The BEST Sounding Tofu60! - Mods, O-Rings, PE Foam, and Tape

The TOFU keyboard by KBD Fans has long been considered one of the gateways into the mechanical keyboard hobby. As a readily in-stock, and relatively budget board, it's no wonder it's become super popular and there have been a plethora of mods designed with this board in mind to make it sound the best it can for its price point.
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[@xrispyshots]

Thanks for checking out my build everyone! Consider subbing for more :D I also have a coffee KZbin channel: kzbin.info - consider subbing there if ya like coffee!

[@itsxris]

This is the second channel :D

[@takakimiphi]

Now that sounds poppy! Might opt for a polycarbonate plate instead for my tofu65

[@gavinmcknight9206]

you are a very underrated creator, nice video 👍🏿

[@alexw.9834]

It's crazy how some mods can make such an hollow sounding keyboard sound like a high tier one!

[@idkutellme9851]

Alex w more like stinky w

[@cookedporkchop632]

@@idkutellme9851 ??????????

[@BurntWings-wr2tw]

you mean sound like every generic board with pe foam + tape mod

[@cookedporkchop632]

@@BurntWings-wr2tw stfu it’s sounds good that’s what matters

[@BurntWings-wr2tw]

@@cookedporkchop632 if thats what you think so then alright

[@fluffykeebz]

Very nicely done! Love the poppy sound from the Tofu :D

[@jigglemeh]

underrated youtube tbh great video though!

[@B_M_A]

Sounds a lot better but still pingy on the left and right sides as well as the bottom corners. Use two o-rings per screw if you plan to burger mount. the PCB. 4.5mmx1.5mm o-rings are the bets matched with 5-6mm M2 screws.

[@drshepherd6567]

one of the better if not the best video for upgrading your keyboard! Thanks

[@jonahlenters8978]

Just got my board! Super excited to build it finally, and this is going to help a ton! Thank you!

[@sviz]

Wow, this is really well made.

[@connomusic6720]

Nice Man !

[@ChildTerminator]

Ur a cool youtuber

[@thawzie]

it's good. but mine's the best. kidding brother! great job with all the mods!

[@hsm6996]

what screw you using the stock screw that came with the tofu 60 seems too short for doing the oring mod.

[@Banankaffe]

Mmm nice!

[@maddox8607]

Was there a specific size O-ring you would need?

[@chizs537]

Hey. For the O-Ring, do I need longer screws or the existing one should do just fine?

[@HoveKB]

Existing ones are fine. Just don’t screw them in all the way. Enjoy the bounce!

[@nonnegaard]

@@HoveKB if he does it like this there will be no difference in typing feel. The o-rings go under, or you're still just pressing the PCB into the aluminium stand-offs.

[@Oliberbe]

what mm were the o-rings? on amazon they show lots of options and I'm not sure what to pick.

[@SB_Tommy]

Are the switch tapes sold in KBDfans the same as PE foam mod?

[@danisanchez2137]

Hey! Where did you get your deskmat? :D

[@xrispyshots]

the all black one was a limited grovemade x keycult collab, the one with the print is from GMK Sumi (i think)

[@yaz.04]

A gummy o ring mod from a bakeneko would be 🔥

[@xrispyshots]

I need a Bakeneko first!

[@yaz.04]

@@xrispyshots well u don't need one u can get the gummy o ring for 5 usd from canonkeys but anyways that's a bad shout from me cuz u need to dremel the standoffs and somewhat mod ur pcb which is kinda sketchy and risky or get a new pcb which allows this but its kinda expensive so forget what I said, your keyboard already sound really good

[@xrispyshots]

ah I thought you meant to do a Bakeneko video :)

[@yaz.04]

@@xrispyshots my English is 💩

[@Andu_Youtube]

Hey, this isn't related to your video, however I'd like to ask something about your keyboard layout. In your first sound test (without o-rings), I happend to see that you were using a 2u sized lshift and you had used a 1u sized right shift key in the left shift row, and on the other sound test clip, you happend to change your layout to the one which had a regular 2.25u left shift along with the 1.75u right shift. Now that comes to the question which layout did you prefer out of these two. Appearently both layouts happen to have their rows staggered differently, did that make any differences with your typing experience, which one feels more natural to you. I'm currently contemplating which one of the layouts should I go first with my new build, so i'd like to know your opinions about them.

