Cool Uncle Mods: Detour40 Keyboard Build & Review

[@soli-ethd]

This video is the definition of chill-out vibes

[@aka8632]

Love these unique projects and build videos!

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Thank you so much for watching!!

[@joaovitormiranda1570]

please dont stop with keyboard videos, theyre soo good and has a nice lofi vibe to see. Also congrats for the channel, its a hidden gem absolutely :)

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Thanks so much!

[@spdorris]

the clicky keys and the chill vibes made this video so relaxing. I love the keyboard videos, btw.

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Thank you for watching & relaxing!

[@ZenosenVA]

first time ive fully sat through a keeb build :0

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Honored

[@user-nd7rg5er5g]

I absolutely adore your build! The two tone keycap set is genius!

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Thank you! I saw a two-tone on the mk reddit and I had to do it :D

[@jalanasp]

I’m new to the hobby and have been binge watching all the keyboard content I could find. This is a bit advanced for where I am in my journey but I enjoyed your video nonetheless thanks for sharing 🩷

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Thank you so much for watching! I hope you have a lovely time in this hobby 🩷💚 It's honestly such a good time because the pandemic hype has died down and it's a lot more honest and passionate folks. Paired with so many affordable options!

[@guve25]

I went through my clicky keyboard phase in 3 years but this makes me remember the good old days. Nice content.

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

It's not just a phase, mom >: (

[@nickthaskater]

They aren't clicky switches, though.

[@dreamingthelife]

I love your keyboard videos, you make all projects you do fun and interesting and you make them feel accessible to someone who hasn't dabbled in this type of thing in a long long time =)

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Thank you so much!! Making stuff accessible is my primary goal with the channel, so I really appreciate the feedback xoxo

[@skye4485]

Thanks for this video. I used it to build my Detour40.

[@ehmaysi]

Love the keycaps, and great color scheme all around!

[@ReNeyer]

Hey Marisa, I think the algorithm heard you and decided: You know what, if she said her Keeb videos are popular I shall make it so. Greetings from Germany, a fellow thockthusiast

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Thank you for watching, the algo can be kind sometimes haha

[@EyalRotbart]

Loving the love for 40%! ❤

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

The tinier the better >:)

[@EyalRotbart]

@@yourcoolunclemarisa there's that one guy that managed typing with a 1% keyboard...

[@Michirin9801]

The case looks thick enough that it makes me wonder if you could fit something like a Raspberry Pi in it and make self-contained a wee lil' wedge computer, but I'm sure there's other keyboards/cases out there more well-suited to precisely that purpose. Also, really appreciate the pastel keycaps!

[@lilithwingett9688]

I daily a 40! Absolutely love them

[@Trickshotter]

Oh my god I actually feel asleep during the typing test😂

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

thank you?? hahaha, I hope you had a good rest!

[@reeddraws]

Love the absolutely cozy vibes! And I found my endgame keyboard (because I can’t justify buying more), but now I also want a super cute and cozy 40% 😭

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

What is your endgame keyboard??

[@l2yuk3n]

oof! your video really makes me regret not getting in on this GB!! Yours looks great

[@yohaanmaster]

I tried to circumvent the endless endgame trap by waiting a full 2 years before i built my first keyboard (an Idobao Abacus 40% keyboard). But now, more than a year later, I can feel myself slooowwwwlly getting sucked back into the hobby; and I mean if the sirens are beckoning with their call, what's the harm in giving in a bit :P

[@MAGAIVER]

That keyboard looks awesome, thankfully I found my end game keyboard in the Corne-ish Zen and haven't wanted a new keyboard since.

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Lots of love for cornes in the comments! Can't wait to try one one day 🩷

[@RR-hl6zi]

Yes Uncle. What a brilliant video. Thank you so much for spending that money on that keyboard, so I don´t have to.

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

LMAO

[@fewew7898]

Very cool, thanks for making the video

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Thank you for watching!

[@geobot9k]

You convinced me, I'm definitely getting in on round 2. It's so cute and ortho has been the bucketlist for too long. The shape is so cool and that top bar with the knob, oled, and 4 keys with the cute size is tugging at my heart! There is a sailor moon themed keycap set on ali that I need to put on a detour Speaking to what was said about trust and group buys, it's been a problem for a long time. My first and only group buy (at least until detour's round 2) was for DSA dolche ~10 years ago on geekhack. After about a year or two of updates, or what felt like it, dude ran off with everyone's money. Thank bob signature plastics ended up making a dsa dolche set. Speaking of which, still using that set to this day with dsa cmyk modifiers on my main kb which is a hhkb plate case kb kit that ymdk sells on ali. Ended up cutting and filing the top plate into an ISO 60% and I love how cool it looks with this orange iso enter key

[@TerribleGamesTV2]

this definitely looks like one of the keyboards of all time

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

this definitely looks like one of the comments of all time

[@ahnuiya]

SO TINY!! the rubber mallet was hilarious

[@ahnuiya]

wait i just got to the end and saw my little baby i feel so honored to be a part of this board i love it sO MUCH!!! 😭

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

the build should be honored your artisan is on it >:)

[@Superradman]

Great video, i too love my 40's just a couple of cornes for now.

