The Stainless Mouse

[Filimon]

The project which I started to do about ten months ago now is completed. And I am looking forward to hearing your opinion about it. It is only my mouse mod 3.
I am the administrator of the site www.modding.ru
1.My mouse mod was based on Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical, USB+PS/2
2 More than 90 per cent of plastic was cut out.
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3 All the details ( including the wheel of scrolling and the buttons) were cast from the stainless steel 18/10 (which is used for medical instruments)Some decorations were cast and soldered.
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[Filimon]

The mouse mod was decorated by Svarovsky stresses.
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The connector USB was cast from the stainless steel too.
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The wire is inside the steel casing.
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I made a special case of glassy plastic for this mouse mod.
The mouse mod is in the case.
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The shining of the mouse and the connector in the dark ( sorry for the quality of the photos because the camera has problems with focus in the dark)
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The hand is on the mouse.
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How to make the case for the mouse mod.Everything is rather easy.
You need
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Then you need to buy some special plastic for mounting works.
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The case is covered by plastic. It takes me ages to fit the plastic to the case. Then you cut out the handles and the legs.
After that you cut the microporus (soft) rubber according to the shape of the mouse mod.
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Then you make the shape from the mouse pad ( they are soft and made of cloth)
Then you cover it with velvet.
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After that you fix the new handle with stresses to the case.
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Then you change the legs.
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Now you have the result.

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[Filimon]

Thank you very much for your messages. It’s interesting for me to hear your opinion about my project. My mouse mod is ergonomic enough and it's comfortable to use it.Of course I didn't spend a night to make it.It took me 8 months 5 days a week and 15 min. a day.
My mouse mod is reаlly funcntional. It was the difficult of my project. The mouse was given to my wife on her birthday.
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I'm going to make the next mouse in hi-tech style.Every detail will be made of steel. You will never guess that it's a mouse.
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[Filimon]

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The hand is on the mouse.

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Link to original thread (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7278)