building a keyboard into an Altoids tin

[@cxob2134]

Ah yes, another case of Altoids being a project box that comes with free peppermints!

[@spookynutsack]

free smell

[@Dan_The_Paper]

Free?? Wdym

[@Dan_The_Paper]

​@@spookynutsack delicious 😋

[@yigawaffle]

@@Dan_The_Paper He's making a joke, wherein the Altoids box itself is the purchase, rather than the mints contained inside.

[@sillyface6950]

​@@Dan_The_Paperbuy tin, get mints too VS buy mints, get tin too.

[@TheBumbleseed]

When people ask for mint condition hardware im not sure this is what they mean

[@MyArmHurtsBad]

UNDERRATED COMMENT

[@darkmoonthedirewolf9231]

💀

[@pIayer_gasa4]

XDD 😭😭😭

[@我是Leah]

Lmao😭😭

[@ashrie]

Now Imagine it with a screen under the lid , a battery and a working computer.

[@jonathanmendez5922]

Maybe a raspberry pi zero w with one of those mini touch screens. Then make space for a stylus compartment and a small battery. It could be a cool and portable cyber deck.

[@exit-the-simulation]

I feel like a small Lithium battery pack that could be removed for it to be charged with an other device, and with a Raspberry Pi Zero it would be a little cyberdeck station or something neat like that. Seems doable to me at least

[@exit-the-simulation]

@@brwed Thanks a lot for the reference. I will look it up

[@DigitalJedi]

@@exit-the-simulation I like this idea. Maybe a similar form factor to digital camera batteries that slide into a slot in the device.

[@Ififitzisitz]

Make this next in project cue

[@chicken_punk_pie]

Dang with the bluetooth this is perfect for getting back to that early 2000s phone keyboard feel

[@stevenboelke6661]

I'd been wondering recently how feasible to would be to design my own slide out keyboard. It seems quite doable.

[@ACTUALBillyKidZZZ]

I still have one of those lmao It doesn’t work tho

[@ryandevan2793]

@@stevenboelke6661 It does. And all this is giving me nostalgia for my first phone, which was a Samsung with one of those sliding keyboards!

[@slepsicle755]

I am copying this and making a keyboard for my 2024 phone

[@bearman_1826]

The keycaps even look like little mints! Beautiful.

[@gingersight]

The UV-curing nail topcoat over legends is a brilliant idea!

[@flurples]

thank you!

[@strayiggytv]

To be real the nail top coat will yellow pretty badly over time. Nice uv resistant 2 part resin would have lasted longer. Always remember anything for fingernails is meant to be temporary and usually ages very poorly.

[@JennyEverywhere]

I have some UV curing liquid plastic from several sources, such as Bondic and RapidFix. I didn't think of nail top coat.

[@seraaron]

0:12 DankPods' headphone testing song got me to double take on what tab I had open (ie. walk through the park, by tracktribe)

[@channelofchannels7845]

Same lol

[@deflexify]

i knew it!

[@phelyan]

I have it set as my alarm sound and I got really confused for a second.

[@Bane_Amesta]

Dankpods enjoyers united

[@danielschabilion9435]

Rise up, gang!

[@HipyoTech]

Alliteration 10/10 on that intro

[@Mark.OnEarth]

hi hipyo

[@connectedbones454]

hi hipyo

[@StoneStoneStoneStoneStoneStone]

hi hipyo

[@xandeyiscool9148]

hi hipyo

[@ShaharGaming]

hi hipyo

[@elek101]

You should use a protruding switch or a contact at the top, so that opening the lid also acts as a power switch and turns it ON. That would be cool

[@spencer3443]

You NEED to make more videos like this, I like seeing how you go about doing things, you never really think about all the work that goes in when all you hear is the sound test.

[@aserta]

If you take an altoids tin, a box cutter knife blade and a support to keep the blade off the ground, you can score a line on the base of the altoids tin and split it down that line. Then, you can print a 100% fit part, with screw holes and screw the two parts of the base of the altoids tin around it for a more filled out fit. At that size, using 1mm screws is more than enough. If you happen have an old, defunct laptop you can remove the brass bosses and screws from it.

[@flurples]

that's a good idea! The filled out fit would make projects nicer for sure. But I would imagine wouldn't it be difficult to keep the seam pretty?

[@generic13372]

The keycaps turned out amazing. What would be a great addition is a type of mouse input. Maybe a track point or just an upside down laser mouse sensor would work, or turn the the whole tin into a mouse with a sensor at the bottom.

[@15pigeons]

This is the most beautiful invention that i have ever seen

[@t4mor4]

Great tip on the clear coat, I’m thinking of 3d printing the letters on the keys and this would finish them off nicely.

[@ronnbumble]

This video got me into custom keyboards. About a week after watching this I've modded the membrane keyboard I already use to moderate success x). Now I'm making a list of switches to compare at home for my own custom board. Thanks for the gateway video

[@sleepylichdisease]

congratulations, you've reinvented the blackberry keyboard. all jokes aside, this came out so cool! great portability honestly.

