Whatever you wrote in the op


YES.

So this is a 3d printed copy of the plastic base part from an old logitech wingman ball with a slit for an optical sensor? If so neat.

Yep. Cost me a whole two dollars. ;D

Edit: Looks like the image was cropped, if you view the fullsize image it shows the original base.

If you do a Wingman Gaming Mouse Optical I will buy one from you for sure. This is awesome

I'm currently using a bastardized version of a Wingman + WMO sensor. I cut the bottom out of both mice and swapped them. Used JB weld to secure it.

Works amazing. Now I can work on the form instead of the function. The next step is using my spare Deathadder's sensor and utilizing this newly formed bottom piece.

The concept of going too far is lost on me, but well done.
http://www.esreality.com/files/placeimages/2012/90561-genius.gif

Why did you practically need to rape it? Was it too heavy to lift?

Yeah, I just wanted to reduce some weight (I did other stuff too), it also felt better too, you could grip it better AND you could feel the skeleton flex slightly when you did so.

No, he needs a cop out for when he's at a lan and must avoid playing.

Holy fuck that is mental.

No, you haven't gone far enough. Print more, make more mouse mods, charge a decent amount and get happy about the positive feedback.

Or release the 3d printer data you made? That would be awesome!

BTW I tried that mod also, but fucked up with the superglue and soldering as I was almost finished...bad memories

I got too perfectionist with my first try, I soldered and unsoldered too many times and the buttons died. Frustrated I threw it all away. Luckily my brother is the ubernerd and knows very well how to solder.

There is a good possibility I will release the data for it. I don't see a real profit from making mods of a 20 year old mouse. Maybe if it were in enough demand, maybe a bunch of other godlike shapes are being forgotten by optical sensored mice, I don't know.

That's awfully similar to what happened to me. At soldering the last 3 points, the heat got too high and I ruined the PCB because the metal layer came off. So I threw it away, only to realize 3 weeks later there is conducting glue to fix this. You can even make it yourself with graphite....damn.

Anyways, I would guess at least 10 people on ESR would buy a decent Wingman Gaming Mouse (WGM) mod :) The shape is just amazing for some, me included, and was never done afterwards (I do not count the fatality mice, as they skipped worse then the basic WMO sensor did).

I guess if 10 or more people really wanted one I could charge a little fee (I probably have to get my friend who works where the 3d printer is on board). Maybe it'd make it worth my time, especially for those who don't have the knowledge to do it. Or they're just lazy and would rather pay. Haha

The other option is to make the file for it available, and charge to print it and ship it if they can't print it themselves. Then make a How-To. Would have to come to an agreement on 1 sensor though or multiple bottom piece moldings would have to be made which makes it more complicated.

I feel like the Deathadder sensor would be just fine, but maybe everyone disagrees. Or a cheaper variant could be found.

A 3G Razer sensor would be really nice - especially the Salmosa-variant, where you can set polling rate and resolution with little hardware switches.
Avago ADNS-S3668.

Did you really go far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

yes

more pics?

As they come. I haven't received the part yet, I'll take pictures of the process of making this one for sure.

I had an idea of adapting the original Intellimouse (ball) shell to house a decent sensor. Yet to find a decent sensor for free.

So you're saying we can print WMO's?

It's the sensor that's the tricky part. But yes, WMOs are possible.

you are a fucking hero.

I'm a wingman fanatic myself, and am using a deathadder 3.5g sensor inside one of my shells. Works beautifully.

Anyone know any science behind where I should try to situate the sensor?

Middle?

Can't see why center wouldn't work. I assume the difficult part would actually be making sure the sensor is not at some odd angle, as in, not oriented straight ahead, and with the wingman shell it looks to me like a tougher task than it might appear.

This is all just TheoryQuake.

I wonder how legal this is. Can you just print a copy of a mouse designed by someone else?

I doubt if it's for personal use that it's illegal. my assumption is that it could qualify as a replica, modification or something among those lines.

Check out this one dude in NZ printing out an Aston DB4.

I just weighed the mouse with a digital gram weigh. 71 grams. Not bad?

hope I'm not too late, you have a great chance to test this dude's theories.

http://www.esreality.com/post/2410040/new-gam...-and-more/

I have read through that and would like to implement this idea/research if I can. It's a matter of finding the exact spot to put the sensor, and if there is enough room to execute it. Will take some time for me to figure that out because it's a lot of writing and I'm stupid.

yees

how fast can you go into mass production :)

I have returned with updates.

reminds me of one of those tip-ex machines that you could never EVER get to work again after taking it apart

It's starting to come together

The sensor position needs to be moved quite a bit. Work in progress

This was a cumbersome and stupid way to post the pictures, but I'm being a degenerate today and don't have the faculties/care to figure a better solution out. lol

did you design the part yourself, or did you manage to find the specs somehow? what software did you use? autocad?

My friend designed it himself using a micrometer and some other devices. Put it into computer via solidworks from what I understand.

wow, that's really cool. have you printed a gun yet?

Hehe not quite yet. Not sure if he has

Are you trying to replicate a Wingman?

Somewhat? I'm using the top part of the shell as there's no need to recreate it, and the guts from inside in order to get the correct button positions. Just making the bottom piece to more accurately place the sensor in a decent spot.

That is awesome!

As someone above mentioned I wonder about the legality of this. I think to some extent this is borderline copyright infringement as you are using someone's design without recognition and permission, on the other hand if you own the mouse and do this just as a mod then it seems to be alright.

I guess as long as you don't make profit and mod them instead of building them from scratch you should be fine. Not that anyone would ever care, but I am just wondering about the principles.

It's a long read but some interesting ideas about sensor placement:

http://xsreality.org/post/2410040/new-gaming-...-and-more/

I have no intention of ever making money off of this. When I'm done I'll be releasing the file onto the internets. However, I think I will ask Logitech first about doing this. haha

I really want that one... I love the Wingman mouse

What was her response?

Dude, I would buy one of these from you. I'd pay alot because I cant play quake without this design. Also, if anyone has an old logitech wingman gaming mouse lying around collecting dust, please PM me with your asking price. I'm a motivated buyer.