So, we're having a Basically OK Sale in support of just being basically OK!
Get 15% off any order of $100 or more with checkout code YES-I-AM-BASICALLY-OK. Sale ends at midnight, July 31st.
Our keyboards are a bit more than Basically OK, of course. They're premium builds with gorgeous acrylic-coated resin cases, silky smooth trackballs and hot-swappable switches, with options like full wireless support, cool screens, scroll wheels, and RGB. (Haptic support is coming, too!)
If you'd like to try a Dactyl Manuform case on for size, we sell "sizing prints" of our C stock keyboard cases so you can actually try a case in hand to gauge how it feels.
Oh, and those are Kailh Purple Pro switches, if you were curious.
It's a lot. It's pushing and/or exceeding the limits feature-wise, power-wise, pin-wise, and memory-wise. But it's alive. The right side PillBug is very nearly maxed out. There were foibles along the way and one or two (or ten) bang-head-on-desk moments, but it all came off in the end.
So.
We're having a light snack of a sale this weekend to celebrate the success of this build. Get 5% off any order with code WYLD_LIGHT_SNACK. Ends midnight, March 31st.
If you'd like to try a Dactyl Manuform case on for size, we sell "sizing prints" of our C stock keyboard cases so you can actually try a case in hand to gauge how it feels.
Just, you know, hanging and drinking cider at the arcade bar with the latest Wylderbuilds keyboard.
Another jumbo build, a full row 6x7 Dactyl Manuform with dual trackballs. It's got 88 keys total, like a grand piano, so if you're layer-averse, this one's for you.
It's got a gorgeous dark navy gray resin case with a matte acrylic finish and shiny black trackballs. If you squint a little, it might tingle your spidey-sense. It's a beautiful build and a real joy to type on.
And it's that time of year when we celebrate all things Ireland! Which is nice!
But, I have to ask, what about poor Iceland? Doesn't Iceland deserve some love, too?
Bjordagur, Beer Day, was on March 1st, but let's go with that! From now until midnight of March 18, the day after St. Patrick's Day, we're celebrating beer in general with 15% off all orders over $100 at Wylderbuilds! Just use code BEER_BEER_BEER at checkout!
If you'd like to try a Dactyl Manuform case on for size, we sell "sizing prints" of our C stock keyboard cases so you can actually try a case in hand to gauge how it feels.
Is it Godzilla?? An active volcano?? A runaway nuclear reactor??
Well, no, clearly not.
But it IS a brooding 6x7 Dactyl Manuform keyboard build with a dark navy gray resin case and RGB underglow LEDs. Add a purple trackball, dual OLEDs, and dual rotary encoders, and you've got an (ergonomic!) weapon of ginormous productive power.
It's running QMK firmware with all the whistles and bells. Full Vial support so you can easily tinker with your keymaps, monkey around with macros, and choreograph your tap-dances.
We also offer fully wireless builds running ZMK firmware with all of its whistles and bells! Just be prepared to carry around a car battery if you want ALL the features.
There's only a week left to our WINTER DOLDRUMS sale! Get 10% off any order of $100 or more with discount code DOLDRUMS_2024! Sale ends at midnight, February 29th.
If you'd like to try a Dactyl Manuform case on for size, we sell "sizing prints" of our C stock keyboard cases so you can actually try a case in hand to gauge how it feels.
These pictures aren't full builds, obviously. Rather, they're trial prints of some standard dactyl manuform models I plan to offer. They'll be available as kits and for full builds at a solidly lower price point than our fully custom builds. I want to make manuforms with a nice selection of bells and whistles more generally affordable.
So, I'd like to gauge the thoughts of folks on here and see what features as standard make the most sense.
That's a 6x7 in the main image, but I'm also planning a 3x6:
And a 5x6:
My current plan is that they include by default:
A. One trackball with regular pointer and dragscroll modes. Can choose left side or right side.
B. One rotary encoder above the trackball set as volume control and mute on base layer and page up/page down on other layers.
C. One OLED screen on the non-trackball side displaying current keymap layer, active mod keys, mouse mode, and words-per-minute.
D. Pi Pico or other rp2040 controllers.
E. USB-C cabling all around.
F. QMK firmware with Vial support for editing the keymaps, layers, and other features on the fly.
As a base set of features, how do those sound to folks?
Outstanding bits I'm still debating:
A. Are there other sizes missing here that you'd all rather see? 3x5? 4x6? 6x6?
B. Hot swap support always or hand-wired switches? If hard-wired, what selection of switches and keycaps would you like to see? I know that's an insane question as the options are endless. The point here is lower cost, though, not high end. I want to offer whole-package builds, ready to plug in and start typing, and forgoing hot swap would save on overall cost and build time.
C. Wireless? ZMK firmware is coming on strong and I'm doing quite a few wireless builds these days. It would add to price considerably, though.
D. Any other features? Other firmwares? Other controllers or hardware?
Would love to hear any and all thoughts.
And, of course, here's the plug for the store:
There's still slots to get a full build at 10% off! Just use discount code WYLD_BUNCH at checkout.
Also, I have DOZENS of old stock prints. Test prints. Prints with the wrong features or sizing. And, of course, prints with slight failures or cosmetic issues. Since dactyl manuforms are such a departure for most people, I'm offering these halves at five bucks a pop (plus shipping) so anyone curious can actually throw switches on and get their hands on one to see how it feels. It'll be a random side and size, just specify if you want left or right ($5 each) or both ($9). If you get both, just know they're unlikely to match if we don't have a matching pair.
