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Title: Computer styli?
Post by: Hawkmoon on September 18, 2018, 01:02:44 PM
I'm looking for a fine-tip stylus to use with a couple of tablets I have come into possession/custody of. What I bought from Amazon are like these:

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Capacitive-Stylus-Touchscreen-Devices/dp/B008HJGPVO/ref=sr_1_3_acs_sk_pb_2_sl_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1537290140&sr=1-3-acs&keywords=stylus+for+touch+screen

The problem is that the tips are large-ish rubber thingies, about the size of the eraser on an old-fashioned #2 wood pencil. I'd like to find something that's smaller and more precise, but everything I have found has a larger, transparent disk attached to the end rather than being a real fine tip pointer.

https://www.amazon.com/Mixoo-Capacitive-Sensitivity-Precision-Universal/dp/B01N2OJX82/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1537289851&sr=1-3&keywords=stylus+for+touch+screen+fine+point

Does what I want exist? I'd like a fine tip for touch screens, without the transparent disk.
Title: Re: Computer styli?
Post by: cordex on September 18, 2018, 01:08:34 PM
Plenty of options for a fine-tip stylus ... just not ones that will work with any old capacitive touchscreen.  I haven't seen anything very precise that is designed to work with your typical touchscreen.
Title: Re: Computer styli?
Post by: K Frame on September 18, 2018, 01:20:17 PM
And this is a political post.... how?

Are the Democrats cramping your personal styli?

 :rofl:
Title: Re: Computer styli?
Post by: Hawkmoon on September 18, 2018, 01:41:56 PM
Sorry. I thought I was in the Round Table. (https://forum.m1911.org/images/smilies/blushface.gif)
Title: Re: Computer styli?
Post by: freakazoid on September 18, 2018, 07:18:14 PM
Maybe try making your own? Seems like it's a pretty easy thing to do.
Title: Re: Computer styli?
Post by: Hawkmoon on September 19, 2018, 10:39:48 PM
Color me stupid.

I just discovered that the ones I bought awhile back from Amazon have a smaller tip hidden under the pop-off cap. When I got them, I thought that was just a spare tip, of the same size as the one that was exposed.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N3NRB1W/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1YQ5F33WHDUT9&psc=1

Not quite the fine tip I was looking for, but 4.5mm as opposed to 6mm is significantly better. I think these will be fine for my purposes.