Upgrading the RK61 to make it MAX THOCK

In this video I'll be modding one of the most popular budget keyboards and making it thock. PE Foam? Check. Tape Mod? Check. Foam Mod? You bet.

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0:00 Intro
0:25 Overview
1:14 Mods
3:30 Short Modded Sound Test
3:45 Thoughts
4:47 Conclusion
5:17 Stock Sound Test
5:51 Modded Sound Test with PE Foam
6:31 Modded Sound Test without PE Foam

[name]

It wobbles because you likely tightened the plate screws too much, which can cause this. This is usually the result of there being a little bit too much sound dampening material in the case, which doesn’t allow the plate and pcb to mount fully. Release the screws on the sides it wobbles and it will become level again.

[SilkyRaijin]

mod sounds amazing, the stock isnt horrible tho compared to a lot of other stock keyboards I've heard. Especially around it's price range.

[CaptainCater]

Bro capping so hard. This keyboard without no mods is still so good. Stop the cap

[FeeqAzmir]

I just bought the RK61 and i find out that the spacebar, backspace, tabs, and shift sounds terrible but other keys such as qwerty makes decent thock sound with the stock. I may be thinking of buying a ajazz kiwi switches to make the spacebar sound better lol its kinda annoying

[floppyguyplays]

incredible job with this build. this is probably the best modded rk61 ive ever heard and seen. also idk why everyone is saying the stock version sounds good, IT DOESNT.

[walladazzle]

i did the holle mod with duck tape it worked amazing also try putting a little plastic wrap it the stem holes on your stabs it removes rattle and it doesn't feel mushy!

[fflxres]

omg i think i found the best sound for a keyboard ever, now i've got the definitive sound to look forward to when modding my keyboard. my god the mod sounds amazing.

[neevk]

bro i put like 9 layers of tape in my rk61 and it wasnt even hard to get anything, nothing was not accessible.

[obama]

Did the banana switches come pre lubed?

[Walter.Hartwell.white.]

You should maybe try the penny mod if you want because I did it to my Rk61 and it made it amazing

[allenliu]

for me it just took a piece of foam and some lubbing to make it sound amazing
my keyboard came with pretty much no lube, so it was quite scratchy when typing, but after doing that and adding some foam to the space bar and replacing the given foam with my foam
i was able to dampen the sound and make it sound really good and feels so much better to type on
no longer do i feel the recoil when typing with my hand and no longer does it feel like i am typing on a hard surface
though one issue is that after modding it
the on and off switch along with the bluetooth to dongle switch is very difficult to reach
i now have to use my pinky nail to turn it on, so I hope in the future
they make the switch a bit longer

[SumanNath]

Some of the cons of the keyboard are :
1. There is no layer for the escape key so any combination with ctrl and ` or ~ is NOT possible.
2. There is no indicator for the layer activation so you will not know if the key 1 is F1.
3. There is no indicator for arrow mode so you will not know if the key "?" is up arrow.
4. There is no indicator for the scroll lock.
--- Otherwise the keyboard is good. And I found that position for pgup/down/ home etc are best in this keyboard for fast typing.

[KobraYoutube]

where do you go to get a ton of different OPTICAL switches amazon only has a few

[Andyonfps]

Yo I’m getting the keyboard and the switches but do you know were I can get it modded because I really don’t know how to

[Fn_Flixer]

0:11 I am gonna head to the supermarket rn for that :)

[b.e.escobar]

I just recently bought the keyboard, and let me tell you, they changed it and upgraded it. The spacebar and the switches feel and sound so much better, all dead spots in the keyboard are now more covered up with foam. Hope this helps future buyers looking into this!

[Diode]

Did u lube these switches or do they come pre lubed?

[PRIMEVAL]

How are the keycaps when it comes to durability? I feel like the left shift could get destroyed from having the left index finger on it all the time

[joshuagalut]

where do you get the sticky foam strips

[Moonlight-zprj]

Is there an led for caps n windows lock?