Steampunk Finger Stylus by robbtoberfest
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Steampunk Finger Stylus
I use a touchpad GPS regularly at work and lost the pen stylus a long time ago; it was inconvenient anyway trying to hold the stylus, GPS unit, and drive an ATV at the same time. So I made some finger stylussss?Stylii? from old water jug handles for work. For this Instructable I added some extra parts for fun Steampunk styling.
 
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Step 1: Cut Handle Out of Water Jug

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This is simple, just cut out a small section from the handle of the jug. Slip it over your finger and use a marker to draw a shape to make a pointer. Cut out the shape of the stylus pointer with some scissors.
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Remogeus says: Jan 4, 2013. 12:21 PM
I have a question. I know it is a stylus, but can it be used as pen for graphic tablet Wacom Volito?
robbtoberfest (author) says: Jan 10, 2013. 9:53 AM
If you make it conductive, I think it might work.
Honda Enoch says: Sep 29, 2012. 4:38 PM
Ok, Does this work? It does not make sense. A standard stylus is metal with a special rubber tip. It uses the electricity from your body (your hand) and makes connection to the screen to work.

I have taken them apart and put the rubber tip on a plastic pen and it would not work. it has to be metal.
robbtoberfest (author) says: Oct 2, 2012. 7:11 PM
Honda, this is already dated somewhat; older touchscreens are more pressure sensitive rather than conductive like on most screens today ;)
Honda Enoch says: Oct 2, 2012. 7:22 PM
Ah I see. I was wondering.

I wonder if you got some of the rubber tips from stylist pens and put on the tip and ran a wire from it to your finger if it would work.

I'll see what I can do and let you know. :)
robbtoberfest (author) says: Oct 4, 2012. 9:07 PM
Conductive paint.
Honda Enoch says: Oct 5, 2012. 11:09 PM
Never heard of it.
robbtoberfest (author) says: Oct 6, 2012. 7:25 AM
http://store.sbs4dcc.com/metaylor18silverconductivepaint.aspx
Honda Enoch says: Oct 6, 2012. 7:30 AM
Cool. thanks :)
Dusk Shadows says: Jun 10, 2012. 4:22 AM
these look really good and i think your is good too prosper58 =)
prosper58 says: Jan 16, 2011. 9:28 AM
Thanks for the instructable :D. I made my own yesterday. I'm not sure if you can call it steampunk, since i lack a lot of steampunk items to use. (gears, coils, tubes, etc.)
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Falkenzz says: May 20, 2012. 12:04 PM
Nice profile picture.
peyton14 says: May 15, 2012. 4:04 PM
go to home depot LOTS OF STUFF steampunk hevan!
spawnos3717 says: Dec 24, 2011. 10:07 PM
Yours kinda looks like Borg tech from Star Trek.
robbtoberfest (author) says: Jan 18, 2011. 11:37 AM
I'm alway losing mine; and after seeing yours I had the idea of adding a magnet to stash it on the fridge or somewhere.
VictorianVaudville says: Oct 7, 2011. 10:40 AM
If you use a magnet, and plan to use it as a stylus it may mess up the screen.
peyton14 says: May 15, 2012. 4:05 PM
yeah put a magnet near a 3ds and it stops working,untill you take it away
Falkenzz says: May 20, 2012. 12:05 PM
If you hold a magnet near a object that uses diodes, your 3DS for example, it could permanently damage the chemicals in the diodes.
prosper58 says: Jan 18, 2011. 2:49 PM
Hah. Glad to have incoherently given you the thought. Also, I suggest using foil tape instead of paint.
(1)It's quicker than paint (2) It looks more like metal. (you can even age it, easily)

P.S- Great instructable. (5 stars)
Briguy9 says: Jul 13, 2009. 6:05 PM
Yeah the proper plural for Stylus is stylii. Anything ending in a 'us' removes the 'us' and replaces it with 'ii'
anyoldmouse says: Sep 2, 2009. 6:01 AM
Platypus ends in 'us', but their plural is platapodes. The plural for stylus is 'styli', not 'stylii'. No more Nintendo for you.
R.JStorey (Rodders) says: Mar 20, 2012. 12:12 PM
so was it the nitendo wus to start with? ps, the plastic makes an awesome hammer finish effect
08motooley says: Jan 5, 2012. 1:17 PM
there is no agreed plural for platypus, personally i use platypi
ALogan97 says: May 31, 2012. 9:37 AM
But the technical plural is actually platypodes. This is due to the -pus ending being a Greek stem meaning foot, which is pluralized as -podes. instead of the common misconception that it ends in the Latin masculine singular ending -us, which is pluralized as -i. Same goes for octopus.
spawnos3717 says: Dec 24, 2011. 10:26 PM
What would be the plural for Wii?...LOL
peyton14 says: May 15, 2012. 4:00 PM
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. LOL
Jyssa says: Mar 14, 2010. 2:51 PM
bus=bii?
08motooley says: Jan 5, 2012. 1:16 PM
it only works with words of more than one syllable otherwise the rule doesn't count
Briguy9 says: Sep 8, 2009. 9:39 AM
Oh. Well good thing I didn't like Nintendo too much. My Wii broke and is now unresponsive to the Wiimote, my Gameboy SP and DS both snapped in half, and my DS Lite doesn't read games anymore. On top of that they had to make the DSi without a Gameboy slot.
PikminRed says: Jan 6, 2010. 10:34 AM
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peyton14 says: May 15, 2012. 4:01 PM
LOL!
spawnos3717 says: Dec 24, 2011. 11:19 PM
Or maybe just one word...Wiitard
peyton14 says: May 15, 2012. 4:01 PM
LOL
toogers says: Oct 28, 2010. 9:08 PM
i've only had two "incidents" with nintendo devices.
1. broken DS hinge(game still worked, screen was just in a weird position)
2. (see picture)
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Falkenzz says: May 20, 2012. 12:06 PM
DERP
fruitkid101 says: Feb 2, 2010. 10:16 PM
dude my dslite fell into the toilet by accident. how do I fix that?
peyton14 says: May 15, 2012. 4:01 PM
FLUSH IT!
valhallas_end says: Sep 21, 2009. 3:33 PM
Wow...I've had my DS for ages and I'm pretty rough on it, but its in near mint condition. What bricks were you throwing at it? :-P Also, the actual plural form of octopus is octopodes. It seems an animal that ends with 'us' becomes 'odes' in plural while plants (cactus) become 'i' (cacti). I'm not sure how far that runs, but it seems to be a good general rule of thumb.
PastTheVoid says: Oct 19, 2009. 3:41 PM
Seriously, I've dropped my DS on cement, hardwood, carpet, tile, and linoleum. It still works perfectly fine, not even any discolorations on either screen. And I actually have thrown a brick at it.
Nicolas M says: Dec 22, 2009. 12:20 PM
 True, my DS has fell from like 10 feet and only once something happened to it, the L button stopped responding, but I opened it, found out a part of it was broken, then superglued and PRESTO.
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