pretty , nice music choice too !

[@lawrencetchen]

Love the flex on those aluminum and brass plates! Beautiful weight too, and what a perfect match Shoko is for that color board!

[@ashthecuber648]

lol what shoko keycaps *koe no katachi flashbacks* lol character in the movie is names shoko

[@Samantha-vlly]

The thocky pop sound of marshmallows is taken off, I think it's because of the material of the keyboard used. Still, it's chic. Love it💙

[@3ildcat]

😻

[@altern8tr]

The support fork was what Glassman needed for the 100bucks keyboard showdown

[@konishiwoi]

You'll never see me lay my hands on anything smaller than 60-65, but I do have to admit, it sounds and looks nice overall with the only gripe that the case is so thick, you're losing most of the advantages of a 40. So I guess it's just for minimalism and looks instead of "urr durr I want 40 percent because the usul x y z". Basically I see it as a novelty in its whole self, expecially since the case looks like an inverted spacebar in itself.

[@loganbrown9845]

It's really a work of art. Usable art.

[@menuhin]

Nice design. Only cons are the deformation of the leaf springs of alu plate and the $500+ price tag

[@Seenana_blythe]

The details are really perfect.

[@steen275]

Leaf springs that deforms.

[@jboib]

I think you'd have to purposely try to deform them, I'm sure the designer did stress tests for that exact concern.

[@steen275]

@@jboib If you have to disassemble the board to remove and put on keycaps thats not good.

[@jboib]

@@steen275 that's a fair point, I've had a few boards that I needed to do that because the edge of the case was too close the keycap to get the puller underneath so I don't find it too big of a deal. At least it's only two pieces and disassembly is straightforward. I do wonder if this is only applicable to the Alu plate.

[@tabo1361]

I CANT STOP LAUGHING AT THE TEST THINGY IN TYPING, also good content keep it up!

[@Mo.Faried]

I love it, but a split spacebar for layer modifiers would be nicer. I saw the board can support it. There is a power in the thumbs that is waster on only the spacebar. Trust me, I am an ortho40 power user.

[@3ildcat]

I have one 40% ortho so I know what you mean.

[@ajumbleofwords1]

idk why but i feel like my grandma would like this

[@trungkiennguyen8632]

That would be so nice if you could make a whole video guiding us to work with stabilizers :')

[@3ildcat]

Some old videos show in detail but that's boring to see again and again. And I don't use only one type of stabs so they are assembled differently depending on the type. If you are looking for the wire balance, this part kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGK3oJeMfNt5aMk

[@nosc0pe]

I love the design of this smol keyboard

[@oscarcharliezulu]

40% are the custom keyboard worlds version of a three legged dog. Cute and everyone says ahh, you poor little bastard, you can still live a good life.

[@RoyalBlue_76]

I love it how you wrote so fast in Chinese than in English

[@i_never_win6211]

why is :3ildcat so good at typing *serious envy*

[@ItzUmar_YT]

I love the packaging more than the keyboard 😅

[@Meepergon]

Menhir so lit!

[@Ivanpankin]

Still luv ur videos like special morning or evening vibes ✨️

[@dollyrr]

My impractical dream board

[@MalakaEnergetic]

Dont always comment but i wanted yiu to know i am still here keep up the good work

[@3ildcat]

Thanks!

[@Jung0927-1]

I want this so badly now.

[@yuajemy00]

A 40?? The design so prettyyyy though?! I'll put this on list :')

[@mythicle1]

Another amazing build ;) great job.

[@3ildcat]

Thanks!

[@MikeStavola]

makes me think of a fancier OG Apple Macintosh keyboard.

[@BINGBINGHERO]

top mount keyboard sound da best man

[@Faizsalam11]

So Cute!!!😳😍

[@boted2190]

40% keyboards are looking more and more comical every time I see one and I can't get enough of it.

[@kkagan9084]

future in %10 keyboards

[@fluffykeebz]

Wow its almost as heavy as my 65% Loved the video. I don't think I can ever use a 40 or 50% keyboard day to day haha

[@3ildcat]

Yeah I was a bit shocked when I hold lol Same!

[@f4tebound]

this is so cute

[@firestarrocks]

First! Also 40% builds are so clean! Your uploads always make my day ;)

[@3ildcat]

Thank you!

[@fyts5632]

That board looks so fun

[@truthxbl]

That weight is like a mullet. 40 from the front, tkl from the back, lmao. Love that plate design though. I main a D45 and while I love it I wish Wei had included a daughter board, and a plate design with a touch more flex.

[@SicklyLive]

I need that mouse pad! It’s so cute

[@hahayes275]

So clean

[@louis_legowerks5538]

This keyboard kind of looks like Rama works boards, Great video!

[@nomz1134]

i liked before even watching the video.

[@Cutemarshmallows628]

Love the video!! What films and thickness did you use for the marshmallow switches? :)

[@3ildcat]

Thanks! 0.125mm TX films :3

[@Cutemarshmallows628]

@@3ildcat thank you so much, I’m a big fan of your work!

[@Kinn_22]

Yes!! It’s here the 40%!!

[@bugsjam]

POOOOOG

[@GamingNightsNeoMasaki]

Looks very clean, never tried a 40% before.

[@B4ightn3ss]

Very satisfying video i love it!

