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Tofu Dactyl
Yanos626 shared the STL recordsdata of his handwired Tofu Dactyl, designed by way of the Cosmos generator.
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Revealed June 17, 2026
The Tofu Dactyl is a pair of 3D-printed cut up keyboard variants, designed and shared by yanos626.
One other handwired challenge of mine finished. It is mainly a mashup of the dactyl keyboard designs and minimal boxy case designs (suppose KBDfans Tofu65, Qi65 and so forth) – yanos626
There are two variations out there:
- Inexperienced case: MX-spaced Choc switches (soldered) with an aggressive keywell curve
- Purple case: Choc-spaced Choc switches (hotswap sockets) with a subtler keywell curve
Made with the Cosmos generator and a few Fusion360.
Specs
- 56 keys (6×5+3-ish columnar cut up)
- Choc switches, soldered or hotswap
- Professional Micro (RP2040) footprint, 3D-printed holder
- OLED display
- EC11 encoder
- 3D-printed case
- QMK/Vial firmware
Sources
Revealed on Wed seventeenth Jun 2026. Featured in KBD #213 (supply).
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