Evan and Katelyn | DIY Keyboard Using $5 Worth of Concrete (and 100 hrs) @EvanAndKatelyn | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Can we make a keyboard entirely out of concrete? Go to our partner trymintmobile.com/evanandkatelyn to get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month and a free 6-month subscription to Paramount+ Essential monthly plan if you purchase a plan before 5/31/24 (Details below)
Special offer: New customers can get any plan for $15/month when they purchase a 3-month plan. $45 upfront payment required (equivalent to $15/mo.) New customers on first 3 month plan only. Speeds slower above 40GB on Unlimited. See trymintmobile.com for more details. New customers who purchase a plan on mintmobile.com before 5/31/24 get 6-mo. subscription to Paramount+ Essential monthly plan on Mint. Separate registration & payment to P+ req’d, must subscribe to P+ by 6/30/24. After 6-mo. period, sub. auto-renews at regular price (+tax), unless canceled. T&Cs apply.
🙏 Other sponsors:
TotalBoat: check out the resin we use: totalboat.com/evanandkatelyn (sponsored affiliate link) (search for high performance)
Want behind-the-scenes content? Check out the Aftershow for:
• Evan breaks the keyboard again
• One secret that Evan’s been keeping from Katelyn…
• One big thing Evan would have changed about the 3D printed stems
• How this keyboard compares to our other weird ones
• Our poor backs…
• The sticking pieces (oops!)
Patreon members watch it here: patreon.com/posts/104859213
YouTube Members, watch it here: youtu.be/6P-INM_LKUQ
Not a Patron yet? Join here: patreon.com/evanandkatelyn
Not a YouTube Member? Join here: youtube.com/evanandkatelyn/join
TOOLS & MATERIALS (affiliate & sponsor links)
TotalBoat Resin: totalboat.com/evanandkatelyn (search for high performance)
Concrete lowes.com/pd/QUIKRETE-10-lbs-Vinyl-Concrete-Patch/3510280
Wrist rest mold amzn.to/4bKRCgc
Pressure pot amzn.to/4am0ibG
Course sand amzn.to/3X6gj2H
PVA glue amzn.to/3UVGLJE
Fiberglass amzn.to/3wFnK62
🛒 Our favorite tools/materials on our Amazon page: amazon.com/shop/evanandkatelyn
Want more E&K videos? We have more channels:
🎮 Gaming: youtube.com/evanandkatelyngaming
🎙️ Podcast: youtube.com/evanandkatelynpodcast
🎮 Gaming Uncut: bit.ly/ekuncut
👫 E&K 2: youtube.com/evanandkatelyn2
👫 E&K Uncut: youtube.com/channel/UCdq4aWLdfL6BSkkMjkxuAlw
📺 Twitch live streams twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn
✂ Clips youtube.com/c/EvanandKatelynClips
SOCIAL/SUPPORT LINKS
💵 Patrons can watch our Aftershow here patreon.com/evanandkatelyn
👕 Merch shopevanandkatelyn.com
📸 Instagram & 📣 Twitter: @evanandkatelyn
💬 Discord discord.gg/evanandkatelyn
👽 Reddit reddit.com/r/EvanandKatelyn
🎥 FILMING GEAR (affiliate)
bit.ly/eandkfilminggear
🎼 MUSIC
Covert Affair, Dances and Dames, Dangerous, Disappointment, Doh De Oh, I Knew A Guy, Infinite Perspective, Marty Gots a Plan, by Kevin MacLeod
Crime Time by Frank Schroeter
Jazzy Detective, Lets Hit The Bar Fridge, by John Bartmann
TipToes by Myuu
*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
0:00 Intro and test explanation
1:01 Basic concrete mix
3:35 Concrete + glue test
4:10 Concrete + fiberglass test
4:58 Concrete + sand test
5:38 Demolding tests
6:21 Evan prank (RIP ears)
7:28 Demolding tests (cont)
9:42 Strength test
10:58 Concrete keyboard case
12:10 Demolding keyboard case
13:15 Making custom keycap molds
17:34 Demolding custom molds
18:47 Our huge mistake…
19:25 Making concrete keycaps
20:14 Demolding concrete keycaps
21:50 Concrete keycap montage
22:42 Concrete wrist rest
23:06 Keyboard electronics
24:28 Evan’s admission…
25:02 Final assembly
25:26 We break something…
28:11 Final shots and type test
Can we make a keyboard entirely out of concrete? Go to our partner trymintmobile.com/evanandkatelyn to get premium wireless for as low as $15 a month and a free 6-month subscription to Paramount+ Essential monthly plan if you purchase a plan before 5/31/24 (Details below)
Special offer: New customers can get any plan for $15/month when they purchase a 3-month plan. $45 upfront payment required (equivalent to $15/mo.) New customers on first 3 month plan only. Speeds slower above 40GB on Unlimited. See trymintmobile.com for more details. New customers who purchase a plan on mintmobile.com before 5/31/24 get 6-mo. subscription to Paramount+ Essential monthly plan on Mint. Separate registration & payment to P+ req’d, must subscribe to P+ by 6/30/24. After 6-mo. period, sub. auto-renews at regular price (+tax), unless canceled. T&Cs apply.
