Built out my ploopy mouse today, it’s been sitting on my shelf for a while. I got the self-assembly kit, had to solder on one through hole component.
So far I’m enjoying the mouse, the right mouse button is a little sticky, but I’m sure with a little readjustment it’ll fall into place.
Every part of this mouse is open source, the hardware files, the PCB, the schematic, the firmware which is QMK. There’s a lot to love here.
I’ve been playing some video games, and so far I enjoy the mouse quite a bit.
If I do have one complaint it would be the central scroll wheel doesn’t have a detent, but that might just take some getting used to
I would love to see a kinesis style pinch mouse like the DXT2.
@pronk@mastodon.social @PKL@mastodon.social Great device, thank you for making it open source.
Note: I ordered their USB cables, just for solidarity, and assuming they found a cable that was very effective for a mouse, the cables I received were very strong, too stiff really to be used for a mouse cable. Luckily I had some very flexible braided USB cables already. So if you’re going to order from them do not order the USB cable
Nice!
You didn’t print the plastic parts yourself, did you? Just bought them? (Still cool that they print them with off-the-shelf consumer printers.)
Also, what’s “detent?” Is that the ratcheted-ish feel where it kindof sticks in regularly-spaced spots? (If that makes any sense. Lol.)
I did not print it myself no, The printed parts came with the kit. But I am free to print them again if I want to
I looked at doing it all myself, I priced out the PCB at PCB way, for run of five(minimum order size) it cost me $125. The mouse itself with all the bits and pieces is $100. So I just went with the kit
Yeah the ratcheting feeling when you move a mouse wheel on some mice is nice. But I’m getting used to this infinite wheel paradigm
https://github.com/ploopyco/mouse/wiki/Ploopy-Mouse-Kit-Assembly
This is what I did today basically. I followed these assembly instructions.
a detent is a mechanism that latches something in position usually using some form of spring force and a notch/cutout. there are many different kinds. one that comes to mind is the detent ball in the sqaure drive of a ratchet (tool).