stylus tips

Re: stylus tips

Barry Irby

Two people have given me ball point pens that have a rubber tip. One has a little donut that the point comes out through (like a squishy O ring) and the other has a little rubber butt cap, also soft and squishy. They work better on my I phone better than my fat fingers.

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Ron Pemberton

The stylus pens I purchased from Penn State work on my IPad. I am using one now.

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Robert Lalonde

A stylus tip is like your finger and should work on any touch screen. I have used a pencil eraser on my iPad.

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R. Payne

Apple products use capacitance and thus the stylus needs to work for that type of screen (there are other technologies so not all slylii will work with all screens). Penn State does carry some that work, I prefer the ones from Craft Supplies myself.

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John Veerkamp

Did you put the stylus tip on a turned pen with a brass cartridge or just turn a wood spindle and fasten the tip on that. Craft supplies has a note that capacitive tips (apple) require a brass pen tube. What about drilling and inserting a empty ink cartridge and then fastening the tip. I don't really understand the electrical mechanics of the capacitice pads.

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gary clarke

I have very good luck turning stylus pens from Berea Hardwoods. They are an excellent company for pen supplies. Their stylus pen works well on my Iphone.

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William Duffield

I have a commercially made stylus (Targus) that works on my iPad. The barrel is copper, with a thin layer of black paint that is wearing off. i suspect that the paint is also conductive. My understanding is that there needs to be a conductive pathway from your hand down to very close to the tip. Highly insulating materials like most woods and acrylics do not work very well because the capacitance is too small, but if you have a copper tube inside from the tip up to a metal ring where you grip the stylus, you should have no problem.

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William Duffield

I just noticed that a WoodCentral advertiser, Ted Sokolowski, http://www.tedsokolowski.com, offers supplies and training for metal inlays in turnings. I haven't investigated his techniques, but theoretically, that should be another option.

Sokolowski Metal Inlay Review *LINK*

Ellis Walentine

Dick Coers just reviewed Ted Sokolowski's Metal Inlay Techniques DVD for us. You can read it in our Video Reviews department.

Cheers,

Ellis


WoodCentral Video Reviews

Re: Thanks, and a Question for Dick

William Duffield

Thanks for doing the review, Dick. The cocobolo stopper cover illustration is captivating. In the video, does he explain the method he used to excavate the curves on this work of art? I can't imagine the control I would need to do it freehand, but I can't imagine a computer controlled cutter that would execute the flowing curves, either.

He does demonstrate that.

Dick Coers

He nicely describes cutters, hand position, and technique. His technique might be described as being similar to an artist sketching. He uses a bevel cutter in a flex shaft tool. This lets him lay it over on the side, and use his hand or finger as a pivot point. He rotates the wood more than moving the flex tool. His sketching technique starts with light cuts, and then deepens the cuts through repetitive cuts. Ted us very skilled, but you do get hints that he has really done some production with these things,

Re: He does demonstrate that.

William Duffield

The more I studied the details of the pattern, the clearer it became that he had done it by pure craftsmanship and artistry, and not some "workmanship of certainty" router jigs and laser-cut templates or CNC gizmosity, or even something "old school" like a rose engine.