Thin pointed stylus

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Chrisjan

Chrisjan

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A friend of mine needs a thin point stylus for his Ipad - he complains he cannot see where he's writing when marking up pdf files for his students. Any idea which kit to use and what modifications I can do?
 
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I have tried the capacitive stylus from Craft Supply, Penn State and Berea. The one from Craft Supply is the largest at about .280" diameter , the one from Berea is about .260" diameter and the one from Penn State is slightly smaller yet. None are what I would consider a thin point. I believe all are available as just the stylus, which fits in a 7mm tube and easily adapts to any Slimline stylecomponents. You can also buy the stylus/pen components together. With a little creativity you can adapt a stylus to almost any component set.
 
What about buying one of those thin pointed plastic stylus's and some how adapting it to a slimline, or other 7mm component set. (I didn't say kit, :wink:)
 
It seems to me that you are talking about the "game boy" stylus. But it seems I heard they will mess up Ipads and things like that. I am not positive, but would be interested in hearing the outcome of that!
 
I buy the components and use a 7mm tube to make them. There is nothing smaller because the tip needs to be conductive and all the tips that I have seen, even in manufactured stylus are the same size.
 
Remember that iPads and such are made to use with your fingers. As such, the amount of area that needs to receive the "input" is about the size of a finger! That is why they are all fairly large! Too small and it will not be picked up right, if at all. Been there, tried that!
 
MesquiteMan said:
Remember that iPads and such are made to use with your fingers. As such, the amount of area that needs to receive the "input" is about the size of a finger! That is why they are all fairly large! Too small and it will not be picked up right, if at all. Been there, tried that!
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Right. And any app that seems to need more precision than you can get with your finger is not designed right.
 
el_d said:
Check out this previous post.
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My stylus nib is made from a touchmatic eraser as the substrate and the stretch conductive fabric. This assembly is about .22" dia. I cut the eraser on an angle to increase the surface area so it registers on the iPad. It also gives me a point to aim with when writing. I use it just about everyday at work and it works better than the 4 commercial stylus' I own. It works great as a note taking stylus. Line drawings are a little difficult but I'm getting better at it.

If you are looking for a thin point then you need a stylus like the Adonit Jot. The stylus nib is pointed and attached to a clear plastic conductive disk. In theory it should work but I have one and it can't keep up with my note taking speed. I was a Kickstarter supporter and am very disappointed with it.

My proof of concept stylus was a toolbox pencil with the eraser and fabric mounted in the collet and an aluminum tube on the lower portion. It worked well though it is a little to heavy.
 
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