I needed another corded mouse and this time around I thought of @PKL@mastodon.social and @pronk@mastodon.social instead of Logitech's shareholders. These guys make open source mice among other open source hardware under the brand Ploopy. You can order one from them, assembled or as a kit, or you could print and build it entirely by yourself.

The mouse itself is pretty great. Coming from a long line of Logitech (MX518/G5/G500/G502), it's a bit larger than what I'm used to but I think I'm getting accustomed to it.

Here's another shot of it:

A picture of a computer mouse by Ploopy.

A picture of a computer mouse by Ploopy.
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[–] 38 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Those layer lines look like a perfect place for all sorts of shit to gather and stick to.

If one has sweaty hands - stay away from 3D-printed / soft plastic shell mice.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I couldn't agree more. I also hate when mice or keyboards can not be easily disassembled to be properly cleaned. In this case I guess it's a matter of printing precision and/or material (don't have my own printing experience, so maybe somebody else can comment on it)

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Many people will say "just sand it down". But the extruder-printed plastic is still going to be porous as heck. A perfect place for germs.

    Personally, I'd use the 3D model to create a negative mold of sorts, and then cast it out of something more human-friendly. But I haven't looked at the complexity of this model, this would have to be designed accordingly.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    How do you usually do that?

    Do you create a negative of the model digitally or take a mold of the printed parts?

    What kinds of human-friendly materials do you use? And do you need any special equipment for it?

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