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Offline woebtz

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Roll your own deoderant roller trackball?
« on: Wed, 09 June 2010, 22:55:55 »
For those of us whom just aren't ready to pick up a Sidewinder or Lachesis; and when it's not in use, you can store it under your arm...

http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-mouse-trackball/


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Offline JBert

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Roll your own deoderant roller trackball?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 10 June 2010, 15:46:49 »
Quote from: woebtz;191530
P.S. Apologies if you have to register for an account to view it. I don't remember instructables being this terrible!
There's a site for that: Bugmenot: logins for instructables.com.
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Offline didjamatic

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Roll your own deoderant roller trackball?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 10 June 2010, 15:53:01 »
I've got to do this!

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Offline Rajagra

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Roll your own deoderant roller trackball?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 10 June 2010, 15:56:19 »
I didn't need to log in. Could be NoScript or AdBlockPlus that bypassed the login for me?

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   "Ball or aerosol?" >>>
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Offline chimera15

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Roll your own deoderant roller trackball?
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 11 June 2010, 03:43:08 »
Interesting solution to finding a ball/points without spending a lot of money..hmm.  I think the transluscent nature might cause some sensors to not like it though.  I think it's also pretty small.
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