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A project log for Cheap Thumb Trackball

Attempting to build a cheap, thumb-operated mouse to sit below the spacebar.

joshua-bemenderferJoshua Bemenderfer 11/01/2024 at 20:520 Comments

The initial version uses a roughly $20 handheld trackball and a hastily 3d printed case. It works, but the part alignment is finicky.

Original product: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071NT761Z

I disassembled it, cut off the button wires, and stuck it in the case. The components are friction-fit, but can't be pushed in all the way for the lens to work.

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