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Old 07-20-2009, 01:45 AM   #1
adi
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Cool Create your own advanced stylus

The stylus included with DR1000S is horrible to write with. But I did not want to spend approx $50-$70 to get a better stylus. I would rather buy a fountain pen for that amount. So, I decided to do a little project

I found an old ball pen, opened it, and stuck the stylus where the refill used to be. Of course, I could not get the pen to close as the stylus is much thicker on the top and bottom than a typical refill.

The end result looks ugly, but it is pretty comfortable to write with. Friction is holding the stylus to the body of the pen. So, I can take the stylus out, put it back in its slot for storage, and stick it back in the ball pen body when I need to write. I think that now I can live without an advanced stylus
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Last edited by adi; 07-20-2009 at 01:50 AM. Reason: spelling
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