Oculus Rift Wrist Strap Upgrade

The Oculus Rift touch controllers come with wrist straps so that you don't accidentally toss the controllers. This is especially important when doing sports such as paddleball in RecRoom. I was playing this game a lot, and I found the included wrist straps to be uncomfortable. They were too thin and non-stretchy.

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I decided to replace them with t-shirt yarn. This is yarn cut from an old neon yellow tshirt. It is a good way of recycling that we learned about at a Maker Faire. It wasn't too difficult to replace because the original straps were mounted to rubber plugs that were inserted into slots under the battery cover. The knot in the tshirt yarn was hard to fit in the slot, but I got it to work. It needed a size adjuster. First I tried a rubber grommet, but it was too loose. Then I used a piece of plastic with a hole drilled in it. It slides to tighten or loosen. This is significantly more comfortable than the original because it is made of soft cotton fabric.

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