working 'digg me' tshirt using the digg button kit
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step 1Introduction/Inspirations
I wanted a project that was related to digg, I can't exactly remember how I came up with a working 'digg me' tshirt, but it might have been while I was browsing the digg bu…

step 2Research
There was quite a large amount of research undertaken to make this project. The research was mainly to do with making wearable electronic circuits.The following is a list o…

step 3Materials/Equipment
the following materials were used to construct the working 'digg me' tshirt:1x large plain white Bonds tshirt, purchased from local department store $8.801x A4 sheet of iro…

step 4Prototyping
I was unsure if the new 1.5" 7-segment displays would work okay with the digg button kit. I was worried that the current draw would be too much for the microprocessor and h…

step 5Designing the digg logo
The digg logo was constructed in Adobe Illustrator using the logo found on digg.com as a reference. All colours were matched precisely and the gradients were quite close…

step 6Fabric switch
The fabric switch was quite a challenge, I initially researched touch switches and capacitive switches, but it turns out the simplest fabric switch was made by sandwiching …

step 7Sewing the electrical 'tracks'
I decided to use conductive thread over wires as this would make the tshirt more wearable. It turned out there were some positive and negatives about using conductive threa…

step 8Applying the iron-on transfer
Applying the iron-on transfer was quite straight forward. The procedure is as follows: 1. print the design on the iron-on transfer paper with an ink-jet printer, the de…

step 9Wiring (or threading)
This was the most tedious part, and I was quite surprised when it worked straight away.I used an idea I read on Leah Buechley's website where crimping beads were soldered t…

step 10Finishing it all up
A piece of foam was placed around the 7-segment display with the idea to make it more comfortable to wear. After wearing the tshirt it was realised that the foam was too ob…
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