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Post by K3LLI on Apr 22, 2013 9:16:28 GMT -5
Great info, uineya! Thank you!
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Post by rayraya on Apr 22, 2013 19:47:04 GMT -5
Thank you so much Kercal, leosketchy and uineya for the tips on the screen protector! You guys converted me and I just bought one online like right this instant. Should arrive within 2 weeks - heres hoping it ll go well
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Post by K3LLI on Apr 23, 2013 7:57:17 GMT -5
Need more info on thermal conductivity fluid, compound, paste, etc. I went to both Radio Shack and a hardware store yesterday. Evidently there are different kinds--some say "silver" some say "ceramic." There was also soldering "flux" at the hardware store which I'm not sure is the same thing. I was asked at both places what I needed it for and was received with blank stares when I told them it was for a stylus. hahahaha! Any help would be appreciated.
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Post by echidnaq on Apr 23, 2013 9:34:32 GMT -5
K3LLI, here's the thermal compound I purchased. I got it from radio shack. It comes in a little two inch long injector with a plunger... grey and black... Arctic Silver 5 High Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Here is a link to the company info page. arcticsilver.com/as5.htmI chose this compound after reading a bunch of forum pages that reccomended it specifically. It worked great.
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Post by uineya on Apr 23, 2013 14:18:18 GMT -5
K3LLI, you can also use Tin Lead Solder Paste, note this is different than flux (that is used to prepare the soldering surface, although the paste can contain flux itself) I use a generic one but any brand should work. A small bottle (60g) could last for, eh, a billion years? A single drop(applied with a toothpick) is enough.
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Post by K3LLI on Apr 23, 2013 15:39:28 GMT -5
Thank you EQ and uineya! I went with radio shack's thermal compound silver just because I was near their store today. So far it seems to work great...but, I haven't quested with it yet. Stay tuned!
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Post by leosketchy on Apr 25, 2013 14:11:05 GMT -5
The WD40 that I applied a few days ago wore off today.. but the first application was done with a WD40 'pen'. Today I reapplied some taken from the proper WD40 can and everything is dandy again.
Still waiting for my arctic silver...
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Post by adana on Apr 25, 2013 15:15:12 GMT -5
I have no stylus yet! Who can advice me which to buy! If u can give a link! Thx!
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Post by kercal on Apr 25, 2013 16:00:25 GMT -5
Personally I like pogo stylus pro (fragile but graceful and beautiful) and Nomad brush (fab) and stylus sock (also fab). No links sorry am on a phone on a train
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Post by adana on Apr 25, 2013 16:08:09 GMT -5
For example with nomad brush can i draw in any application?
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Post by kercal on Apr 25, 2013 23:36:30 GMT -5
Yup. All styli work in all aplications. Even the bluetooth styli (Jex Jaja, Pogo Connect and Jot Touch*) still work in all applications at a basic level.
*although I don't really love any of the pressure sensitive styli I've used. Pogos best of the three but personally I use the three I mentioned first post around more than any other).
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Post by adana on Apr 26, 2013 1:31:34 GMT -5
Ok! Thanks!
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Post by px24good on Apr 26, 2013 11:17:42 GMT -5
Thank you all for the stylus tips....I have bought cheap ones and better ones and they all seem about the same....I did however, purchase one that was angled and hard rubber...was so excited to get it...it works here and there..a line here, a line there... but was wasted money!
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Post by kettlecorn on Apr 27, 2013 23:23:18 GMT -5
I just started using the Wacom for Ipad stylus. A big improvement over my Targus. .
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Post by K3LLI on Apr 29, 2013 8:00:52 GMT -5
Still waiting for my arctic silver... You'll be pleased, Leo, it works really well. Just remember a little dab'll do ya.
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Post by simao_g on Apr 29, 2013 15:00:25 GMT -5
Got my first HTC stylus as bargain on eBay Greece! Let's try it :-)
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Post by px24good on May 8, 2013 19:25:13 GMT -5
Just ordered the Jot Pro but I do find that with time I have gotten better with even the cheap ones....am anxious to try the Jot Pro though....hopefully it will let me draw those fine lines.
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Post by pillowpistol on May 8, 2013 20:11:26 GMT -5
I also use the Wacom Bamboo, I have had issues with anything cheaper.
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Post by dounome on May 8, 2013 23:22:32 GMT -5
Much of the stylus you need depends on what are you accustomed to use on real life and your drawing style. For most people, a Wacom Bamboo could work pretty well, or any other rubber/foam stylus. If you are of a fine point or more technical kind, a Jot will be your choose. Both works well, and both have positive and negative issues. Rubber/foam are durable and full of choices, some better than others. Are all terrain and maintenance free. But also they cover what you are drawing and fine detailing requires zooming. Anyway, refuse tips with hollow foam, as they will be faulty and crack easy in the future. Choose the ones thar are mor firm against the presure and don't compress a lot. Rubber is better than foam, at least in my opinion. The Jot is precise as it let you see through the point, and very natural to use as if where a real fine point marker, but you need to care of it. Screen must be clean as the tip is plastic and flat and should skate in the screen smoothly. It will not scratch the screen by itself but sand grains or hard particles under the tip could do, so a protective sheet for the screen is a must (even if you don't use the Jot, you should protect your screen). Having a joint ball inside the tip, there is a mechanical friction that could wear the tip, so eventually you should need to buy replacement ones. But you can extend the life of the tip a lot by puttind a little drop of tharmal conductive paste or soldering paste inside the tip hole. Adonit says that a tip should las around 6 months, but i'm still using some of may points for a year or so whit this. But most important. The best tool to draw is the one you fell comfortable with. So try as most stylus as you can. Ask your friends to let you use their models and test, test, test. Hello uineya or K3LLI Just received silver thermal compound and you suggest to put a small amount in tip hole. Do you mean the bottom of the adonit stylus round clear plastic disc? If not, exactly where? Please forgive my ignorance ... I do not want to make a mistake.
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Post by K3LLI on May 9, 2013 11:16:55 GMT -5
dounome, nothing to forgive. We're all learning here. I couldn't have answered your question a couple of weeks ago. Gently pop off the clear plastic disc. Then add a tiny, tiny, tiny little dab to the tip of the stylus point. Reattach the clear plastic disc and you're off and running. EchindaQ warned that he initially put too much on the point and it ended up breaking through the plastic disc so just the tiniest amount will do. Let us know how it works!
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