cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/45765963

The design is based on the excellent Dactyl keyboard, generated with https://ryanis.cool/cosmos/ and it runs the excellent qmk firmware. It is handwired:

and I have also made a palm support using inkscape and openscad

All printed on a reprap prusa i3 derivative.

This helps me use my computer with less pain, so I want to call out all the wonderful projects and people who contribute to them which made it possible.

Total cost? $60 aud, amortised filament ~15 bucks worth maybe? and a lot of my time haha.

  • beeng@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    43·
    12 days ago

    AFAIK you shouldn’t need wrist rests, dactyl should allow you to rest on table nicely!

    (I have a Scylla)

      • Ajen@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        51·
        12 days ago

        I don’t think that was meant as criticism, it seemed like they were trying to be helpful.

        Awesome keeb, BTW!

        • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
          45·
          12 days ago

          Helpful, how? Obviously I am using palm rests because it is more comfortable than not using palm rests. If I have made them to a specific height one might imagine I had a specific reason no?

          • Ajen@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            31·
            11 days ago

            Helpful by sharing information they believed to be true, that they thought you might not have heard/known. I don’t see any malice in their post or any expectation that you change what you’re doing.

              • Ajen@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                21·
                11 days ago

                Respectful, I disagree. I’ve learned a lot from people making small comments like that, even when they’re unintentionally blunt.

                • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
                  14·
                  11 days ago

                  What could I learn from that?

                  The person has not built a dactyl, they have not used this dactyl which has several customisations, they have not sat at my desk, they don’t have my body.

                  They’re just stating something useless from a position of ignorance because… why? If you don’t know what you’re talking about just don’t say anything. 90% of the misinformation on the internet would disappear overnight if people followed that. As a happy side effect men online might learn some basic manners too.