The Better Bakeneko | Maker Phantom Build & PE Foam Mod Showcase

How good is the Bakeneko60's big brother?

↓ Build Details & Links ↓

Buy links for PE foam:
Note: I want to clarify that the foam in the Amazon link isn't 100% confirmed to be non-conductive, but I have evidence of it being totally fine over multiple weeks of daily use so far. I suspect that most foam that has conductive properties will be marketed as anti-static/ESD/conductive, so I'm quite sure that the linked foam should be non-conductive (I'm likely going to be using it in future builds if I run out of foam from keeb packages). But, of course still try at your own risk!

Phantom R2
- Anodized aluminum case
- POM plate
- O-ring gasket mount (30A silicone)

Durock L7 (Pink)
- Stock 65g springs
- Gateron Black Ink v2 with 100g SPRiT Progressive spring on spacebar
- Krytox 205g0 (bottom rails, top all sides, stem all sides + legs)
- 0.3mm Deskeys gasket films

Stabilizers
- Durock screw-in V2
- Epsi mod w/ KBDfans stab pads
- Krytox 205g0 on sliders
- XHT-BDZ on wires

Keycaps
- HK Gaming Black on White (~1.5mm PBT)
Note: I bought these before I knew how scummy HK Gaming is as a company. If I were to buy BoW keycaps in the future, I would look to GeekArk or ePBT if possible. Although, until someone is able to beat out HK Gaming in terms of availability and price, I find it hard not to recommend them to those who need affordable and basic caps ASAP. If you do end up buying from them, at least try to avoid sets that contain special modifiers or novelties, as those are likely copied art (currently Milkshake and Dreamscape). I really hope designers follow in the footsteps of those like Biip and start making nice sets available in stock (Notion, Milkshake, etc.).

Additional Sound Mods
- Swagkeys 65% poron plate foam
- ~0.5mm PE foam between switches and PCB
- ~1.5mm adhesive neoprene foam applied to inside of spacebar

Recording Gear
- Canon EOS 200D camera and Google Pixel 5 camera
- Razer Seiren Mini microphone (~6" from the keyboard during sound tests)
- shock-mount
- desk-mounted boom arm

For sound tests, I boosted the volume by 6db and applied high-pass filter to eliminate any residual desk reverberations.

Song
Harris Heller - Red Green Blue (StreamBeats)

Affiliates
Discount code "techbro" for 5% off in-stock items (applies to all affiliate vendors)!

Contact Info
Discord: Miguel 7034

0:00 Intro
0:05 Unboxing
0:31 Bakeneko65
0:43 Stabilizers
0:55 Switches
1:28 Sound test (No Foam)
2:26 Thoughts on foamless config
2:43 Foam overview
2:51 Plate foam
3:07 Switch foam (PE foam "Jelly" mod)
3:46 Case foam?
3:52 Flex test
4:00 Phantom review
4:38 Maker Keyboards
5:45 Sound test (Plate + Switch Foam)

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[Brudder]

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[sumojo]

Oh man, the foam between the switches and the pcb is absolutely killer

[NBaeK]

Think this is the first video for a Maker Keyboard review. In the GB for the Alexa since last week, cant wait.

[irghkzj]

Thanks a ton for this incredibly helpful video! I ended up following the steps you showed to make my board (with some substitutions for switches). Really happy with it and glad you made this!

[Rx]

Love the detailed overview! Earned a sub!

[shahrierhuq]

Very budget friendly keyboard for me thanks for the recommendation I will look on to it!

[TheHunterofCreepers]

Wow, that sounds incredible with the foam.

[elverg]

Technology brother you have such a nice voice

[Flybeck]

That PE does something man! Great video.

[itznemui]

how do you take out the PCB from the case I can't figure it out and I've been looking everywhere for a answer

[captainkaiii]

Any suggestions for an alternative plate foam? Shipping on swagkeys (from Korea) is almost $20 to the states :/

[CMLXMNDXv]

Why why why what happen to the bridge?

[krisjunior]

Should i get the alexa or the kbd67 lite? Or the bakeneko

[redmacasa]

Should I do the PE foam mod or electrical tape mod? They both are applied in the same place which is below the pcb, however I don’t know which one sounds better.

[tianlamian]

Wow the anode looks much better than the e coat black I got.

[cole]

with the foam sounds crazy good what the hell

[krisjunior]

do you think this sounds better than the bakeneko? i want to get this but im not sure if the bakeneko might be better

[Cafaaro]

Anyone got a uk link for some pe foam?

[iniqueztwins]

Any issues with the pe foam and the pcb? I am hesitant to do so because of people now warning to do so

[chrisdotdash]

I bought the PE linked in the the description, and have used it on some of my boards. It definitely worked, but why does my PE foam look thinner than the one you used?