first mod - Altoids mouse mod

[Spawn-Inc]

i am going to go pick up this mouse and cram it into an altoids tin. i got the idea from intergalacticman ,thx!

this is how i want it to look.

http://inlinethumb20.webshots.com/1939/2537372930100511463S600x600Q85.jpg

i'm off to get the mouse now. i am thinking this should take me 1-2 hours maybe.

[Nick_Black]

lolz, looks cool, but it'll probably be as uncomfortable as hell though ( a pain to press the buttons 2)

looking forward to seeing this regardless

[Ichbin]

I dont see this being a...gaming mouse, Also, you should make it wireless so you can have fun with your friends. "Why the hell is he pulling out an altoids tin?

[Spawn-Inc]

I dont see this being a...gaming mouse, Also, you should make it wireless so you can have fun with your friends. "Why the hell is he pulling out an altoids tin?

ya that would been pretty good. i wanted it to be less then $10 i got the mouse for 4.99 cdn and the mints for 2.99 cdn. its not gaming just wasting my time seeing what it will be like.

[Spawn-Inc]

well i am almost done, i just need to make mouse buttons. so here are some pictures

http://inlinethumb61.webshots.com/1532/2926680490100511463S600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb56.webshots.com/1783/2028317520100511463S600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb08.webshots.com/711/2619422650100511463S600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb09.webshots.com/1544/2959907750100511463S600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/1701/2284540370100511463S600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb43.webshots.com/1194/2499582420100511463S600x600Q85.jpg
its hard to tell but the mouse is together in the lower picture
http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/424/2797145820100511463S600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb43.webshots.com/426/2219560500100511463S600x600Q85.jpg

[Zephik]

lol

dude, thats just awesome.

[Omega]

I have a buddy who has a wireless altoid tin mouse. It owns, watching him play WC3 with an altoid tin.

[xRyokenx]

Heh heh, I bet it's hilarious, especially when people that aren't really computer "know-hows" and also don't get Altoids, ever, come by, heh heh...

I played the demo for WarCraft 3, that was fun... too bad the BattleChest is still $40 and it's been out for ages...

[Ticien]

lol as I was scrolling down I didnt expect the mouse you started with to be a football...

I love seeing the things people cram mice into :D totally cool.

[DaveW]

Haha, that's brilliant! Post some pics of the finished artilcle!

-Dave

[Bucko]

Love it!

Similar thing to my N64 cartridge mouse (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6288)

[NocturnaL]

lol that is quite funny, one question... does it give your hands a minty fresh smell? :)

[Spawn-Inc]

well its done! it works pretty good. there are minor issues with it permently right clicking, just opening and closing the case fixes it.

http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/2536/2187552040100511463S600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb36.webshots.com/1187/2544887600100511463S600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/2126/2255918690100511463S600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/2949/2673316600100511463S600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb31.webshots.com/1438/2706457680100511463S600x600Q85.jpg

to get the mouse buttons to click i melted away a notch from the orginal mouse buttons and secured them in place with some electrical tape. here is a picture of where i melted the mouse.
http://inlinethumb09.webshots.com/3400/2723688920100511463S600x600Q85.jpg
and this is how i placed it over the mouse switch. the red is where i placed the tape, brown is the plastic, black is the switch.
http://inlinethumb51.webshots.com/1458/2863495970100511463S600x600Q85.jpg

[Ichbin]

This mod is hilarious. I love it! +rep

[DaveW]

Haha, this is so silly. +Rep dude.

-Dave

[Drum Thumper]

I vote for front page coverage!

And I agree, silly as hell! +rep for sure!

[Crimson Sky]

Man that is Curiously Ghetto!

[DaveW]

I vote for front page coverage!

You don't ask for front page coverage, or vote for it. Jon will decide if you're worthy or not. From what i hear, the last guy why tried to bribe him had his liver surgically removed and stiched to the back of his head in just under 2 minutes.

I should also point out that Jon does a fantastic job doing the front page, so don't pester him for articles or try and tell him what to write. He does a damn good job on his own. ;)

-Dave

[Nick_Black]

You don't ask for front page coverage, or vote for it. Jon will decide if you're worthy or not. From what i hear, the last guy why tried to bribe him had his liver surgically removed and stiched to the back of his head in just under 2 minutes.

I should also point out that Jon does a fantastic job doing the front page, so don't pester him for articles or try and tell him what to write. He does a damn good job on his own. ;)

-Dave

THATS NOT A DEMOCRACY!!!!:eek: :eek:

but your right though, :p he does do a great job :D :up:

[xRyokenx]

That thing is freakin' cool... I'ma have to do a mod like that someday... heh heh, mouse in a HDD... heh heh, but nah, I'll come up with something better...

[Spawn-Inc]

Wow, you think its front page stuff, thx very much. i think i will start working on a computer next. once i get the money for a thermaltake armour that is.

[NocturnaL]

Very creative, looks great in the end :)

[intergalacticman]

BALLIN' !!!!!

that football mouse is the exact one i used!!

good job man!

[Monsterbox]

Wow, you think its front page stuff, thx very much. i think i will start working on a computer next
An Altoids computer case?

Hmmmm (http://www.gumstix.com/)....

[Spawn-Inc]

BALLIN' !!!!!

that football mouse is the exact one i used!!

good job man!

i know you said it was destroyed but do you have any pictures?


An Altoids computer case?

