Curiously Strong and Wireless Usb Mouse

Well it hasn't been too long since I made my wired Altoids mouse. I just picked up a logitech LX7 mouse for nothing and decided I don't need another regular mouse.

Step 1 Materials

I've done everything in an office setting. (yes this is a child of boredom)
Tape (I used scotch tape and white foam tape if you have electrical tape use it!)
Altoids Tin
Logitech LX7 mouse (could use another kind if you are good at adapting)
Small piece of foam board
Small piece of cardboard
Sharpies
Box cutter
Craft knife
AAA batteries (This normally uses AA but for space concerns AAA will fit better)

Comments

[Double P Pals]

I saw your instructable when checking that mine was okay...does yours work?

[SASQUATCH101]

rule # 1. Duck tape is better for any job. rule # 2. Everything looks better in an altoids can. rule # 3. When in doubt, hot glue. rule # 4. A LED will always make your instructable better. i'm not sure what the others are......

[Cubie2]

rule # 5 never use painters tape.
rule # 6 Always keep a lighter handy... In case your glue gun or soldering iron breaks.
rule # 7 The worse it looks the better it works!

[Cubie2]

rule # 5 never use painters tape.
rule # 6 Always keep a lighter handy... In case your glue gun or soldering iron breaks.
rule # 7 The worse it looks the better it works!

[twitsl]

Might I ask what the purpose of this mod is????????????

[data23]

Dude! Number 1 rule of Insructables! Everything is better in an altoids case!

[steed1172]

nonono.. that's rule number TWO... rule number one is every thing is better with duct tape (or duck tape depending on what kind you have)

[REA]

then whats number three?

[jeoncs]

hrm I would say #3: when in doubt use hot glue

[REA]

someone needs to make a list of all of them.

[jeoncs]

Forgive me for answering your question with a question. Why not?

[lemonie]

Cool. But I was hoping that having done everything in an office setting, this might be stuffed with Blu-Tac... Being inside a metal box might block the radio communication between the mouse and USB dongle (wrapping mine in thin foil just now did make the response poorer). Since you don't say it: does this mouse actually work? L

[jeoncs]

Yea I never tried more than a few feet. I didn't really have any problem using it. At the moment I am working on a better one in a non office setting. Big lots sells a mini wireless mouse for 15$ that I am getting friday to give it a go.

[lemonie]

Top! L

[andrewbaker]

wow thats just......................................................................AWESOME

[Thornburg]

Pretty cool but with a dremel you could have mad the cuts a little more precise. Good work though

[red-king]

i kinda like the way the cuts are.... it looks kind of beaten up... lol

[ste5442]

Curiously strong hey ;-)
I wonder if that will help my RSI ;-)

PCBPolice Electronics Forum - we need some users....please!....don't make me beg!

[jeoncs]

huh?

[cprocjr]

If you had a wireless mouse and were okay without having a scroll wheel (or maybe just putting it on the side) it would be sweet. It would just look like any other altoids box.

[jeoncs]

Yea I wish I had done some of that I did without the wheel on my wired altoids mouse and it looks decent. I did this in a basic office setting though so remounting the wheel would take some crazy way to solder it.

[Da_Fudge]

That's pretty sweet!!!!!

[Romado12187]

a nibbler would have made the cuts much more clean looking

[jeoncs]

I did this at work in an office so I had a box cutter and a craft knife

[hulma]

is there a specific reason for the lx7, or can you do it without the %50 mouse

[jeoncs]

No reason just what I had

[joey2542667]

aww! I was going to do this once, but I screwed it up somehow and I haven't gotten around to getting a new mouse since.

[jeoncs]

Thrift stores are awesome in bigger cities to find a mouse at

[phil555]

Heheh, I did this once! I used a wired mouse though. Turned out great.

[stranoster]

Nice. Always good to see an instructable that builds on a previous project of the owners. Very inventive.

[the_mad_man]

AWESOME!