Mouse Wore Down

[MrAl]

Hi again,


jwax:
I'll have to keep that in mind and see if my wrist starts hurting or something.
I'll be testing this for the next few weeks or so.

jolly:
It's a Logitech, with lots of buttons. Yeah, i could buy another one but it
seems like a waste because i already have one that works just fine if the
silly feet were ok again. I just cant see spending 20 to 30 dollars for
a new mouse when this one still works.

[jollyrgr]

Hi again,
I just cant see spending 20 to 30 dollars for
a new mouse when this one still works.

I agree with not spending the $20 for a new mouse. I'm talking $1 for a "dollar store" mouse or possibly a thrift shop mouse. Use its feet and some cyanoacrylate. Just a suggestion.

[MrAl]

Hi Jolly,


Oh ok sure. Strange thing is this mouse had plastic feet that
were part of the bottom molding.

[jollyrgr]

Hi Jolly,


Oh ok sure. Strange thing is this mouse had plastic feet that
were part of the bottom molding.

AHHH! Now I understand! I was looking at my Microsoft mice that have stick on mouse pads. I just check a Compaq mouse (OEM LogiTech) and see what you mean. Its feet are molded into the plastic.

[Lenp]

Al,

Cut off the stem from thumbtacks and epoxy the head on!
Its smooth, curved, durable, and to fit your need, lying around, and cheap!

I used them as glides for wooden drawers years ago!

Len

[jollyrgr]

How about this guy's idea:
http://www.gideontech.com/content/articles/201/1

[Robert Reed]

Al,

Cut off the stem from thumbtacks and epoxy the head on!
Its smooth, curved, durable, and to fit your need, lying around, and cheap!

I used them as glides for wooden drawers years ago!

Len

The best idea yet! As a woodworker, I have used that technique in the past and never thoght to relate the two.

[MrAl]

Hi again,

Lenp, Yes, that sounds interesting too. I'd have to purchase some
though as i dont have any in the house right now.

Jolly, That's also interesting because i was thinking of glueing some
standard aluminum foil on the bottom. I have that here too.

Right now i am still more or less testing the acrylic because i had
that around and i cut two strips and hot glued them to the bottom.
They work pretty well, but are a little thick so i might try the other
ideas next too.

Thanks...

[Lenp]

Al,
Go visit someone in a hospital and pull the tacks off the bulletin board!:idea:
Len

[Lenp]

Unrelated, but still a good idea!
Silicone adhesive is great, but, it takes time to cure. Years ago when vehicle mounted cell phones had through-the-glass antennas, to remount one we would use a small piece of double faced tape in the center of the antenna plate, then a bead of silicone around the tape, but not on it. When the plate was pressed to the glass the tape held it in place until the silicone cured. We never had one come off again! Works for self adhesive hooks that fail just as well.

(Maybe this should have been a new thread!)

Len

[MrAl]

Hi Len,


Sounds like a good idea.

I realized that the tack idea may not work for me because i have to
have feet that have a fairly wide surface area because of the surface
i am moving the mouse around on...a piece of smooth board...and i
think the tacks would have too small a surface area and so would
start digging into the wood after a while.
I like the idea of using the silicone, so either that or my 5 min
epoxy i just bought the other day on sale for 2 dollars at a somewhat
local hardware store (one of the few such stores left around here
thanks to Home D.).

I've been testing the 3/32 inch acrylic now for a while (some days
since i started this thread) and i think that size is too thick. It works
nice because it's smooth and has a large surface area but i think
im going to try some other things now before grinding this stuff down
to a thinner thickness like 1/16 or something. My last try now will
be to grind it down but im going to try the other things today first.

Thanks again, some very interesting ideas for feet came up here
and anymore i'd still like to hear as the better the idea the better
the feet and i can always change them again later too.