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| Recreation Of The Track Ball Cover For The Original "Made in Taiwan" ADB Mouse | |
| Posted by: jasonfortheworld on 2026-08-21 08:03:10 I had a bunch of the "Made in Taiwan" ADB mice that were all missing the cover for the track ball, so I remade it to print for myself. The photos of my print were done using the Retro Platinum PLA from Polar Filament. https://polarfilament.com/products/retro-platinum-pla-1kg-1-75mm I printed them using Orca Slicer on my Creality K2 Plus with a .4mm nozzle. I used the 0.08mm HueForge profile with tree supports. You can find the model here: 
Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) Mouse Track Ball Cover - Made in Taiwan Model by GaryCunninghamI had a bunch of the "Made in Taiwan" ADB mice that were all missing the cover for the track ball, so I remade it to print for myself. The photos of my print were done using the Retro Platinum PLA from Polar Filament.https://polarfilament.com/products/retro-platinum-pla-1kg-1-75mmI printed them...
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| Posted by: iantm on 2026-08-21 12:51:02 This is great! | |
| Posted by: Byrd on 2026-08-21 17:17:16 Thanks for designing/posting - often these were glued down in public spaces/schools. Because, kids. | |
Posted by: croissantking on 2026-08-22 04:39:01Thanks for designing/posting - often these were glued down in public spaces/schools. Because, kids.How would you ever clean the crud from the rollers? This was my pet peeve in secondary school - I hated the cursor jamming as I tried to move it around on the PCs, because nobody ever cleaned them. They weren’t glued down though. | |
| Posted by: Forrest on 2026-08-22 22:09:57 I’ve used IPA and a qtip to clean the rollers | |
Posted by: croissantking on 2026-08-22 22:30:50I’ve used IPA and a qtip to clean the rollersI meant how would you clean them if the covers were glued on! | |
Posted by: Byrd on 2026-08-23 01:51:30How would you ever clean the crud from the rollers?Unscrewing the base! The balls were used for various nefarious means as projectiles usually coming into contact with another kid (notably their head) | |
Posted by: croissantking on 2026-08-23 03:39:20Unscrewing the base! The balls were used for various nefarious means as projectiles usually coming into contact with another kid (notably their head)Hahaha | |
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