🙏 Other sponsors:
TotalBoat: check out the resin we use: totalboat.com/evanandkatelyn (sponsored affiliate link) (search for high performance)
Want behind-the-scenes content? Check out the Aftershow for:
• Evan breaks the keyboard again
• One secret that Evan’s been keeping from Katelyn…
• One big thing Evan would have changed about the 3D printed stems
• How this keyboard compares to our other weird ones
• Our poor backs…
• The sticking pieces (oops!)
Patreon members watch it here: patreon.com/posts/104859213
YouTube Members, watch it here: youtu.be/6P-INM_LKUQ
Not a Patron yet? Join here: patreon.com/evanandkatelyn
Not a YouTube Member? Join here: youtube.com/evanandkatelyn/join
TOOLS & MATERIALS (affiliate & sponsor links)
TotalBoat Resin: totalboat.com/evanandkatelyn (search for high performance)
Concrete lowes.com/pd/QUIKRETE-10-lbs-Vinyl-Concrete-Patch/3510280
Wrist rest mold amzn.to/4bKRCgc
Pressure pot amzn.to/4am0ibG
Course sand amzn.to/3X6gj2H
PVA glue amzn.to/3UVGLJE
Fiberglass amzn.to/3wFnK62
🛒 Our favorite tools/materials on our Amazon page: amazon.com/shop/evanandkatelyn
Want more E&K videos? We have more channels:
🎮 Gaming: youtube.com/evanandkatelyngaming
🎙️ Podcast: youtube.com/evanandkatelynpodcast
🎮 Gaming Uncut: bit.ly/ekuncut
👫 E&K 2: youtube.com/evanandkatelyn2
👫 E&K Uncut: youtube.com/channel/UCdq4aWLdfL6BSkkMjkxuAlw
📺 Twitch live streams twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn
✂ Clips youtube.com/c/EvanandKatelynClips
SOCIAL/SUPPORT LINKS
💵 Patrons can watch our Aftershow here patreon.com/evanandkatelyn
👕 Merch shopevanandkatelyn.com
📸 Instagram & 📣 Twitter: @evanandkatelyn
💬 Discord discord.gg/evanandkatelyn
👽 Reddit reddit.com/r/EvanandKatelyn
🎥 FILMING GEAR (affiliate)
bit.ly/eandkfilminggear
🎼 MUSIC
Covert Affair, Dances and Dames, Dangerous, Disappointment, Doh De Oh, I Knew A Guy, Infinite Perspective, Marty Gots a Plan, by Kevin MacLeod
Crime Time by Frank Schroeter
Jazzy Detective, Lets Hit The Bar Fridge, by John Bartmann
TipToes by Myuu
*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
0:00 Intro and test explanation
1:01 Basic concrete mix
3:35 Concrete + glue test
4:10 Concrete + fiberglass test
4:58 Concrete + sand test
5:38 Demolding tests
6:21 Evan prank (RIP ears)
7:28 Demolding tests (cont)
9:42 Strength test
10:58 Concrete keyboard case
12:10 Demolding keyboard case
13:15 Making custom keycap molds
17:34 Demolding custom molds
18:47 Our huge mistake…
19:25 Making concrete keycaps
20:14 Demolding concrete keycaps
21:50 Concrete keycap montage
22:42 Concrete wrist rest
23:06 Keyboard electronics
24:28 Evan’s admission…
25:02 Final assembly
25:26 We break something…
28:11 Final shots and type test
