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Open source computer mouse by Ploopy (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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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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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

need to take it real old, print it in abs and do a vapor smoothing in acetone.

You could also print this in a goo printer and not have the issue.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Interesting. I always wondered if the same rule applied to the 'goo' type as my friend has one.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    They definitely don't shed much when they're new. They're quite playable and don't sand easily

    Now you leave it in the sun for a year, they do get brittle, I suspect at that point you might be able to sand them on a table surface.

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