Apple Puck Mice + Keybaord Coat Hanger

Posted by stuporglue on Mar 14, 2010 in Projects
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Who even liked those mice?

For whatever reason, Apple shipped all of it’s colored computers with these horrendous round mice. You couldn’t rest your hand on them and you couldn’t tell by feel which way was up. Sure you say, ‘but they were cute’. You obviously never used one.

I ended up being the owner of two bondi blue puck mice and a matching blue keyboard. One day the mice started looking like the knobs on a coat hanger I’d seen, and I decided to investigate. A few days later and I had a gorgeous coat rack for my dingy crusty workroom.

Picutres

The finished product. Now I just need a coat…

Who even liked those mice?  For whatever reason, Apple shipped all of it's colored computers with these horrendous round mice. You couldn't rest your hand on them and you couldn't tell by feel which way was up. Sure you say, 'but they were cute'. You obviously never used one.  I ended up being the owner of two bondi blue puck mice and a matching blue keyboard. One day the mice started looking like the knobs on a coat hanger I'd seen, and I decided to investigate. A few days later and I had a gorgeous coat rack for my dingy crusty workroom. Picutres  The finished product. Now I just need a coat... The Apple puck mouse coathanger stands ready for use  This is what I started with. I bought a wooden dowel and screws afterwards. The pieces I used to create the coathanger.  An angled view of the coathanger when it was partially done. These columns are the dowels which were wrapped. The mice get connected to the tops of these columns. Angled view of the puck mouse plus keyboard coathanger when it was partially done  The project is complete. My coats now have a place to live. The puck mice finally have a good use

This is what I started with. I bought a wooden dowel and screws afterwards.

Coat Hanger pieces

An angled view of the coathanger when it was partially done. These columns are the dowels which were wrapped. The mice get connected to the tops of these columns.

Assembling the coat hanger

The project is complete. My coats now have a place to live.

Hanging coats

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