{"id":215,"date":"2010-09-10T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3scape.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/diy-ipad-iphone-or-itouch-stylus\/"},"modified":"2018-09-27T22:15:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T03:15:40","slug":"diy-ipad-iphone-or-itouch-stylus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3scape.com\/blog\/diy-ipad-iphone-or-itouch-stylus","title":{"rendered":"DIY iPad, iPhone, or iTouch Stylus"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_wdPiOvcciyE\/TIqNCG2rMNI\/AAAAAAAAAFA\/ZyMdNlxHk10\/s200\/stylus3.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So I bought an iPad last week, largely to use as an e-reader.  Of course, there are countless uses for the iPad, and one app I purchased was ArtStudio.  This is a great app for drawing or painting on the iPad.  However, I quickly realized that drawing with a finger is just not natural, nor do you have very good control.  The solution?  A conductive stylus!  I started looking around, and found that you can purchase one for $10-$15.  However, being frugal I figured I can make my own&#8230;  The tip is basically <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frys.com\/product\/4465856?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG\" target=\"_blank\">conductive foam<\/a>, like the kind used to protect the pins on electronic chips (IC&#8217;s).  Being an electronics geek, I had plenty of this stuff around.  All I had to do was house it in something.  For this to work, you need a conductive surface from your hand to the foam &#8211; an old metal pen works perfectly.  Stuff some foam into the pen, trim the end, and presto! You have yourself a stylus.  And when the foam rubs off, just stuff in some more, for pennies!  If you don&#8217;t have any metal pens, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.makezine.com\/archive\/2010\/05\/collins_lab_diy_ipad_stylus.html\">this tutorial<\/a>.\u00a0 (Also works for iPad2 and iPad3)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I bought an iPad last week, largely to use as an e-reader. Of course, there are countless uses for the iPad, and one app I purchased was ArtStudio. This is a great app for drawing or painting on the iPad. 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