RK61 Modding Tutorial | Custom Budget Keyboard Under $150

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If you have ever wanted to build your own keyboard, but didn't know where to start - then the RK61 is a perfect budget option to begin with! This tutorial will help guide you on the process of turning and modding your RK61 into a beginner keyboard into something to brag about!
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Stabilizers: prevailkeyco.com/collections/...
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🕒 Timestamps 🕒
0:00 Intro & Overview
0:25 Parts Needed
0:35 RK61 Unboxing & Overview
1:25 Stabilizers Overview & Test
2:03 Stabilizer Modding & Lubing
4:48 Stabilizer Assembly & Installation
6:11 Stab Sound Test (After Mod)
6:26 Switches Overview
6:59 Opening & Lubing Switches
8:40 Assembling & Installing Switches
10:25 Keycaps Unboxing & Overview
11:07 Sound Test
11:35 Outro & Final Thoughts
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@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Join my Discord and make sure to read the Description if you want more help! hexical.me/discord *FAQ* *Where can I get the parts?* Click on the description, I have a handful of affiliate shops you can shop at! *I thought the RK61 wasn't hotswap? / Why is your cable different than mine?* You are thinking of or own the older model, you can find the correct one linked in my description. *You forgot to clip the stabs* Yeah, I did that after the video - I forgot to record it, my bad! *Does the RK61 use a 7u or 6.25u spacebar?* It uses a 6.25u, most keyboards will.

@TotallyMe12 Жыл бұрын

Will the colors on the stabilizers affect anything? Btw, great vid. Really like how you went into detail. You just earned yourself a sub. Keep up the great work.

@arelibautista8510 2 жыл бұрын

I just bought the rk61. It's gonna be my first mechanical keyboard and I feel like I just entered a world of addiction and self indulgence I don't know if I can control lol

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

You have no idea 😂😂

@GuiltyMelly 2 жыл бұрын

You're at the very bottom, and there's a LONG way to the top

@Mark-ks2ro 2 жыл бұрын

Same man

@FilmByTom 2 жыл бұрын

I use to not care but after getting a 60% I need to go to rehab

@Mark-ks2ro 2 жыл бұрын

@@FilmByTom what do you mean?

@juice_vol6924 2 жыл бұрын

I have been looking for how to lube the stabilizers for my RK61. This tutorial showed up on my 3rd day of looking under my recommended and this is exactly what I've been looking for. The amount of detail that you put into this tutorial is amazing and you were very clear so thank you so much for not skipping over steps :D

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Not a problem! I'm glad the video will be a help to you :) If you ever need any more help, you can always join my discord too! I am always willing to help people one on one with keyboard builds as long as I'm not busy.

@Kendrone 3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I needed.

@ItsHexical 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad this video could help :)

@suhlantro487 3 жыл бұрын

Plus O-Rings and dampening foam

@gabovalerio58 2 жыл бұрын

@@suhlantro487 o rings aren't good they make it feel like a membrane

@katleennellas1686 2 жыл бұрын

sameeee

@adlanlmao7192 2 жыл бұрын

@@gabovalerio58 fr

@Marianis2305 Жыл бұрын

This tutorial actually seems possible and accessible to the new enthusiasts! I'm excited to try this out when my stabs and switches get here!

@unboxingwithpaul 2 жыл бұрын

I just bought the rk61 and was looking for mods and you did a great job of explaining it to someone who has zero prior knowledge. Superb video. I’ve subscribed.

@CrispDZN 2 жыл бұрын

How do you only have 500 subs? This production quality is insane! Keep up the awesome work my man

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@yeeter179ign9 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for helping me! I always see these big you tubers doing complicated stuff but you broke it down so that I could understand. I recently bought an rk61 with blues and I was like “this sounds horrible” but after following what you did it sounds amazing! New subscriber!

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! I am super happy to get your comment

@linaa6018 2 жыл бұрын

so helpful! very new into the world of keyboards so this was a really great and easy to understand rundown of all the parts and processes

@Nyexcellente 2 жыл бұрын

Just started modding my RK 61 with Duroc stabs and Purple Panda switches! Thanks so much for the help, I appreciate how detailed it was

@m.b.5349 2 жыл бұрын

I have never stared at a video describling lubing parts this hard in my life. I just got my first mechanical keyboard and I'm in LOOOVE.

@c0pe343 2 жыл бұрын

This is so detailed and your explaining is great! i really enjoyed watching this and im thinking of doing exactly what you did, i just needa find the money .

@awspect 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think this is one of the best keyboard tutorials, really clean and on topic. :)

@sushi3049 2 жыл бұрын

This is litterally the most clear and best video ever.

