Skeletyl

Skeleton-Dactyl-Mini

Compact and silent Dactyl-like keyboard for ergo lovers.

Support me on Patreon

If you like the keyboard, please consider helping me with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bastardkb

I post regular updates and hindsight on my work. I work full time on keyboard innovation, and this helps a lot !

Versions

V1:

  • original version

V2:

  • smoother
  • Compatible with amoebas and flexible pcbs
  • more screws !

Sourcing the components

For sourcing the components, you have two options:

Source them yourself

You will need to order the parts from a shop, and order some PCBs directly from the manufacturer.

The Elite-C Adapters are open-source. At this moment, the flexible PCBs are not. Instead, you can use Amoebas.

Note: please use Elite-C adapter V1.3

Parts list:

Part name Amount Link
Amoebas 36
Elite-C 2
Elite-C adapter PCB V1.3 2 https://github.com/Bastardkb/Elite-C-holder
SOD123 Diodes 36
FlexStrip cables 30 Farnell
M4 8mm Torx Screw 12 Conrad
M4 screw insert 12 Aliexpress
Audio jack, SMD 2

Note: the per-key RGB will not work at this point - or you will need to solder cables to LED pads, this is difficult !!

If you still want RGB, you will also need:

Part name Amount Link
FlexStrip cables 6 Farnell
28AWG Cables 6 Aliexpress
SK6812 Mini-E LEDs 42 Aliexpress

Get a kit from BastardKB

You can get a full Kit, including case and all PCBs and electronics required on the shop: https://bastardkb.com/

If you want to print the case yourself, you can also get just the electronics Kit.

Sourcing the case

The STL, STEP and Fusion files are included in this Github. Feel free to modify them at length. The files are on a non-commercial license, so this is for personal projects only - please do not use those to sell them.

For sourcing the case, you have two options:

Print it yourself

Please find detailed instructions on how to print the case here: https://docs.bastardkb.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020031180-Print-settings-for-Dactyls

Get a case from BastardKB

If you want a case, please contact me directly through the website.

The cases are printed at 0.15 mm layer height using Prusament Galaxy Black on a Prusa MK3s.

I check and post-process each case individually to make sure it matches very high quality standards.

Build guide

Please find detailed build instructions here: https://docs.bastardkb.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020031340-Kit-contents-and-required-tools

This is for the 6x3, but it will work for this keyboard as well.

Finding help

Forks

Pictures

V1 / V2

V2

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.