[@gabbykobel1139]

This man can get any job he wants just by sending them this video.

[@Filbie]

The key clacks are marvelous 😌😌😌

[@JackSpiggle]

A classic altoid tin project and great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@gartfart3633]

it actually sounds like a bunch of mints this is awesome

[@Corummo]

My 2 cents to properly "smd" solder the microcontroller board, coming from my humble experience in implementing VIAs on my home-made PCBs: 1) Make a custom footprint on your board with a wider offset and longer pads; 2) Use a solid wire and strip off the insulation plastic wrapping it; 3) Thread it inside the microcontroller pin holes starting from the bottom pcb face, let it poke through the first pin hole; 4) Grab the longer wire end and let it go through the bottom of the next hole, grab it from the top and let it pass under the pcb, inside the next pin hole and so on, until completion; 5) Solder the wire on the pcb top side for every pin; 6) Cut the wire on pcb top just before every pin and straight up every wire cut perpendicular to the microcontroller pcb side and parallel to the main pcb pads for every pin; 7) Repeat the process for the other pcb side and solder them on the pcb; I hope it's clear enough, because English it's not my native language. 😅 Congratulations for this beautiful project.👍

[@flurples]

Interesting idea! that would make it much easier to consistently SMD mount the microcontroller. Thanks for the info!

[@Miss_Wonderful1]

When I'm still in awe of THAT one keyboard, you come up with this. Genius!

[@samsanimationcorner3820]

This has such a retro toy feel, too. I love it.

[@overvoltagestudio]

Those keycaps are fucking CLEAN bro! The UV nail top coat trick is genius. Awesome

[@qqwui9989]

I'm not into keyboards, but the way you presented the making of the project had me hooked. I would to see nore of these maker projects, even if they arent all keyboards

[@DaniBee76]

Im going to be thinking about this for a long time. The sounds are perfect, and it reminds me of the keyboard on my old phone 🥰

[@CYVY07]

now this is amazing i love how u handled and went thru the obstacles n found enjoyment in a creative project within the hobby you've been doing for a long time, well done man!!!

[@devesh5093]

This is the peak of human creativity.

[@LyingInAGreenBed]

This project is so interesting to me! I have a disability which limits my movement and strength and I have fairly small hands. Years ago I tried to find a keyboard that could work for me. But nothing really suited my needs. This video got spilled into my recommended and having watched it, it makes me think about my keyboard idea again. Maybe I could design my perfect keyboard after all? I might just dream something up. (I’m totally lacking the skills to make more than a concept sketch, but even that could be fun).

[@MultiWolfLink]

This is what i got when i asked for a sidekick growing up

[@snd5258]

The getting over it and dankpods music distracted me so hard

[@stefanolassandro886]

Great project! Amazing execution, with improvisation where the materials weren't enough, and some truly great keycaps! I'd sure use that tecnique the next time I need to label some buttons. Congrats mate :D

[@luxo4619]

I love the the Dankpodz cross-over but with programming

[@altenglair1188]

the end result looks adorable. i just wanna press all those tiny shiny keys :3

[@DaliwolfBacon]

That little keyboard is a fricken work of art man! Well done!

[@rishigaming9708]

That alliteration at the beginning was so satisfying!

[@springbear452]

I GOT JUMPSCARED BY THE DANKPODS MUSIC LOL

[@SamanthaNg]

This reminds me of the keyboards from texting phones in the 2000’s. I miss physical buttons 😭

[@TheTobias81]

Kudos for the endless alliterations in the beginning!

[@WORLD_STXR]

You don't understand just how long I've been waiting to see this happen I'm satisfied now

[@lil-j-waters]

wow, the topcoat on the keys is a really incredible idea and it turned out great

[@il..69]

Imagine going into class and pulling this out

[@cirkulx]

i took a bt mini keyboard (straight from china tho) to class and used it so it looked like i wasnt doing anything and i was just chillin doing my work

[@fableagain]

As a Dankpods watcher, it feels illegal listening to this bgm. Good video!

[@Zerio105]

This reminds me of every time I try to use my cell phone in a dream.

[@g0thique]

I would absolutely buy one of these!!! Pocket sized keyboard for your phone in a nice protective Altoids case? Amazing

[@angelsstuff]

when the world need him the most, he returned.. *edit : fixed pronouns

[@obvra]

When he*

[@wokzhongson]

him* he*

[@jeevil42]

This is perfect for connecting to a console or tv to not have to go through the pain of individually finding each letter

[@068067]

This unlocked memories of T9 word prediction and a Rumor 2

[@citcat2014]

the sound brought me nostalgia of typing out texts on a flip phone

[@18nationarmy]

Tbh this keyboard reminds me of the slide keyboard in the cell phone I had in high school, circa 2009. The Samsung a877 :’)

[@Bjooooom]

wow this is insane, you're so talented

[@yahiaessam2248]

My boi you had my attention and now you have my interest, followed!