@taguit3661 2 жыл бұрын

This is so detailed and helpful, you’ve earned yourself a sub!

@Nebbula 3 жыл бұрын

I love how detailed this is, thanks bro.

@ItsHexical 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed :)

@NotDeltum 2 жыл бұрын

oh wow i actually didn’t expect this, this is amazing! I hope your channel blows up ;)

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

@anonymousmouse7161 3 жыл бұрын

This guide is really detailed. Thank you so much for the help.

@ItsHexical 3 жыл бұрын

No problem :)

@leoneyedis2671 2 жыл бұрын

Man, you did very good on this video. I don't know which I'm more impressed with, production quality of the video or the clarity of the content itself. Bravo dude. You got 1 sub for it at least.

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Mucho appreciated :) I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the sub!

@catvzilla7826 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much man! Just bought the keyboard and I'm excited to customize my first keyboard :D

@BrodyArgo 3 жыл бұрын

Love your content, your vids are so underrated. Can't wait to see what else you have planned

@ItsHexical 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the comment :)

@imracist6488 2 жыл бұрын

Well, now I know which keyboard I'm going to get later for my first custom build. Thanks!

@brycedials1764 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. I’ve been I. The mech world for a while but was bored and this didn’t disappoint. Keep it up!

@mikeldogelas8910 2 жыл бұрын

Yo thanks man. I needed this

@NicomitnemC Жыл бұрын

i followed trough with this video and i feel like i have a completely new Keyboard. Thanks bro! Christmas was deffently a win this year xD

@oktaywastaken 2 жыл бұрын

The video is so detailed, I hope your channel gets the attention it deserves. Subbed.

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

@2kmamba 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial bro! I’m typing on my new customized RK61! Tysm brotha!

@SiSirib 2 жыл бұрын

I’m new to mechanical keyboards and recently joined a FB group and was bombarded by words like stabs, lubing, keycaps etc! This video explained everything! Thank you so much! Unfortunately though mine was not hot-swappable but will definitely get back to this video once I upgrade.

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad my video could help! Hopefully your hotswap one comes soon, building and modding your first keyboard is always super fun.

@quilzyy 2 жыл бұрын

just finished making mine. sounds soooooo good

@queenbuzybee4074 2 жыл бұрын

Great informative video! Thank you.

@3DCommando 2 жыл бұрын

I just made this board but with Akko purples and a different cap set. It turned out beautifully.

@sagur8568 2 жыл бұрын

this guy is so under rated he deserves more than 1k but i love your content bro this video was fire!

@haotruong1585 2 жыл бұрын

Finally a video that I needed. 😍 you just earn a new subscriber 😊

@sohcahleed 2 жыл бұрын

u made it so simple, really great video

@ralllfie415 3 жыл бұрын

wow this is a really well made video! I have a rk61 and this is gonna help out a lot! appreciate it keep doing stuff like this it is very well made impressed from a small channel like this

@ItsHexical 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad the video can be of use to you :)

@zxxn4133 2 жыл бұрын

did it help?]

@ralllfie415 2 жыл бұрын

@@zxxn4133 no I didn’t end up modding it I like expensive sounding keyboards and stuff but I only use mine for gaming really

@ralllfie415 2 жыл бұрын

@@zxxn4133 but I’m thinking about modding the stabs and maybe getting a new keycap set because the stabs aren’t that great

@ZekeLawl 2 жыл бұрын

This is a very well made video, thank you

@TinyMaths 10 ай бұрын

I just bought this keyboard, and I'm loving it already. I was suprised at how good it looked right out of the box, and how heavy it was. It's actually smaller than I expected. I can't wait to gradually begin modding it so I can get the sound I want out of it. Thanks for the tutorial.

@hlibs6647 4 ай бұрын

Does the rk61 come with a switch remover?

@TinyMaths 4 ай бұрын

@@hlibs6647 Yes; it came with a double-ended tool that had a switch remover on one end and a kepcap puller on the other. It also came with four spare switches, and a USB-C cable for PC connection.

@hlibs6647 4 ай бұрын

oh ok, it's because I live in Portugal and I ordered the rk61 but the information didn't say if it came or not and I saw some videos and some didn't have the switch remover and how I need to change the switch to a gateron and I don't have a switch remover Switch had this question, thank you very much@@TinyMaths

@TinyMaths 4 ай бұрын

@@hlibs6647 No problem... 👍

@reorders9868 2 жыл бұрын

production quality is amazing damn

@yigittb4068 2 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work bro💪🏻

@argus9613 3 жыл бұрын

I loved the video, really well made. It is going to help me a lot!!

