Step 8: Optical Sensor
If you've got an albino (wetware) mouse, its skin might be clear enough for your optical mouse to work directly through the dry skin. Our mouse had a bit of pigment, so it was necessary to remove the skin flap. Thankfully we had already shaved this area, making the process much easier.
Make sure your completed Mouse Mouse is dry first, or the skin may pull and warp as it dries!
Use your X-Acto knife or scalpel to carefully trim a hole for the optical sensor to peek through, then add just a touch of cyanoacrylate (tissue glue, aka superglue) to the edges of the skin. This will toughen the skin edge and fasten it to the plastic around the sensor.
Use a tool (I used a bent piece of wire) to apply the glue, and do so sparingly- you don't want to drop any on the optical sensor!
Make sure your completed Mouse Mouse is dry first, or the skin may pull and warp as it dries!
Use your X-Acto knife or scalpel to carefully trim a hole for the optical sensor to peek through, then add just a touch of cyanoacrylate (tissue glue, aka superglue) to the edges of the skin. This will toughen the skin edge and fasten it to the plastic around the sensor.
Use a tool (I used a bent piece of wire) to apply the glue, and do so sparingly- you don't want to drop any on the optical sensor!
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Bartuss says:
Mar 22, 2013. 7:07 AMReplyGood present for ppl who don't actually like mouses ;P
plokko says:
Oct 28, 2009. 4:54 PMReply
don't want to put my hand over a real rat!(or something A LOT similar)
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neardood says:
Apr 13, 2008. 4:58 AMReply
ever heard of a PLUSH TOY mouse that you could use insted!?!?!?! THat's just sick.
Masowai says:
Apr 19, 2009. 7:54 PMReply
You are completely WRONG Sir! There is nothing sick about using a plush toy. Arrgh! Freakin' wingnuts....lol
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neardood says:
May 4, 2009. 4:02 AMReply
no i ment using a plush toy for that instead of a REAL MOUSE
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Kazeem says:
May 31, 2009. 9:08 AMReply
He knew that. He presumably isn't THAT stupid.
snobahr says:
Apr 8, 2009. 11:37 AMReply
I have a feeling that this project might give a level of satisfaction to people who have been plagued with vermin.
Icarryacameraandaglock45 says:
Jun 27, 2009. 10:44 AMReply
amen to that...however, I wouldn't trust just regular vermin, I would have to wait till one of my Rats died (if i still had them) Just cuz I know where his feet and hands have been, and that he wasn't hangin out with other gnarly dirty dope smoking drug addict rats. I couldn't taxi dermy the thing though. BUT you CAN get frozen mice at the pet store - those mice and rats are for snake food.
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codykage says:
Apr 29, 2008. 9:14 AMReply
+1
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wolfy_9005 says:
Oct 17, 2008. 11:15 PMReply
I like this instructable :) It shows what you can do with mice other than feed to snakes, kill, experiment on, etc. Theres trillions of these things... And piss off PETA.
torik says:
Sep 12, 2008. 1:42 AMReply
TAXIDERMOUSE!
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g12345389 says:
May 6, 2007. 8:35 AMReply
lol a wire sticking out of his but and he look like he having heart surgery.
seedofanarchy says:
May 6, 2007. 1:11 PMReply
wouldn't the wire be sticking out of his chest be heart surgery?
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