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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.
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.
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
*------------------*
* I I *
* + I *
* I I *
*------------------*
A B
The crosshair is mounted a portion A by two vertical wood struts
an the mouse gets placed in portion B.
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
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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