@ItsHexical 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad it will help :)

@ilagalot5712 2 жыл бұрын

very well made video!

@skortle579 2 жыл бұрын

The only thing more satisfying than the sound is the sight of replacing the blue switches.

@samuelll3166 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best tutorial on the K61 I have found. Typing this on my stock blues (low key love the click life).

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

@samuelll3166 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsHexical thanks man. The mech keyboard world is overwhelming to say the least. I have I have RK61 in black and want to build a dark aesthetic/minimalist look. Do you have any recommendations for dark keycaps? Either they're not that popular or they're bloody hard to find good looking ones.

@chewingwildflower 2 жыл бұрын

very helpful! thank you! ❤️

@patdenoli7271 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video. FWIW, I think Royal Kludge has been progressively upping their game. Just got a cheap board from them that had foam inserts filling the stabilizer cutouts and upgraded stabilizers. I'm reluctant to touch them due to initial quality and not wanting to cut or remove the foam filler. TBH, I feel like the quality of the stock keycaps on the most recent keeb were superior to even the custom keys used in the mod for this video. It's really all about what you like and want to see, just saying the quality of the current boards is another step up. Main reason for making the comment is to also say - even if the stock keycaps were not superior, I'd still be reluctant to replace them. Why? Because the media legends on the keycaps are not without their own value. I wish it was easier to find keycaps that include the special legends that are typically found on stock keycaps. I've got a similar issue with some Keychron and other keyboards that provide keysets with media legends and multi-function keypress functionality. Sure, I could memorize it or print out a reference card - but having it on the keys is so much more practical. Some places will let you do custom keysets with legends, but again... the theme of my post... the quality tends to take a step down in my opinion. Nirvana would be a doubleshot PBT SA profile custom keyset developer with the quality of the MT3 sets or better. Everybody shout at me if you learn of that happening. ;)

@hakemz. 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this, I want my keyboard to sound exactly like this so this is perfect for me. ♥♥

@zooney16 2 жыл бұрын

BRO THANK YOU SM MY STABS ARE SO GOOD NOW

@kkdc 3 жыл бұрын

🔥 amazing bro keep it up

@loafed352 3 жыл бұрын

underated channel, you deserve more subs

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

@caseyjamie818 2 жыл бұрын

After so many videos and reading articles, this is the video that made everything click and easy to understand for me!!! So now I’m about to buy this keyboard, I think I know what type of switch I’m buying, then I’m off to choose a set of keycaps :) thanks. Although I just need help with choosing keycap sizes. What specific information on the keycap description should I look for when making sure it fits my rk61??? Thanks you’re literally the best!!!!

@thru_and_thru 2 жыл бұрын

This is just what I have been looking for, thank you. I noticed that you didn't cut the stabilizers the way some other tutorials have done so. I really didn't want to do this part so great that it seems that it isn't totally necessary.

@ZyX111 2 жыл бұрын

It sounds so good bro

@isaiahkegans6390 3 жыл бұрын

Subscribed bro. Good stuff

@yashfe2007 2 жыл бұрын

This viedo helped me a lott!!

@elmo7014 2 жыл бұрын

tank you so much this is what i needed

@waze-200 2 жыл бұрын

love that sound

@MichyMichelle 3 жыл бұрын

this is some really great quality content! I'm impressed and happy with this video, so ill be giving a like and a sub! :)

@AimeeryDC 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best tutorial ever! Simple and you got all the shots needed for people to understand the process! I recently got my rk71 however it is not hotswappable. New subscriber here! I also do tech vids and I love your content

@dawaerbaguer3963 2 жыл бұрын

Then why are you even trying

@Muffffin 2 жыл бұрын

@@dawaerbaguer3963 you could just solder the switches on.

@dawaerbaguer3963 2 жыл бұрын

@@Muffffin this was 2 months ago I was dumb

@Matt-vg3ln 2 жыл бұрын

super good video!

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@charliehole9403 2 жыл бұрын

you are amazing i watched the first 30 seconds and i love your vids

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@rtajibeats7471 2 жыл бұрын

Bro, Quality content, Love it. Subbed btw

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video

@Shibe. 2 жыл бұрын

Im getting a hot swappable kb so i can mod it, i was already going to get the rose red switches, also i love the details you put in this video!

