$1 Touch Screen Stylus

by magnus.distefano in Circuits > Electronics

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$1 Touch Screen Stylus

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Hate using your fingers to draw on your phone/tablet? Have you ever wanted to use a stylus on your iPhone or other device with a touchscreen? Well here is a cheap effective way to build a touch screen stylus com. This DIY will show you exactly what you need and how to build the fully compatible stylus, I'll show you how to make a touchscreen stylus with cheep material.

Materials

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1 - Pen

1 - Q-tip

1 - Pair of scissors

1 - Electrical tape

1 - Tin foil

Building

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Start off by taking a pen of your choice and removing the inside ink and pen tip.

Then take the Q-tip and cut it in half at a slant making it easier to lodge into the pen tip with the scissors

Building

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Insert Q-tip into the pen firmly through the tip.

Building

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Wrap the pen outsides in tin foil. Secure with Electrical tape. Make sure to lightly dampen the Q-tip before each use.

Finished

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Now that your pen is done, it can be used with accuracy and is applicable with any touchscreen device.