[@xrispyshots]

I preferred the layout of the newer/2nd one

[@Clackeeb]

Hi where do you find ring for screw ?

[@bonelessmorty4536]

What screws for the o ring did u use in this vid? i tried to do this mod, but the screws aren't long enough

[@StellaQue]

would love to know this as well as I want to try this o-ring mod on my tofu65!

[@xrispyshots]

I used the ones that were included with the Tofu originally - it definitely requires a little more force because you want to "squish" the o-rings

[@unknownr3802]

bro this would sound so good with an FR4 plate

[@jettmanalaysay6130]

'No Central Screw' Does that mean the screw between G and H only? or did you also not include the screw near the spacebar?

[@xrispyshots]

correct - neither of those center screws, mainly because for some reason my polycarb plate didn't have holes for it lol

[@jettmanalaysay6130]

@@xrispyshots Thanks! gonna try that now!

[@chloel2686]

i got the pe foam from the description but when I tried to do the mod on my kbd67 lite, the switches kept popping out and or wouldn't register. any tips?

[@xrispyshots]

possibly needs a thinner foam for the kbd67, before that you could try poking larger holes for the switches

[@yano9669]

hey man, great video. i am planning on getting a tofu65 with a pc plate, epsilon switches, case and plate foam. Should i get PE foam or should i just buy the plate foam from kbdfans?

[@itsxris]

plate foam feels a little less porous compared to PE foam so there may be a difference, depends on how 'muted' you want it to sound imo edit: sorry responded with my other channel lol but its me still

[@mikkelguy]

why not put o-rings on all the screws?

[@xrispyshots]

maintain the bounce :) its optional though so you could put it on all standoffs

[@krenesis_tae]

yoo! thats a significant change and also can you make a vid on how to change the rode podmic to be like yours? I'm not really sure and I'm planning to get the podmic soon

[@itsxris]

how so? it's just a standard rode podmic on the blue compass arm!

[@krenesis_tae]

@@itsxris it is? i thought there were settings or something! or maybe he tampered with the recording software idk

[@xrispyshots]

oh thats my other youtube channel i responded with lol - its all being recorded into a scarlett 2i2 but thats it, no post editing

[@krenesis_tae]

@@xrispyshots oh and also was that a pc plate with hotswap pcb? if so was it any difficult for it to get in? I'm planning to get a tofu 65 pc plate for my tofu

[@xrispyshots]

yeah PC plate, no issues with hotswap pcb

[@Justaspendthrift]

doesnt the pe foam produce static? I've used it on my gmmk pro with the pe foam that comes with it. keep having static issues. or is there a specific pe foam i should use?

[@xrispyshots]

i personally haven't had or heard of this issue before, but maybe it is the type of pe foam you use? i left a link to the one i use in the description

[@luisfontinelles5834]

in theory the foam is stuck, so it shouldn't produce static (I think)

[@zulk9mahmood821]

What color tofu is that ?

[@xrispyshots]

Burgundy

[@KM-io9qh]

pls make a how to make a best sounding bakeneko 60 vid

[@xrispyshots]

keeb vids are expensive! maybe some day I'll get one sent to me haha

[@KM-io9qh]

Would using plate foam as well help?

[@xrispyshots]

the PE foam here is acting like plate foam - I tried both laser cut plate foam and PE foam but it was too thick

[@KM-io9qh]

@@xrispyshots thanks!

[@ChildTerminator]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[@PachoKb]

What o rings do you use?

[@xrispyshots]

just added a link in the description

[@PachoKb]

@@xrispyshots i bought same size but in ali thanks!!!

[@killaforchicken]

nice guide, but you might want to redo your films

[@teabagNBG]

i like all the mods but the sound doesnt sound much different...