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Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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450 points sammycdubs | 3 comments | 25 Aug 25 15:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.543s | source
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monster_truck ◴[25 Aug 25 16:55 UTC] No.45015941[source]▶
I've been using a mouse from https://pmm.gg, it weighs about half as much as the mouse I swapped the guts out of (28 grams vs 60 grams). Basically a couple sheets of printer paper.

I don't really care about the weight, what caught my attention was they offer ceramic? coated magnesium scrollwheels. My otherwise mild skin condition completely destroys the shitty grippy/gummy rubber they put on scrollwheels and sometimes the sides of the mice. They offer the same coating on the shells, which I really enjoy.

Yes, it's expensive but it still costs less than replacing mice over and over. I spend too much time holding this damn thing to settle for anything less. The quality is exceptional, assembly was easy, and the carbon fiber rod that snaps into place horizontally across the shape makes it more rigid than the stock mouse.

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1. masklinn ◴[25 Aug 25 17:06 UTC] No.45016098[source]▶
> My otherwise mild skin condition completely destroys the shitty grippy/gummy rubber they put on scrollwheels and sometimes the sides of the mice.

I’m not sure it’s even skin conditions. I think it’s just the natural oils in the skin. It’s part of what polishes plastics (e.g. keyboard keys), and over time it impregnates the rubber which swells then falls apart.

This process is why wet belts are stupid, no reason to think mouse wheel rubber is any different.

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2. Night_Thastus ◴[25 Aug 25 19:24 UTC] No.45017868[source]▶
I agree with wet belts - it's a terrible idea - but I'm not sure the comparison is great. Skin oil and synthetic oil are very chemically different - as are the rubbers used in a cheap mousewheel versus an engine belt.
3. monster_truck ◴[28 Aug 25 05:37 UTC] No.45048771[source]▶
I have to wipe my kit down with soapy water every few hours or they will be caked with a disgusting amount of dead skin. My fingernails after 4 days are about as long as typical people after 2 weeks.