Machining the roller from a round piece of plastic stock is an easy
thing to do. Could someone with one of these take a few pics and
make a few measurments? the next step (before actually making one)
is to figure our what type of plastic/material to use. Teflon?
The frame (I assume is similar to a trackball box) is probably not
too bad, as all it has to be is the right shape and pretty tough.
I was investigating reproducing the Battlezone centering bellows... turns
out producing a rubber like that with the right flexibility requires
a vulcanization type process -- heat, pressure, shit I can't handle.
I bought some nice purable/curable rubber, but not the right
elasticity... anyway, that's just my blathering. Just making a hard
plastic part in a mold isn't that bad at all...
mitch
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