Introduction: DIY Glowing Mouse Pad
A Glowing mouse pad..
Step 1: Materials Needed
This informations and pictures belongs to an respective owner (Sent by my co-forum mate through email)
materials:
1. 10mm thick clear acrylic
2. 4pcs 3v 5mm blue led light
3. 4pcs 47ohms resistor
4. spare usb cable
5. heatshrinks
6. electrical tape
7. vinyl sticker
8. pencil
9. ruler
10. polishing compound
tools:
1. dremel with
1.a. cutting disk
1.b. drillbit attachement
1.c. polisher
2. files
3. soldering gun
NOTE: always wear an eyeglass for protection.
the pad works well with an optical mice
Step 2: Making the Acrylic
1. Create a desired design of your own by drawing in a small paper ( collective design ), as for myself, I drew it on computer using a vector progam, Adobe Illustrator, printed it out for use as a pattern.
2. Draw your design on your 10mm acrylic, still with sheet cover (do not remove it), or stick the printed pattern. One side is enough for the drawing.
3. Use your dremel, mine is 350D with flex-shaft attachement, using a drill bit to cut-cut off the design. Please use your safety goggles because it will be hot and scraps are flying wildy. You may end up with burnt skin too.
4. Pile the acrylic to give a smoother surface.
5. Use a torch, if necessary and if you have any, to melt the acrylic and it will give a shinny effect.
6. Check where will be your top area, drill a hole for your USB cable.
7. Make also an X pattern for your LEDs placement.
Step 3: The Electronics
Part 2 - Electronics
1. Prepare your spare USB cable, 4pcs 3v 5mm blue led light, and 4pcs 47ohms resistor. Tools to be use are cutter, electrical tape, heat shrinks, soldering gun & iron.
2. cut one end of the usb cable (usually the female), separate the four (4) strands of wire, you will use only wire 1 & 4, red is 5V and black is ground. See diagram below:
Click at this link: http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/2189/picture2dc9.png
3. As for the LED light, solder one 47ohms resistor to either one of the positive or negative 'stems'(i don't know the right term), use some heat shinks to vacuum & protect it, you may or you may not use heat shrinks, it's your choice. Do the same for the three remaining LEDs.
4. Connect all positive & negative lines separately, NEVER TOGETHER then test it. Connect it on your computer. If all is properly lit and not blinking, secure everything with electrical tape.
and that's it, you have a diy glowing mousepad.
good luck noob!....
Step 4: Congratulations!
You made your Glowing Mouse Pad... Plug it in your USB port and enjoy your mouse pad...
Credits and Thanks to Sir PARUSA... :)
66 Comments
10 years ago on Step 3
47ohms sounds a little too low of a resistor value for each LED. what type of LEDs were used?
10 years ago on Step 3
please post even a rough diagram of the schematic of the circuit please
11 years ago on Introduction
i am making a glowing laptop pad
13 years ago on Introduction
Thanks I decided to make one and here are the pics www.instructables.com/id/my-mouse-pad/ P.S. nice ible
15 years ago on Introduction
This informations and pictures belongs to an respective owner (I just saw it in my forum that i joined)
In that case, you need to provide a link to the source, and get permission to publish it.
Otherwise, this should have been published as a forum thread.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
I already ask the permission to the owner.... instruction sent through email by my co-forum mate as a html...
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
In that case, you should have a link to the original website. I still think this should be a forum thread - that is the usual place to post things that you have found on the web.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
was the link metku.net? because he made somthing similar but with fans.
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
Hehe, happened to end up here by Stumble. Anyways, thanks to tech-king for remembering me. The original Glowpad was invented way back in 2001 . The fan version was a later version.
http://metku.net/index.html?path=mods/glowpad/index_eng
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
no...it's from the authors... and he told me that he think that in some moment during his boring timess... and finally, he come up with this...
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
It would of been something if you had actually made it yourself. Even though its not your idea, if you had made it, and took the pictures, i was ready to rate and everything.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
sorry i'm not that neat to work... so better to copy the original instuctions and pictures that was sent to me...
15 years ago on Introduction
God Dammit nobody within 100 miles sells plexiglass!!!!! and my parents wont let me order online!!! araaarrrrrrrrrrhhhh
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
are you kidding me? Do you live near a home depo or lows? they have like 90 different choices! lol
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
No , Im in uk, and B&Q dont sell it B&Q is like uk version of home depo or lows
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
US:1 UK:0
lol jk
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
In Australia perspex is the usual name, maybe you could try that?
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
B&Q do sell it. i got some from my local B&Q but if i remember correctly they didnt call it plexiglass. just look round i found my sheets in a completly different place to where i thought it would be. if not have you tried focus or something like that?
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
oh ok. well keep searching and hope ya find some
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
i found 10 mm plexi in an old DEAD lcd monitor