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Uploaded on May 5, 2010

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010...

Fingertip input is great for most touchscreen usage like typing, web-browsing - all sorts of virtual button-pushing tasks. But for many people, drawing remains an activity best approached with a pen, pencil, brush, etc.

With a bit of conductive foam and wire, it's surprisingly easy to make your own conductive stylus, suitable for use with iPhone, iPad and similar conductive touchscreen devices - and you'll likely find it a lot more precise compared to regular fingertip input.

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  • Goat Bride

    Just bought one at chapters yesterday. My stylus is about about 3.5" long (that's what he said, yeah, yeah)

    Only good one I could find was a match stick.

    Anyway,

    Where around the house would I be able to find conductive foam? I have a custom made computer , and was thinking it might have some in there?

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  • dimebagcfh

    any info on making a fine point stylus for drawing sketching?

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  • Robin Eriksson

    you can use a aluminum can to touch the touch screen on your phone/pad

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  • Silvener199

    Of course you can't, they are not conductive.

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  • amtpdb1

    Why haven't there been any Collin's video's for a lonnnnnnnnng time!!!!

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  • Bondan Maknyus

    sketchbook dear

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  • HoobieBear Scott

    I don't want the wire tho

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  • Blind3yeProductions

    You can use aluminium foil too

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  • rhodessa uy

    Two thumbs up...

    So cool

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  • Sagehillspilot

    Everyone rub some dielectric grease in some soft flexible foam, or even hear sink compound, that works.

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  • MrMinime12345678

    What app do you use?

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