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- Since the only thing I dislike about drawing with a mouse is The
- Difficulty copying. I decided to make a drawing aid which I call the
- Mousterpiece. It it a frame work of wood to hold the mouse steady and
- a side mounted cross hair to aid in tracing.
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- Step 1:CREATE CROSSHAIR
- Using an exacto-knife I cut the center out of a 7-up cap and
- notched it on both sides vertically and horizontally. using
- Black thread Place the crosshairs and glue them down using
- crazy glue.
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- Step 2:MAKE MOUSEPEN
- Take your wood and make a small enclosure for you mouse and
- Mount the mouse and cross hair in the following configuration
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- *------------------*
- * I I *
- * + I *
- * I I *
- *------------------*
- A B
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- The crosshair is mounted a portion A by two vertical wood struts
- an the mouse gets placed in portion B.
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- STEP 3:BUILDING FRAME
- The rest of the framework is nested to move smoothly like this,
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- ----------------------------------
- I I I I
- I I---------I I
- I I + I I I
- I I---------I I
- I I I I
- ----------------------------------
- The center with the crosshair moves up and down in the inner
- square frame and the inner square moves side to side in the
- outer square frame.
- So you are able to have the mouse steady and even as you
- trace the drawing using the croos hairs.
- Placing the paper underneath of the mousepen.
- Hope you enjoy this little project, Its inexpensive and works
- enough for most line drawings.
- If you like the idea and are able to use it contributions can
- sent to:
- Carlos Gonzales
- 133 maple st
- Henderson, Nevada 89015