[@davveedbb]

love your videos, you're so cool. great work

[@rachelkim2892]

40%짜리 키보드라니 신기하네요 키보드 소리 볼때 한국어가 나올땐 타자가 빨라지셔서 재밌네욯ㅎㅎㅎ

[@하나-s5z7c]

한국 감성과는 거리가 멀어보여서 외국영상인 줄 알았는데 한국 사람이여서 의외였네요~ 영상 잘봤습니다~~^^

[@imokaywithchilling794]

bro went nuts with the korean langueage in typing.

[@stevenXCV]

If I had the money, I would buy the keyboard and then eat all the keycaps

[@kawaisou167]

Ok no this board is so cute I need to get it when is it dropping

[@우와아앙-p3w]

영상에서 사용하시는 전동 드라이버 정보좀 알려주실 수 있으세요??!ㅠㅜ 저가 진짜 딱 원하는 사이즈인데 댓글 달아두 계속 답변이 없으셔서 ㅠㅜㅜ 꼭 구매하고 싶어요

[@3ildcat]

몬기 제품 쓰고 있습니다. www.monstargear.co.kr/76/?idx=416 예전에는 샤오미꺼 썼는데 쓸만했습니다. 영상이 수백개 되다보니 최신 영상 댓글만 확인하다보니 양해 바랍니다 ㅠㅠ

[@GatrasBoredom]

"How can this alu plate flex that much?" And then I looked at that plate leaves. That's the answer

[@bnsnjng]

ngl ima need one of those

[@eliseandrealazatin1286]

Wahhhh sooo cool

[@ahmadsyed9714]

Wildcat can you do a mod build on the Razer Huntsman TKL and the Elite (ik you dont like clickies that much but yea lol).

[@3ildcat]

You can refer to many mod videos and you can mod your Razer keyboard! It doesn't need to be same product. You can get all the idea from other mods. Good luck! :3

[@treetrunkchung]

can anyone help explain what he is doing when is cutting the "film" for the stabilizer stem/housing? how do you know if you need to do so, what does it do, etc? thanks!

[@DrDingsGaster]

I don't like 40%s to use as a daily driver but this one looks hella cute!

[@lohaswinner]

Typing speed is faster than before.

[@Lore_play1]

Ahhhhh my ears amazing

[@Qahtanite]

what a clean board

[@D4rksider]

stunning board but that GB price is absolutely horrendous LOL

[@jboib]

I think the big piece of brass probably contributes quite a bit. And I believe the price varies depending on the color because of the cost of the coating.

[@shirfix]

1:23 i dont understand why did you do that. I might be dumb

[@bae_sy]

i love this so much thnk you

[@baffledbotanist]

0:33 🍎🍑

[@kingarthur605]

behold: the 1% keyboard with only the WASD keys and the spacebar

[@jhamielajoyy]

damn nice, wish i could afford all those

[@finickysiren1106]

Damn I am early,. I like the build though it is a bit clicky for my taste.

[@aa.sha4uu]

clean

[@djn00basik]

That’s sexy.

[@Jung0927-1]

omg this is so cute

That’s really amazing build. I’m living in korea but i cannot find marshmallow switch in korea..

[@3ildcat]

Seems all sold out.

@@3ildcat I think i need to find another way. Thanks for answer

[@zekeviews]

beautiful~~~~~

[@전생에고양이였다]

와.. 제가 그 키보드 사겠슴네다.. 나도 만들고 싶지만 할 줄을 모름….

[@sovrium6668]

sounds like someone feeling cold in a cartoon lol

[@쭉후]

영상에는 나오지는 않지만 혹시 영상마다 사용하시는 주사기는 다이소 소분용 주사기인가요? ㅠㅠ

[@3ildcat]

네 맞습니다 ㅎㅎ

[@쭉후]

@@3ildcat 답변 감사합니다!!

[@sirstrofi5425]

next keyboard: 10% keyboard YOU ONLY HAVE THE NUM-PAD

[@blaack6718]

으 40% 배열로 어떻게 저런 속타를 치시는지.... 진짜 적응 못하겠던데 리스펙합니다

[@3ildcat]

특문만 나오면 급락합니다

[@TheRunNIX1]

*Может вы ещё сделаете клавиатуру на 1%*

[@dora1108]

40퍼에 1.8이라니 진짜 무거워 보이네요 마쉬도 좀 어울리는 것 같고 황동보강판은 어떨지 궁금하네요

[@3ildcat]

약간 더 먹먹한 소리가 나지 않을까 싶습니다. 황동부품이 비싸고 반납해야해서 그냥 돌려보냈는데 기스좀 나더라도 끼워볼걸 하는 생각이 듭니다. 나중에 GB버전 준다고하니 그때 황동보강을 준다면 그걸로 조립해 볼 생각입니다. ㅎㅎ

[@dinglebertsamateurhour3309]

Why would they make the gb solder only 😭

[@3ildcat]

[@HeavyMix3]

It's like a 40% Titan65, I wish they'd make more of that board

[@EddieGooch]

That'a is pretty chonky for 40 percent. How much does it weigh? I'm pretty worried about the plate bends too much it won't come back straight

[@3ildcat]

2:38 1.8 kg case only

[@santiagosanchez6760]

the actul best

[@diliple]

dang

[@circyit8593]

I love it.

[@keremefeerol5446]

year 2050: %1 keyboard!