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Ooh, I have yet to try a split keeb. I need to go to a meetup or something and give one a tap.

[@witchingold]

love your channel and your team dark shirt!!

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Thank you!!

[@lazy.villager]

so small, so puny, so precious :')

[@elpabster]

GREAT video! Funny and informative, but laughed especially hard when you said "endgame". Can't tell you how many times I said same before it lost all meaning, but, you know what? Don't worry about it. It's boards like this one that make me happy. Definitely looking forward to the 2nd round. By the way, have you tried split 40s? Or better yet, staggered ortho split 40s?

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Thank you! I haven't tried split yet but I hope to do so one day 🥹

[@Pauliday]

This has to be AI generated. There is no way I can believe its possible for someone THIS cool to exist.

[@onldhes]

Marisa really deserves the title "cool uncle". She seems like that kinda person you just want to hang out and talk with.

[@SuperSuperSpork]

This implies AI can make anything cool whatsoever

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

I swear, I do not occasionally have more fingers than usual. Thank you for the sweet comment!

[@SomeAngryGuy1997]

Oh, please. AI is nowhere near as good

[@Pauliday]

Oh snap. Now there's bots too. :o

[@ncc74656m]

I'm so sad that my dream keyboard doesn't exist, and I lack the time and skills (which necessarily increases time spent learning) to prototype and design my own version. Basically I'd love to reproduce a Commodore 64 C styled case, but more ergonomically laid out, with space for a full sized keyboard, complete with media keys, a USB hub, and a built-in internally mounted high quality DAC. Absolutely in love with what other mfrs have done but none are EXACTLY what I want.

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

That sounds very neat! Maybe one day you can make it happen or get someone to make it happen hehe. C64 is such a cool aesthetic, I almost got the Command65 keyboard, actually.

[@ncc74656m]

@@yourcoolunclemarisa The Command65 is a gorgeous piece of work for sure!

[@jammies701]

Nice vid mate

[@AquaPeet]

I collect keebs, switches and keycaps and puzzle and fiddle with them, switching parts when I feel like it. (almost every day, lol) But I think I won't get any smaller than my AL71 since those wouldn't be functional for me :) This one is cuuuuuute though... I wanna eat it, can I eat it? I need to eat it! Let me eat it!!!

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

I think with very strong teeth you could eat it, but I'm not sure you'd be around much longer afterwards.

[@YWQMD]

Sold out? I'm sobbing in the club

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Round 2 hasn't gone live yet! Don't cry!

[@JollyAndy]

I daily a Minisub and a Mercutio and this Detour40 looks a little small even for me! It's cute as hell, though!

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

I'd had my eye on Mercutio for a while - MW makes some cool keebs, I think I'd still like to build a Clunker. I don't think this is really much smaller than Mercutio though, they're both 40s?

[@JollyAndy]

@@yourcoolunclemarisa I loved building the mercutio! They are both 40s, but it looks like the Detour shaves off a few keys. I think the clunker is hilarious and cool, but I wouldn't have anywhere to use it. Either my coworkers or my wife would kill me.

[@nickthaskater]

​@@yourcoolunclemarisaMerc is neat. Note that it must be soldered as the PCB essentially floats on the standoffs. I Mill Maxed mine, but found the PCB would eventually slide down off the switch pins. I then modded it to be soldered and plateless and now it's a literal trampoline - video on my channel. The Clunker is awesome and the solenoid can be turned on and off. It has a few extra keys up top unlike the Merc, but they're both generally 40s unlike the Detour which is QAZ sub-40.

[@nocapsbb]

whoaaa your videos are so cool. but you already knew that

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Thanks so much!!

[@MendedPearl]

omg ive watched so many of your videos but wasnt subscribed omagosh lol these tiny keyboards are absolutely so cute, i have a razer tartarus cause its a tiny keypad but its ugly and all black (like you poked at hehehe)

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Thank you for subbing TT_TT - nothing wrong with plain jane keebs! But I do get confused when people have 20 of them....lmao

[@ViewtifulSam]

Sounds tastyyy

[@accountname-tu2om]

in addition to looking at them, did you know mechanical keyboards can also sometimes be used for typing on? i am currently typing on my leopold FC630MBT. its loud and clicky clacky and neat and tiny and heavy and nice and a pretty colour and 60% keyboards are the best. and also. i will be buying another for no good reason in the near future.

[@DarioDarrow]

I was looking in slow-mo to try to see how you were typing numbers 😅and I noticed you swapped out four Super Keys for two Shift keys. Was that to make it easier to hit when typing at speed?

