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Trackball Mod part 8
Xymplx \| 8:12 PM on 09.01.2009	5 comments

All the electronics are now finished. The only thing I have reservations about is that I use the wheel on my mouse quite often. A roller attached to the case below the wrist could serve as a wheel and a rest. Alternately, the ball as a switch could be used to change the function of the Y-axis. I’m going to live without the wheel. Measurements have been made. Next I’ll bring the clear plastic top piece and a button to the wood shop, for reference. The plastic will be used as a router and hole templet. For the previous posts goto http://blackheartindustries.com/

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Krow

BBCode guides are helpful for this sort of things.

Anyway, it's [img]url[/img]. Now will you hide this? D:

Xymplx

Figured it out. Stay tuned for the finished product and another video game related project I finished awhile back.

welkstar

Wait, are you scratch building a trackball? That's equal parts crazy and amazing! I just bought a USB-ready trackball from groovygamegear.com when I was putting together my arcade cabinet.

Xymplx

I bought an old trackball, 4.5 inch diameter, for five dollars at an video and pinball game expo. I merged it with a USB trackball mouse. Check out my old posts on my blog at http://blackheartindustries.com

Takeshi

There's something about that photo. I looks beautiful in a way.

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