Instead of the shiny end-result I usually post for Wylderbuilds, I thought I'd post a build near the finish line. It's a dual trackball 3x6 Dactyl Manuform. The case is printed in black PETG and I'm using custom breakouts for Pi Pico controllers along with flexible PCBs on the columns (from The Big Skree,https://skree.us)
The trackball sensors are PMW3360s. I have a guide for setting them up with QMK here:
Also, of course, gotta plug that there's just TWO DAYS LEFT on our winter sale! Use discount code WYLDTIMEOFYEAR at checkout to get 25% off any order at wylderbuilds.com!
This time it's a minimal build, a 3x6 Dactyl Manuform with dual encoders on the right pinky column.
This build is printed in a shimmer black PLA that always comes out remarkably well. The silver trackball on the right does the pointing thing and the gold on the left navigates content via drag scroll. It's a terrific little Miryoku-ready keyboard with the latest QMK firmware and full Vial support.
Sizes range from 3x5 to 6x7 with cases printed in resin or PLA. All builds are fully hot-swappable, run on QMK, KMK, or ZMK, and now use USB-C for all connections (except wireless models.)
We're having a WHATEVER SALE! Like most of you out there, it's that special time of year to celebrate... Whatever. I dunno. We're having a sale. Swing on by.
From now to October 15th, get 10% off any order of $100 or more at Wylderbuilds with checkout code YEAH_WHATEVER_MAN.
Speaking of Miryoku... These are coming along fabulously.
Our Back-To-School sale is still happening, folks! From now until the end of August, you can get 10% off all orders over $50 with code ERGONOMICS-101 at checkout!
Come pick snag an itsy 3x5 Manuform or go whole hog with one of our massive 6x7 Polydactyl Rex models!
This is the most feature-rich build I've done yet at Wylderbuilds.
It's a... (big breath in)... Full 6x7 Dactyl Manuform printed in translucent blue PLA with full hot-swap support, dual trackballs, dual OLED screens, dual rotary encoders, underglow RGB, running QMK... wheeze... with Vial support... gasp... on Pi Pico controllers!
It's not for jotting down grocery lists.
Well, unless it's the grocery list of the gods.
In other news, our back-to-school sale is still on. Get 10% off all orders of $50 or more with code ERGONOMICS-101. Sale ends on August 31st, so act... Well, that's like over two weeks away, so you've got time.
PS. The switches shown are my test switches used during builds. They're not included in the build as it's fully hot swap capable, so customers can use any switches they like. The switches on the left are Kailh Speed Copper and on the right they're Kailh Purple Pros. I didn't have enough of either for the whole, vast keyboard.
Of course, we're having a back-to-school sale! I mean, who isn't?
Get 10% off any order over $50 with checkout code ERGONOMICS-101.
Looking foward to going back to school? Yes? No?
Well, regardless, when writing those searingly insightful love sonnets to mitochondria, or another paper noting the potential link between neutrinos and hiccups, or your groundshaking thesis on the global seismic white noise caused by earthworms, please, PLEASE don't cramp up your fingers on those fugly membrane laptop keyboards.
Let your elucidations flow freely onto the digital page with a Dactyl Manuform ergonomic keyboard!
From minimalistic 3x5 kits to monstrous 6x7 beasts with ALL THE KEYS, we've got you covered.
Options abound: Single and dual trackballs, OLED screens, rotary encoders, underglow RGB, and now BLUETOOTH wireless.
We offer full builds as well as PLA or resin case prints and whole kit parts for a full do-it-yourself build.
This is a one-off build, a mint-green resin 5x6 Dactyl Manuform with 5-key thumb clusters, OLEDs, and RGB underglow. It came out pretty spiffy.
Bluetooth wireless builds are now available! Some features aren't yet supported with wireless (ie. trackball, underglow), but all sizes and other options are there.
That's a pic of a really fun build, a whole-matrix 5x6 Dactyl Manuform with a SHINY black trackball, dual OLEDs, and dual rotary encoders. It's a nice solid chunk of ergonomic keyboard.
But that's not really why I'm here today.
I just wanted to post that I support the move of ErgoMechKeyboards to Lemmy. Reddit has gone the classic money-grab route, which is their "it's just business" right, but it again undermines and diminishes the deeper value and promise of yet another social media platform as a means to create and maintain fully thriving communities of people, not just content.
That said, the hobbyist keyboard communities on Reddit were the de-facto places to post, advertise, discuss, and to reach out to other enthusiasts. Since the exodus began, I haven't posted on Reddit and I look forward to participating here on Lemmy. But Wylderbuilds is my bread-and-butter and I want to be present and available within the widest community possible. So, I'll also continue to post on the keyboard subs on Reddit as that's where a very significant portion of the community remains.
INTEREST CHECK: I do have a Wylderbuilds Discord server which I'm considering opening up more generally, if that would be of interest to anyone? The discussions there have been terrific. Usually. Mostly. Yes, actually, they've been great!
Finally, though, I'm happy to be here on Lemmy and I'm wyldly interested to see how this community continues to grow and transform!
To celebrate this major shift (yes, here's the plug, gotta have a plug) I'm having a VIVA LA REVOLUCION sale on my Wylderbuilds site. Everything is 10% off from now through July 14th, so through July 4th to Bastille Day.
Just use code FUSPEZ at checkout for your 10% off. What? No, those are totally random letters.
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