DIY Multitouch display: silicone rubber layer how-to video

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This is the edited version of the video that I shoot while preparing the silicone rubber layer for my homemade multitouch display. The original video is nearly two hours long so I speed up it and edited with some useful informations as titles. I hope it may help anyone who's going to prepare a similar compliant surface!
Enjoy!

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• multitouch
• display
• homemade
• diy
• silicone
• rubber
• compliant
• surface
• jeff
• han
• microsoft

[jimmmesch]

How did you make a multitouch display from this "silicone rubber layer"?

[blaxwan]

you'll find a lot of informations about this on my website

[jimmmesch]

Thanks, but somehow your website doesn´t work on my computer.

[blaxwan]

Wow, that's strange, would you be so gentle to describe me better the issue with the website so I can try to fix it? Please email me, you'll find the address in the about page, thank you!

[Didanix]

I still don't understand the idea of applying a rubber surface, as aren't you supposed to apply a sketch/tracing paper on top of the plexiglass?

[blaxwan]

the problem comes from the use of a rear projection film on the acrylic because they do not couple well, so the rubber is used to improve the coupling of those materials

[severgonzalez]

The layer is needed if you use a projection screen. Otherwise the blobs won't be detected.

[maidenhorde]

Yes you can but surface & sides must be clean n clear. You can use Acrylic Sheet. That is best for this project n also recommend.

[pmleffers]

Couldn't you just sandwich the silicone between 2 sheets of plexiglass??

[CeekayProductions1]

You need too apply the silicone rubber to reflect the IR light.

[suckersweeper]

can anyone let me know why exactly you apply that layer?

[arasnader7088]

Hi there ,

thanks for thees information .

can I use normal Glass insted Plexiglas ?

thank you

[zeusvalentine]

cashwise - I would like to try this by using a tube of silicone but it is too thick - is there any way I can make silicone more watery so that I can spread it around??

[teothedemon]

I am going to make a DinosaurCostume this Halloween and i have a way to make the legs have thier heel a lot higher and i have all the pipes and blueprints!!

i even have the casting mold to make

the inner body but i needed some kind

of rubber to make the skin!!! Thanx

[Nena8173]

where can you buy that silicon liquid??

[usuarioabsoluto]

THANX!!! keep walking!!!