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  1. Steve Sprang (csprng@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 09:18:23 JST Steve Sprang Steve Sprang

    I designed an experimental trackball cup for the #MNTReform that accepts roller bearings.

    Here's the #OpenSCAD project: https://git.sr.ht/~nybble/reform-trackball

    Forum discussion: https://community.mnt.re/t/trackball-smoothness-revisited-roller-bearing-mod/1752

    In conversation about a year ago from fosstodon.org permalink

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    1. Trackball Smoothness Revisited (Roller Bearing Mod)
      After upgrading the CPU, battery board, and side panels in my Reform, I decided to investigate trackball smoothness again. The community previously converged on static ball bearings embedded in the cup: Trackball Replacement Cup with Bearings. The Ploopy open source trackball team uses roller bearings (MR63ZZ) instead of static bearings, so I decided to give that a try. I had to redesign the trackball mount to accommodate the larger bearings. I started with @Chartreuse’s OpenSCAD model, but thi...

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