[vendor] Wylderbuilds Standard Models, Questions, and More - Lemmy.World
Hello, all. Lots of stuff going on here. 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: A 3x6
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ee568c3b-c85b-4e5e-95ed-b8a813353924.jpeg] And
a 5x6: And a 5x6
[https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/30bce05f-139f-4ddb-8ce4-a3b47286e4c2.jpeg] 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.
https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/dactyl-manuform-build
[https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/dactyl-manuform-build] 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. Hand Sizing
Prints https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/hand-size-print
[https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/hand-size-print] Cheers, thanks for another
great year, and keep typing like a God! Andy @ Wylderbuilds
