Breakdown of parts

I am going to describe the process my mouse went through to become functional in a new way. The challenge was determining whether I would arrange a pulley system to move the pieces on the mouse or attach something to the mechanism itself.

I decided to attach something to the mechanism itself. This presented some problems in that it was a very small piece where I could attach anything without it getting caught and I had to be careful it didn’t extend too far. I took a paper clip and attached it to the piece inside the mouse that rotates. I used erasers, glue and putty to keep the pieces in place. My dad helped me drill holes in the plastic pieces to better stabilize the equipment. Unfortunately all the pieces are small and not very durable so they aren’t super consistent in their functionality. I used plastic pieces cut off of a lint roller for the wheels. I originally tried to use the entire lint roller, but it was too large for the device to support so I needed to cut it down.

A match box was used to encompass the pieces and hide some of the craftmanship.