[@Dan_The_Paper]

Mann that usbc coutout is too smooth 😮😮

[@NoOne-sb9fq]

You are actually crazy, great job and keep doing more of this!

[@Venus0Kets]

This is some 50s spy shit

[@ethereal41]

I have not seen you in years. Glad to see you back.

[@ABZ12309]

0:12 dank pods start

[@C4mpblor]

Another cool idea for the legends would be the M600 command (varies per printers) but lets you do a colour swap mid print. With a smaller nozzle diameter you could have ended up with with the keys all printed at one. But as I type this they came out awesome!

[@bassett_green]

The folders in your bookmarks bar crack me up

[@muhammadfarooqi]

OOOMMMYYYGOOOD>. where have you been. I've been looking for exact the same tutorial for months. but my search was not working the way i was expecting.. You really earned a subscription.. and 100000s of likes from me. 💟 and the sound at the end... soo music to my ears!

[@badbloopers]

Where did you go lol 💀

[@cococowboah]

I love that the keys remind me of Altoid minis!

[@L3M0N.5UG4R]

this keyboard is so great!!! i love it, i'm glad you had fun :D

[@AlexAtBest]

you should build a screen into the top half of the altoids tin and turn it into a laptop.

[@ceneblock]

One potential improvement would be to remix the microcontroller PCB or use a CNC machine to have castellated edges so that it's easier to solder onto the back of the keyboard circuit board, assuming you don't want to directly solder all of the components directly on there. There also exists SMD headers that'll let you use the holes already on the microcontroller board.

[@retrogradeeyestrain]

ohh this is the type of stuff that ive dreamed of doing since i was a kid. i would love to have something like this, even more to be able to build it. Believe it or not this is actually inspiring me to try something of my own if i can figure out how...

[@JDsVarietyChannel]

6:04 Not sure if that pun "in my case" was accidental. But if fit very well. Haha. Enjoyed the video even though most of this was over my head. :)

[@randomcomrade6826]

buddy's got the dankpods ears music going

[@aserta]

Yeah, the keycap idea is brilliant!

[@MegaPremios]

Beautiful and inspiring video, please keep these going

[@maxbutjuice]

dankpods headphone testing music spotted

[@5eda]

YESSSS I WAS GONNA SAY THE SAME LOL

[@MrCharles_100]

“Yo I need an altoid can you give me one” “Yeah I kinda turned it into a keyboard”

[@ariabk]

This was extremely entertaining and really did tell a story. Keep it up.

[@LaineyBug2020]

Solder isn't pronounced as it's spelled phonetically. Sodder. It has wacky etymology because the original word was borrowed from a French word but then the L was added from the Latin origin but it wasn't ever enunciated.

[@sambwel]

Outside the US it actually is pronounced ‘solder’.

[@ThalassTKynn]

I've had this kind of thing in the back of my head for months. It's good to know it'll work. Now I gotta get off my arse and build my own. 😅

[@TheRealPostalDude]

feels like something the spy tf2 would use

[@insertnamehere9309]

The whole video I was muttering "OhMyGod OhMyGod" cause the build was so awesome.

[@gunshanator]

Its the dankpods music for me

[@Tanqrfan-b5g]

Your pictures in your KZbin channel is so cute

[@leozinfx]

oh boy this thing pings and clacks 👌

[@Panzil]

that is fresh, minty fresh.

[@anisyaanindita9120]

do i understand? no. do i watch it until the end? absolutely yes.

[@Brandywine6969]

Brilliant! Job well done. I love that.

[@sachiko6530]

The keypad they want you to type your account details in:

[@JustAltoid]

I wonder if I could beat Minecraft with this hmmmmm

[@_glint]

altoid

[@cir5461]

Such a cool idea! Also turned out super cute

[@BMR11dy7]

would have loved to see a function button to change the top keys to numbers. Maybe have them labeled on the space above the top row with a function toggle to replace one of the shifts. awesome build though! and like other people have said, genius move on the keycaps

[@SnowyThedog-o5n]

BRO GOT THE DANKPODS HEADPHONES TESTING SONG

[@glukaise]

i love the design

[@nnl-ln5ry]

trackpad on the lid would make it perfect combo

[@uwubb7238]

good job flurples this is so fantastic

[@flurples]

thank you uwubb

[@dirkv.9013]

Wow. Great project, great video!

[@Angelaaa1111]

You're a genius. Thank you for this.

[@TheCustomFHD]

Im probably going to draw some inspiration for my RP2040 powered tincan PC from this

[@istarcandy303]

he’s the keyboard final boss

[@AspexFPS]

Those who inherited the curse of the subscribing to flurples... the one who couldn't fully leave behind that curse... They would all bear witness to the bare flesh of the one who is free. To the one who made THE COME BACK! And his overwhelming intensity!!

[@zoon8779]

Another banger from flurples himself

[@alexzoin]

The nail polish was a really clever idea.

[@c_d_modelshop]

Imagine buying a keyboard in mint condition and later you get this...

[@tuxxito]

this background somg just reminds me of dankpods. great video, man, really good job