1/3rd of this is shipping
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@icedquinn
Sounds about right. That's why I always look to buy more junk at once, than just the screen protector. At the very least I'll buy a sd card or something.
but er, it's a direct order from a company that makes protection equipment. so there wasn't anything other than that i could batch
the paper films usually fuck up your nibs but this is where the part where you can make 200 nibs out of wire comes in
but no i just got some super hard cover because i actually like the glassy feel in the pen.
@icedquinn
Never did much drawing, even on paper, let alone on a tablet, so I wouldn't know a thing about what feels better. But the DIY part does sound interesting. It could be interesting to experiment and see what else can be used as a stylus.
there's people that actually like the weird material tips but there's not really a way to GET those for various pens.
@icedquinn
>i wondered what kind of machinery...
If they're from some kind of plastic, then it's typical plastic injection molds, and then you polish them in big vibrating vats filled with even smaller ceramic beads.
Another method that would work for more materials, make long rods of the stuff, and then shape them further on a lathe.
maybe the answer is "you don't"
@icedquinn
Watch enough of "How It's Made" on Discovery Channel, and you'll eventually see examples of how precise a lathe can be. I remember seeing luxury ink pens being made on lathes by hand. Imagine how much better a robot could be.
but the nib is literally anything. people have done it with spaghetti.
but don't because spagoot will fuck up the tablet.
XP-Pen i kind of like tho because they sell you 100 nibs for 10$ only downside is you have to wait for shipping out of china. but considering i don't burn out nibs (i don't draw 15 hours a day, nor do i use a heavy hand and scratchy surface, like some do) that's ridiculous.
actually even if you do wear out nibs its still ridiculous. samsung, wacom, and staedler want ten dollars for 5 nibs.
i wondered what kind of machinery would be needed to manufacture nibs. they are tiny little things so it's probably a pain.