My mouse wheel broke ( a few weeks ago had to replace the left button, wore it out) The wheel br...

[G+_Eddie Foy]

My mouse wheel broke ( a few weeks ago had to replace the left button, wore it out)  The wheel broke right where it went into the encoder.  No mouse I had, had a wheel that fit.  So what do we do?  (its  Razer Naga, and rather not spend $80+)

 

Off to the lathe, and whittled up a new axle of 304 stainless steel with the hex flats for the encoder done with a file and a index-able spin jig.  3D printed a new wheel and 'button knob' and reused the 'tire' of the old wheel.

 

(you'd me amazed at how dependent one is to that wheel )

Next up, adjustable teflon glide skids.

[G+_Eddie Foy]

lathe, mill, metal bandsaw, mig, tig welders, plasma cutter, ~4 oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzer,  logic analyzer, table saw countless routers, jointer, planer, thermal cam, HVAC equipment, etc.  Got a job?  Bring it on!  :P

[G+_Ben Reese]

Yup, I'm a bit jealous!

[G+_Eddie Foy]

tool junkie

[G+_Larry Havenstein]

I am just short the lathe and mill.   Spending enough to get that has been my sticking point.   I have most everything else.

 

It is fun to have the tools when you need them.

[G+_Larry Havenstein]

Then again would be nice to have a hammer forge too.

[G+_Travis Hershberger]

Larry Havenstein We're kinda lucky in NE Ohio, www.hgrinc.com is close enough to drive the pickup truck to.

[G+_Steven Atkinson]

The satisfaction of a job well done is worth a fortune. It's times like this where I wish I was still in my old job as a university technician as I had access to all of that equipment.