@davidkrayenhagen4233 2 жыл бұрын

I started with the rk100 then the rk71 then finally got the rk61, I accidentally got the blue switches so I'm going to swap them to akko lavendar and new stabilizers and silent mods, thank you for this video

@chriscastilloooo 2 жыл бұрын

nice vid, you definitely should have more subs

@max_wav Жыл бұрын

Dude I just bought the same Key switches and about to do the stabilizer mod! I didn’t know that you had the exact same switches as me!

@HavocXarmy1 2 жыл бұрын

My man is so underrated!

@akavincenzo3233 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this was such a great video and its crazy to hear how good your rk61 sounds compared to mine hahaha

@8UDDHA Жыл бұрын

Tape/tempest mod + fill something for hollowness below PCB and you got a solid KB out there

@nachocalderon8238 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! ❤

@ItsHexical 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it :)

@santistuff5404 2 жыл бұрын

thanks really helped

@mizu2126 3 жыл бұрын

this is a really nice video, good one. 👍

@ItsHexical 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

@rhysheroo 2 жыл бұрын

this is quality content, keep it up

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it :)

@avilaomar10 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@xbrowndawgx 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely underrated video

@jddown 2 жыл бұрын

thanks bro!

@skit45 2 жыл бұрын

such a good video

@MichyMichelle 3 жыл бұрын

i also was considering getting the akko rose reds! i ended up purchasing some ktt peaches, which I am in love with!

@ItsHexical 3 жыл бұрын

I want to try some of those! I just had to grab the roses because they were all over TikTok, it pressured me into buying them ahaha.

@MichyMichelle 3 жыл бұрын

@@ItsHexical the ktt peaches feel very light and pillowy, and are slightly thoccier than milky yellows. my fingers melt into them like butter... btw, did you happen to get the blues and matcha greens from the same akko line as well?

@matocarina Жыл бұрын

awesome video

@molinnn 3 жыл бұрын

very high quality video! very surprised it only has 75 views!

@ItsHexical 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! :)

@dz-7920 3 жыл бұрын

Underrated yo

@ItsHexical 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I really appreciate it :)

@White-qw8xe 3 жыл бұрын

You deserve more subs!

@ItsHexical 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

@1cxrtier 2 жыл бұрын

“Ok guys now to continue on with the video you have to have: a keyboard, keycaps and hands.. now that we got that over with let’s move on to the video”

@ramen128 2 жыл бұрын

This man actually knows his shit New sub for you

@no.8913 2 жыл бұрын

this is awesome! have you thought about o ring mounting the PCB?

@typingforall Жыл бұрын

Amazing keyboard

@isaacbaker8575 3 жыл бұрын

This video is very well put together, you're doing an awesome job here.

@ItsHexical 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@FishingWithJake... 2 жыл бұрын

nice guild also include the tempest(tape mod) and to put a little pe foam in the case to fix the hollow sound!

@CGBuild 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! My suggestion for the “b-roll shots” you can use a stabilizer in your editing program.. so that the shots don’t move as much and you could also slow it down and it gives you that really nice clean look! I use da Vinci resolve when I edit and it’s a lifesaver 😂 keep going my guy.. if you wanna work on something in the future I’m down!

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've gotten a bit better with stabilization, but unfortunately warp stabilizer can only do so much before it goes wonky and my phone doesn't like my shaky hands lmfaoo. I actually just recently purchased a camera and monopod though with a fluid head, so my shots are about to be smooth as butter!

@CGBuild 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsHexicalyeah I get you man 😂 good luck with the new vids and that camera setup!

@blubadub 2 жыл бұрын

You could also put some foam in it to make it sound less hollow

@LYShowtime 2 жыл бұрын

Great guide! Would you recommend foam modding it as well?

@malditoo 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@nhjp 2 жыл бұрын

Holy! I thought you were a KZfaqr with at least 100k. You are mad underrated, I’m not saying this to be nice, I mean it you’re underrated

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate it :)

@dawaerbaguer3963 2 жыл бұрын

Fortnite kid

@hefty4k727 2 жыл бұрын

quality is A1!

@emonhasan9051 2 жыл бұрын

the amount of sub you have just hurts my eyes. Why this low subs? Your video is good. You deserve much more

@ItsHexical 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :) Hopefully I will get there soon

@naufal9897 2 жыл бұрын

I can just know that you are such a nice person. Getting my rk61 this week and this video has everything i need to know about. Thanks!

@trikshotz2955 2 жыл бұрын

Bro I didn’t know about the extra switches I’m happy I kept the box

@maurolimaok 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video.

@jecuber934 2 жыл бұрын

This keyboard is the birth to the custom keyboard addiction

@bo5610 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man this Video really helps me im gonna do it after i bought all the things i need but are those akko switches just deliveried with 45 switches???