{"id":1117488,"date":"2026-06-15T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hackaday.com\/?p=1117488"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:02:38","slug":"ergonomic-mouse-gives-each-fingertip-its-own-saddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hackaday.com\/2026\/06\/15\/ergonomic-mouse-gives-each-fingertip-its-own-saddle\/","title":{"rendered":"Ergonomic Mouse Gives Each Fingertip Its Own Saddle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to make your own ergonomic mouse but don’t know where to start? Why not try [psudoku]’s Kotinos<\/a> design?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It’s a scaffold-like fingertip shell that uses the internals of an HSK Pro mouse. Each fingertip gets its own little saddle-shaped nook, and things like hand size and paddle surface can all be configured by modifying the OpenSCAD<\/a> scripts.<\/p>\n

[psudoku]’s unit looks to us as though it was maybe made using multi-jet fusion (MJF) 3D printing, but it should be perfectly printable on hobbyist printers, whether resin- or filament-based.<\/p>\n

Comfort of the contact surfaces is left up to the end user, but if your print lacks smoothness and sanding isn’t your jam, you might consider a layer of fabric tape to create a velvet-like surface on a 3D print. That’s a trick we’ve kept in mind ever since seeing it put to good use, cushioning the hardware in a DIY steam deck case<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Is the minimalist scaffold approach to a mouse not your style, or does your hand crave something less lightweight but a little more personalized? You might want to craft a truly<\/em> custom-fitted mouse, for which clay is the way<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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