Using ballpoint pen as stylus?

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"(Pete Cresswell)" wrote:
>
> Anybody tried it for any length of time.
>
> Seems to work pretty well....screen doesn't absorb or adsorb the ink...and it's
> certainly a precision point - i.e. no sharp edges to scratch the screen's
> plastic like on the occasional regular stylus..

Take a look at a ballpoint under high-power magnification... There's
nothing smooth about it.

Why take a chance?

Notan

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"Roy S Schestowitz"
<roy-dot-schestowitz-at-isbe-dot-man-dot-ac-dot-uk@use-address-before-at.com
> wrote in message news:cbljtb$15p6$1@godfrey.mcc.ac.uk...
> (Pete Cresswell) wrote:
>
> > Anybody tried it for any length of time.
> >
> > Seems to work pretty well....screen doesn't absorb or adsorb the
ink...and
> > it's certainly a precision point - i.e. no sharp edges to scratch the
> > screen's plastic like on the occasional regular stylus..
> >
> > But what about longterm effects?
>
> I tried a pen of mine several times in the past and I didn't realise it
was
> causing noticeable wear to the screen. My graffiti region is now useless.
> Why would you want to stop using styli? Have you lost yours? What I still
> strongly recommend is pasting a stripe of duct tape over the entire
> graffiti region.

Over at a local Wal-Mart Auto Express they were using
a palm device to check customer in for car service. They
would ask each customer to sign their signature in a box
area on this palm device screen. First time I seen a really worn
out region on a screen.

Byron

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RE/
>Why would you want to stop using styli? Have you lost yours? What I still
>strongly recommend is pasting a stripe of duct tape over the entire
>graffiti region.

Lost it about the second day....Clie...one of those too-small-to-use-anyhow
jobbies.

Got a few stick pen caps with a stylus built in...they work pretty well if you
can find stick pens of the right diameter. Currently my preferred solution.

Duct-taped an old Palm stylus to a pen - works *really* well and is hard to
lose, just doesn't fit quite right in the shirt pocket.

Duct tape on the grafitti area? *Duct* tape? The grey stuff? If so,
amazing, Yet Another Use For Duct Tape.
--
PeteCresswell

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Notan wrote:

> "(Pete Cresswell)" wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> Duct tape on the grafitti area? *Duct* tape? The grey stuff? If so,
>> amazing, Yet Another Use For Duct Tape.
>
> Not a particularly bright idea... What makes duct tape so good also makes
> it so bad... After it's been on for a while, and you try to remove it,
> it's almost impossible to remove the adhesive residue.
>
> Notan

You need to find the right type of duct tape. The cheap ones are
problematic. What you want is duct tape that is (1) not very adhesive; (2)
smooth over the outside and (3) does not degrade quickly when drawn over.
It's often a trial-and-error type-of-thing.

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"PeteCresswell" <GoogleGroups@FatBelly.com> wrote in message
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> > You need to find the right type of duct tape. The cheap ones are
> > problematic. What you want is duct tape that is (1) not very adhesive;
(2)
> > smooth over the outside and (3) does not degrade quickly when drawn
over.
> > It's often a trial-and-error type-of-thing.
>
> I think "rigger's tape" is the stuff.

It's called gaffer's tape. Very expensive and hard to find (you need to go
to a theatre supply store). It is, however, about 1000 times better than
duct tape. It will stick to almost anything, yet can be removed without
harming the surface. It is stronger, yet will tear more easily when you want
to tear it. One caution- the glue is water soluble.