Making Artisan Keycaps! Studio Session #1

A new series where I start recording while I'm working in my keycap studio! No set agenda / topics - just recording whatever whenever! Subscribe to my channel if you enjoyed this video, and feel free to leave any questions in the comments down below! Thanks for watching! ➤ Follow me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cosmocaps_/ • Z-Butt GitHub Repo: https://github.com/imyownyear/Z-Butt TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro and what this video series is 00:36 Sanding 00:48 Making a mold using my master keycap 01:57 Pouring silicone into mold 03:13 Demolding! 03:58 Cleaning up the mold (flashing) 04:37 Taking the master keycap out of the mold 05:18 Looking at the mold's internals! 05:32 First test cast using new mold 06:37 Demolding first test cast 07:48 Examining first test cast 08:13 Unfortunate air bubble in right ear 08:51 Shop vacs are useful for cleaning up 09:05 Starting a multi-shot test cast 09:15 Starting first shot (filling in the ears) 10:35 Starting second shot (filling in the nose) 11:57 Starting third shot (filling in the tongue) 12:56 Laying out paper to catch resin spills 13:05 Starting final body shot (filling in the rest of the mold) 13:48 Prefilling the stem 14:55 Demolding the cured multi-shot cast! 15:57 Filling in the eyes! 16:35 Teeth! 16:52 Final multi-shot test cast! Yay! #artisankeycaps #keycaps #artisans #keyboards