Hmmmm (http://www.gumstix.com/)....

haha, that would be the industrial size of altoids i would think. but if i had good sheet metal skills, access to lots of it, good painting skills. then that would be sick. altoids tower, altoids keyboard, and mouse and monitor cover. that would be crazy

[Monsterbox]

Did you follow the link? (The "Hmmm" part is a link. :))

Given the right set-up, a little creativity and some decent Dremel skills, a computer running Linux using those Gumstix could fit pretty well inside an Altoids can...

I'm doing some research into a set-up right now. How cool would that be?

[Spawn-Inc]

ya i check it out, it would be to slow for me. also i haven't any idea how linux runs and what not. and a giant altoids tin would be awesome. on the other hand carrying around your computer in an altoids tin would be pretty cool to.

[intergalacticman]

http://www.diylive.net/wp-content/mintymouse.jpg
you like the low res webcam?

[Spawn-Inc]

ha, thats funny since that image is on google images.

www.diylive.net/index.php/2006/03/23/minty-mouse/

your posts here and in noncomputer mods just don't add up... don't lie about doing stuff you didn't do

[xRyokenx]

Unless you happen to be Glenn Domingo. Seriously though, we don't care who you are, or if you've modded or not, just so long as you don't lie, or make this place awful for everyone else. Look at me, I haven't modded anything up here.

[tybrenis]

Wow. There is nothing sadder than a poser and a fake. Thats just disgraceful.

[Spawn-Inc]

Unless you happen to be Glenn Domingo. Seriously though, we don't care who you are, or if you've modded or not, just so long as you don't lie, or make this place awful for everyone else. Look at me, I haven't modded anything up here.


i'm just letting people know it looks very suspicious that he made it. and as you said "just so long as you don't lie" if he has pictures of him holding the mouse or his name on paper in the picture i will gladly apologize.

[xRyokenx]

I know how it is. I've had quite a few fake friends in the past, and it is not a fun experience finding out that they really don't give a crap. Oh, and I modded something a while ago. We have these two crappy wheel and ball mice, and I swapped out the backplate things, now one has black buttons, a black bottom, and a tanish top plate, and the other is the inverse of that... talk about weird looking, heh heh... I'ma make an Ice Breaker mouse if I ever get ahold of an optical mouse and a tin of Ice Breakers.

[Nick_Black]

insane... it was simple enough to pull it off himself...
still.. I would believe it if he could prove it...

[Tale Gunner]

After all these guys set out to post a work that they created (myself included) it brings me down that someone would use a project from someone else. >>>>:mad:<<<< I'll believe it if someone can prove it.

[Bucko]

Found that same one from almost 2 years ago:
http://www.drewish.com/blogger/archives/2005/03/29/the_minty_mouse.html

[intergalacticman]

Whoah woah woah!!!!!!!
what the hell are you doing!?!?!?! :?
think before you act stupids!
of course its not mine, its the example from popsci.com
where in the post did i say it was mine???
you dumbasses took half my rep :mad:
i don't need all you naysayers jumping at every chance to disown me
i will have legit pictures on Monday for those that actually care, but you will probably go crying to your mothers that i photoshopped them or something

but i have to dig out my 35mm camera, develop, and scan the images.
anyways it was liquid damaged so i threw out the mouse part, so all i have is the empty logitech football mouse shell and the empty alltoids tin. i might still have the cord in my salvage box if I'm lucky.
peace out:D

[intergalacticman]

I'ma make an Ice Breaker mouse if I ever get ahold of an optical mouse and a tin of Ice Breakers.


you mean these???
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/candywarehouse_1937_110354875

i actually tried this mod right before my altoids mod because already had one of these. but the football mouse innards were too big, so you would need a mini laptop mouse or something(trackball?)

[xRyokenx]

Yeah, those are what I was talking about, thanks, and sorry if I was being a bit rude earlier... I can prolly get a small mouse from somewhere cheap, in fact... I think I have a small piece of junk mouse around somewhere, I don't think it works though... dumb crap that my uncle's company gives him...

[Bucko]

where in the post did i say it was mine???

Where did you say it wasn't?

Spawn Inc asked for pics from you and you supplied that and then asked if we liked the low res web cam.

[Drac998]

I guess going forward, people will have to start water marking images

[Spawn-Inc]

Where did you say it wasn't?

Spawn Inc asked for pics from you and you supplied that and then asked if we liked the low res web cam.

thank you bucko.



where in the post did i say it was mine???


back in the noncomputer mods thread you said you made one. i then started and finished mine and i asked you for a picture of yours. so you posted a picture saying "you like the low res webcam?" implying that you took the picture. and if it wasn't you mouse then why would you show it to me when i have a altoids mouse right in front of me!?!?

[DaveW]

C'mon guys, chill out. Obviously a misunderstanding.

-Dave

[xRyokenx]

Misunderstandings are horrible. I mean HORRIBLE. That's why I'm in a little bit of trouble, and lost a few friends, or more like "friends," they won't listen to my side of the story, so screw it...

[Nick_Black]

Misunderstandings do suck, I almost lost my girl before the first date becouse of one...

[intergalacticman]

if you want to debate in depth then make a new thread

anyways as of lunch today im going to start an icebreakers mod
they are almost perfect for mice.

[xRyokenx]

Hey! That was my idea! Just kidding, but isn't it a little too similar to the mice that those horrible iMacs had when they first came out? With their one button, heh heh... It would still be cool...

[Maz]

how do you know its not one of those *shudder* mac mice. it would actually work well

[xRyokenx]

I know. I was just saying it would about the same shape. I used one of those awful things in the store whenever they came out, I decided it was horrible and to never buy one.

[intergalacticman]

hahaha sorry i did steal your idea

you can just split the cap lid in 2 and your set