Make A Great Stylus
ZygZ@aol.com
Mon, 27 Nov 1995 19:03:50 -0500
I have experimented around with making a stylus and finally found a system
that works really nice. I get my favorite looking ball point pen (I use one
that looks like a Monte Blanc) and pull out the refill. Then I tear apart a
non-permanent marker with a cone type tip (really cheap ones work well,
chisel points are no good). so that you have as much of the tip as you can
get. I wash the tip in soap and water. File the non-writing side of the tip
so that it fits snuggly into the pen and superglue in place. File the tip to
the shape you like (a grinder works great) so that it matches the pen nicely.
Use a permanent marker to color the tip to the desired color to match the
pen.
This might sound like a lot of work, but I can do the whole process in about
15 minutes. I canuse any pen I like, and it was a lot of fun. This gives me
the benefit of having a matching pen and stylus set I can carry in my front
pocket. The marker tip makes a beautiful writing edge that is completely
silent. The reason I did this in the first place is that the Zoomer stylus is
too loud in meetings.