Stylus sources

[Haynie]

I used my SQUARE card reader yesterday for the first time and noticed only one issue. The customers were weirded out using their finger to sign. I need to make a stylus or two.

Is CSUSA the only source?

 

[GoodTurns]

PSI has them as well. people will buy the styluses when they use them...make a bunch.

 

[MarkD]

Berea Hardwoods also has them now. I believe Exotics sells a version too.

 

[gvanweerd]

Woodcraft sells them also, And you can put the rubber stylus on just about any 7mm pen, replacing the end cap above the clip. I've done it to a bunch of my Trimlime pens from PSI. Works pretty darn Good.

 

[mwhatch]

Woodcraft has a Wall St II with stylus. I just put one together. Works pretty good on my Samsung Tablet.

Morton

 

[Whaler]

The stylus tip from CSUSA can be easly fitted to the Elegant Sierra, Cigar and Virage. Probably many others but these are the only ones I have done.

 

[Haynie]

Ok lots of options cool. Thanks.

It was funny watching a guy with sausage fingers fingers trying to sign on my little phone. I will most likely be getting a tablet of some sort. The cost of the tablet will be less than the cost of my original card reader so this Square thing will turn out to be a win win situation.

 

[longbeard]

I get mine from CSUSA ( tips only ) they
have chrome, gold and gun metal, then
i buy fancy pen kits to put them then u have a stylus pen
cheaper that way. my .01 worth

 

[ed4copies]

I get mine from CSUSA ( tips only ) they
have chrome, gold and gun metal, then
i buy fancy pen kits to put them then u have a stylus pen
cheaper that way. my .01 worth

From what I have heard from the IT community, the stylus needs to be conductive. When you take a simple rubber "stylus" and put it in a pen, in place of a refill, does it WORK on these Apple gadgets???

 

[longbeard]

I just replace the end on the pen with a stylus tip
i havnt had any complaints yet. Using one now on my phone.
Use one on a ipad. But havnt tried one myself on a apple product.

Wait, is an ipad an apple product? Think so
lol setting here thinking about that, dont have one myself
but i use my aunts ipad when we visit her in maryland.
So yes they work on an ipad

 

[Haynie]

Is the special assembly bushing necessary to attach the squishy part or have people made their own.

 

[MarkD]

Is the special assembly bushing necessary to attach the squishy part or have people made their own.

I bought the bushing and surprisingly have not lost it yet... but you can easily make your own.

 

[longbeard]

I bought the press bushing also
just be careful when placing it over your tip
that you dont pinch the rubber tip

 

[EricJS]

Exoticblanks carry the new Sierra Stylus pen kits now. Gold & Chrome.:biggrin:

 

[Penultimate]

I prefer conductive cloth stretched over a rubber erasure. I pressed it into a toolbox mechanical pencil kit. It works better than any stylus I bought (I'm up to four). I am now prototyping a kitless stylus with an aluminum nib. You can get fabric at sprkffun.com or lessemf.com

 

[eupher58]

Got some from Beartooth. Good quality. Forgot to order the assembly bushing but a B mandrel bushing from an el grande worked just fine