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Haha, yeah, two 2u keys is much better than four 1u, I use the left one for swapping layers and the right is space. My Saturn60 is also ortho but I have 2u/1u/2u with the middle 1u being the layer key.

[@vibujicilemi]

What do you think about those Princess keyswitches? They have interesting specs, if only they were shine-through I would try them immediately.

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

They're nice and very chunky feeling and sounding but they're fatiguing unless you pair them right. I had glorious pandas back when and they work great in my gf's flat acrylic board with cherry caps, but they were really fatiguing in my saturn60. The princesses are easier than pandas but can get fatiguing in the detour with SA caps. Very overkill on my end lol

[@X862go]

I love a good THOCK thanks uncle🙌

[@CorpseOfAgathar]

this is the pogger champ

[@aloiivwizard]

“where is your whimsy!?”

[@astro_1380]

Do you playing Fighting games at all? I would love to see how you go with customising a fightstick or a leverless controller.

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

I do not! They are super cool but I suck at them hahah

[@TenebraeGui]

Hi! Could you share again the keycaps link or name? Thanks in advance! your channel is awesome♥ and I enjoy your work!

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

They're SA key caps from KBDiy. You can find them on AliExpress. Be warned they're not very high quality, my V cap already has a crack in it. But they're $20 👀

[@TenebraeGui]

@@yourcoolunclemarisa thank you a lot 💘

[@neoTheOni]

I'm curious, when it comes to orthos, do you ever worry about losing your ability to touch type quickly on staggered layouts if you get too used to ortho? And vice-versa? Wanted to make my Naked48 my endgame 40% keyboard, but ended up going for a QAZ uwu30 because it felt more natural for me. Also, the real copium is the assumption that "endgame keyboard" means that you literally can't buy anymore keyboards LOL

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Not really, it takes a bit to warm back up on a different keyboard but you never forget 🤓

[@antftwx]

Is there a reason why you screw in the plate then add the switches followed by the pcb? I've been building and watching keeb content for almost a decade now and I've never seen anyone do that.

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Hahah, I was hoping someone would catch that! I like to turn my brain off when building keebs and just follow the build guide and for some reason that's what the build guide had. I don't quite understand it myself either. Usually I'll put the plate and PCB together and then the switches.

[@bruceyachtie]

do more keyboard videos

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Just for you 🫡

[@O.V.]

Switches not being hotswap kills this for me. I'm fine with soldering, but not a whole keyboard lol

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

A 40 barely has any switches, c'monn TT_TT. I get it though, personally I find soldering switches very therapeutic.

[@nickthaskater]

Soldering this board would take about 15 minutes. If you want pain, get the Mercutio kit which is a DIY through hole design so you solder literally everything from chips to diodes.

[@Eridescent]

Okay but I need to know where you got that shirt

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

It's by Paperbeatsscissors and was sold via Yetee! There was a light/dark variant so I got one for me and one for my gf :D

[@Eridescent]

@@yourcoolunclemarisa Ooh, thank you, I'll check it out! Love your videos by the way - the vibes are immaculate.

[@john005_]

I think your channel started with keyboards? This is new to me, because I am french getting keyboards either the L shape 'enter' is harder .

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Nope, my channel has always been retro console and game centered with some other hobbies sprinkled in :) Also ISO layout absolutely needs more love, sometimes I build with ISO just for the aesthetics 🫣

[@BlakeSiegfried]

Finally, i found my niche youtuber, a fellow queer 40s keebs/tinker lover

[@RedPandaLesbian]

"Where's your whimsy?!" - me asking why its so hard to find XDA keycap sets 😭

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

I see them all the time on AliExpress but they often have.... Odd design choices

[@beanwithbacon]

I'd kill for a 75% in this style.

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

75?? What do you need all those keys for, hmmmmm? Kidding aside, I'd love to see more creative cases across the board! (no pun intended)

[@aaldrich1982]

keyboard addicts - i mean enthusiasts - don't have final thoughts, they have final thocks. they don't put on socks and shoes they put on...

[@vicshibe]

Smol

[@accountname-tu2om]

what mouse is that

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

Lofree Touch PBT! I did a video on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaCWeqWKmp2bj7s

[@accountname-tu2om]

@@yourcoolunclemarisa thanks uncle. i told my other uncle that uncle Maria is my favourite uncle but he's second favourite. he looked at me confused for some reason?

[@dgvigil]

moar keeb stuff

[@djd34d14]

But, like, this is just the qazfold but nicer and with a screen like the Broadway or whatever it was called

[@HerrFinsternis]

2:35 wait the problem here is the colour? Not the fact there's loonies out there with 20 keyboards?

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

....yes

[@MissyHasMunchies]

Sadly I have giant hands!

[@yourcoolunclemarisa]

May be worth trying a split keeb if you're interested!

[@MissyHasMunchies]

@@yourcoolunclemarisa thank you 😍

[@nickthaskater]

The keys aren't any smaller than standard. The size of your hands doesn't make a difference.