USMC case

[SgtM]

hey minty why do u have a stock 6800 cooler available is the card wc'd or sumtin?

Yeah, he's water cooled now.

[SgtM]

So check this out. I went and bought a new lighter today. I was pleasantly surprized to find that it contained a blue 3v, 5500 mcd LED. I immediately started thinking "what can I use this in?" Well, I didn't think the mouse was bright enough with the LED I put in the other day. So, I decided to add one. Here are some pics.

Lighter

My favorite part, disassembly

Checkin it out

Placement in the mouse. What I did was dremeled a small hole and stuck the LED in there. I was so close, I don't need glue to hold it in place. The soldering iron in the background is about 20 years old.

Hooked up

Underside. The feet will go back in place once painting is done (hopefully soon).

[SgtM]

I'll see what I can do about getting some better images to you. The LED replacement is really simple. Soldering can be a pain if you have an overpowered and oversized soldering iron like I do. I'll be happy to help you with the install.

[SgtM]

Look what came in today.... Big thanks and +rep to MindyMadness for sending these!

[DaveW]

Lol...nice. Way to fuzz the address, can't have me sending you political fliers, eh?

-Dave

[SgtM]

So yesterday was my birthday. My mom and dad got me 2 cans of paint. The mouse mod is back on. I'm going to have to repaint the buttons though because it doesn't match up right. No biggie.

[SgtM]

Here's some progress shots on the mouse mod. The body of the mouse is dull because it's wet sanded waiting for the sticker to be applied. I'm about the wet sand the buttons to clean some imperfections and add the final color coat. Believe it or not, there isn't 1 drop of clear on this yet.

Another angle

Buttons only

[Drac998]

Looks even better then before. Very clean and even, can't even see any small scratches from your wetsanding.

Doesn't look like you need to use any rubbing compound.

[SgtM]

Thanks Drac. I don't have any clear coat on it yet, so we'll have to see about the rubbing compound/wax. Thoughts on the new sig anyone?

[CanaBalistic]

Signature looks ultra sharp! A+